Asanas

Question 1

_________________________ pose is sometimes referred to as ‘spinal balance’

Answer 1

Balancing Table

Question 2

If there are knee issues in Balancing Table pose, we can modify by doing which of the following?

Answer 2

Using a folded blanket or mat under their knees

Question 3

In Bridge pose, feet should be about ___________________________.

Answer 3

Hip-distance apart

Question 4

In Bridge pose, to protect the neck we can do which of the following?

Answer 4

Tuck the chin into the chest

Question 5

Boat pose can be advanced by lifting the legs up to what degree?

Answer 5

45 degrees

Question 6

Beginners in Boat pose could modify how?

Answer 6

feet on the ground, hands on thighs or keep hands behind back

Question 7

Bound Angle pose is sometimes referred to as?

Answer 7

Butterfly or cobbler’s pose

Question 8

Which of the following is not something to look for in Bound Angle pose?

Answer 8

Collapsed Chest (Yes), Forced Knees to the ground (yes), Stained wrists (no), strained neck (yes)

Question 9

Crescent Lunge stretches which of the following?

Answer 9

Hips, chest and ankles

Question 10

What is the sanskrit term for Cat pose?

Answer 10

Marjaryasana

Question 11

If you have knee discomfort or knee injury in Cat pose, you could modify in which of the following ways?

Answer 11

Place a blanket under the knees

Question 12

In Chair pose, what is a good teaching cue for the feet?

Answer 12

Press weight into the heels

Question 13

In Chair pose, the arms can be positioned how?

Answer 13

1) Palms together at the chest, 2) Arms up to the sky, 3) arms straight in front parallel to mat

Question 14

In Chatarunga, the elbows should be bent at about which degree?

Answer 14

90 degrees

Question 15

To modify Chaturanga for beginners, we can do which of the following?

Answer 15

Practice a modified chaturanga on the knees (Half Chaturanga)

Question 16

In Child’s Pose, if the forehead cannot reach the ground, we can place a folded blanket or _________________________ under it.

Answer 16

Block

Question 17

Child’s pose stretches which of the following body parts?

Answer 17

Shoulders, ankles and spine

Question 18

What is the sanskrit word for Cobra pose?

Answer 18

Bhujangasana

Question 19

In Cobra pose, the arms should stay hugged into the body.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Cow pose is often coupled with which other pose?

Answer 20

CAT

Question 21

In Cow pose, it is a good teaching cue to instruct that the knees are directly under the _________________ and wrists are directly under the ______________________?

Answer 21

Hips and shoulders

Question 22

Which of the following is not a teaching cue for Downward Facing Dog?

Answer 22

1) Pull the belly into the spine (Y), 2) Engage quads (Y), 3) Bend elbows 90d (NO), 4) press heels into the mat (Y)

Question 23

In Downward Facing Dog, the fingers should be spread wide on the mat.

Answer 23

True

Question 24

In Extended Side Angle, the chest should be?

Answer 24

Lifted

Question 25

In Extended Side Angle, if the hand cannot extend to the outer edge of the foot, we could modify by doing what?

Answer 25

1) Place block by the foot or 2) place front forearm into the top front thigh

Question 26

What is the sanskrit word for Eagle pose?

Answer 26

Garudasana

Question 27

In Eagle pose, we want to ____________ the hips and ______________________ up through the spine.

Answer 27

Sink into, lengthen

Question 28

Easy pose is often done during the _____________________ of class.

Answer 28

Beginning

Question 29

In Easy pose, we want to focus on rooting down through the ___________________________?

Answer 29

Sit bones

Question 30

In Half Moon pose, it is a good cue to lock the standing knee.

Answer 30

False

Question 31

In Half Moon pose, we want our finger tips to be about how many inches away from our standing foot?

Answer 31

8-12 inches

Question 32

For beginners or students who are not as flexible in Half Way Lift pose, we could modify by doing which of the following?

Answer 32

Bending the knees

Question 33

In Half Way Lift, we want to focus on keeping the neck _______________________.

Answer 33

Lenghthened

Question 34

In Happy Baby pose, shoulders should be ____________________.

Answer 34

Pressed to the mat

Question 35

Sanskrit for Happy Baby Pose

Answer 35

Ananda Balasana

Question 36

In High Lunge, the shoulders should be?

Answer 36

Down away from your ears

Question 37

If High Lunge is too intense, we could modify by offering which of the following poses?

