People
He is credited with creating the style of Yoga known as Ashtanga Yoga, or Power Yoga
Who is K. Pattabhi Jois
The Sanskrit for "Union"
What is Yoga
He played the role of the teacher and charioteer in the Bhagavad Gita
Who is Krishna
Known as the philosophy on the nature of Self and Reality
What is Samkhya Philosophy.
Another word for the Collar Bone
Clavicle
Name the three forces that your body is always exposed to on earth
Gravity
Ground Reactive Forces
Air Pressure
If your spiritual practice Only helps you tolerate discomfort
It's not a practice, it's a sedative
Saucha
Cleanliness
This Guru wrote "The Autobiography of a Yogi"
Who is Paramahansa Yogananda
The English word/s for "veda"
What is Knowledge or Wisdom
In the Bhagavad Gita, he was the archer who was struggling with the morality and inevitable consequences of performing his duty
Who is Arjuna
name three chakras
Any three will do
Name all actions of the hip
Flexion/Extension
Internal/External Rotation
Adduction/Abduction
What is another word for "force"
Load
If your spiritual practice constantly seeks blissful experiences
It's not a practice, it Escapism
non-attachment
Aparigraha
He create Ashtanga Yoga
Who is Pattabhi jois
this word meaning "pose" is sanskrit
What is Asana
This historical figure is considered to be the “first yogi” and the “first guru.”
Who is Shiva
This type of yoga is called the yoga of devotion
What is Bhakti Yoga
Name all actions of the spine
Flexion/Extension
Rotation
Lateral Flexion
Axial Extension
In what was can you change load? Name three
Magnitude, Direction, Duration, Angle, Frequency, Location
If your spiritual practice makes you indifferent to suffering
It's not a practice, it's armor
ishvara pranidhana
Devotion to a high power
He was considered by many to be “the father of modern yoga” and the creator of the style of Yoga known as Vinyasa
Who was Krishnamacharya
sanskrit word meaning "teacher"
What is Guru
This person/persons created the 8 limbs of yoga
Who was/were Patanjali
Name three other chakras
What is Ayurveda
What is the deepest Muscle in the body
Psoas
What type of tissues are tensile
any Soft Tissue, ie. Muscles, tendond, ligaments.
If your spiritual practice doesn't make space for your anger
It's not a practice it's repression
Santosha
Contentment
She was the first female student of Krishnamacharya and “the first lady of yoga"
Who was Indra Devi
Meaning "to sit near the master" or "to learn at the at at the seat of the master"
Upanishads
This person or persons wrote the Yoga Sutras
Who is Patanjali
Considered to be where yoga originated from
What is the Indus Valley
Which muscle controls breathing
Diaphragm
What type of tissues are compressive
Bones
If your spiritual practice makes you feel superior to others
It's not a practice, it's ego
Self Study
Svadhyaya
Siddhartha Gautama
Buddha
What is one way of defining the word Sutra
Suture or Thread
in Hinduism, this goddess symbolizes destruction, transformation, and the divine feminine energy
Kali
Name the three Gunas
Sattva, Rajas, Tamas
define a "joint"
What is the "language" of cells and how do you speak to them("Vocabulary")?
Language: Force
Vocabulary: Movement
If your spiritual practice avoids hard conversations
it's not a practice, it's bypassing
Bliss / Nirvana / enlightenment
Samadhi