Yoga Renew Final Exam Review Questions and Answers
which |ancient |religion |do |the |roots |of |yoga |derive |from?
-Jainism
-Buddhism
-Hinduism
Where |do |the |earliest |known |texts |on |yoga |come |from?
The |Vedas
What |does |the |word |'Vedas' |mean?
Knowledge
What |is |the |sanskrit |meaning |of |the |word |'yoga'?
To |make |one
According |to |the |text, |when |were |the |Vedas |estimated |to |have |been |written?
1700-1100 |BCE
What |was |the |primary |tool |used |to |achieve |a |state |of |oneness |and |consciousness |according |to |the |Veda |texts?
Meditation
What |was |the |primary |form |of |meditation |in |the |Vedas?
Mantra |Meditation
T/F: |Cultivating |and |tapping |into |your |authentic |spiritual |sensibilities |will |help |guide |you |whether |to |bring |chanting |into
|your |yoga |classes.
True
The |Upanishads |held |forth |the |belief |in |what |two |Hindu |religious |philosophies?
Universal |Spirit |and |Individual |soul
What |does |the |word |'Upanishad' |mean?
Sitting |down |beside
The |Bhagavad |Gita |is |also |called |the |___________________?
, Song |of |God
What |are |the |three |yogic |paths |according |to |the |Bhagavad |Gita?
-Karma |yoga
-Jnana |Yoga
-Bhakti |Yoga
What |is |Karma |Yoga?
yoga |of |service
The |primary |activities |of |Bhakti |yoga |include?
-Offering |Prayer
-Chanting |God's |names
-Meditating |on |God
In |the |Yoga |Sutras |of |Patanjali |- |what |does |he |explain |is |the |meaning |of |yoga?
To |calm |the |fluctuations |of |the |mind
According |to |the |text, |what |is |the |definition |of |Samadhi |in |the |Yoga |Sutras |of |Patanjali?
A |blissful |state |in |which |one |is |absorbed |with |the |divine
T/F: |Many |yoga |teachers |and |students |are |surprised |to |find |the |Yoga |Sutras |do |not |describe |a |single |asana |or |pose.
True
T/F: |The |Yoga |Sutras |include |the |philosophy |of |the |Eight |Limbs |of |Yoga
True
Which |of |the |Yamas |philosophies |describes |creating |a |safe |space |for |students |to |learn |and |practice?
Ahimsa, |non-hurting
Which |of |the |following |Yamas |means |to |be |honest |with |ourselves |and |others?
Satya
Which |of |the |Yamas |applies |to |helping |students |achieve |an |attitude |of |patience |and |ease |in |their |yoga |practice?
Aparigraha, |free |of |desire
How |many |Niyama |philosophies |are |there |in |the |Yoga |Sutras?
5
Which |of |the |five |Niyamas |focus |on |treating |your |body |as |a |temple?
which |ancient |religion |do |the |roots |of |yoga |derive |from?
-Jainism
-Buddhism
-Hinduism
Where |do |the |earliest |known |texts |on |yoga |come |from?
The |Vedas
What |does |the |word |'Vedas' |mean?
Knowledge
What |is |the |sanskrit |meaning |of |the |word |'yoga'?
To |make |one
According |to |the |text, |when |were |the |Vedas |estimated |to |have |been |written?
1700-1100 |BCE
What |was |the |primary |tool |used |to |achieve |a |state |of |oneness |and |consciousness |according |to |the |Veda |texts?
Meditation
What |was |the |primary |form |of |meditation |in |the |Vedas?
Mantra |Meditation
T/F: |Cultivating |and |tapping |into |your |authentic |spiritual |sensibilities |will |help |guide |you |whether |to |bring |chanting |into
|your |yoga |classes.
True
The |Upanishads |held |forth |the |belief |in |what |two |Hindu |religious |philosophies?
Universal |Spirit |and |Individual |soul
What |does |the |word |'Upanishad' |mean?
Sitting |down |beside
The |Bhagavad |Gita |is |also |called |the |___________________?
, Song |of |God
What |are |the |three |yogic |paths |according |to |the |Bhagavad |Gita?
-Karma |yoga
-Jnana |Yoga
-Bhakti |Yoga
What |is |Karma |Yoga?
yoga |of |service
The |primary |activities |of |Bhakti |yoga |include?
-Offering |Prayer
-Chanting |God's |names
-Meditating |on |God
In |the |Yoga |Sutras |of |Patanjali |- |what |does |he |explain |is |the |meaning |of |yoga?
To |calm |the |fluctuations |of |the |mind
According |to |the |text, |what |is |the |definition |of |Samadhi |in |the |Yoga |Sutras |of |Patanjali?
A |blissful |state |in |which |one |is |absorbed |with |the |divine
T/F: |Many |yoga |teachers |and |students |are |surprised |to |find |the |Yoga |Sutras |do |not |describe |a |single |asana |or |pose.
True
T/F: |The |Yoga |Sutras |include |the |philosophy |of |the |Eight |Limbs |of |Yoga
True
Which |of |the |Yamas |philosophies |describes |creating |a |safe |space |for |students |to |learn |and |practice?
Ahimsa, |non-hurting
Which |of |the |following |Yamas |means |to |be |honest |with |ourselves |and |others?
Satya
Which |of |the |Yamas |applies |to |helping |students |achieve |an |attitude |of |patience |and |ease |in |their |yoga |practice?
Aparigraha, |free |of |desire
How |many |Niyama |philosophies |are |there |in |the |Yoga |Sutras?
5
Which |of |the |five |Niyamas |focus |on |treating |your |body |as |a |temple?
