Core Power Yoga C1 Class – Cues
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Exhale - Child's Pose (Balasana) - CORRECT ANSWER - (2 min)
Move to the middle of your mat with your knees to the edges and your big toes touching,
Rest your head on the mat,
Sink your hips down
Exhale - Downward Facing Dog (Ahdo Mukha Svanasana) - CORRECT ANSWER - (1
min)
Step your feet hip-width distance apart,
Send your hips back and up,
Spread your fingers wide and press your thumbs and forefingers into the mat
Exhale - Ragdoll Pose (Uttanasana) - CORRECT ANSWER - (1 min)
Step your feet hip-width distance apart,
Send your tailbone up,
Interlace your arms and let head and arms hang heavy
Transition from Ragdoll - CORRECT ANSWER - Release your fingertips to the mat and
toe/heel your feet together- Inhale slowly roll up
Exhale - Stand at Attention (Samasthiti) - CORRECT ANSWER - (3 breaths)
Bring your big toes to touch and heels behind your ankles,
Lift your chest up,
Bring your hands to heart center
,Inhale - Halfway Lift (Ardha-Uttanasana) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Exhale - Forward Fold (Uttanasana) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Inhale - Mountain Pose (Tadasana) - CORRECT ANSWER - Re-engage your legs,
Pull your belly button toward your spine,
Reach your arms up, rotate your pinky fingers in and soften your shoulders
Exhale - Forward Fold (Uttanasana) - CORRECT ANSWER - Place a slight bend in your
knees,
Hinge from your hips and draw your tailbone up,
Draw your shoulders away from your ears
Inhale - Halfway lift (Ardha Uttanasana) - CORRECT ANSWER - Shift your weight
forward,
Lift your chest away from your thighs,
Draw your shoulder blades together and down your back
Exhale - High Plank to Low Plank (Chaturanga Dandasana).. - CORRECT ANSWER -
(Demo)
Step your feet back and bring them hip-width distance apart,
Bring your hips in line with your heels and shoulders,
Plant your hands apart and stack your shoulders over your wrists
Inhale - Updward Facing Dog (Urdhva Mukha Svanasana) - CORRECT ANSWER - Bring
the tops of your feet to the mat,
Open and pull your chest forward,
Straighten your arms and stack your shoulders over your wrists
, Exhale -Downward Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana) - CORRECT ANSWER - (2-
3B)
Spread your fingers wide and press into your palms,
Engage your abdominals,
Press your heels closer to the mat
Transition from Down Dog> - CORRECT ANSWER - Inhale gaze toward your fingertips;
Exhale bend you knees and walk/float your feet between your hands
Inhale - Halfway Lift (Ardha Uttanasana-) - CORRECT ANSWER - Halfway lift with
your hands on your shins and a flat back
Exhale - Forward Fold (Uttanasana) - CORRECT ANSWER - Forward Fold
Inhale - Chair Pose (Utkatasana) - CORRECT ANSWER - (3-5B)
Bend your knees,
Draw your tailbone back and down,
Reach your arms up and rotate your palms in with your pinkies facing each other
Exhale - Forward Fold (Uttanasana) - CORRECT ANSWER - Place a slight bend in your
knees,
Hinge from your hips and draw your tailbone up,
Draw your shoulders away from your ears
Inhale - Halfway Lift (..Ardha Uttanasana) - CORRECT ANSWER - Shift your weight
forward,
Lift your chest away from your thighs,
Draw your shoulder blades together and down your back
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Exhale - Child's Pose (Balasana) - CORRECT ANSWER - (2 min)
Move to the middle of your mat with your knees to the edges and your big toes touching,
Rest your head on the mat,
Sink your hips down
Exhale - Downward Facing Dog (Ahdo Mukha Svanasana) - CORRECT ANSWER - (1
min)
Step your feet hip-width distance apart,
Send your hips back and up,
Spread your fingers wide and press your thumbs and forefingers into the mat
Exhale - Ragdoll Pose (Uttanasana) - CORRECT ANSWER - (1 min)
Step your feet hip-width distance apart,
Send your tailbone up,
Interlace your arms and let head and arms hang heavy
Transition from Ragdoll - CORRECT ANSWER - Release your fingertips to the mat and
toe/heel your feet together- Inhale slowly roll up
Exhale - Stand at Attention (Samasthiti) - CORRECT ANSWER - (3 breaths)
Bring your big toes to touch and heels behind your ankles,
Lift your chest up,
Bring your hands to heart center
,Inhale - Halfway Lift (Ardha-Uttanasana) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Exhale - Forward Fold (Uttanasana) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Inhale - Mountain Pose (Tadasana) - CORRECT ANSWER - Re-engage your legs,
Pull your belly button toward your spine,
Reach your arms up, rotate your pinky fingers in and soften your shoulders
Exhale - Forward Fold (Uttanasana) - CORRECT ANSWER - Place a slight bend in your
knees,
Hinge from your hips and draw your tailbone up,
Draw your shoulders away from your ears
Inhale - Halfway lift (Ardha Uttanasana) - CORRECT ANSWER - Shift your weight
forward,
Lift your chest away from your thighs,
Draw your shoulder blades together and down your back
Exhale - High Plank to Low Plank (Chaturanga Dandasana).. - CORRECT ANSWER -
(Demo)
Step your feet back and bring them hip-width distance apart,
Bring your hips in line with your heels and shoulders,
Plant your hands apart and stack your shoulders over your wrists
Inhale - Updward Facing Dog (Urdhva Mukha Svanasana) - CORRECT ANSWER - Bring
the tops of your feet to the mat,
Open and pull your chest forward,
Straighten your arms and stack your shoulders over your wrists
, Exhale -Downward Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana) - CORRECT ANSWER - (2-
3B)
Spread your fingers wide and press into your palms,
Engage your abdominals,
Press your heels closer to the mat
Transition from Down Dog> - CORRECT ANSWER - Inhale gaze toward your fingertips;
Exhale bend you knees and walk/float your feet between your hands
Inhale - Halfway Lift (Ardha Uttanasana-) - CORRECT ANSWER - Halfway lift with
your hands on your shins and a flat back
Exhale - Forward Fold (Uttanasana) - CORRECT ANSWER - Forward Fold
Inhale - Chair Pose (Utkatasana) - CORRECT ANSWER - (3-5B)
Bend your knees,
Draw your tailbone back and down,
Reach your arms up and rotate your palms in with your pinkies facing each other
Exhale - Forward Fold (Uttanasana) - CORRECT ANSWER - Place a slight bend in your
knees,
Hinge from your hips and draw your tailbone up,
Draw your shoulders away from your ears
Inhale - Halfway Lift (..Ardha Uttanasana) - CORRECT ANSWER - Shift your weight
forward,
Lift your chest away from your thighs,
Draw your shoulder blades together and down your back
