RYT 200 Yoga 2025 Test Questions And Correct Answers
How old is yoga?
5,000 years old +
What does yoga mean?
"yuj" '= 'unity' or 'oneness' YOGA Sanskrit
union of individual and universal consciousness
Why should I consider studying yoga?
Guru Pandey-ji: Vedansha Yoga May 2020
"yoga is not just fun exercise or painful exercise"
"It is not just an exercise that we can perform for 2 hours in the morning and 2 extra
hours in the evening"
"Ask the question: why am I here studying yoga? I need to know more, something is
missing and if I just do exercise and do 1000 asana every day it might not be enough for
me."
Find any comfortable posture- and find out how long you can be stable without
movement-can you stay still more than 3 hours and 45 hours stay still
Upgrade yourself
,You need to have good food- satvik food and massage sesame oil into your body
Think about how many years you have to do asana?
You want to achieve stable body with 7 tissues in bramacharya
We want to achieve stability
1. First physical body
2. Energy of the body
3. Mind stability
What is the purpose of asana?
Stability
How can we check our stability?
Sit and observe your breath- after 10 minute or 20 minutes- do you feel pain--> that is the
weakness- for that weakness which posture should you do?
Asana depends on person to person
Your asana should be different
As a teacher you need to come up with an individual plan- keep in mind that the goal is
stability- and for that ability to sit still you need to do the asanas to fix the weakness of
the body such as I have back pain after 45 minutes - it means you have weakness of
lower back and you should practice the asanas to improve your weakness- low back
pain I should be careful about forward bending, I should practice more backward
,bending- keep 5 asana of backward bending and recheck in 2 weeks
What is the mechanism of asana?
Stretch and squeeze
Which asana is good for digestive system- the one that can squeeze digestive system
Means counter poses
It is important to have mastery of asana
Yoga Definition
yuj "to unite" or to "yoke"
What is yoga?
-to unite, or to yolk
-teaches us to acknowledge our soul
-guides us in our quest to unite body, mind, soul, and spirit with the Divine, and divinity
all around us.
-move towards concept of "oneness" or the "unity of all things in the universe."
-a proven method of techniques for the body and the mind that help guide one to
Self-realization or Soul-consciousness
Rig Veda
-during the first period of yoga-Vedic period
-basis for hindu religion
, -sanskrit veda = knowledge rig = praise
-book of hymns praising a higher power and describes meditation as a discipline.
-YOGA word first found
- 1,017 Sanskrit hymns composed about 1500 BC or earlier
-Hinduism's oldest sacred text.
· Concept of Karm, Akarm and Vikarm
Action. Karm is auspicious actions recommended by the scriptures for regulating the
senses and purifying the mind.
Forbidden action. Vikarm is inauspicious actions prohibited by the scriptures since they
are detrimental and result in degradation of the soul.
Inaction. Akarm is actions that are performed without attachment to the results, merely
for the pleasure of God. They neither have any karmic reactions nor do they entangle
the soul.
"You must understand the nature of all three—recommended action, wrong action, and
inaction. The truth about these is profound and difficult to understand."
"karmaṇo hyapi boddhavyaṁ boddhavyaṁ cha vikarmaṇaḥakarmaṇaśh cha boddhavyaṁ
gahanā karmaṇo gatiḥ"
How old is yoga?
5,000 years old +
What does yoga mean?
"yuj" '= 'unity' or 'oneness' YOGA Sanskrit
union of individual and universal consciousness
Why should I consider studying yoga?
Guru Pandey-ji: Vedansha Yoga May 2020
"yoga is not just fun exercise or painful exercise"
"It is not just an exercise that we can perform for 2 hours in the morning and 2 extra
hours in the evening"
"Ask the question: why am I here studying yoga? I need to know more, something is
missing and if I just do exercise and do 1000 asana every day it might not be enough for
me."
Find any comfortable posture- and find out how long you can be stable without
movement-can you stay still more than 3 hours and 45 hours stay still
Upgrade yourself
,You need to have good food- satvik food and massage sesame oil into your body
Think about how many years you have to do asana?
You want to achieve stable body with 7 tissues in bramacharya
We want to achieve stability
1. First physical body
2. Energy of the body
3. Mind stability
What is the purpose of asana?
Stability
How can we check our stability?
Sit and observe your breath- after 10 minute or 20 minutes- do you feel pain--> that is the
weakness- for that weakness which posture should you do?
Asana depends on person to person
Your asana should be different
As a teacher you need to come up with an individual plan- keep in mind that the goal is
stability- and for that ability to sit still you need to do the asanas to fix the weakness of
the body such as I have back pain after 45 minutes - it means you have weakness of
lower back and you should practice the asanas to improve your weakness- low back
pain I should be careful about forward bending, I should practice more backward
,bending- keep 5 asana of backward bending and recheck in 2 weeks
What is the mechanism of asana?
Stretch and squeeze
Which asana is good for digestive system- the one that can squeeze digestive system
Means counter poses
It is important to have mastery of asana
Yoga Definition
yuj "to unite" or to "yoke"
What is yoga?
-to unite, or to yolk
-teaches us to acknowledge our soul
-guides us in our quest to unite body, mind, soul, and spirit with the Divine, and divinity
all around us.
-move towards concept of "oneness" or the "unity of all things in the universe."
-a proven method of techniques for the body and the mind that help guide one to
Self-realization or Soul-consciousness
Rig Veda
-during the first period of yoga-Vedic period
-basis for hindu religion
, -sanskrit veda = knowledge rig = praise
-book of hymns praising a higher power and describes meditation as a discipline.
-YOGA word first found
- 1,017 Sanskrit hymns composed about 1500 BC or earlier
-Hinduism's oldest sacred text.
· Concept of Karm, Akarm and Vikarm
Action. Karm is auspicious actions recommended by the scriptures for regulating the
senses and purifying the mind.
Forbidden action. Vikarm is inauspicious actions prohibited by the scriptures since they
are detrimental and result in degradation of the soul.
Inaction. Akarm is actions that are performed without attachment to the results, merely
for the pleasure of God. They neither have any karmic reactions nor do they entangle
the soul.
"You must understand the nature of all three—recommended action, wrong action, and
inaction. The truth about these is profound and difficult to understand."
"karmaṇo hyapi boddhavyaṁ boddhavyaṁ cha vikarmaṇaḥakarmaṇaśh cha boddhavyaṁ
gahanā karmaṇo gatiḥ"
