Need help recovering from premature Kundalini

[Guest guest]

Hello,

 

My name is Matt and I'm 19 years old. I decided to take up yoga because I have

had some health problems related to allergies and some stress that I was hoping

to eliminate.

I started doing yoga on my carpet, alone, with no guidance other than the

kundaliniyoga.org website. The first two days were very beneficial. I exercised

some positions, and did minor meditation & breathing (5 minutes). I felt much

better, happier, etc. The third day was different. I meditated for over an hour

with my deepest concentration, and extremely deep breathing. It took me much

longer to fall asleep.

In the middle of that night (2:00 am), I woke up with enormous surges in my

body. I tried to go back to sleep, but I couldn't. The surges kept getting

stronger until I felt an enormous charge throughout my body and I felt some sort

of spinning turbine in my chest (almost as if it was connected to my heart). I

immediately got up and tried to relax and watch some tv (tv really helps me calm

down).

I was overly energized the entire next day. I decided not to do any

meditation/yoga. I felt like I had an electric shock.

At this point I wasn't so worried because I didn't feel THAT bad, and I figured

it would go away after a full night's rest. This is where my problem kicks in. I

couldn't go to sleep the next night; I would just feel the energy keep rising

inside me. So I got up again and decided to watch tv (fearing that another

"surge" would occur).

Now after reading more, I learned about how this was a premature kundalini and

how it could have bad effects, etc. I really want to figure out a way to make

this energy subside.

Please advise me, because I need to have a normal night's rest to recover.

Should I exercise a lot, avoid exercise, eat less/more, practice yoga, watch

more tv ????

 

Help me I'm quite frightened. If I could return to my normal self, with my

newfound knowledge, I'd approach yoga in a much less intensive manner. I just

need this energy to subside for now.

 

I'm probably going to go outside and do some push-ups. I have a strange feeling

that exercise might help me (maybe i'll get tired enough to go to sleep).

Someone please contact me quickly because I need help.

 

--Matt

 

P.S. I might have sent this email to another mailing list cause I wasn't sure

which one exactly I should have sent it to. Sorry.

[Guest guest]

Dear Matt,

 

You probably need to walk or run or do something to ground yourself so the

energy can come back down and integrate in your body. Massage your feet and

legs after walking or running. Or doing push ups. Don't venture too far

from home in the dark. You could run gently in place.

 

> Should I exercise a lot,

 

Not a lot, but enough to move the energy through your body.

 

avoid exercise,

 

No.

 

eat less/more,

 

Eat only healthy food. Maybe some root foods like baked potatoe.

 

practice yoga,

 

Leg stretches and sitali pranayama to calm down. Inhale through the curled

tongue, exhale through the nose. Slow and deep in the belly. Also to go to

sleep, block the right nostril and breath through the left nostril. Long

and deep from the belly.

 

>watch more tv ????

 

*I don't think that is a good idea.

 

 

> Help me I'm quite frightened.

 

* Relax. Drink lots of water. Cool down. You will be fine.

 

>If I could return to my normal self, with my newfound knowledge, I'd

>approach yoga in a much less intensive manner. I just need this energy to

>subside for now.

 

* Be gentle with ourself. Be consciously aware. It will subside. Be with

it and invite it to go back down your spine and heal whatever your health

problems were. Invite it back into your lower body by breathing low and

being aware low and in your legs and feet.

 

> I'm probably going to go outside and do some push-ups. I have a strange

feeling that exercise might help me (maybe i'll get tired enough to go to

sleep)

 

* Follow your inner guidance. If it says push ups then do push ups.

 

Sat nam,

 

Gururattan Kaur

[Guest guest]

Mr. Kaur,

 

The feet massaging seems to help. I definitely have been drinking tons of water,

but this is the 3rd night now that I haven't gotten any sleep. I'm still feeling

tons of surges running through my body as I lay in bed.

I really think just one full night of sleep would help me a lot. I'm scared to

try the breathing exercise you recommended because I think that's what

prematurely awakened my kundalini in the first place, but I'll try it anyways.

I forgot to ask about music. Generally speaking, music has enormous emotional

effects on me. Should I listen/avoid music? And if listen, then what kind

(energizing, uplifting, calming)?

 

Thank you very much for your help.

 

--Matt

 

 

All,

 

I would greatly appreciate anyone elses feedback.

 

--Matt

 

 

On Mon, Aug 23, 2004 at 09:01:32PM -0700, Gururattan Kaur Khalsa wrote:

> Dear Matt,

>

> You probably need to walk or run or do something to ground yourself so the

> energy can come back down and integrate in your body. Massage your feet and

> legs after walking or running. Or doing push ups. Don't venture too far

> from home in the dark. You could run gently in place.

>

> > Should I exercise a lot,

>

> Not a lot, but enough to move the energy through your body.

