Lawrence Edwards

Lawrence Edwards holds a PhD in clinical psychology from Temple University, where his 1986 doctoral thesis studied the effects of Kundalini awakening and unfolding — research he was able to ground in his own mystical experiences, which began in childhood. He draws together a lifetime of practice across yogic, Kundalini and Buddhist traditions with his clinical training and background in Jungian depth psychology, offering meditation and visualization work that spans Buddhist, Vedantic, yogic and shamanic schools alongside Western transpersonal approaches.

He served as president of the Kundalini Research Network for nearly twenty years and has taught thousands of students exploring Kundalini awakening, a transpersonal power he considers widely misunderstood in the West. In 2001 he founded Anam Cara Meditation, a nonprofit dedicated to making meditative teaching from many traditions freely available; his dharma talks and conference presentations are archived on its YouTube channel. He is the author of several books, including The Soul's Journey: Guidance from the Divine Within, Gently Falls Her Rain of Light, O My Beloved, Kali's Bazaar, and, with Sounds True, Awakening Kundalini: The Path to Radical Freedom and Kundalini Rising. Beyond his writing, he offers seminars, courses, retreats and private consultations.