So how do I turn the volume down?

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Well, this promises to be a strange request... I've joined this list

in hopes that this is the right environment to begin asking this

question. I know fairly little about Kundalini, but it's the closest

analog to my experience that I've found so far. I'm looking for any

related experience or advice you can forward to me.

 

So, I have what seems to be an "energy"-related problem. It feels to

me as though there is, and has always been, just too much energy

or "chi" flowing through me-- as though my spiritual "electrical

cord" carried twice the voltage of most people. My inspirations (when

they come) are all-consuming, my grief is incapacitating, my

interpersonal mojo ("personal magnetism") is so strong that it gets

me into trouble. I process things (psychologically) much more quickly

than other people, learn skills twice as quickly, etc. etc. I have

maybe a dozen stories (which might easily be coincidences, I know,

but are good metaphors either way) about electrical devices

inexplicably breaking near me when I'm really upset about something.

 

I suppose it sounds great or interesting if you aren't born with it,

but it has made my life exhausting and overwhelming. 15 years of

concentrated effort has made me, finally, able to keep a game face

and shield the people around me from it (I come off as relatively

mellow and stable), but it's not getting any easier on * me *. I'm

finally coming to terms with the fact that I've got to learn how to

channel / mitigate it or, it seems to me, it's going to do more than

just exhaust me... it's going to damage my body, and maybe the people

who're close to me. And, so you know, this isn't manic depression or

anything like that (or straight mania). I'm pretty familiar with that

brand of illness... this is quite different.

 

The point is, I don't have the first idea of who to talk to about how

to learn to consciously handle this. Most of what I read about energy

medicine is about people wanting to awaken their energies; I want the

opposite. I either want a smaller current flowing through me, or I

want to learn how to handle the current I have, smooth it out and

calm it down, so it isn't so darned hard on me anymore. Meditation

doesn't cut it... quiets my mind, sure, but doesn't slow or smooth

out the energy. Yoga frees up energetic blocks, but... well, that can

actually make it worse.

 

I really feel like I need help with this. My intuition tells me that

the Yogic disciplines are the best place to start looking, but I just

don't know who to start talking to. I probably need to work with

someone, but... what kind of someone? Can an energy worker help me

with this, or should I start somewhere else? Is there a name for it?

 

Please FWD me to any resources (books, ideas, people, disciplines

etc.) that you think are appropriate.

 

Thanks a lot in advance,

--K

[Guest guest]

Hi Kim,

 

You came to the right place. Kundalini Yoga is all about handling the

voltage. The question is -- what kind of kriyas should you do? I would

recommend doing the Kirtan meditation at least a few times to see what

effect it has. Kirtan goes like this (please feel free to add/correct

any misinfo, veteran teachers): sit in easy pose, cross legged, eyes

closed and focused at brow point. Chant "Sa Ta Na Ma" in regular

volume, and with each syllable, touch in order the index, middle, ring

and pinkie finger to the thumb. Do this for 5 minutes, then chant the

same syllables in a whisper for 5 minutes using the same mudra (hand

motion), then "chant" them silently (just vibrate them) for 11 minutes

with the mudra, then whisper again for 5 minutes with the hand motion,

then chant aloud for 5 minutes with the hand motion. Feel the energy

entering through the crown chakra (top of your skull) and exiting

through the third eye (brow point). Kirtan will help you relax and

align your higher chakras. I find it to be very relaxing -- it helps me

to sleep well. "Sa Ta Na Ma" is a seed mantra and can help you realize

your destiny.

 

KY has many gifts to offer. You might try buying a video from

yogatech.com and following it, or looking for classes in your area --

check kundalini.org for KY teachers in your area. Check the numerology

link at Kundalini.org.

 

Good luck!

 

Avneesh Singh,

Milford NH

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Dear Kim:

 

I agree with Karta Purkh. Simply find a kundalini yoga teacher near

you(check out www.kundaliniyoga.com and select teacher directory) and

start practicing the yoga. Feel how it changes, strengthens you. Gauge how

much you can handle at first. But it will safely strengthen your nervous

system so you can use/handle the energy available to you.

 

The key is to be consistent and disciplined, to keep up. Things will

change for you. And let us know if you have any more questions.

 

Best wishes and blessings, Awtar S.

 

> My intuition tells me that

> the Yogic disciplines are the best place to start looking, but I just

> don't know who to start talking to. I probably need to work with

> someone, but... what kind of someone? Can an energy worker help me

> with this, or should I start somewhere else? Is there a name for it?

>

> Please FWD me to any resources (books, ideas, people, disciplines

> etc.) that you think are appropriate.

>

> Thanks a lot in advance,

> --K

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Kim,

Submitting your birthday info (for Tantric Numerological purposes)

might be helpful. ( http://www.sahej.com/Tantric_Numerology.html )

At any rate, sounds like there is need for some "proportionality", and

that would point to, perhaps, a need to look at your level (and depth)

of TRUST in the world around you.

Also, where are you from? Where do you live now? How long have you been

there? How long have you been "amped"? Did this start at a particular

time? Any info you are willing to offer would been of use

Sat Nam,

Dharam Singh

Millis, MA