Asanas Flashcards
What pose can be called spinal balance?
balancing table
where should the feet be in bridge pose?
hip distance
how can we protect the neck in bridge pose?
tuck chin to chest
what degree should the legs be lifted up by to advance boat pose
45 degrees
how can beginners modify boat pose?
keep feet on ground
keep hands on thighs
keep hands behind them on mat
what can bound angle pose also be called?
Cobbler’s pose or Butterfly pose
what is Sanskrit for cat pose?
Marjaryasana
Where should the weight be in chair pose?
in heels
what are the arm options for chair pose?
palms together at chest
arms reaching up towards sky
arms straight out in front
what degree should elbows be bent in chaturanga?
90
how can beginners modify chaturanga?
on knees
what is sanskrit for cobra?
Bhujangasana
how do we modify extended side angle if the hand can not reach outer edge of foot?
place a block by foot or place forearm onto thigh
what is sanskrit for eagle pose?
Garudasana
when is easy pose normally done in a class?
start
In half moon, how many inches should the hand touching the floor be away from feet?
8-12
in happy baby, shoulder should be…
pressed into mat
what is sanskrit for happy baby pose?
ananda balasana
what is a modification pose if high lunge is too intense?
crescent lunge
how do we ground down in mountain pose?
lift up through the natural arches of feet
where does the fold come from in a standing forward fold?
hips
where should the twist come from in a seated spinal twist?
the core
in seated straddle we should root down through what
sit bones
should the shoulders lift off the mat in supine twist?
no
where should the foot not rest in tree pose?
the knee
what is sanskrit for traingle pose?
Utthita trikonasana
when should plow pose be practiced
the end of class
what pose can be modified by lying on back
pigeon
what should we look out for in reverse warrior?
knee splayed out to the side
hunched shoulders
back foot lifting
what is modification for upwards dog?
cobra
what is sanskrit for warrior
Virabhadrasana
in warrior III our front knee should be …. and our back foot should be …
locked
flexed downwards
to deepen the back bend in wheel pose, we should focus on deepening the stretch where?
hip flexors and quads
where should our feet be in wheel pose?
parallel to each other
