Body and Breath

Each month a new series of 10 questions will be posted on the Questions & Answers page along with the answers and explanations.

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Qustions & Answers, July, 2003, with page references for Anatomy of Hatha Yoga:

How can you demonstrate that inhalations can lift you more fully into postures? (18)

How can you demonstrate that exhalations can carry you more fully into other postures? (18)

What are the general rules for breathing while exploring postures? (18)

What are the two general classes of foundations that are important in developing a practice of hatha yoga? (18)

Why is it a good idea to honor messages from aches and pains? (19)

What is the first organizing principle of movement and posture? (21)

What system of the body executes our actions? (22)

What system of the body controls the system that executes our actions? (22)

What two components are included in the technical definition of a muscle? (23)

What term is the equivalent of muscle cell? (23)

What signals muscle cells to contract? (23)

Is it possible to completely relax a muscle, that is, to completely eliminate its incoming nerve impulses? (23)

What is the anatomical term for the segment of the upper extremity between the elbow and the wrist? (23)

What is the anatomical term for the segment of the upper extremity between the shoulder and the elbow? (23)

What is the definition of the origin of a muscle? (23)

What is the definition of the insertion of a muscle? (23)

What is an example of reversing origins and insertions of a muscle? (24)