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.

In his 50’s, married with a family, living in London, working in a corporate commercial career, Nigel was living a very ordinary life when he experienced an unplanned and spontaneous Kundalini Awakening in September 2022. Prior to this Nigel considered himself a very ego-centric, materialistic person who loved sport, beer and adrenaline-based activities such as riding fast motorbikes and snowboarding. Thrust into a powerful spiritual awakening, for which he had very little context or understanding, Nigel talks about his journey of making sense of this life-changing experience and how he’s been integrating it into his “normal life”. Nigel is currently training to be a transpersonal psychotherapist and he also talks about the relationship between modern psychology and spirituality, and how they can be used together to support spiritual awakening. He is an active member of the Kundalini Collective. 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 1:01 Nigel's Story 27:40 Bottom up and top down awakenings 40:00 Is something new happening? 44:33 Relations with family and friends 49:50 Waking up in life 54:16 Transpersonal psychology, therapy and kundalini 1:08 Transgenerational and past life trauma/healing 1:11:50 Lessons to learn; inner work 1:19:01 Summary of the journey so far 1:23:50 Thank you, and the importance of embracing life,including the pain 1:26:32 Finish

Lawrence Edwards, PhD, has over 50 years of experience in meditation practice and instruction. He us 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'. ere are some Chapters: 0:05 Introduction 0:56 Lawrence early background 3:30 The spiritual paradigm 5:40 Supporting people through the process 12:30 Why are there experiences outside the traditional model? 15:30 Triggers for awakening 18:55 The hero's journey 39:00 Cross cultural perspective 46:00 Shakti 46:30 "Keys" to awakening 52:30 Jumgian psychology and spiritual awakening 1:02:00 Integration 1:10:00 Processing challenging experiences and related techniques 1:21:30 The shadow 1:25:00 Anima and Animus 1:27:00 What helps along the way, mentors 1:33:00 The Future. The power of awakened consciousness 1:35:00 The collective hero's journey. Introduction to conversation 2. 1:35:00 Lawrence's services and resources 1:37:07 Finish

The full Podcast with Ann Mathie can be found here: Part 1 https://youtu.be/uw--najCy4E Part 2 https://youtu.be/DxRUOgKzLcM 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'. Ann Mathie is an academic and researcher specialising in Buddhist Tantra and someone who has gone through the Kundalini process herself. She teaches courses on Kundalini, tantra Buddhism and meditation. https://www.annmathie.com #Kundalini, #kundalini awakening, #spiritual awakening, #Kundalini support