Awakening Kundalini for Health, Energy, and Consciousness [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Chris Kilham (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 16, 2004

Kundalini is the primordial life force that enlivens, vivifies, and motivates our body and mind. In the entire realm of yoga, nothing is more misunderstood and sought after. Coiled at the base of the spine like a slumbering serpent, kundalini when awakened can become a geyser of energy that leads to greater creativity, heightened awareness, and states of ecstasy. It can improve health, alertness, and mood. On this CD, Chris Kilham explains kundalini and introduces time-honored meditation techniques for safely increasing its flow within the body.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Although this CD seems primarily directed at people who have not yet experienced Kundalini, it packs a lot of relevant information and gives a good overview of the process. Drawing on twenty-five years of personal yoga experience, Kilham gives a clear and accurate description of Kundalini and the Chakras, managing to translate the esoteric, complex Sanskrit terminology of yoga into easily understood ideas."
(Ed Collie, Shared Transformation )

From the Back Cover

HEALTH / MEDITATION

Kundalini is the primordial life force that enlivens, vivifies, and motivates our body and mind. In the entire realm of yoga nothing is more misunderstood and sought after. Coiled at the base of the spine like a slumbering serpent, kundalini when awakened can become a geyser of energy that leads to greater creativity, heightened awareness, and states of ecstasy. It can improve health, alertness, and mood. On this cassette, Chris Kilham explains kundalini and introduces time-honored meditation techniques for safely increasing its flow within the body.

Kilham draws on twenty-five years of personal yoga experience to lead you through the basics necessary for establishing a personal meditation practice. Sections on the background of kundalini and the chakras, breathing exercises, and good meditation habits give you the foundation to begin awakening your own kundalini. Kilham describes some of the incredible inner realms that kundalini may transport you to, and tells you what to do when you get there.

In addition, there are four meditations designed to help you gradually achieve higher states of mental clarity. The Chakra Meditation infuses your chakra system with energy and moves your consciousness to higher centers of thought. The Silver Cord Meditation helps you to connect to the universe’s limitless stream of energy. The Nad Yoga Meditation teaches you to hear nada, the vibrational sound current that courses through the universe. A final meditation combines the previous techniques and allows you to experience the oneness of all things, an indescribable experience and the ultimate goal of all meditation.

CHRIS KILHAM has taught classes on yoga and meditation throughout the United States. He is the author of many books, including Inner Power, The Whole Food Bible, and The Five Tibetans, an introduction to his yoga techniques.

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Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Destiny Recordings; Abridged edition (March 16, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1594770042
• ISBN-13: 978-1594770043
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,886,643 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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About Chris Kilham (AKA Christopher S. Kilham)

"Part David Attenborough, part Indiana Jones, Mr. Kilham, an ethnobotanist from Massachusetts... scoured remote jungles and highlands for three decades for plants, oils and extracts that can heal." - The New York Times

Chris Kilham is a medicine hunter, author and educator. The founder of Medicine Hunter Inc., Chris has conducted medicinal research in over 20 countries including India, China, Siberia, Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, Chile, Vanuatu South Pacific, Lebanon, Syria, Ghana, Austria, Germany, Thailand, Malaysia, South Africa, Morocco and the United States.

Chris is the FOX News Medicine Hunter and appears on FOX News Health online in the US and international television markets. He also writes a weekly column for FOX News Health. Chris is Explorer in Residence at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where he teaches the popular ethnobotany course The Shaman's Pharmacy through the Department of Plant & Soil Sciences. This intensive immersion course takes students to the Peruvian Amazon, where they learn about medicinal plants, the rainforest, and native culture.

Chris works with companies to develop and popularize traditional plant-based food and medicinal products into market successes. These include kava, maca, rhodiola, schisandra, horny goat weed, catuaba, tamanu oil, herbal beverages and dozens of other plants. He is currently working to build market demand for cat's claw and dragon's blood, both strong medicinal plants from the Amazon rainforest.

Chris is the author of fourteen books, including Hot Plants, The Five Tibetans, Psyche Delicacies, Tales from the Medicine Trail and Kava, Medicine Hunting in Paradise. Chris also writes articles on plant medicines for several publications, and is a contributing columnist for FOX News Health.

