How does it feel when Kundalini is awakened?

• You will get divine visions, divine smell, or divine taste.
• You will feel divine touch and hear divine sounds.
• You will hear mantras and divine stotras.
• There will be throbbing at the Muladhara.
• Hairs will stand up (goosebumps).
• Breathing can be stopped without effort.
• You will feel a current of energy going up the spinal cord.
• You will chant Omkara involuntarily.
• The mind becomes empty.
• You will feel vibrations, jerks, and shocks in different parts of the body.
• You will feel that your body is not there anymore.
• You will be able to understand mystical and philosophical concepts.
• You will have tremendous energy throughout.
• You will be able to do Kevala Kumbhaka easily.
• You will be able to do Uddiyana, Jalandhara, Mulabandha, and Shambhavi Mudra easily.

Any or many of the above signs together would indicate that your Kundalini has awakened.

How do I activate Kundalini?

Kundalini can be activated through Pranayama. Dhyana yoga,, Bandhas and Mudras of yoga, Laya yoga, Raja Yoga, Hatha yoga, Anahata sadhana, and many other methods.

What is Kundalini good for?

Kundalini awakening can lead to spiritual realization and samadhi. When kundalini shakti rises up the spinal cord and reaches sahasrara, union of Shiva and Shakti takes place. This is the experience of the ultimate truth of non-duality. A practitioner of Kundalini yoga obtains many siddhis.