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Yoga Basics

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Uttana means_______--
Extension
examples of a bija
dharana
Ancient language and the classic language of yoga and india

2. Utkata means__________
POWERFUL/MIGHTY
Relinquishing the individual to the universe - being humble and respectful (acceptance)
samyama
Heat and energy gained by devoting thought and actions to particular goal

3. Meditation - pratyahara
samyama
samavritti
passive expiration muscle
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (bridge formation pose)

4. Social restraints - moral disciplines in relation to others - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali
yama
Heat and energy gained by devoting thought and actions to particular goal
Union of self realization and spiritual evolution
Extension

5. Sauca is__________
Easy or comfortable
viloma
Halasana (plow pose) and Salamba Sarvangasana(shoulder stand)
Purity and cleanliness

6. Yoga is_________
STUDY OF THE SELF
pratyahara
Union of self realization and spiritual evolution
samyama

7. Contemplation - become one with the object of meditation - pratyahara
pratyahara
dharana
examples of a bija
dhyana

8. Contemplation; 2nd stage of meditation - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali
pratyahara
Relinquishing the individual to the universe - being humble and respectful (acceptance)
Heat and energy gained by devoting thought and actions to particular goal
dhyana

9. Diaphragm (external intercostals)
Thread or aphorism (short and concisely worded statement of truth)
Halasana (plow pose) and Salamba Sarvangasana(shoulder stand)
Cow
passive inspiration muscle

10. Victorious breath - a.k.a ocean breath - pranayama
Union of self realization and spiritual evolution
ujjayi
1. no inversions 2. no poses that stress the abdomen
Easy or comfortable

11. Uttan means_________
dhyana
1. no inversions 2. no poses that stress the abdomen
Extended
Upward

12. Sutra means___________
POWERFUL/MIGHTY
Thread or aphorism (short and concisely worded statement of truth)
1. Sauca 2. Santosa 3. Tapas 4. Svadhyaya 5. Isvarapranidhana
deergha pranayama

13. Pose/ posture - part of hatha yoga - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali
active expiration muscles
asana
Stiff or staff
viloma

14. Pose/ posture - part of hatha yoga - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali
B.K.S. Iyengar
asana
Sideways
Cow

15. How many Niyamas are there?
5
Name of indian sage
ujjayi
passive inspiration muscle

16. Danda means__________
samadhi
Basis of Iyengar style yoga
Stiff or staff
dhyana

17. Sternocleidomastoideus scalenes (pectoralis major - pectoralis minor - serratus anterior - serratus posterior - superior - upper iliocostalis)
Name of indian sage
active inspiration muscles
Face or aspect
When on period

18. Divided breath; 3 parts - emphasis on inhalition (1/3 - 2/3 - all the way) - pranayama
Name of indian sage
viloma
dharana
samavritti

19. Asana is...
3rd limb of yoga - postures or the physical discipline of self control
When on period
passive expiration muscle
yoga nidra

20. Vtra means ________
samavritti
samadhi
Ancient language and the classic language of yoga and india
Hero

21. __________are the 2 guidelines for practice of yoga while on period
When on period
1. no inversions 2. no poses that stress the abdomen
1. Sauca 2. Santosa 3. Tapas 4. Svadhyaya 5. Isvarapranidhana
POWERFUL/MIGHTY

22. Sukha means________
Easy or comfortable
samyama
2nd limb of yoga - personal discipline/personal self control
B.K.S. Iyengar

23. 'life force extension' - regulation or control of the breath - part of hatha yoga - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali
Easy or comfortable
STUDY OF THE SELF
pranayama
pratyahara

24. Vrksa means_____
Extended
ujjayi
Tree
1. Sauca 2. Santosa 3. Tapas 4. Svadhyaya 5. Isvarapranidhana

25. Abdominals (external oblique - internal oblique - rectus abdominus - lower iliocostalis - lower longissimus - serratus posterior inferior)
Foot
Sage Patanjali - over 2000 years ago
passive inspiration muscle
active expiration muscles

26. Meditation - pratyahara
Basis of Iyengar style yoga
Name of indian sage
samyama
2nd limb of yoga - personal discipline/personal self control

27. 'life force extension' - regulation or control of the breath - part of hatha yoga - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali
pranayama
Halasana (plow pose) and Salamba Sarvangasana(shoulder stand)
niyama
Easy or comfortable

28. Parivrtta means_____
Halasana (plow pose) and Salamba Sarvangasana(shoulder stand)
niyama
Stiff or staff
Reverse/revolved

29. Parsva means______
Tree
Thread or aphorism (short and concisely worded statement of truth)
Sideways
The yoga of 8 limbs first created by patanjali

30. Who wrote the Yoga Sutras?
passive inspiration muscle
Sage Patanjali - over 2000 years ago
Mountain
yoga nidra

31. Vtra means ________
When on period
Reverse/revolved
Hero
viloma

32. Bharadvaja is the_____
The yoga of 8 limbs first created by patanjali
Name of indian sage
samavritti
passive expiration muscle

33. _____________-are the poses not to be done while on period
samadhi
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (bridge formation pose)
four parts of pranayama
Halasana (plow pose) and Salamba Sarvangasana(shoulder stand)

34. Isvarapranidhana is________
Triangle
Relinquishing the individual to the universe - being humble and respectful (acceptance)
yama
dhyana

35. Breath - mantra: AUM
viloma
2nd limb of yoga - personal discipline/personal self control
examples of a bija
Ancient language and the classic language of yoga and india

36. Niyama is____
Mountain
2nd limb of yoga - personal discipline/personal self control
Angle
1. Sauca 2. Santosa 3. Tapas 4. Svadhyaya 5. Isvarapranidhana

37. Svadhyaya is___________
Hero
2nd limb of yoga - personal discipline/personal self control
STUDY OF THE SELF
Hero pose

38. _______developed the method of yoga called Iyengar Yoga.
B.K.S. Iyengar
Relinquishing the individual to the universe - being humble and respectful (acceptance)
Stiff or staff
Triangle

39. Concentration on a single seed - a bija - pratyahara
dharana
ujjayi
samadhi
Union of self realization and spiritual evolution

40. Trikona means_______
Tree
four parts of pranayama
Triangle
yoga nidra

41. Hasta means______-
deergha pranayama
Basis of Iyengar style yoga
Thread or aphorism (short and concisely worded statement of truth)
Hand

42. Hasta means______-
active inspiration muscles
Angle
Hand
viloma

43. Elastic recoil of lung tissue - surface tension - gravity on ribs - internal intercostals
Mountain
Basis of Iyengar style yoga
Name of indian sage
passive expiration muscle

44. Yoga is_________
deergha pranayama
viloma
Reverse/revolved
Union of self realization and spiritual evolution

45. Forward bends and restorative are most beneficial for ___________
Mountain
Triangle
When on period
dharana

46. Urdhva means_____-
B.K.S. Iyengar
Upward
Tree
Sage Patanjali - over 2000 years ago

47. Social restraints - moral disciplines in relation to others - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali
yama
ujjayi
Sage Patanjali - over 2000 years ago
examples of a bija

48. ___________is the substitute pose while on period
Heat and energy gained by devoting thought and actions to particular goal
Cultivating contentment
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (bridge formation pose)
2nd limb of yoga - personal discipline/personal self control

49. Go means_________-
four parts of pranayama
asana
Cow
active inspiration muscles

50. Mukha means________
Face or aspect
Sideways
deergha pranayama
yoga nidra