In the spirit of fun, here is a small quiz to test your yoga knowledge. Let's get started.

1. Another name for sun salutations is?
A. Sushumna
B. Salutee
C. Siddhasana
D. Surya Namaskar
2. Which one of these choices would best describe the meaning of the word yoga?
A. Union
B. Vital energy
C. Goddess
D. Supreme
3. What is the ancient Indian medical science called?
A. Rolfing
B. Ayurveda
C. Vedanta
D. Yogini
4. The yoga pose warrior 1 could also be called?
A. Baddha konasana
B. Uttanasana
C. Virabhadrasana
D. Sirsasana
5. Which one is considered by yogis as the path to God through
selfless service and nonattached actions?
A. Karma yoga
B. Jnana yoga
C. Hatha yoga
D. Club yoga
6. If a yoga student was 6 months pregnant, which poses
should she avoid?
A. Mountain pose
B. Tree pose
C. Archer pose
D. Bow pose
7. What was the name of the great devotee of Lord Ram in the
classic Hindu epic The Ramayana?
A. Hanuman
B. Kali
C. Swami devotanada
D. Isis
8. The hatha yoga pradipika is a classic text on how to obtain
liberation.When was it written?
A. 340BC by Plato
B. 1638 by Descartes
C. 15th century by Svatmarama Yogi
D. 20th century by Yogi Berra
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