EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
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8 limbs of yoga - ANSWERSYamas, niyamas, asanas, pranayamas, pratyahara,
dharana, dhyana & samadhi.
Yamas - ANSWERSRestraints. How we interact with others.
Niyamas - ANSWERSObservances. How you interact with yourself.
Asanas - ANSWERSPostures with comfort and ease. Alert attention with focused
stability.
Pranayama - ANSWERSBreath. Specifically the extension of energy through the breath.
Pratyahara - ANSWERSA withdrawal of the senses. Introspection.
Dharana - ANSWERSConcentration.
Dhyana - ANSWERSMeditation.
Samadi - ANSWERSHighest state of union. Absolute integration with all.
Vishuddha - ANSWERSBlue - ham - throat - communication & self expression.
Ajna - ANSWERSPurple - Om - third eye - knowledge & intuition.
Sahasrara - ANSWERSWhite - (silent - nada) - crown - cosmic consciousness.
Definition of yoga - ANSWERSAttention with intention.
Samskara - ANSWERSPattern or habits. (Good and bad - think "scar" on the soul.)
Purpose of yoga - ANSWERSPrepare the body for savasana.
Tool for discernment - ANSWERSSustained focus.
Brahmacarya - ANSWERSnon excess and appropriate relationships
Aparigraha - ANSWERSnon possessiveness