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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. Equal breath - pranayama






2. Diaphragm (external intercostals)






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






4. Bharadvaja is the_____






5. Sanskrit is_________






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






7. Absorption - ultimate state of yoga - superconscious state - ecstasy; last stage of meditation - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali






8. Svadhyaya is___________






9. Uttana means_______--






10. Sutra means___________






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






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






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






14. Virasana__________






15. Yoga is_________






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






17. _______developed the method of yoga called Iyengar Yoga.






18. Santosa is_____






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






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






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






22. ___________is the substitute pose while on period






23. Tapas is_________






24. Tada means______






25. Sutra means___________






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






27. Who wrote the Yoga Sutras?






28. Yoga is_________






29. Mukha means________






30. Sukha means________






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






32. Virasana__________






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






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






35. Parivrtta means_____






36. Sukha means________






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






38. Bharadvaja is the_____






39. Mukha means________






40. Sauca is__________






41. Vtra means ________






42. Tada means______






43. Forward bends and restorative are most beneficial for ___________






44. Sanskrit is_________






45. Vrksa means_____






46. Self restraints - Ashtanga yoga of Patanjali






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






48. Asana is...






49. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali are the_______






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