289. Bonnie Greenwell - a podcast by Rick Archer

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:www.kundaliniguide.com
www.awakeningguide.comBooks:

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 ProcessWhen Spirit Leaps: Navigating the Process of Spiritual Awakening

Transcript of this interview2nd BatGap interview with Bonnie.

Interview recorded 4/25/2015Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.


Chapters:00:00:00 - Introduction to the Interview
00:03:54 - Overcoming Fear in the Spiritual Awakening Process00:07:40 - The Energy Rushing Through Your Body
00:11:25 - Kundalini Awakening and Transformation00:15:28 - The Unique Experience of Enlightenment in Human Beings
00:19:42 - Different Definitions of Enlightenment00:23:59 - The Intelligent Nature of Kundalini
00:28:52 - The Essence of Our Presence00:33:07 - Embracing Diversity and Oneness
00:37:10 - Triggers for Awakening00:41:25 - Kundalini Awakening and Spiritual Awakening
00:45:22 - The Importance of Moderation and Listening to the Body00:49:45 - Awakening through the Body
00:53:53 - Kundalini Awakening and Energy Flow00:57:33 - Kundalini Awakening and the Variations within Experience
01:01:35 - Awakening and Enlightenment01:05:43 - Longing for Bliss and Contentment in Awakening
01:09:49 - Involuntary Energy Phenomena01:13:32 - Kundalini imbalances and grounding techniques
01:17:09 - Grounding and Ayurveda01:21:02 - Navigating Emotional and Psychological Upheavals
01:24:53 - Extrasensory Experiences01:28:49 - Strange Phenomena and Spiritual Awakening
01:32:53 - The Gift of the Right Teacher01:36:53 - Fear and Letting Go
01:40:40 - The Blissful Energy Flow01:44:29 - The Subtlety of the Awakening Experience
01:48:33 - Awakening and Transformation01:52:22 - Integration and Embodiment in Awakening
01:56:20 - The Longing for Truth01:59:51 - Ordinary people's experiences with spirituality

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