Yvonne Kason: Five Near-Death Experiences, Kundalini, and STEs
Summary: A medical doctor recounts five near-death experiences, a Kundalini awakening, and the unfolding of clairvoyant and past-life memories. The conversation also explores how spiritually transformative experiences can reshape life, healing, and our understanding of consciousness.
Questions This Interview Explores
- What can multiple near-death experiences reveal about consciousness, death, and the aftereffects of awakening?
- How can a Kundalini awakening be distinguished from psychiatric illness or other forms of crisis?
- What kinds of psychic, intuitive, or out-of-body changes can follow a spiritually transformative experience?
- How can people integrate overwhelming spiritual experiences without losing their footing in daily life?
- What support is needed for experiencers, and why is greater awareness in medicine so important?
Dr. Yvonne Kason MD, MEd, CCFP, FCFP, is the President and Co-Founder of Spiritual Awakenings International and the Past-President of IANDS (2019-2020). Dr. Kason is the person who in 1994 first coined the phrase “Spiritually Transformative Experiences” or “STEs”. She is also the Group-Leader and Co-Founder of Toronto Awakenings Sharing Group.
Dr. Kason has had 5 Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), 2 in her childhood and 3 in her adult life, as well as multiple Spiritually Transformative Experiences (STEs) of many kinds. Dr. Kason is a retired family physician and MD-psychotherapist, previously on faculty at the University of Toronto, and an internationally renowned medical expert on NDEs, Kundalini Awakening, and other STEs.
In 1990, Dr. Kason was the first Canadian medical doctor to specialize her medical practice in the research and counseling of patients with diverse types of STEs. She has over 40 years’ experience counseling STE Experiencers. She co-founded the Kundalini Research Network in 1990, was the Chair of the Kundalini Research Network’s Questionnaire research project, results published in Explore, July 2020. She co-founded the Spirituality in Health-Care Network in 2000.
Dr. Kason has six published books, her most recent, Soul Lessons from the Light: How Spiritually Transformative Experiences Changed My Life (December 2022) and Touched by the Light: Exploring Spiritually Transformative Experiences (2019). She has made hundreds of professional presentations, has given scores of media interviews, and is in demand as a keynote speaker.
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Transcript, summary, and key takeaways from this interview
Interview recorded November 5, 2023
YouTube Video Chapters:
- 00:00:00 – Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump
- 00:02:58 – Yvonne’s Near-death Experiences and Past Lives
- 00:06:43 – Childhood Near-Death Experience and Flying
- 00:10:37 – Near-Death Experience in a Car Accident
- 00:14:50 – Seeing Ghosts and Near-Death Experiences
- 00:18:44 – A Powerful Meditation Experience
- 00:23:21 – Meeting Gopi Krishna and the Revelation of Kundalini Awakening
- 00:27:39 – Different Experiences of Awakening
- 00:31:57 – Psychiatric illnesses and spiritual awakening
- 00:35:53 – Balanced Approach to Spiritual Awakening
- 00:40:30 – The Harrowing Plane Crash Experience
- 00:44:29 – The Voice’s Guidance and Ignoring it
- 00:49:06 – Experiencing Infinite Intelligence
- 00:52:44 – The Miraculous Rescue
- 00:56:28 – Transformative Aftereffects of a Near-Death Experience
- 01:00:36 – Clairvoyant Experiences and the Truth-O-Meter
- 01:04:37 – Advocate for Experiencers of Kundalini and Spiritual Transformation
- 01:09:06 – Spiritual Awakenings International and the Global Awakening
- 01:12:51 – The Concept of Peace and Harmony in Warfare and Defense
- 01:15:55 – Judicious use of drugs in Kundalini awakening
- 01:20:33 – Premonitions and Near-Death Experiences
- 01:24:54 – A Benevolent Being in an Unusual Posture
- 01:29:41 – The Shift in Spiritual Goals
- 01:33:22 – Deepening and Exploring
- 01:37:42 – Crossing Over and the Realm of Light
- 01:41:23 – A Profound Awakening: Remembering Past Lives and Understanding Interconnectedness
- 01:46:21 – Perceiving the Complexity of Time
- 01:50:12 – A Miracle Healing Journey
- 01:54:45 – Never give up hope
- 01:58:00 – Collaborating with Beings for Reincarnation
- 02:00:46 – Coughing Fits and Goodbyes
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