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






2. Sutra means___________






3. Vrksa means_____






4. Diaphragm (external intercostals)






5. Mukha means________






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






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






8. Self restraints - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali






9. Utkata means__________






10. Danda means__________






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






12. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali are the_______






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






14. Urdhva means_____-






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






16. Hasta means______-






17. Trikona means_______






18. _____________- are the 5 Niyamas






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






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






21. Isvarapranidhana is________






22. Forward bends and restorative are most beneficial for ___________






23. Utkata means__________






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






25. Uttana means_______--






26. Sukha means________






27. ___________is the substitute pose while on period






28. Sutra means___________






29. _______developed the method of yoga called Iyengar Yoga.






30. Tapas is_________






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






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






33. Vtra means ________






34. Tapas is_________






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






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






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






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






39. Yoga is_________






40. Self restraints - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali






41. Who wrote the Yoga Sutras?






42. Yoga is_________






43. Mukha means________






44. How many Niyamas are there?






45. Astanga yoga is____






46. Uttan means_________






47. Santosa is_____






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






49. Sanskrit is_________






50. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali are the_______