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Yoga Basics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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






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






3. Danda means__________






4. 'life force extension' - regulation or control of the breath - part of hatha yoga - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali






5. Sukha means________






6. Go means_________-






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






8. Asana is...






9. Parsva means______






10. 'life force extension' - regulation or control of the breath - part of hatha yoga - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali






11. Diaphragm (external intercostals)






12. Mukha means________






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






14. _____________- are the 5 Niyamas






15. Yogic sleep - withdraws the mind from sensory channels; relaxes mind & unfolds awareness - pratyahara






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






17. Pose/ posture - part of hatha yoga - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali






18. Contemplation - become one with the object of meditation - pratyahara






19. _____________- are the 5 Niyamas






20. Hasta means______-






21. Astanga yoga is____






22. Utkata means__________






23. Diaphragm (external intercostals)






24. Isvarapranidhana is________






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






26. Vrksa means_____






27. Uttan means_________






28. Yoga is_________






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






30. Parsva means______






31. Yogic sleep - withdraws the mind from sensory channels; relaxes mind & unfolds awareness - pratyahara






32. Danda means__________






33. Bharadvaja is the_____






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






35. Contemplation - become one with the object of meditation - pratyahara






36. Urdhva means_____-






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






38. Sanskrit is_________






39. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali are the_______






40. Sauca is__________






41. The yogic breath/ Complete breath/ 3 part breath - starts with lower lungs - then thoracic region - then clavicular region






42. Sternocleidomastoideus scalenes (pectoralis major - pectoralis minor - serratus anterior - serratus posterior - superior - upper iliocostalis)






43. Svadhyaya is___________






44. Utkata means__________






45. How many Niyamas are there?






46. Virasana__________






47. Forward bends and restorative are most beneficial for ___________






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






49. Bharadvaja is the_____






50. Who wrote the Yoga Sutras?