Yoga Training Flashcards
(104 cards)
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tada
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mountain
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Q
Utkatasana
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Fierce Pose
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Q
utkata
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fierce
powerful
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Q
Vrksasana
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Tree Pose
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Q
vrksa
A
tree
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Q
Garudasana
A
Eagle Pose
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Q
Garuda
A
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.”
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Q
The vehicle of Vishnu
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Garuda
The mythic “King of the birds”
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Q
Natarajasana
A
Lord of the Dance Pose
King Dancer Pose
(Dancer Pose, Standing Bow)
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Q
nata
A
actor
dancer
mime
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Q
raja
A
king
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Q
Uttanasana
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Standing Forward Bend
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Q
ut
A
intense
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Q
tan
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to stretch or extend
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Q
Ardha Uttanasana
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Half standing forward bend
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Q
ardha
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half
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Q
uttana
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intense stretch
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Q
Padangustasana
A
Big Toe Pose
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Q
pada
A
foot
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Q
gusta
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big toe
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Q
Padahastasana
A
Hand to Foot Pose
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Q
Prasarita Padottanasana
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Wide-legged Standing Forward Bend
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prasarita
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stretched out
expanded
spread apart
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Virabhadrasana 2
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Warrior 2
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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.
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Viparita Virabhadrasana
Reverse Warrior
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viparita
inverted (Reverse)
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virabhadrasana
warrior
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Tadasana
Mountain Pose
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8 limbs of Yoga
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Yama
Niyama
Asana
Pranayama
Pratyahara
Dharana
Dhyana
Samadhi
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Yamas
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ahimsa
satya
asteya
brahmacharya
aparigraha
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Niyamas
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shaucha
santosa
tapas
svadhyaya
Ishvara Pranidhana
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Yama
Attitude toward our environment.
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Niyama
Attitude toward ourselves.
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Asana
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The practice of body exercises.
Literal seat.
Pose
Poses
Physical posture
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Pranayama
Control of the life force.
| Breathing practice
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Pratyahara
Restraint of our senses.
| Withdrawal of your sense.
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Dharana
The ability the direct our minds.
| Concentration
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Dhyana
Uninterrupted concentration.
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Samadhi
Complete integration.
| Enlightenment
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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.
At the
I'll get back to this flash card.
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Benefits of Tadasana (Mountain Pose)
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Improves posture
Strengthens thighs, knees and ankles.
Firms abdomen and buttocks.
Relieves sciatica
Reduces flat feet
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Benefits of Ardha Uttanasana
Stretches the front torso.
Tones the lower belly.
Strengthens back muscles.
Improves posture
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Benefits Padangustasana (Big Toe Pose)
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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.
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Benefits of Padahastasana (Hand to Foot Pose)
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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.
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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.
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Viparita Virabhadrasana
Reverse Warrior
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Utthitta Trikonasana
Extended Triangle Pose
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trikona
three angle or triangle
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utthita
extended
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parsva
side
| flank
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kona
angle
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Utthitta Parsvakonasa
Extended Side Angle Pose
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Utkata Konasana
Temple Pose
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Ardha Chandrasana
Half Moon Pose
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chandra
moon
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Virabhadrasana
Warrior 1
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baddha
bound
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hasta
hand
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Baddha Hasta Virabhadrasana
Humble Warrior
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Parsvottanasana
Intense Side Stretch
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Anjaneyasana
Pose dedicated to Anjani
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Virabhadrasana III
Warrior 3
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Urdhva Prasarita Ekapadasana
One-Legged Extended Forward Bend
| Standing Splits
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Adho Mukha Svanasana
Downward-Facing Dog Pose
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adho
downward
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mukha
face
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svana
dog
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Contraindications and Cautions of Tadasana (Mountain Pose)
Headache
Insomnia
Low blood pressure
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Contraindications & Cautions of Utkatasana (Fierce Pose)
Headache
Insomnia
Low blood pressure
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Contraindications & Cautions for Vrksasana (Tree Pose)
Headache
Insomnia
Low blood pressure
High blood pressure: Don't raise arms overhead.
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Contraindications & Cautions for Garudasana (Eagle Pose)
Students with knee injuries should avoid this pose, or modify the legs.
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Contraindications & Cautions for Natarajasana (lord of the Dance pose / King Dancer Pose)
Those with shoulder injury should be cautious.
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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.
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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.
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Contraindications & Cautions for Padangustasana (Big Toe Pose)
Avoid this pose with lower back or neck injuries.
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Contraindications & Cautions for Padahastasana (Hand to Foot Pose)
Avoid this pose with lower back or neck injuries.
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Contraindications & Cautions for Prasarita Padottanasana (Wide-Legged Standing Forward Bend)
Lower-back problems: Avoid the full forward bend.
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Nonviolence
Ahimsa
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truthfulness
satya
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non-stealing
asetya
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abstinence
brahmacharya
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nongreed
| non-covetous
aparigraha
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Separately and collectively the yamas teach a single lesson - ________________
Do no harm
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niyamas or observances are the
Thou Shalts
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Cleanliness
saucha
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contentment
santosa
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austerity
| fire
tapas
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study of the Self
svadhyaya
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surrender or devotion to God
pranidhana
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Aum
AUM
Universal consciousness.
Means - All
Conveys concepts of Omniscience, Omniprescence and Omnipotence.
The divine as sound.
The word of words.
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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)
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Śaucha
Cleanliness, purity.
Sounds like shower.
(Niyamas)
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aparigraha
non-hoarding
non-grasping
Freedom of greed.
(Yamas)
Freedom from hoarding or collecting.
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Jnana Yoga
Yoga of the mind, the path of the sage.
Concentration on the scriptures.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Karma yoga
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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.
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Karma-yoga: The achievement of union with the Supreme Universal Soul through action.
