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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. Meditation - pratyahara






2. Tapas is_________






3. _______developed the method of yoga called Iyengar Yoga.






4. Trikona means_______






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






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






7. Urdhva means_____-






8. Tada means______






9. Parivrtta means_____






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






11. _____________- are the 5 Niyamas






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






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






14. Equal breath - pranayama






15. Tada means______






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






17. ___________is the substitute pose while on period






18. Svadhyaya is___________






19. Asana is...






20. Trikona means_______






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






22. Vtra means ________






23. Vrksa means_____






24. Utkata means__________






25. Niyama is____






26. Forward bends and restorative are most beneficial for ___________






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






28. Forward bends and restorative are most beneficial for ___________






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






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






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






32. Uttan means_________






33. Sutra means___________






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






35. Pada means______






36. How many Niyamas are there?






37. Sauca is__________






38. _______developed the method of yoga called Iyengar Yoga.






39. Sanskrit is_________






40. Utkata means__________






41. Astanga yoga is____






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






43. Danda means__________






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






45. Pada means______






46. Sauca is__________






47. Virasana__________






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






49. Diaphragm (external intercostals)






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