The word yoga is a Sanskrit means ‘to join’. In the Hindu philosophy, the goal of the practice of yoga is to unite ourselves with God. There are many forms of yoga. Kundalini yoga is a physical, mental and spiritual discipline comprised of the physical and meditative techniques found in the teachings of Raja yoga, Shakti yoga, Bhakti yoga, Njana yoga, Kriya yoga, and yoga sutras of Patanjali.
Kundalini yoga is one of the more spiritual types of yoga. It goes beyond the physical performance of asanas with its emphasis on breathing, meditation, mudras and chanting.
According to yoga, there are seven main energy centers, called Chakras, which is situated along the autonomic nervous system. Modern science knows very little about this system.
Kundalini Yoga explains four nervous systems – the left and right sympathetic, the parasym¬pathetic and the central nervous system. During a baby’s development, those energies believed to fall on the anterior fontanelle bone of the skull pierce it in the center, and then pass into the lower portion of the brainstem. After leaving a fine thread of Divine energy there, they settle way down in the sacrum – the bone at the base of the spine.
As a baby grows, the fontanelle bone begins to ossify so that, around the age of two, the flow of divine Love is cut off from him. This causes him to identify himself as being separate from God and he begins to use his instincts of Survival, Pro-Creation and Willpower to obtain what he needs and wants.
As long as the child continues to identify himself as being separate from God, his consciousness will dwell in these three lower centers of energy. This is the hurdle that will limit his search for God and leave him 
to wander aimlessly through life.
When our Chakras are functioning properly, they are open and spinning, each at a specific frequency. This enables it to metabolize the various energetic needs of the corresponding parts of the body.
‘Kundalini’ in Sanskrit is ‘that which is coiled. This energy is considered to be coiled up three and a half times, with its mouth engulfing the base of the Sushumna nadi. Kundalini energy will awaken from the sacrum through spiritual practices and devotion to God.
Once this energy is awake, tremendous power is unleashed. It then winds its way up through a central passage called sushumna- centre of spinal cord- in an attempt to reach the higher Chakras. This results in an expansion of conscious¬ness that affects every element of our being.
The site of Muladhara chakra is at the base of spine in side the sacrum bone. In Greek, the word sacrum means ‘sacred’. There is but one bone in our bodies that is holy – the sacrum.
The job of the Kundalini energy is to break up the three lower Chakras-Muladhara, Sadhishtana and Manipura. And, if it succeeds in rising up to reach the higher Chakras, it will produce various degrees of spiritual awareness and enlightenment.
If the Kundalini energy reaches the level of the fourth Chakra-Anahatha- the heart chakra, we will start to see Divine Light. If it reaches the fifth Chakra-Vishudhi chakra, the throat chakra, we find ourselves wanting to think and speak only of God.
The sixth Chakra-Agnya chakra is located between the eyebrows and is related to the pituitary gland. This is where the optic nerve crosses the motor nuclei fibers of the spinal nerves that serve the limbs and trunk of the body-Optic Chiasma-A Cross.(Death on the cross and ascension to higher dimension)
Narrow path- (Enter through the narrow Gate. Matthew 7:13)
This crossing is the most restricted path through which this holy energy can pass – the narrow path that opens the way for our consciousness to ascend to the seventh chakra- Sahasrara Chakra which is related to the pineal gland, where the soul is supposed to be.
The human conditions that will prevent a person from accessing the seventh Chakra are Lust, Greed, Pride and Fear. But, if the Kundalini energy reaches it, we experience a vision of God and the sacred geometries with which the Universe was created.
The seventh Chakra is the place of the Christ in union with God–seated at right hand of Father-being ascended to heaven after the death on the cross- that which Buddhists call nirvana, Hindus call Samadhi and Christians call the mystical union.
Dr Paulose is an ENT Consultant Plastic and Laser Surgeon with over 35 years of experience covering in Ear, Nose and Throat procedures, specializing in Laser Surgery and conventional medicine across India, U.K. and Middle East. He is currently engaged with the Jubilee Hospital, in Kerala, India.
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