What is the Kundalini?

Kundalini Global, the form of yoga that I teach, uses the word Kundalini as a marker for an internal relationship to the self that we encourage our clients to explore, right from the opening sequence. 

This internal relationship or energy can be framed in many ways.

Kundalini, in Sanskrit, translates as coiled snake or serpent, and is also attributed with the meaning ‘the curled hair of the beloved.’ Here, it is a dormant energy that lies coiled at the base of the spine - a power that needs some persuasion to move.

In many forms of Buddhism the Kundalini could be considered to be ‘limitlessness’ or ‘formlessness.’ This ties into mindfulness, the present moment, the world exactly as it is in front of you here and now. In this regard, those who do not align with a particular religious or spiritual belief system could think of the Kundalini to be the bliss of absolute presence.

In Christian terminology, the Kundalini can be understood as the Holy Spirit which is said to be the more female aspect of the Divine. Pre-Christianity it has been said, contentiously, that the Divine was believed to be ‘within’ and was recognised as the Mother, the Daughter and the Holy Spirit.

However we frame the Kundalini as indivuals who no doubt have different spiritual and religious beliefs, in a Kundalini Global class it is about moving from stress and chaos, right into ‘boom, I’m right here’. 

This relationship to the self is always there. It’s never, ever, not there. But we live in a world that is highly, highly managed by our phones, our sense of outrage and offence, that can make us forget.

Kundalini Global invites you to remember.