Exam One - Yin Yoga and Meditation is an Open Book exam. Please Allow 2 hours.
The YIN YOGA style of Yoga (15 questions)
You have students in your class who have never practiced Yin Yoga so please answer these questions in simple and clear terms.
1. Explain what Yin Yoga is using 3 main points.
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2. Explain 3 of the main benefits of Yin Yoga.
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3. Explain in 3 or less sentences how Yin Yoga has specifically helped you most.
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4. How does Yin Yoga relate to Traditional Chinese Medicine? Explain in 3 sentences or 3 bullet points.
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5. How does Yin Yoga relate to the science of fascia? Explain in 3 sentences or 3 bullet points.
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6. How does Yin Yoga differ from restorative yoga?
7. Why does Shivani recommend using therapy balls (or tennis /golf balls) in a Yin Yoga class?
8. When is the best time to practice Yin Yoga ?
9. A student asks you why they are so inflexible in a forward fold (eg: Caterpillar pose or dragonfly pose). Explain in easy terms the notion of
a) physical tension
b) physical compression
c) mental /emotional tension.
10. Why does Yin Yoga focus more on what one is feeling rather than how one looks in the pose ?
11. Explain the 4 main principles of practicing a pose in the yin style.
12. How is facilitating a Yin Yoga class different from teaching a Hatha Yoga class style? Answer in terms of the 3 main abilities are you displaying to the students. For example - in Hatha Yoga I would give clear cues about alignment in a pose. In a Yin Yoga class I would .................................................................................................
13. Why does Shivani recommend you empower the students to ask for assistance rather than you actively giving it ?
14. As an exception, when and how would you actively give a student assistance and why ?
15. You are giving a Yin Yoga class for women who are aged 40-65 years old. Prepare two classes for them. Explain the element (and associated meridians) you will focus on as the theme of the classes in 3 sentences.
● Write down 3 poses you will guide them through and why.
● Write down 1 area you would suggest to roll with a ball or use a bolster for compression.
● Choose one pranayama practice to guide them through.
● Choose one piece of music (that Shivani does not use in class) you may gently play in as BGM in some of the poses. Explain why you choose this music.
BASIC MEDITATION (7 questions)
Answer each question concisely in 3 sentences.
16: How would you explain to a new student why you meditate ?
17: What difficulties have you encountered in achieving a regular practice?
Write in terms of putting your student at ease when s/he says they are struggling with meditation.
18: What are the 3 components of meditation (bullet point answers)
[regular practice, the experience of the meditative state, the recreation of this state in daily life]
19: What are 6 main benefits of meditation?
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20: What are 6 -10 goals of meditation? (bullet point answers)
21: What are the essential preparations for meditation, as explained in the Eight Limbs of Ashtanga Classical Yoga.
22: So far, what Universal Law, has most helped you as you navigate your meditation journey alone and in life.
