Leisure activity Flashcards
It is defined as a means of refreshing one’s strength and spirit after work.
Recreation
It can be a leisure activity that diverts your attention to a new undertaking where you might be interested in.
Recreation
Yoga comes from the ______________ word ____ that means “_____________________.”
Sanskrit, yuj, to join together
Yoga evolved from the ________________ civilization that existed more than _____________ years ago in ________.
Indus-Sarasvati, 5,000, India
It is caused by the contraction and the relaxation of the respiratory muscles.
Breathing
Yoga became popular in the United States only after _______________ opened her yoga studio in Hollywood in _________>
Indra Devi, 1947
A passive process for inactive people.
Breathing out
The increase in air volume in the lungs could not be achieved with deeper inhalation only but by ___________________ as well.
forced exhalation
Normal volume of air displaced by the lungs between normal inhalation and exhalation when extra effort is not applied.
Tidal volume
It is very important in the respiration process as well.
Carbon dioxide
Its concentration in the blood is one of the determining factors for the breathing process.
Carbon dioxide
It increases energy supply of the body.
Bohr effect
An observable effect of lower than normal carbon dioxide concentration.
Hyperventilation
Complete yoga breathing sequence
- Abdominal (diaphragmatic) breathing
- Tiger breathing
- Clavicle (lung tip) breathing
- Complete breathing
Make sure that the cloth is either _________ or ___________.
nylon, cotton
The word yoga was first mentioned in the _____________.
Rig Veda
The oldest Hindu sacred writings.
Rig Veda
Vedas was also called as ________________.
praise of knowledge
A collection of articles containing songs, mantras, and rituals used by the Brahmans or the Vedic Priests.
Vedas
They got the idea of ritual sacrifice from the Vedas and internalized it.
Upanishads
action yoga
karma yoga
wisdom yoga
jnana-yoga
He captivated his audience with lectures on yoga and the university of world religions.
Swami Vivekananda
He opened the first hatha yoga school in 1924.
Krishna
It is helpful if the abdomen would not move at the start.
The practice of “tiger breathing”
