The word Kriya means action, in yoga it is a sequence of postures, breath and sound that are integrated together to allow the manifestation of a particular state, i.e. remove blocks, anger or fear, eliminate disease, and create elevation just to name a few.

Postures are used to isolate specific muscles to pressurize specific points or areas in the body that act as reflex triggers to enhance the functions of the glands, organs and to re-direct, flush or increase circulation.

In the beginning you may feel awkward or uncomfortable adjusting to a posture, when you hold it, it starts to feel better. It starts to find a natural place in you, the body adjusts, shoulders relax and you relax the muscles you didn’t need to use. There is a relationship that is built between you and you, there starts to be a bridge of communication between the conscious and the unconscious. This then starts to realign the body and the mind.

Postures make you conscious of areas of the body. As you hold the posture you become self-conscious, then you become conscious of yourself. And if you really put yourself into it you become a conscious self.

There are many Kriyas in Kundalini Yoga that support just about every area of life. All of the Manuals focus on Kriyas for specific things and contain a wealth of information about the different sets and the postures, breathing and meditations that they contain. Please visit our book resources for more information.