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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

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

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