History of Yoga

Question 1

Rig, Sama, Yajur, Atharva are books of the . . .

Answer 1

Vedas

Question 2

4500-1500 BCE - which period?

Answer 2

Vedic Period

Question 3

1500-1000 BCE- which period?

Answer 3

Upanishadic Period

Question 4

Over 200 texts, 12 main ones, produced by highly prosperous and intellectual civilization

Answer 4

Upanishads

Question 5

Epic text, part of which is Bhagavad Gita

Answer 5

Mahabharata

Question 6

Author/compiler of Yoga Sutra

Answer 6

Patanjali

Question 7

A world view created from Upanishads and Gita

Answer 7

Vedanta

Question 8

Asanas, shat kriyas, mudras, subtle body, kundalini, shakti come from . . .

Answer 8

Hatha Yoga

Question 9

500-1300 CE, developed for needs of Kali Yuga - which period?

Answer 9

Tantric Period

Question 10

1300-1800 CE, influence of colonialism - which period?

Answer 10

Empiric Period

Question 11

1800 CE-present

Answer 11

Modern Period

Question 12

Influenced by Western thought, came to US in 1893

Answer 12

Swami Vivekananda

Question 13

Founder of Self Realization Fellowship

Answer 13

Paramahansa Yogananda

Question 14

Taught a version of yoga and tantra, trained female dancers as yoga teachers

Answer 14

Pierre Arnold Bernard, The Omnipotent Oom

Question 15

Gymnastjcs, calisthenics - response to Indian nationalism

Answer 15

Physical Cultural Movement

Question 16

Sun salutation in Sanskrit

Answer 16

surya namaskar

Question 17

Founder of modern Ashtanga style

Answer 17

K. Pattabhi Jois

Question 18

Proponent of modern alignment-based style

Answer 18

BKS Iyengar

Question 19

Teacher of modern teachers

Answer 19

Krishnamacharya

Question 20

translates to “sitting near”

Answer 20

Upanishad