736. Michael Bradford

Michael Bradford: The Biology of Kundalini and the Brain-Spine Mechanism

Summary: This conversation explores the biology of Kundalini, including prana, the brain’s role in awakening, and why purity and self-discipline matter in the process. It also looks at Gopi Krishna’s experiences, the ethics of genuine awakening, and the idea that consciousness may be part of an intelligent evolutionary process.

Questions This Interview Explores

How does Kundalini actually work in the body and brain?
Why do purity, diet, and self-control matter so much in spiritual transformation?
What can Gopi Krishna’s life and experiences teach us about genuine awakening?
How can mystical experiences be distinguished from deflected or incomplete risings?
Could consciousness and Kundalini be part of a larger evolutionary design?

Michael Bradford has been involved in research into Kundalini and consciousness for more than 45 years. In 1977 he traveled to India where he spent six years serving as a volunteer for the Central Institute for Kundalini Research, founded and directed by the late Pandit Gopi Krishna, the noted authority on Kundalini.

Michael has been a board member of the Institute for Consciousness Research (I.C.R.) since it was founded in the 1990’s, and has been Director of Publications during this time. In 2015, he also became a board member of the Emerging Sciences Foundation (E.S.F.). He was also a founding member of the Kundalini Research Network (K.R.N.) and served as joint coordinator for the organization from 1993 to 1995.

In 2014, Michael retired from a career in the IT consulting field, and since then he has been working to make Gopi Krishna’s theories more widely known, and to encourage research into Kundalini and consciousness.

Michael can be contacted at newparadigm246@gmail.com

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