Something that’s common amongst people experiencing an intense Kundalini Awakening is a desire for things to be different, a desire to fix or change things. It’s such a paradox but the doorway for a Kundalini Awakening, the portal, is our willingness to meet and embrace whatever’s unfolding exactly as it is. The paradox is that …
Cannabis as a Sacred Plant Medicine: Journeying, Accessing Trance States & Psychosis
by Kara-Leah Grant, (I wrote this in 2019, and only just published it, 2025) This article has been a long time coming. Given that Canada has just legalised cannabis, and New Zealand is finally having a referendum on legalising it in 2020, it feels like now is the time. The danger in writing about the …
Kundalini Awakening: Symptoms, Process, Benefits, Support & Help
by Kara-Leah Grant Whether you’ve had a Kundalini Awakening, are curious about the process of awakening Kundalini, think you might have some of the symptoms of a Kundalini Awakening, or are looking for support for a Kundalini Awakening, you’re in the right place. Over the last decade, I have explored Kundalini Awakenings from many perspectives, …
My Third Eye’s A’twitchin’ – Does That Mean She’s Awakening?
December 2010By Kara-Leah Grant My third eye has been twitching all afternoon, a sensation that started during my recent trip to LA for teacher training with Shiva Rea. The last time I can remember it doing this I was sitting in a Wellington restaurant with my Aunt, who’s a straight-up, salt of the earth, farmer, and …
When Kundalini Awakens. Now What?
by Kara-Leah Grant Recently, I sat down cross-legged to do my daily Tantrik Yoga* practice as I have done every day for the past 150+ days. More if you count my first attempt at hitting 1000 Day Practice, when I got up to Day 338. This practice has become very familiar to me. However, unlike …
Suggestions on What to Do if You’ve Had a Kundalini Awakening
By Kara-Leah Grant It can be scary, disorientating, dislocating and downright awful when Kundalini awakens. Sometimes a Kundalini Awakening will look like mental illness, physical illness, or emotional difficulties. It can be difficult to figure out exactly what’s going on, all you know is something freaky is happening. My own awakening began in 2000 and proceeded more …