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Yoga Basics

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Sutra means___________
Angle
Thread or aphorism (short and concisely worded statement of truth)
POWERFUL/MIGHTY
asana

2. Who wrote the Yoga Sutras?
dhyana
dharana
Sage Patanjali - over 2000 years ago
Extended

3. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali are the_______
Basis of Iyengar style yoga
samadhi
samyama
pratyahara

4. Victorious breath - a.k.a ocean breath - pranayama
Ancient language and the classic language of yoga and india
Extension
passive expiration muscle
ujjayi

5. Yoga is_________
B.K.S. Iyengar
Heat and energy gained by devoting thought and actions to particular goal
Union of self realization and spiritual evolution
Basis of Iyengar style yoga

6. Breath - mantra: AUM
examples of a bija
yama
2nd limb of yoga - personal discipline/personal self control
asana

7. Withdrawal of the senses or control of the mind - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali
samadhi
Name of indian sage
pratyahara
Cow

8. Sternocleidomastoideus scalenes (pectoralis major - pectoralis minor - serratus anterior - serratus posterior - superior - upper iliocostalis)
Sage Patanjali - over 2000 years ago
deergha pranayama
Basis of Iyengar style yoga
active inspiration muscles

9. Santosa is_____
passive expiration muscle
Mountain
Cultivating contentment
asana

10. Tapas is_________
The yoga of 8 limbs first created by patanjali
Heat and energy gained by devoting thought and actions to particular goal
Sideways
Tree

11. Parivrtta means_____
samavritti
Reverse/revolved
3rd limb of yoga - postures or the physical discipline of self control
ujjayi

12. 'life force extension' - regulation or control of the breath - part of hatha yoga - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali
Triangle
Purity and cleanliness
Ancient language and the classic language of yoga and india
pranayama

13. Sauca is__________
The yoga of 8 limbs first created by patanjali
Basis of Iyengar style yoga
Purity and cleanliness
passive expiration muscle

14. Absorption - ultimate state of yoga - superconscious state - ecstasy; last stage of meditation - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali
Mountain
Tree
samadhi
Sideways

15. Uttan means_________
four parts of pranayama
Extended
dhyana
The yoga of 8 limbs first created by patanjali

16. Virasana__________
Heat and energy gained by devoting thought and actions to particular goal
samavritti
Hero pose
Extension

17. Mukha means________
active inspiration muscles
5
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (bridge formation pose)
Face or aspect

18. Astanga yoga is____
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (bridge formation pose)
four parts of pranayama
The yoga of 8 limbs first created by patanjali
yoga nidra

19. _____________- are the 5 Niyamas
1. Sauca 2. Santosa 3. Tapas 4. Svadhyaya 5. Isvarapranidhana
pranayama
yoga nidra
2nd limb of yoga - personal discipline/personal self control

20. __________are the 2 guidelines for practice of yoga while on period
ujjayi
1. no inversions 2. no poses that stress the abdomen
Hero pose
Extension

21. Virasana__________
Hero pose
1. no inversions 2. no poses that stress the abdomen
The yoga of 8 limbs first created by patanjali
Basis of Iyengar style yoga

22. Meditation - pratyahara
When on period
Reverse/revolved
dharana
samyama

23. Self restraints - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali
Thread or aphorism (short and concisely worded statement of truth)
deergha pranayama
dharana
niyama

24. Forward bends and restorative are most beneficial for ___________
Reverse/revolved
samavritti
Hand
When on period

25. Svadhyaya is___________
Name of indian sage
niyama
Face or aspect
STUDY OF THE SELF

26. Divided breath; 3 parts - emphasis on inhalition (1/3 - 2/3 - all the way) - pranayama
When on period
viloma
The yoga of 8 limbs first created by patanjali
2nd limb of yoga - personal discipline/personal self control

27. How many Niyamas are there?
Cultivating contentment
5
Hero pose
Extension

28. Uttana means_______--
Angle
Cow
Extension
Name of indian sage

29. Concentration on a single seed - a bija - pratyahara
dharana
ujjayi
Ancient language and the classic language of yoga and india
niyama

30. Kona means_________
Hero
dhyana
Angle
samadhi

31. Concentration; first stage of meditation - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali
dharana
niyama
samyama
samavritti

32. How many Niyamas are there?
Mountain
1. no inversions 2. no poses that stress the abdomen
dhyana
5

33. Sternocleidomastoideus scalenes (pectoralis major - pectoralis minor - serratus anterior - serratus posterior - superior - upper iliocostalis)
Hand
active inspiration muscles
dharana
dhyana

34. Abdominals (external oblique - internal oblique - rectus abdominus - lower iliocostalis - lower longissimus - serratus posterior inferior)
1. no inversions 2. no poses that stress the abdomen
Upward
2nd limb of yoga - personal discipline/personal self control
active expiration muscles

35. Sanskrit is_________
dhyana
POWERFUL/MIGHTY
Sideways
Ancient language and the classic language of yoga and india

36. Mukha means________
Face or aspect
Halasana (plow pose) and Salamba Sarvangasana(shoulder stand)
passive expiration muscle
Cultivating contentment

37. Urdhva means_____-
Angle
Upward
Easy or comfortable
Name of indian sage

38. Parsva means______
When on period
Sideways
Basis of Iyengar style yoga
Extension

39. Contemplation; 2nd stage of meditation - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali
dhyana
asana
viloma
deergha pranayama

40. Sutra means___________
1. Sauca 2. Santosa 3. Tapas 4. Svadhyaya 5. Isvarapranidhana
Sage Patanjali - over 2000 years ago
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (bridge formation pose)
Thread or aphorism (short and concisely worded statement of truth)

41. Go means_________-
1. Sauca 2. Santosa 3. Tapas 4. Svadhyaya 5. Isvarapranidhana
Stiff or staff
Cow
dhyana

42. Isvarapranidhana is________
asana
Relinquishing the individual to the universe - being humble and respectful (acceptance)
active expiration muscles
Sage Patanjali - over 2000 years ago

43. The yogic breath/ Complete breath/ 3 part breath - starts with lower lungs - then thoracic region - then clavicular region
Thread or aphorism (short and concisely worded statement of truth)
Tree
5
deergha pranayama

44. Contemplation - become one with the object of meditation - pratyahara
Halasana (plow pose) and Salamba Sarvangasana(shoulder stand)
dhyana
Extended
Face or aspect

45. Who wrote the Yoga Sutras?
dhyana
Hand
Sage Patanjali - over 2000 years ago
pranayama

46. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali are the_______
Hero pose
Basis of Iyengar style yoga
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (bridge formation pose)
Easy or comfortable

47. __________are the 2 guidelines for practice of yoga while on period
samyama
1. no inversions 2. no poses that stress the abdomen
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (bridge formation pose)
passive expiration muscle

48. Breath - mantra: AUM
Hero
examples of a bija
Foot
pratyahara

49. Contemplation; 2nd stage of meditation - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali
Triangle
Extension
dhyana
Angle

50. Yogic sleep - withdraws the mind from sensory channels; relaxes mind & unfolds awareness - pratyahara
Sage Patanjali - over 2000 years ago
yoga nidra
Relinquishing the individual to the universe - being humble and respectful (acceptance)
dharana