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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Dead fast resolve






2. 2nd






3. Creator






4. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






5. Yoga of heart






6. Psychic breathing; 'upward + success'; energy: mind - cold; body - hot






7. Protector






8. Lion's breath






9. Energy/emo body






10. Lower mental body






11. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






12. Science of life






13. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






14. From base of throat to top of head; movement in throat and facial expressions






15. Svadhyaya






16. 5 winds






17. Santosha






18. Dharana






19. Everything after Pantanjali






20. Protector






21. Higher intellectual body






22. Yoga of heart






23. 7th






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






25. Abundance






26. All prevading






27. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






28. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






29. 4th






30. 1930s-1986 philosopher






31. 1st chakra






32. W/Swami Vivekananda






33. Ahimsa






34. Aparigraha






35. Dhyana






36. Disillusion






37. 1st chakra






38. Spinal chord






39. To strike through solar channel; IN right - OUT left






40. Cool; through tongue






41. Sick in youth - lived with brother in law (Krishnamacharya) - wrote 'Light on Yoga' 1966 - in 1952 friend - violinist Menuhin - introduced to world - use of props






42. Matter






43. 2nd






44. Studied under Krisnamacharya






45. All prevading






46. Creator






47. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






48. Inertia






49. Niyama






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