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'. This episode delves into Igor's awakening journey as well as concept of Kundalini within Kashmir Shaivism. Part 2 of the interview with Igor can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/7WvUa1D3M7E 'Igor Vamadeva Kufayev is an artist, spiritual adept and teacher whose work is devoted to the transformation of human consciousness. Following a radical awakening in his mid-thirties culminating in embodied Self-recognition, he has served as a living conduit of transmission, guiding seekers through the complexities of the Kuṇḍalinī process and the stabilisation of awakened awareness. Grounded in the non-dual tradition of Tantric Śaivism, his teaching integrates rigorous metaphysical insight, direct energetic transmission and refined somatic integration. His immersive gatherings are known for catalysing irreversible shifts in perception and identity. More details on the programs can be found here: https://www.igorkufayev.org/events. Originally trained as a painter, Igor bridges scholarship, poetic articulation and lived realisation. He is the author of Camatkāra: The Hidden Path (2023) and KUṆḌALINĪ: The Goddess as the Power of Self-Recognition in Tantric Śaivism (2026). His latest book – a groundbreaking exploration of Kuṇḍalinī – is available here: https://www.songpublishing.org/kundalini. He resides in Mallorca, Spain, with his partner Amrita Ma Devi and their three children. For those wanting to explore this more deeply, see “KUṆḌALINĪ: The Goddess as the Power of Self-Recognition in Tantric Śaivism” by Igor Kufayev: https://songpublishing.org/kundalini' 0:00 - 5:50 Early Life in Soviet Uzbekistan, Mentorship & First Glimpses of Inner Seeking 5:50 - 7:39 Military Service, Art School & the Move Toward Europe 7:39 - 11:09 Tragedy, Grief & the Turning Point Toward Meditation 11:09 - 15:46 Meditation as Healing: The Body Begins to Move 15:46 - 18:17 Spontaneous Spinning, Bliss & the First Signs of Awakening 18:17 - 22:03 Entering Transcendental Meditation & Revaluation of Western Culture 22:03 - 26:06 Longing, Love & the Heart Turning Back on Itself 26:06 - 29:06 The TM-Sidhi Course & the Unleashing of the Process 29:06 - 31:18 Returning to London as “A Different Consciousness” 31:18 - 35:55 The Full Ascent of Kundalini & the Dissolution of the Former Self 35:55 - 38:10 Two Years of Intense Sādhana 38:10 - 42:48 Discovering the Language of Kundalini 42:48 - 46:04 Muktananda, Nāda & the Recognition of the Process 46:04 - 50:22 Kashmir Śaivism and Consuming Scriptures 50:22 - 1:00:53 Spontaneous Guidance & the Rise of Pratibhā 1:00:53 - 1:08:03 Kundalini Beyond Psychophysical Phenomena 1:08:03 - 1:12:44 Why Kundalini Is Not “Inside” the Human Being 1:12:44 - 1:15:07 Consciousness Moving Within Itself 1:15:07 - 1:19:43 Kashmir Śaivism, Creation & the Embodiment of Śiva 1:19:43 -1:25:48 Abhinavagupta, Aesthetics & the Sacredness of Creativity Note: In this new season The Kundalini Collective will be offering different perspectives around Kundalini and related ideas as we did before. The KC does not promote any particular group or lineage, but as always, we like to present the differing viewpoints on these subjects acknowledging the diversity within the unity.

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'. This episode looks into the difference between Pranotthana (Awakening of Prana) and a Kundalini Awakening. Part 1 of the interview with Igor can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/L0uqlcUsCec This episode looks into the difference between Pranotthana (Awakening of Prana) and a Kundalini Awakening. 'Igor Vamadeva Kufayev is an artist, spiritual adept and teacher whose work is devoted to the transformation of human consciousness. Following a radical awakening in his mid-thirties culminating in embodied Self-recognition, he has served as a living conduit of transmission, guiding seekers through the complexities of the Kuṇḍalinī process and the stabilisation of awakened awareness. Grounded in the non-dual tradition of Tantric Śaivism, his teaching integrates rigorous metaphysical insight, direct energetic transmission and refined somatic integration. His immersive gatherings are known for catalysing irreversible shifts in perception and identity. More details on the programs can be found here: https://www.igorkufayev.org/events. Originally trained as a painter, Igor bridges scholarship, poetic articulation and lived realisation. He is the author of Camatkāra: The Hidden Path (2023) and KUṆḌALINĪ: The Goddess as the Power of Self-Recognition in Tantric Śaivism (2026). His latest book – a groundbreaking exploration of Kuṇḍalinī – is available here: https://www.songpublishing.org/kundalini. He resides in Mallorca, Spain, with his partner Amrita Ma Devi and their three children. For those wanting to explore this more deeply, see “KUṆḌALINĪ: The Goddess as the Power of Self-Recognition in Tantric Śaivism” by Igor Kufayev: https://songpublishing.org/kundalini' Part 2 chapters: 0:00 - 3:11 What Is Pranotthana? (And Why It’s Confused with Kundalini) 3:11 - 10:07 Kundalini vs Pranic Activity: The Crucial Distinction 10:07 - 18:52 Ahamkāra: Why a Healthy Ego Is Essential 18:52 - 28:35 Pranotthana as Deep Self-Healing 28:35 - 42:22 Dangers of Depersonalisation in Kundalini and Pranotthana 42:22 - 48:36 Phase of Kundalini Which Often Derails the Process 48:36 - 55:41 Samādhi Before vs After Kundalini 55:41 - 1:01:12 Sahaja Samādhi: Living Awakening in Daily Life 1:01:12 - 1:04:15 Final Reflections: Consciousness, Kundalini & Integration Note: In this new season The Kundalini Collective will be offering different perspectives around Kundalini and related ideas as we did before. The KC does not promote any particular group or lineage, but as always, we like to present the differing viewpoints on these subjects acknowledging the diversity within the unity.

