Week 2

Question 1

The origins of yoga are tt5,000 - 10,000 years old and the first use of the term “yoga” is found in the ancient scripture, composed of four books known as the ______.

Answer 1

Vedas

Question 2

Modern global yoga is only - 150 years old, and the styles we practice today are largely based on the teachings of Pattabhi Jois (Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga), BKS Iyengar, (Iyengar Yoga) and TKV Desikachar (Viniyoga, Yoga Therapy). Although he never left India, ________ was the guru of all three of these teachers, and is widely considered as the “father of modern yoga.”

Answer 2

Tirumalai Krishnamacharya

Question 3

Define the Marga to its description

Jnana Yoga

Answer 3

Knowledge

Question 4

Define the Marga to its description

Karma Yoga

Answer 4

Action

Question 5

Define the Marga to its description

Raja or Astanga Yoga

Answer 5

8 Limbed Path

Question 6

Define the Marga to its description

Bhakti Yoga

Answer 6

Devotion

Question 7

Define the Marga to its description

Hatha Yoga

Answer 7

Physical

Question 8

What does the Sanskrit word “veda” mean?

Answer 8

Knowledge, wisdom

Question 9

Which sacred text (a small section of the great epic, Mahabharata) translates to “Song of the Lord,” is written as a dialogue and informs us how to live yoga as a practice of skillful action?

Answer 9

Bhagavad Gita

Question 10

Who is credited with compiling the Yoga Sutra?

Answer 10

Patanjali

Question 11

How would you briefly describe what the Yoga Sutra is?

Answer 11

How, what and why we practice yoga.

Question 12

What is one translation of the first yoga sutra (atha yoganusasanam)?

Answer 12

Atha = And now begins
Yoga = yoga as union of all things
Anusasanam = instruction or learning or inquiry

And now, the inquiry of yoga begins.

Question 13

In what sacred text can you find the 8 limbs?

Answer 13

Yoga Sutra

Question 14

What are the first 4 limbs?

Answer 14

Yamas, Niyamas, asana, pranayama

Question 15

What does the word “Yama” translate to?

Answer 15

Restraint

Question 16

What is the first Yama?

Answer 16

Ahimsa

Question 17

What Yama is briefly described by the act of non-stealing?

Answer 17

Asteya

Question 18

What is the difference between bhujangasana and urdhva mukha svanasana?

Answer 18

Up dog - thighs and hips off the floor

Cobra - thighs and hips on floor

Question 19

Is chatarunga dandasana a distinct posture or a transitional movement?

Answer 19

A distinct posture

Question 20

What are different ways to modify chatarunga dandasana and make it less demanding?

Answer 20

Knees to mat, 2 blocks and lower only 1/3 down

Question 21

We can start to spin from stress with frustration, worry, and overwhelm. Which guardian shows up when we create a wall of righteousness, feel the need to explain everything, and strive to be understood?

Answer 21

Protector/Defender

Question 22

The parasympathetic nervous system is associated with which of the following?

Answer 22

Rest and Digest

Question 23

When we start to spin from stress, what is one immediate tool we can use to turn on the parasympathetic nervous system?

Answer 23

Breath

Question 24

What short-lived hormone gives you the feeling of hitting the goal, achieving or finding something?

Answer 24

Dopamine

Question 25

What long-lived hormone makes us social and contributes to the feeling of love, friendship, and trust?

Answer 25

Oxytocin