Glossary
Glossaries
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Kashaya ( ka –shaa-ya) | The subtle influences on the mind produced by enjoyment- distractions of the mind- hidden impressions |
| Kati chakrasana | Waist rotating pose |
| Kevala kumbhaka | Spontaneous cessation of breath without any conscious effort. |
| Kirtan( keer-tan) | Singing the Lords name- chanting |
| Klesha | Afflictions or tensions, according to yoga there are 5 such afflictions present in humans from birth |
| Koormasana | Tortoise pose |
| Kosha | Sheath a term used in yoga- there are five concentric envelopes- bliss, intellect, mind life force and the gross body |
| Kriya ( Kree-yaa) | Cleansing or purification exercise- 2. activity, dynamic yogic practice |
| Kriya Yoga | The practice of kundalini yoga |
| Kumbhaka( kum-bha-ka) | Holding or retention of the breath |
| Kundalini ( kun – da lee-nee) | Serpent Power- the primordial cosmic energy located within an individual- potential psychic energy |
| Kundalini Shakti | Refers to the human's potential energy lying dormant in mooladhara (base) chakra like a coiled serpent. When awakened it rises up through the sushumna nadi. |
| Kundalini Yoga | Also known as Laya Yoga is an approach/ school of Yoga. Based on a 1935 approach by Sivananda Saraswati Kundalini yoga was influenced by the tantra and shakta schools of Hinduism |
| Laya | State of meditation which is like sound sleep, in which one is unaware of outside world and the state of meditation, both |
| Laya Yoga | Union with the supreme consciousness through pranayama or devotion. Literally, union by absorption |