(lit., coiled one) The primordial Shakti, or cosmic energy, that lies dormant in a coiled form in the muladhara chakra at the base of the spine. Through the descent of grace (shaktipat), this extremely subtle force, also described as the supreme goddess, is awakened and begins to purify the entire being. As Kundalini travels upward through the central channel, She pierces the various chakras, finally reaching the sahasrara at the crown of the head. There, the individual soul merges into the supreme Self and attains the state of Self-realisation. See also CHAKRA, SHAKTIPAT.

Meaning the spiritual life force, Shakti kundalini is the residue that remains after material consciousness is dissolved.

The normally dormant energy of the root chakra, located at the base of the spine.

Literally, coiled. The vital force, or power, residing near the base of the spine, represented symbolically as a coiled cobra. -Sanskrit. (Du) The vital force residing at the base of the spine, symbolically represented as a coiled serpent. (N5)

The upright axis at the innermost center of a person and of the univers, is the very source of man's might, drawing and unfolding all his energies.

In the Hindu tradition, said to be a subtle form of bioenergy lying dormant, coiled up like a sleeping serpent, at the base of the spine. When aroused, kundalini energy moves upward along the spine activating energy centers (called "chakras"). Kundalini arousal purportedly has the potential to transform the central nervous system in such a way as to result in spiritual enlightenment, but the experience can be profoundly destabilizing, both physiologically and psychologically. See text, Chapter 11. See also, "Electro-Magnetic Sensitivity" and "Temporo-Limbic Epilepsy."

The "serpent power" of individualized cosmic energy that awakens and evolves into full awakening. See Shakti.

(literally, coiled one): The primordial Shakti or cosmic energy that lies coiled at the base of the spine of every individual. Creator and destroyer of reality. Universal power of transformation.

Kundalini: Awakening energy Once a guarded secret in India, kundalini yoga arrived in the West in 1969, when Sikh Yogi Bhajan challenged tradition and began to teach it publicly. This practice is designed to awaken kundalini energy, which is stored at the base of the spine and often depicted as a coiled snake. Kundalini mixes chanting, breathing practices, and yoga exercises. The emphasis is not on asana, but rather on chanting and breathing. Kundalini should always be taught by a teacher who practices and understands this powerful yoga.

(Skt): Psychic heat, inner heat generated in special tantric meditation practices.

(lit., coiled one) The dormant spiritual energy in all human beings that is awakened by the Guru through shaktipat initiation. After awakening, this energy is the dynamic force behind meditation.

Literally "serpent power." The kundalini, or fire snake is described as sleeping coiled at the base of the spine. When this energy is liberated it uncoils and rises up through each of the chakras. When it reaches the crown chakra, new states of consciousness and illumination may be experienced.

Lit. serpent power. Cosmic energy which is depicted as a snake coiled at the base of the spine (Muladhara chakra) and that eventually, through the practice of yoga, rises up the Sushumna nadi. As it rises, the Kundalini awakens each successive chakra, until it reaches the Sahasrar. The manifested Kundalini becomes Kula, the all-transcending light of consciousness.

She who is coiled”; the female energy that lies coiled at the base of the yogic body. Through combined techniques, the Kundalini is “awakened” and made to rise through the charkas to the cranial vault. See also: shakti.

Tantric image of the female serpent coiled in the pelvis. One of the aims of Tantric yoga is to "realize kundalini" by way of certain meditatins and exercises, including regular contraction of the perineal muscles in the genitals.

hatha yoga practice that emphasizes breath work (specifically moving the breath along the spine to stimulate different energy centers)

snake that is coiled three and 1/2 times at the base of the spine

It literally means “coiled-up serpent”; coiled energy in latency at the base-of-the-spine chakra (energy centre) and rises to the crown chakra, quickening the spiritual centres on the way. It rises through spiritual disciplines, specific yogic techniques or intense love of God.

Kundalini is the traditional Eastern name for what is called: 'The Master Circuit' within this book. Kundalini is the strongest of all human bio-energetic circuits - the ultimate bio-energetic expression of being. When this is fully activated (when Kundalini rises), a powerful, internal, snakelike energy movement is felt, often accompanied by a painful burning sensation. This 'snake-like' force is felt as uncoiling three-and-a-half turns inside the physical body, in an upward and clockwise direction: hence the Eastern term often used to describe this profound energetic phenomenon: 'The Serpent Of Fire'.

