Course instructor

Anya Foxen, PhD

Anya Foxen is associate professor of religious studies at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as well as a research affiliate at the Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard Divinity School. Her books include Inhaling Spirit: Harmonialism, Orientalism, and the Western Roots of Modern Yoga (2020).

Sravana Borkataky-Varma, PhD

Sravana Borkataky-Varma is an instructional assistant professor of comparative cultural studies at the University of Houston as well as a research affiliate at the Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard Divinity School. She is coeditor of Living Folk Religions (2023), among other books.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand and describe the basic historical evolution of Kundalini as a concept.

  • Gain familiarity common features associated with the “standard” model of Kundalini.

  • Develop the ability to identify and contextualize rhetoric of pathology surrounding Kundalini experience.

Continuing Education Credit

This course is approved for 1 CE credit ✅

Cheetah House is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Cheetah House maintains responsibility for this program and its content

Course curriculum

    1. Spiritual Emergency and the Varieties of Kundalini Experience

    1. Varieties of Kundalini Experiences Quiz

    2. Verification

    1. Instruction

    2. The instructor(s)

    3. Professional & Ethical Issues

    4. Remote Environment

    5. Learning

    6. Participant Information

    7. Narrative

About this course

  • $40.00
  • 1.5 hours of video content

Enhance your understanding of Kundalini experiences

with help from two experts and authors in the field