Kundalini Awakening

August 1, 1992
Kundalini yoga experienced considerable popularity during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Practitioners often became interested in Kundalini meditation because of the belief that it enhanced one's energy, particularly one's sexual responses. It was also believed to manifest some dangerously powerful psychological consequences in its initiates, at times. Selby's approach is an almost tender orientation to understanding both the impact of meditating on the chakras, or "energy centers" of the body, and Kundalini practice itself. Offering an accessible approach, the author should certainly assist stressed-out New Age readers in achieving a calm center in any maelstrom, with Zelig's accompanying paintings meant to implement meditation exercises. ((Reviewed Aug. 1992))(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 1992, American Library Association.)