YOGA TEACHER TRAINING FINAL PAPER
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS PACKAGE
●● Styles of Hatha Yoga (9)
Answer: - Ashtanga
- Bikram
- Contact/Partner
- Iyengar
- Kundalini
- Kripalu
- Sivananda
- Vinyasa (Power/Flow)
- Viniyoga
●● Ashtanga Yoga
Answer: - "Moving meditation"
- Composed of a precisely designed sequence of postures.
- Each pose is linked to the next through vinyasa (connective
movements)
- Powerful practice that purifies and realigns the body.
- Cultivates a feeling of inner peace.
,- Taught in the tradition of Pattabhi Jois.
●● Bikram Yoga
Answer: - Sequence of 26 postures and balances.
- Taught in a room at 100 degrees -- warms the muscles and encourages
the flushing of toxins.
●● Contact/Partner Yoga
Answer: - The yoga of union.
- Partners develop flow, balance, grace, power, concentration and
intimacy.
- Mutually stretch + strengthen each other.
- Reflection of your partner's postures deepens your inner healing and
awareness of the energies in your practice.
●● Iyengar Yoga
Answer: - Teaches classic yoga postures.
- Deep awareness + correct alignment + precise actions in the body.
- Helps you refine your poses.
- Trains the mind to remain alert and focused.
- Creative and innovative presentation of the poses.
What sets him apart:
,- Emphasis on standing poses
- Supported inversions/backbends
- Use of props
- Specific sequencing for general & therapeutic benefits
●● Kundalini Yoga
Answer: - Yoga of awareness.
- Combines stretching, breathing, chanting and meditation.
- Allow the sound current to deliver you to a state of therapeutic
rejuvenation.
- Realigns the nervous system.
●● Kripalu Yoga
Answer: - Combination of holistic health techniques
- Organized into 8 pathways based on the 8 major ways we express
energy in day-to-day living:
1. Living a more relaxed life
2. Getting to know and love your body
3. Learning how to play
4. Learning the art of relaxed work
5. Discovering your optimum diet
6. Mastering communication with yourself and others
, 7. Practicing meditation and spiritual attunement
8. Creating a supportive lifestyle
- A bridge between the yoga of will and the yoga of surrender
●● Sivananda Yoga
Answer: - Consists of 12 core poses
- Incorporates 6 principles:
1. Proper exercise
2. Proper breathing
3. Proper relaxation
4. Proper diet
5. Proper thinking
6. Proper meditation
- Designed to help yogis achieve the real goal of life: "god realization."
●● Vinyasa Yoga
Answer: - Derived from Ashtanga
- Incorporates breath with movement
- More vigorous and challenging workout
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS PACKAGE
●● Styles of Hatha Yoga (9)
Answer: - Ashtanga
- Bikram
- Contact/Partner
- Iyengar
- Kundalini
- Kripalu
- Sivananda
- Vinyasa (Power/Flow)
- Viniyoga
●● Ashtanga Yoga
Answer: - "Moving meditation"
- Composed of a precisely designed sequence of postures.
- Each pose is linked to the next through vinyasa (connective
movements)
- Powerful practice that purifies and realigns the body.
- Cultivates a feeling of inner peace.
,- Taught in the tradition of Pattabhi Jois.
●● Bikram Yoga
Answer: - Sequence of 26 postures and balances.
- Taught in a room at 100 degrees -- warms the muscles and encourages
the flushing of toxins.
●● Contact/Partner Yoga
Answer: - The yoga of union.
- Partners develop flow, balance, grace, power, concentration and
intimacy.
- Mutually stretch + strengthen each other.
- Reflection of your partner's postures deepens your inner healing and
awareness of the energies in your practice.
●● Iyengar Yoga
Answer: - Teaches classic yoga postures.
- Deep awareness + correct alignment + precise actions in the body.
- Helps you refine your poses.
- Trains the mind to remain alert and focused.
- Creative and innovative presentation of the poses.
What sets him apart:
,- Emphasis on standing poses
- Supported inversions/backbends
- Use of props
- Specific sequencing for general & therapeutic benefits
●● Kundalini Yoga
Answer: - Yoga of awareness.
- Combines stretching, breathing, chanting and meditation.
- Allow the sound current to deliver you to a state of therapeutic
rejuvenation.
- Realigns the nervous system.
●● Kripalu Yoga
Answer: - Combination of holistic health techniques
- Organized into 8 pathways based on the 8 major ways we express
energy in day-to-day living:
1. Living a more relaxed life
2. Getting to know and love your body
3. Learning how to play
4. Learning the art of relaxed work
5. Discovering your optimum diet
6. Mastering communication with yourself and others
, 7. Practicing meditation and spiritual attunement
8. Creating a supportive lifestyle
- A bridge between the yoga of will and the yoga of surrender
●● Sivananda Yoga
Answer: - Consists of 12 core poses
- Incorporates 6 principles:
1. Proper exercise
2. Proper breathing
3. Proper relaxation
4. Proper diet
5. Proper thinking
6. Proper meditation
- Designed to help yogis achieve the real goal of life: "god realization."
●● Vinyasa Yoga
Answer: - Derived from Ashtanga
- Incorporates breath with movement
- More vigorous and challenging workout
