"Dormant energy" refers to a type of energy that is present but not actively used or released. It is like having a battery that is charged but not being utilized at the moment. Full definition
Dormant energy here will be redirected to your presentation and communication with the world around you. (mindbodygreen.com)
The sequential movements of Suryanamaskara form the basic vinyasa, or dancelike movements that link one posture to the next breath and body moving together to liberate dormant energy and feed the fire of tapas. (ashtangayogacenter.com)
These same seers developed a technology to raise this largely dormant energy up the spine and through the higher vortexes (chakras) found in the regions of the heart, throat and skull, upon which a person would experience a profound sense of love, truth and wisdom. (khalsaconsciousnessproject.com)