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Kundalini Yoga postures, also known as asanas

June 6, 2020
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In the practice of Kundalini Yoga, postures, also known as asanas, combine with breath, mudra, eye-focus, mantra, and body locks to affect body, mind, and soul.

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Postures practiced in Kundalini Yoga include forms that are familiar to the Hatha Yoga practitioner such as downward dog, forward bends, and seated poses. However, in a Kundalini Yoga class or manual, Sanskrit names are rarely used to identify postures; instead, they are verbally described and almost always include a demonstration or illustration.

Kundalini Yoga also includes asanas that are less commonly used in Hatha Yoga and may involve movement such as spinal flex, life nerve stretch, and spinal twist. A specific sequence of postures builds the foundation of a kriya.

The Effects of Postures

Each asana in a kriya is an exercise, a meditation, a connection to energy flow, and a self-diagnostic instrument for the Kundalini Yoga practitioner:

Asana as an Exercise:

Isolates specific muscles
Pressurizes specific points or areas to enhance glandular and organ function
Re-directs, flushes, or increases circulation

Asana as a Meditation:

Creates a special link and foundation between mind and body
Releases emotional masking and blocks stimulated by the posture

Asana as a Connection to Energy Flow:

Opens energy pathways between meridians

Asana as a Self-Diagnostic Tool:

Signals of pleasure or discomfort and pain indicate conditions of the muscles, glands, and/or emotions

You’ll go through stages as you adjust to the effects of the postures in Kundalini Yoga. At first, you may feel awkward. If you hold it, it starts to feel better. The asana starts to find a natural place in you as you give a new form to your conscious and unconscious patterning. In Kundalini Yoga, the emphasis is not on perfecting the physical posture but on the experience and effects of it. Whatever you think your physical limitations are, there is a place for you in Kundalini Yoga.