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.

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kundalini British  

/ ˈkʊndəˌliːnɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of kundalini

From the Sanskrit word kuṇḍalinī

Example Sentences

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

Other books nominated so far include Erica Jong's Fear of Dying, which includes the passage: "You raised the kundalini... like an electric snake in your spine", and celebrated screenwriter George Pelecanos' The Martini Shot.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2015

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

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides