Yoga Final questions on test – Flashcards
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What is the medial joint of the clavicle
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Sternoclavicular Joint
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What are the Yogaworks sequencing rules?
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Easier to harder, External to neutral, Vira 2, to Vira 1...But, that does not include Vira 1 as part of flow, because you are not holding it.
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In regard to what happens at the knee, what do the quadracepts and the hamstrings do at the knee?
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Quads = extend the leg at the kneeHams = bend the leg at the knee
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No-anatomical name for Ischial Tuberosity?
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Sit Bones
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What does Upanishad mean?
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each of a series of Hindu sacred treatises written in Sanskrit c. 800–200 BC, expounding the Vedas in predominantly mystical and monistic terms...Literal meaning..."To Sit Near," next to a teacher and learn the scriptures
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What are the 3 planes in the body and what are the general actions of each plane?
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Sagittal - forward and back; Coronal - side to side; Transverse - rotational
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What are Patajalies 8 limbs in Sanskrit and English?
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YNAPPDDS why no app at the dentist) - Yama (Moral codes), Niyama (inner disciplines), Postures (Asana), Pranayama (control of breath), Pratyahara(Inwardly directing the senses), Dharana (Concentration), Dhyana (meditation), Samadhi (ecstasy or bliss)
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What are the three platforms in the body and what are the general actions of each of these?
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Feet, Pelvis, Shoulders - Align, Stabilize, Elongate (ACE)
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What is the root cause of suffering?
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Avidya
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Explain why linking 5 poses or more on one side can cause injury?
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Because the fatigue or overwork can cause a repetitive stress injury (RSI)
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*What simple Chant comes from the Madnuka Upanishad?
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Om (AUM)
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What is at risk in Parivritta Trikonasana (revolved triangle) - name a body part?
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Hamstring and / or lower back
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Name or show one pose that you can use to address if a student is ready for Sirsasana (headstand)?
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Dolphin, or AMS - if they can't lift up out of the shoulders in dolphin, they probably can't get out of the shoulders in headstand.
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Name 3 benefits of Salamba Sarvangasana (shoulder stand)
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cooling, helps circulation, digestion, anti-aging
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How do you assist someone up into Adho Mukha Vrksasana
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Stand behind them at the wall, head to the left or right of them (not inbetween) and put your hands on their hip bones to help bring them up. Keep your own hips against the wall.
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Translate to English: Adho Mukha Svanasana, Sukhasana, Vrksasana
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Downward Dog, Easy seated pose, Tree pose
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What kind of twist is okay for Pregnant women?
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An open twist...Bharadvajasana (Both knees on the side), Marichyasana Xero and Marichyasana 3
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Give a couple of counter actions for the pelvis in Tadasana?
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(The pelvic wheel) - 1. Inner thighs back / tailbone down 2. Thighs back / frontal hip bones up
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Define Klesha
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Obstruction or obstacle
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Name or show a counter pose for Sirsasana (headstand)?
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1. Balasana (child's pose) 2. Salamba Sarvangasana (shoulderstand) is the classic counter pose for Sirsasana (headstand)
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What kind of joint is the hip joint?
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Ball and socket
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*Give three asana points of what the feet are doing in AMS?
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1. inner thighs go back and lift up 2. Heals reaching away from the toes 3. Press down on all four corners 4. Lifting the inner and outer arches.
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What is the difference between strain and sprain?
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1. A sprain is an injury to a ligament that is often over-streched and torn...most common is ankle. A Strain is an injury to a muscle or tendon. Strains often occur in lower back and hamstrings. Muscles have more blood flow so they heal faster.
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What is Avidya?
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Ignorance, or lack of knowledge. Delusion...Not understanding the meaning.
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What is RSI?
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Repetitive stress injury
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In English and Sanskrit, what is sutra 1?
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Atha Yogaanusasanam; Atha = now Yoga= of yoga Anusasanaam = exposition or instruction...Now the exposition or instruction of yoga is being made.
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In English and Sanskrit name 3 of the Klesha's
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Ignorance (avidya)Ego (asmita)Attachment (raga)Aversion (dvesa)Fear of Death - clinging to life (abhinivesah) AARDA = IEAAC
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In a sequence what comes first Trikonasana or Vera 1?
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Triknonasana...It's okay to do Vera 1 in Surya B, because you are not holding it.
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Name 3 contradictions who should not do inversions?
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1. Glacoma 2. Pregnancy, if they don't already have a practice 3. Menstruating 4. High Blood Pressure 5. History of stroke
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What is at risk in Parivrtta Padottanasana (wide legged standing forward fold)
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Hamstrings, lower back
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In Salamba Sarvangasana (shoulder stand) what is rooting and what is rebounding?
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Rooting = Upper arms and elbows; Rebounding = Back ribs, torso, upper back
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Show us hot loud ujjayi breathing should sound?
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whispers of the sea
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What do the bicepts and tricepts do in relation to the arm / elbow?
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Bicepts = (contracts) bend the arm at the elbowTricepts = (extends) strengthens the arm at the elbow
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What muscle, if it's tight, makes it hard to square the hips in Warrior 1
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Psoas, hip flexors
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What is a simple action?
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An action that can't be over-done...that doesn't need a counter action for balance...eg, lift the toes
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Say in Sanskrit and define Sutra 1.2
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1. Yogas = Yoga 2. Chitta =of the mind stuff 3. Vritta = Modifications 4. Nirodhah = Restraint (YCVN) - The restraint of the modifications of the mind stuff is yoga.
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In a sequence what comes first Parivrtta Trikonasana or Vira 2?
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Vira 2...externals before neutrals?
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Define the word Citta?
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Mind Chatter - the stuff of the mind
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Name or show a prep pose for Urdhva Dhanurasana
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Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (bridge), Ustrasana (Camel)
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Define Vritti
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Mental modifications
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Nmae a pose that you would do as a transitional pose after UD?
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Simple twist or Dandasana
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Name the 3 Guna's
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Tamas (slow, lethargic, mind stuff); Rajas (free, fast, excitement); Sattva (Bliss, balance, purity)
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What does RICE Stand for?
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Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation
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What is sanskrit for Pose?
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Asana
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Name 3 actions that are happening in the shoulders in Sirsasana?
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1. Expand the collarbones 2. Lift, elongate the sternum 3. Upper traps away from the neck 4. Press the shoulderblades down the back
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What is at risk in baddha konasana
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Inner groins, lower back
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Define complimentary action
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two actions that create the same result
