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Where was the word "yoga" first mentioned? |
Rigveda |
One of the Vedas |
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What is the objective of Hatha Yoga? |
Harmony of the mind/body connection |
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Who first introduced props to allow the less fit and elderly to maintain postures correctly and safely? |
Iyengar |
BKS.. |
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Who was the first known woman to study yoga? |
Indra Devi |
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What is the most important thing to do before adjusting a student? |
Determine your intention |
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Why is anatomical position important to a yoga teacher? |
It used to describe location and relation to other parts of the body. |
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What does a ligament connect? |
Bone to bone. |
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What does a tendon connect? |
Muscle to bone. |
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What are the 4 muscles of the quadriceps? |
Rectus femoris, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius, vastus lateralis |
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The 4 muscles of the rotator cuff are? |
Subscapularis, teres minor, supraspinatus, infraspinatus |
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Movements of the shoulder are: |
Elevation, depression, protraction, retraction |
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4 key alignment points of the hand in Adho Mukha Svanasana: pointer finger pointed to the top of the mat, fingers spread wide, press palm and base of index finger to the floor, grip mat with fingerprints, true or false? |
True |
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Deliberate and conscious control of the breath is? |
Pranayama |
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Parsva |
Side |
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Parivrtta |
Revolved |
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The goal of yoga is to create a calm, clear mind so that the individual can understand him/herself and understand the world clearly to reduce suffering, true or false? |
True |
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What 3 gods make up the trinity? |
Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva |
Shiva, The Destroyer |
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Baddha |
Bound |
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What are the Yamas? |
Ahimsa Aparigraha Asteya Brahmachariya Satya |
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What are the Niyamas? |
Ishvara pranidhana Santosha Sauca Svadhyaya Tapas |
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The calcaneus and _______ are 2 of the 5 bones of the foot. |
Talus |
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What is the English translation for Nadi Shodhana? |
Alternate nostril breathing |
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Which is not one of the 8 limbs of yoga? A. Niyama B. Shiva C. Samadhi |
B. Shiva |
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Hamstrings, quadriceps, and _______ are all muscles of the knee. |
Gastrocnemius |
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True or false, Pratyhara is withdrawal of the senses? |
True |
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Dharana is complete concentration to a single object or thought, true or false? |
True |
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What are the 4 movements of the spine? |
Flexion, extension, rotation, lateral flexion |
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In full extension the thoracic spine loses its concavity but does not "bend backwards" true or false? |
True |
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Where do the nerves in the lumbar spine go? |
Legs, pelvis, bowel, and bladder |
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In extreme flexion the facets of the vertebrae unlock and twisting in this position can cause dislocation of the lumbar spine, true or false? |
True |
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Always move the sacrum and pelvis with the spine when twisting? |
True |
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The lumbar spine has a lordotic curve that is sometimes referred to as "sway back" true or false? |
True |
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What muscles must stretch to create a back bend? |
Abdominals, psoas, intercostals |
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True or false, never push or pull a student into a back bend? |
True |
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The lumbar spine is connected to the legs by the periformus, true or false? |
False, the psoas |
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What tip would you give a student in a hip opening pose? |
Know where and what you should feel |
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Which is the action of the triceps? |
Shoulder extension and forearm extension. |
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The Median Nerve passes through the carpel tunnel and may cause some students pain during weight bearing on hands, true or false? |
True |
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In order to avoid burnout from teaching yoga classes, it is important that you: |
Do not neglect your own practice. |
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What is the single most important nonverbal communication? |
Breath |
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If a student complains of a headache during inversions, they just need to hold it longer true or false? |
False |
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It is impossible to reduce blood pressure without medication, true or false? |
False |
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Where would you place a blanket to support Salamba Sarvangasana (Supported Shoulder Stand)? |
Under the shoulders |
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List one variation of Baddha Konasana (Bound Angle) |
Reclined Reaching arms forward |
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Contracting the gluteus maximus in Chakrasana / Urdhva Dhanurasana (Wheel Pose) will cause the knees to flare and could cause pinching in the sacroiliac joint, true or false? |
True |
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Name one variation for the arms in Matsyasana (Fish Pose). |
Under the hips On the foot |
