Introduction

Quickly assess your knowledge of Physiology in General, and identify gaps in your education. See below for assessments on these subjects:

1. How Yoga Supports Health & Physiology
2. How Trauma Affects Physiology & Wellness

Purpose

Offer a series of free quizzes for yoga teachers to:

1. Provide an effective way to assess knowledge of each of the Teaching Knowledge Standards.
2. Make it easy to self-assess privately, on your own time.
3. Help teachers who identify educational gaps to bolster their knowledge with accessible and practical lessons.

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How Yoga Supports Health & Physiology

Teaching Standard

 Be competent in specifying the ways that yoga supports health from various perspectives.

Assessment

1. Describe four perspectives from which yoga can be described as supporting health.
2. In what ways has Baxter Bell MD explained that yoga can serve a preventative role?
3. Research shows the effect of yoga on various symptoms. Discuss.
4. How can yoga techniques be used along with other treatments?
5. How does yoga help to address imbalances?
6. Research on yoga’s impact may be categorized in terms of bodily systems. Name 11 systems of the body and note where you can go to learn more about research on yoga’s impact on each.
7. In what ways does asana support muscular and skeletal health?
8. Describe yoga’s impact on stress and stress-related diseases.
9. Many significant research studies show yoga’s positive impact on mental health. What underlying factors may be responsible for the impact?
10. What common practice in yoga promotes emotional well-being, and why?
11. In what ways do yoga practices support digestive health in general?
12. What more specific effects may yoga have on digestion?
13. Which yoga practices may help to improve lung function?
14. How can yoga impact the immune system?
15. What does research show is the effect of yoga on the circulatory system?
16. What heart conditions indicate a need to practice with a yoga therapist rather than in a regular yoga class?

Trauma’s Impact on Physiology

Teaching Standard

Understand the widespread prevalence of trauma, and its specific and profound physiological effects.

Assessment

1. What is trauma?
2. What may cause trauma?
3. What is PTSD and how is that differentiated from trauma in general?
4. How is PTSD different from a TBI (traumatic brain injury)?
5. Describe specific ways in which people who have experienced trauma are affected. Include how trauma changes the way in which people experience themselves.
6. Further describe the physical experience of trauma.
7. According to research, how does trauma affect the brain and a person’s ability to express themselves?
8. A person’s response to trauma is not cognitive. What happens instead?
9. Describe issues associated with trauma disclosure.
10. How can we be better listeners with those who disclose trauma?

Next Steps

1. To view more self-assessments, select the navigation arrows at the bottom right corner of your screen, or go to the Standards & Self-Assessment Hub.
2. To bolster your knowledge and be recognized as a YTC teacher, enroll in the Yoga Teacher Central Study Program (details below).
3. Members, view clear and concise lessons:

• How Yoga Supports Health & Physiology
• Trauma’s Impact on Physiology

In a Nutshell

• The enrollment fee is $25 and is open to Yoga Teacher Central members, past members and non-members.
• Members receive current membership benefits plus additional benefits listed below.
• Enrollment in the Study Program qualifies you for lifetime YTC Teacher status.

Benefits

Enrolling in the Study Program gives you:

1. A downloadable Knowledge Standards Lesson Guide to walk you through a structured study path toward certification.
2. Selection of 5 downloadable lessons of your choice (from a library of nearly 500).
3. Recognition as a YTC Teacher (for life; no expiration).
4. Professional marketing kit for highlighting your YTC Teacher status on social media and your website.
5. Excellent preparation for taking certification exams.

Members

• Your current membership gives you online access to not only thousands of pages of organized study and teaching knowledge, but also sequence breakdowns and teaching notes, theme plans, injury cheat-sheets, and so on.
• When you enroll in the Study Program, you get these additional benefits: a Knowledge Standards Lesson Guide, selection of 5 downloadable lessons of your choice, and a professional marketing kit for highlighting your YTC Teacher status on social media and your website.

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We think you’ll enjoy taking the exams. The questions are well-thought-out and the subject matter is quite engaging and significant for teachers. You’ll get an inspiring teaching after answering each question. At the end of the exam, you see a summary of wrong answers and the relevant teachings,  giving you a personal study guide targeted to your needs.

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