getting things flowing?

[Guest guest]

THE PROBLEM: I had company and made a slight 2 day detour from my

millet diet. Two days off the diet and I was craving pancakes at

night! I'm back on the diet now and have decided that I have to

tackle cleansing caffeine from my system. That is a part of the diet

I have up till now always cheated on. It is a addiction that I have

become increasingly sensitive to. The main ill effect I get from

caffeine is a constricted urethra. Once years ago I got totally off

caffeine, was doing KY regularly and part of that cleansing process

was actually passing a kidney stone! OUCH! Fast forward a few years

and I was experiencing urethra pain again (and drinking coffee again)

so I went to a urologist. My kidneys and bladder were perfectly fine

but my urethra was constricted. The urologist dilated my urethra and

felt it "pop" open. Now I feel like I must be passing crystals in my

urine. OUCH!

 

WHAT I'M DOING ABOUT IT: I see this problem as part of a systemic

problem of "not flowing" so want to approach it on all levels. I hold

water, carry excess weight, and have a constricted urethra (no

constipation though!) but it seems pretty clear that I need to work

on releasing. On the physical level I am doing a KY set with Nirvar

Singh (video, Weight-Loss with KY) for clearing and releasing. I am

drinking apple cider vinegar in water and teas of corn silk, nettles

and dandelion root and of course more water. I gave away all my green

& black tea. I have never been overly attached to material

possessions so I don't think that is the problem but still I have

regularly been donating to my local thrift store. I figure this

holding and blockage is a first chakra issue. I am also having a very

hard time finding right livelihood and am experiencing financial

difficulty, lack of money coming in, no problem with it going out. I

live in a tiny cabin too small for my activities (I put my chair

outside to do yoga) which seems like an outer reflection of my

constricted urethra. Like I can't get my energy flowing into the

world through this cramped space. I really want to get things FLOWING

in every way. Nirvar Singh's video has a meditation for releasing

emotional hurts from the past. I think for me this may be part of the

issue. I would love to get any advice for how to work with this "get

things flowing" issue on any level.

 

I appreciate you all on this list so much,

Thanks,

 

Sat Nam

 

Deviderjit

[Guest guest]

This is lower triangle stuff. Bladder is second chakra but the holding (fear) is

a first chakra energy that is manifesting through the second

chakra (first chakra stuff can manifest all over the place). In addition to the

below exercises consider a watermelon fast. Do nothing but

watermelon for 3 days. This will soothe and clear the kidney system. Adrenals

will love you! Best to wait for warm weather. This aspect of the

lower triangle is about purity, youthfulness, power, healing and fearlessness.

When this is balanced there is a lightness and a bounce in our

step. Otherwise we are like like wads of mud.....no flow at all.

Telling secrets is real good.

 

Always Tune In

 

(1) Bladder meridian exercises

 

exercise #1: sit on heels. Spread knees wide. Arms straight fingertips on the

ground between knees. Lift body up slightly. With pressure on

fingertips. Inhale deep, then exhale and hold the breath out. Pump the navel

point 5 times. Relax. Repeat with 15 pumps. Repeat five times. Then

relax 1 minute. Then repeat five more times relax 1 minute.

 

exercise #2: stretch one leg out, bend the opposite foot into the upper thigh by

the groin. Raise arms up over head and inhale.

As you exhale, bend forward to grasp the toes of the foot. 26 times on each

side.

 

(2) Kidney Meridian exercises

 

Kunchun Mudra Kriya:

 

Both hands in gian mudra. Left forearm parallel to ground, palm down in front of

solar plexus. Right elbow above the left hand, forearm

perpendicular to ground, wrist stretched back so palm is up. Stretch up spine

and imagine you lift the buttocks. Lift the chest tight. Lock the

diaphragm up. Practice several times with high tension for 30 seconds.

Finally set posture and chant Wahe guru, Wahe guru, Wahe guru, Wahe Jeeo.

Continue 5 to 11 minutes.

 

Meditation for Lower triangle:

 

Sit in easy pose. Extend right arm straight up, hugging the ear. Left arm in up

but 30 degrees forward from vertical. Both palms face forward and

the thumbs are placed on the base of the little finger. Eyes are 1/10th open

looking down toward the upper lip. Elbows straight. Long deep breath

for 11 minutes. Excellent for kidneys and adrenal functions.

>From Sadhana Guidelines pq 103

 

 

 

 

Peggy Sue wrote:

 

> THE PROBLEM: I had company and made a slight 2 day detour from my

> millet diet. Two days off the diet and I was craving pancakes at

> night! I'm back on the diet now and have decided that I have to

> tackle cleansing caffeine from my system. That is a part of the diet

> I have up till now always cheated on. It is a addiction that I have

> become increasingly sensitive to. The main ill effect I get from

> caffeine is a constricted urethra. Once years ago I got totally off

> caffeine, was doing KY regularly and part of that cleansing process

> was actually passing a kidney stone! OUCH! Fast forward a few years

> and I was experiencing urethra pain again (and drinking coffee again)

> so I went to a urologist. My kidneys and bladder were perfectly fine

> but my urethra was constricted. The urologist dilated my urethra and

> felt it "pop" open. Now I feel like I must be passing crystals in my

> urine. OUCH!

>

> WHAT I'M DOING ABOUT IT: I see this problem as part of a systemic

> problem of "not flowing" so want to approach it on all levels. I hold

> water, carry excess weight, and have a constricted urethra (no

> constipation though!) but it seems pretty clear that I need to work

> on releasing. On the physical level I am doing a KY set with Nirvar

> Singh (video, Weight-Loss with KY) for clearing and releasing. I am

> drinking apple cider vinegar in water and teas of corn silk, nettles

> and dandelion root and of course more water. I gave away all my green

> & black tea. I have never been overly attached to material

> possessions so I don't think that is the problem but still I have

> regularly been donating to my local thrift store. I figure this

> holding and blockage is a first chakra issue. I am also having a very

> hard time finding right livelihood and am experiencing financial

> difficulty, lack of money coming in, no problem with it going out. I

> live in a tiny cabin too small for my activities (I put my chair

> outside to do yoga) which seems like an outer reflection of my

> constricted urethra. Like I can't get my energy flowing into the

> world through this cramped space. I really want to get things FLOWING

> in every way. Nirvar Singh's video has a meditation for releasing

> emotional hurts from the past. I think for me this may be part of the

> issue. I would love to get any advice for how to work with this "get

> things flowing" issue on any level.

>

> I appreciate you all on this list so much,

> Thanks,

>

> Sat Nam

>

> Deviderjit

>

>

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