Pose Classification
This seated pose involves bringing the soles of the feet together while the knees fall out to the sides, often used to gently open the hips
What is Baddha Konasana (Butterfly Pose)?
A pose where your head is below your heart is called this.
What is an inversion?
This style of yoga is slow, passive, and involves long holds
What is Yin Yoga?
This gentle backbend is often used for beginners and opens the chest
What is Bhujangasana (Cobra Pose)?
This meditation focuses on sending this emotion to yourself and others
What is love and kindness?
This pose involves standing on one leg with the other foot placed on the inner thigh
What is Vrksasana (Tree Pose)?
Having true equilibrium in ones self and being able to perform on that equilibrium.
What is Balance?
This style is active, flowing, and builds heat in the body
What is Yang Yoga?
This deeper backbend involves lifting into a full arch with hands and feet on the ground
What is Urdhva Dhanurasana (Wheel Pose)?
A common phrase used is: “May I be happy, may I be _____.”
What is healthy?
This pose involves lifting the hips while lying on your back, opening the chest
What is Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (Bridge Pose)?
This inversion involves supporting your body weight on your shoulders with legs up
What is Sarvangasana (Shoulder Stand)?
Holding poses for 3–5 minutes is typical of this practice
What is Yin Yoga?
This is the final resting pose used for complete relaxation
This meditation usually starts by directing kindness toward this person first
What is Yourself?
This slow, long-held pose targets deep connective tissues and is often passive
What is the Yin Pose?
This balancing pose involves extending arms and one leg while tilting forward
What is Virabhadrasana III (Warrior III)?
Sun Salutations are commonly associated with this type of yoga
What is Yang Yoga?
Backbends primarily open this part of the body
What is the chest and heart?
After yourself, you extend loving kindness to this group of people
What is loved ones and others?
This category includes poses where the heart is lifted and the spine arches backward
What are all backbends?
This advanced inversion has the entire body balanced upside down on the hands
What is Adho Mukha Vrksasana (Handstand)?
This concept represents the balance of passive and active energies.
What is Yin and Yang?
This breathing technique is often used to enhance relaxation
What is diaphragmatic breathing (deep breathing)?
In this stage of the practice, you intentionally direct phrases of compassion toward someone you feel conflict or tension with
4th stage directing at difficult persons.