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

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