COREPOWER C1 CLASS WITH CUES TEST PAPER 2025/2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS TAGGED A+
✔✔Exhale - Stand at Attention (Samasthitihi) - ✔✔(3 breaths)
Bring your big toes to touch and press down into the four corners of your feet.
Bring your hands to heart center. Draw your shoulder blades together down your back.
Blink your eyes closed.
If it is in your practice to set an intention visualize your intention now and power it up
with every breath that you take in class.
Otherwise, I invite you to share the intention of community. We are all here to share our
love for teaching yoga. Today as we practice, lets share the positive energy that we
cultivate on our mat together as a community.
Let us seal our intention with a unified breath. Inhale open mouth exhale. One more
inhale in
✔✔Exhale - - ✔✔blink your eyes open and release your hand by your sides face your
palms forward
✔✔Sun A - ✔✔1st set: bring to form, cue to breathe & observe need for additional cues
from the ground up.
✔✔Inhale - Mountain Pose (tadasana) - ✔✔Ground down through the four corners of
your feet, Reach your arms up by your ears, and rotate your pinky fingers in.
Breathe here.
Lift your kneecaps up to engage your legs, relax your shoulder blades down your back,
and Pull your belly button in towards your spine.
One more inhale here, lengthen
✔✔Exhale - Forward Fold (UTtanasana) - ✔✔Hinge from your hips
Bring your hands to the mat
Option to place a slight bend in your knees to bring your mat closer to you.
Allow your head to hang heavy.
Inhale here and lengthen your spine. Exhale release a little more fully into the forward
bend.
,✔✔Inhale - Halfway lift (ardha UTtanasana) - ✔✔Lift your chest away from your thighs
and place your hands on the front of your legs. Extend the crown of your head forward
to the mirror and gaze down at your mat.
Breathe here.
Draw your shoulder blades together and down your back lengthen your spine and shift
your weight into the ball mounds of your feet to stack your hips over your ankles.
One more inhale here,
✔✔Exhale - High Plank to Low Plank (Chatarunga Dandasana) - ✔✔Exhale high plank.
Plant your hands into the mat. Step your feet back and bring them hip-width distance
apart,
Your body is one long line of energy.
✔✔Inhale shift forward, Exhale Low plank - ✔✔Shift forward two inches and lower
halfway down hugging your elbows into your side body.
✔✔Inhale - Updward Facing Dog (ardva mukha svanasana) - ✔✔Flip the tops of your
feet to the mat,
Open and pull your chest forward,
Straighten your arms and stacking your shoulders over your wrists
✔✔Exhale -Downward Facing Dog (ado mukha dandasana) - ✔✔(2-3B) Send your hips
up and back.
✔✔DEMO for high to low plank (chatarunga dandasana) - ✔✔Inhale gaze toward your
fingertips; Exhale and walk your feet between your hands and take a seat
1) cued pose
2) if your are working on building arm strength- Lower to your knees
3) if you are building back strength - Lower all the way down for cobra
4) skip the high to low plank altogether
✔✔Sun A sets 2 & 3 - ✔✔Let's flow one breath to one movement
✔✔Sun B - ✔✔1st set: bring to form, cue to breathe & observe need for additional cues
from the ground up.
✔✔Transition from Downward Facing Dog - ✔✔At the bottom of your next exhale, walk
to the top of your mat.
✔✔Inhale - Halfway Lift - ✔✔Place your hands on your shins or thighs maintain a flat
back
, ✔✔Exhale - Forward Fold - ✔✔relax your head
✔✔Inhale - Chair Pose (UTKatasana) - ✔✔(3-5B)
Bend your knees,
Draw your tailbone back and down,
Reach your arms up by your ears.
Breathe here.
Rotate your palms in with your pinkies facing each other. Option to reach your arms
straight out in front of you if you feel shoulder discomfort. Sink your hips lower into your
chair and shift your weight into your heels stacking your knees over your ankles. Pull
your belly button into your spine. One more inhale here.
✔✔Exhale - Forward Fold (UTtanasana) - ✔✔No cue
✔✔Inhale - Halfway Lift - ✔✔No cue necessary
✔✔Exhale - High to low plank (Chatarunga) - ✔✔Remember English first then Sanskrit
✔✔Inhale - Upward Facing Dog - ✔✔Up dog
✔✔Exhale - Downward Facing Dog - ✔✔Spread your fingers wide and press into your
palms,
Engage your abdominals,
Press your heels closer to the mat
✔✔Inhale - Lift your right leg high - ✔✔Point your lifted toe towards the ground bringing
your right hip back in line with your left hip. One more inhale lift your leg a little higher.
✔✔Exhale low lunge - ✔✔Step your Right foot in between your hands stacking your
knee over your ankle.
✔✔Inhale - Warrior II - ✔✔Rotate your back heel down to your mat so your foot is
parallel to the short edge of your mat. Lift your chest up open to the side wall, and bring
your arms to a T.
Breathe here.
Press through the knife side edge of your back foot. Gaze at your feet in the mirror and
connect your front heel in line with your back arch. Draw your tailbone down and
lengthen your spine. Gaze over your front arm. One more inhale here,
✔✔Exhale - Extended Side Angle - ✔✔Reach your right arm forward and then tick tick
your hands to 12 and 6. Use your bottom arm to gently press your front thigh open.
