Links Outlining the Dangers of Yoga, Kundalini, and Transcendental Meditation
New Age and Eastern Religious sites:
Book by Guru, Del Pe, "Hidden Dangers of Meditation and Yoga: How to Play with your Sacred Fires Safely." For more information see this page on the "Wise Meditation" website.
"Yoga Renamed is Still Hindu", - Article in "Hinduism Today," discussing the true nature of Yoga and how it cannot be separated from its origins.
New- "Hidden Dangers of Meditation and Yoga: How to Play with your Sacred Fires Safely," by guru Del Pe, discusses dangers of kundalini that I had not even heard about. This book and associated website discuss many of the dangers of meditation and yoga and even discusses how meditating near your children can make them sleepless and hyperactive. Go figure?
McYoga!! - Article on the Classicalyoga.org website giving a perspective on McDonald's new promotion of yoga with their virtual fitness teacher named Maya. Link to the McDonalds website about the Happy Meals for Adults that include a yoga DVD. Here
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS of KUNDALINI Awakening from the "Shared Transformation" website. This website article was the first to make me aware of the nature of my experiences after four weeks of living hell. However, many of my more subtle symptoms started several years earlier.
Dangers With Kundalini Awakening - An article listing on the dangers of kundalini from the Hindu World University of Consciousness website.
Dangers of Yoga by the YREC by Georg Feuerstein, founder of the Yoga Research and Education Center (YREC). These quotes from YREC articles outline some of the real dangers that can be encountered kundalini awakening experienced.
Kundalini-teacher.com Warning and disclaimer. Warning statement about kundalini from a Canadian kundalini teacher. Extensive information about the spiritual, physical and emotional realities of kundalini. See also the Kundalini awakening symptoms page on this site.
Kundalini Complications page from the " Kundalini Survival & Support" website.
Arild's experience with Kundalini and Transcendental Meditation from the Swedish Kundalini Information & Kundalini Network page. Arild's awakening has continued for 17 years and he has been hospitalized 26 times!
Kundalini Warning! Investigation and Diagnosis of 76 Cases of Kundalini Arousal. from the Kundalini Information & Network page. This is an eye opening summary account of the many dreadful experiences people have had. Please notice how ill-informed the yoga and meditation teachers are of the effects of this process. If you think it can't happen to you, think again. These are not cheap thrills if you consider potential brain damage, hormonal and other physical changes as well as all the psycho-spiritual effects.
"Dancing with the Devil" by David Ashworth this link provides information on Reiki Master David Ashworth's book about kundalini-Reiki healing. It presents the spiritual realities and the potential dangers to those who practice this and similar forms of spirituality.
Public letter to Mr. Deepak Chopra A public dialogue on the dangers of kundalini between Marja Savola, the creator of the Kundalini Information and Network website, and Deepak Chopra. Savola & Chopra dialogue excerpts and commentary by the website author
Trancenet.org Cults & Mind Control News home page - information and research on Transcendental Meditation (TM) and other religious groups by a former TM'er.
Transpersonal Psychology and Spiritual Emergencies:
Lukoff, David, From Spiritual Emergency to Spiritual Problem: The Transpersonal Roots of the New DSM-IV Category , Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 38(2), 21-50, 1998. Web version of article by David Lukoff published in the Journal Humanistic of Psychology describing the development of the new DSM-IV category labeled "Spiritual Emergency."
Spiritual Emergence Network - A New Age referral network managed from the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) to help those who are undergoing "Spiritual Emergencies" including - kundalini Awakenings, possession, Near Death Experiences, Shamanic journeys, etc. The Spiritual Emergence network has been renamed the Center for Psychological and Spiritual Health. The CIIS website can be found at www.ciis.edu.
Spiritual Competency Resource Center - A organization founded by psychologist, David Lukoff.
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