Art Awake Yoga Philosophy and Subtle Anatomy
Discover Your Yoga Knowledge
Test your understanding of yoga philosophy and subtle anatomy with our comprehensive quiz. Designed for both beginners and seasoned practitioners, this quiz explores key concepts derived from the Yoga Sutras and traditional teachings.
- 22 engaging questions
- Multiple choice and open-ended formats
- Immediate scoring to assess your knowledge
What is yoga according to the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali?
Action of undivided, uninterrupted attention.
Bringing together, unifying two things.
What does Duḥkha mean?
Happiness, contentment
Pain, discontent or suffering
3. Lightness and openness within
Is this statement true or false?The cause of suffering is when we mistake the material ever-changing things (including our bodies (prakrti) for the Self, creating bondage.
True
False
Is this statement true or false? Yoga reduces avidya (the veil of ignorance, incorrect knowledge) so that understanding can come to the surface.
True
False
Patanjali yoga names the eightfold path-Astanga Yoga. Can you name these eight limbs or angas in the order they appear in the Yoga Sutra:
Samkhya focuses on discriminative knowledge rather than practice. A yogi who works on discriminative thought to the exclusion of other paths is following which yoga path?
2. Bhakti Yoga – the yoga of devotion.
Karma Yoga - the yoga of action and selfless service.
3. Rĝja Yoga – the yoga of meditation.
4. Jñĝna Yoga – the yoga of will and intellect.
The three gunas, Sattva, Rajas, Tamas, are qualities or energy that affect everything in nature. How would you describe Sattva?
Densification, coagulation of perception, stabilising, heavy.
Movement of perception, activating energy, instability, restless.
Pure perception/ illuminating energy, lightness, order (dharma).
How would you describe Rajas?
Densification, coagulation of perception, stabilising, heavy.
Movement of perception, activating energy, instability, restless.
Pure perception/ illuminating energy, lightness, order (dharma).
If someone has excess rajas, what part of yoga practice would you emphasize?
Asana
Pranayama
Meditation
If someone has excess tamas, what part of yoga practice would you emphasize?
Asana
Pranayama
Meditation
Karma literally means:
Reaction
Action
Punishment
Dharma, the natural divine order of things/ natural law, when looked at from a community or world outside perspective means following teaching guidelines such as the Yamas and Niyamas. From a personal perspective what does dharma mean?
Duty or higher purpose in life
Your virtue or essence in a positive sense
Oneness, the interconnected reality from which everything emerges
All of the 3 answers
Chakras are energy centres in which of the 3 bodies according to Hindu philosophy?
Physical
Astral
Causal
Of the main nadis or energy channels, what is the name of the central one which runs along the spinal cord and which the kundalini (shakti) energy is said to rise up through?
Ida
Pingala
Sushumna
In Sanskrit, Vayu means:
Fire, heat, digestion
Water, liquid, fluid
Air, breath, wind
Even though all the koshas or sheaths are linked, which of the 5 Koshas or sheaths are the vayus most indicated in?
Annamaya Kosha – physical body
Pranamaya Kosha – energy body
Manomaya kosha – Mental body
Viijananamaya Kosha – Wisdom body
Anandamaya Kosha – Bliss body
Hatha Yoga combines Asana, Pranayama and cleansing procedures (Shatkarmas) to purify the nadis so that the yogi can retain prana and awaken kundalini energy, allowing it to rise upwards.
True
False
The Yoga sutra gives parameters for practicing yoga asana. These are Steadiness (Sthira), Comfort (Sukha), Smooth and long breathing (Prayatna sithila).
True
False
The ultimate goal of Yoga according to Patanjali is to realize ultimate truth or freedom/ liberation (Kaivalya or moksha) through understanding the nature of self.
True
False
What does Ayurveda mean literally
Knowledge of mind
Knowledge of body
Knowledge of life
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