Yoga Vocabulary

Question 1

Ashtangayoga.

Answer 1

Eight-Limbed Yoga.

Question 2

Abhyasa

Answer 2

Practice; Effort.

Question 3

Yama

Answer 3

Moral restraint. Reorientation to the social world.

Question 4

What is the first limb of yoga?

Answer 4

Moral restraint.

Question 5

Yoga (Ancient Sanskrit)

Answer 5

Yoking or joining. Often refers to joining a cart or chariot to an animal.

Question 6

Cittavrttinirodha

Answer 6

Cessation of mental fluctuations.

Question 7

Nirodha

Answer 7

Cessation.

Question 8

Vyasa

Answer 8

Key commentator on the Yogasutra.

Question 9

Samadhi

Answer 9

Deep meditative contemplation; deep clarity and serenity; self-controlled peace.

Question 10

Vairagya

Answer 10

Dispassion; Detachment.

Question 11

What are the 2 sources of cessation of mental flux?

Answer 11

1. Abhyasa.
2. Vairagya.

Question 12

Sraddha

Answer 12

Faith.

Question 13

Virya

Answer 13

Energy.

Question 14

Smrti

Answer 14

Faithfulness.

Question 15

Prajna

Answer 15

Wisdom.

Question 16

Isvarapranidhana

Answer 16

Dedication to the Lord; Dedication to a yogin or yogini; A form of devotion ad reverence for Isvara.

Question 17

Isvara

Answer 17

A master who has never been bound by fluctuations of the mind and is the archetype for the condition of spiritual realization.

Question 18

Bhakti

Answer 18

Devotion.

Question 19

Sadhanapada

Answer 19

Section on practice. Second part of the Yogasutra.

Question 20

Niyama

Answer 20

Observance. Reorientation to practitioner’s body and spiritual life.

Question 21

Asana

Answer 21

Posture.
*Asan: Something practiced slowly, steadily, with joy.

Question 22

Pranayama

Answer 22

Breath control.

Question 23

Pratyahara

Answer 23

Withdrawal of the senses. Bridge between physical and mental realms of yoga.

Question 24

Dharana

Answer 24

Fixation of thoughts.

Question 25

Dhyana

Answer 25

Meditation. Entering the flow state.

Question 26

What are the 5 subdivisions of Yama?

Answer 26

1. Ahimsa. 2. Aparigraha 3. Asteya. 4. Brahmacarya. 5. Satya.

Question 27

Ahimsa

Answer 27

Non-harming.

Question 28

Aparigraha

Answer 28

Non-greed.

Question 29

Asteya

Answer 29

Non-stealing.

Question 30

Brahmacarya

Answer 30

Sexual Restraint.

Question 31

Satya

Answer 31

Truthfulness.

Question 32

What are the 5 subdivisions of Niyama?

Answer 32

1. Isvarapranidhana. 2. Samtosa. 3. Sauca. 4. Svadhyaya. 5. Tapas.

Question 33

Samtosa

Answer 33

Contentment.

Question 34

Sauca

Answer 34

Cleanliness.

Question 35

Svadhyaya

Answer 35

Self-study.

Question 36

Tapas

Answer 36

Self-discipline.

Question 37

What are the 3 limbs associated with a focus on energy, physical form, and senses?

Answer 37

1. Asana. 2. Pranayama. 3. Pratyahara.

Question 38

What are the 3 limbs associated with beginning of concentration to deep, meditative absorption?

Answer 38

1. Dharana. 2. Dhyana. 3. Samadhi.

Question 39

Sanyama

Answer 39

Yogic mastery. Refers to the 6 limbs listed above.

Question 40

Bahiranga

Answer 40

Outer limbs. Refers to the 6 limbs listed above.

Question 41

What are the 2 most widely known and practiced limbs?

Answer 41

1. Asana. 2. Pranayama.