Yoga Training Flashcards
tada
mountain
Utkatasana
Fierce Pose
utkata
fierce
powerful
Vrksasana
Tree Pose
vrksa
tree
Garudasana
Eagle Pose
Garuda
the mythic “king of the birds”
The vehicle of Vishnu
The word is usually rendered into English as “eagle,” though the name literally means “devourer,” because Garuda was originally identified with the “all-consuming fire of the sun rays.”
The vehicle of Vishnu
Garuda
The mythic “King of the birds”
Natarajasana
Lord of the Dance Pose
King Dancer Pose
(Dancer Pose, Standing Bow)
nata
actor
dancer
mime
raja
king
Uttanasana
Standing Forward Bend
ut
intense
tan
to stretch or extend
Ardha Uttanasana
Half standing forward bend
ardha
half
uttana
intense stretch
Padangustasana
Big Toe Pose
pada
foot
gusta
big toe
Padahastasana
Hand to Foot Pose
Prasarita Padottanasana
Wide-legged Standing Forward Bend
prasarita
stretched out
expanded
spread apart
Virabhadrasana 2
Warrior 2
Virabhadra
The name of a fierce warrior, an incarnation of Shiva, described as having a thousand heads, a thousand eyes, and a thousand feet, wielding a thousand clubs and wearing a tiger’s skin.
Viparita Virabhadrasana
Reverse Warrior
viparita
inverted (Reverse)
virabhadrasana
warrior
Tadasana
Mountain Pose
8 limbs of Yoga
Yama Niyama Asana Pranayama Pratyahara Dharana Dhyana Samadhi
Yamas
ahimsa satya asteya brahmacharya aparigraha
Niyamas
shaucha santosa tapas svadhyaya Ishvara Pranidhana
Yama
Attitude toward our environment.
Niyama
Attitude toward ourselves.
Asana
The practice of body exercises. Literal seat. Pose Poses Physical posture
Pranayama
Control of the life force.
Breathing practice
Pratyahara
Restraint of our senses.
Withdrawal of your sense.
Dharana
The ability the direct our minds.
Concentration
Dhyana
Uninterrupted concentration.
Samadhi
Complete integration.
Enlightenment
Yogi Bear saying be nice to our environment in the yoga studio parking lot.(Yama)
Boo Boo stopping you at the door saying don’t forget to be nice to yourself. (Niyama)
Asana - Ranger Rick in the front door hallway sitting crossed legged with a picnic basket saying he will stay in this posture and not chase after the bear if he takes the basket. (Asana) In the changing room a cloud shoots lighting and blows wind at you (Pranayama) breathing practice/control of life force (lighting is energy which represents life force). Then at the front desk Ebaneezer Scrooge takes away your eyes, ears, mouth, and nose and puts it into the cash register (Pratyahara) restraint of senses withdrawal of my sense.
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I’ll get back to this flash card.
Benefits of Tadasana (Mountain Pose)
Improves posture Strengthens thighs, knees and ankles. Firms abdomen and buttocks. Relieves sciatica Reduces flat feet
Benefits of Utkatasana (Fierce Pose)
Strengthens the ankles, thighs, calves and spine.
Stretches shoulders and chest.
Stimulates the abdominal organs, diaphragm and heart.
Helps reduce flat feet.
Benefits of Vrksasana (Tree Pose)
Strengthens thighs, calves, ankles and spine.
Stretches the groins and inner thighs, chest and shoulders.
Improves sense of balance.
Relieves sciatica and reduces flat feet.
Benefits of Garudasana (Eagle Pose)
Strengthens and stretches the ankles and calves.
Stretches the thighs, hips, shoulders and upper back.
Improves concentration
Improves sense of balance.
Benefits of Natarajasana (lord of the Dance Pose / King Dancer Pose
Strengthens the shoulders and chest.
Stretches the thighs, groins and abdomen.
Strengthens the legs and ankles.
Improves balance and focus.
Benefits of Uttanasana (Standing Forward Bend)
Calms the brain and helps relieve stress and mild depression.
Stimulates the liver and kidneys.
Stretches the hamstrings, calves and hips.
Strengthens the thighs and knees.
Improves digestion.
Helps relieve the symptoms of menopause.
Reduces fatigue and anxiety.
Relieves headaches and insomnia.
Therapeutic for asthma, high blood pressure, infertility, osteoporosis and sinusitis.
Benefits of Ardha Uttanasana
Stretches the front torso.
Tones the lower belly.
Strengthens back muscles.
Improves posture
Benefits Padangustasana (Big Toe Pose)
Calms the brain and helps relieve stress, anxiety and mild depression. Great therapy for the wrists. Stimulates the liver and kidneys. Stretches the hamstrings and calves. Improves digestion Helps relieve the symptoms of menopause. Helps relieve headache and insomnia.
