Kundalini yoga is the ancient practice focused on breath and asana (physical postures) along with chanting, meditation, and self reflection. The purpose of Kundalini yoga is mindfulness, self care, and interpersonal reflection. The ancient teachings of Kundalini yoga has recently gained popularity because they were kept secret for a long time, only taught to royalty and nobility for thousands of years until the practice was brought to the west in the 1960s.