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Recieved: 2001/09/29 12:31
Subject: [K-list] Re: Re kundalinin experiences
From: L. J. Klinsky
On 2001/09/29 12:31, L. J. Klinsky posted thus to the K-list:
Hello, kind Grant. Today is the first day that I haven't done any yoga/meditation/pranyama since March when I started. (I feel naked without it!) Last night (and into this morning), if you read the post I did in the middle of the night to the group, I had an absolutely overwhelming K experience. I am taking all the group's words in right now and figuring out how to proceed. Your points are TOTALLY valid. While I've been getting some alternate forms of exercise, my diet has had zero fats in it. Tonight I'm going for a pizza! Maybe that'll slow me down! lol I need to rethink my routine, as so many of the wonderful members of this group have pointed out.
Peace, love, and true understanding to all...
Leslee
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To: ljklinskyATnospamearthlink.net
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 2:08 PM
Subject: Re: Re kundalinin experiences
Hi Leslee,
Before I write anything else, I will say. WOW!!. You are doing a lot
for someone who has only recently started her yoga practice.
I thought of a few things today at work that, having now read
your practice, 1 seems to apply perhaps 2 and 3 as well?:
1)Stop or reduce drastically any pranayam that you are doing. Quite
possibly you are "overcharging" your system, putting too much stress
on your nervous system by your pranayam practice. In your yoga
practice you want to find the balance point, doing enough to keep the
progress moving but not so much as to unbalance the system. Your
description of your meditation/breathwork seems to indicate you are
activating very deep emotional layers. ("Once in a while I find myself
moaning these strange, scary other-worldly gutteral-type sounds on
exhales") Although Janov's book "Primal Scream" is more of a
commercial than an effort to disseminate knowledge, it might prove
interesting reading.
A quote:
"... A cautionary note here. Pranayama is a very powerful
meditative technique. Patterns of breathing are intimately
connected, co-related, to psychological and emotional states.
Tension generally translates to upper chest, low volume breathing;
sobs of grief generally come from the lower abdomen. While
emotions have their characteristic breathing patterns, consciously
patterned breath can also be used to induce psychological and
emotional states. Several schools of psychotherapy (Primal
Therapy, Janov; Bioenergetics, Lowen; Holotropic Breath work,
Groff; to name a few) have integrated breathing techniques into
their practice to re-activate past emotional traumas and facilitate
reintegration. Repeat: Pranayama is a very powerful meditative
technique. Especially with nadi sodhana retention or restraint of
breath, great care must be taken to ensure proper and exact and
regular practice. Improper execution can result in mental
disturbances. If you are interested to practice pranayama, take the
time for personal preparation via asana and meditative practice."
2) Make sure you get enough alternate forms of exercise: like
walking, cycling, aerobic type excercise, weight training (low
weight/high rep)
Again the idea is a balanced physical fitness.
3)Are you eating enough high quality fat (butter or ghee). this is
important when doing pranayam. margarine does not make the
grade.
My teacher called margarine, "poison".
I also found interesting that the sequence 10-19 is what realy gets
the energy going for you. It is very similar to routine that I do,
which usually leaves me just lying in corpse, (after about 20
minutes of practice) enjoying the bliss/buzz.
I will write more when I have more time and think about what
you have related. For now, I think the thing to try and see
how it affects you, is to cut back or stop the pranayam
practice. ie the Kapalabhati - 3 rounds of 50 breaths , Analoma
Viloma - 10 rounds .
Ujjaye should be OK.
Take care,
Grant
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