Guest guest Posted April 12, 2006 Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 Sat Nam I have a question and don't seem to be able to access the so I am hoping to slip it in, in response to Andrea's posting. I am a beginner at kundalini yoga. I am on day 82 of a 90 day practice - is this called a kriya? Anyway I am doing the Laya Kriya and the asanas for the 10 Subtle Bodies. I am also attending a weekly kundalini yoga class at my community Gudwara (spelling.) Since I started this practice I would get sharp almost excruciating pain in my left ear. I went to see my family physician who conducted a number of tests and my blood pressure is fine. I have also had a CT Scan and complete x-rays as well as a stress test and I am perfectly healthy in every respect. More recently the pain would subside but approximately 30 to 60 minutes after practice the pain would return gradually this has been accompanied by a whooshing sound as though water was suddenly running through my ears to my head. This is inevitably followed by a very odd shimmering sound. This lasts for a few minutes and is followed by the sound of holding a shell up to your ear - the sound of the seashore or the ocean. A few weeks ago in class our teacher played a recording of what she called a Sacred Gong. This is exactly the sound I hear but it is always preceded by intense pain. When I first started practicing this Kriya (is this the correct term) during the meditation portion I had an extreme aversive response something one of you called "road rash". I have only experienced this process in relation to the Laya Kriya and 10 subtle bodies but last night during class after doing life nerve stretches I had the same experience only even more intense ear pain followed by a more intense gong sound. Then this morning when practicing I got the same response and then the sense that I was disappearing into everything until I opened my eyes - it was most peculiar. Other than these "bizarre" and physically painful experiences I have to say my practice is totally mundane - no light waves, no sense of "kundalini" energy - I am not sure I could identify that even I was experiencing it...just the physical sensations of the movement, the rests and then the mediation...I suppose it has its own rhythm but no earth shattering realizations or anything and not a lot of emotional material surfaces. Although in some indecipherable sense the practice feels transformative but I could not say why pther than it feels like I am more solid not in a fixed sense but more present. So all this background for the following questions: Does this pain indicate I should stop the practice? Does this mean I might be better suited to other forms of yoga? - I have practiced hatha yoga off and on but never with the same initial dedication or response...as this 90 day practice comes to a close should I simply ride it out, which I am inclined to do, and then try another kriya? Reflections, guidance would be appreciated. Brenna in Vancouver Kundaliniyoga [Kundaliniyoga] On Behalf Of Andrea, Sujan Singh Wednesday, April 12, 2006 12:28 AM Kundaliniyoga Re: Kundalini Yoga Book Recommendations? ---- Original Message ---- "cocteau2x" <cocteau2x <Kundaliniyoga> Tuesday, April 11, 2006 12:09 PM Kundalini Yoga Book Recommendations? > Hello .. > There are a LOT of books/DVDs available on Kundalini Yoga at the > website, which would you recommend for a > beginner? > Thank You I suggest you these books: "Introduction to Kundalini Yoga" - Gururattan Kaur Khalsa "Sadhana Guidelines" - Gurucharan S. Khalsa "Kundalini Yoga" - Shakta Kaur Khalsa AC Sujan Singh - - - - - - - - - - - - www.yogajap.com 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 Groups Links Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 Dear Brenna in Vancouver: My sense of your experience is that you are receiving much more from the 10 body Kriya (yes it is the correct term) and the Laya meditation than you think. The sounds in your ear are a huge opportunity of energy opening. You say there is pain but then what replaces pain is expansive, akin to the sound of the gong or the sound of the ocean. And you also talk about the experience of disappearing into everything. . . this is the result of Kundalini Rising. You don't have to feel a rush of energy. . . the results you are experiencing are huge! My recommendation is to continue doing what you are doing for now, take advantage of the gifts given to you from this practice, and whenever you feel pain know that it is the way your body is letting go of what you don't need anymore so embrace the pain., let it flow through you, open your heart to it and let the experience give you the meaning of what you are going through, don't seek meaning first. Dive into the experience, with complete faith. Meaning will come in due time! You are doing great and if you remove the doubts you will free yourself! Many blessings, Awtar S. Rochester, NY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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