History
What date is the International Day of Yoga?
June 21st.
What aromatherapy is associated with Muladhara?
Earthly, grounding smells like cedar, clove.
I help you to see the good in all beings, meeting them with trust and hope. I do not just ask you to put down the sword; I ask you to stop fighting yourself.
Ahimsa
What connects the physical body to its inner life forces and the mind?
Pranayama
Karma
Action
What were the first state sponsored yoga ethics?
Ahimsa, Satya, Dama (compassion)
What element is the middle finger associated with?
Akasha - Ether
I invite you to take your time, not rushing to finish and not avoiding the work to be done. There is balance, patience and ease as we walk this path. When you treat your energy as a sacred resource, you find me standing there.
Brahmacharya
BKS Iyengar said, "The yogi's life isn't measured by the number of days, but by the number of breaths."
When you slow down your breath, you slow down your _________?
Life, helping you to stay grounded and present.
Baddha
Bound
What are the Aranyakas?
Forest texts
What kind of sensory therapy might you use if Svadhisthana Chakra is out of balance?
Bathing in moonlight. Touching or being near water. Waves, whale sounds, handpan.
I am the clarity of a clean room and the stillness of a focused mind. I look for the essence of things, stripping away the clutter that obscures the soul.
Saucha
Define Samadhi
The 8th limb. Liberation. Realization. Bliss. It's a state of complete absorption.
Sva
Self
What are Shatkarmas?
A set of purification of the body. This comes from Hatha yoga.
What mudra is generally associated with Anahata Chakra?
Anjali
I am the quiet confidence that you already have exactly what you need for this moment. I protect the time, ideas, and energy of others as if they were my own. I remind you that reaching for what isn't yours only reveals a hunger that objects cannot fill.
Asteya
What differentiates Dharana from Dhyana?
Dharana is training the mind to focus. It is intermittent. There is awareness of effort towards concentration.
Dhyana is when the focus becomes unbroken and steady. The mind is completely absorbed in the present moment.
Ujjayi
Victorious
What happened to the hymns of of the Rig Veda as the river began to vanish?
The hymns shifted from celebratory to introspective. The drying up of the river reflects the digging into the internal landscape of the mind.
What is the psychological function of Ajna Chakra?
Perception and Intention.
I am the exhale that happens when you realize you don’t have to control the universe.
Ishvara Pranidhana
Which limb acts as the bridge between the external body and the internal mind?
Pratyahara
Supta
Reclined