Subtle-body yoga is the realm of the outer ḍākinī, in which the energetic body is sacralized and harmonized, creating a link between the visualized maṇḍala and the realm of physical manifestation. The secret-ḍākinī realm is that of naked awareness of the nature of mind, experienced as vast and luminous space pregnant with possibilities.

Le tantra que nous connaissons actuellement est en réalité une forme occidentalisée de pratiques tantriques classiques fondées sur la respiration, le contact des yeux et les mouvements pour atteindre des états de haute conscience érotique.

The Kularnava Tantra also insists on the fact that the practices typically associated with yoga, such as asanas (postures), pranayama (breath control), and the austerities, are not part of tantric practice. The only physical exercise that is practiced—in conformity with the Vijnanabhairava Tantra and with ancient texts and iconography—consists of