Asanas Flashcards

1
Q

What pose can be called spinal balance?

A

balancing table

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2
Q

where should the feet be in bridge pose?

A

hip distance

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3
Q

how can we protect the neck in bridge pose?

A

tuck chin to chest

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4
Q

what degree should the legs be lifted up by to advance boat pose

A

45 degrees

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5
Q

how can beginners modify boat pose?

A

keep feet on ground
keep hands on thighs
keep hands behind them on mat

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6
Q

what can bound angle pose also be called?

A

Cobbler’s pose or Butterfly pose

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7
Q

what is Sanskrit for cat pose?

A

Marjaryasana

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8
Q

Where should the weight be in chair pose?

A

in heels

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9
Q

what are the arm options for chair pose?

A

palms together at chest
arms reaching up towards sky
arms straight out in front

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10
Q

what degree should elbows be bent in chaturanga?

A

90

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11
Q

how can beginners modify chaturanga?

A

on knees

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12
Q

what is sanskrit for cobra?

A

Bhujangasana

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13
Q

how do we modify extended side angle if the hand can not reach outer edge of foot?

A

place a block by foot or place forearm onto thigh

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14
Q

what is sanskrit for eagle pose?

A

Garudasana

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15
Q

when is easy pose normally done in a class?

A

start

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16
Q

In half moon, how many inches should the hand touching the floor be away from feet?

17
Q

in happy baby, shoulder should be…

A

pressed into mat

18
Q

what is sanskrit for happy baby pose?

A

ananda balasana

19
Q

what is a modification pose if high lunge is too intense?

A

crescent lunge

20
Q

how do we ground down in mountain pose?

A

lift up through the natural arches of feet

21
Q

where does the fold come from in a standing forward fold?

21
Q

where should the twist come from in a seated spinal twist?

22
Q

in seated straddle we should root down through what

23
Q

should the shoulders lift off the mat in supine twist?

24
where should the foot not rest in tree pose?
the knee
25
what is sanskrit for traingle pose?
Utthita trikonasana
26
when should plow pose be practiced
the end of class
27
what pose can be modified by lying on back
pigeon
28
what should we look out for in reverse warrior?
knee splayed out to the side hunched shoulders back foot lifting
29
what is modification for upwards dog?
cobra
30
what is sanskrit for warrior
Virabhadrasana
31
in warrior III our front knee should be .... and our back foot should be ...
locked flexed downwards
32
to deepen the back bend in wheel pose, we should focus on deepening the stretch where?
hip flexors and quads
33
where should our feet be in wheel pose?
parallel to each other