>

> avoid exercise,

>

> No.

>

> eat less/more,

>

> Eat only healthy food. Maybe some root foods like baked potatoe.

>

> practice yoga,

>

> Leg stretches and sitali pranayama to calm down. Inhale through the curled

> tongue, exhale through the nose. Slow and deep in the belly. Also to go to

> sleep, block the right nostril and breath through the left nostril. Long

> and deep from the belly.

>

> >watch more tv ????

>

> *I don't think that is a good idea.

>

>

> > Help me I'm quite frightened.

>

> * Relax. Drink lots of water. Cool down. You will be fine.

>

> >If I could return to my normal self, with my newfound knowledge, I'd

> >approach yoga in a much less intensive manner. I just need this energy to

> >subside for now.

>

> * Be gentle with ourself. Be consciously aware. It will subside. Be with

> it and invite it to go back down your spine and heal whatever your health

> problems were. Invite it back into your lower body by breathing low and

> being aware low and in your legs and feet.

>

> > I'm probably going to go outside and do some push-ups. I have a strange

> feeling that exercise might help me (maybe i'll get tired enough to go to

> sleep)

>

> * Follow your inner guidance. If it says push ups then do push ups.

>

> Sat nam,

>

> Gururattan Kaur

>

>

>

>

>

> Kundalini Yoga - for the best online selection

of Books, Videos and DVDs on Kundalini Yoga, based on ancient technology as

brought to the West by Yogi Bhajan. Also a great range of beautiful Meditation

and Mantra CDs, all with RealAudio sound clips.

> - visit

> Links

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Matt (from where?)

I recall clearly what it was like to be 19 and to feel like my

energy was out of control. I say "energy" because that is closer to the

truth. Kundalini is only showing you in, in rather dramatic terms, what

is already going on within you but you haven't yet grounded it. At your

age you haven't had a lot of life experience and knowledge to temper

what you're going through which actually translates into having a strong

Navel Center. Also, your breath hasn't yet become your friend as you

have all kinds of other juice (Libido) and thoughts sustaining you

(Illusory) at your age. Doing pelvic lifts (inhaling up, exhaling down)

while on your back and holding your ankles. Rest for a couple of minutes

on your back and then reach forward into a front bend, grabbing your

toes and let you head come close to your knees. Bend from the waist.

This is real grounding. Hold for a couple of minutes.

 

You need to do soothing things AND you need to flip you polarity. A

warm tub of water with some sesame or almond oil can be real settling.

You can do this several times a day. The opposite can also be just what

you need. As your energy is just flying around (Prana), you need to

balance and ground it (Apana). A cold shower can be a real Godsend at

this time. This will bring you back down. The combination of warm baths

and cold showers will help you sleep and settle in. Below are several

posting that deal with cold showers.

 

Kundaliniyoga/message/15446

 

Kundaliniyoga/message/15948

 

Kundaliniyoga/message/15648

 

Kundaliniyoga/message/15649

 

Regarding Television, when we watch it as a habit, it is because we are

lonely. Consider this thought and feel yourself. At your age a chose to

do a Body Centered Therapy called Bioenergetics (Reichian Therapy). It

saved my life, and I don't say that lightly. The emotions, when they

are blocked and you don't have a rapport with your self, can be very

upsetting. One thing I found myself doing while in the middle of one

rough spot was to sit with my forehead in my palms (elbows on my knees).

This is something you can do as long as you need. It's your head that

needs to catch up with the rest of you. Go to

kundalini yogakyt13.html for more info on "coming down".

 

I found that clapping my hands together really sharply can be very

grounding, also.

 

Also, when I need to quiet my head so I can get back to sleep, I do

Bound Lotus Kriya (majorly modified). It really brings me into core

being. That's where you want to be right now. Breath deeply and

consciously while performing this. Cry, freak out, do whatever comes up.

Be In Touch!

 

Below is an email from the Archives.

Kundaliniyoga/message/17789

 

The Bound Lotus kriya is a sacred and powerful kriya that literally

transforms you and your whole life.

It is done like this: You go into full lotus position, you cross your arms

behind your back and grab the big toe of the opposite foot

and then you bend forward until your forehead touches the ground and stay

there for 31 minutes. You can find a very interesting article on this on the

Aquarian Times magazine "Environmental Issue" by Mahan Kirn Kaur, who is the

lady who healed herself from almost paralysis by doing this kriya. Also you

can find more details on the archive cause there was a big discussion on

this kriya around september-october (I think) on this list.

Love and Light

Sat Atma

 

 

Sat Nam. Keep us posted.

Dharam Singh

Millis,MA

 

 

 

matt wrote:

 

>Hello,

>

>My name is Matt and I'm 19 years old. I decided to take up yoga because I have

had some health problems related to allergies and some stress that I was hoping

to eliminate.

