Teaching B2

Question 1

yoga mala or garland ?

Answer 1

three fundamental techniques. These techniques bind the postures together on a string
three techniques are Ujjayi pranayama, Mula Bandha, and Uddiyana Bandha.

Question 2

pranayama meaning?

Answer 2

combination of two words, prana and ayama. Ayama means extending or stretching,means
extension of breath: the adoption of a calm, peaceful, and steady breathing pattern. When the breath is calm, the mind is also calm.

Question 3

prana?

Answer 3

can have several meanings. It is usually taken to mean inner breath or life force, and as such it makes up part of the subtle anatomy of the body. Other elements of the subtle anatomy are nadis (energy channels) and chakras (energy centers). Sometimes, however, prana is used to refer to the outer or anatomical breath.

Question 4

ujjayi pranayama

Answer 4

process of stretching the breath in anatomical body or extending the life force in subtle level.

Question 5

ujjayi breath proccess works?

Answer 5

The epiglottis is a lid on the throat that is closed when we drink water and open when we breathe. By half closing the epiglottis we stretch the breath and create a gentle hissing sound, which we listen to throughout the entire practice. The sound produced seemingly comes from the center of the chest and not from the throat.

Question 6

what shows our attitudes in postures?

Answer 6

the sound of the breath can teach us almost everything we need to learn

Question 7

Listening to the sound of your own breath benefits?

Answer 7

1. pratyahara, draws your attention inward and takes it away from external sounds. This is a meditation aid.
2. teaches us our attitude in postures

Question 8

the aim of breath deeply and how to achieve it?

Answer 8

aim is to in crease vitality. The way to achieve this is not by inhaling as much as possible but by first exhaling completely in order to create space for the new inhalation.

Question 9

two vital reasons for wanting to increase breath volume?

Answer 9

First, by increasing our inhalation we increase the amount of oxygen supplied. Second, by increasing our exhalation we exhale more toxins.(mental.emotional.physical.environmental)

Question 10

were we store these toxins in body?

Answer 10

the All of these toxins have a tendency to be held and stored in the body in “stale,” “dead” areas where there is only a small amount of oxygen, often around the joints or in adipose tissue (fat).

Question 11

how to influence the mind easily?

Answer 11

We know now that mind and breath move together. Influencing the mind directly is regarded as difficult, but through directing the breath it can be achieved much more easily.

Question 12

what is the connection between movement and breath?

Answer 12

every movement comes out of breath. Rather than moving with and following the breath, the breath should initiate the movement. Practicing this way, we will be moved by the breath like the autumn wind picking up leaves.🍁

Question 13

Absence of the Ujjayi sound, shallow breathing, and fidgeting usually indicate of?

Answer 13

mind has taken over and focus has been lost.

Question 14

Mudra meaning and is combination of?

Answer 14

mudra meaning “seal.” They are a combination of posture, breath, and bandha, and they produce the sealing of prana.

Question 15

Bandha meaning ?

Answer 15

English word “bonding.” We bond breath, movement, and awareness together.

Question 16

Mula bandha?

Answer 16

The root referred to here is the root of the spine,the center of the pelvic floor, the perineum. The perineum is the muscular body between the anus and the genitals. By slightly contracting the pubo-coccygeal (PC) muscle, which goes from the pubic bone to the tailbone (coccyx), we create an energetic seal that locks prana into the body and so prevents it from leaking out at the base of the spine.

Question 17

Mula bandha moves prana to … ?

Answer 17

Mula Bandha is said to move prana into the central channel, called sushumna,

Question 18

True posture according to Shankara and Patanjali?

Answer 18

True posture, according to Shankara, is that which leads effortlessly to meditation on Brahman and not to pain and self-torture. Patanjali says that asana is perfected when meditation on the infinite (ananta) is achieved through the releasing of excess effort.

Question 19

Uddiyana Bandha?

