Exam

Question 1

What are the different ways yoga helps us to get closer to our quest as human.

Answer 1

• Helps us remember our true nature and our deepest selves
• Helps us connect with something bigger than ourselves
• Helps us find our sense of belonging and the meaning to our life
• Helps us achieve our desire for happiness

Question 2

How old is yoga?

Answer 2

5000 years old

Question 3

What is the origin of yoga?

Answer 3

Its an old spiritual tradition that originated in India and that began as a meditation practice to still the restless mind

Question 4

What is the yoga sutras of Patanjali

Answer 4

A Hindu scripture and foundational text of yoga. The sutras are said to guide us on a very specific path to enlightenment

Question 5

What is yoga composed of?

Answer 5

Mindful movement and breath control

Question 6

What are the key concepts of yoga?

Answer 6

1) Pranayama: breathing
2) Dhyana: meditation
3) Dharana: concentration
4) Asana: postures

Question 7

Name three Pranayama breathing techniques

Answer 7

1) Dirgha prayanama (three part breath)
2) Ujayi pranayama (victorious breath)
3) Nadi Shodhana (cleansing) (alternate nostril breathing)

Question 8

What’s the dirgha pranayama?

Answer 8

Breathing technique where you fill all three chambers of the lungs, beggining with your lower lungs, moving upwards through thoracic region, into clavicular region

Question 9

What are the benefits of the dirgha pranayama?

Answer 9

• promotes proper diaphragm breathing
• oxygenates the blood
• purges the lungs of residual carbon dioxide