Deck 16: Asian Bodywork Therapy: Shiatsu, Thai Massage, Ayurvedic Principles, and Chakras

Question 1

Which channel pair is associated with the metal element?

A) Stomach and Spleen
B) Lung and Large Intestine
C) Heart and Small Intestine
D) Urinary Bladder and Kidney

Answer 1

B
Explanation: Lung and Large Intestine channels are associated with the metal element.

Question 2

Which channel is yang?

A) Liver
B) Spleen
C) Kidney
D) Gallbladder

Answer 2

D
Explanation: Gallbladder channel is yang.

Question 3

Which concept is part of all types of Asian bodywork therapy?

A) Herbs
B) Energy
C) Exercise
D) Acupuncture

Answer 3

B
Explanation: The American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of Asia (AOBTA) defines Asian bodywork therapy (ABT) as the use of pressure and manipulation to treat the body, mind, and spirit, including the electromagnetic or energetic fields in and surrounding the body.

Question 4

Which term is Chinese for the concept of energy or life force?

A) Ki
B) Chi
C) Prana
D) Space

Question 5

Which type of bodywork has Asian origins?

A) Shiatsu
B) Hellerwork
C) Lymphatic massage
D) Trigger point therapy

Question 6

Which approach uses pressure and manipulation to treat the body, mind, and spirit, including the electromagnetic or energetic field in and surrounding the body?

A) Ayurveda
B) Hellerwork
C) Asian bodywork therapy
D) Trigger point therapy

Question 7

Which term means specific points located along channels where energy concentrates and surfaces?

A) Phases
B) Cycles
C) Tsubos
D) Doshas

Question 8

Which term means the pathways in the body through which energy circulates?

A) Dhatus
B) Doshas
C) Tsubos
D) Channels

Question 9

Which channel pair is associated with the water element?

A) Stomach and Spleen
B) Lung and Large Intestine
C) Heart and Small Intestine
D) Urinary Bladder and Kidney

Question 10

Heart Protector channel ends on which finger?

A) Ring
B) Little
C) Index
D) Middle

Question 11

Which term means the symbol used to represent yin and yang?

A) Fu
B) Zang
C) Tai Ji
D) Tsubo

Question 12

Which aspect is considered more yang?

A) Light
B) Cold
C) Earth
D) Moist

Question 13

Which term is Japanese for the concept of energy or life force?

A) Ki
B) Chi
C) Prana
D) Space

Question 14

Which channel is yin?

A) Spleen
B) Stomach
C) Small Intestine
D) Large Intestine

Question 15

Which term means a tsubo that feels depleted of ki?

A) Kyo
B) Jitsu
C) Prana
D) Dosha

Question 16

Which channel starts under the eyes and travels in a line down the face?

A) Liver
B) Heart
C) Spleen
D) Stomach

Question 17

Which characteristic is pain manifesting as a yang imbalance?

A) Dull
B) Deep
C) Cold
D) Agitation

Question 18

Which aspect is considered more yin?

A) Dry
B) Light
C) Exterior
D) Cool

Question 19

Which channel pair is associated with the fire element?

A) Stomach and spleen
B) Lung and Large intestine
C) Heart and Small Intestine
D) Urinary Bladder and Kidney

Question 20

Which characteristic is pain manifesting as a yin imbalance?

A) Heat
B) Inflamed
C) Weakness
D) Restlessness

Question 21

Which term means a tsubo that feels full of ki?

A) Kyo
B) Jitsu
C) Prana
D) Dosha

Question 22

What finding is the aim of hara evaluation?

A) Angle of pressure and apply force until the energy flow is balanced
B) Fundamental source of ki flow and synchronize it with the chakras
C) Source of highest ki energy and project it toward the client's third eye
D) Kyo-jitsu pair of channels that will be the focus of the client's treatment

Question 23

Where is the tanden located?

A) Along the lateral aspect of the tibia
B) Inch or two below and behind the navel
C) Inch or two above the center of the brow
D) Two cun below and behind the heart chakra

Question 24

Which method is a form of Asian bodywork that consists of stretching and compressive techniques along energy pathways and on points to balance energy and restore health?

A) Reiki
B) Thai massage
C) Polarity
D) Neuromuscular therapy

Question 25

Zen shiatsu techniques are performed on the prone client from where toward where?

A) Head toward the chest
B) Arms toward the chest
C) Sacrum toward the feet
D) Sacrum toward the chest

Question 26

Which term means the body's energy pathways in Thai massage?

A) Sen
B) Chee
C) Nadis
D) Dosha

Question 27

Which term means palpating the client's abdomen to assess reflex areas of the channels?

A) Gua sha
B) Tanden
C) Hara evaluation
D) Mother hand positioning

Question 28

What is the hara is the body's center of?

A) Solar plexus
B) Focused power and energy
C) The governing vessel
D) The gallbladder channel

Question 29

Which principle is part of Zen shiatsu?

