Interuptions and Health

[Guest guest]

Thanks to you so very much both who responded to me. I would love to be able to

not be affected by the interruptions. How do I get beyond getting angry when I

am interrupted? I get so upset I could cry. My heart pounds and I feel like

bursting into tears.

 

See I am dealing with hypothyroid and am on synthetic thyroid hormone which I'd

rather not take. I also have adrenal fatigue, which causes me to feel very

tired physically no matter how much I rest/sleep. I counter that with 4 cups of

coffee in the mornings so I can function. I wake up tired and cranky, and am

usually awakened by my children. So, the whole rest of the day is trying to

balance that sadness and fatigue. The sadness is caused by the fatigue.

 

I am living off grid, and have no one to trade childcare with. That isn't an

option. There are no yoga studios of any kind anywhere near enough. So, my

practice is without a teacher at home using DVDs and videos. I would love to do

the Guru Rattana classes, but my internet connection isn't good enough.

 

I am trying to rely on the golden chain of teachers. I have been doing Hatha

and Kundalini yoga consistently since June and before that off and on for 10

years... more off. Kundalini will be my focus completely starting Monday. I am

making a 40 day commitment to working with the first 3 chakras and may some with

the 5th for my thyroid. I want to accept my position in life right now, find

joy in it. I want to parent and write with all the creativity my Creator has

blessed me with. I want to make the commitment to living my best life possible

and to stop being angry. Then, I want to work on healing my mental and physical

scars. What should I realistically expect without getting angry when it comes

to practicing with small children around? My oldest is 4 and my youngest 17

months. If I am interrupted while meditating, I feel like I am losing

something. It is so hard to still my mind as it is wound on adrenaline and

caffeine.

 

Sorry to rant here, but I do appreciate anyone's thoughts. I am in great need

of physical, mental, and spiritual healing.

 

Be blessed,

Kelli

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam, Kelli, you are well on your way to healing. Do you have

access to nettles? They nourish the adrenal glands. And then there is

the Stress Set for the Adrenals and Kidneys in " Relax and Renew " and

perhaps other manuals or DVDs. You may be able to find it on line or

if you write to me directly I can type it out for you. Coffee may be

the culprit in your adrenal depletion. Try making Yogi Tea, do breath

of fire or long deep breathing to build your own pranic energy.

 

Play with embracing interruption as a part of your meditation practice.

Be aware of how it affects your physical state, what parts of your

body respond and how, what thoughts arise in your mind. Turn your

attention where it is needed with your children staying in the space

you create with your meditation. Let it be about maintaining awareness

through what your children are wanting/needing and return to your

practice when you can. Two minutes of Sat Kriya, two minutes of wiping

juice off the floor, two minutes of Sat Kriya. Look at your practice

and your healing from a larger perspective. It is a life long journey

and your children will not always be young and in need of your

attentiveness. No need to try to do it all right now. You have the

rest of your life and then some!

 

Your commitment and your outlook are beautiful.

 

Blessings,

 

Joan

>

> I am trying to rely on the golden chain of teachers. I have been doing

> Hatha and Kundalini yoga consistently since June and before that off

> and on for 10 years... more off. Kundalini will be my focus completely

> starting Monday. I am making a 40 day commitment to working with the

> first 3 chakras and may some with the 5th for my thyroid. I want to

> accept my position in life right now, find joy in it. I want to parent

> and write with all the creativity my Creator has blessed me with. I

> want to make the commitment to living my best life possible and to

> stop being angry. Then, I want to work on healing my mental and

> physical scars. What should I realistically expect without getting

> angry when it comes to practicing with small children around? My

> oldest is 4 and my youngest 17 months. If I am interrupted while

> meditating, I feel like I am losing something. It is so hard to still

> my mind as it is wound on adrenaline and caffeine.

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Kundaliniyoga , " hillfolkmama " <kudzumountain wrote:

>

> Thanks to you so very much both who responded to me. I would love to be able

to not be affected by the interruptions. How do I get beyond getting angry when

I am interrupted? I get so upset I could cry. My heart pounds and I feel like

bursting into tears........

>

> Kelli

>

Hello Kelli,

 

I agree with Joan that yogi tea is good - it is supposed to be energizing.

 

Sat Nam,

Serena

[Guest guest]

I've been meaning to respond because I remember well being so tired-to-the-bone

with small children at home. We always hear about not getting enough sleep with

a newborn, but who is prepared for maybe years of not enough sleep? And another

thing that I was not unexpecting was the weight of children's psychic attachment

to Mom. I, too, take synthetic thyroid, but didn't get it until more recently.

