Via Kundalini: Psychosomatic excursions in transpersonal psychology

Humanistic Psychologist

Volumn 31, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 115-158

  Louchakova, Olga ^a   Warner, Arielle S ^b  

^a JOHN F KENNEDY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054544628     PISSN: 08873267     EISSN: 15473333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08873267.2003.9986928     Document Type: Article

References (136)

1. Berliner, A., ed. 1990. Advaita Makaranda (The honey of non‐duality), Bombay, India: Asia.
2. Al‐Iskandari, I. A. A., 1996. The key to salvation. A Sufi manual of invocation, Cambridge, England: The Islamic Texts Society.
3. Antonov, V., and Vaver, G., 1989. Complexnaya systema psychophysicheskoi samoregulatsii (A handbook of complex system of psychophysical self‐regulation), Leningrad, Russia: Cosmos. (All books by this author are available from him directly, Do vostrebovania, Sanct Petersburg, Russia)
4. Antonov, V., 1992. Psychic self‐regulation in oriental tradition, Moscow, Russia: The Center of Raja‐ and Buddhi‐Yoga Vajrayana.
5. Avalon, A., 1922/1974. The serpent power. Sat Chakra‐Nirupana and Panduka‐Pancaka, New York: Dover. (The date of the original work unknown)
6. Bader, J., 1990. Meditation in Shankara's Vedanta, New Delhi, India: Aditya Prakashan.
7. Bangali, B., 1990. The Yogasutra of Patanjali with the commentary of Vyasa, Delhi, India: Motilal Banarsidass.
8. Besedovsky, H., and Del Rey, A., 2001. “ Cytokines as mediators of central and peripheral immune‐neuroendocrine interactions ”. In Psychoneuroimmunology, Edited by: Ader, R., Feiten, D. L., and Cohen, N., 1–17. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
9. Bhattacharyya, N., 1999. History of the tantric religion, New Delhi, India: Manohar.
10. Mira, S., ed. 1976. Bhavanopanishad, Madras, India: Ganesh.
11. Briggs, G. W., 1938/1998. Gorakhnath and the Kanphata Yogis, Delhi, India: Motilal Banarsidass.
12. Brothers, L., 1997. Friday's footprint: How society shapes the human mind, New York: Oxford University Press.
13. Bubenik, G. A., 2001. Localization, physiological significance and possible clinical implication of gastrointestinal melatonin [Abstract]. Biological Signals and Receptors, 10(6): 350–366.
14. Caldwell, C., ed. 1997. Getting in touch. The guide to new centered body psychotherapy, Wheaton, EL: Quest books.
15. Cameron, O. G., 2001. Interoception: The inside story. A model for psychosomatic processes [Abstract]. Psychosomatic Medicine, 63(5): 697–710.
16. Carr, M. J., Hunter, D. D., and Undem, B. J., 2001. Neurotrophins and Asthma [Abstract]. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, 7(1): 1–7.
17. Changeux, J. P., Bertrand, D., Corringer, P. J., Dehaene, S., Edelstein, S., Lena, C., 1998. Brain nicotinic receptors: Structure and regulation, role in learning and reinforcement [Abstract]. Brain Research, 26(2–3): 198–216.
18. Chia, M., 1991. Fusion of the Five Elements I: Basic and Advanced Meditations for Transforming Negative Emotion, Huntington, NY: Healing Tao Books.
19. Chittick, W., 1989. The Sufi path of knowledge, Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
20. Corbin, H., 1995. Swedenborg and esoteric Islam, West Chester, PA: Swedenborg Foundation.
21. Corbett, L., 1996. The Religious function of the psyche, London, England: Routledge.
22. 1978. “ Dakshinamurti Stotra of Sri Sankaracharya and Dakshinamurti Upanishad with Sri Sureshwaracharya's manollasa and pranava vartika M. Sastry ”. Madras, India: Samata Books.
