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Yoga Basics
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Subject
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health-and-fitness
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Sternocleidomastoideus scalenes (pectoralis major - pectoralis minor - serratus anterior - serratus posterior - superior - upper iliocostalis)
samadhi
active inspiration muscles
samyama
Heat and energy gained by devoting thought and actions to particular goal
2. Asana is...
POWERFUL/MIGHTY
asana
3rd limb of yoga - postures or the physical discipline of self control
examples of a bija
3. Bharadvaja is the_____
samadhi
Relinquishing the individual to the universe - being humble and respectful (acceptance)
Name of indian sage
Foot
4. __________are the 2 guidelines for practice of yoga while on period
Hand
Heat and energy gained by devoting thought and actions to particular goal
Upward
1. no inversions 2. no poses that stress the abdomen
5. Virasana__________
Stiff or staff
yoga nidra
Mountain
Hero pose
6. _____________- are the 5 Niyamas
1. Sauca 2. Santosa 3. Tapas 4. Svadhyaya 5. Isvarapranidhana
samadhi
Reverse/revolved
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (bridge formation pose)
7. Santosa is_____
3rd limb of yoga - postures or the physical discipline of self control
B.K.S. Iyengar
Cultivating contentment
four parts of pranayama
8. Santosa is_____
2nd limb of yoga - personal discipline/personal self control
Triangle
Cow
Cultivating contentment
9. Sukha means________
four parts of pranayama
Sideways
Easy or comfortable
5
10. Go means_________-
Relinquishing the individual to the universe - being humble and respectful (acceptance)
Cow
yama
viloma
11. Trikona means_______
dharana
Triangle
3rd limb of yoga - postures or the physical discipline of self control
Hand
12. Kona means_________
Extended
Name of indian sage
Angle
Basis of Iyengar style yoga
13. Breath - mantra: AUM
examples of a bija
viloma
Hero pose
dhyana
14. Asana is...
3rd limb of yoga - postures or the physical discipline of self control
Sideways
POWERFUL/MIGHTY
Ancient language and the classic language of yoga and india
15. Equal breath - pranayama
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (bridge formation pose)
Angle
deergha pranayama
samavritti
16. Diaphragm (external intercostals)
The yoga of 8 limbs first created by patanjali
passive inspiration muscle
Name of indian sage
1. Sauca 2. Santosa 3. Tapas 4. Svadhyaya 5. Isvarapranidhana
17. Concentration on a single seed - a bija - pratyahara
dharana
Relinquishing the individual to the universe - being humble and respectful (acceptance)
dhyana
yama
18. Social restraints - moral disciplines in relation to others - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali
