About this episode
Bonnie is a non-dual teacher in the lineage of Adyashanti, and a transpersonal therapist who has specialized in working with spiritual emergence issues for 30 years. She has published several books and articles related to kundalini and spiritual awakening, most recently “The Kundalini Guide” and “The Awakening Guide”, available on amazon.com. These are based on assessments and consultations with over 2000 people over the years, and also reflect her own experiences of awakening. She holds a Ph.D. from the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology and founded a counseling and education center in Ashland, Oregon called Shanti River Center where she offers satsang, study groups, workshops, meditation programs and spiritual guidance. She was a founder and organizer of the Kundalini Research Network, and has trained therapists and offered seminars in Europe, Australia and the U.S, and currently does assessments by phone and skype with people in awakening processes from all over the world. With a broad background in eastern and western mystical teachings, energy work and psychospiritual counseling, she describes her role as being a mentor or a mid-wife for people going through the spiritual awakening process. Websites: www.kundaliniguide.com www.awakeningguide.com Books: The Kundalini Guide: A Companion for the Inward Journey (Inward Journey Guides) (Volume 1) The Awakening Guide: A Companion for the Inward Journey (Companions for the Inward Journey) (Volume 2) Energies of Transformation: A Guide to the Kundalini Process When Spirit Leaps: Navigating the Process of Spiritual Awakening Being Awake Transcript of this interview 2nd BatGap interview with Bonnie. Interview recorded 4/25/2015 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to the Interview 00:03:54 - Overcoming Fear in the Spiritual Awakening Process 00:07:40 - The Energy Rushing Through Your Body 00:11:25 - Kundalini Awakening and Transformation 00:15:28 - The Unique Experience of Enlightenment in Human Beings 00:19:42 - Different Definitions of Enlightenment 00:23:59 - The Intelligent Nature of Kundalini 00:28:52 - The Essence of Our Presence 00:33:07 - Embracing Diversity and Oneness 00:37:10 - Triggers for Awakening 00:41:25 - Kundalini Awakening and Spiritual Awakening 00:45:22 - The Importance of Moderation and Listening to the Body 00:49:45 - Awakening through the Body 00:53:53 - Kundalini Awakening and Energy Flow 00:57:33 - Kundalini Awakening and the Variations within Experience 01:01:35 - Awakening and Enlightenment 01:05:43 - Longing for Bliss and Contentment in Awakening 01:09:49 - Involuntary Energy Phenomena 01:13:32 - Kundalini imbalances and grounding techniques 01:17:09 - Grounding and Ayurveda 01:21:02 - Navigating Emotional and Psychological Upheavals 01:24:53 - Extrasensory Experiences 01:28:49 - Strange Phenomena and Spiritual Awakening 01:32:53 - The Gift of the Right Teacher 01:36:53 - Fear and Letting Go 01:40:40 - The Blissful Energy Flow 01:44:29 - The Subtlety of the Awakening Experience 01:48:33 - Awakening and Transformation 01:52:22 - Integration and Embodiment in Awakening 01:56:20 - The Longing for Truth 01:59:51 - Ordinary people's experiences with spirituality Save