*Kaya sampat Kriya
Ayurvedic Movement Kaya sampat Kriya (KsK) is a series of practices in Suddha Ayurveda that constitute a complete and well-rounded exercise program. KsK consists of sixteen combined practices that are performed sequentially and have great commonalties with some hatha yoga asanas, mudras, bandhas, and kriyas. KsK have been popularized in the West (in a distorted and much diminished form) as the ostensible "Five Tibetan Rites" of the fictitious Colonel Bradford (Peter Kelder, Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth). In actuality, KsK is the distillation of the confluence of centuries of ancient Indian and Tibetan yoga. Known in Tibet as Tsa lung, Trul khor, and Yantra Yoga, KsK is a yogic discipline that includes postures (asana), dynamic movement (kriya), breathwork (pranayama), gestures (mudra), locks (bandha), recitation (mantra), progressive relaxation (pratyahara), and meditative contemplation (dhyana), to center the practitioner and align body, energy, and mind. KsK hones the practitioner's faculties and supports the manifestation of the seven natural perfections.
Kaya sampat Kriya is a full exercise program that takes approximately 60 to 75 minutes to perform, and is sufficient to maintain and improve integral health. The purpose of KsK is clearly indicated by its component terms: kaya - body (in Ayurveda, we speak of various bodies, including the physical, the energetic, and the subtle); sampat - welfare, success, accomplishment, fulfillment, attainment, good state or condition, excellence; and kriya - action, practice. Thus, KsK means Practices for Integral Fitness
