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What does TNA refer to in both Earth and Fire?
What does TNA refer to in both Earth and Fire?
From your skin to your muscle to your bones, hug in
What do the sun and moon represent?
What do the sun and moon represent?
Ha
What does Hatha yoga consist of?
What does Hatha yoga consist of?
8 limbs
What does Hala mean?
What does Hala mean?
What does Hasta translate to?
What does Hasta translate to?
What does the water element signify in True North Alignment?
What does the water element signify in True North Alignment?
What techniques are used when the energy in the room needs shifting?
What techniques are used when the energy in the room needs shifting?
What are the (8) limbs of Hatha yoga?
What are the (8) limbs of Hatha yoga?
What is the first word in the first verse of the Gita?
What is the first word in the first verse of the Gita?
What does Dharma signify?
What does Dharma signify?
Which postures are included in the Journey Into Power Sequence (JIP) integration series?
Which postures are included in the Journey Into Power Sequence (JIP) integration series?
What does yoga mean?
What does yoga mean?
Who is the author of the Yoga Sutras?
Who is the author of the Yoga Sutras?
What does Raja Yoga encompass?
What does Raja Yoga encompass?
What does Karma Yoga teach?
What does Karma Yoga teach?
What is Bhakti Yoga?
What is Bhakti Yoga?
What is Jnana Yoga?
What is Jnana Yoga?
What does Tantra Yoga focus on?
What does Tantra Yoga focus on?
What is the main characteristic of Hatha Yoga?
What is the main characteristic of Hatha Yoga?
What does the first chakra represent?
What does the first chakra represent?
Where is the second chakra located?
Where is the second chakra located?
What is the third chakra called?
What is the third chakra called?
What does the fourth chakra govern?
What does the fourth chakra govern?
What is the role of the fifth chakra?
What is the role of the fifth chakra?
What is the sixth chakra known as?
What is the sixth chakra known as?
What is the seventh chakra called?
What is the seventh chakra called?
What are Nadis?
What are Nadis?
What does Pada mean?
What does Pada mean?
What does Ujjayi mean?
What does Ujjayi mean?
What does Prasarita mean?
What does Prasarita mean?
When did the Upanishads occur?
When did the Upanishads occur?
What does Uttan translate to?
What does Uttan translate to?
What pose does Sun Salutation B start with?
What pose does Sun Salutation B start with?
What are the first two True North alignment principles of Fire?
What are the first two True North alignment principles of Fire?
Who is Shri Patanjali Maharshi?
Who is Shri Patanjali Maharshi?
Who is Indra Devi?
Who is Indra Devi?
Who is B.K.S. Iyengar?
Who is B.K.S. Iyengar?
How many chapters are in the Bhagavad Gita?
How many chapters are in the Bhagavad Gita?
What does the Jnana section of Bhagavad Gita deal with?
What does the Jnana section of Bhagavad Gita deal with?
What are the three parts of yoga mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita?
What are the three parts of yoga mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita?
What does Bheka mean?
What does Bheka mean?
What is the last pose in the Vitality series of Baptiste Power Vinyasa Flow?
What is the last pose in the Vitality series of Baptiste Power Vinyasa Flow?
What does Nava mean?
What does Nava mean?
What does Baka mean?
What does Baka mean?
What does Anjaney refer to?
What does Anjaney refer to?
What part of the body is distal from the human anatomy?
What part of the body is distal from the human anatomy?
What are the main muscle groups of the abdominals?
What are the main muscle groups of the abdominals?
Which muscle is 'awakened' during Navasana?
Which muscle is 'awakened' during Navasana?
Which muscles stabilize the upper body in Chaturanga Dandasana?
Which muscles stabilize the upper body in Chaturanga Dandasana?
What is the movement of the trunk in wheel?
What is the movement of the trunk in wheel?
What is the seated forward bend an example of?
What is the seated forward bend an example of?
What does Pasha mean?
What does Pasha mean?
What does Supta translate to?
What does Supta translate to?
What does Setu mean?
What does Setu mean?
What does Parivritta mean?
What does Parivritta mean?
What does Ushtra mean?
What does Ushtra mean?
What are the first 5 series in the JIP sequence?
What are the first 5 series in the JIP sequence?
What are the two 'bookend' poses in the equanimity series for a 60 minute Baptiste-inspired class?
What are the two 'bookend' poses in the equanimity series for a 60 minute Baptiste-inspired class?
What does the second book of the Yoga Sutras describe?
What does the second book of the Yoga Sutras describe?
What is the movement of the scapula in Virabhadrasana II (Warrior 2)?
What is the movement of the scapula in Virabhadrasana II (Warrior 2)?
What does Satya represent?
What does Satya represent?
Should yoga instructors give advice?
