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Yoga Basics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Diaphragm (external intercostals)






2. Inhalation (puraka) - pause or retention at the top of inhalation (antara kumbhaka) - exhalation (rechaka) - retention at the bottom of the exhale (bahya kumbhaka)






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






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






5. Sanskrit is_________






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






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






8. Virasana__________






9. Vtra means ________






10. Parsva means______






11. Sauca is__________






12. Astanga yoga is____






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






14. Yoga is_________






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






16. Santosa is_____






17. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali are the_______






18. _______developed the method of yoga called Iyengar Yoga.






19. Isvarapranidhana is________






20. Asana is...






21. Kona means_________






22. Bharadvaja is the_____






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






24. Self restraints - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali






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






26. Santosa is_____






27. Equal breath - pranayama






28. Go means_________-






29. Trikona means_______






30. Svadhyaya is___________






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






32. Self restraints - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali






33. Forward bends and restorative are most beneficial for ___________






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






35. Elastic recoil of lung tissue - surface tension - gravity on ribs - internal intercostals






36. Breath - mantra: AUM






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






38. How many Niyamas are there?






39. Astanga yoga is____






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






41. Isvarapranidhana is________






42. Tada means______






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






44. Virasana__________






45. Kona means_________






46. _______developed the method of yoga called Iyengar Yoga.






47. Bharadvaja is the_____






48. Sukha means________






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






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