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Greetings to everyone

My apologies for this long message but I am in need of some assistance. I have

been practising KY now for just under a year, daily in the last four months. I

am only managing about twenty minutes each morning so far but feel that this is

a solid beginning! Over the last few months I have been experiencing a strange

build up of energy at night time (usually about 10.30 til well after midnight).

It starts as a feeling of agitation below my navel and starts to build with

increasing agitation in my legs. I feel as if I need to run a marathon and then

keep on going! Even if I feel tired earlier in the evening when it comes to bed

time, I am wide awake and "jumping". This seems to be happening more and more

and I can only think it is related to the KY. Some nights I get very little

sleep at all and this really catches up with me in a big way a day later. The

feeling is uncomfortable to the extent that I would like it to stop but it is

not painful. Thus far, I have tried to manage it by staying with it (it then

gets more intense and I find that I have to do something about it) and then by

doing some KY or some Chi Kung. This seems to help somewhat (after about an

hour) but I would really appreciate some guidance. I don't have a teacher close

to where I live and rely on Gururattan's books and these lists for inspiration

and help. I would like to know what it is that is happening to me and what

would be the best thing to do about it?? I have wondered if I am doing

something wrong, or something right (??) and what would be the best kriya or

meditation to do when the feeling happens.

 

Many thanks for a wonderful website and list.

Suzi T.

 

 

 

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Dear Suzi

I am responding to your questions about your strange symptoms. I am new

to this list as of last night, have not yet had the opportunity to see

or read any of Gururattans books or pamphlets, and know very little of

the system being put in use here. I am no expert on anything, but can

suggest what little I do know.

 

> Over the last few months I have been

> experiencing a strange build up of energy at night time

>

 

>From what I have read, a wide variety of bizarre symptoms can be signs

of kundalini arousal. I think your symptoms could easily fit into

that category.

 

 

I would really appreciate

> some guidance. I don't have a teacher close to where I live and rely on

Gururattan's books and these

> lists for inspiration and help. I would like to know what it is that is

happening to me and what

> would be the best thing to do about it?? I have wondered if I am doing

something wrong, or something

> right (??) and what would be the best kriya or meditation to do when the

feeling happens.

 

 

There is an energy path called the microcosmic orbit. It is a path

starting at the perineum, going up the back, over the top of the head,

down through the tongue which is curled back at the roof of the mouth,

and down the front of the body back to the perineum. Rather than

sitting with your consciousness centered in one chakra, you rotate your

awareness in the circuit.With the in breathe you pull your awarenss up

the back, and on the outbreathe you start the downward motion.

 

What I was told by a meditation teacher/acupuncturist, was that every

major acupunture point in the body is in that circuit. He was from

a Taoist school that discouraged forcing the Kundalini up the central

path. Their method focuses on using the microcosmic orbit, as they

believe it is a safer and more grounded way to ultimately achieve the

same thing. His advice, though, to people who were going to do it

anyway was to rotate the heat and light generated in your Kundalini

meditations in the microcosmic orbit. That way it would then be

distributed more evenly through all the meridians and organs of the

body, making one less likely to experience the terrible disturbing

experiences sometimes associated with kundalini arousal.

 

Lilith

 

 

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I can't respond to whether or not the KY is causing it (I'm a beginner myself),

but a couple of things to think about are...when do you get up in the morning?

and how active are you through the day (other than your yoga)?

 

If you don't get up very early (say, 6am) you might be experiencing a typical

"second wind". After an evening drop in the energy cycle it picks back up,

especially if what you do in the evening is to eat dinner and then sit down

(rest) for the most part. If you think this is the case you might want to

consider getting up earlier in the morning. It will give you more time in

general and help you use up your body's energy so that you are more tired at

bedtime (therefore more likely to sleep well). Also, if you do mostly sit after

dinner you might want to consider doing something physical. It doesn't

necessarily need to be exercise-like. Just take a stroll outside or something.

This will keep you "up" longer, thereby putting off when you sit and become

mellow. Once you do sit and start to mellow out, go to bed soon thereafter. If

you allow yourself to sit and rest too long you will just get another "wind" and

not be able to sleep again.

 

Of course, maybe none of this applies to you at all. In such case, just ignore

me! : )

 

Tammy

 

TARRANT-SNEDDEN wrote:

 

>

> Greetings to everyone

> My apologies for this long message but I am in need of some assistance. I

have been practising KY now for just under a year, daily in the last four

months. I am only managing about twenty minutes each morning so far but feel

that this is a solid beginning! Over the last few months I have been

experiencing a strange build up of energy at night time (usually about 10.30 til

well after midnight). It starts as a feeling of agitation below my navel and

starts to build with increasing agitation in my legs. I feel as if I need to

run a marathon and then keep on going! Even if I feel tired earlier in the

evening when it comes to bed time, I am wide awake and "jumping". This seems to

be happening more and more and I can only think it is related to the KY. Some

nights I get very little sleep at all and this really catches up with me in a

big way a day later. The feeling is uncomfortable to the extent that I would

like it to stop but it is not painful. Thus far, I have tried to manage it by

staying with it (it then gets more intense and I find that I have to do

something about it) and then by doing some KY or some Chi Kung. This seems to

help somewhat (after about an hour) but I would really appreciate some guidance.

I don't have a teacher close to where I live and rely on Gururattan's books and

these lists for inspiration and help. I would like to know what it is that is

happening to me and what would be the best thing to do about it?? I have

wondered if I am doing something wrong, or something right (??) and what would

be the best kriya or meditation to do when the feeling happens.

>

> Many thanks for a wonderful website and list.

> Suzi T.

>

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Sat Nam Suzi:

 

Congratulations on establishing a daily practice!!!

 

It is very common to experience considerable shifts in the way we

experience energy in our body, especially when we are beginning a new

practice. (I assume that you are not drinking coffee or eating a

bunch of Ben and Jerry's ice cream for dessert, of course :)

 

Naturally, a practice of KY will make you more sensitive to such

things, and also change how you respond to them.

 

Don't worry about these changes, simply experiment with things that

help you to sleep. Going for a walk and/or practicing some

KY/meditation before bed is surely a good thing to do, and there are

a wide variety of helpful things one can do before bed, such as

washing the feet in cold water and massaging them. Ensuring that you

are breathing through the left nostril will help to calm you down.

The book "KY: The Flow of Eternal Power" has a whole chapter on sleep.

 

There is a set called Pitta Kriya (Total Relaxation Set) that could

be a good choice, and so would Kriya for Conquering Sleep (Sadhana

Guidelines). I find healing meditations using the Siri Gaitri mantra

(RaMaDaSaSaSaySoHung) to be very soothing and a good choice at

bedtime.

 

Joy & Light (and a good night's sleep)!

Sadhant Singh

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