23. Damasio, A., 1999. The feeling of what happens, New York: Harcourt.
24. Desai, B. P., and Gharote, M. L., 1990. Effects of Kapalabhati on blood urea, creatinine and tyrosine [Abstract]. Activitas Nervosa Superior, 32(2): 95–98.
25. Donovan, B. T., 1988. Humors, hormones and the mind, New York: Stockton Press.
26. Dubrovin, D., 1990. “ Metody psihicheskoi samoregulyatsii v traditsii Hesichasma (Methods of psychological self‐regulation in Hesychasm tradition) ”. In Raja and Buddhi Yoga, Edited by: Antonov, V., Moscow, Russia: Association “Cosmonautica Chelovechestvu”.
27. Dunn, A. J., 2001. “ Effects of cytokines and infections on brain neurochemistry ”. In Psychoneuroimmunology, Edited by: Ader, R., Feiten, D. L., and Cohen, N., 649–666. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
28. Durkheim, K., 1962. Hara. The vital center of man, London, England: George Allen & Unmin.
29. El‐Far, O., O'Connor, V., Dresbach, T., Pellegrini, L., DeBello, W., Schweizer, F., 1998. Protein interactions implicated in neurotransmitter release [Abstract]. Journal of Physiology of Paris, 92(2): 129–133.
30. Elias, J., 1995. The throne carrier of God. The life and thought of Ala ‘ad‐dawla as‐Simnani, Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
31. Eysenck, H., 1997. “ The future of psychology ”. In Mind and brain sciences in the 21st century, Edited by: Solso, R., 271–301. Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press.
32. Fernandez, L., Ubach, J., Dulubova, I., Zhang, X., Sudhof, T. C., and Rizo, J., 1998. Three‐dimensional structure of an evolutionarily conserved N‐terminal domain of syntaxin 1A [Abstract]. Cell, 94(6): 841–849.
33. Ferrer, J., 2002. Revisioning transpersonal theory: A participatory vision of human spirituality, Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
34. Gairdner, W., 1924/1952. Al‐Ghazzali's Mishkat al‐Anwar, Lahore, Pakistan: Sh. Muhammad Ashraf.
35. Gallagher, S., 1998. “ Body schema and intentionality ”. In The body and the self, Edited by: Bermudez, J. L., Marcel, A., and Eilan, N., 225–244. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
36. Gershon, M., 1999. The enteric nervous system: A second brain Retrieved May 19, 2002, from http://www.hosppract.com/issues/1999/07/gersh
37. Gillespie, L., 1997. “ Interstitial cystitis and diet ”. In The Interstitial Cystitis, Edited by: Sant, G., 109–115. Philadelphia: Lippincott‐Raven.
38. Gimbel, M.A., 1998. Yoga, meditation and imagery: clinical applications [Abstract]. Nurse practitioner forum, 9(4): 243–255.
39. Goleman, D., 1977. The meditative mind, New York: Perigree Books.
40. Goldberg, B., 1995. Slowing down the aging process through the use of altered states of consciousness: A review of the medical literature. A Journal of Human Behavior, 32(2): 19–21.
41. Govindan, M., 1991. Babaji and the 18 siddha kriya yoga tradition, Montreal, India: Kriya Yoga.
42. Goswami, S. S., 1995. Layayoga. The definitive guide to the chakras and Kundalini, Rochester, VT: Inner Traditions.
43. Grof, S., 1994. Teoreticke a empiricke zaklady transpersonalni psychologie (Theoretical and empirical bases of transpersonal psychology)[Abstract]. Ceska a Slovenska Psychiatrie, 90(2): 78–90.
44. Fukushima, M., Kataoka, T., Hamada, C., and Matsumoto, M., 2001. Evidence of Qi‐gong energy and its biological effect on the enhancement of the phagocytic activity of human polymorphonuclear leukocytes [Abstract]. American Journal of Chinese Medicine, 29(1): 1–16.
