2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS.
Exhale - Child's Pose (Balasana) - correct answer-(2 min)
Hi, my name is Emily and I will be guiding you through the next
60 minutes of C1 practice. We will begin in extended child's
pose. Come to The back of your mat and bring your big toes to
touch, splay your knees open wide. Extend your arms to the
mirror sink your hips down and breathe.
Settle into this position. Allow your body to melt into the earth.
Child's pose is a place of ease for your mind and your body. If
at anytime your feel over heated or need to take a break come
back to child's pose on your mat.
Throughout class I will be offering some hands on assists and
adjusts. If you prefer to keep your practice private today please
raise a hand now and I will gladly respect your space. Thank
you.
Lets begin class with cleansing breath. Take a deep inhale
through your nose, fill up your lungs, and feel air flow into the
base of your belly. Open mouth exhale. One more cleansing
breath, inhale through your nose, audible exhale through your
mouth.
,Now we will engage our ujjayi breath, or victorious breath.
Inhale through your nose, seal your lips and as you exhale
through your nose, constrict the muscles in the back of your
throat creating a beautiful oceanic like sound. Continue Ujjayi
breathing on your own. Ujjayi breathing helps build heat from
within and helps our mind stay present on our mat. If you sense
that your mind is wandering connect with your breath and come
back to this space.
Inhale Bow Pose - correct answer-Inhale return to center.
Exhale prepare for bow pose or Option to take a second baby
cobra. For bow pose Gaze down at your mat. Bend your knees
keeping them hip-width distance apart. Reach back and
capture the outsides of your feet. Inhale bow pose, ift your
chest forward and then up and kick your feet into your hands.
Roll onto the soft part of your belly. Breathe here. Squeeze your
inner thighs together like there is a block in between your legs.
Gaze down at your mat to release the wrinkles in the back of
your neck. One more inhale here
Exhale - correct answer-Release your feet place your right ear
on the mat and look to the left. Rest your hands by your sides.
Option to windshield wiper your feet to release your lower back.
Inhale - correct answer-Press up to all fours and come to
standing on your knees.
,Exhale Camel Pose - correct answer-Breathe here.
Place your palms on your low back with your fingers pointing
down.
Inhale Squeeze your elbows in toward each other and lengthen
your spine.
Exhale camel pose. Draw your gaze up then back across the
ceiling. Press your hips forward and pull your belly button into
your spine.
Continue breathing here taking small sips of air.
Inhale - correct answer-Slowly rise up
Exhale - correct answer-have a seat on your calves. Place your
hands on your thighs. Blink your eyes closed and give yourself
a moment to breathe.
Inhale acknowledge how you are feeling in this moment..
Exhale let it go.
, Inhale Bridge Pose - correct answer-Shift to one hip, swing
your legs long in front of you front of you and lie back. Bend
your knees and plant your feet hip width distance apart. Reach
your arms down by your sides so you fingers can almost touch
your heels. .
Inhale bridge pose. Ground down through all four corenrs of
your feet and Lift your hips up. Press your palms into your mat.
Use your thighs release your glutes. .
Option to roll onto your shoulders to deepen your pose. Hold
and breathe. One more inhale here,
Exhale Supta Baddha Konasana - correct answer-Exhale
slowly lower down to Reclined Bound Angle Pose Supta
Baddha Konasana. Place the soles of your feet together, splay
your knees out wide. Bring one hand to your heart and one to
your belly. Feel the rise and fall of your chest as you breathe
deeply.
Transition from Supta Baddha Konasana - correct answer-
Inhale hug your knees into your chest and roll up to seated
position.
Exhale extend your legs long in front of you. Breathe here.