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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Chakra mantra






2. 7th






3. Lower mental body






4. Taught father's (Krishnamacharya) system of yoga






5. Svadhyaya






6. Tapas






7. Ishvarapranidhana






8. Asana






9. To place or arrange in a special way with the breath






10. Concentrative - tactile - integrative - contemplative - off-mat






11. 4th






12. Restraints - observances






13. Asteya






14. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






15. Higher intellectual body






16. Everything after Pantanjali






17. Creator






18. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






19. Bliss body






20. Wisdom






21. Yoga of mind






22. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






23. Lower mental body






24. Spinal chord






25. Dhyana






26. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






27. Linking breath to movement - breath / ujjayi - locks / bhandas - gaze / dhristi






28. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






29. Lam - vam - ram - yam - ham - om - silent om






30. Diet and nutrition - herbs - massage/marma pt therapy - asana/pranayama - lifestyle changes - mantra - mediation - purification/fasting






31. Uddiyana - moola - jalandhara (net - web); maha (all three)






32. Cool; through tongue






33. Energy/emo body






34. Lam - vam - ram - yam - ham - om - silent om






35. Dharana






36. Ahimsa






37. Activity - movement






38. Svadhyaya






39. Purity






40. Yoga of action






41. Yama






42. Brought Hatha yoga to America in 40s; studied under Krishnamacharya






43. Vata - pitta - kapha






44. Abundance






45. Protector






46. Brahmacharya






47. Saucha






48. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






49. Studied under Krisnamacharya






50. 3rd