Yoga Philosophy

What are Kleshas?

The five klesha's are...

1. Avidya

2. Asmita

3. Raga

4. Dvesa

5. Abhinivesah

What is Prana and what does it mean?

What does Pranayama practice?

Prana circulates in 5 directions in the body, performing different functions. These are...

1. Prana vayu

2. Apana vayu

3. Samana vayu

4. Udana vayu

5. Vyana vatu

What does Kapalabhati and what does it mean?

What means Bandha?

What are the 3 main bandha's?

1. Mula bandha

2. Uddiyana bandha

3. Jalandhara bandha

What is a Nadi?
Name the 3 main ones

Sushumna Nadi

Pingala Nadi

Ida Nadi

Hatha Yoga

The yamas are practices that govern our behaviour towards others.
There are five yamas...

1. Ahimsa

2. Satya

3. Asteya

4. Brahmacharya

5. Aprigraha

Following the yamas are the niyamas, which show up in behaviour towards ourself.
Again there are five...

1. Shaucha

2. Santosha

3. Tapas

4. Svadhyaya

5. Ishvara-pranidhana

The eight limbs of Ashtanga yoga are...

1. Yama

2. Niyama

3. Asana

4. Pranayama

5. Pratyahara

6. Dharana

7. Dhyana

8. Samadhi

Patanjali's Yoga Sutras
Name the four chapters

Yoga Citta vrtti nirodah
(YS 1:2)

There are 5 Vrttis,
what are they?
(YS 1:5 & 6)

Abhyasa
(YS 1:12)

Vairagyam
(YS 1:16)

Sthira sukham asanam
(YS 2:46)

The seven main chakras are

1. Muladhara chakra

2. Svadhisthana chakra

3. Manipura chakra

4. Anahata chakra

5. Visuddha chakra

6. Ajna chakra

7. Sahasrara chakra

Describe what chakras are

What is the object of Pranayama?(according to the Tantric texts)

What is Japa?

What is Mantra?

What is Atman?

What is Ishvara

Ajapa- Japa

What is So Ham?

Explain AUM

What is Purusha?

What is Prakriti?

Ahamkara

Jivan mukta

What is Kriya Yoga?

Yoga means...?

What is a Shatkarma?

Name the Shatkarma kriiiiiyas

There are
4 stages of consciousness,
name them

What are Gunas and name them

What is Sattva?

What is Rajas?

What is Tamas?

What are the main paths of yoga?

What is Brahma?

What is the meaning of Svaha?

What is Sadhana?

Which factors contribute positively to Sadhana?

Vedanta

Explain Maya

What is Nada Yoga?

The Upanishads, tell something about them

Name 3 upanishads

What is Brahman?

What is Samsara?

What are Granthi's?

What is Karma?

What is Samskara?

What is Viveka?

What is buddhi?

What is Sanatan Dharma?

Explain the Trinity of Creation, Preservation and Destruction

Vinyasa Krama What does it do to the muscles?

What is Anahatha Nadam?

Name 3 types of Karma and explain them

What is Manas?

What is a mudra?

Explain Raja Yoga

Name the main Hindu deities