About Jen Two years ago, Jen went through an intense spiritual awakening around a similar time to learning about her own neurodivergence.  Following this, she felt as if the newly awakened energy inside was calling her to make changes in her life. One of these changes surprised her - a strong internal push to get officially diagnosed. Jen is now diagnosed with ADHD and Autism or “AuDHD”. Over the last two years, she’s listened to countless people talk of their experiences of both spiritual awakening and ‘neurodivergent awakening’, yet hasn’t heard many speak of these two experiences together. Jen has felt an inner call to speak on this.

Tree works as a Spiritual Mentor, Kundalini Support, Certified Global TRE® Instructor, Transformational Bodyworker and a Healer from the Shamanic tradition. Supporting people to come home to their true nature – one of inner peace. She runs classes, sessions, workshops and retreats, both on Zoom and at Meher Farm Healing & Awakening Centre in Australia. It is her joy to assist people on their healing journey – realising their potential for release, healing and wholeness. She is of the belief that healing trauma can precipitate spiritual awakening, and it is from this precept she works. She works with the body releasing contraction and with the nervous system, establishing balance with the understanding that a dis-regulated nervous system can hold the beingness hostage. You can find out more about Tree and her work here: https://www.awakeningthroughthebody.com.au/about-tree

Description: Energetic awakenings happen in the body. By recruiting the inherent wisdom of the body through particular somatic techniques, strong energetic experiences can deepen into insight, or be lessened and released when necessary. Using a technique called the Psychokinetic Imagery Process, based on the work of Anna Halprin and the Tamalpa Institute, Dana discusses ways to work with energy patterns moving through the body. Bio: Dana Swain, PhD, REAT, is a Jungian psychologist and registered expressive arts therapist. She works with clients undergoing spiritual and creative transformations, weaving together a Jungian perspective with body-oriented self-inquiry, creative arts, and dreamwork. She is the author of “When the Light Breaks Through: Understanding Kundalini Experiences Through Psychology, Body, and Story.” Dana lives in Northern California. www.sacredcorecoaching.com

After practicing as a Christian for many years, life events caused Joanne to leave the church she had faithfully attended each week and question everything she had once believed. She found the inner conflict about her faith deeply distressing and was struggling with anxiety. After taking a short NHS course in mindfulness, she started walking in Nature where answers seemed to come to her spontaneously in shamanic form. Her new-found connection with Nature began a process of deep healing and culminated in an energetic/ kundalini awakening in 2019. Joanne believes that social conditioning and trauma mask our true nature and she is developing an approach to support the embodiment of our true nature/ higher self using tools such as dreamwork, process work, trauma therapy and deep intuition. She enjoys helping others to develop and integrate spiritual gifts as well as exploring life purpose and spiritual callings. She has a keen interest in dreams and works with dreams to support her own awakening process as well as drawing on dreams to inform her work with others on a subconscious level. She enjoys researching approaches to healing and has trained in counselling, energy psychotherapy, shamanic healing and soul readings. Joanne joined Kundalini Collective in 2020 and has been a key member, supporting group members through providing one-to-one support as well as hosting some of the Friday online peer-to-peer support meetings and starting up the monthly Discussion group which provides an opportunity to explore different topics relating to kundalini and spiritual awakenings. Joanne can be contacted by emailing info@mytruenature.co.uk or follow her on Instagram @mytruenature.co.uk The Kundalini Collective is a free peer to peer website dedicated to supporting people through the spiritual awakening process with information, resources and group support. www.kundalinicollective.org To donate please go to the top left hand side of the website and click 'Donate'. 00:00 Introduction to Jo Madison's Journey 01:00 Identity Crisis and Personal Growth 29:25 The Impact of Anxiety on Healing 32:32 Reflections on the Journey 35:05 Purpose of the Awakening Process 38:11 Revisiting Christian Teachings 41:19 Kundalini vs. Holy Spirit Experiences 44:35 Exploring Spiritual Practices Across Traditions 48:11 The Early Church and Spiritual Experiences 50:45 Kundalini and the Spirit: A Comparative Analysis 53:42 Personal Reflections on Christian Mysticism 01:00:57 Shamanic Awakening and Nature Connection 01:07:01 Channeling Insights and Intuition 01:11:29 Facing Fears and Embracing Transformation 01:16:35 Creating Your Own Path in Spirituality

