Kundalini Awakening & Psychosis: THE DARK SIDE OF KUNDALINI ENERGY, YOGA & MEDITATION Kindle Edition

When you enter the world of spirit for the first time, it can be very confusing and you can often find yourself lost in the tangle of unconscious spirituality. Matt set hear a safe path to walk, a path full of warning signs that will prevent you from getting lost.I loved it. Kundalini Awakening & Psychosis: THE DARK SIDE OF KUNDALINI ENERGY, YOGA & MEDITATIONYoram Sisso

Such incredible information. From the history of kundalini to personal experience. Well thought out with so much reference material. A real eye opener.

Too many typos and careless errors in editing [in Kindle edition]. Even though the price is very low, I don't think readers will be grateful for a book that is poorly edited and full of basic errors. It is not only in this book that I have seen careless typos and stuff.

Matt Peplinski writes "Things were doing pretty good until one day after having only slept 4 hours and having eaten only 4 pieces of fruit per day for 4 months, I experienced some-thing that was surprisingly similar to an experience described in Hindu scriptures as a Kundalini awakening." Sleep deprivation in itself can cause hallucinations and symptoms similar to psychosis. The author already knew about Kundalini awakening from books and recordings. One explanation is that his subconscious mind fabricated the Kundalini specific symptoms, in a sleep/food deprived state. As a reader I am left with many loose ends in this book.I have been doing Yoga and Pranayama for about 20 years, on and off. I have read some of the books that the author is making references to.A problem for me with this book is that the science part does not really hold up. This is a very common problem with yoga books that tries to make scientific claims. There are some research done on the connection between epileptic seizures and hyper ventilation. I did a search in the US National Library of Medicine and found at least two studies. These studies did not find a strong link between hyper ventilation and epileptic seizures. Both studies where conducted on people who had already been diagnosed with epilepsy.With all that said there are some good points in the book. If you are a transparent yoga teacher you will say " please consult with a doctor before you start any yoga practice. Especially if you have any chronic disease".When it comes to Pranayama and the science behind it I recommend Breatheology by Stig Avall Severinsen

I really appreciated this book & the author's experience & passion. I wanted to give my 2 cents on this whole Kundalini spirituality thing because it's been an intense ride for me which I'm still journeying on.I have come to my own belief that every single religious book from the Bible, the Quran, the Tao, alchemy, etc. all say the same thing & that the only guru you need to accept is your own conscious mind & your heart. If something seems upsetting, painful, or scary ask yourself how can I see it or feel it another way. You'll get a variety of answers-only the one that feels the MOST comfortable to your heart is the truth. That's it. It's so simple that it's almost impossible to believe.After reading every single religious book I started understanding that Jesus, Mohammed, any Guru that we need is actually our own conscious mind that comforts our heart. That's the only way to enlightenment I'm starting to believe more & more everyday. The cruxifiction, the Jihad, the mystery is allowing your mind to be brought back to innocence by the universe who made you.The problem that occurs- that seems to make this process seem so difficult is because our subconscious mind has been "programmed" incorrectly by our families, society, & negative experiences. Because of the gift of free will whatever we believe manifests into a reality.Once you start to listen to your own thoughts & heart you awaken the Kundalini automatically & your connection to consciousness increases. For me I had the sensation of an intense energy pouring in through the top of my head. It happened 3 times & it scared the sh*t out of me but I stayed connected to my own conscious mind & promised myself that this was the loving energy of the universe & that it's nothing but loving & natural.Once I accepted this energy openly I started to feel intense emotions & physical symptoms. I felt so overwhelmed but every single time that I almost had a panic attack I listened to my own voice & got thru it. During the whole process my thoughts have been clearer & clearer & Im now at the point of trusting this energy & completely surrendering my fear. It's not over & I still get freaked out but I have to trust my own mind & heart that's it's only my own fears that are being brought into awareness so they can be cleared by this unconditional love that created me.Mind you I drink, smoke, & work out only when I want to. My form of meditation consists of observing my thoughts but then "consciously" asking myself how to think something another way. I believe consciousness is the "man" & our subconscious is the "woman." Our heart is the only way to differentiate which one is correct & the job of the Kundalini or Holy Spirit is to get them both aligned aka transmute them to gold the way they were always intended. The key is to believe your own loving thoughts even when your physical reality is showing you the opposite. Faith is key.This is just my personal opinion & experience but I figured I would share in the hopes of being able to help someone else. If it doesn't make sense to your heart then it's not true. If it feels good how can it be bad? It's all our own subconscious beliefs that were never our own to begin with that bring pain & sickness.

Really interesting and thought provoking, great read would reccommend.

Very Helpful.

I want to purchase this book. I naively meditated and was awakened. It was a scary experience. At first I was amazed, but then it turned on me like a Top-down awakening. I couldn't "turn it off". I thought I was going insane and stuck like that. My family thought I was on drugs. Until I proved to my dad how my body kept reacting when picking up presences. Only after that did he believe. It took a while, about 2 months, to be able to turn it off. I am now on meds. I do not regret it, but and I will go back there. Afterall, we return to source.People should be warned. And really educated before trying to wake up.

Haven't done any yoga for years. It is time to consider my health.

Some of us in the universe need books like this. Informative good read. Tells and helps us when no-one else will