Fortunately, I surprised myself and quit my job, staying home with my children,

was able to take afternoon naps, and still do, several days a week! So hopefully

some of these suggestions will be useful; wish I'd known then what I know now.

 

Since you're worn out and irritable as a result, you need more rest. Forget 8

hours- that's not a rule, just an average. Maybe your requirement is 10 (like

Sophia Loren), after you get caught up. Your 17 month old must still be taking

naps, so catch a nap if you're sleepy when the baby naps. Make restoring

yourself the first priority before athletics. The 4 year old can have quiet time

in his/her room if he's not sleepy, looking at books, playing quietly, listening

to music, or coloring.

 

So maybe 2 1/2 hours straight of yoga isn't achievable- you split it up however

it works for you, or maybe just not do it for as long right now. Being a Mom

expands your heart by about a thousand-fold, wouldn't you agree? How many

heart-opening exercises would a non-Mom have to do to achieve that? So you're

already way ahead! You can throw out your timetable and afford to coast a bit!

 

So, yes, concentrate on restoring yourself and feeling supported.

Specifically, I would recommend the " releasing inner anger " set for instant

pychotherapy, which is available on a Yogi Bhajan dvd,or here:

 

http://www.grdcenter.org/meditations/anger.php

 

You can really let it rip when you get to the parts of pounding on the floor!

Think about every injustice or slight you've ever endured, and get that negative

energy out, where it can be converted into something more useful. You'll be

amazed, and less reactive after you've done it a few times.

 

Also, to rebuild your energy and cool anger in your heart- sitali breath (inhale

thru a curled tongue, exhale thru nose) while internally chanting ra ma da sa sa

say so hung on the inhale and again the exhale is so healing. Put one hand over

the other over your heart, because when you heal yourself, you as Mom heal your

whole family. Do it for at least 11 minutes.

 

Another pranayam that would be great to do is " shabad kriya " . Guru Rattana has

free online lessons, too, and has a nice explanation of it here, lesson 16:

 

http://kundaliniyoga.org/classes.html

 

I've found it to be exceptionally restorative, but it takes some practice to get

the full benefits. The benefits are far beyond sleep; it's great for your whole

nervous system and builds prana big-time.

 

Of course, you ought to cut back on coffee- who wouldn't be crabby with 4 cups a

day? If you knock out 1 cup at first, I doubt you'll get a headache. When you're

used to that, cut out another. If you get a headache, drink a cup of green tea.

It just doesn't seem to make the heat of anger the way coffee does.

 

Good luck, hope this helps, let us know how you are doing. These are big times

in your life.

[Guest guest]

Hi Kelli,

> How do I get beyond getting angry when I am interrupted? I get so upset I

could cry.

> My heart pounds and I feel like bursting into tears.

Kundalini yoga & meditation will help to calm your nervous system. When it is

excited your negative reactions to events tend to be more powerful.

 

> See I am dealing with hypothyroid....

I am not a doctor but I think a lot of very stressed/emotional people suffer

from this and it may be one of the many problems that lessen if you do a serious

yoga practice.

 

> I counter that with 4 cups of coffee in the mornings so I can function.

But coffee over-excites the nervous system which only makes things worse!

 

> ... trying to balance that sadness and fatigue. The sadness is caused by the

fatigue.

And the other way round too!

 

Kundalini yoga 'wakes up' your awareness of what goes on inside you and also

helps things inside you to re-adjust you, it calms your nervous system and

weakens your habits - this is your habits of moving and of feeling too. This

person that bothers you has become such a habit that they make you feel negative

when they aren't even there! Wont it be wonderful if this habit of feeling goes

away and you can feel good when the things around you right now are good?

It is good to give up coffee but if that is at all hard then don't. Put your

energy into doing the yoga. I just naturally take in less bad food and drink as

my internal sensitivity wakes up.

It is good to change your reaction to the things that hurt you but that is hard

so try a bit but don't hurt yourself by trying and failing - just put your

energy and time into the yoga.

 

Do the kriyas for 40 days without a gap (it is better to do it 1/2 length than

to not do it at all) and always do the deep relaxation. It is the every day

doing the same that 'shakes us up' so the quietness of the relaxation makes us

wake up inside.

You don't work directly to fix your problems - work hard on yoga and the things

inside you will work on your problems.

 

This is how it has been for me - although I am not at all perfect yogi - I have

a long way to go - but all the time I have spent has repaid me in so many ways.

 

Best kriya to do? I can't say I don't know enough - but any kriya on a dvd

should be good. It is the doing it for 40 days (or longer) that is most

important. It may take weeks before you start to see the point of this regular

daily practice.

 

I wish you luck and perserverance,

 

Keith.