Other vedic texts mention a cosmic serpent called Kundalini, present in every living form at the base of the spinal cord.

Kundalini is described as a sleeping, dormant potential force in the human organism.

The Yogi raises the Kundalini or life force through and thus transcends each chakra in turn, until he reaches the crown chakra and liberation.

During the practice of sexual alchemy, the Kundalini is said to awaken which is claimed to be a conscious spiritual force which is often represented by a serpent coiled at the base of the spinal column.

Before contemporary times, Kundalini Yoga was on the whole a secretive technology.

Siri Singh Sahib Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji ( born as Harbhajan Singh Puri ) ( August 26, 1929 – October 6, 2004 ), also known as Yogi Bhajan and Siri Singh Sahib, was a spiritual leader and entrepreneur who introduced Kundalini Yoga to the United States.

It was Gopi Krishna ’ s belief that knowledge of Kundalini is essential for the survival of the race, and that with this knowledge we would then begin to explore aspects of creation totally hidden from our view at present.

It was believed that premature or incorrect awakening of Kundalini could cause a number of frightening symptoms, including searing lights, horrific heat, and deep depression.

But his main thrust over the years was to write about mystical experience and the evolution of consciousness from a scientific point of view-that there is a biological mechanism in the human body, known from ancient times in India as Kundalini, which is responsible for creativity, genius, psychic ability, religious and mystical experience, as well as some types of aberrant mental illness.

Born in a small village outside Srinagar, Kashmir, Gopi Krishna was one of the first people to popularize the concept of Kundalini among Western readers.

Gopi Krishna theorized that the brain was in a state of organic evolution, and that the rising of Kundalini into the brain would open a normally silent chamber called brahma-randra in the yogic tradition.

Kundalini yoga was spoken of as `` Candali yoga by these Mahasiddhas and became known as gTummo rnal ' byor in Tibet.

Having studied Kundalini yoga for many years, Linstead was bestowed the name Seva Singh or " Lion of Devotional Service " by Kundalini yoga master Yogi Bhajan.

Kundalini yoga uses a series of asanas, meditations, active and passive kriya sequences, pranayama, and control of the body to empower personal change and improve physical and mental health.

According to various teachers and authors, Kundalini Yoga has been described as: " A contrast of active and passive approaches designed to awaken the kundalini.

" Kundalini Yoga consists of active and passive asana-based kriyas, pranayama, and meditations which target the whole body system ( nervous system, glands, mental faculties, chakras ) to develop awareness, consciousness and spiritual strength.

Osho developed other active meditation techniques, such as the Kundalini " shaking " meditation and the Nadabrahma " humming " meditation, which are less animated, although they also include physical activity of one sort or another.

His new name is Mahan Atma Singh Khalsa, and he is active as an influential Kundalini yoga teacher in Amritsar, India.

Kundalini yoga in the Natha Sampradaya and Vajrayana in Tibetan Buddhism both take their origin from the Mahasiddhas who were active in India from the 8th century to the 12th century.

Kundalini can therefore be used by believers to refer to the latent energy within the human body which is constantly trying to manifest as our insight, power and bliss.

The practice of kriyas and meditations in Kundalini yoga are designed to raise complete body awareness to prepare the body, nervous system, and mind to handle the energy of Kundalini rising.

According to the second century Yoga Kundalini Upanishad, " The divine power, Kundalini, shines like the stem of a young lotus ; like a snake, coiled round upon herself she holds her tail in her mouth and lies resting half asleep as the base of the body " ( 1. 82 ).

As part of training he trained with Kundalini Yoga to waken the 7 chakras of body and gain ' super natural ' powers from them.

Shaktimaan has unlimited powers which lie inside his body in his seven chakras of Kundalini attained through mediation.

Zacek, as all Kundalini Warriors, can manipulate prana energy to create various effects: He can teleport short distances ; he has some degree of telekinetic talent ; he can read minds and thoughts ; he can use clairvoyance ; he can read the psychic imprints on an object ; he can turn invisible ; he can fire bolts of positive spiritual energy ( and he can make weapons out of this energy, such as shurikens or boomerangs ) and he can make astral journeys, leaving his body behind him.

He states that in the second Initiation of Fire, which is reached through working with sexual magic with a spouse, the Kundalini rises in the vital body.

A hathayoga text, the Khecarīvidyā, states that kechari mudra enables one to raise Kundalini and access various stores of amrita in the head, which subsequently flood the body.

The knot between these three nerves together can awake or arose the " Kundalini sakthi " ( vital energy of the body ) of the human body.

* Micromotions of the body as a factor in the development of the nervous system, a centerpiece article published in the anthology Kundalini, Evolution, and Enlightenment by John White, editor, ( ISBN 1-55778-303-9 ).

Kundalini is a feature of Hindu chakra systems.

Kundalini is described as being coiled up at the base of the spine.

Through meditation, and various esoteric practices, such as Kundalini Yoga, Sahaja Yoga, and Kriya Yoga, the kundalini is awakened, and can rise up from the muladhara chakra through the central nadi, called sushumna, inside or alongside the spine and reaches the top of the head.

In Hinduism, Kundalini is a coiled serpent, the residual power of pure desire.

Nin Giz Zida is another name for the ancient Hindu concept of Kundalini, a Sanskrit word meaning either " coiled up " or " coiling like a snake ".

It has been suggested by Joseph Campbell that the symbol of snakes coiled around a staff is an ancient representation of Kundalini physiology.

Kundalini yoga (, = '" coiled " +, = " to yoke ") is a physical, mental and spiritual discipline for developing strength, awareness, character, and consciousness.

" Kundalini Yoga, at its highest form, is practiced for the purpose of attaining bliss, opening the heart center, developing power, serving others, attaining self-realization and ultimately merging into God consciousness.

Kundalini yoga differs at that point because its focus is on raising awareness and strengthening the nervous system to handle raising the internal human energy (" kundalini ") in order to help enhance the ultimate spiritual experience.

An earlier written mention of Kundalini Yoga is in the Yoga-Kundalini Upanishad, one of the oldest scriptures of Hinduism.

It is believed that Kundalini yoga is that which arouses the sleeping Kundalini Shakti from its coiled base through the 6 chakras, and penetrate the 7th chakra, or crown.

Technically, Kundalini energy is understood as being sparked during yogic breathing when prana and apana blends at the 3rd chakra ( naval center ) at which point it initially drops down to the 1st and 2nd chakras before traveling up to the spine to the higher centers of the brain to activate the golden cord-the connection between the pituitary and pineal glands-and penetrate the 7 chakras.

According to one school of thought, there being four main forms of yoga, Mantra yoga, Hatha yoga, Laya yoga and Raja yoga ; Kundalini yoga is really considered a Laya yoga.

According to some Hindu traditions, Kundalini yoga is considered a highly developed spiritual awakening which relies upon a technique called shaktipat to attain enlightenment under the guidance of a spiritual master.

Along with the many kriyas, meditations and practices of Kundalini Yoga, a simple breathing technique of alternate nostril breathing ( left nostril, right nostril ) is taught as a method to cleanse the nadis, or subtle channels and pathways, to help awaken Kundalini energy.

In the Upanishads, it is mentioned that the control of the three bhandas, along with the control of held and expired breaths, are the keys to releasing and harnessing Kundalini energy.

According to some traditions Kundalini techniques are only communicated from master to disciple once the disciple is deemed ready.

That is, he interprets Kundalini Yoga as a catalyst for psycho-spiritual growth and bodily maturation.

According to Osho, the Gurdjieff system is incomplete, drawing from Dervish sources inimical to Kundalini.