The hara is ‘the seat of the subconscious’, which deals with our survival instincts and procreative drives, and therefore some of our darker emotions.  Referred to variously as the ‘id’, the ‘reptile-mind’, or by the yogi’s as the ‘kundalini’ (a great black serpent that dwells at the base of the spine), this part of us can be super-aggressive, utterly ruthless, and …