YOGA TEACHER TRAINING TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
ANSWERS
●● Patanjali
Answer: the Father of modern yoga and the yoga sutras
●● Yoga Sutra,
Answer: Written at least 1,700 years ago, it's made up of 195 aphorisms
(sutras), or words of wisdom.
●● asana
Answer: body posture*
●● what is yoga for?
Answer: a mental practice during which there is opportunity to work
through stress, emotional issues, anxiety or psychological challenges.
Yoga practice encourages mindfulness, or creating awareness.
the matt is your mirror
●● Ashtanga
Answer: "8 limbs" (ashta= eight, anga = limb)
,●● what are the 8 limbs
Answer: -Yamas - sense of ethics and our personal integrity
-Niyamas- personal observances and self-discipline
-Asanas- are yoga poses
-Pranayamas- is breathing
-Pratyahara -is self observation and controlling our senses- work on
outside distractions
-Dharana- is concentration- inside distractions- focus on one point
-Dhyana- is meditation- stillness of the mind
-Samadhi- to stand outside of
●● what are the five rules to Yamas
Answer: -the golden rule/ how we react to others -Ahimsa- practice of
non-violence/non harming others and the self
-Satya- is the practice of truthfulness
-Asteya - practice of non-stealing
-Brahmacharya- is moderation, or the proper use of energy
Aparigraha- is practicing non-attachment/ appreciating because it can be
fleeting
●● what are the five niyamas
,Answer: -how we react to ourself/help ourselves. -Saucha- is the practice
of purification/ cleansing
-Santosha- is the practice of contentment
-Tapas- practicing discipline and austerity
-Svadhyaya-is the practice of self study/ alone time
-Ishvara Pranidhana- is devotion, dedication and surrender to the
Highest Love
●● karma yoga
Answer: To do this, we have to take the benefits we receive from our
practice and give them as an offering.
we experience a connection with a power greater than ourselves. This is
the oneness, the surrender, that is Ishvara Pranidhana.
examples: community classes,charity benefits or some other form of
giving or donation
●● Purusharthas (for purpose of the soul): 4 Aims of Life
Answer: -they build on one another AND balance and theme a yoga
class with this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -Moksha- full liberation (be yourself,
calm in the storm)
-Dharma- essentially means duty (talents, born into, title, responsibilities
you choose ie. like a dog)
-Artha- is prosperity (how to carry out your dharama)
- Kama- is pleasure
, find balance between the 4 aims of life
●● 4 Noble truths
Answer: -Dukkha, which means that life is suffering.
-Samudaya, that we create our own suffering in our minds.
-Nirodha, the end of suffering, which means the end of wanting, craving
or desiring.
-Marga, -which is the 8-fold path that leads to the cessation of suffering.
●● 4 Aspects of True Love:
Answer: - Maitri-It is benevolence or loving kindness
-karuna- which means compassion
-mudita- which means joy
-Upekesha- which means freedom or equanimity
●● Bhagavad Gita
Answer: -The Bhagavad Gita, often known simply as the "Gita"
- There are 700 different verses
-all written in 300-400 BCE
-part of the epic Indian text, the Mahabharata.
-ongoing dialogue between Prince Arjuna and Sri Krishna
-the three-fold path of yoga- karma (behavior), jnana (knowledge), and
bhakti (devotion)
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
ANSWERS
●● Patanjali
Answer: the Father of modern yoga and the yoga sutras
●● Yoga Sutra,
Answer: Written at least 1,700 years ago, it's made up of 195 aphorisms
(sutras), or words of wisdom.
●● asana
Answer: body posture*
●● what is yoga for?
Answer: a mental practice during which there is opportunity to work
through stress, emotional issues, anxiety or psychological challenges.
Yoga practice encourages mindfulness, or creating awareness.
the matt is your mirror
●● Ashtanga
Answer: "8 limbs" (ashta= eight, anga = limb)
,●● what are the 8 limbs
Answer: -Yamas - sense of ethics and our personal integrity
-Niyamas- personal observances and self-discipline
-Asanas- are yoga poses
-Pranayamas- is breathing
-Pratyahara -is self observation and controlling our senses- work on
outside distractions
-Dharana- is concentration- inside distractions- focus on one point
-Dhyana- is meditation- stillness of the mind
-Samadhi- to stand outside of
●● what are the five rules to Yamas
Answer: -the golden rule/ how we react to others -Ahimsa- practice of
non-violence/non harming others and the self
-Satya- is the practice of truthfulness
-Asteya - practice of non-stealing
-Brahmacharya- is moderation, or the proper use of energy
Aparigraha- is practicing non-attachment/ appreciating because it can be
fleeting
●● what are the five niyamas
,Answer: -how we react to ourself/help ourselves. -Saucha- is the practice
of purification/ cleansing
-Santosha- is the practice of contentment
-Tapas- practicing discipline and austerity
-Svadhyaya-is the practice of self study/ alone time
-Ishvara Pranidhana- is devotion, dedication and surrender to the
Highest Love
●● karma yoga
Answer: To do this, we have to take the benefits we receive from our
practice and give them as an offering.
we experience a connection with a power greater than ourselves. This is
the oneness, the surrender, that is Ishvara Pranidhana.
examples: community classes,charity benefits or some other form of
giving or donation
●● Purusharthas (for purpose of the soul): 4 Aims of Life
Answer: -they build on one another AND balance and theme a yoga
class with this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -Moksha- full liberation (be yourself,
calm in the storm)
-Dharma- essentially means duty (talents, born into, title, responsibilities
you choose ie. like a dog)
-Artha- is prosperity (how to carry out your dharama)
- Kama- is pleasure
, find balance between the 4 aims of life
●● 4 Noble truths
Answer: -Dukkha, which means that life is suffering.
-Samudaya, that we create our own suffering in our minds.
-Nirodha, the end of suffering, which means the end of wanting, craving
or desiring.
-Marga, -which is the 8-fold path that leads to the cessation of suffering.
●● 4 Aspects of True Love:
Answer: - Maitri-It is benevolence or loving kindness
-karuna- which means compassion
-mudita- which means joy
-Upekesha- which means freedom or equanimity
●● Bhagavad Gita
Answer: -The Bhagavad Gita, often known simply as the "Gita"
- There are 700 different verses
-all written in 300-400 BCE
-part of the epic Indian text, the Mahabharata.
-ongoing dialogue between Prince Arjuna and Sri Krishna
-the three-fold path of yoga- karma (behavior), jnana (knowledge), and
bhakti (devotion)
