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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. Parsva means______






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






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






4. Pada means______






5. Mukha means________






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






7. Niyama is____






8. Pada means______






9. Asana is...






10. How many Niyamas are there?






11. Hasta means______-






12. Meditation - pratyahara






13. Trikona means_______






14. Isvarapranidhana is________






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






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






17. ___________is the substitute pose while on period






18. Parsva means______






19. Santosa is_____






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






21. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali are the_______






22. Parivrtta means_____






23. Sanskrit is_________






24. Asana is...






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






26. _____________- are the 5 Niyamas






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






28. Yoga is_________






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






30. Equal breath - pranayama






31. Sanskrit is_________






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






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






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






35. _____________- are the 5 Niyamas






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






37. Svadhyaya is___________






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






39. Virasana__________






40. Virasana__________






41. Who wrote the Yoga Sutras?






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






43. Trikona means_______






44. Meditation - pratyahara






45. Utkata means__________






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






47. Forward bends and restorative are most beneficial for ___________






48. Vtra means ________






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






50. Vtra means ________