Introduction To Specialized Practices

Question 1

Third Eye Chakra, located in the middle of the forehead, slightly above the eyebrows

Answer 1

Ajna chakra

Question 2

Heart Chakra, located at the heart

Answer 2

Anahata chakra

Question 3

The Bliss body; the seat of the soul and the supreme seat of wisdom

Answer 3

Anandamaya kosha

Question 4

The physical body including muscles, bones, tendons, ligaments, fascia, and the nadi system

Answer 4

Annamaya kosha

Question 5

The brain, spine, and peripheral nerves that send messages and control functions throughout the body

Answer 5

Central nervous system

Question 6

Energetic centers of the body; seven in total

Answer 6

Chakras

Question 7

The feminine, left nadi that sits next to the sushumna

Answer 7

Ida

Question 8

The five sheaths of the body

Answer 8

Koshas

Question 9

The solar plexus chakra, located in the upper abdomen, below the rib cage

Answer 9

Manipura chakra

Question 10

The mental body, composed of three compartments: unconscious mental fluctuations, conscious, mental fluctuations, and superconscious interpretation of Pure Awareness

Answer 10

Manomaya kosha

Question 11

System of nerves and plexuses that run throughout the entire body and help the body communicate unconsciously with our extremities and organs

Answer 11

Meridians

Question 12

The root chakra, located just below the tailbone

Answer 12

Muladhara chakra

Question 13

The energetic pathways present in the tissues and the subtle bodies

Answer 13

Nadi system

Question 14

The five energetic bodies, or koshas

Answer 14

Panchamaya kosha system

Question 15

Part of the nervous system that exists outside the brain and spinal cord (note that the brain and spinal cord are where the central nervous system is located)

Answer 15

Peripheral nervous system

Question 16

The masculine, right nadi that sits next to the sushumna

Answer 16

Pingala

Question 17

Breath of life

Answer 17

Prana

Question 18

The energetic body; the air energy needed for respiration

Answer 18

Pranamaya kosha

Question 19

A yoga practice specifically modified for women postpartum

Answer 19

Postnatal Yoga

Question 19

A yoga practice specifically modified for women who are expecting

Answer 19

Prenatal Yoga

Question 20

The soul as reflected by the intellect

Answer 20

Pure Awareness

Question 21

A practice that is heavily propped so that the student feels no sensation at all, is deeply relaxed, and remains in one pose for up to 20 minutes

Answer 21

Restorative

Question 22

The crown chakra; our connection to the universal consciousness

Answer 22

Sahasrara chakra

Question 23

The central channel for awakening kundalini energy

Answer 23

Sushumna

Question 24

The sacral chakra, located at the sacrum, two inches below the navel

Answer 24

Svadhisthana chakra

Question 25

The intellectual body, used to tap into universal knowledge about where psychic energy lives

Answer 25

Vijnanamaya kosha

Question 26

Your current constitution in the practice of Ayurveda

Answer 26

Vikriti

Question 27

The throat chakra, located in the neck

Answer 27

Vishuddha chakra

Question 28

Masculine, solar energy

Answer 28

Yang

Question 29

Feminine, lunar energy

Answer 29

Yin

Question 30

A practice where the focus is on compressing the joints to strength and heal the surrounding tissue; poses are held for six to ten minutes and sensation is intense, but not painful

Answer 30

Yin Yoga

Question 31

The union of spirit and experience; a yoking, coupling, or marriage

Answer 31

Yoga

Question 32

A practice similar to guided meditation where students are led through the panchamaya kosha system towards deep states of relaxation

Answer 32

Yoga Nidra