45. Hasko, G., 2001. Receptor‐mediated interaction between the sympathetic nervous system and immune system in inflammation [Abstract]. Neurochemical Research, 26(8–9): 1039–1044.
46. Harrigan, J., 2000. Kundalini Vidya: A comprehensive model for understanding and guiding spiritual development, Knoxville, TN: Patanjali Kundalini Yoga Care. (Available from Patanjali Kundalini Yoga Care, 234 Morrell Road., Suite.108, Knoxville, TN 37919)
47. Hershock, P. D., 1996. Liberating intimacy. Enlightenment and social virtuosity in Ch'an Buddhism, Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
48. Hori, T., Katafuchi, T., and Oka, T., 2001. “ Central cytokynes: Effects on peripheral immunity, inflammation, and nociception ”. In Psychoneuroimmunology, Edited by: Ader, R., Feiten, D. L., and Cohen, N., 517–545. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
49. Hughes, J., 1994. Self realization in Kashmir Shaivism: The oral teachings of Swami Lakshmanjoo, Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
50. Ibn al‐Arabi, M., 1975. The wisdom of the prophets, Gloucestershire, England: Beshara.
51. Jnanandeva. 1954. Commentary on Bhagavat Gita, Madras, India: Samata Books. (The date of the original work unknown)
52. thcentury)
53. Johnson, G., 1999. “ Inside and outside: Ontological considerations ”. In Merleau‐Ponty, inferiority and exteriority, psychic life and the world, Edited by: Olkowski, D., and Morley, J., 25–34. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
54. Johnson, K., 1998. Slavic sorcery, St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications.
55. Joos, G., 2001. The role of neuroeffector mechanisms in the pathogenesis of asthma [Abstract]. Current Allergy and Asthma Report, 1(2): 134–143.
56. Karapatra, S., 1990. Advaita bodha deepika, Tiruvannamalai, India: Sri Ramanasram.
57. Kraneveld, A., and Nijkamp, F., 2001. Tachykinins and neuroimmune interactions in asthma [Abstract]. International Immunopharmacology, 1(9–10): 1629–1650.
58. Kungurtsev, I, and Luchakova, O., 1997. “ The unknown Russian mysticism: Pagan sorcery, Christian yoga and other esoteric practices in the former Soviet Union ”. In Everything is according to the way: Voices of Russian transpersonalism, Edited by: Soidla, T. R., and Shapiro, S. I., Brisbane, Australia: Bolda‐Lok Publishing.
59. Kshemaraja. 1990. The doctrine of recognition, Edited by: Singh, J., Delhi, India: Motilal Banarsidass.
60. Lake, J., 2002. “ Qigong ”. In Handbook of complimentary and alternative therapies in mental health, Edited by: Scott, S., 183–207. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
61. Levin, D. M., 1988. Transpersonal phenomenology: The corporeal schema. Humanistic Psychologist, 16(2): 282–313.
62. Leskowits, E. D., 2000. Transpersonal hypnosis. Gateway to body, mind, and spirit, Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
63. Levin, J. S., and Chatters, L. M., 1998. “ Research on religion and mental health: An overview of empirical findings and theoretical issues ”. In The handbook of religion and mental health, Edited by: Koenig, H. G., 33–50. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
64. Lewis, B., 1994. Psychotherapy, neuroscience, and philosophy of mind [Abstract]. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 48(1): 85–93.
65. Lindstrom, J. M., 2000. Acetylcholine receptors and myasthenia. Muscle and Nerve, 23(4): 453–477.
66. Linial, M., and Parnas, D., 1996. Deciphering neuronal secretion: tools of the trade [Abstract]. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 186(2): 117–152.
67. Lossky, V., 1944/1976. The mystical theology of the eastern church, Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir Seminary Press.
