Teaching Yoga G-K

Question 1

galava

Answer 1

indian sageg

Question 2

garuda

Answer 2

eagle

Question 3

gheranda

Answer 3

a sage

Question 4

gomukha

Answer 4

cow head

Question 5

guna

Answer 5

rope, something that binds - sattava, rajas and tamas

Question 6

guru

Answer 6

one that illuminates the spiritual path

Question 7

hala

Answer 7

plough

Question 8

Hanuman

Answer 8

monkey god - son of Anjaneya and Vayu

Question 9

Hasta

Answer 9

Hand or arm

Question 10

Hatha Yoga

Answer 10

physical purification practices first described in written form in the 14th Century

Question 11

humerus

Answer 11

upper arm bone

Question 12

hyperextension

Answer 12

extension of a joint beyond 180 degree

Question 13

ida

Answer 13

nadi or channel of energy starting from left nostril to crown of head to base of spine

Question 14

insertion of muscles

Answer 14

end of the muscles that is distant from the center of the body

Question 15

ishvara

Answer 15

supreme being - brahman with form

Question 16

isometric exercise

Answer 16

exercise in which muscles do not get shortened

Question 17

isotonic exercise

Answer 17

exercise that involves shortening of a muscle

Question 18

jalandhara bandha

Answer 18

chin lock where the chin is drawn toward the collarbones

Question 19

janu

Answer 19

knee

Question 20

jathara

Answer 20

belly

Question 21

jnana

Answer 21

sacred knowledge derived from meditation on higher truths of religion and philosophy which teaches people how to understand their own nature

Question 22

kapala

Answer 22

skull

Question 23

kapalabhati

Answer 23

skull cleansing pranayama technique

Question 24

kapha

Answer 24

one of the 3 ayurvedic humors

Question 25

kapota

Answer 25

pigeon, dove

Question 26

karma

Answer 26

action

Question 27

karma yoga

Answer 27

the yoga of action