kindalini shakti

kundalini shakti is depicted as a snake who lies coiled at the base of the spine until it is released by a master's touch or by a miracle,and which then ascends up to seven chakras,or wheels(which you might also call the seven mansions of the soul),and finally through the head,explodind into union with god.these chakras do not exist in the gross body,say the yogis,so dont look for them there,they exist only in the subtle body