Regarding the quiz for Bandha
Uddiyana Bandha helps direct prana into which Nadi? – Why the answer is “Ida” but not “Sushumna”?
Dear teacher,
For the sun salutation, in the eight point pose description, which teaches us need to hold breath. However, in the video of traditional sun salutation breakdown, which teaches us to exhale. I wonder the difference of these two situations?
Thank you for your teaching!
Yogi
Anita Kam
Hi Anita, we have different variations of sun salutation. We described two variations here:
Traditional sun salutation:
1) Inhale reach arms up
2) Exhale forward fold
3) Inhale step right (left) foot back to low lunge
4) Hold breath, to plank
5) Exhale eight point pose
6) Inhale cobra
7) Exhale downward dog
8) Inhale right (left) foot forward low lunge
9) Exhale left (right) foot forward, forward fold
10) Inhale arms up
11) Exhale prayer
Because the holding breath sometimes confuses beginner students, so we have another easier variations with adding a downward dog for exhale, so no holding breath here.
Easy variation:
1) Inhale reach arms up
2) Exhale forward fold
3) Inhale step right (left) foot back to low lunge
4) Exhale downward dog
5) Inhale plank
6) Exhale eight point pose
7) Inhale cobra
8) Exhale downward dog
9) Inhale right (left) foot forward low lunge
10) Exhale left (right) foot forward, forward fold
11) Inhale arms up
12) Exhale prayer
In any events, eight point pose is always exhale. A basic principle is that, when you go up, reach you arms up or come up, you inhale. When you go down, lower down, pushing back is it always exhale. So eight point pose should be exhale.
Dear teachers,
I would like to ask the question in shoulder anatomy quiz:
When stretch the subscapularis, it is…?
– what “it” is referring to? the muscle or the humerus?
– why the answer is externally rotated?
Thanks!
HI Joanne, would you be able to share with us the quiz’s section number? We will look into that 🙂
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Regarding the quiz for Mudra
What is the meaning of Vajra – Why the answer is Sun, while in the training material it states that it means Lightning?
You are absolutely right there. We have updated the quiz to reflect that! Well done 🙂