kundalini

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This life force is named kundalini, and as seen earlier, is associated with germinal epithelium.

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  1. noun Hinduism Energy that lies dormant at the base of the spine until it is activated, as by the practice of yoga, and channeled upward through the chakras in the process of spiritual perfection.

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  • Another favorite TREAT area is kundalini--often perceived as a burning, vibrating, or electrifying sensation associated with meditation or any other heavyduty spiritual chore. —  Omni: September 1993
  • "Some teachers will tell them it can't be kundalini or it would feel good," she says. —  Omni: September 1993
  • One person Greenwell saw overcome the problems of kundalini was Sarah, born after her father's death in 1918. —  Omni: September 1993
  • Greenwell probably sees more patients with kundalini problems than therapists on the East coast, perhaps because kundalini is largely a California phenomenon. —  Omni: September 1993
  • The first of these is as the universal energy or para-kundalini. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
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  1. Sanskrit kuṇḍalinī, from feminine of kuṇḍalin-, coiled, spiral, from kuṇḍalam, ring, coil, perhaps of Dravidian origin.
 

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