Vocab terms
Benefits
Examples
Other
100
This is the steady dynamic flow of postures linked with the breath
What is a Vinyasa
100
Back bends, twists, and hip openers
What are asanas
100
This would be an example of an arm balance
What is crow pose
100
This is the breath in Yoga
What is Prana
200
These are the physical yoga postures categorized into families
What is an Asana
200
Filling chest and lungs to capacity
What is UJayyi breath
200
An example of a Vinyassa we have done in class
What is Crescent lunge series, Sun A, Sun B
200
A word that means to honor the place in you and in myself where we are the same.
What is Namiste
300
The "heat" or "fire" generated during the practice
What is Tapas
300
These poses are great for detoxification and immune system health
What are twisting poses
300
This is a goal that you can set at the beginning of your yoga practice to help you focus
What is an Intention
400
The very specific name for the most important part of Yoga
What is Ujayyi breath
400
The word Namaste, and Savasana are written in this language.
What is Sanskrit
500
These are the 8 families of poses
What are: Standing, core, arm balance, back bends, twists, forward bends, hip openers, and inversions
500
This created characteristic promotes purification, detoxification, and self discipline. It also allows a safe practice at a deeper level and release of tension.
What is Tapas
500
In warrior II this is softly over your front middle finger.
What is your Drishti
500
Mountain, forward fold, halfway lift, high plank, low plank, up dog, down dog. These poses belong to these series' that we have done in class
What is Sun A, Sun B, Crescent lunge