Dormant spiritual energy said to be located at the base of the spine. When this energy, symbolized by a coiled sleeping serpent, is awakened, it ascends the chakra system and reaches the crown chakra. Once it stabilizes in the crown, the individual becomes an awakened being. ^ to top

literal meaning, the coiled one. The cosmic shakti or dormant potential that lies coiled in the body. When kundalini awakens in the body it moves up the central subtle channel piercing the chakras and initiating various yogic processes that bring about total purification and rejuvenation of the entire being

("snake"). The spiritual force in every human being that lies at the base of the spine, coiled like a snake. It is also called "serpent power." Once awakened through yoga and meditation, it rises through the chakras, producing spiritual knowledge and mystical powers. Mahabharata("great tale of Bharata's descendents"). Epic tale of over 100,000 verses in length composed between about 400 BCE and 400 CE. The Mahabharata recounts the battle between the Pandavas and Kauravas for kingship. It contains the Bhagavad-Gita, in which the god Krishna assists the Pundava hero Arjuna at a moment of decision.

An Ayurvedic treatment to improve metabolism of the body, strengthen the back, increase mobility in the spine and ease many painful complaints from migraine to stiffness.

Means, “coiled serpent.” A metaphorical word and concept used to describe the latent and active states of sexual energy in the overall process of human spiritual transformation. When kundalini is “awakened,” it is the activation of sexual energy in the pelvic region in an upward flowing direction, permeating the entire nervous system with great transforming power. The feminine name, Shakti, is often used interchangeably with kundalini once the energy becomes dynamic. In the Christian tradition, it is called the Holy Spirit.

literally `spiral`. A mystical power in humans only fully awakened in advanced Yogis. This energy is represented symbolically as a snake laying coiled at the base of the spine. When fully aroused by spiritual practices this energy is said to rise up serpent-like through the Sushumna nadi (see Sushumna) piercing the Chakras. Kundalini yoga is at the same time warned against by many authorities who state that , if mismanaged, prematurely `aroused` or self taught may lead to intractable health problems, mental disorders and even death.

A form of yoga practised in India, primarily in the school of Tantra. The term means 'serpent power', the energy which is believed to lie dormant in the human being and which through breath c ontrol and other means is made to travel through various chakras (see above) along the spine to be ultimately united with universal energy or Godhead in the Sahasrara Chakra (the thousand-petaled lotus) located in the top of the head.

is the energy stored at the base of every individual's spine.

The Kundalini (kundala=coil of a rope; Kundalini=a coiled female serpent) is the divine cosmic energy. This force or energy is symbolised as a coiled and sleeping serpent lying dormant in the lowest nerve centre at the base of the spinal column, the Muladhara-chakra. This latent energy has to be aroused and made to ascend the main spinal channel, the Susumna piercing the chakras right up to the Sahasrara, the thousand-petalled lotus in the head. Then the Yogi is in union with the Supreme Universal Soul.

The creative energy of spiritual illumination which is stored as potential energy within the root or base chakra. When properly released, it causes activation and alignment of all the major chakras of the body.

At the base of our spine rests a coiled sleeping snake. Through the practices of yoga the snake slowly awakens and swirls his way up our spine. This is kundalini; the powerful lifeforce which rests at the root chakra and travels along Ida and pingala. This is the potential dormant creative energy whichs sleeps in the human nervous system.

Literally means the 'coiled one". Like the earth, the body has two magnetic poles; one in the crown, the other situated near the base of the spine and called, Kundalini. Kundalini has the unique property of recognising and responding to the perfectly aligned energy of a Siddha Master. Thus 'awakened', it begins a spontaneous and irresistable inner journey through the six energy centres of the body, towards its counterpart in the crown. In most people the journey is not direct. There are obstacles which will, inevitably be cleared by the passage of Kundalini. When Kundalini achieves Union, the seeker experiences the ecstasy of Liberation.

