Mary Mueller Shutan is a spiritual healer and teacher with an extensive background in Chinese Medicine, CranioSacral therapy, Zero Balancing, and energy work. She is the author of The Spiritual Awakening Guide, The Complete Cord Course, The Body Deva, and Managing Psychic Abilities. Mary lives near Chicago, Illinois.
Introduction
1 My Story
Kundalini Emerges
The First Wave of Kundalini
The Pause In Between
The Second Wave of Kundalini
Trauma and Otherness
A Path of Service
2 The Nature of Kundalini
Kundalini as Consciousness
Kundalini and Qi
An Overview of Kundalini Awakening
Challenges along the Path
Expansion and Contraction
3 The Chakra System and Kundalini
The First Chakra
The Second Chakra
The Third Chakra
The Fourth Chakra
The Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Chakras
The Spiritual Heart
4 The Knots and Chakra Sheaths
Working through the Sheaths
Untangling the Knots
5 Why and How Kundalini Awakens
How Kundalini Arises
Why Kundalini Arises
Other Models of Kundalini
On Surrender
Illusion and Kundalini
6 Pre-kundalini and Neuro-kundalini
Kundalini Stirring & Kundalini Experiences
7 The First Phase of Kundalini Awakening
Symptoms of Kundalini Awakening
The Three Bodies
The Three Types of Kundalini Awakenings
The First Stage and Symptoms
Digestion, Sleep, and Energy Fluctuations
Release of the Old: Death and Rebirth
My Experiences of the First Stage
Healing Suggestions for the First Stage
8 The Second Phase of Kundalini Awakening
The Dark Night of the Soul
The Cosmic Joke of Becoming Ordinary
Layers of Knowledge
Addictions and Meaninglessness
Liberation through the Emotions
Realization of Identity Separate from Conditioning
Timelessness and Constructs of Created Reality
Menstrual Cycle and Kundalini
Shamanism and Kundalini
Being on a Spiritual Path to Benefit Others
My Experiences of the Second Stage
Healing for the Second Stage
Questions for Self-Enquiry
9 The Third Phase of Kundalini Awakening
Societal Conditioning
The Spiritual Heart
My Experiences of the Third Phase
10 Diet, Lifestyle, and Kundalini
Diets and Fasting
Meditation Advice
Herbal Supplements and Herbal Support
11 Finding Assistance
The Body Deva
CranioSacral Therapy
Yoga
Ayurveda
Zero Balancing
Hakomi
Spiritual Healing (Shamanic Healing)
Ayahuasca, Marijuana, and Plant Medicines
Castellino Pre- and Perinatal Work
Thai Bodywork and Shiatsu
Rolfing
Acupuncture
Chiropractic
Naturopathic
Psychotherapy
What to Look for in a Spiritual Teacher
Afterword: The Light at the End of the Tunnel
Further Reading
Acknowledgments
About the Author
