In Kundalini Yoga we gather the pranic energy, the life force, then we direct it up the spine. We seal off the lower centers then the energy rises, then we open up the heart center, the throat center, the third eye and ultimately the crown chakra, the thousand petal lotus. As you concentrate on each breath when you bring the breath to the base of your spine up to the third eye center, when you complete that cycle of consciousness and energy, then you liberate yourself from all doubt, then you live in the eternal now of consciousness.