KTY 200 hr YTT Midterm

Create an artistic representation of a yoga class in a serene studio setting, highlighting diverse people practicing yoga in various poses, with soft natural lighting and calming colors.

KTY 200 hr YTT Midterm Quiz

Test your knowledge on the fundamentals of yoga with our KTY 200 hr YTT Midterm Quiz. This quiz is designed for those who are studying or practicing yoga and want to assess their understanding of key concepts, history, and practices.

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Where is it that most agree yoga originated?

Indus Valley

Vedas

Calcutta

Some modern practitioners believe Yoga may have originated a different region. Where?

Kenya

Egypt

Rishikesh

The Classical Yoga period was defined by which text?

Upanishads

The Yoga Sutras

The Hatha Yoga Pradipika

Who is the father of modern yoga?

Krishnamacharya

Iyengar

Indra Devi

How is yoga defined in the Yoga Sutras?

Yoga is now

Yoga is the non-identification with the fluctuations of the mind

Yoga is a set of postured meant to aid enlightenment

Patanjali defines "asana" as:

Bending and stretching

A steady, comfortable posture for meditation

A way to get killer abs

Which is not a reason for warming up in an asana practice?

Safety: Intelligently warming-up the body lubricates the major joints (spine, shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees, ankles) and warms the muscles so the body is prepared for more intense postures.

Diagnostics: An intelligent warm-up can help a student decipher their energy levels, and locate what needs nurturing in the body so that they may make appropriate decisions during the practice.

Most of us lead BUSY lives. It helps to center and move slowly before moving into anything challenging so the mind can remain calm throughout the practice.

Warming up is a way to trick the body into unsafe

How many major movements of the spine?

What does "sukhasana" mean?

Easy pose

Squat

Sad pose

Which is NOT one of the 8 limbs of yoga?

Yama

Dharana

Sadana

Yama consists of nonviolence, truthfulness, non stealing, continence, and non greed.

True

False

Which of the following does NOT define bandhas?

The activation and engagement of muscle fibers, in strategic areas in the body, that support in the toning and lifting of the systems of the body against the natural laws of gravity.

Bandhas are “locks”, or valves, in specific areas in the body, that once engaged can control (retain) dissipating pranic energy. Mastering the use of these helps in the process of drawing up of Shakti Kundalini energy into the body. Specifically up into the Sushumna Nadi, the central channel that correlates with the central nervous system housed in the spinal column.

Most of the thousands of different bending and stretching postures utilized in Hatha Yoga to enhance health and well-being

What does "Surya Namaskar" mean?

Moon Salutation

The light in me honors the light in you

Sun Salutation

Which way do the hips face in standing sagittal postures?

Front of room or mat

Side

Stacked on top of each other

Niyama consists of purity, contentment, accepting but not causing pain, study, and worship of God.

True

False

Where nadis connect and form a whirling vortex of energy is called a

Chakra

Bandha

Pada

Tendons connect

Muscle to muscle

Bone to bone

Muscle to bone

How many bones are there typically in the human body?

186

206

108

What three bones make up the shoulder joint?

Scapula, femur, cervical spine

Scapula, humerus, clavicle

Femur, humerus, clavicle

What is typically the most flexible part of the spine?

Thoracic

Cervical

Lumbar

Viscous liquid for the joint surface that decreases friction during joint movement is called

Articular cartilage

Synovial fluid

Sympathetic fluid

Which is NOT a kosha?

Annamaya Kosha

Mandymaya Kosha

Anandamaya Kosha

"regulation of the breath in order to consciously use the life force for growth. When the practitioner has been strengthened through asana practice, it’s easier to bring focus to the space between the breaths." This sutra defines:

Pratyahara

Asana

Pranayama

Full expansion of the lower ribs – including back of the body/kidneys – and naturally expands the abdomen. It is primarily controlled by the contraction and release of the diaphragm. This describes:

Diaphragmatic/Belly Breathing

Chest Breathing

Clavicular Breathing

"when the focus of dharana becomes a steady, uninterrupted flow of attention. Here the separation between the practitioner and the object dissolves.” This describes:

Dhyana

Pratyahara

Niyama

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