What Causes a Kundalini Awakening?

There is no single answer for what causes a kundalini awakening. As with many aspects of deep spiritual life and enlightenment, a kundalini awakening is brought about through a process as individual as each practitioner. For some, it comes from years of cultivating their spiritual practice, kundalini yoga, meditation, and a variety of other methods of self-realization. What is a Kundalini Awakening? Kundalini means “coiled” in Sanskrit. Tantra teaches that kundalini energy rests coiled at the base of the spine like a serpent. When a person reaches a state of spiritual balance where the dormant energy flows freely up through the seven chakras, they can achieve the expanded state of consciousness known as a kundalini awakening . The Seven chakras There are seven chakras along your spine, each serving as an energy center in your body. The process of spiritual enlightenment will help you unblock each chakra as you work toward true balance. Root chakra (Muladhara) Th...