Editing Kundalini yoga (section)

== Practice ==

The practice of kriyas and meditations in Kundalini Yoga are designed to raise complete body awareness to prepare the body, [[nervous system]], and mind to handle the energy of Kundalini rising. The majority of the physical postures focus on navel activity, activity of the spine, and selective pressurization of body points and meridians. Breath work and the application of bandhas (3 yogic locks) aid to release, direct, and control the flow of Kundalini energy from the lower centers to the higher energetic centers.<ref>Yogi Bhajan, The Aquarian Teacher, KRI International Teacher Training in Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan, Kundalini Research Institute, 4th Edition, 2007, page 177</ref>

Along with the many kriyas, meditations and practices of Kundalini Yoga, a simple breathing technique of alternate nostril breathing (left nostril, right nostril), are taught as a method to cleanse the ''nadis'', or subtle channels and pathways, to help awaken Kundalini energy.<ref>Swami Sivananda (4th ed. 2007) page 23</ref>

Sovatsky (1998) adapts a developmental and evolutionary perspective in his interpretation of Kundalini Yoga. That is, he interprets Kundalini Yoga as a catalyst for psycho-spiritual growth and bodily maturation. According to this interpretation of yoga, "the body bows itself into greater maturation [...], none of which should be considered mere stretching exercises".<ref>Sovatsky, Stuart (1998) ''Words from the Soul: Time, East/West Spirituality, and Psychotherapeutic Narrative'', Suny Series in Transpersonal and Humanistic Psychology, New York: State University of New York Press, p. 142</ref>