Through my experience, I have realized that Kundalini energy moves like water through a funnel, gathering life force from the entire body, accumulating it near base chakra, and directing it toward Ajna and Sahasrara through drain of sushumna channel. If energy could simply rise directly, this process wouldn’t exist. Also, without a natural collection point and a proper exit channel, the intensity wouldn’t be the same as required for awakening. Suppose there may be another energy collection point in body, but without dedicated direct drain channel going straightway to brain just like sushumna couldn’t exist. Moreover, this funnel also has a filter paper snugly fitted inside its cone. It filters out the impurities like lust, attachment, misbehavior, hatred, duality etc. and sends the flow of Kundalini energy forward only after purifying it.
Just as yang energy naturally flows towards yin, so the streams of energy from the mountain of the body are drawn towards an invisible spring at the foot of the mountain. Just as water seeps from the heights of the mountain and collects in the lowest sources, similarly the life-energy also first gets collected in its deepest center called the Muladhara. This attraction is the play of gravity—the eternal attraction between yang and yin for the union.
But, if the water has to be taken back to the top of the mountain, we have to resort to a pump. Similarly, when the energy has to be taken to the highest chakras, the pump of sadhana diverts its direction. It is difficult to collect water directly from every particle of the mountain, so first it is allowed to collect on its own below, then it is raised up. This journey is not just of flow, but of balance and resurrection—an eternal cycle, where depth becomes the mother of height.
Prana can be guided to the brain directly, but when concentrated and channeled through this funnel, it becomes far more powerful. However, this requires complete isolation. If the senses remain engaged, energy dissipates, reducing the necessary pressure to open the path. Without enough force, the upward flow is weak. If pressure builds beyond tolerance, energy may backflow, causing imbalances. Sudden accumulation without proper release can also create strain, while the brain, if activated but left unfed, may face disturbances.
I have experienced this firsthand. Excess energy accumulation, combined with external chaos, may have triggered physical discomfort, including inflammation mainly prostatic. Although other factors also trigger it. The idea of backflow came naturally to me—like water forced in the wrong direction when a system designed for one-way flow is blocked.
Balancing this process is key. Stress reduction, yoga, pranayama, and kriya breathing have brought relief. Grounding has been especially helpful—it eases the brain’s demand for energy, reducing the funnel’s workload and allowing it to stabilize. To me, prana and energy are one and the same, just understood through different lenses.
I have not yet mastered this process, nor have I reached an irreversible state of enlightenment. My journey continues, and my understanding deepens. But now, I no longer seek to force energy. Instead, I focus on refining, balancing, and allowing its natural flow.
Demystifying Kundalini 