Hi everybody - my first post ;-)

April 6, 2007

Hi Dave and the warmest of welcomes. This is a place of much expertise and love,

where your Kundalini development will prosper in the safest of havens.

All the best - John.

-

daveshaw67

Saturday, April 07, 2007 8:47 AM

Hi everybody - my first post ;-)

My name is Dave and I heard about this group through the thoughtfulness

of a guy at another group, Kundalini Yoga, which I joined earlier

this week. I posted the following there:

Hi everybody, I am wondering if any of you can shed some light on a

development I'm experiencing. I began to practice a form of Kundalini

meditation a few days ago. I've been interested in meditation per se for

a few years but have never settled into a regular and committed

practice. Last weekend I found the Kundalini Yoga website and

immediately felt drawn to it. I'm still finding my way around the site

and slowly absorbing some of the background to and principles of KY.

Meanwhile, I remembered that I had a copy of The Five Tibetans by

Christopher Kilham, so I picked it up and found the section where he

gives a description of a beginner Kundalini chakra meditation. For those

of you who haven't read it, he suggests a half hour meditation which

begins with a basic 'settling into' a meditative state, then develops

into a focused meditation on each of the chakras, starting at muladhara

and progressing upwards through each of the others. He recommends

bringing the attention to each chakra for about 3 minutes and breathing

regularly but not particularly deeply into each energy centre. I

began the practice on Monday. I'm not the world's best meditator (!) and

so far have only been able to get as far as the throat centre (once!)

but I'm persisting because I know it's a matter of practice. My

difficulty has been in processing what 'comes up', particularly in the

solar plexus area (a great deal of repressed anger). But hey, that's my

stuff! What I'm curious to know is, would following this type of

meditation produce a 'ringing' in my left ear all of a sudden? Because I

was woken by it on Tuesday night, and then while I was at work yesterday

it returned and hasn't really gone away. I'm now aware that it's

basically there full-time, and while it's not disturbingly loud, it

occasionally increases in pitch and intensity. It's kind of like a sonic

whine, I don't really know how to describe it. Obviously I've wondered

about tinnitus, but there is no history of any problems like that in my

family as far as I'm aware, and I've certainly never experienced

anything like it before (except a couple of times after loud concerts

and the like, which goes away within a few hours.) Could the meditation

practice have sparked something like this? If I know it's likely to

pass, I won't worry about it. Otherwise, I need to think about getting

it checked out. Coming across KY at the weekend seems like a stage on

a path for me, because I've been Reiki Level II attuned for two and a

half years now and so have been working with the chakras in that way for

some time. I have to say, however, that I'm finding this meditation

practice particularly powerful. I'd be grateful if anybody feels they

can shed some light on this.

Since posting that, the noise in my ear has quietened down somewhat but

is still there. I'm not disturbed by it, I simply find it interesting at

this point and I can live with it so far. In fact, it's only really when

I bring my attention to it that I remember it's there, so it's better

than it was at first. I'd still appreciate any insights you guys might

have into this, though, and I'd love to hear about any similar

experiences you have had.

I'm really at the very beginning with Kundalini, just starting to find

out about it and trying to discipline myself to practice the meditation

regularly. I did practice the Tibetans for a while a couple of years

back, but then I had an accident which frightened me and I stopped doing

them. I remember feeling at the time that I'd generated an energy that I

couldn't manage properly and that's why I'd ended up in considerable

pain for 2 or 3 weeks, but I'm thinking of trying to practice them again

very soon.

I'd be very grateful if someone could advise me on how to make best use

of my membership here as this and the Kundalini Yoga group are the only

groups I've ever belonged to, and I'm not sure quite how they

work.

Thank you chrism for responding to my request to join so quickly and

welcomingly. I'm looking forward to being an active member here and

sharing my Kundalini adventure with everybody. Right now, I don't really

know where I'm headed with this, but I'm happy to be in the company of

the people who post here.

Namaste,

Dave

April 6, 2007

Hi John! Nice to hear from you again. Thanks so much for the warm

encouragement, I look forward to some great communication with you

and everyone here.

Namaste

Dave

, " "

<...> wrote:

>

> Hi Dave and the warmest of welcomes. This is a place of much

expertise and love, where your Kundalini development will prosper in

the safest of havens.

>

> All the best - John.

