The kundam means 'pond'. It also means 'cave'. It also has another meaning 'hidden'. Kundalini means that which is hidden. The power that is hidden under all material manifestation is called Kundalini.

Our body as well as all other objects that we see in this world is composed of atoms. Atoms are the minutest particles of existence. Atom is a pack of energy. So ultimately the objective reality exists in the form of energy though it appear as matter, which also includes liquids and gases in this context. Kundalini is the atomic power that is hidden in all material manifestation.

When we are talking about Kundalini Yoga we are talking about the psychical energy of man. All our actions are based upon thoughts. Thoughts come from memory. Thoughts may either remain as thoughts or burst into action. In either case there involves a lot of chemical reactions to enable this program of the mind. As a result of this process one will get a chance to experience ones life. The knowledge that comes out of the lifes experience is converted into concepts, believes and ideals which in turn is stored into the memory. These memories operate as the backdrop of further thoughts and actions. This is a cycle that is constantly going on in us.

These process of conversion of psychical energy into physical and physical into psychical is happening all the time in the body and that is done in special energy conversion centers that we call Chakras in Kundalini Yoga that has parallels with the endocrine system. In Kundalini Yoga one will study the whole program of the mind and the operations of the Chakras.

The practitioner of Kundalini Yoga will come to the final understanding of ones own nature by studying in details the different motivations and emotions corresponding to each and every psychical centers and master it fully that he understands the two distinct aspects in him, the witness within and the awareness that is the cause of his own nature. The cause of Manifestation of the body is a great power, which is called the Sakti beyond that is the, witness, the Shiva.

Through the program of Kundalini Yoga, the awareness of a person will expand to the maximum possible extent that he will realize the Nature and Consciousness are not different and he establishes integration with his witness consciousness.