The spiritual energy lying dormant in all individuals. This energy is manifested by the practice of Yoga discipline.

The serpent power which is said to rest at the base of the spine and to rise upward through the various chakras - lotus symbols - during the awakening of spiritual consciousness.

A serpentine power that lies coiled up at the far end of the spinal cord and is awakened by the Yogi, through various kriyas which when roused up helps to cross the various bodily centres leading up to Sahsarar or the thousand-petalled Lotus behind the eyes which is the goal of all the yogis. It is because of this that sometimes it is designated as Kundalini Yoga.

Literally ?she who is coiled?, kundalini is a psychospiritual energy force in the body that is often compared to a snake lying curled at the base of the spine, waiting to be awakened. When fully awake, it is said to actually restructure the body.

The serpent energy of the Goddess which rises up the spine bringing about enlightenment.

a form of yoga (often associated with tantric rituals) that lays emphasis on the spine, sometimes imagined as a serpent to be tamed.

The combined and integrated energies of the fire of the soul together with the chi or life force. As the human evolves, the force of the kundalini connects directly with the Light and Sound of the OverSoul.

In Indian belief, kundalini is the energy coiled at the base of the spine. When awakened, this energy rises up along the spine, passing through the chakras, ending at the chakra above the head and creating a connection with the Divine.

man's retained energy or potential energy and consciousness

the divine serpent energy resting dormantly at muladhara chakra. This energy is stimulated by Tantra Yoga practices and can be brought to rise upwards, through the major chakras to the Thousand Petaled Lotus at the crown of the head.

Powerful energy that is brought on through meditation, associated with the Chakras.

A form of energy that lies dormant at the base of the spine that is channeled upward through the chakras via yoga.

liberating energy located at the base of the spine

Divine, cosmic energy which is latent in every being

Serpent-fire in spine.

The primordial cosmic energy dormant within each individual. It is often described as a serpent, coiled at the base of the spine. Through practice, this energy can be awakened and brought to rise up through the spine to the crown of the head.

The energy vibration from the root or grounding energy center that is represented as fire or a snake. Kundalini also is represented in red. This energy is used to raise your sexual or manifestation vibration.

A mystical energy or force that exists at your base, and during a Kundalini awakening, makes its way up from your base into your forehead region.

Blissful energy dormant within the physical body, aroused through tantric practice and used to generate penetrative insight into the true nature of reality.

The primordial cosmic energy located in the individual.

The elemental energy of the human body which, like a serpent, rests coiled at the base of the spine.

The life-force energy that is released from the root chakra and travels up the spine, awakening all the other chakras.

The sanskrit word kundalini means "coiled up." Symbolically, kundalini refers to a coiled serpent lying asleep at the base of the spine, waiting to be awakened through meditation, kundalini yoga, or some other spiritual discipline. Edgar Cayce referred to the kundalini energy as a "life force" that operates in the body in two forms. In a low energetic form, it is the energy responsible for growth and development. When raised to a high energy level ("high vibration") through meditation, kundalini is the energy which produces mystical and psychic experiences.

A cosmic energy in the body that is often compared to a snake lying coiled at the base of the spine, waiting to be awakened. Kundalini is derived from kundala, which means a “ring” or “coil.

Elemental, feminine energy that is ordinarily asleep and coiled at the human coccyx and whose activation can purify the activator. The word "kundalini" stems from a Sanskrit term meaning "circular, coiled." The male and female forces are exactly balanced in the Ida and Pingala subtle channels. Everyone uses Kundalini power to think with and to maintain consciousness, but it very seldom rises up the central spinal channel of Sushumna beyond the first center. Various disciplines are used to arouse the "sleeping serpent" to ascend to the higher centers.

latent energy located at the base of the spine. Kundalini is like coiled sleeping serpent. The yogi works to gently awaken this dormant energy to attain enlightenment.

Potential energy lying dormant at the base of the spine.

Kundalini ( ) is a Sanskrit word meaning either "coiled up" or "coiling like a snake." There are a number of other translations of the term usually emphasizing a more serpentine nature to the word— e.g. 'serpent power'. Joseph Campbell suggested that the symbol of snakes coiled around a staff is an ancient representation of Kundalini physiology.