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Diploma Theory Questions
1. What is yoga ? (1000 words)
(Include in your answer your interpretation of Brahman and Atman.)

  • 2. What encouraged you to become a yoga teacher ? (1000 words)
(Include in your answer the values, qualities, experience and knowledge gained from your own yoga practice that you would pass on to your students.)

  • 3. Show a working knowledge of the physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and therapeutic benefits of Yoga. Relate these to:

a) Different groups of postures such as seated, standing, balancing, twisting, inverted, etc., giving one example of each (1000 words)
b) Breathing with reference to Pranayama (1000 words)
c) Relaxation with attention to its effects on stress and anxiety (1000 words)
d) Concentration and Meditation (1000 words)

  • 4. How would you adapt your teaching to students who are:

a) Ante/post natal (500 words)
b) Less mobile/more supple (500 words)
c) Have high/low blood pressure (500 words)
d) Have back problems (500 words)

  • 5. Compile a lesson plan for the first 4 weeks of a course for a mixed class, clearly stating the aims and how you would introduce Yoga to a class of mixed ability. The plan should include: stretching and warming the body, awareness of the breath, a good range of balanced posture work and final relaxation techniques. Diagrams should be included to support your answer.

  • 6. What are the Eight Limbs of Yoga ? (1000 - 1500 words)
(Include in your answer the significance and purpose of them and what they mean to you)

  • 7. Comment on the nature and meaning of:
a) Raja yoga (500 words)
b) Gnana yoga (500 words)
c) Karma yoga (500 words)
d) Bhakti yoga (500 words)

  • 8. Comment on and show a good understanding of:
a) The Chakras, with their correlation to the endocrine system and the Kundalini, including an example of a posture for each chakra (2500 words)
b) The Auric Sheaths (Koshas) (500 – 1000 words)

  • 9. Give your advice on a yogic diet, relating it to the Gunas.
(1000 - 1500 words)

  • 10. a) Identify the three bandhas and their benefits, giving a posture in which they could be included. (250 words per bandha)

b) Identify three Shatkarmas (cleansing practices) and discuss the safety and contra-indications of applying these. Describe three Kriyas. (2000 words)

  • 11. Describe how you would use Mantras and Yantras. What is a Mandala ? Include your own illustration of a Mandala to support your answer, explaining the symbols you have used. (2000 words)

  • 12. Describe concisely, using diagrams, the workings of:
a) The Lungs and respiratory system (500 words)
b) The Heart and circulatory system (500 words)
c) The Skeleton and muscles (500 words)
d) The Digestive system (500 words)
e) The Nervous system (500 words)

  • 13. What are the main ideas contained in:
a) The Bhagavad Gita (500 – 1000 words)
b) Patanjali’s Sutras (500 – 1000 words)
c) The Upanishads (500 – 1000 words)
 Use Quotations to illustrate your answers.

  • 14. Choose a modern yoga book and give a brief synopsis of its contents. Include in your answer an explanation of why it appealed to you and how the contents have enhanced your own Yoga practice. (1000 words)

  • 15. How is unity achieved by applying the ethics and philosophy of yoga to every day living? (1500 – 2000 words)

 
 
 
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