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Kundalini Awakening: Bliss Vs Pathology + What You Need to Know (Case Studies Inside)


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In this extraordinary episode, Brooke shares story upon story of both the blissful and pathological states of kundalini awakening necessary for yoga teachers and mental professionals to understand.

Topics include: 

  • Spiritual crisis that cause pyschotic episodes
  • The spiritual phenomenon that leads to bliss
  • The profound positive effects of kundalini awakening from systematic practices
  • How tantra yoga traditions show a higher level of prevalence of heightened, blissful states 
  • How when our yoga practices are held by its sister science of ayurveda, we have grounded, fertile and healthy lives that can support a gentle and yet thorough awakening of your highest potential. 
  • How Kundalini practices can be healing! when there is proper guidance and preparation, kundalini experiences can have profound healing and transformational shifts that are benefical and extremely positive
  • How when we align our practices to the seasons and understand the alchemy of Tantra Yoga (as in the year long programs offered in The Wild Temple School) this awakening to our Divinity and potential is easy, graceful and powerful. (This is the Dharmic Revolution)


Science Articles Referred to:

1. Kundalini-like experience as psychopathology: A case series and brief review LINK
2. Investigation of the phenomenology, physiology and impact of spiritually transformative experiences – kundalini awakening LINK
3. Characteristics of Kundalini-Related Sensory, Motor, and Affective Experiences During Tantric Yoga Meditation LINK

Brooke Sullivan, C-IAYT Yoga Therapist, Shakta Tantra Teacher runs 3 Year Apprenticeships called The Sage Apprenticeship: A Dharmic Revolution out of The Wild Temple School in Asheville, NC. Her programs are both in person and hybrid, running since 2007. Her student body and Wild Temple Community is International. www.thewildtemple.com and on IG @thewildtemple.

Tantra gives us both practical and mystical tools to work with the unseen realms of collective mind, the natural world and the 'other worlds.' Join Brooke for this very special- secret-workshop to understand Tantra from this lens, and take away an empowering invocation to work with the unseen forces in your life. 

Zoom Online: Saturday Nov. 8; 2-4pmEST *This will not be recorded*

Register at: www.thewildtemple.com

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Each letter we send is a love offering—woven with insights from our Tantric Yoga teachings, designed to nourish your heart, align your rhythms, and awaken your inner Sage.

Come be part of the living practice. xobrooke Director of The Wild Temple School

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