Final Study Guide

Question 1

Chakra

Answer 1

The word chakra means “wheel” or “disk” and refers to energetic clusters, or accumulation points in the subtle body.

Question 2

OM or (AUM)

Answer 2

OM is the entire universe - what we can see, touch, hear and feel. Said to be the original sound that contains all other sounds, all words, all languages, and all mantras. There are 4 parts.

Question 3

Yoga

Answer 3

Yoga is skill in action. Yoga is the experience of lacking nothing. Yoga is the realization of oneness of being; the experience that we are all one.

Question 4

Bandha

Answer 4

d

Question 5

Vinyasa

Answer 5

d

Question 6

Ahimsa

Answer 6

Non-violence. Minimize the amount of harm you are causing to others in thought, word, and deed.

Question 7

Satya

Answer 7

Truthfulness. Before you speak, ask yourself, “Is it true?” “Is it kind?”

Question 8

Namaste

Answer 8

Don’t know.

Question 9

Pranayama

Answer 9

Refers to ones vital energy and life force. Our breath is the most tangible doorway into working with out own energy.

Question 10

Ujjayi

Answer 10

Don’t know.

Question 11

Asana

Answer 11

The practice of all physical yoga postures.

Question 12

Brahmacharya

Answer 12

Moderation of the senses, or sensual moderation.

Question 13

Uddiyana

Answer 13

Don’t know.

Question 14

Pratyahara

Answer 14

In practicing pratyahara, one stops reaching out through the senses toward external stimuli. Energy and attention are focused inward toward the heart and mind.

Question 15

Aparigraha

Answer 15

Non-grasping, non-hoarding. Develop sensitivity to what you really need.

Question 16

Dharana

Answer 16

Through the practice of dharana, we train our mind to focus on a single point, or object, for a prolonged period of time. The cultivation of a single-pointed requires patience, persistence, and compassion toward oneself.

Question 17

Saucha

Answer 17

Cleanliness; purity. Clean environment, body, mind, clean company.

Question 18

Asteya

Answer 18

Non-stealing. Do not take that which you haven’t earned.

Question 19

Dhyana

Answer 19

Once the body and mind have been prepared, we enter the seventh limb, dhyana, or meditation. Meditation is usually described as a graceful practice, whereas concentration is described as an effortful practice.

Question 20

Samadhi

Answer 20

The word samadhi is made up of two sanskrit words: “sama,” meaning even, and “hi,” meaning intellect. It refers to the state of complete evenness of equilibrium of the mind

Question 21

Santosha

Answer 21

Contentment, gratitude. Look to yourself and your own innate goodness for happiness; that is the only place you will truly find it. Santosha also means being present.

Question 22

Tapas

Answer 22

Self-discipline. Refers to the heat one feels when they approach their edge, or threshold of change. The heat and fire of change.

Question 23

Svadhyaya

Answer 23

Self-study and self-reflection. Be aware of your actions as they are happening.

Question 24

Patnjali

Answer 24

Patanjali is the founder of yoga. His sutras are a precise set of doctrines and principles that create the foundation for living a Yogic life.