page_title: Kundalini yoga
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Kundalini yoga / History
caption_attribution_description: Unidentified, side a, ink, a large line drawing of a man showing the seven subtle centres (cakra) with the body, the main subtle veins (nadi), and the coiled serpent energy at the base of the spine (kundalini). Asian Collection
context_page_description: Kundalini yoga derives from kundalini, defined in Vedantic culture as energy that lies dormant at the base of the spine until it is activated and channeled upward through the chakras in the process of spiritual perfection. Kundalini is believed to be power associated with the divine feminine. Kundalini yoga as a school of yoga is influenced by Shaktism and Tantra schools of Hinduism. It derives its name through a focus on awakening kundalini energy through regular practice of mantra, tantra, yantra, yoga, or meditation.
caption: Drawing of the subtle body in an Indic manuscript showing the energy centres (chakras), the main subtle channels (nadis), and the coiled serpent energy at the base of the spine (kundalini). The serpent is shown again on the left of the drawing.
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