Study Guide for Mid Term Quiz

Review the following pages and complete this study guide to prepare for your mid term quiz

Yoga Terminology

History of Yoga

Pantanjali's Eight Limbs of Yoga

  1. List and Describe the Seven Principles of Yoga
  2. Approximately how long has yoga been in existence?
  3. Which Yogi is best known and considered the “father of yoga”? What is he most known for doing?
  4. When was Yoga formally introduced to the West?
  5. Know the five Yamas and five Niyamas. Be able to match them to their general definition.
  6. Know Patanjali’s Eight Limbs of Yoga.
  7. Know the benefits of Yoga (listed in your yoga goal assignment)
  8. Define the following terms:
    • Asana
    • Dhyana
    • Hatha Yoga
    • Namaste
    • OM
    • Pranayama
    • Sanskrit
    • Ujjayi Breathing
    • Yoga
    • Yogi