Kundalini Exposed: Disclosing the Cosmic Mystery of Kundalini. The Ultimate Guide to Kundalini Yoga, Kundalini Awakening, Rising, and Reposing on its Hidden Throne. (Real Yoga) Paperback – February 5, 2018

This book came as a "Gift for my desperation" during withdrawal to the questions which I was seeking answers everywhere. I got conned by 1-Indian Acharya named Prashant and a woman Coach named Denalee before buying this book.My experience says don't go after these Acharya's and Coaches, they will cheat and manipulate the divine knowledge to their benefit, no one is that honest. But this book contains material from real experiences and very practical. Highly recommended if you had recent Kundalini Awakening or working towards spiritual evolvement.

such is not all cerebral... but such is all awareness... kundalini is such an awakening of which even slightest familiarization may prove beneficial... knowthyself

While this is not my path at the present time, the information does fit in with my current practices which include the study of Druidry and also working with humming and toning (Jonathan Goldman books). The reason I bought this book was to look for information on handling Kundalini syndrome and I did find the information useful. If anyone else is interested in the manifestation of the syndrome from a more western viewpoint, I would recommend the classic by Itzhak Bentov, "Stalking the Wild Pendulum" which in spite of its age is available on Kindle, a testament to it's timelessness.

I've been a Kundalini Yoga practitioner for over 30 years. This year, I undertook the journey of reading (or rereading) the most recommended Kundalini books available on the market.This book was written by a guru that is not affiliated with any organization or religion. I have nothing against that, as long as the teachings are authentic and effective. I know that many gurus prefer to create organizations and embark on often-evangelist impulses to guide others. Having belonged to an organization and heard from fellow students of the path about others, I am well aware of their danger concerning what happens behind closed doors (example: the kundalini Saraswati organization. Run a google search on Satyananda abuse).Moving forward, I can confidently say that this book is surprisingly good. I'm perplexed that there are any negative reviews. I'm glad I listened to my intuition and bought it.The teachings herein cut through dogma and offer workable instructions for newcomers up to the most advanced stages of the spiritual journey. It's refreshing to see how the author incorporates Kundalini teachings (energy) with nondual teachings (consciousness). Kundalini books with a clear exposition on spirituality's deepest and most mysterious dimension are incredibly scarce.Various Kundalini traditions and organizations are stuck blindly "objectifying" Kundalini as a sacred deity that requires worship and adoration, further calcifying the practitioner into duality. Shakti should not be approached as an outside figure but as the inner cosmic force that gives us life. Besides, Kundalini Yoga teachings are generally scripturally so dense and with an overabundance of passages about supernatural powers that entirely miss the point. At least, long gone are the days where I was indoctrinated into believing that I had to be an ascetic with complete and unquestioning trust, devotion, and service to some external guru, only to receive rudimentary Kundalini techniques. But I digress.Some points from this book:- SantataGamana has a knack for sharing his knowledge in a well-organized and easy-to-understand form. The author offers instructions, exercises, and practices to safely awaken the Kundalini, guide it towards the Crown Chakra, and then downwards to the Spiritual Heart. The last part is fascinating to me because most Kundalini books only mention the ascending path.- The author demystifies what enlightenment, the "Absolute", and spiritual awakening are. Some Kundalini books point to orgasm as being another name for "spiritual awakening", but the author refutes this and states that this experience is only a temporary bliss that occurs because "the feeling of 'I' is 'shrunk' or 'forgotten' for a short period, allowing much joy. Obviously, this is far away from the true happiness of being that is inherent in every soul."- "Kundalini" is often used as an esoteric term for sexual energy. SantataGamana states that Kundalini is much more than that:"Although many people affirm that Kundalini and sexual energy are the same, that is just a poor half-interpretation of what it really is. Kundalini is not sexual energy; it is sexual energy that is a low-level partial component of the Kundalini energy."- There are some powerful techniques in this work, such as Kriya Supreme Fire (KSF). I nearly spat out my coffee when I read a reviewer saying that it's "factually wrong" that KSF is one of the most powerful practices to awaken the Kundalini. "Factually" by whose reasoning? It's explained in the book that the most effective Kundalini awakening techniques need some particular "ingredients" and why KSF has them:"(…) throughout the years I have found five powerful 'technical' details that seem to affect it [the awakening of Kundalini] the most. In no particular order: Breath-retention — Mula Bandha — Uddiyana Bandha — Muladhara Chakra Focus — Sahasrara Chakra Focus. (…) This is why we will practice a technique called Kriya Supreme Fire—because it incorporates many of the methods aforementioned (...)"Anyone who has invested some time into meditation and Kundalini Yoga can attest to the validity of these claims. Focusing on Sahasrara Chakra coupled with breath-retention provides the sweet spot for me.- SantataGamana also shares some of his own experiences and realizations, pointing towards the universality of consciousness and how the awakening of discrimination breaks down the difference between form and formlessness.My only criticism of this book is that the author doesn't elaborate on the outlook of Kundalini through the lens of other traditions such as Tibetan Buddhism or Jung's Analytical Psychology. I'd have loved to read his input on Kundalini through other schools of thought. But I understand that this book pertains to the yogic view.On the whole, if you are spiritually inclined and want to learn about Yoga and Kundalini, this may be one of the most important books you pick up this decade.

Kundalini Exposed is worth a great deal more to me than my time and money. I do not have a teacher I can find, and working through the awakening process in daily life is often difficult with isolation, confusion, trial and error. The book to me is like a shop manual for the car mechanic, the basic principles of the process are there, some how to, but then you still have to know how to be a mechanic, know how tight is tight, and have your wrenches in hand. You are under the car looking up.The words ring true and clear to my level of experience of energy and awareness so far, and gave me some clear to me next steps, kind of like I am sitting in a trail camp hearing from another hiker about what is over there if you keep going, and avoid the cliff over there, jump off the cliff over there.The straightforward compassionate format illuminates so much of my path that I have not been able to move on from because I am trying to map it out and stay in it more than move along and let it go. Like the author points out, you do not need to bring the taxi onto the plane when traveling. Even writing this review is a kind of over mapping, so forgive the effort, because Kundalini Exposed shows much to me that eliminates my distraction of desiring understanding. Thank you to the author, it feels wonderful to know you are.

Many thanks for this book and to the author. Concise and straightforward. Feel the truth from the core of being. Experiential as is all the work but. Grateful the instructions are given and all arrows point home.

I like this book very much. It avoids talk that is very hard to understand. It avoids rubbish, filler talk. It explains simply and clearly what tasks a person might choose to do. These tasks are described in an approachable way. You could do them without consulting 1000 other books, too. It explains what could go wrong, and how to do them safely. It isn't so difficult to be safe in doing these things. As importantly, it explains what the final goal is. People call the goal "enlightenment," but, being unenlightened, we don't necessarily know what that would be like. This says clearly when NOT to stop. It tells which steps might be more difficult. But it is a clear and understandable path to a worthwhile goal. It is worth more than the rest of my yoga books (although some of them are good and can still be useful). It is important to read the book with a kind of attuned and even sympathetic attention to understand more deeply. It is important to practice, not just to read.