Anna is a transformation practitioner, healer, and coach with over 30 years of personal experience of spiritual emergence, chronic fatigue conditions, and post-awakening integration. A former law professor with expertise in critical legal scholarship and new materialist theory, Anna brings rigorous theoretical frameworks to embodied spiritual work. At 30, Anna experienced a full Kundalini emergence while simultaneously bedbound with severe ME/CFS—a dual journey that has shaped her understanding of the intricate relationship between spiritual emergence and chronic illness. She now works extensively with clients navigating ME/CFS, Long Covid, spiritual emergency, and the challenges of integrating profound awakening experiences. 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. Anna offers a unique online programme combining a range of modalities and experiences that support a generative and grounding skill-set highly relevant to anyone processing fatigue and/or Kundalini processes (or their convergence). It is available at https://www.hypnocatalyst.com/courses/somatic-liberation-the-deep-intelligence-healing-system/ and you can find out whether this program would suit you at: https://www.hypnocatalyst.com/about-somatic-liberation-the-deep-intelligence-healing-system/ www.kundalinicollective.org To donate please go to the top left hand side of the website and click 'Donate'.

Ann talks about a 7 staged (or limbed) approach to managing kundalini, addressing the physical and subtle body as well as cultivating kundalini to its full potential. About Ann Ann has been practising yoga and meditation for nearly 20 years and has since completed her Masters in the Traditions of Yoga and Meditation from SOAS University with ongoing Sanskrit training. Her own experiences have pointed her toward a phenomenological investigation of the parallels between spontaneous Kuṇḍalinī awakenings and Buddhist and Yogic paths to enlightenment as well as cutting-edge consciousness theory. To draw sense from the varieties of extraordinary human experiences that can occur spontaneously, Ann studies metaphysical frameworks within the traditions of Yoga, Tantra and Buddhism in a scholarly context. Her previous research focuses on the phenomenology of Buddhist and Yogic experiences through meditative practice. Her mission is to gain a deeper understanding of the psychological processes that can arise from spontaneous transpersonal experiences or deep meditation practice and how we can draw on thousands of years of collective experiences to safely support others walking this path towards greater wholeness. 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'.

Topic: Spiritual Practice: Discipline, Balance, Surrender? Jacqui talks about the wide variety of spiritual practices she has explored over her 40-year path from atheism, through conservative evangelical - then mystical / contemplative - Christianity, to kundalini awakening. Guided by the question, ‘What brings you to life and what deadens you?’, she considers what makes a practice a spiritual one, whether or not it is necessary to choose and commit to one spiritual practice, and when to let go of all spiritual effort. There is no one-size-fits-all answers, but some pointers towards opening out the spiritual journey through creativity, embodied wisdom, the power of symbol and the importance of longing. Link to the current version of the Spiritual Accompaniment course mentioned in the presentation: https://www.norwichcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Spiritual-Accompaniment-Course-Brochure-2026.pdf About Jacqui Jacqui originally trained as a musician and for most of her career taught music, performing arts and religious studies in sixth form colleges and secondary schools, also working with students with additional learning needs. She has worked as a pastoral mentor in a college and as the spiritual wellbeing lead for a Christian charity. She has a diploma in spiritual accompaniment, having completed a ground-breaking training course where people from many different spiritual traditions listened to, learned from, and accompanied one another. She now has a ‘portfolio career’ working as a qigong teacher, spiritual accompanier and creativity coach, leading retreats and workshops on various aspects of spirituality, creativity and meditative movement. 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'.

