Working with Kundalini: An Experiential Guide to the Process of Awakening

by Mary Mueller Shutan

A guide to moving gracefully through the 3-phase process of Kundalini awakening

• Explains the three phases of Kundalini awakening, the effects of pre-Kundalini and neuro-Kundalini, and Kundalini’s connection to the chakras and the spiritual heart

• Describes the physical, emotional, and spiritual effects of Kundalini energy, including the rerouting of digestive fire, which can lead to food allergies and sensitivities

• Explores supportive dietary and alternative health modalities, including fasting, paleo, keto, vegetarian, and mono diets, herbal allies, and meditation

Kundalini awakenings can have profound physical, emotional, and mental effects, making it difficult to cope with everyday life, yet these powerful awakenings can also allow you to release past trauma, see past the illusions of the false self, and awaken your spiritual heart, enabling you to recognize the divine self.

In this step-by-step guide to the 3-phase process of Kundalini awakening, Mary Shutan delivers practical information on how to deal with such a spiritual emergence in our modern world. Starting with her own story, she describes the nature of Kundalini energy, the reasons for the energy rising, and the connection to the chakra system. Debunking the myths associated with Kundalini awakening, she explains how the first phase of Kundalini rising involves a surging up of fire--the fire of purification. It releases the past, liberates you from past bondages and beliefs, and disrupts the neuro-endocrine systems of the body. The second phase involves expansive experiences of ecstasy, peace, bliss, and emptiness states as the upper chakras open, greater perspective on life comes in, and you connect with cosmic consciousness. The third phase, the opening of the spiritual heart, is a shift from upward-flowing energy to a downward flow of grace into the heart center, leading to compassion, re-anchoring in the world, and the embodiment of light.

Exploring how Kundalini profoundly rewires the physical body and the mind, the author describes the rerouting of digestive fire during the rising of Kundalini energy. She explores the relationship between Kundalini and food allergies and sensitivities as well as supportive dietary and alternative health modalities, including fasting; paleo, keto, vegetarian, vegan, and mono diets; herbal allies; and mineral supplements. She also explores sexual practices that may help or hinder the process and meditation techniques to facilitate Kundalini awakening during each phase.

Providing detailed guidance for each phase of Kundalini awakening, this experiential guide supports you as you transform not only emotionally and spiritually but also physically and socially into your divine self.

294 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 26, 2019

Reviews

[Morgan Blackledge · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very well done, very sober resource for anyone experiencing Kundalini awakening. I won’t go into any basic description of Kundalini here. There is no need for me to do that. Google it if you don’t already know what that is.

Additionally. I won’t go into details about the content of this book. It’s rather straightforward. And the TOC basically tells you everything you need to know about that.

Suffice it to say.

If you’re looking for a reliable one of these.

This is about as reliable and accurate as anything I’ve read on the subject (excluding the more traditional texts, which come with a raft of cultural and translational barriers if you’re not already familiar with tantric Hinduism or esoteric Buddhism).

I deducted a star rather arbitrarily based on my (very capricious) feelings of slightly less enthusiasm for this book, compared to the author’s other book - The Spiritual Awakening Guide (which I loved and highly recommend).

But certainly do not let that stop you.

4/5 ⭐️

[BookScout · Rating 5 out of 5]

Working with Kundalini by Mary Mueller Shutan is by far one of the more superior books on Kundalini awakening that I have read, and I've read quite a few. Mary has experienced a Kundalini awakening and writes with deep intelligence from direct experience. She goes into immense depth into the three phases of Kundalini awakening and talks at length on the importance of healing trauma and the difficulties faced in the awakening process. She validates just about every crazy aspect of the process and I really felt like she understood what I had experienced. She also offers useful practical advice on how to survive physical pain and seclusion. There's masses of information on healing modalities, many of which I'd never heard of and diet and supplement insight. It's a great book to have close by when you're feeling overwhelmed or you just need reassurance that what you're experiencing is normal.

[Kim Leyland · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the most personally useful books I have read

Well the title of the review sums this book for me. It’s easy to read and follow and that’s a bonus. It explained a lot of experiences I have had over the last thirty years and gave helpful advice. In a world that often lacks grounded research and a decent amount of personal experience, this was like coming up for air.

[Bilal V · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent piece of work. Without this book, I don’t know where I’d be.