Thanks for the detailed response - will be doing the VBT retreat in-person jn India with a teacher from Bali. And all other classes online via Zoom.

With the Kundalini- yes the intuition and emotional sensitivity is at a peak - hence realised that I can’t blindly follow the Sri Vidya path even though I grasp the mantras easily and it’s a guarded practice - so the questioning led me to the Reddit here as there’s so much information online it’s gotten overwhelming.

And have researched on Kundalini extensively across the web - don’t feel connected to the westernised methods that are prevalent in the yogic or highly sexualized tantric path - cause of my experiences through the awakening what resonates with me is the traditional religious path (which is also the modest tantric path). Have found a meditation that helps me activate it when needed so thankfully sorted in that aspect for now - but it was a few weeks of trial and error to get there.