Dr. Allison Snowden created the Awakening Institute to offer Theta Healing® courses and certification programs for those on their personal healing journey of self-development and for existing health & wellness practitioner looking to add Theta Healing® to their current offering. Theta Healing® helps release old patterns and limiting beliefs that hold people back, enabling them to break free from physical problems, emotional issues and behaviours that keep people stuck. Helping people navigate day-to-challenges, major life changes or crises, gain clarity about their direction in life and experience loving relationships. Find out more here: The Awakening Institute About Dr. Allison Dr. Allison Snowden is a renowned healer, coach, medical intuitive, and Master ThetaHealing® Expert with over 15 years of experience serving thousands of clients and students from around the world. She works with clients and groups worldwide to transform and reprogram their subconscious beliefs and break free from trapped emotions and trauma, to build the success they desire and deserve. Dr. Allison Snowden has a deep passion, intuition, abundant experience, and pure intention to help. Her passion and drive for energetic healing are anchored in her own transformation from a near-death experience which prompted her quest for healing. As a result, she experienced a complete transformation of her being and her understanding of the nature of reality. Dr. Snowden is the founder of the Awakening Institute offering training and certification programs with a unique blend of ThetaHealing, energy medicine, neuroscience, and trauma-informed healing. Dr. Allison Snowden is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine (TCM), Licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist (L.Ac.) and Theta Healing ® Teacher. Listen to Dr. Allison’s account of her (near) death experience here: (NDE)15 yr old girl killed in Mexico. How she became a Dr of Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine.

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'.

Dana Swain and Joe DeRiso discuss our new monthly Zoom support group for those in USA and similar timezones. The first Thursday of every month beginning October 2nd 5pm LA time or PST / 8 pm NY time or EST. To get more details about the Zoom sessions or support please visit: www.kundalinicollective.org 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. To donate please go to the top left hand side of the website and click 'Donate'. Dana Swain Bio Dana Swain, Ph.D, is a Jungian psychologist and movement-centered expressive arts therapist and coach. She first experienced kundalini in her 20’s, and continues to work with it as an established part of her spiritual life and practice. Dana works with clients undergoing spiritual and creative transformation. Her work weaves together a Jungian perspective with body-oriented self-inquiry, creative arts, and dreamwork. She lives in northern California. Joe DeRiso Bio "I describe my journey as following a yogic path to awaken beyond life and a Sufi path to awaken within life. In 1976, after studying Paramahansa Yogananda’s teachings, I experienced a kundalini awakening that united me with the divine. Several years later, I encountered the message of Hazrat Inayat Khan, which deeply resonated with me. In 1981, I was initiated by Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan and devoted myself to Sufi practices of inner transformation. Over time, I felt called to help others struggling with spiritual growth and embodiment. Through the Kundalini Collective, I realized I could support those facing the challenges of awakening. I am a retired IT consultant, a former dancer and choreographer, a father, and a certified Spiritual Emergence Coach.."

Reflecting on the many spiritual awakening / kundalini experiences we’ve all shared in the Collective, Jeannet will ask whether there might be an underlying process, which we are all experiencing in our own ways, so that it looks different for each of us. She will bring together the themes of kundalini, psychedelics, and trauma, exploring these mostly through a Jungian lens, making use of the understanding of ‘complexes’ and ‘daimons’ offered. Sharing some of her own experiences, Jeannet asks: How do people understand what’s going on in these states? Does the theory help me understand my own experiences? Might, for instance, what we experience as kundalini-like energies be an energetic/information flow of consciousness through the channel of a shared resonance between personal, trauma-based complexes and numinous, archetypally patterned daimons? She reflects on the value of, and possible risks in, opening ourselves up to deep psyche and the need to hold and support these processes well. She concludes with some reflections on whether the process experienced by individuals might also be reflected in the experience of humanity as a whole, in the hope of finding some guidance for how we might live wisely and peacefully on our planet. Jeannet Weurman is a retired counsellor, social worker, and mental health advocate based in Cambridge, UK. She first experienced kundalini-like energies in the mid-1990s, initially triggered by Holotropic Breathwork, but subsequently also by meditation, use of psychedelics and spontaneously. Jeannet trained as a Holotropic Breathwork Facilitator with Stan Grof in the late ‘90s and completed the two-year training in Deep Relational Process (psychedelic assisted therapy) with the Institute of Psychedelic Therapy as part of the first cohort in ’23. She volunteered as a guide on the PsilOCD trial at Imperial College, London ’22-’24. Jeannet has organised speaker events under the name ‘Cambridge Consciousness Forum’ and has written blogs for New Europeans and the World Upshift Forum. She is currently involved in organising a Trauma-Informed Palliative Care Project and has a special interest in ‘deep listening’, consciousness and spirituality, and how these can inform humanity’s response to the global meta-crisis. Jeannet has been a member of the Kundalini Collective since 2022. Links: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeannet-weurman-27541710/ Cambridge Consciousness Forum - https://www.cambridgeconsciousnessforum.com/