Angelica GovaertOwner/Founder, Yogalebrity · Online Yoga Empire Builder

What Is Kundalini Yoga? 🧘‍♀️

13 May 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief conversational excerpt from Angelica Govaert’s YouTube video, Angelica asks a co‑host to explain how Kundalini yoga differs from the more widely practiced Western yoga styles. The speaker answers that Kundalini yoga is primarily a form of breathwork, combined with specific postures and mantras. A distinctive element is the “belly‑pumping” breath technique, which is said to clear sediment from the spinal layers and move subtle energy (Kundalini) from the base of the spine up through the crown of the head. This upward energy flow is presented as a way to remove energetic blocks and create a lighter, more elevated feeling, setting Kundalini apart from other yoga practices that focus more on physical alignment or flow sequences.

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Can you explain to us how is Kundalini different, Kundalini yoga different than the other like types of yoga that are maybe more popular in the United States right now or in the West?
And I think that's a great question because even people that come to me say, I don't, I don't know what this word is, but you know, I could make this class, so I came here. And Kundalini for me is, is, is breathwork. It's, it's different types of breathwork to kind of elevate you. And, and that's That's the main priority of it. You'll have breathwork, you'll have postures, and you'll have mantras. But the combination of the breathwork and the pumping of the belly to, to get rid of the sediment in the layers of the spine, right? And Kundalini is moving the energy from the base of the spine upward through the crown of the head to remove any blocks that you may have or to make you feel a little lighter.