>I started doing yoga on my carpet, alone, with no guidance other than the

kundaliniyoga.org website. The first two days were very beneficial. I exercised

some positions, and did minor meditation & breathing (5 minutes). I felt much

better, happier, etc. The third day was different. I meditated for over an hour

with my deepest concentration, and extremely deep breathing. It took me much

longer to fall asleep.

>In the middle of that night (2:00 am), I woke up with enormous surges in my

body. I tried to go back to sleep, but I couldn't. The surges kept getting

stronger until I felt an enormous charge throughout my body and I felt some sort

of spinning turbine in my chest (almost as if it was connected to my heart). I

immediately got up and tried to relax and watch some tv (tv really helps me calm

down).

>I was overly energized the entire next day. I decided not to do any

meditation/yoga. I felt like I had an electric shock.

>At this point I wasn't so worried because I didn't feel THAT bad, and I figured

it would go away after a full night's rest. This is where my problem kicks in. I

couldn't go to sleep the next night; I would just feel the energy keep rising

inside me. So I got up again and decided to watch tv (fearing that another

"surge" would occur).

>Now after reading more, I learned about how this was a premature kundalini and

how it could have bad effects, etc. I really want to figure out a way to make

this energy subside.

>Please advise me, because I need to have a normal night's rest to recover.

>Should I exercise a lot, avoid exercise, eat less/more, practice yoga, watch

more tv ????

>

>Help me I'm quite frightened. If I could return to my normal self, with my

newfound knowledge, I'd approach yoga in a much less intensive manner. I just

need this energy to subside for now.

>

>I'm probably going to go outside and do some push-ups. I have a strange feeling

that exercise might help me (maybe i'll get tired enough to go to sleep).

Someone please contact me quickly because I need help.

>

>--Matt

>

>P.S. I might have sent this email to another mailing list cause I wasn't sure

which one exactly I should have sent it to. Sorry.

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Matt,

 

All Dharam's suggestions are excellent. I was thinking soak feet in warm

epson salts, but the bath sounds better.

 

You have been given a gift so that you can wake up. Change your approach

from resistance to acceptance and gratitude. Be with the energy as your

friend, not your enemy. This is loving the feminine.

 

YOu can also chant ong na mo guru dev no mo and call on Yogi Bhajan to

assist you. Be sure to listen.

 

Soothing music sounds best. What calms you down and makes it enjoyable to

be still and be present to yourself.

 

Thanks for sharing with us. This will help many people.

Let us know what techniques work best for you.

 

 

Many blessings,

 

Gururattan Kaur

San Diego, CA

[Guest guest]

Dear Matt,

 

We want to hear from you. Did you sleep last night? Did you take a warm

bath? Tell us what you are doing and what is working to bring you more into

body consciousness.

 

While all this energy is moving through your body, feel it and be with it.

You will need less sleep than you think if you are simply present in your

body and rest.

 

Sat Nam,

 

Gururattan Kaur

[Guest guest]

Gururattan Kaur,

 

I think I'm doing better now. For reference, I think that what caused my episode

was just way too exaggerated breathing for a beginner. I've been reading all

week about Kundalini and many people seem to acknowledge that forceful breathing

can invoke kundalini. I guess my body, after only 3 days of yoga, wasn't in a

condition to accept the energy.

As for improving myself, I've been doing the following: cold showers, eating

only health food, forgetting about my problems, massaging feet and thinking

about the Kundalini force subsiding downwards, some light stretching, and

drinking lots of water.

I've been able to sleep for limited amounts of time, and whenever I do, I feel

much better.

If I can keep slowly recovering like this, I'll eventually resume doing yoga so

that my body can be in a condition to handle this energy.

Again, thanks for the support, everyone.

 

Sat Nam,

Matt

 

 

On Wed, Aug 25, 2004 at 11:55:16AM -0700, Gururattan Kaur Khalsa wrote:

>

> Dear Matt,

>

> We want to hear from you. Did you sleep last night? Did you take a warm

> bath? Tell us what you are doing and what is working to bring you more into

> body consciousness.

>

> While all this energy is moving through your body, feel it and be with it.

> You will need less sleep than you think if you are simply present in your

> body and rest.

>

> Sat Nam,

>

> Gururattan Kaur

>

>

>

>

>

> Kundalini Yoga - for the best online selection

of Books, Videos and DVDs on Kundalini Yoga, based on ancient technology as

brought to the West by Yogi Bhajan. Also a great range of beautiful Meditation

and Mantra CDs, all with RealAudio sound clips.

> - visit

> Links

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Matt,

 

Thank you so much for up dating on how your are doing and what you are

doing. I think you are doing very well to reestablish your balance and

integrate at a higher level of awareness.

 

Please keep us updated.

 

Many blessings,

 

Gururattan Kaur