Benefits of Padahastasana (Hand to Foot Pose)
Calms the brain and helps relieve stress, anxiety and mild depression. Stimulates the liver and kidneys. Stretches the hamstrings and calves. Strengthens the thighs. Improves digestion. Helps relieve the symptoms of menopause. Helps relieve headache and insomnia.
Benefits of Prasarita Padottanasana (Wide-legged Standing Forward Bend)
Stretches the inner and back legs and the spine.
Tones the abdominal organs and strengthens the quadriceps and front shin muscles.
Calms the brain.
Relieves mild headache.
Relieves mild backache.
Viparita Virabhadrasana
Reverse Warrior
Utthitta Trikonasana
Extended Triangle Pose
trikona
three angle or triangle
utthita
extended
parsva
side
flank
kona
angle
Utthitta Parsvakonasa
Extended Side Angle Pose
Utkata Konasana
Temple Pose
Ardha Chandrasana
Half Moon Pose
chandra
moon
Virabhadrasana
Warrior 1
baddha
bound
hasta
hand
Baddha Hasta Virabhadrasana
Humble Warrior
Parsvottanasana
Intense Side Stretch
Anjaneyasana
Pose dedicated to Anjani
Virabhadrasana III
Warrior 3
Urdhva Prasarita Ekapadasana
One-Legged Extended Forward Bend
Standing Splits
Adho Mukha Svanasana
Downward-Facing Dog Pose
adho
downward
mukha
face
svana
dog
Contraindications and Cautions of Tadasana (Mountain Pose)
Headache
Insomnia
Low blood pressure
Contraindications & Cautions of Utkatasana (Fierce Pose)
Headache
Insomnia
Low blood pressure
Contraindications & Cautions for Vrksasana (Tree Pose)
Headache
Insomnia
Low blood pressure
High blood pressure: Don’t raise arms overhead.
Contraindications & Cautions for Garudasana (Eagle Pose)
Students with knee injuries should avoid this pose, or modify the legs.
Contraindications & Cautions for Natarajasana (lord of the Dance pose / King Dancer Pose)
Those with shoulder injury should be cautious.
Contraindications & Cautions for Uttanasana (Standing Forward Bend)
Back or hamstring injury do this pose with bent knees or hands on blocks. Low blood pressure come out of the pose slowly and in two stages.
Contraindications & Cautions for Ardha Uttanasana (Half standing forward bend)
Bend knees for low back or hamstring injury, look down more than forward for neck injury.
Contraindications & Cautions for Padangustasana (Big Toe Pose)
Avoid this pose with lower back or neck injuries.
Contraindications & Cautions for Padahastasana (Hand to Foot Pose)
Avoid this pose with lower back or neck injuries.
Contraindications & Cautions for Prasarita Padottanasana (Wide-Legged Standing Forward Bend)
Lower-back problems: Avoid the full forward bend.
Nonviolence
Ahimsa
truthfulness
satya
non-stealing
asetya
abstinence
brahmacharya
nongreed
non-covetous
aparigraha
Separately and collectively the yamas teach a single lesson - ________________
Do no harm
niyamas or observances are the
Thou Shalts
Cleanliness
saucha
contentment
santosa
austerity
fire
tapas
study of the Self
svadhyaya
surrender or devotion to God
pranidhana
Aum
AUM
Universal consciousness.
Means - All
Conveys concepts of Omniscience, Omniprescence and Omnipotence.
The divine as sound.
The word of words.
Ahimsā
Non-violence. The word has not merely the negative and restrictive meaning of ‘non-killing or non-violence,nut the positive and comprehensive meaning of ‘love embracing all creation’.
(Yama)
Śaucha
Cleanliness, purity.
Sounds like shower.
(Niyamas)
aparigraha
non-hoarding
non-grasping
Freedom of greed.
(Yamas)
Freedom from hoarding or collecting.
Jnana Yoga
Yoga of the mind, the path of the sage.
Concentration on the scriptures.
Bhakti Yoga
The path of devotion. The belief that putting your faith in God (Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita) you attain ultimate liberation.
Bhakti: Worship, adoration.
Raja yoga
Denotes the path of meditation, and places Patanjali’s eight-limbed path of the Yoga Sutra at the center of its practice.
Rāja-yoga: The achievement of Union with the Supreme Universal Spirit, by becoming the ruler of one’s own mind by defeating its enemies. The chief of these enemies are: Kāma (passion or lust), krodha (anger or wrath), lobha (greed), moha (delusion), made (pride) and matsara (jealousy or envy). The eight-fold yoga of Patañjāli shows the royal road (rāja-mārga) for achieving this objective.
Tantra Yoga
The path of ritual.
Sees the sacred in the mundane.
It celebrates the human body and seeks to unite all dualities within one’s own body.
Tanya yogis said that one must control the cosmic energy (prana or life force) within the body in order to awaken the Divine.
Karma yoga
The path of service and action. Our efforts (how we act in the world and how we perform our duties) create a future, free of suffering for ourselves and for others.
Karma-yoga: The achievement of union with the Supreme Universal Soul through action.
