Kiyanaa
meaning “the origin”, is a system of
movements and inner work that traces its roots within ancient Persia, a culture
that was concerned with the education and development of the complete human
being. Kiyana was previously called “Yega”, a prefix of “Yeganegi”. In Farsi
this means “unity”. In essence, the unity of body, mind, and spirit. Recently
it has been called Kiyana. It is thought that some aspects of this teaching
made their way further east and were eventually called Yoga. A callisthenic
portion of what remains in Persia was selected and is called “Varzish
Baastaani” (ancient athletic).
The Kiyana movements cause the unity and oneness of
the body, mind, and spirit. It brings the state of the body to cleanliness,
purity, equilibrium, power, health, and quietness in the mind of the human
being. This method allows one to observe and determine the level of self-being
and beyond.
In a sense, all the physical and divided attention exercises are preparation for whirling which is considered one kind of Sama’a.