Should yoga instructors give advice?
Power yoga is rooted in which form of yoga?
Power yoga is rooted in which form of yoga?
What is Pranayama?
What is Pranayama?
What does Asana refer to?
What does Asana refer to?
What are Niyamas?
What are Niyamas?
An instructor should speak to the students' body.
An instructor should speak to the students' body.
Which limb of the 8 Limbs does concentration describe?
Which limb of the 8 Limbs does concentration describe?
What is the part of the spine between the rib cage and the pelvis?
What is the part of the spine between the rib cage and the pelvis?
What is an example of an 'investigative' assist?
What is an example of an 'investigative' assist?
This part of the spine is made up of how many vertebra?
This part of the spine is made up of how many vertebra?
What does Janu mean?
What does Janu mean?
What does Chitta refer to?
What does Chitta refer to?
What does Vajra mean?
What does Vajra mean?
What does Vriksta mean?
What does Vriksta mean?
What does Sat mean?
What does Sat mean?
What does Purva mean?
What does Purva mean?
What does Atman refer to?
What does Atman refer to?
What does Ananda mean?
What does Ananda mean?
What is the first Yama?
What is the first Yama?
What does the second Yama, Satya, urge us to do?
What does the second Yama, Satya, urge us to do?
What does the third Yama, Asteya, represent?
What does the third Yama, Asteya, represent?
What is the fourth Yama, Brahmacharya?
What is the fourth Yama, Brahmacharya?
What is the fifth Yama, Aparigraha?
What is the fifth Yama, Aparigraha?
Study Notes
Yoga Terminology and Concepts
- Hatha Yoga: Comprises eight limbs, including Yamas, Niyamas, Asanas, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana, and Samadhi.
- Dharma: Represents righteousness; first word in the Bhagavad Gita.
- Pranayama: Refers to the regulation of breath.
- Asana: The physical pose or seat in yoga practice.
- Niyamas: Observances that guide personal behavior and discipline.
Chakras and Energy Centers
- First Chakra (Root): Located at the tailbone; controls feelings of safety and comfort in life, associated with bladder and genitals.
- Second Chakra (Sacral): Two inches below the navel; relates to physical power, sexuality, and social interactions, linked to large intestines, ovaries, and uterus.
- Third Chakra (Solar Plexus): Above the navel; represents inner light and personal power, connected to digestive system and adrenal glands.
- Fourth Chakra (Heart): Midway between shoulders; governs love and affection, associated with the heart, lungs, and hypothalamus.
- Fifth Chakra (Throat): Center of speech and creativity, relates to throat and thyroid glands.
- Sixth Chakra (Third Eye): Intuitive perception and wisdom, links vision and insight.
- Seventh Chakra (Crown): Connects to the divine; involved with spiritual insight, associated with the pineal gland.
Yoga Practices and Influences
- Karma Yoga: Focuses on the importance of selfless action and how past actions affect present experiences.
- Bhakti Yoga: A path of devotion that emphasizes love and connection.
- Jnana Yoga: The yoga of wisdom and knowledge.
- Tantra Yoga: Involves rituals and practices for expanding consciousness and liberating energy.
Historical Figures in Yoga
- Patanjali: Author of the Yoga Sutras, considered the Father of Yoga.
- Indra Devi: Recognized as the Mother of Yoga.
- B.K.S. Iyengar: Played a crucial role in introducing yoga to the Western world.
Body Mechanics in Yoga
- Key Muscle Groups: Includes the Transverse Abdominals, External Oblique, and Internal Oblique.
- Rectus Abdominis: Activated during Navasana (Boat Pose).
- Scapula Movement in Warrior II: Involves adduction.
Key Poses and Sequences
- Journey Into Power (JIP): Begins with Integration, Awakening, Vitality, Equanimity, and Grounding series.
- Sun Salutation B: Starts with Utkatasana (Chair Pose).
- Last Pose in Vitality Series: Crow Pose (Bakasana).
Principles of Yoga
- Ahimsa: Non-violence towards self and others.
- Satya: Truthfulness in thought, word, and action.
- Asteya: Non-stealing; respecting others' resources and space.
- Brahmacharya: Control over physical impulses and moderation.
- Aparigraha: Non-coveting; letting go of unnecessary possessions.
Miscellaneous Yoga Concepts
- Ujjayi: Means victorious; refers to a breathing technique.
- Nadis: Energy channels in the body.
- Sanskrit Terms: Knowing terms such as Pada (Foot), Hasta (Hand), and Ushtra (Camel) enhances understanding of yoga practice.
Learning Outcomes
- Emphasis on physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of yoga practices.
- Importance of maintaining a neutral pelvis and softening joints to connect deeply with the body's inner alignment.
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