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  • noun Plural form of kriya.

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Examples

  • It is one of six purificatory exercises in yoga called kriyas and concerns the sense of sight.

    The Sivananda Companion To Meditation THE SIVANANDA YOGA VEDANTA CENTER 2003

  • When you see videos of these "kriyas" or other Kundalini-type manifestations, you would often swear that you are watching a modern "Impartation" - type church meeting.

    Cerulean Sanctum Dan Edelen 2010

  • In ancient times Hatha yoga was a separate science, with strenuous and challenging postures and austere purification through cleansing techniques or hatha kriyas, as well as the purification of the mind.

    Ed and Deb Shapiro: Yoga Is Not What You Think Ed 2010

  • It doesn't matter how profound a vision is or how wonderful the kriyas, or the kundalini, or the bliss.

    Flower Heads and Grain 2010

  • Yogic kriyas like jalneti and kunjal and pranayamas such as bhastrika and kapalabhati are also helpful in bringing the body weight back to normal.

    Obesity: Common Causes and Alternatives 2009

  • Above all the patient should also resort to yogic treatments such a performing shalabhasana, dhanurasana, bhujangasana, yogamudra; yogic kriyas such as jalneti and vamandhouti and pranayamas such as anuloma-viloma and kapalbhati.

    Natural Remedies for Curing Common Cold 2009

  • Yogic asana s such as shalabhasana, bhujangasana, paschimottasana, sarvangasana, dhanurasana, ardhmatsyendrasana, shavasana, yogic kriyas such as jalneti, kunjal and pranayamas such as anuloma-viloma, kapalbhati and ujjai are also very beneficial.

    Natural Remedies for The Treatment of Diabetes 2009

  • In ancient times Hatha was a separate science, with strenuous and challenging asanas, postures, and austere purification of the body through cleansing techniques or hatha kriyas, and the purification of the mind.

    Ed and Deb Shapiro: What You May Not Know About Yoga 2009

  • Yogasanas, pranayamas and kriyas are also very beneficial for the maintenance of general health and vitality.

    Natural Remedies for Curing Stress 2009

  • Yogic asanas such as sarvangasana, uttanpadasana, halasana, paschimottasana, shavasana, kriyas such as kunjal and jalneti and pranayamas such as anuloma-viloma, shitkari and shitali also prove to be very effective in the treatment of headaches.

    Home Remedies for Curing Headaches 2009

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