Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Ashanta Yoga -
correct answer ✅-Sanskrit=8 limbs
-Benefits=Increases muscles strength, flexibility, stamina,
concentration, and mental clarity.
-Ashtanga Yoga classes are usually high energy and physically
challenging. The classes are always sequenced the same, with
poses following in the same order. The focus of Ashtanga classes is
linking every single movement in the class with breath.
-Ashtanga Yoga is designed to purify the body and cultivate a
deeper connection to the self through asana practice.
-In Ashtanga classes, students must master five asana series. The
first series consists of 10 sun salutations, a series of standing poses,
inversions, and finally seated postures. Ashtanga classes are
technically a sub-category of Vinyasa Yoga style. Ashtanga classes
follow a similar sequence flow to a Vinyasa style class - with the
only difference being that Ashtanga is much more rigorous and
follows a stricter class sequence.
Ashtanga classes are traditionally teacher led or could also be
structured as a Mysore class. Mysore means "self-lead." During
Mysore classes, students will practice an Ashtanga series on their
, Different Styles of Yoga Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
own and move at their own personal pace. In these classes, instead
of cueing, the teacher will walk around the classroom and offer
individual adjustments and instructions as needed.
Hatha Yoga -
correct answer ✅-Sanskrit=Hatha: Strong, Wilful, or Forceful
-Benefits=Increases strength, balance, flexibility, concentration, and
bone density.Promotes calm and inner peace.
-Hatha Yoga encompasses many general styles of yoga, with a broad
definition derived from the ancient yogic texts.Through breathing
exercises in combination with physical poses, Hatha yoga seeks to
cleanse and connect the mind and body. Pranayama and the asanas
are the most widely recognized parts of Hatha yoga. Hatha yoga is
rooted in more deeper practices; including yogic lifestyle,
meditation, and yogic philosophy.
-In Hatha Yoga's original philosophies, pranayama and asanas were
meant to achieve a meditative state of oneness with the self. It was
also meant to achieve oneness with a higher power; high
consciousness, God, or the Universe. In modern yoga, although this
is still the ultimate goal of Hatha Yoga - the physical aspects and