Near-death experiences and the physio-kundalini syndrome

People who have had near-death experiences report significantly more symptoms of a physio-kundalini syndrome—a set of bodily sensations linked to the spiritual concept of kundalini—than people who have not had such experiences. This finding supports the hypothesis that near-death experiences may involve the awakening of a biological process described in Eastern traditions as kundalini.

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Abstract

Near-death experiences (NDEs), transcendental experiences on the threshold of death with profound implications for both patient care and religious belief, have been hypothesized to be related to the awakening of a biological process known in Eastern traditions as kundalini. In a test of this proposed association between kundalini and NDEs, a sample of near-death experiencers acknowledged significantly more symptoms of a physio-kundalini syndrome than did control subjects.