Yoga Anatomy
What muscle is primarily responsible for breathing?
What is the diaphragm?
What does yoga mean?
What is negativity bias?
What is the brain’s tendency to focus on negatives?
What is individualized teaching?
What is adapting yoga to the student?
What is breathing?
What is inhalation and exhalation?
What are the 2 main breathing cavities?
What are the thoracic and abdominal cavities?
Who is Krishnamacharya?
Who is the father of modern yoga?
What are the first and second darts?
What is initial pain and our reaction to it?
What is an invitational cue?
What is language that encourages awareness rather than force?
What system controls stress response?
What is the autonomic nervous system?
What concept describes balance between effort and ease?
What is sthira and sukha?
What idea means yoga should be adapted to the individual?
What is viniyoga / individualized practice?
What is neuroplasticity?
What is the brain’s ability to change?
What matters more than perfect alignment?
What is breath, awareness, and experience?
What often happens when breath slows?
What is nervous system downregulation?
What is the space inside your chest where your lungs expand when you breathe?
What is the thoracic cavity?
What describes yoga as a process rather than a destination?
What is yoga as a lifelong practice?
What is “taking in the good”?
What is intentionally absorbing positive experiences?
What is breath awareness in teaching?
What is observing and guiding breath in poses?
What is mindfulness?
What is present-moment awareness?
What muscles help you breathe when you need more air than the diaphragm alone can provide?
What are accessory breathing muscles? (sternocleidomastoid, scalenes, pectoralis minor, and intercostal muscles)
What are the main traditional paths of yoga?
What are Bhakti, Karma, Jnana, and Raja yoga?
What is the second dart?
What is the suffering caused by our reaction?
How do you respond to “yoga is just stretching”?
What is explaining yoga as awareness, breath, and integration?
How does breath affect stress?
What is its direct influence on the nervous system?