Answer 19

The Uddiyana Bandha of Vinyasa Yoga is a much gentler exercise. It consists of lightly contracting the lower transverse abdominis muscle, which runs horizontally across the abdomen and is used to draw the abdominal contents in against the spine.
To successfully switch on Uddiyana Bandha, it is important to isolate the upper transverse abdominis muscle from the lower part and use only the part below the navel. Doing otherwise impinges on the free movement of the diaphragm.

Question 20

Richard freeman on Uddiyana bandha?

Answer 20

Richard Freeman says that Uddiyana Bandha is in fact only a slight suction inward just above the pubic bone. The more subtle Uddiyana Bandha becomes, the more blissful, peaceful, childlike, and innocent becomes the character of the practitioner. I suggest starting by firming the abdominal wall below the navel and then, as awareness increases with years of practice, allow Uddiyana Bandha to slide downward. Again, the more subtle it becomes, the more influence Uddiyana Bandha will have on the subtle body.

Question 21

use of Mula and uddiyana bandha prescribed

Answer 21

sushumna devours time. In other words, if prana is made to enter the central channel it will devour time, which is itself a creation of the fluctuating mind and which keeps us from abiding in deep reality, the timeless consciousness (Brahman). Time is the operating system of the human mind; to go beyond time is to go beyond mind. This is possible when the great bird of prana flies up in sushumna, and sushumna devours time.

Question 22

why prana should be directed into sushumna by closing the ida and pingala.?

Answer 22

time (which we perceive as the fluctuation of night and day) is produced by the sun and moon.In other words, it is the illusion of time that prevents us from recognizing deep reality (Brahman), which is timeless and is fabricated by the moment of inner breath (prana)in the pingala (solar) and ida (lunar) energy channels.

Question 23

what is the natural state of the mind/human?

Answer 23

The concept of yoga, on the other hand, holds that we are always in the original state of bliss, which is consciousness.

Question 24

what is basic concept of the mind?

Answer 24

is that we are lacking. This lack, according to the mind, can only be alleviated through a constant supply of stimulation from outside.

Question 25

upanishad and yoga explanations about mind?

Answer 25

The Upanishads explain that the senses deliver the fuel for the mind in the form of sense objects. The mind then develops desires, which are the source of suffering. The mind’s basic concept is that we are lacking. This lack, according to the mind, can only be alleviated through a constant supply of stimulation from outside. The concept of yoga, on the other hand, holds that we are always in the original and pristine state of bliss, which is consciousness. This original state is formless, however; and, since the mind has the tendency to attach itself to whatever comes along next, we forget our true nature. Sense withdrawal means to accept the fact that external stimuli can never truly fulfill us. Once that is accepted, we are free to realize that what we were desperately looking for on the outside was present inside all along. The Upanishads explain further that, as a fire dies down when the fuel is withheld, so the mind will return to its source when the fuel of the senses is withheld.

Question 26

Drishti is a practice of which 2 limbs of yoga?

Answer 26

Pratyahara and Dharana.In time dharana will lead to meditation (dhyana).
In the Ashtanga Vinyasa method, drishti is one of the vital techniques to draw the prana inward.

Question 27

which awareness draws prana inward?

Answer 27

awareness that does not depend on visual clues.
This type of awareness draws prana inward, which corresponds to what the Upanishads call dissolving the mind into the heart.

Question 28

Aim of yoga According to A. G. Mohan?

Answer 28

the aim of yoga is to concentrate the prana in the body, whereas it is usually scattered. A scattered prana will correspond to a scattered state of mind.

Question 29

One of the greatest traps in physical yoga is?

Answer 29

to get identified with postures and preoccupied with the body. To perceive the awareness that witnesses sitting in Padmasana — that is yoga.

Question 30

The core idea of Vinyasa Yoga is?

Answer 30

is to shift emphasis from posture to breath and therefore to realize that postures, like all forms, are impermanent.
Vinyasa Yoga is a meditation on impermanence. The only thing permanent in the practice is the constant focus on the breath.