Yoga teacher training
Hatha and vinyasa YTT in India
Hatha and vinyasa YTT in India
Kartei Details
| Karten | 57 |
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| Sprache | Deutsch |
| Kategorie | Philosophie |
| Stufe | Andere |
| Erstellt / Aktualisiert | 20.10.2024 / 26.10.2024 |
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Define Yoga in your own words!
Yoga means unity or oneness and refers to the union of the individual with the universal consciousness. It aims to balance body, mind and emotions by various practices such as asanas, pranayama, mediation, ...
Name the 8 limbs of ashtanga yoga and briefly explain each!
1. Yama (moral discipline/restraint): guide on how to behave towards others and our self; five yamas: not to harm others, to be truthful, not to steal, to engage in intercourse with only one partner or not all, to abstain from greed
2. Niyama (observance): ensures that body and mind are not polluted by the environment; physical/mental cleanliness, contentment, discipline, study of sacred texts and acceptance of the existence of supreme beings
3.Asana (physical postures): to strengthen the body as the body effects the mind. Asanas are used to release us from past conditioning which is stored in the body. When free from past condition we can arrive in the present moment. Asanas should be practiced in way that they serve us well and we should not practice with force.
4. Pranayama (breathing techniques): Prana means life force. Pranayama is the exercise of one's breath to a point where it is appeased and does not agitate the mind. The aims is that we can breath into all parts of the body and prana flows freely throughout the body.
5. Pratyahara (sense withdrawal): you should not focus on the external while practice but rather stay internal and focus on the prescribed location.
6. Dharana (concentration): prepares you for meditation by learning to focus solely on a single objects to bind movement, breath and awareness together
7. Dhyana (absorption/meditation): M. Is state of rest or just being without being influenced by the extremes of the mind. No effort is made to concentrate on a single object but rather there is a constant flow of impressions.
8. Samadhi (enlightenment/bliss): state aimed at in yoga; can be objective or objectless and is state that is beyond achieving, doing or practicing
What are the five Pringles of Yoga? Briefly explain!
1.Proper exercise: the exercise should be pleasant while being beneficial to the body,mind and spiritual life. Yogic physical exercises ar designed to to develop both body and mind to broaden the mental faculties and spiritual capacities. Initiall aim: increase flexibility, strength and spinal health.
2. Pranayama (proper breathing): breath should be deep, slow and rhythmical using the entire lung capacity to increase vitality and mental clarity. Yogic breath combines: clavicular, thoracic and abdominal breathing
3. Proper relaxation: by using physical (savasana) mental (slow breath) and spiritual relaxation (withdrawing from the body/mind and ego-consciousness)
4. Proper diet: sattvic diet (lacto-vegetarians diet); pure, simple, natural, fresh, seasonal, organic, balanceD, enough nutrients
5.positive thinking and meditation: we become what we think -> learn to control the mind by focusing internally / on the self
What are the three Gunas? Briefly explain them.
1. Tamas: no movement/inactive, mode of ignorance; negative cool, watery, inward principle; lazy, lethargic, inertia, apathy, sleep, boredom, depression, materialism
2. Rajas: movement, mode of passion; ego, attachment, knowledge/intellect, restlessness, sensitive, curious, learning, stress
3. Sattva: Balance, detachment, mode of goodness; wisdom, happy, peaceful, calmness, lightness, harmony, connection, life of meaning, oneness, purity, steady,
What is the meaning of Ahimsa?
Ahimsa is a Yama
- Non-harming, -violence in thought, word and deed
- as all living beings have the spark of divine spiritual energy harming others means harming yourself.
- harming others leaves an imprint and thus makes religion more likely
How many Nadis exist approximately?
72 000 Nadis
indicate The three main Nadis!
1. Pingala: right nostril, sun, vital, prana shakti, consciousness, sympathetic, external
2. Ida: left nostril, moon, mental, manas shakti, parasympathetic, internal
3. Subhuman: spiritual consciousness, atman shakti, central
What is Bhakti yoga?
Path of devotion and love for god
Chanting and singing praises to god
Name the five elements/tattwas!
1. Akasha / ether / space
2. Vague / air
3. Agni / fire
4. Apps / water
5. Prithvi / earth
How can you develop svadhyaya(self-study)?
