Corepower Yoga TT Final
CPY 10 essentials for class? - ANS-1. Physical Yoga Postures
2. Breath
3. Flow
4. Heat
5. Gaze/Focus
6. Alignment & Safety
7. Abdominal Lock
8. Establish Rhythm
9. Prepare Students for Success 10. Have Fun
Please explain the difference between abduction and adduction. - ANS-ABDuction = moving
away from the midline ADDuction=moving towards the midline
ANS: feet hip-width apart (press through your heels, engage your legs) - bring your hips and
shoulders in line (send your tailbone toward your heels, engage your abs) - plant your hands
shoulder-width apart and stack shoulders over wrists (lengthen the back of your neck and gaze
down) - bring your hips and shoulders in line with your heels How do you cue warrior one? -
ANS--Spin your back heel down, glue your heel down with your foot pointing towards the top
corner of your mat
-lift your chest & stack your shoulders over hips
- reach your arms up and rotate palms in
How do you enter a student's personal space when adjusting/assisting? - ANS-enter with
confidence and focus on the student you are going to adjust. also by rubbing your hands
together to not only warm them but let them know you are about to enter their space.
How do you explain neutral pelvis? - ANS-square hips
How would you teach a class with various levels of students? - ANS-- I would give effective
cues starting from the ground up & offer touch cues or demos where I see most beneficial &
provide all modifications to every pose.
Identify yoga pose that involves abduction and adduction, and in what joint? - ANS-Eagle Pose
How does cueing the pinky in influence shoulders in mountain pose? ANS: When the student
rotates the pinkies, the shoulders drop back and into place; external rotation of the shoulders
Know 2 adjusts for downdog. - ANS-- hands at hip crease & pull back
-hands at lower back/sacrum & push up and back
Know 8 limbs of yoga in order, English first and then Sanskrit. - ANS-Yama- restraints
Niyama- observances
Asana- seat
Pranayama- life force
Pratyahara- withdrawl from the senses
Dharana- focus
Dhyana- meditation
Samadhi- equilibrium of the mind
CPY 10 essentials for class? - ANS-1. Physical Yoga Postures
2. Breath
3. Flow
4. Heat
5. Gaze/Focus
6. Alignment & Safety
7. Abdominal Lock
8. Establish Rhythm
9. Prepare Students for Success 10. Have Fun
Please explain the difference between abduction and adduction. - ANS-ABDuction = moving
away from the midline ADDuction=moving towards the midline
ANS: feet hip-width apart (press through your heels, engage your legs) - bring your hips and
shoulders in line (send your tailbone toward your heels, engage your abs) - plant your hands
shoulder-width apart and stack shoulders over wrists (lengthen the back of your neck and gaze
down) - bring your hips and shoulders in line with your heels How do you cue warrior one? -
ANS--Spin your back heel down, glue your heel down with your foot pointing towards the top
corner of your mat
-lift your chest & stack your shoulders over hips
- reach your arms up and rotate palms in
How do you enter a student's personal space when adjusting/assisting? - ANS-enter with
confidence and focus on the student you are going to adjust. also by rubbing your hands
together to not only warm them but let them know you are about to enter their space.
How do you explain neutral pelvis? - ANS-square hips
How would you teach a class with various levels of students? - ANS-- I would give effective
cues starting from the ground up & offer touch cues or demos where I see most beneficial &
provide all modifications to every pose.
Identify yoga pose that involves abduction and adduction, and in what joint? - ANS-Eagle Pose
How does cueing the pinky in influence shoulders in mountain pose? ANS: When the student
rotates the pinkies, the shoulders drop back and into place; external rotation of the shoulders
Know 2 adjusts for downdog. - ANS-- hands at hip crease & pull back
-hands at lower back/sacrum & push up and back
Know 8 limbs of yoga in order, English first and then Sanskrit. - ANS-Yama- restraints
Niyama- observances
Asana- seat
Pranayama- life force
Pratyahara- withdrawl from the senses
Dharana- focus
Dhyana- meditation
Samadhi- equilibrium of the mind
