the eight limbs
postures
What is asana?
Yama that means "non-violence"
What is ahimsa?
The purpose of understanding physical movements of the body in differing asanas
What is to provide options for students that work with their bodies and achieve the same benefits
and/or safety purposes, to prevent injuryVayu that governs intake, inspiration, propulsion - forward movement.
What is prana vayu?
A pranayama produced by an equal inhale and exhale
What is Sama Vritti?
breathwork
What is pranayama?
Niyama that means "self-study"
What is svadhyaya?
Bringing leg outward away from center
What is abduction?
Governs circulation on all levels, expansiveness, pervasiveness.
What is vyana vayu?
The purpose of asana as a yoga practitioner
What is meditation?
abstinences and observances (in this order)
What is yamas and niyamas?
Yamas that mean "non-stealing" and "moderation" (in this order)
Two types of movement of the pelvis
Apana governs ______ and has a ________ and _______ movement.
What is elimination, downward and outward?
Niyama that means "surrender to a higher power"
withdrawal of the senses, concentration, and meditation (in this order)
What is pratyahara, dharana, and dhyana?
Niyamas that mean "cleanliness" and "self-discipline" (in this order)
What is saucha and tapas?
Five main anatomical movements of the body
What is flexion, extension, medial rotation, lateral rotation, and circumduction?
Udana governs _____ and has a _____ movement.
What is growth/speech/expression and upward?
The five yamas
What is ahimsa, asteya, satya, aparigraha, and brahmacharya?
all the limbs and their meanings
What is yamas (abstinences), niyamas (observances), asana (postures), pranayama (breathwork), pratyahara (withdrawal of the senses), dharana (concentration), dhyana (meditation), and samadhi (bliss/enlightenment)?
The five niyamas
What is saucha, santosha, tapas, svadhyaya, and isahvara pranidhana?
A limb rotates outward, a limb rotates inward
AND bending to either side in the frontal plane (hint: spinal movement) (in this order)
What is lateral rotation, medial rotation, and lateral flexion?
Samana governs _______ and its located near the ______.
What is assimilation/discernment/inner absorption/digestion and navel?
The five koshas and their meanings
What is annamaya (physical sheath), pranamaya (vital energy sheath), manomaya (mental body), vijnanmaya (wisdom sheath), and anandamaya (bliss body)?