This system of yoga is concerned with awakening of the
psychic centers or chakras, which exists in every individual. (Please refer to
the figure)There are six main chakras in the human beings.
The mind is made up of different subtle layers. Each of
these layers progressively are associated with the higher levels of
consciousness. Each of these levels are related to the different chakra or
psychic center located throughout the psychic body. There are no of other
chakras apart from the six main, which are associated with planes below the
human level. In all we have chakras that connect us to animal levels of mind,
to the instinctive realms of being or to the sublime heights of consciousness.
In Kundalini Yoga, higher-level chakras are awakened and
also the activities associated with these higher psychic centers.
