Yoga day quiz 2018

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• In short: What does “U” in the Ministry of AYUSH stand for?
• AYUSH received its current name in March 2003. The Ministry of
AYUSH was formed with effect from 9 November 2014 by elevation of
the Department of AYUSH.
• AYUSH is a governmental body in India purposed with developing,
education and research in ayurveda (Indian traditional medicine),
yoga, naturopathy, U____, siddha, homoeopathy, Sowa Rigpa
(Traditional Tibetan medicine) and other Indigenous Medicine
systems.
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• Unani Medicine
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• D____ is the six-month period between Summer solstice
and Winter solstice, when the sun travels towards the
south on the celestial sphere. D___ begins on Karka Sankranti or
July 16, as it marks the transition of the Sun into Karka rashi.
• It marks the end of the six-month U____ period of Hindu calendar
and the beginning of D____, which itself ends at Makar Sankranti
and the U____ period begins.
• According to the Puranas, D______ marks the period when the
gods and goddesses are in their celestial sleep.
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• Dakshinayan and Uttarayan
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• The Yoga Yajnavalkya (योगयाज्ञवल्क्य) is a classical Hindu yoga
text in the Sanskrit language. The text is written in the form of a
male-female dialogue between the sage Yajnavalkya and G____. The
text consists of 12 chapters and contains 504 verses.
• Like Patanjali's Yogasutras, the Yoga Yajnavalkya describes the eight
components of yoga; however, it has different goals. The text
contains additional material that is not found in Yogasutras, such as
the concept of K_________.
• Visual Hints available for both G and K.
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• Gargi , Kundalini
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• In 2007 the Kolkata-born, US-based yoga teacher Bikram
Choudhury, among others, attempted to patent _____(generic,
categorical) in the US.
• In 2008, to show that all ____ are public knowledge and therefore
not patentable, the government of India formed a team of yoga
gurus, government officials, and 200 scientists from the Council of
Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to register all known ____
in a public database.
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• Asana(s)
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• Identify the newsmaker guru.
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• Dhirendra Brahmachari
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• Identify the yoga enthusiast.
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• Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
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• He was known as Vaidya-Shiromani due to his tremendous
knowledge of Ayurveda.
• He invented “Arka Shastra”. The book “Arka Prakshaya” reveals
this truth to the present world. The book “Kumara Tantraya”
which reveals the treatments for infant diseases was written by
him accepting the request of his pregnant queen. Among other
things, he also invented a wonder-drug named Sindhuram that
used to cure wounds almost instantly. Who?
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• Ravana
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• Identify the Asana.
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• Mayurasana
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• Name the Yoga teacher.
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• B.K.S Iyengar
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• The X is an asana usually done at the end of a yoga practice
in which practitioners lie flat on their backs with the heels
spread as wide as the yoga mat and the arms a few inches away
from the body, palms facing upwards.
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• Shavasana
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• ____ _____ is a state of consciousness between waking and
sleeping. It is a state in which the body is completely relaxed, and
the practitioner becomes systematically and increasingly aware of
the inner world by following a set of verbal instructions. This state
of consciousness is different from meditation in which
concentration on a single focus is required.
• In ____ _____ the practitioner remains in a state of light
withdrawal of the 5 senses with four of his senses withdrawn, and
only the hearing still connects to the instructions.
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• Yoga Nidra
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• Name this Asana.
• Counting the number of triangles in the picture might help.
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• Shatkon (6 triangles) Asana
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• In Patanjali's Yoga Sutra, the eightfold path is called A___,
which literally means "eight limbs".
• These eight steps basically act as guidelines on how to live a
meaningful and purposeful life.
• They serve as a prescription for moral and ethical conduct and
self-discipline; they direct attention toward one's health; and they
help us to acknowledge the spiritual aspects of our nature.
• Answers to the 8 questions that follow are names of those limbs.
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• Ashtanga
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• The first limb, ____ (also the name of the eldest son of Sun
in Hindu mythology) deals with one's ethical standards
and sense of integrity, focusing on our behavior and how we
conduct ourselves in life. ____(s) are universal practices that relate
best to what we know as the Golden Rule, "Do unto others as you
would have them do unto you."
• The five ____(s) are:
• Ahimsa: nonviolence, Satya: truthfulness, Asteya: nonstealing,
Brahmacharya: continence and Aparigraha: noncovetousness
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• Yama
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• ______, the second limb, has to do with self-discipline and
spiritual observances. Regularly attending temple or church
services, saying grace before meals, developing your own personal
meditation practices, or making a habit of taking contemplative
walks alone are all examples of ______(s) in practice.
• The five _______(s) are:
• Saucha: cleanliness, Samtosa: contentment, Tapas: heat; spiritual
austerities, Svadhyaya: study of the sacred scriptures and of one's
self, and Isvara pranidhana: surrender to God
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• Niyama
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• ______, the postures practiced in yoga, comprise the third
limb.
• In the yogic view, the body is a temple of spirit, the care of which
is an important stage of our spiritual growth. Through the practice
of _____(s), we develop the habit of discipline and the ability to
concentrate, both of which are necessary for meditation.
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• Asana
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• Generally translated as breath control, this fourth stage
consists of techniques designed to gain mastery over the
respiratory process while recognizing the connection between the
breath, the mind, and the emotions. As implied by the literal
translation of _____, "life force extension," yogis believe that it
not only rejuvenates the body but actually extends life itself. One
can practice _____ as an isolated technique (i.e., simply sitting and
performing a number of breathing exercises), or integrate it into
your daily hatha yoga routine.
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• Pranayama
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• _____, the fifth limb, means withdrawal or sensory
transcendence. It is during this stage that we make the
conscious effort to draw our awareness away from the external
world and outside stimuli. Keenly aware of, yet cultivating a
detachment from, our senses, we direct our attention internally.
The practice of ______ provides us with an opportunity to step
back and take a look at ourselves. This withdrawal allows us to
objectively observe our cravings: habits that are perhaps
detrimental to our health and interfere with our inner growth.
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• Pratyahara
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• In the practice of concentration, which precedes meditation,
we learn how to slow down the thinking process by
concentrating on a single mental object. We, of course, have
already begun to develop our powers of concentration in the
previous three stages of posture, breath control, and withdrawal
of the senses. In the fifth limb, we become self-observant; now, in
this sixth limb, we focus our attention on a single point. Extended
periods of _______ naturally lead to meditation- the seventh limb.
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• Dharana
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• Meditation or contemplation, the seventh stage is the
uninterrupted flow of concentration. Although concentration and
meditation (_____) may appear to be one and the same, a fine
line of distinction exists between these two stages. Where sixth
practices one-pointed attention, this seventh limb is ultimately a
state of being keenly aware without focus. At this stage, the mind
has been quieted, and in the stillness it produces few or no
thoughts at all.
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• Dhyana
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• Patanjali describes this eighth and final stage ____, as a
state of ecstasy. At this stage, the meditator merges with
his or her point of focus and transcends the Self altogether. The
meditator comes to realize a profound connection to the Divine,
an interconnectedness with all living things. With this realization
comes the "peace that passeth all understanding"; the experience
of bliss and being at one with the Universe.
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