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kundalini

American  
[koon-dl-ee-nee] / ˌkʊn dlˈi ni /

noun

Hinduism.
  1. the vital force lying dormant within one until activated by the practice of yoga, which leads one toward spiritual power and eventual salvation.


kundalini British  
/ ˈkʊndəˌliːnɪ /

noun

  1. (sometimes capital) (in yoga) the life force that resides at the base of the spine

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of kundalini

From the Sanskrit word kuṇḍalinī

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A self-described former “band geek” from Whittier High School and practitioner of kundalini yoga, King has perfected the art of selling an image.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2022

Pace reminded the actors to breathe as if they were doing kundalini breathing in a yoga class.

From New York Times Jan. 14, 2020

Born to an American mother from Long Beach, California, and a Swedish father, Westman briefly lived on a kundalini ashram in Los Angeles as a child and moved to Sweden at age 10.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 31, 2018

A kundalini yoga practitioner who believed meditation to be an “ancient technology of the mind”, Shannahoff-Khalsa had been so disillusioned by the final report, he’d refused to sign it.

From The Guardian Jun. 3, 2017

People didn’t come to Uncle Pete to free up their kundalini.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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