68. Louchakova, O., 1989. Antitela k tzerebrozidam v experiemnte i clinike. (Antibodies to cerebrosides in experiment and clinic: The early diagnostics and prognosis for the autoimmune diseases of the nervous system), St. Petersburg, Russia: USSR Academy of Medical Science. Unpublished doctoral dissertation
69. Louchakova, O., 1990. “ Antibodies to brain glycolipid influence neuron‐glia interrelationships ”. In The interaction of nervous and immune system, Edited by: Korneva, E., 180–181. Leningrad‐Rostov‐na‐Dony: Acad. Sci. USSR and Acad. Med. Sci.
70. ndannual Spirituality and HealthCare conference. Toronto, Canada. October.
71. Luchakova, O., 1998. “ Kundalini Yoga/cognitive science: the study and model of human emotions ”. In Understanding Kundalini: Quantum Evolution for the New Millenium, Edited by: Greenwell, B., and Luchakova, O., 61–70. Norcross, GA: Simpsonwood Conference and Retreat Center.
72. Madden, K. S., 2001. “ Catecholamines, sympathetic nerves, and immunity ”. In Psychoneuroimmunology, Edited by: Ader, R., Feiten, D. L., and Cohen, N., 197–216. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
73. Maestroni, G. J. M., 2001. “ Melatonin and immune function ”. In Psychoneuroimmunology, Edited by: Ader, R., Feiten, D. L., and Cohen, N., 433–443. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
74. Nikhilananda, S., ed. 1995. Mandukyopanishad with Gaudapada's karika, Delhi, India: Advaita Ashrama.
75. Merlau‐Ponty, M., 1995. Phenomenology of perception, Edited by: Smith, C., London, England: Routledge.
76. Molina‐Holgado, E., Vela, J. M., Arevalo‐Martin, A., and Guaza, C., 2001. LPS/IFN‐gamma cytotoxicity in oligodendroglial cells: Role of nitric oxide and protection by the anti‐inflammatory cytokine IL‐10 [Abstract]. European Journal of Neuroscience, 13(3): 493–502.
77. Murphy, N., 1999a. “ Introduction ”. In Neuroscience and the person. Scientific perspectives on divine action, Edited by: Russel, R., Murphy, N., Meyering, T., and Arbib, M., i–xxxv. Berkeley, CA: Center for Theology and Natural Science.
78. Murphy, N., 1999b. “ Supervenience and downward efficacy of the mental: a nonreductive physicalist account of human action ”. In Neuroscience and the person. Scientific perspectives on divine action, Edited by: Russel, R., Murphy, N., Meyering, T., and Arbib, M., 147–164. Berkeley, CA: Center for Theology and Natural Science.
79. Mouravieff, B., 1992. Gnosis. Study and commentaries on the esoteric tradition of Eastern Orthodoxy. Book two. Mesoteric cycle, Exeter, England: Praxis Institute Press.
80. Muller‐Ortega, P. E., 1989. The triadic heart of Shiva, Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
81. Nandoo, T., 1989. Health and health care ‐ a Hindu perspective [Abstract]. Medicine and Law, 7(6): 643–647.
82. Newberg, A., D'Aquili, E. G., and Rause, V., 2001. Why God won't go away, New York: Random House.
83. Faulkner, R. O., and Wasserman, J., eds. 1998. “ The Papyrus of Ani (30A ”. In The Egyptian book of the dead, 103San Francisco: Chronicle Books.
84. O'Shaughnessy, B., 1998. “ Proprioception and the body image ”. In The body and the self, Edited by: Bermudez, J. L., Marcel, A., and Eilan, N., 175–203. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
85. Ouspenski, P. D., 1949/1976. In search of the miraculous, San Diego, CA: Harvest/HBJ Book.
86. Pelikan, J., 1974. The Christian tradition. A history of the development of doctrine. V.2. The spirit of Eastern Christendom (600–1700), Vol. V.2, Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
87. Peters, T., 1999. “ Resurrection of the very embodied soul ”. In Neuroscience and the person. Scientific perspectives on divine action, Edited by: Russel, R., Murphy, N., Meyering, T., and Arbib, M., 305–326. Berkeley, CA: Center for Theology and Natural Science.