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Where, other than the back, might a student experience a limitation of flexibility during Chakrasana / Urdhva Dhanurasana (Wheel Pose)? |
Wrists Shoulders Hips |
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During external rotation of the thigh, the gluteus maximus contracts, true or false? |
True |
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What connects muscle to muscle? |
Nothing |
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What are the 3 muscles of the hamstrings? |
Semitendinosus, semimembranosus, biceps femoris |
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Urdhva |
Upward |
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What is the English translation for Parsva Bakasana? |
Side Crane Pose |
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There are 12 thoracic, 5 cervical, and 7 lumbar vertebrae, true or false? |
FALSE 12 thoracic 7 cervical 5 lumbar |
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Mukha |
Face |
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Padda |
Foot |
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Janu |
Knee |
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Hasta |
Hand |
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Sirsa |
Head |
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What is the most important thing to do before a hand on adjustment? |
Ask permission |
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What are the areas to avoid, the "no go zones" during hands on adjusting? |
Breast, buttocks, reproductive flesh in between legs |
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The _______ is the main muscle mover. |
Agonist |
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What anatomy term means movement away from the midline? |
ABduct |
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What is catharsis? |
The process of releasing and thereby providing relief from emotions. |
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The 3 planes of motion are sagittal, transverse, and diagonal, true or false? |
False, frontal not diagonal |
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Yoga is a religion, true or false? |
False |
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Who are the 2 main characters in the Bhagavad Gita? |
Krishna and Arjuna |
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Dharma |
Duty |
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Karma |
Action |
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Who was Sanjaya? |
The king's seer that narrated The Gita. |
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The inability of a multiple joint muscle to lengthen to a degree that allows full range of motion in all joints it crosses simultaneously is? |
Passive insufficiency |
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Gemellus inferior and superior, obturator internus and externus, and quadratus femoris are the GoGoQ muscles, true or false? |
True |
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What is one way to prevent injury in a forward fold? |
Bend knees |
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In a forward fold, you must always press the shoulders down during a hands on adjustment, true or false? |
False |
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What are the 3 plans of motion? |
Sagittal, transverse, frontal |
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In a forward fold, the quadriceps are the agonist to the hamstrings, true or false? |
False, quadriceps are the antagonist to the agonist hamstrings |
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What term means movement toward the midline of the body? |
ADduct |
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Who wrote The Yoga Sutras? |
Patanjali |
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Explain scapulohumeral rhythm. |
Synchronized action of the shoulder joint |
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It's important to know the rhythm of the shoulder to recognize disfunction of the shoulder, true or false? |
True |
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The femur, tibia, fibula, and patella are all bones of the hip, true or false? |
False, these are bones of the knee |
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Shiva is named the Father of Ganesh, true or false? |
True |
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The front foot, ankle, and knee alignment in Warrior 2 is: toes forward, knee tracking towards the pinky toe, knee bent, true or false? |
True |
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What part of the brain is in charge of balance? |
Cerebellum |
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The brain depends on _______ , _______ , and _______ to achieve balance? |
Visual cues Vestibular apparatus Proprioception |
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Where is the vestibular apparatus located? |
Inner ear |
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Creating a wide base of support in the foot is not important when trying to balance, true or false? |
False |
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Keeping your feet on the ground and _______ are two modifications for crow? |
Block under feet Block under forehead Strap around the arms |
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How would you use the wall to assist in Ardha Chandrasana (Half Moon)? |
Back against the wall Foot on the wall |
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What is one way to modify Anandtanasana (Vishnu's Couch)? |
Bend the bottom leg Head in hand Back against wall |
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The shoulder joint is less mobile but more stable than the hip, true or false? |
False, shoulder is more mobile |
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The shoulder joint is made up of what bones? |
Scapula, clavicle, humerus |
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Ligaments have sensory nerves that protect from over stretching, true or false? |
True |
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_______ is the most stable position for the sacrum? |
Nutation |
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3 sounds combine for the sound of OM, true or false? |
True |
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Name the 3 bones of the shoulder. |
Clavicle, humerus, scapula |
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Why is Ganesh often portrayed with a broken tusk? |
Keep the good, throw away the bad |
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