Naadis, Chakras and Kundalini

Our human body comprises a network of subtle channels known as  Naadis. There are more than 72000 such channels in our body. Of these the 3 main are Ida, Pingala and Sushumna . The Ida and Pingala run parallel to the spinal cord. The Ida is on the left of the spinal cord while the Pingala is on the right. Ida is qwhite, feminine, cold and represents the moon and associated with Ganga. Pingala is red, masculine, hot and represents the sun and associated with Yamuna. The Sushumna is the central channel running up the spinal cord and is associated with Saraswati. All these three Naadis originate from the Muladhara chakra. Ida ends up in the left nostril while Pingala ends up in the right nostril. Sushumna connects the Muladhara chakra to the Crown chakra. From Muladhara chakra, Ida and Pingala alternate from the right to left sides at each chakra until they reach Ajna chakra where they meet again with Sushumna. The spots where these three intersect on the Sushumna are the chakras. The energy from and to the chakras are transported through these Naadis.  The Kundalini lies at the base of the Muladhara chakra at the origin of the 3 Naadis dormant 3 and a half times coiled.  The serpent lies blocking the entrance to Sushumna, the central channel with his mouth. Sushumna remains closed at its lower end as long as Kundalini is not awakened. When the energy flow of the Ida and Pingala are balanced and unified, the kundalini is awakened. This causes the Sushumna to open and forces her to rise up from the root chakra to meet the crown chakra. This spurge of energy takes the route from root to the crown energizing and awakening all the chakras till she meets the crown chakra or Shiva. When this stage is reached person achieves spirituality and can use the kundalini power to achieve bliss and get the inner alignment and balance in their life