Semester 1

Question 1

What is Vinyasa Krama?

Answer 1

The process connecting:

• Breath (Pranayama)
• Body (sariram) check this one
• Bodylock (bandha)
• Intention (sankalpa)

Into the practice.

Question 2

What are: sur·ya·na·mas·kar?

Answer 2

Sunsalutations. Sur.ya.na.mas.kar are sun salutations.

Question 3

How would you sequence a general class?

Answer 3

• Sankalpa - INTENTION, aim, plan, focus, vow
• Chant -
• Limbering - warming up for movement
• Surya Namaskar A (sun salutation) A - (A beginers).
• Surya Namaskar B - sun salutations. (B more strenuous)
• Standing Poses -
• Standing Balancing -
• Standing Forward Folds -
• Seated Forward Folds -
• Spine Twists (seated/supine) -
• Back Bends (pronated/supine) -
• Inversions - head below your heart and hips, therefore “inverting” your body.
• Pranayama (optional) - breathing
• Savasana - Corpse Pose
• Savasana (shah-VAH-sah-nah or shih-VAH-snah) is the final resting pose at the end.
• Meditation (optional) -
• Poem/Inspirational Reading -
• Closing Chant

Question 4

What is an inversion?

Answer 4

Poses that place your head below your heart and hips, therefore “inverting” your body from its normal upright position. Any pose in which your heart is higher from the ground than your head is considered an inversion asana.

Question 5

How would you sequence a class SHORT NOTE

Answer 5

• Sankalpa - INTENTION, aim, plan, focus, vow
• Chant -
• Limbering - warming up for movement
• Surya Namaskar A (sun salutation) A - (A beginers).
• Surya Namaskar B - sun salutations. (B more strenuous)
• Standing Poses -
• Standing Balancing -
• Standing Forward Folds -
• Seated Forward Folds -
• Spine Twists (seated/supine) -
• Back Bends (pronated/supine) -
• Inversions - head below your heart and hips.
• Pranayama (optional) - breathing
• Savasana - Corpse Pose (shah-VAH-sah-nah or shih-VAH-snah) is the final resting pose.
• Meditation (optional) -
• Poem/Inspirational Reading -
• Closing Chant

Question 6

What is the Sanskrit word for breath?

Answer 6

Pranayama

Question 7

What is the Sanskrit word for body lock?

Answer 7

Badha

Question 8

What is the Sanskrit word for body?

Answer 8

Sariram

Question 9

What is the Sanskrit word for intention?

Answer 9

Sankalpa

Question 10

What is Vinyasa krama?

Answer 10

The process connecting:

• Pranayama (breath)
• Sariram (body)
• Bandha (bodylock)
• Sankalpa (intention)

Into the practice.