3rd limb of yoga - postures or the physical discipline of self control
yama
Upward
dharana
19. __________are the 2 guidelines for practice of yoga while on period
B.K.S. Iyengar
yoga nidra
1. no inversions 2. no poses that stress the abdomen
dhyana
20. How many Niyamas are there?
Foot
5
Angle
niyama
21. Contemplation; 2nd stage of meditation - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali
dhyana
niyama
pratyahara
B.K.S. Iyengar
22. Forward bends and restorative are most beneficial for ___________
5
Extended
yoga nidra
When on period
23. Who wrote the Yoga Sutras?
Basis of Iyengar style yoga
samyama
Sage Patanjali - over 2000 years ago
Cow
24. Urdhva means_____-
1. no inversions 2. no poses that stress the abdomen
Upward
active inspiration muscles
1. Sauca 2. Santosa 3. Tapas 4. Svadhyaya 5. Isvarapranidhana
25. Divided breath; 3 parts - emphasis on inhalition (1/3 - 2/3 - all the way) - pranayama
viloma
dhyana
1. no inversions 2. no poses that stress the abdomen
Heat and energy gained by devoting thought and actions to particular goal
26. Astanga yoga is____
Foot
2nd limb of yoga - personal discipline/personal self control
Sage Patanjali - over 2000 years ago
The yoga of 8 limbs first created by patanjali
27. Abdominals (external oblique - internal oblique - rectus abdominus - lower iliocostalis - lower longissimus - serratus posterior inferior)
active expiration muscles
samadhi
STUDY OF THE SELF
passive inspiration muscle
28. Uttana means_______--
pratyahara
Extension
Sage Patanjali - over 2000 years ago
1. Sauca 2. Santosa 3. Tapas 4. Svadhyaya 5. Isvarapranidhana
29. Parivrtta means_____
Reverse/revolved
dharana
Hero
Sage Patanjali - over 2000 years ago
30. _____________- are the 5 Niyamas
1. Sauca 2. Santosa 3. Tapas 4. Svadhyaya 5. Isvarapranidhana
niyama
Halasana (plow pose) and Salamba Sarvangasana(shoulder stand)
Purity and cleanliness
31. Concentration; first stage of meditation - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali
dhyana
dharana
B.K.S. Iyengar
Sage Patanjali - over 2000 years ago
32. _____________-are the poses not to be done while on period
Upward
Foot
Halasana (plow pose) and Salamba Sarvangasana(shoulder stand)
Ancient language and the classic language of yoga and india
33. Equal breath - pranayama
ujjayi
samavritti
Tree
Easy or comfortable
34. Withdrawal of the senses or control of the mind - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali
Ancient language and the classic language of yoga and india
Face or aspect
pratyahara
The yoga of 8 limbs first created by patanjali
35. Absorption - ultimate state of yoga - superconscious state - ecstasy; last stage of meditation - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali
3rd limb of yoga - postures or the physical discipline of self control
samyama
samadhi
2nd limb of yoga - personal discipline/personal self control
36. _______developed the method of yoga called Iyengar Yoga.
B.K.S. Iyengar
samyama
Face or aspect
2nd limb of yoga - personal discipline/personal self control
37. Isvarapranidhana is________
dhyana
Relinquishing the individual to the universe - being humble and respectful (acceptance)
Face or aspect
When on period
38. Yoga is_________
dharana
Heat and energy gained by devoting thought and actions to particular goal
Upward
Union of self realization and spiritual evolution
39. Uttan means_________
B.K.S. Iyengar
1. Sauca 2. Santosa 3. Tapas 4. Svadhyaya 5. Isvarapranidhana
When on period
Extended
40. Yoga is_________
STUDY OF THE SELF
Basis of Iyengar style yoga
Union of self realization and spiritual evolution
active expiration muscles
41. Hasta means______-
Halasana (plow pose) and Salamba Sarvangasana(shoulder stand)
samadhi
Hand
dharana
42. Sanskrit is_________
Ancient language and the classic language of yoga and india
passive inspiration muscle
Purity and cleanliness
pranayama
43. Meditation - pratyahara
samyama
yoga nidra
Hero
ujjayi
44. Astanga yoga is____
STUDY OF THE SELF
The yoga of 8 limbs first created by patanjali
1. no inversions 2. no poses that stress the abdomen
Triangle
45. Self restraints - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali
Basis of Iyengar style yoga
niyama
Sideways
When on period
46. Diaphragm (external intercostals)
pranayama
passive expiration muscle
asana
passive inspiration muscle
47. Victorious breath - a.k.a ocean breath - pranayama
ujjayi
1. Sauca 2. Santosa 3. Tapas 4. Svadhyaya 5. Isvarapranidhana
Thread or aphorism (short and concisely worded statement of truth)
deergha pranayama
48. Kona means_________
Union of self realization and spiritual evolution
Hand
Angle
Triangle
49. Isvarapranidhana is________
Tree
Relinquishing the individual to the universe - being humble and respectful (acceptance)
Face or aspect
STUDY OF THE SELF
50. Bharadvaja is the_____
dharana
active expiration muscles
Name of indian sage
Hero pose