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Where was the word "yoga" first mentioned?

Rigveda

One of the Vedas

What is the objective of Hatha Yoga?

Harmony of the mind/body connection

Who first introduced props to allow the less fit and elderly to maintain postures correctly and safely?

Iyengar

BKS..

Who was the first known woman to study yoga?

Indra Devi

What is the most important thing to do before adjusting a student?

Determine your intention

Why is anatomical position important to a yoga teacher?

It used to describe location and relation to other parts of the body.

What does a ligament connect?

Bone to bone.

What does a tendon connect?

Muscle to bone.

What are the 4 muscles of the quadriceps?

Rectus femoris, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius, vastus lateralis

The 4 muscles of the rotator cuff are?

Subscapularis, teres minor, supraspinatus, infraspinatus

Movements of the shoulder are:

Elevation, depression, protraction, retraction

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

Deliberate and conscious control of the breath is?

Pranayama

Parsva

Side

Parivrtta

Revolved

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

What 3 gods make up the trinity?

Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva

Shiva, The Destroyer

Baddha

Bound

What are the Yamas?

Ahimsa


Aparigraha


Asteya


Brahmachariya


Satya

What are the Niyamas?

Ishvara pranidhana


Santosha


Sauca


Svadhyaya


Tapas

The calcaneus and _______ are 2 of the 5 bones of the foot.

Talus

What is the English translation for Nadi Shodhana?

Alternate nostril breathing

Which is not one of the 8 limbs of yoga?


A. Niyama


B. Shiva


C. Samadhi

B. Shiva

Hamstrings, quadriceps, and _______ are all muscles of the knee.

Gastrocnemius

True or false, Pratyhara is withdrawal of the senses?

True

Dharana is complete concentration to a single object or thought, true or false?

True

What are the 4 movements of the spine?

Flexion, extension, rotation, lateral flexion

In full extension the thoracic spine loses its concavity but does not "bend backwards" true or false?

True

Where do the nerves in the lumbar spine go?

Legs, pelvis, bowel, and bladder

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

Always move the sacrum and pelvis with the spine when twisting?

True

The lumbar spine has a lordotic curve that is sometimes referred to as "sway back" true or false?

True

What muscles must stretch to create a back bend?

Abdominals, psoas, intercostals

True or false, never push or pull a student into a back bend?

True

The lumbar spine is connected to the legs by the periformus, true or false?

False, the psoas

What tip would you give a student in a hip opening pose?

Know where and what you should feel

Which is the action of the triceps?

Shoulder extension and forearm extension.

The Median Nerve passes through the carpel tunnel and may cause some students pain during weight bearing on hands, true or false?

True

In order to avoid burnout from teaching yoga classes, it is important that you:

Do not neglect your own practice.

What is the single most important nonverbal communication?

Breath

If a student complains of a headache during inversions, they just need to hold it longer true or false?

False

It is impossible to reduce blood pressure without medication, true or false?

False

Where would you place a blanket to support Salamba Sarvangasana (Supported Shoulder Stand)?

Under the shoulders

List one variation of Baddha Konasana (Bound Angle)

Reclined


Reaching arms forward

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

Name one variation for the arms in Matsyasana (Fish Pose).

Under the hips


On the foot

Where, other than the back, might a student experience a limitation of flexibility during Chakrasana / Urdhva Dhanurasana (Wheel Pose)?

Wrists


Shoulders


Hips

During external rotation of the thigh, the gluteus maximus contracts, true or false?

True

What connects muscle to muscle?

Nothing

What are the 3 muscles of the hamstrings?

Semitendinosus, semimembranosus, biceps femoris

Urdhva

Upward

What is the English translation for Parsva Bakasana?

Side Crane Pose

There are 12 thoracic, 5 cervical, and 7 lumbar vertebrae, true or false?

FALSE


12 thoracic


7 cervical


5 lumbar

Mukha

Face

Padda

Foot

Janu

Knee

Hasta

Hand

Sirsa

Head

What is the most important thing to do before a hand on adjustment?

Ask permission

What are the areas to avoid, the "no go zones" during hands on adjusting?

Breast, buttocks, reproductive flesh in between legs

The _______ is the main muscle mover.

Agonist

What anatomy term means movement away from the midline?

ABduct

What is catharsis?

The process of releasing and thereby providing relief from emotions.

The 3 planes of motion are sagittal, transverse, and diagonal, true or false?

False, frontal not diagonal

Yoga is a religion, true or false?

False

Who are the 2 main characters in the Bhagavad Gita?

Krishna and Arjuna

Dharma

Duty

Karma

Action

Who was Sanjaya?

The king's seer that narrated The Gita.

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

Gemellus inferior and superior, obturator internus and externus, and quadratus femoris are the GoGoQ muscles, true or false?

True

What is one way to prevent injury in a forward fold?

Bend knees

In a forward fold, you must always press the shoulders down during a hands on adjustment, true or false?

False

What are the 3 plans of motion?

Sagittal, transverse, frontal

In a forward fold, the quadriceps are the agonist to the hamstrings, true or false?

False, quadriceps are the antagonist to the agonist hamstrings

What term means movement toward the midline of the body?

ADduct

Who wrote The Yoga Sutras?

Patanjali

Explain scapulohumeral rhythm.

Synchronized action of the shoulder joint

It's important to know the rhythm of the shoulder to recognize disfunction of the shoulder, true or false?

True

The femur, tibia, fibula, and patella are all bones of the hip, true or false?

False, these are bones of the knee

Shiva is named the Father of Ganesh, true or false?

True

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

What part of the brain is in charge of balance?

Cerebellum

The brain depends on _______ , _______ , and _______ to achieve balance?

Visual cues


Vestibular apparatus


Proprioception

Where is the vestibular apparatus located?

Inner ear

Creating a wide base of support in the foot is not important when trying to balance, true or false?

False

Keeping your feet on the ground and _______ are two modifications for crow?

Block under feet


Block under forehead


Strap around the arms

How would you use the wall to assist in Ardha Chandrasana (Half Moon)?

Back against the wall


Foot on the wall

What is one way to modify Anandtanasana (Vishnu's Couch)?

Bend the bottom leg


Head in hand


Back against wall

The shoulder joint is less mobile but more stable than the hip, true or false?

False, shoulder is more mobile

The shoulder joint is made up of what bones?

Scapula, clavicle, humerus

Ligaments have sensory nerves that protect from over stretching, true or false?

True

_______ is the most stable position for the sacrum?

Nutation

3 sounds combine for the sound of OM, true or false?

True

Name the 3 bones of the shoulder.

Clavicle, humerus, scapula

Why is Ganesh often portrayed with a broken tusk?

Keep the good, throw away the bad