"I love adventure! That's why I love teaming up with The Medicine Hunter, Chris Kilham." - Dr. Manny Alverez, Fox News Health

Chris lectures extensively on holistic health and botanical medicines, throughout the United States and the European Union, Hong Kong, Thailand, Dubai, Australia, Peru, Vanuatu and many other countries. Recent appearances include The Vitamin Shoppe, In Cosmetics, American Herbalists Guild, Missouri Botanical Garden, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Medicines of the Earth Symposium, Natural Products EXPO East, Natural Products EXPO West, Southwest Yoga, Midwest Yoga, Plant Teacher's Convergence, University of Massachusetts, Evolvers, Geneva Vitafoods Conference and HBA New York.

As a guest expert, Chris has presented across a wide variety of sectors to companies such as; Coca Cola, Pepsi, Unilever, Pfizer, Roche, Beiersdorf, Avon, L'Oreal, Chanel, Clarens, Body Shop, Royal Canin, GNC, and Whole Foods. He is also a regular advisor to Woman's World, Fox News Health, and various industry and trade publications.

Chris has appeared as a guest expert on over several hundred radio and television programs including news programs on ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, CNBC, CNN, MSNBC, BBC, Oprah & Friends, FOX TV, and NPR. He has appeared as a guest on The Dr. Oz Show, and is a regular guest on FOX News Ask Dr. Manny. As a TV guest he has spoken about medicine hunting, traditional botanical medicines, nutraceuticals, environmental and cultural preservation and other related topics for a wide variety of audiences. Chris has appeared on over 1500 radio programs and more than 500 TV programs worldwide.

Since October 2007 Medicine Hunter Chris Kilham has been featured in The New York Times, CNN, FOX News, The Dr. Oz Show, NBC Nightly News, ABC 20/20, Psychology Today, International Herald Tribune, CNBC Power Lunch, HD Net World Report, Prevention Magazine, Natural Health Magazine, Oprah & Friends, PBS Healing Quest, Better TV, Good Morning America, Ode Magazine, and Woman's World.

Chris conducts medicinal plant research for Naturex of Avignon, France, one of the largest botanical extraction companies in the world. He is also an advisory board member of the Naturex Foundation, which funds community development projects in various countries.

Chris is on the Scientific Advisory board of EuroPharma, founded by pioneer Terry Lemerond. EuroPharma is a maker of superior plant-based medicines, distributed exclusively through the natural products industry.

An avid body surfer and adventure traveler, Chris lives and works in Massachusetts with his wife, artist/activist Zoe Helene and their dog Boo. Chris advocates sane drug policy and the shamanic and ritual use of hallucinogens. Chris and Zoe travel the globe on Medicine Hunter expeditions, and work together to promote plant medicines, environmental protection and cultural preservation.

CNN calls Chris "The Indiana Jones of natural medicine."

See medicinehunter.com for more information.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Would have been better as a book, August 16, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Awakening Kundalini for Health, Energy, and Consciousness (Audio Cassette)

I was looking for a meditation tape and I bought this one. I was disappointed because there was no background music or pauses during the medidation exercises. I had to retape the exercises and include the pauses myself. If you are looking for information in an audiobook format, this would probably be ok.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars May be right for you, depending on your level of knowledge, May 27, 2002

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Matthew L. Armstrong (Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Awakening Kundalini for Health, Energy, and Consciousness (Audio Cassette)

This is a good basic primer on Kundalini, the human energy system, and meditation. I disagree with the previous reviewer's comments regarding Chris Kilham's voice being "soothing." While his voice is not grating, it is far from soothing, particularly when you consider that the pace of the tape moves along at a rather quick rate. (I get the feeling that they had more material than would fit on one tape, and so the pace is a tad rushed). Still, I feel that this is a good tape overall, and well worth the money, particularly if you're fairly new to the subject.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars soothing, wonderful voice, facinating subject, March 5, 2000

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Sally, Mustang (Davis, California, U.S.A.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Awakening Kundalini for Health, Energy, and Consciousness (Audio Cassette)

Chris's voice is very pleasant to listen to. His material is presented in layman terms so a cheechocko listener can follow, learn, and benefit. And become knowledgeable and profficient in tapping and using the tremendous power Chris presents you with the key to.