>

> -

> daveshaw67

>

> Saturday, April 07, 2007 8:47 AM

> Hi everybody - my first

post ;-)

>

> My name is Dave and I heard about this group through the

thoughtfulness

> of a guy at another group, Kundalini Yoga, which I joined

earlier

> this week. I posted the following there:

>

> Hi everybody, I am wondering if any of you can shed some light on

a

> development I'm experiencing. I began to practice a form of

Kundalini

> meditation a few days ago. I've been interested in meditation per

se for

> a few years but have never settled into a regular and committed

> practice. Last weekend I found the Kundalini Yoga website and

> immediately felt drawn to it. I'm still finding my way around the

site

> and slowly absorbing some of the background to and principles of

KY.

> Meanwhile, I remembered that I had a copy of The Five Tibetans by

> Christopher Kilham, so I picked it up and found the section where

he

> gives a description of a beginner Kundalini chakra meditation.

For those

> of you who haven't read it, he suggests a half hour meditation

which

> begins with a basic 'settling into' a meditative state, then

develops

> into a focused meditation on each of the chakras, starting at

muladhara

> and progressing upwards through each of the others. He recommends

> bringing the attention to each chakra for about 3 minutes and

breathing

> regularly but not particularly deeply into each energy centre. I

> began the practice on Monday. I'm not the world's best meditator

(!) and

> so far have only been able to get as far as the throat centre

(once!)

> but I'm persisting because I know it's a matter of practice. My

> difficulty has been in processing what 'comes up', particularly

in the

> solar plexus area (a great deal of repressed anger). But hey,

that's my

> stuff! What I'm curious to know is, would following this type of

> meditation produce a 'ringing' in my left ear all of a sudden?

Because I

> was woken by it on Tuesday night, and then while I was at work

yesterday

> it returned and hasn't really gone away. I'm now aware that it's

> basically there full-time, and while it's not disturbingly loud,

it

> occasionally increases in pitch and intensity. It's kind of like

a sonic

> whine, I don't really know how to describe it. Obviously I've

wondered

> about tinnitus, but there is no history of any problems like that

in my

> family as far as I'm aware, and I've certainly never experienced

> anything like it before (except a couple of times after loud

concerts

> and the like, which goes away within a few hours.) Could the

meditation

> practice have sparked something like this? If I know it's likely

to

> pass, I won't worry about it. Otherwise, I need to think about

getting

> it checked out. Coming across KY at the weekend seems like a

stage on

> a path for me, because I've been Reiki Level II attuned for two

and a

> half years now and so have been working with the chakras in that

way for

> some time. I have to say, however, that I'm finding this

meditation

> practice particularly powerful. I'd be grateful if anybody feels

they

> can shed some light on this.

>

> Since posting that, the noise in my ear has quietened down

somewhat but

> is still there. I'm not disturbed by it, I simply find it

interesting at

> this point and I can live with it so far. In fact, it's only

really when

> I bring my attention to it that I remember it's there, so it's

better

> than it was at first. I'd still appreciate any insights you guys

might

> have into this, though, and I'd love to hear about any similar

> experiences you have had.

>

> I'm really at the very beginning with Kundalini, just starting to

find

> out about it and trying to discipline myself to practice the

meditation

> regularly. I did practice the Tibetans for a while a couple of

years

> back, but then I had an accident which frightened me and I

stopped doing

> them. I remember feeling at the time that I'd generated an energy

that I

> couldn't manage properly and that's why I'd ended up in

considerable

> pain for 2 or 3 weeks, but I'm thinking of trying to practice

them again

> very soon.

>

> I'd be very grateful if someone could advise me on how to make

best use

> of my membership here as this and the Kundalini Yoga group are

the only

> groups I've ever belonged to, and I'm not sure quite how

they

> work.

>

> Thank you chrism for responding to my request to join so quickly

and

> welcomingly. I'm looking forward to being an active member here

and

> sharing my Kundalini adventure with everybody. Right now, I don't

really

> know where I'm headed with this, but I'm happy to be in the

company of

> the people who post here.

