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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. Inhalation (puraka) - pause or retention at the top of inhalation (antara kumbhaka) - exhalation (rechaka) - retention at the bottom of the exhale (bahya kumbhaka)
STUDY OF THE SELF
yoga nidra
Name of indian sage
four parts of pranayama
2. Sutra means___________
Reverse/revolved
Thread or aphorism (short and concisely worded statement of truth)
four parts of pranayama
active inspiration muscles
3. Vrksa means_____
Cow
samavritti
Mountain
Tree
4. Diaphragm (external intercostals)
passive inspiration muscle
1. Sauca 2. Santosa 3. Tapas 4. Svadhyaya 5. Isvarapranidhana
active expiration muscles
Extended
5. Mukha means________
When on period
passive expiration muscle
Face or aspect
1. Sauca 2. Santosa 3. Tapas 4. Svadhyaya 5. Isvarapranidhana
6. Withdrawal of the senses or control of the mind - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali
pratyahara
Face or aspect
Stiff or staff
Basis of Iyengar style yoga
7. Pose/ posture - part of hatha yoga - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali
asana
dhyana
Sideways
Ancient language and the classic language of yoga and india
8. Self restraints - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali
dhyana
3rd limb of yoga - postures or the physical discipline of self control
Reverse/revolved
niyama
9. Utkata means__________
dhyana
Sage Patanjali - over 2000 years ago
Extended
POWERFUL/MIGHTY
10. Danda means__________
Face or aspect
Stiff or staff
dhyana
samadhi
11. Social restraints - moral disciplines in relation to others - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali
Angle
POWERFUL/MIGHTY
dharana
yama
12. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali are the_______
Sideways
active inspiration muscles
Basis of Iyengar style yoga
passive expiration muscle
13. 'life force extension' - regulation or control of the breath - part of hatha yoga - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali
Basis of Iyengar style yoga
four parts of pranayama
pranayama
Name of indian sage
14. Urdhva means_____-
Easy or comfortable
POWERFUL/MIGHTY
Extension
Upward
15. Sternocleidomastoideus scalenes (pectoralis major - pectoralis minor - serratus anterior - serratus posterior - superior - upper iliocostalis)
Ancient language and the classic language of yoga and india
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (bridge formation pose)
active inspiration muscles
deergha pranayama
16. Hasta means______-
Hand
Extended
pratyahara
asana
17. Trikona means_______
Cultivating contentment
Stiff or staff
Upward
Triangle
18. _____________- are the 5 Niyamas
Foot
Halasana (plow pose) and Salamba Sarvangasana(shoulder stand)
1. Sauca 2. Santosa 3. Tapas 4. Svadhyaya 5. Isvarapranidhana
5
19. Social restraints - moral disciplines in relation to others - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali
yama
dhyana
Halasana (plow pose) and Salamba Sarvangasana(shoulder stand)
passive inspiration muscle
20. 'life force extension' - regulation or control of the breath - part of hatha yoga - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali
3rd limb of yoga - postures or the physical discipline of self control
Extension
pranayama
1. no inversions 2. no poses that stress the abdomen
21. Isvarapranidhana is________
Extended
Relinquishing the individual to the universe - being humble and respectful (acceptance)
Reverse/revolved
Extended
22. Forward bends and restorative are most beneficial for ___________
When on period
Purity and cleanliness
dhyana
Cultivating contentment
23. Utkata means__________
yama
Hero
POWERFUL/MIGHTY
Cultivating contentment
24. Yogic sleep - withdraws the mind from sensory channels; relaxes mind & unfolds awareness - pratyahara
Easy or comfortable
yoga nidra
ujjayi
Cultivating contentment
25. Uttana means_______--
samyama
Easy or comfortable
STUDY OF THE SELF
Extension
26. Sukha means________
Cultivating contentment
Easy or comfortable
pratyahara
The yoga of 8 limbs first created by patanjali
27. ___________is the substitute pose while on period
Reverse/revolved
Relinquishing the individual to the universe - being humble and respectful (acceptance)
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (bridge formation pose)
active inspiration muscles
28. Sutra means___________
Mountain
viloma
Hero pose
Thread or aphorism (short and concisely worded statement of truth)
29. _______developed the method of yoga called Iyengar Yoga.
B.K.S. Iyengar
ujjayi
Extended
Angle
30. Tapas is_________
Heat and energy gained by devoting thought and actions to particular goal
1. Sauca 2. Santosa 3. Tapas 4. Svadhyaya 5. Isvarapranidhana
pratyahara
5
31. Pose/ posture - part of hatha yoga - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali
Tree
asana
5
2nd limb of yoga - personal discipline/personal self control
32. Withdrawal of the senses or control of the mind - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali
Upward
Extended
niyama
pratyahara
33. Vtra means ________
Tree
Hero
dharana
Upward
34. Tapas is_________
Tree
Cow
Sideways
Heat and energy gained by devoting thought and actions to particular goal
35. The yogic breath/ Complete breath/ 3 part breath - starts with lower lungs - then thoracic region - then clavicular region
Sage Patanjali - over 2000 years ago
deergha pranayama
niyama
dharana
36. Sternocleidomastoideus scalenes (pectoralis major - pectoralis minor - serratus anterior - serratus posterior - superior - upper iliocostalis)
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (bridge formation pose)
Hand
asana
active inspiration muscles
37. __________are the 2 guidelines for practice of yoga while on period
3rd limb of yoga - postures or the physical discipline of self control
niyama
1. no inversions 2. no poses that stress the abdomen
Stiff or staff
38. Victorious breath - a.k.a ocean breath - pranayama
dharana
Hero
Cultivating contentment
ujjayi
39. Yoga is_________
Basis of Iyengar style yoga
STUDY OF THE SELF
Cow
Union of self realization and spiritual evolution
40. Self restraints - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali
Face or aspect
Heat and energy gained by devoting thought and actions to particular goal
niyama
2nd limb of yoga - personal discipline/personal self control
41. Who wrote the Yoga Sutras?
Sage Patanjali - over 2000 years ago
Angle
Easy or comfortable
four parts of pranayama
42. Yoga is_________
viloma
asana
Union of self realization and spiritual evolution
POWERFUL/MIGHTY
43. Mukha means________
1. Sauca 2. Santosa 3. Tapas 4. Svadhyaya 5. Isvarapranidhana
yoga nidra
Face or aspect
2nd limb of yoga - personal discipline/personal self control
44. How many Niyamas are there?
samyama
5
Cultivating contentment
B.K.S. Iyengar
45. Astanga yoga is____
dharana
The yoga of 8 limbs first created by patanjali
passive expiration muscle
dharana
46. Uttan means_________
pratyahara
Extended
pranayama
active inspiration muscles
47. Santosa is_____
Heat and energy gained by devoting thought and actions to particular goal
Face or aspect
Extension
Cultivating contentment
48. Divided breath; 3 parts - emphasis on inhalition (1/3 - 2/3 - all the way) - pranayama
viloma
Upward
passive expiration muscle
pranayama
49. Sanskrit is_________
Cultivating contentment
POWERFUL/MIGHTY
Ancient language and the classic language of yoga and india
2nd limb of yoga - personal discipline/personal self control
50. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali are the_______
dharana
pranayama
Basis of Iyengar style yoga
Extended