Ep137: Kundalini Awakening - Tara Springett
In this episode I am joined by Tara Springett, a Buddhist psychotherapist who specialises in treating Kundalini Syndrome.
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Tara recounts emerging from a troubled childhood to experience her first of several spiritual awakenings through a type of consciousness expansion known as kundalini.
Tara shares the diverse consequences of these experiences in her own life including a reckoning with her unconscious mind, a life-changing yearning for the divine, and paranormal encounters.
Tara recounts her conversion to Tibetan Buddhism and time spent with teachers such as Rigdzin Shikpo and Garchen Rinpoche, who would both go onto encourage her to teach Buddhism.
Tara details learning a range of Buddhist practices including compassion meditation, manifestation wish practice, and the inner yogas of tummo.
Tara also shares her experiences channeling White Tara, and reflects on her understanding of the process of spiritual awakening and karmic purification that working with kundalini energy is said to bring about.
Topics include:
00:00 - Intro
01:05 - A troubled childhood and initial kundalini awakening
03:42 - What is kundalini?
04:48 - 4 effects of kundalini activity
07:05 - Paranormal experiences after kundalini awakening
09:16 - Are the different kundalini systems related?
12:51 - Radical transformation after Tara’s kundalini awakening
23:07 - Turning to God in the depths of kundalini crisis
28:28 - Finding Tibetan Buddhism
30:19 - Time in an unusual Buddhist community
36:24 - Studying with Lama Ole Nydahl and meeting Rigdzin Shikpo
38:37 - Buddhist manifestation techniques
40:12 - Receiving Dzogchen transmission from Garchen Rinpoche
44:17 - Encouraged to teach Buddhism by Garchen Rinpoche
47:33 - Bliss and purification
49:05 - The essence of Tara’s approach to kundalini awakening
54:14 - Difficult experience with tummo meditation
56:01 - Kundalini and extreme purification
59:42 - Rainbow appearance
01:02:29 - Marriage strife and Tara’s husband’s kundalini awakening
01:03:13 - Tantric relationships and taking your partner as your guru
01:12:50 - Tara’s recent intense lower chakra purifications
01:23:12 - Channeling the Buddhist deity White Tara
01:33:10 - Has Tara faced criticism for her channeling?
01:37:38 - Are there spiritually gifted people?
01:40:53 - The power of taking a spiritual name
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