Week 6 Flashcards
What is the practice of abhyanga?
Studying vigorously
Eating right for your dosha
Self oil massage
Repeating a mantra out loud
Self oil massage
What is the golden rule of Ayurveda, whether for the individual, time of day, season, or time of life?
Opposites heal
Gunas are the qualities or states of being that we can see in ourselves and in the world around us. Which of the following describes the qualities of rajas?
Inertia, darkness, death (example: a seed resting inert in the darkness of earth)
Activity, movement, growth (example: seedling cracks through the earth’s surface to reach the sun)
Balance, harmony (example: perfectly ripened fruit or flower blossom)
Activity, movement, growth (example: seedling cracks through the earth’s surface to reach the sun)
Gunas are the qualities or states of being that we can see in ourselves and in the world around us. Which of the following describes the qualities of sattva? *
Inertia, darkness, death (example: a seed resting inert in the darkness of earth)
Activity, movement, growth (example: seedling cracks through the earth’s surface to reach the sun)
Balance, harmony (example: perfectly ripened fruit or flower blossom)
Balance, harmony (example: perfectly ripened fruit or flower blossom)
What are the 3 causes of imbalance or disease, according to Ayurveda? *
Living out of rhythm (time of day, time of life, season)
Drinking coffee
Crimes against wisdom
Being greedy
Not living out your soul’s purpose
Disrespecting your senses
Living out of rhythm (time of day, time of life, season)
Crimes against wisdom
Disrespecting your senses
Why is dinacharya important for your nervous system and Vata dosha?
Routine in regulating nervous system which is a Vata imbalance
Name 1 thing you plan to add to your dinacharya every morning
Splash cold water on face
Clean eyes with cold water
Oil pulling
Scrape the tongue
In eka pada kapotasana (1-leg pigeon pose), what is the action(s) at the KNEE JOINT of the FRONT leg? * Flexed Extended Abducted Adducted Internally rotated Externally rotated
Flexed
In eka pada kapotasana (1-leg pigeon pose), what is the action(s) at the KNEE JOINT of the BACK leg? * Flexed Extended Abducted Adducted Internally rotated Externally rotated
Extended
In eka pada kapotasana (1-leg pigeon pose), what is the action(s) at the HIP JOINT of the BACK leg? Flexed Extended Abducted Adducted Internally rotated Externally rotated
Extended
In eka pada kapotasana (1-leg pigeon pose), what is the action(s) at the HIP JOINT of the BACK leg? * Flexed Extended Abducted Adducted Internally rotated Externally rotated
Extended
If someone feels pain in the front knee while in pigeon, how can they modify the posture?
Use a blocks under the hips/sit bones
Bring the front heel closer to the body (shin not parallel to the mat)
Lay on the back in the figure 4. Front shit to chest
Pinwheel shape of the legs
If someone is uncomfortable in savasana, what props can you use to help them to find comfort and support? How would you use those props? *
Blanket or bolster under head, back, knees
Knees bent, soles of feet to the body, turn toes in toes out and knees rest on one another
One of the physiological effects of prolonged stress or early trauma is increased time spent in our __________
parasympathetic nervous system
sympathetic nervous system
sympathetic nervous system
You cannot ___________ what you do not acknowledge
Heal
