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kundalini

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kundalini: see yoga yoga (yō`gə) [Skt.,=union], general term for spiritual disciplines in Hinduism , Buddhism , and throughout S Asia that are directed
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kundalini

In some tantric forms of Yoga, the cosmic energy believed to be within everyone. It is pictured as a coiled serpent lying at the base of the spine. Through a series of exercises involving posture, meditation, and breathing, a practitioner can force this energy up through the body to the top of the head. This brings about a sensation of bliss, as the ordinary self is dissolved into its eternal essence, atman.


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Although it's based on Hatha and Kundalini yoga, it does not use static poses.
Johnette Benkovic, founder of Catholic Women of Grace, an apostolate of Christian women, holds that "Hinduism teaches that at the base of the spine is a triangle in the Kundalini Shakti-Serpent Power, also called 'Prana,' or 'divine life force.
 
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