COREPOWER YOGA TEACHER TRAINING
FINAL COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ How do you cue warrior one?.
Answer: -Spin your back heel down, glue your heel down with your foot
pointing towards the top corner of your mat-lift your chest & stack your
shoulders over hips- reach your arms up and rotate palms in
◍ What connects bone to bone?.
Answer: Ligaments
◍ What are four poses in C1 that open back line of body?.
Answer: Child's Pose, Half-way Lift, Gorilla Variation, Seated Forward
Fold
◍ Identify yoga pose that involves abduction and adduction, and in what
joint?.
Answer: Eagle Pose
◍ How do you explain neutral pelvis?.
Answer: square hips
◍ In mountain pose, how does cueing rotation of pinky in influence
shoulders?.
Answer: shoulders drop back and down into place when the student rotates
the pinkies; external rotation of the shoulders
◍ Name three places to market yourself as a certified CPY teacher..
Answer: social media, CPY, and gyms/other studios
, ◍ Why is core series specifically where it is in C1 sequence?.
Answer: Rest arms and legs, prepare for deep twists with core focused
activation, prepare for inversions, connect with students face to face.
◍ Who is Krishnamacharya?.
Answer: he was a Brahmin known as the father of modern yoga and was the
teacher of many teachers of different styles of yoga that we practice today
(BKS Iyengar, Pattabhi Jois of Ashtanga Yoga, Indra Devi, and his son)
◍ Know 2 adjusts for downdog..
Answer: - hands at hip crease & pull back-hands at lower back/sacrum &
push up and back
◍ Names postures of crescent, in order..
Answer: 1. Crescent Lunge2. Revolved Crescent Lunge3.Runners
Lunge4.Side Plank5. Prayer Twist6. Gorilla Variation7. Crow Pose
◍ Where do you bend in prasarita?.
Answer: hips
◍ What happens to spine during twists?.
Answer: creates a rotation between the vertebrae, which builds strength and
flexibility in the deep & superficial muscles of the spine
◍ What is difference in tempo of sun A/B slow versus flow?.
Answer: The first flow consists of 2-3 breaths per postures as you teach
using 3 or more cues, the 2nd and 3rd flow is one breath to one movement
◍ Know modifications for chaturanga, crescent lunge, side plank, updog..
Answer: Chaturanga: drop your knees, hold high plankCrescent Lunge: drop
your back knee, hands to heart centerSide Plank: drop your bottom knee,
place your top foot flat to the floor, bring your gaze downUpward Facing
Dog: stay in high plank
◍ Describe healthy alignment in chaturanga and describe three verbal cues to
facilitate improved alignment..
Answer: - feet hip-width distance apart (press through your heels, engage
FINAL COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ How do you cue warrior one?.
Answer: -Spin your back heel down, glue your heel down with your foot
pointing towards the top corner of your mat-lift your chest & stack your
shoulders over hips- reach your arms up and rotate palms in
◍ What connects bone to bone?.
Answer: Ligaments
◍ What are four poses in C1 that open back line of body?.
Answer: Child's Pose, Half-way Lift, Gorilla Variation, Seated Forward
Fold
◍ Identify yoga pose that involves abduction and adduction, and in what
joint?.
Answer: Eagle Pose
◍ How do you explain neutral pelvis?.
Answer: square hips
◍ In mountain pose, how does cueing rotation of pinky in influence
shoulders?.
Answer: shoulders drop back and down into place when the student rotates
the pinkies; external rotation of the shoulders
◍ Name three places to market yourself as a certified CPY teacher..
Answer: social media, CPY, and gyms/other studios
, ◍ Why is core series specifically where it is in C1 sequence?.
Answer: Rest arms and legs, prepare for deep twists with core focused
activation, prepare for inversions, connect with students face to face.
◍ Who is Krishnamacharya?.
Answer: he was a Brahmin known as the father of modern yoga and was the
teacher of many teachers of different styles of yoga that we practice today
(BKS Iyengar, Pattabhi Jois of Ashtanga Yoga, Indra Devi, and his son)
◍ Know 2 adjusts for downdog..
Answer: - hands at hip crease & pull back-hands at lower back/sacrum &
push up and back
◍ Names postures of crescent, in order..
Answer: 1. Crescent Lunge2. Revolved Crescent Lunge3.Runners
Lunge4.Side Plank5. Prayer Twist6. Gorilla Variation7. Crow Pose
◍ Where do you bend in prasarita?.
Answer: hips
◍ What happens to spine during twists?.
Answer: creates a rotation between the vertebrae, which builds strength and
flexibility in the deep & superficial muscles of the spine
◍ What is difference in tempo of sun A/B slow versus flow?.
Answer: The first flow consists of 2-3 breaths per postures as you teach
using 3 or more cues, the 2nd and 3rd flow is one breath to one movement
◍ Know modifications for chaturanga, crescent lunge, side plank, updog..
Answer: Chaturanga: drop your knees, hold high plankCrescent Lunge: drop
your back knee, hands to heart centerSide Plank: drop your bottom knee,
place your top foot flat to the floor, bring your gaze downUpward Facing
Dog: stay in high plank
◍ Describe healthy alignment in chaturanga and describe three verbal cues to
facilitate improved alignment..
Answer: - feet hip-width distance apart (press through your heels, engage