88. Pseudo‐Dionisius, the Areopagite. 1987. The complete work, Edited by: Luibheid, K., Mahwah, NY: Paulist Press. (The date of the original work unknown).
89. Ramana, M.B.S., 1996. Words of Grace. Who am I? Spiritual Instruction, Tiruvannamalai, India: Sri Ramanasram.
90. Ranade, R. D., 1933/1983. Mysticism in India. The poet‐saints of Maharastra, Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
91. Renard, J., 1885. In the mirror of creation: a Muslim mystic's view of the individual in the cosmos. Horizons, 12: 311–327.
92. Sadananda, Y., 1974. Vedantasara or the essence of Vedanta, Edited by: Nikhilananda, S., Calcutta, India: Advaita Ashrama.
93. Sancier, K. M., 1996. Medical applications of qigong [Abstract]. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, 2(1): 40–46.
94. Schell, F. J., Allolio, B., and Schonecke, O. W., 1994. Physiological and psychological effects of Hatha‐Yoga exercise in healthy women [Abstract]. International Journal of Psychosomatics, 4(1–4): 46–52.
95. Sells, M. A., 1994. Mystical languages of the unsaying, Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
96. SenSharma, D., 1990. The Philosophy of Sadhana, Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
97. Serafeim, A., and Gordon, J., 2001. The immune system gets nervous [Abstract]. Current Opinions in Pharmacology, 1(4): 398–403.
98. Siegel, G. J., Agranoff, B. W., Alberts, R. W., and Molinoff, P. B., 1993. Basic Neurochemistry, New York: Raven Press.
99. Siddharameshwar, S. S. M., 1998. Amrutlaya. The stateless state, Mumbai, India: Sri Sadguru Siddharameshwar Adhyatma Kendra.
100. Silburn, L., 1988. Kundalini. Energy of the depths, Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
101. Shapiro, K., 1985. Bodily reflective modes. A phenomenological method for psychology, Durham, NC: Duke University Press.
102. Stefik, B., 1999. An exploratory study of the effects of practicing Tibetan dream yoga four foundations of waking life awareness and dreams, California: Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. Unpublished doctoral dissertation
103. Sokolowski, R., 2000. Introduction to phenomenology, New York: Cambridge University Press.
104. Sovatsky, S., 1998. Words from The Soul. Time, East‐West Spirituality, and Psychotherapeutic Narrative, Albany, NY: SUNY Press.
105. Spidlík, T., 1986. The spirituality of the Christian East, Kalamazoo, MI: Cisterian.
106. Warner, A. G. K., ed. 1983. Srimad Bhagavat Gita Bhasya of Sri Samkaracarya, Madras, India: Sri Ramakrishna Math.
107. Steiner, G., 1978. Martin Heidegger, Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
108. thcentury).
109. Suhrawardi. 1185/1999. The philosophy of illumination, Edited by: Walbridge, J., and Ziai, H., Provo, UT: Brigham Young University Press.
110. Suzuki, K., 2001. The mechanism of enhanced platelet intracellular calcium mobilization stimulated by serotonin in the pathophysiology of mood disorders [Abstract]. Hokkaido Journal of Medical Science, 76(5): 277–288.
111. Tart, C. T., 1998. Six studies of out of body experiences. Journal of Near Death Studies, 17(2): 73–99.
112. Tart, C. T., 2000. “ Investigating altered states of consciousness on their own terms: State‐specific sciences ”. In Investigating phenomenal consciousness. New methodologies and maps, Advances in consciousness research, Series A Edited by: Velmans, M., vol. 13, 255–278. Philadelphia: John Benjamins.