>

> Namaste,

>

> Dave

>

April 6, 2007

A warm welcome to you, Dave. Hug. Wonderful having you

with us. There's a few of us just starting out! Its

fun having beginners and those advancing...so much to

share and experience. When I hear about the

experiences of those further along it expands the

boundaries of my imagination, and anything is

possible! I look forward to hearing more from you as

you surrender to Shakti, and join in the Dance. Love,

dhyana

--- daveshaw67 <daveshaw67 wrote:

>

> My name is Dave and I heard about this group through

> the thoughtfulness

> of a guy at another group, Kundalini Yoga,

> which I joined earlier

> this week. I posted the following there:

>

> Hi everybody, I am wondering if any of you can shed

> some light on a

> development I'm experiencing. I began to practice a

> form of Kundalini

> meditation a few days ago. I've been interested in

> meditation per se for

> a few years but have never settled into a regular

> and committed

> practice. Last weekend I found the Kundalini Yoga

> website and

> immediately felt drawn to it. I'm still finding my

> way around the site

> and slowly absorbing some of the background to and

> principles of KY.

> Meanwhile, I remembered that I had a copy of The

> Five Tibetans by

> Christopher Kilham, so I picked it up and found the

> section where he

> gives a description of a beginner Kundalini chakra

> meditation. For those

> of you who haven't read it, he suggests a half hour

> meditation which

> begins with a basic 'settling into' a meditative

> state, then develops

> into a focused meditation on each of the chakras,

> starting at muladhara

> and progressing upwards through each of the others.

> He recommends

> bringing the attention to each chakra for about 3

> minutes and breathing

> regularly but not particularly deeply into each

> energy centre. I

> began the practice on Monday. I'm not the world's

> best meditator (!) and

> so far have only been able to get as far as the

> throat centre (once!)

> but I'm persisting because I know it's a matter of

> practice. My

> difficulty has been in processing what 'comes up',

> particularly in the

> solar plexus area (a great deal of repressed anger).

> But hey, that's my

> stuff! What I'm curious to know is, would following

> this type of

> meditation produce a 'ringing' in my left ear all of

> a sudden? Because I

> was woken by it on Tuesday night, and then while I

> was at work yesterday

> it returned and hasn't really gone away. I'm now

> aware that it's

> basically there full-time, and while it's not

> disturbingly loud, it

> occasionally increases in pitch and intensity. It's

> kind of like a sonic

> whine, I don't really know how to describe it.

> Obviously I've wondered

> about tinnitus, but there is no history of any

> problems like that in my

> family as far as I'm aware, and I've certainly never

> experienced

> anything like it before (except a couple of times

> after loud concerts

> and the like, which goes away within a few hours.)

> Could the meditation

> practice have sparked something like this? If I know

> it's likely to

> pass, I won't worry about it. Otherwise, I need to

> think about getting

> it checked out. Coming across KY at the weekend

> seems like a stage on

> a path for me, because I've been Reiki Level II

> attuned for two and a

> half years now and so have been working with the

> chakras in that way for

> some time. I have to say, however, that I'm finding

> this meditation

> practice particularly powerful. I'd be grateful if

> anybody feels they

> can shed some light on this.

>

> Since posting that, the noise in my ear has

> quietened down somewhat but

> is still there. I'm not disturbed by it, I simply

> find it interesting at

> this point and I can live with it so far. In fact,

> it's only really when

> I bring my attention to it that I remember it's

> there, so it's better

> than it was at first. I'd still appreciate any

> insights you guys might

> have into this, though, and I'd love to hear about

> any similar

> experiences you have had.

>

> I'm really at the very beginning with Kundalini,

> just starting to find

> out about it and trying to discipline myself to

> practice the meditation

> regularly. I did practice the Tibetans for a while a

> couple of years

> back, but then I had an accident which frightened me

> and I stopped doing

> them. I remember feeling at the time that I'd

> generated an energy that I

> couldn't manage properly and that's why I'd ended up

> in considerable

> pain for 2 or 3 weeks, but I'm thinking of trying to

> practice them again

> very soon.

>

> I'd be very grateful if someone could advise me on

> how to make best use

> of my membership here as this and the Kundalini Yoga

> group are the only

> groups I've ever belonged to, and I'm not sure

> quite how they

> work.

>

> Thank you chrism for responding to my request to

> join so quickly and

> welcomingly. I'm looking forward to being an active

> member here and

> sharing my Kundalini adventure with everybody. Right

> now, I don't really

> know where I'm headed with this, but I'm happy to be

> in the company of

> the people who post here.

>

> Namaste,

>

> Dave

>

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April 6, 2007

Dave, it is nice to have you with us and I am happy that you were told of this

group. I believe you will find it very helpful and the members very friendly and

eager to assist when you need it. Enjoy every day and many Blessings given to

you!

Love,

Katherine

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