Yoga History Week 1 YTT Flashcards
Who wrote the yoga sutras?
Patanjali
What is a sutra?
A thread/strand/series of teachings similar to verses in the bible
How long does yoga date back?
3,500 years +
Is this the end all be all of yoga?
No
What is Tantra yoga?
radical techniques to cleanse the body and mind to break the knots that bind us to our physical existence (expand and liberate)
What is Hatha yoga?
Willful and forceful yoga practice
What are Ayurveda’s 3 Pillars of Health?
Food
Sleep
Sex (Energy)
Do yoga and Ayurveda have the same goal of self-realization?
Yes
Elements
unique qualities that help us describe the universe and life
What are the 5 elements?
Ether, Air, Fire, Water, Earth
What is Ether related sensory?
Hearing
What is Air related sensory?
Touch
What is the Fire related sensory?
See
What is Water-related sensory?
Taste
What is Earth-related sensory?
Smell
What is the universal sound?
Omm
What are the qualities of Ether?
clear, light, subtle, soft, immeasurable
What are the qualities of Air?
mobile, dry, light, cold, rough, subtle
What are the qualities of Fire?
hot, sharp, light, dry, subtle
What are the qualities of Water?
cool, liquid, dull, soft, oily, slimy
What are the qualities of Earth?
heavy, dull, static, dense, hard, gross
The two journeys of consciousness into matter?
Purusha and Prakruti
Another word for Purusha?
Sheva
Another word for Prakruti?
Shakti
What is Sheva?
Pure awareness, never dies, what sees, “witness” the goal of yoga is to return to this, some views as female
What is Shakti?
Creativity, creative potential, energy, the substance of the universe, what is seen, view as male
Vata is a combination of?
Ether and Air
Pitta is a combination of?
Fire and Water
Kapha is a combination of?
Earth and Water
What does yoga mean?
Attentiveness in Action
What are the eight limbs of yoga?
Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana, and Samadhi
Yama
Restraint, Code of Conduct
What are the five Yamas?
Ahimsa, Satya, Asteya, Brahmacharya, Aparigraha
Niyama
Precept, self-discipline, study+devotion
Asana
Posture yoga poses
Pranayama
Suspension of Breath | Lifeforce
Pratayahara
Withdrawing the Senses (inner reflection)
Dharana
Concentration
Dhyana
Meditation
Samadhi
Integration - bliss or enlightenment
What are the five niyamas?
Saucha, santosa, tapas, svadhyaya, isvara pranidhana
Ahimsa
Non- Violence
Satya
Truthfulness
Asteya
Non-Stealing
Brahmacharya
Celibacy
Aparigraha
Non-greed
Saucha
Cleanliness
Santosha
Contentment
Tapas
Discipline
Svadhyaya
Self-study
Isvara Pranidhana
Contemplation of a higher power
What are the 4 paths of yoga?
Bhakti, Karma, Gyana, Raja
Characteristics of Bhatki Yoga
to feel love, connecting to the divine is never broken, being in love with love itself, easier path
Characteristics of Karma Yoga
To act, performing action without the attachment to the outcome, selfless self-service, doing the right thing, all desires are meant to serve a higher power
Characteristics of Gyana Yoga
path of knowledge, self-study, wisdom, enlightenment through the process of reason- most difficult path as it uses the mind to go beyond themselves and realize you are one with the Divine. Who am I?
Characteristics of Raja Yoga
also known as Ashtanga aka Eight Limbs of Yoga, the process of molding our character and life to the experience of enlightenment
What are the five causes of suffering according to the Vendanta?
- not knowing who we are
- attachment: clinging to things that are impermanent and having expectations
- Aversion: trying to avoid things that are not real
- Identifying with the ego and creating separate realities
- Fear of death