113. Tirumular. 1991. Tirumantiram. A Tamil scriptural classic, Madras, India: Sri Ramakrishna Math. (The date of the original work unknown)
114. Tirtha, V., 1993. Devatma shakti (kundalini). Divine power, Rishikesh, India: Vigyan Press.
115. Theophanis The Monk. 1984. “ The ladder of divine graces ”. In The Philokalia, Edited by: Palmer, G. E. H., Sherrard, P., and Ware, K., Vol. V. 3, 67Boston: Faber and Faber.
116. Thompson, K., 1996. Coming ashore to larger earth. Noetic Sciences Review, 38: 4–12.
117. Trieschmann, R.B., 1999. Energy medicine for long term disabilities [Abstract]. Disability and Rehabilitation, 21(5–6): 269–276.
118. Singh, J., ed. 1979. Vijnanabhairava or divine consciousness, Delhi, India: Motilal Banarsidass. (The date of original work unknown)
119. Vitkovic, L., Bockaert, J., Jacque, L., Bockaert, J., and Jacque, C., 2000. “Inflammatory” cytokines: Neuromodulators in normal brain? [Abstract]. Journal of Neurochemistry, 74(2): 457–71.
120. Wall, K., and Louchakova, O., Research on effectiveness of contemplative psychological techniques. Paper presented at the meeting of International Association of Applied Psychology. San Francisco. August.
121. Walbridge, J., 2000. The leaven of the ancients. Suhrawardi and the heritage of the Greeks, Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
122. Wangual, T., 1993. Wonders of the natural mind. The essence of Dozgchen in the native Bon tradition of Tibet, Barryton, NY: Station Hill.
123. Ware, K., 1986. The power of the name. The Jesus Prayer in Orthodox spirituality, Oxford, England: SLG Press.
124. Warner, A., 1998. The effect of the restrain stress on glucocorticoid receptors in thymus, spleen and hippocampus, Jerusalem: Hebrew University. Unpublished master's thesis
125. Watts, F., 1999. “ Cognitive neuroscience and religious experience ”. In Neuroscience and the person. Scientific perspectives on divine action, Edited by: Russel, R., Murphy, N., Meyering, T., and Arbib, M., 327–346. Berkeley, CA: Center for Theology and Natural Science.
126. Welwood, J., 1979. Self‐knowledge as a basis for an integrative psychology. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 11(1): 23–40.
127. Wessler, I., Kirkpatrick, C. J., Racke, I., Kirkpatrick, C. J., and Racke, K., 1999. The cholinergic “pitfall”: Acetylcholine, a universal cell molecule in biological systems, including humans [Abstract]. Clinical Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, 26(3): 198–205.
128. White, D.G., 1996. The alchemical body. Siddha tradition in medieval India, Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
129. Wildman, W. J., and Brothers, L. A., 1999. “ A neurophysical‐semiotic model of religious experiences ”. In Neuroscience and the person. Scientific perspectives on divine action, Edited by: Russel, R., Murphy, N., Meyering, T., and Arbib, M., 347–417. Berkeley, CA: Center for Theology and Natural Science.
130. Woodroffe, J., 1981. The world as power, Pondicherry, India: All India Press.
131. Wright, W. M., 2000. “ Inside my body is the body of God: Margaret Mary Alacoque and the tradition of embodied mysticism ”. In The mystical gesture: Essays on medieval and early modern spiritual culture in honor of M. E. Giles, Edited by: Giles, M. E., and Boenig, R., 185–192. Aldershot, England: Ashgate.
132. Yagan, M., 1984. I come from behind Kaf mountain, Rochester, VT: Threshhold Books.
133. Yagan, M., 2000. The Abkhazian book of longevity and well‐being, Kelowna, India: Sandhill Books.
134. Yasuo, Y., 1997. The body. Towards the eastern mind‐body theory, Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
135. Yazdi, M. H., 1992. The principles of epistemology in Islamic Philosophy: Knowledge by presence, Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
136. Yu, L. K., and Luk, C., 1860/1973. Taoist yoga: Alchemy and immortality, York Beach, ME: Samuel Weiser.