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