513. Shyamji Bhatnagar

Posted on August 18, 2019 by Rick Archer

Sri Shyamji was born and raised in India. At age 12, he met his spiritual teacher in the Himalayas and spent several years under his guidance. The Guru initiated Shyamji into the Saivite tradition of Tantra—imparting a rare oral tradition of sacred sounds (naada yoga), breath (svara yoga), and spiritual wisdom.

The grace of the guru (guru krippa) and the spiritual practices he imparted (sadhana) are the basis for Sri Shyamji’s extraordinary intuition and unique chanting of sounds and mantra. For millennia this tradition was passed down from generation to generation through an oral tradition which preserved its purity. It is a rare opportunity to learn the science of sound from a true master.

Website: chakrainstitute.com

Book: Microchakras: InnerTuning for Psychological Well-being

Email: [email protected]

Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group.

Transcript of this interview.

Interview recorded August 13, 2019

Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.

YouTube Video Chapters:

00:00:00 – Meeting the Spiritual Teacher
00:05:46 – The Power of Breathing with the Nose
00:11:10 – The Brain’s Role in Thinking and Feeling
00:16:03 – The Nature of Love and Subtle Matter
00:21:08 – Blocked Micro Chakras
00:25:56 – The Importance of Breastfeeding and the Belief that Babies Have no Feelings
00:30:34 – The Importance of Pronouncing Sounds Properly
00:35:52 – Discontentment and Addiction
00:40:44 – The Importance of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms
00:45:44 – Ingmar Bergman and the Colors of the Week
00:50:28 – Understanding the Mind and Mantras
00:54:50 – The Subject and the Ego
00:59:05 – The Story of a Human Being
01:02:40 – The Meaning of Meditation
01:06:41 – The Stages of Meditation
01:10:52 – Purification of the Body and Sexual Energy
01:14:35 – Understanding the Prana Calendar and Nostril Dominance
01:18:21 – Calming Anger and the Power of Water
01:22:01 – Controlling the Ego
01:25:57 – The Seven Sister Powers
01:29:36 – Awakening Kundalini and Siddhis
01:33:38 – The Value of Teachers and Subjective Science
01:38:10 – Music Compilation
02:03:13 – Sri Radhe Mantra and Purifying the Second Chakra
02:08:33 – The Power of Stories
02:12:12 – The Three-Body Purification Practice
02:16:12 – Individual Fitness and Surviving Challenges
02:19:45 – The Meaning of Tantra and Its Misconceptions
02:24:16 – The Importance of Sleep in Relation to the Sun
02:28:42 – Many more years to come

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500. Dani Antman

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Rick Archer

Dani Antman is an internationally known energy healer and interfaith minister in Santa Barbara, CA. She has been at the forefront of energy medicine and healing since 1992 when she graduated from the Barbara Brennan School of Healing.

Dani is a graduate of The School for Nondual Healing and Awakening, where she taught for over nine years. She has led workshops at the Esalen Institute, La Casa de Maria, and The Lionheart Institute for Transpersonal Energy Healing. She is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and helps people recover from the effects of trauma and PTSD.

She has received spiritual direction and assistance for over 17 years from Patanjali Kundalini Yoga Care (see BatGap interview with Joan Shivarpita Harrigan). Through this consistent guidance, she completed a challenging Kundalini process related to her Jewish past. She is dedicated to guiding others on their spiritual path.

Silvia Eberl is the new lineage holder of Patanjali Kundalini Yoga Care, as designated by Swami Chandrasekharanand. She is working in Austria and Rishikesh, India. Her contact info is: [email protected]. Websites:

Dani’s website: daniantman.com

Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group.

Transcript of this interview.

Interview recorded April 27, 2019

Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.

YouTube Video Chapters:

00:00:00 – Introduction and Background
00:03:59 – The Misleading Nature of Spiritual Purification
00:07:07 – Early Life and Tumultuous Times
00:11:27 – The Zen of Art and Focus during All-nighters
00:14:53 – Discovering Healing and Self-Transformation
00:18:57 – The Existence of a Subtle Body
00:22:57 – Distance Healing Mechanisms and Limitations
00:26:57 – Wholeness and Integrated Perception
00:30:59 – Seduction and Deception in Spiritual Teachers
00:35:30 – The Dark Side of Spiritual Teachers
00:39:38 – The Living Tradition of Kabbalah
00:44:00 – The Living Tradition of Enlightened Sages
00:47:46 – The Importance of Spiritual Activism and Seva
00:51:57 – The Sex Rising and its Effects
00:56:15 – A Rising in Spiritual Seekers
00:59:48 – Kundalini Awakening and Progressions
01:03:50 – Kundalini Awakening Journey
01:08:17 – Addressing the Root of the Problem
01:11:56 – Milestones in Spiritual Awakening
01:15:45 – Kundalini Awakening and Brain Support
01:19:23 – Repairing the Chakra System
01:22:50 – Kundalini Yoga and the Advaita Vedanta
01:26:21 – Loss and Grief, Near Death Experience
01:31:03 – Grounding into the Body, Running and Returning
01:35:06 – Surrendering to Grace
01:38:48 – The Power of Sincere Intentions and Desires
01:42:17 – Near Death Experience
01:46:24 – A Life-Changing Experience and Fearlessness
01:50:10 – Returning to the Jewish Lineage
01:53:57 – Connecting with Dani Antman
01:57:42 – Preserve the Teachings of Jesus

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474. Bonnie Greenwell, 2nd Interview

Posted on October 24, 2018 by Rick Archer

Bonnie Greenwell Ph.D. is a transpersonal psychotherapist and non-dual teacher in the lineage of Adyashanti. After her kundalini awakening in graduate school, she wrote a dissertation and book on the kundalini process. In 2003 she met Adyashanti and experienced a deep shift in consciousness that led to editing his book “Emptiness Dancing” and an invitation to teach. She has worked as a mentor/guide for people in kundalini or awakening processes for over 30 years. Her 4th book is “When Spirit Leaps: Navigating the Process of Spiritual Awakening”. She was a founder and director of the Kundalini Research Network and has trained people internationally to work with spiritual emergence and understand kundalini phenomena. She believes the awakening of consciousness to Truth is a natural realization available to all who sincerely long for Self-Realization, and that kundalini is fundamentally a clearing and transformative energetic support for this process. She offers webinars and consultations on the web and can be contacted through her websites and her Awakened Living Blog.