Review Quiz

REVIEW QUIZ

SPIRALS

1. Multiple Choice: What is the primary concept conveyed by the metaphor of a spiral in the context of spiritual growth?

a) Linear progress

b) Static center

c) Holistic movement

d) Isolation from the world

2. True or False: The living metaphor of a spiral teaches us that we can move through life while maintaining our center

3. Short Answer: According to the Sutras and Dharanas of the Yogic tradition, what does a yogi’s world become magical when they embrace?

4. Multiple Choice: The Sutras tell us to insert a spark of awareness, let it fade, and then what?

a) Discuss your practice with a friend.

b) Buckle down and don’t let that spark fade again

c) Insert another spark of awareness

d) Try a different practice

5. Short Answer: How can inner awareness be integrated into daily life, according to Sri ShambhavAnanda?

6. Multiple Choice: What is the Golden Ratio, and how is it related to spirals in nature?

a) A ratio of 1:2 that is commonly found in circular shapes.

b) A ratio of 1:1.6 that orchestrates the emergence of spirals in various forms.

c) A mathematical formula for calculating the radius of a spiral.

d) A principle that applies only to linear shapes and movements.

7. True or False: Sri ShambhavAnanda suggests that meditation should be reserved for solitary cave contemplation.

a) True

b) False

8. Short Answer: Explain how the concept of spirals in multi-dimensional movement relates to living centered and expansive lives.

9. Multiple Choice: Which characteristic of the muscles in the spiral line makes them unique?

a) They are exclusively responsible for movement in the Sagittal Plane.

b) They only connect to muscles within the same movement plane.

c) They are shared by other lines of movement, transcending individual planes.

d) They primarily contribute to lateral movements in the Coronal Plane.

10. Short Answer: What does the molecule shape of Type-1 collagen have to do with the efficiency of spirals in movement?

Answers

1. C) Holistic Movement

2. True

3. Internal and external awareness alone

is common, but internal and external

simultaneously is Magic.

4. C) Insert another spark of Awareness

5. Meditate in the morning and set aside

times during the day to revisit your practice.

Also, integrate your practice with your daily

activities.

6. b) A ratio of 1:1.6 that orchestrates the

emergence of spirals in various forms.

7. False

8. Rarely do we move in one plane, such as

sagittal plane in bending down to pick up an

object, like Uttanasana— that would actually

be difficult physically with the added weight.

Instead we spiral to the floor to pick up a

box, as this allows us to have a wider base

and retain a sense of center. In our spiritual

practice, we also can’t just be ‘inside’ or

‘outside’, but must learn how to hold our

center while we move through our life— this

is a multi dimensional experience that takes

practiec, but ultimately is a more natural

pathway, just like spiraling down to pick up

the box.

9. c) They are shared by other lines of

movement, transcending individual planes.

10. The molecule shape of Type-1 collagen is a

triple helix, which takes the form of a spiral.

This allows the collagen fibers to store and

release energy like a spring, which is the

primary principle behind the efficiency of

spiral movements in yoga and everyday life.