Request for help on awakening kundalini

[Guest guest]

Hi there!

 

Here's a searcher on the kundalini-quest

from Germany.

 

I want to awaken my kundalini.

 

REALLY awake it - spontaneous, to say so.

 

Currently I'm going the way of uniting

prana and apana by means of pranayama

and using the three bandhas.

 

I still got some problems with

bringing up apana from the muladhara

to the manipura.

 

Is there a special trick or clue or what?

 

Bringing prana to the manipura is quite

simple, but apana is the problem.

 

If you can tell me anything about apana,

what it is, this would help me a lot.

I'm asking for this because every of the

five prana vayus is a world of experience

and one can never know enough about it.

Perhaps YOU have the clue I still need.

 

Okay, I know apana is brought upwards

by Mulabandha and retaining the breath,

but how does it FEEL - apana in the

manipura? (if it's concentrated)

 

I made the experience that most important

is what one does feel while doing the

exercises - everything else is just

a mechanic exercise that won't move the

energies (...as it could... :-) ).

 

Okay, I'm happy for every hint you can give me.

 

And PLEASE: Don't tell me about the dangers

of awakening kundalini, I know what I need

to know and I made the decision to go THAT

way: Kundalini rising. Trust in life is the way.

 

And: Be blessed, everyone of you.

 

Richard Heidemann

[Guest guest]

>

 

I'm sorry, perhaps i'm slow, but i can't find Sat Kriya on the group's website

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam Richard,

 

"Richard Heidemann" <dowithin

> I want to awaken my kundalini.

> REALLY awake it - spontaneous, to say so.

 

31 minutes of Sat Kriya every day should do just that. I don't know how long

you have been practicing KY, so I need to add that Sat Kriya is a very

powerful technique and you should not jump into it unprepared - ie., you

need to start from 3-5 minutes every day and gradually build up the time. It

is equally important to relax afterwards an equal (even double) amount of

time. If you have never tried it before, you can find a good description of

Sat Kriya on our group's website: www.kundaliniyoga.org .

 

Something to note however is that in the yogic tradition Kundalini is not a

"thing" or something you can force, but it is an intelligent power on its

own. To awaken it you need its consent, so to say. KY does not cause or

recommend "spontaneous" Kundalini awakenings, but rather controlled ones

that you can deal with. Kundalini is known as the fundamental energy of the

universe - you need to treat it with respect and do not try to force things.

I know you said you know everything you need to know about this, but

sometimes it happens that we don't really appreciate what we know...

 

Blessings and good luck,

 

Satsang Kaur

[Guest guest]

Dear Satsang Kaur,

Thanks so much for your insight. I have been doing Sat Kriya every day for

one month for three minutes. I find it more difficult than stretch pose. I

usually rest after my meditation which is after Sat Kriya. Should I

immediately rest after Sat Kriya before meditating or anything else?

I find slowly I am getting stronger with the Sat Kriya. I feel strongly to

build very slowly though. I plan on doing KY for life so I really want to

build a strong base.

Sat Nam

Sangeet Kaur

 

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"Satsang Kaur" <satsang

<Kundaliniyoga>

Friday, April 20, 2001 10:26 AM

Re: Request for help on awakening kundalini

 

 

> Sat Nam Richard,

>

> "Richard Heidemann" <dowithin

> > I want to awaken my kundalini.

> > REALLY awake it - spontaneous, to say so.

>

> 31 minutes of Sat Kriya every day should do just that. I don't know how

long

> you have been practicing KY, so I need to add that Sat Kriya is a very

> powerful technique and you should not jump into it unprepared - ie., you

> need to start from 3-5 minutes every day and gradually build up the time.

It

> is equally important to relax afterwards an equal (even double) amount of

> time. If you have never tried it before, you can find a good description

of

> Sat Kriya on our group's website: www.kundaliniyoga.org .

>

> Something to note however is that in the yogic tradition Kundalini is not

a

> "thing" or something you can force, but it is an intelligent power on its

> own. To awaken it you need its consent, so to say. KY does not cause or

> recommend "spontaneous" Kundalini awakenings, but rather controlled ones

> that you can deal with. Kundalini is known as the fundamental energy of

the

> universe - you need to treat it with respect and do not try to force

things.

> I know you said you know everything you need to know about this, but

> sometimes it happens that we don't really appreciate what we know...

>

> Blessings and good luck,

>

> Satsang Kaur

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Dear Sangeet Kaur,

 

>Should I immediately rest after Sat Kriya before meditating or anything

else?

 

Yes ideally you should relax right after Sat Kriya. If you are doing it for

3 minutes then you should relax about 3-6 minutes in corpse pose. This will

let the energy settle in your body instead of just "bubbling up". You can

then proceed with your next meditation.

 

It is great that you are feeling stronger. The best is yet to come!

 

Many blessings,

Satsang Kaur

[Guest guest]

Dear Richard,

 

> I still got some problems with

> bringing up apana from the muladhara

> to the manipura.

>

> Is there a special trick or clue or what?

 

This may happen during the deep relaxation or after you have performed the

exercise. Do the exercise as accurately as you can and then relax and let

the energy adjust itself. The energy may go down.

 

Give up control and you will have better results.

You can't control the kundalini and apana is the release or the feminine,

which of course you can't control.

 

> Bringing prana to the manipura is quite

> simple, but apana is the problem.

 

There are so many ways to learn the same lesson.

 

> Perhaps YOU have the clue I still need.

 

Actually you have the clue inside. But you are going to have to surrender to

the feminine to get it.

 

>

> Okay, I know apana is brought upwards

> by Mulabandha and retaining the breath,

 

It might work better holding the breath out after the exhale.

 

> but how does it FEEL - apana in the

> manipura? (if it's concentrated)

 

This is what you get to discover.

 

>

> I made the experience that most important

> is what one does feel while doing the

> exercises - everything else is just

> a mechanic exercise that won't move the

> energies (...as it could... :-) ).

 

This is a good observation. The Divine Mother will bless you for this.

 

> And PLEASE: Don't tell me about the dangers

> of awakening kundalini,

 

We won't.

 

Trust in life is the way.

 

Trust is the feminine. Two points.

 

Sat Nam,

 

Gururattan Kaur :+)