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Yoga Basics

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. Go means_________-






2. Meditation - pratyahara






3. Kona means_________






4. _______developed the method of yoga called Iyengar Yoga.






5. Trikona means_______






6. Forward bends and restorative are most beneficial for ___________






7. Vtra means ________






8. Uttan means_________






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






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






11. Virasana__________






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






13. ___________is the substitute pose while on period






14. Uttana means_______--






15. Sutra means___________






16. Utkata means__________






17. Mukha means________






18. Parsva means______






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






20. Yoga is_________






21. _____________-are the poses not to be done while on period






22. Parsva means______






23. Sutra means___________






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






25. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali are the_______






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






27. Diaphragm (external intercostals)






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






29. Pada means______






30. Parivrtta means_____






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






32. Vrksa means_____






33. Sukha means________






34. Sanskrit is_________






35. Uttan means_________






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






37. Equal breath - pranayama






38. Self restraints - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali






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






40. Danda means__________






41. Santosa is_____






42. Diaphragm (external intercostals)






43. Urdhva means_____-






44. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali are the_______






45. Vtra means ________






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






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






48. Tapas is_________






49. Utkata means__________






50. Santosa is_____