Answer 37

Crescent Lunge

Question 38

In Mountain pose, we ground down by ________________________.

Answer 38

Lifting up through the natural arches of the feet

Question 39

In Mountain pose, we should engage which of the following?

Answer 39

Core and Quads

Question 40

Savasana is sometimes referred to as ________________________?

Answer 40

Corpse

Question 41

Savasana cannot be enhanced by using which of the following props?

Answer 41

Strap

Question 42

Savasana cannot be enhanced by using which of the following props?

Answer 42

Strap

Question 43

In Seated Forward Fold, if the hamstrings are tight, we can place a blanket or bolster under the knees.

Answer 43

True

Question 44

In Seated Forward Fold, we should make sure the back is not _________________________?

Answer 44

rounded

Question 45

In Seated Spinal Twist, we should allow the twist to come from where?

Answer 45

Core

Question 46

Seated Spinal Twist is sometimes referred to as?

Answer 46

Seated Half Fish

Question 47

In Side Plank, the shoulders do not need to be stacked.

Answer 47

False

Question 48

In Side Plank, the neck should be in line with the ____________________________?

Answer 48

Head

Question 49

To modify Standing Forward Fold, we can keep the ____________________ bent.

Answer 49

Kness

Question 50

In Standing Forward Fold, we should fold from where?

Answer 50

Hips

Question 51

In Seated Straddle, we should root down through the ______________________.

Answer 51

Sit Bones

Question 52

In Supine Twist, if the knees do not fall entirely to the side, we can modify in which way?

Answer 52

Blanket

Question 53

In Supine Twist, the shoulders can lift off the mat.

Answer 53

False

Question 54

In Three-Legged Dog, it is a good teaching cue to keep the hips squared to the front of the mat.

Answer 54

True

Question 55

In Three-Legged Dog, our shoulders should be ________________________ and our core should be ___________________________.

Answer 55

Broadened, engaged

Question 56

In Tree pose, we should not allow our lifted foot to rest where?

Answer 56

Knee

Question 57

In Tree pose, our standing knee should have _____________________?

Answer 57

a soft microbend

Question 58

What is the sanskrit word for Triangle pose?

Answer 58

Utthita Trikonasana

Question 59

Which of the following cannot be used as a modifying prop in Triangle pose?

Answer 59

strap

Question 60

Plow pose is usually practiced during which part of a yoga class?

Answer 60

end

Question 61

In Plow pose, we should focus on keeping weight in which area of the body?

Answer 61

shoulders

Question 62

For beginners, ____________ can be modified by practicing the poses lying down on the back.

Answer 62

Pigeon pose

Question 63

In Pigeon pose, the back foot should be ____________________________?

Answer 63

rested pressed down onto the mat

Question 64

In Reverse Warrior, which is of the following should we look out for in our students?

Answer 64

knees splayed out to the side, shoulders hunched over, back foot liftng

Question 65

In Reverse Warrior, a good teaching cue is to keep length in the side ribs.

Answer 65

True

Question 66

We can modify Upward Facing Dog with which pose?

Answer 66

Cobra

Question 67

In Upward Facing Dog, our knees are _________________ and our quads are __________________________.

Answer 67

lifted, engaged

Question 68

In Wide-Legged Forward Fold, we should allow the fold to come from where?

Answer 68

hips

Question 69

n Wide Legged Forward Fold, we can use which prop if the head or hands cannot reach the ground?

Answer 69

block

Question 70

In Warrior I, our front foot should be about __________ degrees and the back foot in at about ________ degrees.

Answer 70

90, 455

Question 71

What is the sanskrit term for Warrior I?

Answer 71

Virabhadrasana I

Question 72

In Warrior II, the front knee should be ____________ the front ankle.

Answer 72

stacked over

Question 73

In Warrior II, the back foot should be lifted off the mat

Answer 73

false

Question 74

In Warrior III, our front knee should not be __________________ and the back foot should be ____________________________.

Answer 74

locked, flexed down

Question 75

Beginners can practice Warrior III using which of the following?

Answer 75

chair, wall

Question 76

In Wheel pose, to deepen the back bend, we want to focus on deepening the stretch of the _____________________ and ______________________?

Answer 76

Hip flexors, quads

Question 77

In Wheel pose, our feet should be in what position?

Answer 77

parallel to each other