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1
Q

_________________________ pose is sometimes referred to as ‘spinal balance’

A

Balancing Table

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2
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If there are knee issues in Balancing Table pose, we can modify by doing which of the following?

A

Using a folded blanket or mat under their knees

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3
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In Bridge pose, feet should be about ___________________________.

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Hip-distance apart

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4
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In Bridge pose, to protect the neck we can do which of the following?

A

Tuck the chin into the chest

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5
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Boat pose can be advanced by lifting the legs up to what degree?

A

45 degrees

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6
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Beginners in Boat pose could modify how?

A

feet on the ground, hands on thighs or keep hands behind back

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7
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Bound Angle pose is sometimes referred to as?

A

Butterfly or cobbler’s pose

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8
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Which of the following is not something to look for in Bound Angle pose?

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Collapsed Chest (Yes), Forced Knees to the ground (yes), Stained wrists (no), strained neck (yes)

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9
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Crescent Lunge stretches which of the following?

A

Hips, chest and ankles

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10
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What is the sanskrit term for Cat pose?

A

Marjaryasana

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11
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If you have knee discomfort or knee injury in Cat pose, you could modify in which of the following ways?

A

Place a blanket under the knees

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12
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In Chair pose, what is a good teaching cue for the feet?

A

Press weight into the heels

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13
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In Chair pose, the arms can be positioned how?

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1) Palms together at the chest, 2) Arms up to the sky, 3) arms straight in front parallel to mat

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14
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In Chatarunga, the elbows should be bent at about which degree?

A

90 degrees

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15
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To modify Chaturanga for beginners, we can do which of the following?

A

Practice a modified chaturanga on the knees (Half Chaturanga)

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16
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In Child’s Pose, if the forehead cannot reach the ground, we can place a folded blanket or _________________________ under it.

A

Block

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17
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Child’s pose stretches which of the following body parts?

A

Shoulders, ankles and spine

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18
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What is the sanskrit word for Cobra pose?

A

Bhujangasana

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19
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In Cobra pose, the arms should stay hugged into the body.

A

True

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20
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Cow pose is often coupled with which other pose?

A

CAT

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21
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In Cow pose, it is a good teaching cue to instruct that the knees are directly under the _________________ and wrists are directly under the ______________________?

A

Hips and shoulders

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22
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Which of the following is not a teaching cue for Downward Facing Dog?

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1) Pull the belly into the spine (Y), 2) Engage quads (Y), 3) Bend elbows 90d (NO), 4) press heels into the mat (Y)

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23
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In Downward Facing Dog, the fingers should be spread wide on the mat.

A

True

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24
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In Extended Side Angle, the chest should be?

A

Lifted

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25
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In Extended Side Angle, if the hand cannot extend to the outer edge of the foot, we could modify by doing what?

A

1) Place block by the foot or 2) place front forearm into the top front thigh

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26
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What is the sanskrit word for Eagle pose?

A

Garudasana

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27
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In Eagle pose, we want to ____________ the hips and ______________________ up through the spine.

A

Sink into, lengthen

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28
Q

Easy pose is often done during the _____________________ of class.

A

Beginning

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29
Q

In Easy pose, we want to focus on rooting down through the ___________________________?

A

Sit bones

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30
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In Half Moon pose, it is a good cue to lock the standing knee.

A

False

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31
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In Half Moon pose, we want our finger tips to be about how many inches away from our standing foot?

A

8-12 inches

32
Q

For beginners or students who are not as flexible in Half Way Lift pose, we could modify by doing which of the following?

A

Bending the knees

33
Q

In Half Way Lift, we want to focus on keeping the neck _______________________.

A

Lenghthened

34
Q

In Happy Baby pose, shoulders should be ____________________.

A

Pressed to the mat

35
Q

Sanskrit for Happy Baby Pose

A

Ananda Balasana

36
Q

In High Lunge, the shoulders should be?

A

Down away from your ears

37
Q

If High Lunge is too intense, we could modify by offering which of the following poses?

