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Yoga Basics

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Sternocleidomastoideus scalenes (pectoralis major - pectoralis minor - serratus anterior - serratus posterior - superior - upper iliocostalis)






2. Asana is...






3. Bharadvaja is the_____






4. __________are the 2 guidelines for practice of yoga while on period






5. Virasana__________






6. _____________- are the 5 Niyamas






7. Santosa is_____






8. Santosa is_____






9. Sukha means________






10. Go means_________-






11. Trikona means_______






12. Kona means_________






13. Breath - mantra: AUM






14. Asana is...






15. Equal breath - pranayama






16. Diaphragm (external intercostals)






17. Concentration on a single seed - a bija - pratyahara






18. Social restraints - moral disciplines in relation to others - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali






19. __________are the 2 guidelines for practice of yoga while on period






20. How many Niyamas are there?






21. Contemplation; 2nd stage of meditation - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali






22. Forward bends and restorative are most beneficial for ___________






23. Who wrote the Yoga Sutras?






24. Urdhva means_____-






25. Divided breath; 3 parts - emphasis on inhalition (1/3 - 2/3 - all the way) - pranayama






26. Astanga yoga is____






27. Abdominals (external oblique - internal oblique - rectus abdominus - lower iliocostalis - lower longissimus - serratus posterior inferior)






28. Uttana means_______--






29. Parivrtta means_____






30. _____________- are the 5 Niyamas






31. Concentration; first stage of meditation - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali






32. _____________-are the poses not to be done while on period






33. Equal breath - pranayama






34. Withdrawal of the senses or control of the mind - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali






35. Absorption - ultimate state of yoga - superconscious state - ecstasy; last stage of meditation - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali






36. _______developed the method of yoga called Iyengar Yoga.






37. Isvarapranidhana is________






38. Yoga is_________






39. Uttan means_________






40. Yoga is_________






41. Hasta means______-






42. Sanskrit is_________






43. Meditation - pratyahara






44. Astanga yoga is____






45. Self restraints - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali






46. Diaphragm (external intercostals)






47. Victorious breath - a.k.a ocean breath - pranayama






48. Kona means_________






49. Isvarapranidhana is________






50. Bharadvaja is the_____