This is second part of a two part discussion with Michael. Michael Bradford has been involved in research on Kundalini and consciousness for more than 45 years. In 1977 he traveled to India where he spent six years serving as a volunteer worker for the Central Institute for Kundalini Research, founded and directed by the late Pandit Gopi Krishna. 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. The Kundalini Collective is a free peer to peer website dedicated to supporting people through the spiritual awakening process with information, resources and group support. www.kundalinicollective.org To donate please go to the top left hand side of the website and click 'Donate'. 0:07 Introduction 0:50 What is kundalini doing in the body? 4:00 Purifying prana 9:40 Why is kundalini happening in the West where the lifestyle is not conducive? 16:30 What is the difference between prana and kundalini? 26:00 A process towards collective awakening? 30:00 Kundalini in different cultures 35:00 What is the Pranic Spectrum? 52:00 Consciousness and evolution. 1:00:00 Why are humans getting it so wrong? 1:07:14 Gopi Krishna vision of the future 1:15:30 Science fiction, consciousness and evolution 1:23:20 The importance of the experiential 1:25:00 Wrapping up and thank you

Mick is a transpersonal occupational therapist, transformational coach and author and had a Kundalini awakening in the early 1980's. Mick's work covers many topics from soul progression, the mythic and sacred nature of reality, dreamwork, and collective and individual spiritual awakening.

This is part 1 of a 2 part discussion with Michael. In the first part Michael delivers a presentation into his ideas. Part 2 is more of discussion. Michael Bradford has been involved in research on Kundalini and consciousness for more than 45 years. In 1977 he traveled to India where he spent six years serving as a volunteer worker for the Central Institute for Kundalini Research, founded and directed by the late Pandit Gopi Krishna. 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. The Kundalini Collective is a free peer to peer website dedicated to supporting people through the spiritual awakening process with information, resources and group support. www.kundalinicollective.org To donate please go to the top left hand side of the website and click 'Donate'. 0:06 Introduction 1:12 History of Michael's interest in exploring what is reality and involvement with Gopi Krishna 12:00 Life and work of Gopi Krishna 29:30 Gopi Krishna's key to understanding Kundalini as evolutionary 48:20 What is Kundalini? Kundalini as an instruction manual for assembly of life 59:30 Kundalini and the addressing of human generated world crises 1:07:25 The Pranic Spectrum 1:09:03 The nature of reality 1:19:00 Thank yous and end of Part 1

This is our 2nd podcast with Lawrence Edwards. Lawrence Edwards, PhD, has over 50 years of experience in meditation practice and instruction. He is the author of many books including Awakening Kundalini: The Path to Radical Freedom. Lawrence founded Anam Cara Meditation, aiming to make meditation teachings accessible to all. Anam Cara, meaning "friend of the soul," offers free guided meditation audios and written instructions on its website. Dr. Edwards has conducted numerous free meditation programs in diverse settings, including universities, hospitals, and prisons. A former board-certified neuro-biofeedback specialist and licensed psychotherapist, Dr. Edwards retired in 2023 to focus on meditation and mentoring. He has served in significant roles, such as President of the Northeast Regional Biofeedback Society and clinical instructor at New York Medical College. Dr. Edwards provides online spiritual mentoring, Jungian dreamwork, and meditation training, specializing in Kundalini processes. He was President of the Kundalini Research Network for twenty years and is globally recognized for his expertise in this area. Educated at the University of Connecticut and Temple University, he has studied under renowned figures like Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche and the Dalai Lama. His extensive background includes working at The Country Place psychiatric center and studying various traditions, including Tibetan Buddhism and Huichol shamanism. His life of service is driven by profound mystical experiences and a commitment to helping others on their spiritual journeys. You can find out more about Lawrence here: https://www.thesoulsjourney.com/ The Kundalini Collective is a free peer to peer website dedicated to supporting people through the spiritual awakening process with information, resources and group support. www.kundalinicollective.org To donate please go to the top left hand side of the website and click 'Donate'. 0:05 Introduction 1:04 Spiritual activism; Lawrence's journey 4:50 Finding a calling 10:27 How can we practice loving awareness? 17:17 Causal relationship between world crisis and spiritual awakening? 23:00 How can we recorganise the system towards oneness? 27:30 The need for people to be heard 37:00 Problems of the afflicted mind; how can we open dialogue? 44.00 How can we move the Overton window? 54:30 Social change through change of consciousness? 1:02:50 Does suffering have an evolutionary purpose? 1:05 Staying conscious. Importance of meditation and continuous practice 1:13:00 Global change? Living our calling 1:17:00 Conclusion. Importance of Love and Attention.