Laya yoga
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Laya yoga also called Kundalini Yoga
, is the practice whereby the Kundalini
energy is raised, and which is attainable through deep meditation (dhyana). Laya Yoga helps the aspirant to attain union with the supreme consciousness. If the body is not kept purified both externally and internally through the practices of Hatha Yoga
, the succeeding steps of Laya Yoga would yield no result.
Kundalini yoga
Kundalini yoga is a physical, mental and spiritual discipline for developing strength, awareness, character, and consciousness. Practitioners call Kundalini yoga the yoga of awareness because it focuses primarily on practices that expand sensory awareness and intuition in order to raise individual...
, is the practice whereby the Kundalini
Kundalini
Kundalini literally means coiled. In yoga, a "corporeal energy" - an unconscious, instinctive or libidinal force or Shakti, lies coiled at the base of the spine. It is envisioned either as a goddess or else as a sleeping serpent, hence a number of English renderings of the term such as 'serpent...
energy is raised, and which is attainable through deep meditation (dhyana). Laya Yoga helps the aspirant to attain union with the supreme consciousness. If the body is not kept purified both externally and internally through the practices of Hatha Yoga
Hatha yoga
Hatha yoga , also called hatha vidya , is a system of yoga introduced by Yogi Swatmarama, a Hindu sage of 15th century India, and compiler of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika....
, the succeeding steps of Laya Yoga would yield no result.
External links
- Hatha,Mantra,Laya, Raja Yoga By sanatansociety.org
- Laya Yoga By yogaworld.org