Sounds of Yoga
Asanas
Yoga Sutras
Anatomy & Breath
Energetics
100

The three independent sounds to form Om

What is A, O, and M?

100

The correct sanskrit pronunciation of corpse pose

What is sha-va-sa-na?

100
The three gunas

Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas

100

The line that divides the human body into equal halves

What is the sagittal plane?

100

The name for the Vedic science of life

What is ayurveda?
200

The bija mantra for the manipura chakra

What is ram?

200

The sanskrit name for triangle pose

What is Trikonasana?

200

The eight limbs of yoga

What are: Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana, and Samadhi

200

The difference between flexion and extension

Flexion brings two body parts closer together, while extension brings two body parts further apart

200

The color for the sacral chakra

What is orange?

300

The grouping of beads used to keep track of japa chanting

What are mala beads?

300

The sequence of poses that make up Sun Salutation A

What are: mountain, forward fold, half-lift, plank, chattaranga, upward dog and down dog
300

The name of Yoga Sutras Chapter 4

Kaivalya Pada

300

The English translation of nadi shodhana 

300 Bonus Points if demonstrated

What is alternate nostril breathing?

300

The dosha consisting of air and space (ether)

What is Vata?

400

The number of sanskrit semi-vowels

What is four (ya, ra, la and va)?

400

The name for pigeon pose in the Yin tradition?

What is sleeping swan?

400

The klesha that represents fear of death

What is Abhinivesha?

400

Fascia is this type of tissue

What is collagen?

400

The name for the right side energetic channel

What is pingala?

500

The verse that concludes this chant:

Asatoma sat gamaya

Tomasoma joytir gamaya

What is:

Mrityorma Amritam Gamaya?

500

The second to last pose in the primary Ashtanga series (savasana is the last pose)

What is lifted lotus (or lotus)?

500

The meaning of svadhyaya

What is the study of the self?

500

The four phases of breath

300 Bonus points for sanskrit

What are Puraka (Inhalation), Antar Kumbhaka (Retention after Inhalation), Rechaka (Exhalation), and Bahya Kumbhaka (Retention after Exhalation)

500

The name for the energetic body (kosha)

What is pranamaya?

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