CorePower Yoga 200 Hour Teacher Training – Flashcards
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Yama
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Social contracts
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Niyama
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Personal behaviors
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Chakra
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Concentrated areas of energy aligned vertically in the body that relate to eachother as well as specific areas of the body/mind/spirit
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Om
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Sound of the entire universe
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Ahimsa
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Avoidance of violence
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Asteya
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Non-stealing
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Santosha
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Contentment
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Bandha
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Lock or bond
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Vinyasa
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Flow
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Pranayama
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Breath/Life Force
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Saucha
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Cleanliness
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Samadhi
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Enlightenment
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Satya
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Truth
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Brahmacharya
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Moderation of the senses (specifically sexuality)
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Namaste
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The divine in me recognizes the divine in you
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Yoga
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Practices for union with true self.
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Svadhyaya
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Self study
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Ujjayi
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Victorious breath
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Uddiyana
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Abdominal Lock (if Uddiyana Bandha)
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Asana
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A yogic posture
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Aparigraha
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Non-possessiveness and non-attachment
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Dharana
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Focus
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Isvara-Pranidhana
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A surrender for the small self to the higher self; Devotion
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Dhyana
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Meditation
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Patanjali
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Father of yoga; Wrote "The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali" (195 sutras to live ethical life and incorporate yoga into life)
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Tapas
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"Heat"; Self-Discipline
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Pratyahara
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Withdrawal from the senses
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10 CorePower Yoga Principles
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(1) Asana (2) Prana (3) Vinyasa (4) Tapas (5) Drishti and Dharana (6) Alignment and Safety (7) Uddiyana Bandha (8) Rhythm (9) Set students up for success (10) Have fun
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8 Limbs of Yoga
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(1) Yama (2) Niyama (3) Asana (4) Pranayama (5) Pratyahara (6) Dharana (7) Dyana (8) Samadhi
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5 Yamas
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(1) Ahimsa: Non-Violence (2) Satya: Truth (3) Asteya: Non-Stealing (4) Brahmacharya: Moderation of the Senses (5) Aparigraha: Non-Grasping / Non-Hoarding
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5 Niyamas
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(1) Saucha: Cleanliness (2) Santosha: Contentment (3) Tapas: "Heat"; Self-Discipline (4) Svadhyaya: Self-Study (5) Isvara-Pranidhana: Devotion
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7 Chakras
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(1) Muladhara: Base of the tailbone (2) Swadisthana: Sexual organs (3) Manipura: Solar plexus (4) Anahata: Heart, Upper back, Arms, hands (5) Vishuddha: Neck, Throat, Ears Mouth (6) Ajna: Third eye (7) Sahasrara: Top of the head
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3 Nadis
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(1) Sushumna: Base of spine to top of head (2) Ida: Left testicle/ovary, coils around sushumna nadi, ends at left nostril; Feminine energy (3) Pingala: Right testicle/ovary, coils around sushumna nadi, ends at right nostril; Masculine energy
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Sushumna Nadi
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Base of spine to top of head
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Ida Nadi
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Left testicle/ovary, coils around sushumna nadi, ends at left nostril; Feminine energy
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Pingala Nadi
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Right testicle/ovary, coils around sushumna nadi, ends at right nostril; Masculine energy
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Muladhara Chakra
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"Root Place"; Tailbone; Red; Basic Needs Poses: Standing poses, sitting cross-legged, Mula Bandha
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Swadisthana Chakra
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"Her favorite standing place"; Sexual organs/sacrum; Orange; How we experience ourselves in relation to others Poses: Seated forward bends, Splits pose, Hero's pose
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Manipura Chakra
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"City of jewels"; Solar plexus/where ribs join; Yellow; Center of personal power Poses: Twisting poses, Core
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Anahata Chakra
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"Unstruck"; Heart/upper back/arms/hands; Green; Selflessness Poses: Backbends, Arm-Balances
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Vishuddha Chakra
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"Pure" or "Poison Removing"; Neck/throat/ears/mouth; Blue; Truth in communication Poses: Shoulder stand, Plow, Fish
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Ajna Chakra
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"Perceive" or "Command"; Third eye; Indigo; Intuition Poses: Child's pose, Kapalabhati (Cleansing breath)
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Sahasrara Chakra
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"Thousand Fold" or "Thousand Petals"; Top of the head; Golden-White; Link to the divine Poses: Twisting poses, Headstand
