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kundalini

In Hindu thought, a flow of life energy existing within everyone. It is believed to lie coiled at the base of the spine, and by the practice of kundalini yoga can be raised from the first chakra (centre of spiritual power) step by step to the seventh chakra at the top of the skull, burning away obstacles on the spiritual path.



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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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