A

Crescent Lunge

38
Q

In Mountain pose, we ground down by ________________________.

A

Lifting up through the natural arches of the feet

39
Q

In Mountain pose, we should engage which of the following?

A

Core and Quads

40
Q

Savasana is sometimes referred to as ________________________?

A

Corpse

41
Q

Savasana cannot be enhanced by using which of the following props?

A

Strap

42
Q

Savasana cannot be enhanced by using which of the following props?

A

Strap

43
Q

In Seated Forward Fold, if the hamstrings are tight, we can place a blanket or bolster under the knees.

A

True

44
Q

In Seated Forward Fold, we should make sure the back is not _________________________?

A

rounded

45
Q

In Seated Spinal Twist, we should allow the twist to come from where?

A

Core

46
Q

Seated Spinal Twist is sometimes referred to as?

A

Seated Half Fish

47
Q

In Side Plank, the shoulders do not need to be stacked.

A

False

48
Q

In Side Plank, the neck should be in line with the ____________________________?

A

Head

49
Q

To modify Standing Forward Fold, we can keep the ____________________ bent.

A

Kness

50
Q

In Standing Forward Fold, we should fold from where?

A

Hips

51
Q

In Seated Straddle, we should root down through the ______________________.

A

Sit Bones

52
Q

In Supine Twist, if the knees do not fall entirely to the side, we can modify in which way?

A

Blanket

53
Q

In Supine Twist, the shoulders can lift off the mat.

A

False

54
Q

In Three-Legged Dog, it is a good teaching cue to keep the hips squared to the front of the mat.

A

True

55
Q

In Three-Legged Dog, our shoulders should be ________________________ and our core should be ___________________________.

A

Broadened, engaged

56
Q

In Tree pose, we should not allow our lifted foot to rest where?

A

Knee

57
Q

In Tree pose, our standing knee should have _____________________?

A

a soft microbend

58
Q

What is the sanskrit word for Triangle pose?

A

Utthita Trikonasana

59
Q

Which of the following cannot be used as a modifying prop in Triangle pose?

A

strap

60
Q

Plow pose is usually practiced during which part of a yoga class?

A

end

61
Q

In Plow pose, we should focus on keeping weight in which area of the body?

A

shoulders

62
Q

For beginners, ____________ can be modified by practicing the poses lying down on the back.

A

Pigeon pose

63
Q

In Pigeon pose, the back foot should be ____________________________?

A

rested pressed down onto the mat

64
Q

In Reverse Warrior, which is of the following should we look out for in our students?

A

knees splayed out to the side, shoulders hunched over, back foot liftng

65
Q

In Reverse Warrior, a good teaching cue is to keep length in the side ribs.

A

True

66
Q

We can modify Upward Facing Dog with which pose?

A

Cobra

67
Q

In Upward Facing Dog, our knees are _________________ and our quads are __________________________.

A

lifted, engaged

68
Q

In Wide-Legged Forward Fold, we should allow the fold to come from where?

A

hips

69
Q

n Wide Legged Forward Fold, we can use which prop if the head or hands cannot reach the ground?

A

block

70
Q

In Warrior I, our front foot should be about __________ degrees and the back foot in at about ________ degrees.

A

90, 455

71
Q

What is the sanskrit term for Warrior I?

A

Virabhadrasana I

72
Q

In Warrior II, the front knee should be ____________ the front ankle.

A

stacked over

73
Q

In Warrior II, the back foot should be lifted off the mat

A

false

74
Q

In Warrior III, our front knee should not be __________________ and the back foot should be ____________________________.

A

locked, flexed down

75
Q

Beginners can practice Warrior III using which of the following?

A

chair, wall

76
Q

In Wheel pose, to deepen the back bend, we want to focus on deepening the stretch of the _____________________ and ______________________?

A

Hip flexors, quads

77
Q

In Wheel pose, our feet should be in what position?

A

parallel to each other

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