Recurring anxiety dream

[Guest guest]

Hello all, I've studied KY for the last 10 years, and been teaching for the last

3 years. I found KY after having a mild traumatic brain injury 11 years ago.

KY has been more helpful than any other thing I've found to manage the symptoms

of my brain injury (severe mental fatigue, being overwhelmed, confusion, lack of

focus...). I currently live in Northeast Ohio where there are few KY teachers

and no KY center. So I decided to look to you all for help.

 

For the past few months I've been having recurring dreams that are very anxiety

ridden, but not scary. In my dreams I have a few different scenarios - one

setting is the city, another is out in a rural area, and the last is a 3rd world

country where I'm living with with locals closely connected to the earth. But

they all have the theme of trying to figure something out and feeling like I'm

running against time... sense of being overwhelmed, lots of stress and

pressure/responsibility on me. And the effect of these dreams is to leave me

with this sense of fear and dread. I wake up feeling it and now it hits me in

the evenings too, once it starts getting dark.

 

So, here's my question. I tried a few meditations/kriyas to help with the

anxiety, but instead of helping, it became worse. I did the Essence of Self

kriya

(http://www.pinklotus.org/-%20KY%20Kriya%20for%20The%20Essence%20of%20Self.htm)

and the Meditation for the Arcline and to Clear the Karmas (Meditation is from

The Master's Touch by YB pg 208). The effect of the yoga was to bring forward

more of these images and thoughts in my head. I don't know what to make of

this. I know there were alot of things I had to shut off or shut out once I had

my injury. I couldn't handle (process) the thoughts needed to make sense of

something, so I just shut out the thoughts. I think the dreams are a way they

are trying to come out. I'm looking for a way to let them out and let them go.

Instead they are coming out, but just lingering, leaving me with fear.

 

Oh, I should mention that I have found one meditation that has helped some with

the fear. It's the Meditation " Facing the Challenge of Tomorrow " (originally

taught 1/4/94) from a collection called " Nine Minutes Max Meditations " from YB.

This doesn't stop the dreams, but I don't attach as much anxiety/fear to them.

I believe this is b/c an element of the fear from my dreams is the upcoming 2012

transition. I think this means life will be getting more stressful for all of

us, leading into 2012. Since my injury, stress is toxic, it degrades my

abilities. So I know it's gonna get worse, that's part of the fear.

 

I appreciate any ideas or suggestions you may have.

[Guest guest]

Hello,

 

What time are you getting up in the morning? It may help you to get up earlier,

which should filter out the negative dreams from the subconscious mind. That's

why we get up in the amrit vila and chant. Most people have disturbing dreams

the last few hours of sleep. The spiritual energy available to you in the early

morning hours is very powerful and healing.

 

I also find it helpful to exhale out fear, anger, grief, self doubt, etc...down

my grounding cord, into the Earth.

 

Satpal Kaur

[Guest guest]

Sat nam,

I don't have any kriya suggestions for your anxiety dreams, but it sounds like

you found a kriya that helps. You definately need to let emotions come up, etc.

to be healthy and functional. Try doing art. Even doodling, or coloring in

coloring books, can be very helpful and soothing to subconscious emotions and

anxiety. Also, regarding 2012, how do you know it's going to be stressful? We

can create our realities through our thoughts. Do your best not to assume the

future is stressful, and stay in the present.

Guru Beant Kaur

 

Bridget Kamke, LMT

Kundalini Yoga Teacher

Licensed Massage Therapist

Children's Book Author

www.infinipede.com

 

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[Guest guest]

Quite often, meditations or pranayams that withhold the breath alleviate fear.

A meditation like SoDarshan Chakra Kriya may help.

 

GuruBandhu

 

Kundalini-Yoga , " culturexing " <culturexing wrote:

>

> Hello all, I've studied KY for the last 10 years, and been teaching for the

last 3 years. I found KY after having a mild traumatic brain injury 11 years

ago. KY has been more helpful than any other thing I've found to manage the

symptoms of my brain injury (severe mental fatigue, being overwhelmed,

confusion, lack of focus...). I currently live in Northeast Ohio where there

are few KY teachers and no KY center. So I decided to look to you all for help.

>

> For the past few months I've been having recurring dreams that are very

anxiety ridden, but not scary. In my dreams I have a few different scenarios -

one setting is the city, another is out in a rural area, and the last is a 3rd

world country where I'm living with with locals closely connected to the earth.

But they all have the theme of trying to figure something out and feeling like

I'm running against time... sense of being overwhelmed, lots of stress and

pressure/responsibility on me. And the effect of these dreams is to leave me

with this sense of fear and dread. I wake up feeling it and now it hits me in

the evenings too, once it starts getting dark.

>

> So, here's my question. I tried a few meditations/kriyas to help with the

anxiety, but instead of helping, it became worse. I did the Essence of Self

kriya

(http://www.pinklotus.org/-%20KY%20Kriya%20for%20The%20Essence%20of%20Self.htm)

and the Meditation for the Arcline and to Clear the Karmas (Meditation is from

The Master's Touch by YB pg 208). The effect of the yoga was to bring forward

more of these images and thoughts in my head. I don't know what to make of

this. I know there were alot of things I had to shut off or shut out once I had

my injury. I couldn't handle (process) the thoughts needed to make sense of

something, so I just shut out the thoughts. I think the dreams are a way they

are trying to come out. I'm looking for a way to let them out and let them go.

Instead they are coming out, but just lingering, leaving me with fear.

>

> Oh, I should mention that I have found one meditation that has helped some

with the fear. It's the Meditation " Facing the Challenge of Tomorrow "

(originally taught 1/4/94) from a collection called " Nine Minutes Max

Meditations " from YB. This doesn't stop the dreams, but I don't attach as much

anxiety/fear to them. I believe this is b/c an element of the fear from my

dreams is the upcoming 2012 transition. I think this means life will be getting

more stressful for all of us, leading into 2012. Since my injury, stress is

toxic, it degrades my abilities. So I know it's gonna get worse, that's part of

the fear.

>

> I appreciate any ideas or suggestions you may have.

>

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam all!

 

I'm probably jumping in relatively late (have spent a few days not online here)

so excuse me if I'm repeating something already mentioned, but I have a number

of friends who have worked with Kundalini Yoga technologies in the arena of

Recovery from drug/alcohol dependency. One who regularly counsels people with

nightmares and panic attacks this kind of rehab work can engender, has had

success with " Chakra Chatra Vartee, " (last four lines of Jaap Saheb) (the

version by Kulwant Singh is the one used in a lot of kriyas). One way to use it

is to have the person chant it 11 times a day for 40 days (make sure they tune

in first, and have them wear a head covering as they chant it-- it's not very

long) OR they can use an old-school boom box and have it continuously playing in

their home somewhere, for 40 days.

 

All love,

Wambezi Ungowa/ Premdev Kaur