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