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:
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
2nd BatGap interview with Bonnie.
Interview recorded 4/25/2015
Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.
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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