CORE POWER YOGA TESTS EXAM 2026
ACTUAL PAPER WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ Exhale - Downward Facing Dog (Ahdo Mukha Svanasana) 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) 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 Answer: Release your fingertips to the
mat and toe/heel your feet together- Inhale slowly roll up
◉ Exhale - Stand at Attention (Samasthiti) 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) Answer:
◉ Exhale - Forward Fold (Uttanasana) Answer:
◉ Inhale - Mountain Pose (Tadasana) 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) 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) 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)..
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) 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) 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> Answer: Inhale gaze toward your
fingertips; Exhale bend you knees and walk/float your feet between
your hands
◉ Inhale - Halfway Lift (Ardha Uttanasana-) Answer: Halfway lift
with your hands on your shins and a flat back
◉ Exhale - Forward Fold (Uttanasana) Answer: Forward Fold
ACTUAL PAPER WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ Exhale - Downward Facing Dog (Ahdo Mukha Svanasana) 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) 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 Answer: Release your fingertips to the
mat and toe/heel your feet together- Inhale slowly roll up
◉ Exhale - Stand at Attention (Samasthiti) 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) Answer:
◉ Exhale - Forward Fold (Uttanasana) Answer:
◉ Inhale - Mountain Pose (Tadasana) 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) 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) 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)..
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) 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) 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> Answer: Inhale gaze toward your
fingertips; Exhale bend you knees and walk/float your feet between
your hands
◉ Inhale - Halfway Lift (Ardha Uttanasana-) Answer: Halfway lift
with your hands on your shins and a flat back
◉ Exhale - Forward Fold (Uttanasana) Answer: Forward Fold
