Yoga Medicine Questions Flashcards
As a teacher, when teaching the chakras, it is key for you to have your students take the time to notice where they are starting from.
True
Bandhas mudras support & direct the flow of energy during yoga practice.
TRUE
Drishti means ______.
focal point
In Anjaneyasana (crescent lunge), the following cues all aim to support the lumbar: sacrum lengthens toward floor; cinch waist;front ribs back toward spine.
TRUE
In Ardha chandrasana (half moon pose), the standing leg/hip is externally rotated.
False
In backbends, the pelvis should be anteriorly tilted.
False
In Chaturanga (low push up) the biceps are eccentrically contracting.
FALSE
In general, when cueing you will exhale with opening &; expanding, lifting the arms, &; rising against gravity.
False
In Indian philosophy, the Vedas &; Upanishads are considered to be of lesser authority than the Bhagavad Gita.
FALSE
In order to stabilize the shoulder, you must stabilize the ______.
Scapula and the humeral head
In Upavistha konasana (wide-angle seated forward bend), which of the following is lengthening/stretching the most?
Semimembranosus and; semitendinosus
In Utthita trikonasana (extended triangle or triangle), you are looking for Tadasana alignment in the torso.
True
In Vasisthasana (side plank), it is important to:
a) Hug your femurs into their sockets.
b) Hug your shoulder into
c) Press the floor away.
d) Slightly extend the
thoracic spine.
e) All of the above
f) b &;; c only
?
In Virabhadrasana A (warrior 1), the feet are on a heel-to-heel intersection, or on a tightrope.
False
In Virabhadrasana B (warrior 2), the front leg is internally rotated &; the back leg is externally rotated.
FALSE
In Virabhadrasana B (warrior 2), the pelvis must be square to the long edge of the mat.
False
In Vrksasana (tree), the bent knee should be pointing:
?
Incorporating visualization techniques into your meditation or yoga practice taps into which chakra?
Ajna - the 6th chakra
Many schools of Indian philosophy contrast two aspects of existence: Purusha &; Prakriti; Purusha is described as being changeless &; eternal, consciousness, non-doing or witnessing.
TRUE
Poses that stretch Gluteus Medius include ______.
Cow Face Pose/Gomukhasana stretches the outer hip (abductor) muscles, including the gluteus medius.
Parsvottanasana (pyramid) will primarily stretch ______.
?
Starting with the deepest layer, which of the following are the layers of the joint?
Bone, cartilage, joint capsule, ligaments, tendons, deep muscles, superficial muscles
The diaphragm is the primary muscle of relaxed breathing.
TRUE
The essence of Patanjali’s Sutra, the “two wings” of yoga practice, are ______.
Diligent practice &; nonattachment
The fascia creates a continuous web of support that connects &; covers every muscle, nerve, blood vessel, bone &; organ from head to toe.
TRUE
The gluteus maximus must vigorously contract in backbends.
FALSE
The hyaline/articular cartilage has very little direct blood supply &; no nerve innervation.
True
The ida &; pingala nadis spiral around sushumna, crossing each other at each chakra. Through pranayama practices, such as alternate-nostril breathing, we can bring balance &; equilibrium to the nadis &; our energy bodies.
True
The ligaments contain important sensory nerves to protect from over-stretching.
TRUE
The lower arm in Gomukhasana arms (cow face) stretches what primarily?
Infraspinatus
The primary function of the rotator cuff is to:
Stabilize the humeral head.
The primary movement of the serratus anterior is ______.
The function of the serratus anterior muscle is to allow the forward rotation of the arm and to pull the scapula forward and around the rib cage.
The psoas is the only muscle that connects the spine to the leg.
True
To stretch the external rotators (including piriformis) you must take the hip into external rotation &; flexion as you would in double pigeon.
True
What are some qualities of Pitta?
Hot; Sharp or penetrating; Light; Liquid; Spreading