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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. Santosa is_____






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






3. Sukha means________






4. Hasta means______-






5. Svadhyaya is___________






6. Sutra means___________






7. Niyama is____






8. How many Niyamas are there?






9. Utkata means__________






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






11. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali are the_______






12. Tapas is_________






13. Pada means______






14. Breath - mantra: AUM






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






16. Urdhva means_____-






17. Yoga is_________






18. Bharadvaja is the_____






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






20. Virasana__________






21. Diaphragm (external intercostals)






22. Sanskrit is_________






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






24. Vrksa means_____






25. Parivrtta means_____






26. Breath - mantra: AUM






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






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






29. Astanga yoga is____






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






31. Mukha means________






32. Diaphragm (external intercostals)






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






34. Trikona means_______






35. Forward bends and restorative are most beneficial for ___________






36. Bharadvaja is the_____






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






38. Self restraints - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali






39. Yoga is_________






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






41. Astanga yoga is____






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






43. Who wrote the Yoga Sutras?






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






45. Uttan means_________






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






47. Sanskrit is_________






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






49. _______developed the method of yoga called Iyengar Yoga.






50. Danda means__________