COREPOWER YOGA
C1 QUESTIONS 2024 UPDATED
Define and reflect on the meaning of the Sanskrit terms Namaste and Yoga -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>namaste: I bow to you
It is a way of acknowledging our common humanity and innate capacity for compassion.
It is spoken Sanskrit-
Summarize the utility of threshold concept 1: posture is process - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>concepts that are intuitive for an expert practitioner of yoga (or an expert
of any discipline), but are typically challenging for new or intermediate students of yoga
Identify the two primary and two secondary curves of the upright spine - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>lordotic curve (lumbar/concave)
kyphotic curve (convex)
primary: thoracic and sacral (convex)
secondary: cervical and lumbar (concave)
Name and apply alignment techniques and safety modifications for sukhasana (easy
seated pose), "wall dog," tadasana (mountain pose), and lunge pose. - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>
Recall the 8-Limbs of the Ashtanga Yoga practice framework and its relationship to
contemporary postural yoga - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>outer 4: yama - ethics (non-
harm, non-stealing, truthfulness, integrity, non-greed)
niyama - observances(purity, contentment, tenacity, self-study, surrender to what is)
asana - postures (shift the mind by moving body)
pranayama - breath restraint (more subtle, breath direct doorway)
5th: pratyahara - sense withdrawal (simplicity in life, withdrawal from sights and sounds
of world during practice)
dharana - focus
dhyana - fixation
samadhi - absorption
Evaluate and expand threshold concept 1: posture is process. - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>
Name and apply alignment techniques and safety modifications for uttanasana (intense
stretch pose), - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>standing forward fold
low back/sacrum
feet hip width, knees bent
spine will round
sacrum is lower than low back
straighten legs if comfortable
, ardha uttanasana (half intense stretch pose) - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>spine
straightens, knees may bend
plank pose - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>shoulders over wrist, strengthen arms, push
hands, hands shoulder width. walk knees back
virabhadrasana I (warrior I pose) - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>2 blocks
bend knees, bow forward
step foot back
blocks on either side of front foot
heel toe out to widen stance
strengthen outer hip, straighten out
arms up
utkatasana (fierce/chair pose) - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>feet as wide as hips, bend
knees
lengthen spine, round but end up neutral
lift arms
balasana (child's pose) - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>knees wide, big toes together
arms extend in front
head down
Explain the application of threshold concept 2: bodily interdependence - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>excess kyphotic rounding and discomfort in the back, because the legs
and back are related to one another -- they do not exist nor do they operate
independently of one another.
Recall the meaning of the five yamas; assess relevance to personal ethics. - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>yama - ethics (non-harm: ahisma, non-stealing: asteya , truthfulness:
satya, integrity, non-greed: aparigrapha)
Virabhadrasana II (warrior II pose) - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>step feet as wide as
wrists, bend knee above ankle, front toe straight forward, back leg straight and strong,
bend and extend, arms out and look forward
Adho Mukha Svanasana (downward facing dog pose), - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>weight rests mainly in hands, press thru knuckle in index finger, hands
shoulder width, hands spread, tuck toes, bend knees and lift hips, lengthen back,
straighten legs
Parsvakonasana (extended side angle pose) - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>wide legs,
point front toe forward, back leg straight, bend and rest forearm on thigh (forward)
extent back arm straight up
C1 QUESTIONS 2024 UPDATED
Define and reflect on the meaning of the Sanskrit terms Namaste and Yoga -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>namaste: I bow to you
It is a way of acknowledging our common humanity and innate capacity for compassion.
It is spoken Sanskrit-
Summarize the utility of threshold concept 1: posture is process - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>concepts that are intuitive for an expert practitioner of yoga (or an expert
of any discipline), but are typically challenging for new or intermediate students of yoga
Identify the two primary and two secondary curves of the upright spine - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>lordotic curve (lumbar/concave)
kyphotic curve (convex)
primary: thoracic and sacral (convex)
secondary: cervical and lumbar (concave)
Name and apply alignment techniques and safety modifications for sukhasana (easy
seated pose), "wall dog," tadasana (mountain pose), and lunge pose. - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>
Recall the 8-Limbs of the Ashtanga Yoga practice framework and its relationship to
contemporary postural yoga - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>outer 4: yama - ethics (non-
harm, non-stealing, truthfulness, integrity, non-greed)
niyama - observances(purity, contentment, tenacity, self-study, surrender to what is)
asana - postures (shift the mind by moving body)
pranayama - breath restraint (more subtle, breath direct doorway)
5th: pratyahara - sense withdrawal (simplicity in life, withdrawal from sights and sounds
of world during practice)
dharana - focus
dhyana - fixation
samadhi - absorption
Evaluate and expand threshold concept 1: posture is process. - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>
Name and apply alignment techniques and safety modifications for uttanasana (intense
stretch pose), - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>standing forward fold
low back/sacrum
feet hip width, knees bent
spine will round
sacrum is lower than low back
straighten legs if comfortable
, ardha uttanasana (half intense stretch pose) - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>spine
straightens, knees may bend
plank pose - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>shoulders over wrist, strengthen arms, push
hands, hands shoulder width. walk knees back
virabhadrasana I (warrior I pose) - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>2 blocks
bend knees, bow forward
step foot back
blocks on either side of front foot
heel toe out to widen stance
strengthen outer hip, straighten out
arms up
utkatasana (fierce/chair pose) - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>feet as wide as hips, bend
knees
lengthen spine, round but end up neutral
lift arms
balasana (child's pose) - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>knees wide, big toes together
arms extend in front
head down
Explain the application of threshold concept 2: bodily interdependence - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>excess kyphotic rounding and discomfort in the back, because the legs
and back are related to one another -- they do not exist nor do they operate
independently of one another.
Recall the meaning of the five yamas; assess relevance to personal ethics. - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>yama - ethics (non-harm: ahisma, non-stealing: asteya , truthfulness:
satya, integrity, non-greed: aparigrapha)
Virabhadrasana II (warrior II pose) - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>step feet as wide as
wrists, bend knee above ankle, front toe straight forward, back leg straight and strong,
bend and extend, arms out and look forward
Adho Mukha Svanasana (downward facing dog pose), - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>weight rests mainly in hands, press thru knuckle in index finger, hands
shoulder width, hands spread, tuck toes, bend knees and lift hips, lengthen back,
straighten legs
Parsvakonasana (extended side angle pose) - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>wide legs,
point front toe forward, back leg straight, bend and rest forearm on thigh (forward)
extent back arm straight up