One of the niyamas
Aim: learn to differentiate motivations form the primitive body and from the higher moral motivations
How: deepen intellectual knowledge by studying books, scriptures -> it's important to reflect and meditate on these
Recognise interesting similarities between how yoga asanas are practiced and how life is practiced in general
Constant observance of the breath
What are the five koshas?
Kosha-layer or dimension
1.annamyaa - physical - earth
> gross body
2. Pranamaya - energy - water
3. Manomaya - mental - fire
4.vijnanamaya - wisdom -
> subtle body
5. Anandamya - bliss - space
> causal body
What is a chakra?
Symbolic imagination of subtle energy Centers disturbing the prana throughout the physical body
Lie in the energy body but also link physical and mental body thus affecting states of consciousness
They're only a concept!
Which chakra is associated with the space element?
Air
Vishuddi chakra (throat)
Anahatha
What are the obstacles for your own practice.
- wrist pain: fear of hurting myself further
- no being disciplined/continuous enough. Not having a daily routine which incorporates my practice
Name the sense and action organs and briefly explain them!
Sense organs: ears, skin, eyes, tongue, nose
Action organs: mouth/voice, hands, feet, reproductive organs/genitals, excretory organs/anus
How many asanas are in the surya namaskara in Hatha?
12
What is the meaning of the apana vayu?
Translation: the air that moves away
Downward and outward movement of the energy; energy primarily move in th elbowed abdomin from the navel to the pelvis
Governs ability to eject or eliminate what is not needed (waste)
Waorks the kidneys, colon, rectum, bladder and genitals (reproduction by move new life out into the world)
Earth, energy of Muladhara chakra
Write down a mantra of your choice!
Lokal Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu
May all beings everywhere be happy and free
Shortly explain the three aryuvedic bodies!
1. Vatta (cold,dry, light, swift, mobile, irregular, rough): thin, light, wiry frame; longbtapered fingers and toes; small, dark eyes; smaller mouth and thin lips, dryness of skin, hair, joints; irregularity of the bones, theta, hair, spine ect
Extremely sensitive to cold, wind and dry weather and cold extremities; erotic appetite and irregular digestion; light restless sleep, active mind, creative, artistic, change quickly, tolerant, sporadic
2. Pitta (hot, oily, light, liquid, Mobil,sharp, soft, smooth): medium size build, moderate muscles, ruddy colouring, fair skin, warm, reddish, soft and freckles, rashes, acne; soft, thin, light, reddish hair; burn easily; extremities are warm; robust healthy appetite; irritable when skipping meals; prone to inflammation, indigestion, regular menstrual cycle with heavy pms/bleading; moderate/good sleep
Intelligent, powerful, clear, focused, aggressive, quick temper, competitive, workaholic, ambitious, great conversationalists
3. Kapha (cool, wet, oily, heavy, dense, static, stable): stocky build, tendency to gain weight, well developed chest, large attractive blue/brown eyes, thick lashes, round face, full lips; soft thick oily wavy hair; intolerant of cold, damp
Steady appetite, slow but regular bowl movement, regular menstruation with little symptoms, heavy sleepers
Easy going, fun, patient, slower moving, endurance, grounded, resistance towards change
What are purses and prakriti?
Purusha: the unmanidfested; the pure self/soul that is eternal
Prakriti: that basic principle or substance of the entire phenomenal or manifest world, composed of the three gunas/attributes. Responsible for all manifestation and diversity
Prayer pose
Pranamasana
Raised arm pose (backbended)
hasta utthanasana
Hand to foot pose / forward fold
Padahastasana / uttanasana
Low forward lunge / equestrian pose
Ashwa sanchalanasana
Mountain pose
Parvatasana
Down ward facing dog
Adho mukha svanasana
Salute with eight limb parts
Ashtanga namaskarasana
Cobra pose
Bhujangasana
Half moon pose
Ardha chandrasana
Which chakra is connected to the air element?
Which chakra is connected to the Space element?
Which chakra is connected to the Fire element?
Which chakra is connected to the Earth element
Which chakra is connected to the Water element?
Which limb refers to restraint or moral discipline?
Which limb refers to observance or positive duties?
What does Dharana refer to?
Which limb refers to state of oneness?
What does pratyahara refer to?
What does dhyana refer to?