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS TAGGED A+
✔✔Exhale - Stand at Attention (Samasthitihi) - ✔✔(3 breaths)
Bring your big toes to touch and press down into the four corners of your feet.
Bring your hands to heart center. Draw your shoulder blades together down your back.
Blink your eyes closed.
If it is in your practice to set an intention visualize your intention now and power it up
with every breath that you take in class.
Otherwise, I invite you to share the intention of community. We are all here to share our
love for teaching yoga. Today as we practice, lets share the positive energy that we
cultivate on our mat together as a community.
Let us seal our intention with a unified breath. Inhale open mouth exhale. One more
inhale in
✔✔Exhale - - ✔✔blink your eyes open and release your hand by your sides face your
palms forward
✔✔Sun A - ✔✔1st set: bring to form, cue to breathe & observe need for additional cues
from the ground up.
✔✔Inhale - Mountain Pose (tadasana) - ✔✔Ground down through the four corners of
your feet, Reach your arms up by your ears, and rotate your pinky fingers in.
Breathe here.
Lift your kneecaps up to engage your legs, relax your shoulder blades down your back,
and Pull your belly button in towards your spine.
One more inhale here, lengthen
✔✔Exhale - Forward Fold (UTtanasana) - ✔✔Hinge from your hips
Bring your hands to the mat
Option to place a slight bend in your knees to bring your mat closer to you.
Allow your head to hang heavy.
Inhale here and lengthen your spine. Exhale release a little more fully into the forward
bend.
,✔✔Inhale - Halfway lift (ardha UTtanasana) - ✔✔Lift your chest away from your thighs
and place your hands on the front of your legs. Extend the crown of your head forward
to the mirror and gaze down at your mat.
Breathe here.
Draw your shoulder blades together and down your back lengthen your spine and shift
your weight into the ball mounds of your feet to stack your hips over your ankles.
One more inhale here,
✔✔Exhale - High Plank to Low Plank (Chatarunga Dandasana) - ✔✔Exhale high plank.
Plant your hands into the mat. Step your feet back and bring them hip-width distance
apart,
Your body is one long line of energy.
✔✔Inhale shift forward, Exhale Low plank - ✔✔Shift forward two inches and lower
halfway down hugging your elbows into your side body.
✔✔Inhale - Updward Facing Dog (ardva mukha svanasana) - ✔✔Flip the tops of your
feet to the mat,
Open and pull your chest forward,
Straighten your arms and stacking your shoulders over your wrists
✔✔Exhale -Downward Facing Dog (ado mukha dandasana) - ✔✔(2-3B) Send your hips
up and back.
✔✔DEMO for high to low plank (chatarunga dandasana) - ✔✔Inhale gaze toward your
fingertips; Exhale and walk your feet between your hands and take a seat
1) cued pose
2) if your are working on building arm strength- Lower to your knees
3) if you are building back strength - Lower all the way down for cobra
4) skip the high to low plank altogether
✔✔Sun A sets 2 & 3 - ✔✔Let's flow one breath to one movement
✔✔Sun B - ✔✔1st set: bring to form, cue to breathe & observe need for additional cues
from the ground up.
✔✔Transition from Downward Facing Dog - ✔✔At the bottom of your next exhale, walk
to the top of your mat.
✔✔Inhale - Halfway Lift - ✔✔Place your hands on your shins or thighs maintain a flat
back
, ✔✔Exhale - Forward Fold - ✔✔relax your head
✔✔Inhale - Chair Pose (UTKatasana) - ✔✔(3-5B)
Bend your knees,
Draw your tailbone back and down,
Reach your arms up by your ears.
Breathe here.
Rotate your palms in with your pinkies facing each other. Option to reach your arms
straight out in front of you if you feel shoulder discomfort. Sink your hips lower into your
chair and shift your weight into your heels stacking your knees over your ankles. Pull
your belly button into your spine. One more inhale here.
✔✔Exhale - Forward Fold (UTtanasana) - ✔✔No cue
✔✔Inhale - Halfway Lift - ✔✔No cue necessary
✔✔Exhale - High to low plank (Chatarunga) - ✔✔Remember English first then Sanskrit
✔✔Inhale - Upward Facing Dog - ✔✔Up dog
✔✔Exhale - Downward Facing Dog - ✔✔Spread your fingers wide and press into your
palms,
Engage your abdominals,
Press your heels closer to the mat
✔✔Inhale - Lift your right leg high - ✔✔Point your lifted toe towards the ground bringing
your right hip back in line with your left hip. One more inhale lift your leg a little higher.
✔✔Exhale low lunge - ✔✔Step your Right foot in between your hands stacking your
knee over your ankle.
✔✔Inhale - Warrior II - ✔✔Rotate your back heel down to your mat so your foot is
parallel to the short edge of your mat. Lift your chest up open to the side wall, and bring
your arms to a T.
Breathe here.
Press through the knife side edge of your back foot. Gaze at your feet in the mirror and
connect your front heel in line with your back arch. Draw your tailbone down and
lengthen your spine. Gaze over your front arm. One more inhale here,
✔✔Exhale - Extended Side Angle - ✔✔Reach your right arm forward and then tick tick
your hands to 12 and 6. Use your bottom arm to gently press your front thigh open.
