200 Yoga YTT Exam 1 Questions and Answers
1. What is a sutra - -a sacred text, pearl, a nugget, woven landscape of
spiritual work to guide, thread on which jewels are strung
2. Sutra 1.2, what is yoga 2.46 asana practice - -1.2-ability to direct the
mind exclusively toward an object and sustain that direction w/o distraction,
2.46-Sthira/Suka Asana must have the dual qualities of alertness and
relaxation, steady and comfortable
3. Who was Patanjali - -he documented the 8 limbs of yoga and the 196
sutras
4. 8 limbs of yoga - -Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara,
Dharana, Dhyana, Samadhi
5. Name 5 Yamas - -ahimsa, satya, asteya, brachmacharya, aparigraha
Ahimsa - -nonviolence, non harming
Satya - -benevolent truthfulness
Asteya (Yama) - -non-stealing, responsibility
Brahmacharya (Yama) - -unity, moderation, non excess
, 200 Yoga YTT Exam 1 Questions and Answers
Aparigraha (Yama) - -Non-hoarding, simplicity
6. Name 5 Niyamas self observances, self discipline - -Saucha,
Santosha, Tapas, Svadyaya, ishvara pranidhana
Saucha (niyama) - -purity, cleanliness, clarity
santosa (niyama) - -contentment
Tapas (niyama) - -self-discipline, sacrifice for others
Svadyaya - -self-study
Ishvara pranidhana - -to surrender, service to something bigger
7. Riskiest postures - -seated postures, not lifting up and out of the
back, forward fold, twisting, need to elongate the spine beforehand
8. Name 5 pranayama breaths - -Bellows (Bhastrika), Shining
(Kapalabhati), Complete (Dirgha), Success (Ujjayi), Channel clearing (Nadi
Shodhana)
1. What is a sutra - -a sacred text, pearl, a nugget, woven landscape of
spiritual work to guide, thread on which jewels are strung
2. Sutra 1.2, what is yoga 2.46 asana practice - -1.2-ability to direct the
mind exclusively toward an object and sustain that direction w/o distraction,
2.46-Sthira/Suka Asana must have the dual qualities of alertness and
relaxation, steady and comfortable
3. Who was Patanjali - -he documented the 8 limbs of yoga and the 196
sutras
4. 8 limbs of yoga - -Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara,
Dharana, Dhyana, Samadhi
5. Name 5 Yamas - -ahimsa, satya, asteya, brachmacharya, aparigraha
Ahimsa - -nonviolence, non harming
Satya - -benevolent truthfulness
Asteya (Yama) - -non-stealing, responsibility
Brahmacharya (Yama) - -unity, moderation, non excess
, 200 Yoga YTT Exam 1 Questions and Answers
Aparigraha (Yama) - -Non-hoarding, simplicity
6. Name 5 Niyamas self observances, self discipline - -Saucha,
Santosha, Tapas, Svadyaya, ishvara pranidhana
Saucha (niyama) - -purity, cleanliness, clarity
santosa (niyama) - -contentment
Tapas (niyama) - -self-discipline, sacrifice for others
Svadyaya - -self-study
Ishvara pranidhana - -to surrender, service to something bigger
7. Riskiest postures - -seated postures, not lifting up and out of the
back, forward fold, twisting, need to elongate the spine beforehand
8. Name 5 pranayama breaths - -Bellows (Bhastrika), Shining
(Kapalabhati), Complete (Dirgha), Success (Ujjayi), Channel clearing (Nadi
Shodhana)