A) Move from the hara
B) Practice grace always
C) Wear comfortable clothes
D) Use organic products only

Question 30

Which cycle describes how a phase feeds, nourishes, or generates the next phase?

A) Control
B) Creative
C) Insulting
D) Overacting

Question 31

Which method is a main one used to evaluate energetic imbalances?

A) Needling
B) Listening
C) Influencing
D) Documenting

Question 32

What color is associated with the wood phase?

A) Red
B) White
C) Green
D) Yellow

Question 33

What emotion is associated with the water element?

A) Joy
B) Fear
C) Grief
D) Anger

Question 34

What is Thai massage called in Thailand?

A) Tui na
B) Jin shin do
C) Chi nei tsang
D) Nuad bo'rarn

Question 35

Which organ system is fu?

A) Heart
B) Stomach
C) Liver
D) Kidney

Question 36

What are the two main techniques used in shiatsu?

A) Palming and thumbing
B) Tapotement and traction
C) Effleurage and pétrissage
D) Stretches and joint mobilizations

Question 37

Which organ system is zang?

A) Liver
B) Stomach
C) Gallbladder
D) Small Intestine

Question 38

Which method is a Japanese Asian bodywork therapy that uses pressure along channels to restore, maintain, or balance the flow of energy?

A) Polarity
B) Shiatsu
C) Acupuncture
D) Ayurveda

Question 39

What does the term "shiatsu" literally mean?

A) Pray always
B) Finger pressure
C) Hollow like a flute
D) Healing through touch

Question 40

Which elements are the five phases?

A) Air, fire, water, spirit, and earth
B) Fire, water, earth, metal, and air
C) Earth, water, fire, space, and metal
D) Wood, fire, earth, metal, and water

Question 41

Which dosha means phlegm and is made up of the elements of earth and water?

A) Pitta
B) Vata
C) Mala
D) Kapha

Question 42

Which element corresponds to the solar plexus chakra?

A) Air
B) Fire
C) Earth
D) Water

Question 43

Which Ayurvedic term means a person's unique natural constitution, determined at the moment of conception and remaining until death?

A) Vayu
B) Prakriti
C) Meridian
D) Shleshman

Question 44

Which chakra is represented by the color orange?

A) Root
B) Brow
C) Heart
D) Sacral

Question 45

Which chakra is the fourth one?

A) Root
B) Brow
C) Heart
D) Sacral

Question 46

According to Ayurveda, which term means the channels in the body where prana energy flows?

A) Sen
B) Chee
C) Nadis
D) Dosha

Question 47

Which element corresponds to the first chakra?

A) Air
B) Fire
C) Earth
D) Water

Question 48

Which number refers to the root chakra?

A) First
B) Second
C) Fifth
D) Seventh

Question 49

According to Ayurveda, which aspect is one of the four factors that influences an individual's constitutional type?

A) Mother
B) City of birth
C) Family birth order
D) Natal astrological sign

Question 50

Which technique sequence often used during Thai massage?

A) 1-2-3-4-5
B) 1-2-3-2-1
C) 1-2-1-2-1
D) 1-2-3-4-5-6

Question 51

What are the five basic elements in Ayurveda?

A) Earth, air, fire, water, and space
B) Air, fire, water, spirit, and metal
C) Fire, water, earth, metal, and air
D) Wood, fire, earth, metal, and water

Question 52

Which concept is one of the Four Divine States of Mind of Buddhist philosophy?

A) Active listening
B) Respect and reverence
C) Vicarious joy and happiness
D) The truth and nothing but the truth

Question 53

Which dosha means wind and is composed of the elements air and space?

A) Pitta
B) Vata
C) Mala
D) Kapha

Question 54

Which approach is a Hindu system of medicine designed to maintain or improve health through dietary modification, massage, yoga, and herbal preparations?

A) Shiatsu
B) Ayurveda
C) Thai massage
D) Lymphatic massage

Question 55

What are the tri-doshas called?

A) One, two, and three
B) Vata, pitta, and kapha
C) Heaven, earth, and hades
D) Wood, metal, and earth

Question 56

Which number refers to the throat chakra?

A) First
B) Second
C) Fifth
D) Seventh

Question 57

Which term means energy centers in the body that located along a central channel or sushumna?

A) Rasas
B) Dhatus
C) Chakras
D) Prakriti

Question 58

Which dosha means bile and is composed of the elements fire and water or just fire?

A) Pitta
B) Vata
C) Mala
D) Kapha

Question 59

Which definition is related to the Sanskrit word "dosha?"

A) Fault or defect
B) Container or vase
C) Life force or energy
D) The sunny side of the hill

Question 60

Where is the seventh chakra located?

A) The top of the skull
B) The base of the spine
C) Between the eyebrows
D) Below the sternum and above the navel