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Yoga Basics
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health-and-fitness
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1. Urdhva means_____-
Cow
Upward
passive expiration muscle
viloma
2. Parivrtta means_____
Name of indian sage
Reverse/revolved
dharana
Face or aspect
3. Vrksa means_____
B.K.S. Iyengar
Tree
yama
1. Sauca 2. Santosa 3. Tapas 4. Svadhyaya 5. Isvarapranidhana
4. How many Niyamas are there?
Ancient language and the classic language of yoga and india
Thread or aphorism (short and concisely worded statement of truth)
5
Face or aspect
5. Concentration on a single seed - a bija - pratyahara
Tree
Purity and cleanliness
viloma
dharana
6. Sukha means________
B.K.S. Iyengar
passive inspiration muscle
Easy or comfortable
Foot
7. Sauca is__________
3rd limb of yoga - postures or the physical discipline of self control
Mountain
deergha pranayama
Purity and cleanliness
8. Svadhyaya is___________
2nd limb of yoga - personal discipline/personal self control
pranayama
Upward
STUDY OF THE SELF
9. Yoga is_________
Union of self realization and spiritual evolution
Easy or comfortable
pranayama
B.K.S. Iyengar
10. _____________-are the poses not to be done while on period
Purity and cleanliness
STUDY OF THE SELF
Easy or comfortable
Halasana (plow pose) and Salamba Sarvangasana(shoulder stand)
11. Equal breath - pranayama
active inspiration muscles
Hero pose
samavritti
Stiff or staff
12. Forward bends and restorative are most beneficial for ___________
dhyana
passive inspiration muscle
When on period
asana
13. Utkata means__________
passive inspiration muscle
POWERFUL/MIGHTY
samavritti
1. Sauca 2. Santosa 3. Tapas 4. Svadhyaya 5. Isvarapranidhana
14. Trikona means_______
Extension
Relinquishing the individual to the universe - being humble and respectful (acceptance)
Triangle
When on period
15. Pada means______
Foot
Thread or aphorism (short and concisely worded statement of truth)
deergha pranayama
pranayama
16. _____________- are the 5 Niyamas
Purity and cleanliness
Basis of Iyengar style yoga
1. Sauca 2. Santosa 3. Tapas 4. Svadhyaya 5. Isvarapranidhana
Heat and energy gained by devoting thought and actions to particular goal
17. Go means_________-
Basis of Iyengar style yoga
Cow
Hero pose
Cultivating contentment
18. Svadhyaya is___________
1. Sauca 2. Santosa 3. Tapas 4. Svadhyaya 5. Isvarapranidhana
STUDY OF THE SELF
Hand
B.K.S. Iyengar
19. Urdhva means_____-
Upward
POWERFUL/MIGHTY
Sideways
Face or aspect
20. Forward bends and restorative are most beneficial for ___________
Upward
When on period
STUDY OF THE SELF
Hand
21. Go means_________-
Triangle
Cow
samyama
B.K.S. Iyengar
22. Mukha means________
Cow
Foot
Face or aspect
yama
23. 'life force extension' - regulation or control of the breath - part of hatha yoga - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali
pranayama
active expiration muscles
Tree
Sideways
24. Sanskrit is_________
Ancient language and the classic language of yoga and india
samavritti
STUDY OF THE SELF
Union of self realization and spiritual evolution
25. Sukha means________
passive expiration muscle
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (bridge formation pose)
Easy or comfortable
dharana
26. How many Niyamas are there?
Extended
5
Sage Patanjali - over 2000 years ago
pratyahara
27. Self restraints - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali
The yoga of 8 limbs first created by patanjali
niyama
B.K.S. Iyengar
Extension
28. Tada means______
Triangle
deergha pranayama
yoga nidra
Mountain
29. Astanga yoga is____
active expiration muscles
Name of indian sage
The yoga of 8 limbs first created by patanjali
Extended
30. Inhalation (puraka) - pause or retention at the top of inhalation (antara kumbhaka) - exhalation (rechaka) - retention at the bottom of the exhale (bahya kumbhaka)
four parts of pranayama
ujjayi
Upward
Thread or aphorism (short and concisely worded statement of truth)
31. Yoga is_________
Cow
When on period
samyama
Union of self realization and spiritual evolution
32. Elastic recoil of lung tissue - surface tension - gravity on ribs - internal intercostals
STUDY OF THE SELF
passive expiration muscle
yoga nidra
B.K.S. Iyengar
33. Sternocleidomastoideus scalenes (pectoralis major - pectoralis minor - serratus anterior - serratus posterior - superior - upper iliocostalis)
Thread or aphorism (short and concisely worded statement of truth)
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (bridge formation pose)
dhyana
active inspiration muscles
34. The yogic breath/ Complete breath/ 3 part breath - starts with lower lungs - then thoracic region - then clavicular region
asana
dhyana
deergha pranayama
Ancient language and the classic language of yoga and india
35. Isvarapranidhana is________
pratyahara
Relinquishing the individual to the universe - being humble and respectful (acceptance)
viloma
dhyana
36. Diaphragm (external intercostals)
2nd limb of yoga - personal discipline/personal self control
examples of a bija
passive inspiration muscle
Stiff or staff
37. Hasta means______-
Hand
deergha pranayama
Face or aspect
Tree
38. Bharadvaja is the_____
B.K.S. Iyengar
Name of indian sage
dhyana
1. Sauca 2. Santosa 3. Tapas 4. Svadhyaya 5. Isvarapranidhana
39. Parsva means______
Cow
2nd limb of yoga - personal discipline/personal self control
Halasana (plow pose) and Salamba Sarvangasana(shoulder stand)
Sideways
40. Concentration; first stage of meditation - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali
dharana
Stiff or staff
Name of indian sage
active inspiration muscles
41. Hasta means______-
Hand
Easy or comfortable
Sideways
Face or aspect
42. ___________is the substitute pose while on period
Sideways
Mountain
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (bridge formation pose)
active inspiration muscles
43. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali are the_______
passive inspiration muscle
yoga nidra
Basis of Iyengar style yoga
Relinquishing the individual to the universe - being humble and respectful (acceptance)
44. Parsva means______
Sideways
four parts of pranayama
Hand
dharana
45. Mukha means________
dhyana
Face or aspect
Extension
active expiration muscles
46. Parivrtta means_____
viloma
Union of self realization and spiritual evolution
Angle
Reverse/revolved
47. Sauca is__________
Purity and cleanliness
dharana
ujjayi
Foot
48. Kona means_________
samyama
Hand
Angle
Hero
49. Victorious breath - a.k.a ocean breath - pranayama
1. no inversions 2. no poses that stress the abdomen
Cow
Hand
ujjayi
50. Vrksa means_____
Relinquishing the individual to the universe - being humble and respectful (acceptance)
1. Sauca 2. Santosa 3. Tapas 4. Svadhyaya 5. Isvarapranidhana
Sage Patanjali - over 2000 years ago
Tree
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