Page "Kundalini yoga" Paragraph 0

Kundalini yoga (, = '" coiled " +, = " to yoke ") is a physical, mental and spiritual discipline for developing strength, awareness, character, and consciousness.

Kundalini yoga uses a series of asanas, meditations, active and passive kriya sequences, pranayama, and control of the body to empower personal change and improve physical and mental health.

Practitioners call Kundalini yoga the yoga of awareness because it focuses on the expansion of sensory awareness and intuition in order to raise individual consciousness and merge it with the Infinite consciousness of God.

As a form of yoga and meditation and a foundation for spirituality — practiced properly, kundalini yoga's purpose is to raise the creative potential of a human being to develop universal values, speak truth, and share the compassion and consciousness needed to serve and heal others.