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Manipura
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 Posted - Feb 19 2007 : 09:30:10 AM
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| I'm experiencing a lot of itching and am wondering if it might be a kundalini symptom, or if I have something else going on. I've searched the AYP lessons online for help, didn't find anything, and I don't have my book with me to check the index. Has anyone else experienced this? It's an all-over, light itching, which doesn't go away when I scratch. Located particularly on my back. No heat involved, and no rash or redness. |
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Balance
USA
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Posted - Feb 19 2007 : 09:42:22 AM
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Hi Meg
Sounds familiar to me. I attribute my experience of the "itchy bugs" to energy. It comes and goes in my experience. |
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Richard
United Kingdom
857 Posts |
Posted - Feb 19 2007 : 09:50:10 AM
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Hi meg
Sounds like kundalini to me, have a look at this lesson Kundalini symptoms, imbalances, and remedies:
I have experienced loads of stuff like this and it has always been Kundalini symptoms so bear with it and if it bothers you too much..maybe cut back a bit on practices.
I always think of these things as a sign that things are working so I welcome them. 
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Edited by - Richard on Feb 19 2007 09:52:59 AM |
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Christi
United Kingdom
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Posted - Feb 20 2007 : 07:10:50 AM
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Hi Meg,
I used to get this a lot, especially when I was doing a lot of meditation. It was actually quite embarrasing for a time. I found that scrubbing my body all over in the shower twice a day really helped. I believe that our bodies respond to the increase in energy by trying to detoxify themselves. And the most direct way for the toxins to go is out of the skin, hence the itching.
If it is this, then eating less toxic food could help. Avoid coffee, caffinated tea, alcohol, fried foods, meat etc.
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VIL
USA
586 Posts |
Posted - Feb 21 2007 : 4:58:55 PM
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Not that you haven't considered this, but an allergic reaction is another possibility:
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Jim and His Karma
2111 Posts |
Posted - Feb 22 2007 : 8:00:10 PM
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It's been extremely dry in the northeast...I've been having a lot of trouble with dry itchy skin. So it may be as simple a thing as that. Try moisturizer.
Or it may be kundalini symptoms. If moisturizer doesn't work, it's probably that. If it doesn't go away pretty quick, treat it as mild overdoing
BUT! Be on the lookout for rashes, especially in armpits and just below the sacrum and...what's the polite term...ass crack. I mean, literally look in the mirror every day. If you do get such a rash, it's overdoing. Back off your practice a bit, and read up on diets for reducing pitta.
BTW, if you eat a lot of hot/spicy food, cutting that alone can fix a pitta overload. |
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Manipura
USA
870 Posts |
Posted - Feb 22 2007 : 9:28:41 PM
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| I'll definitely check the armpits, AC and scrotum. I always use lots of lotion, so it's not dryness of skin. I think an allergic reaction would be accompanied by redness, and would be much worse than what I've got. No rash or redness, just an all-over i-t-c-h. Thanks for your suggestions. |
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VIL
USA
586 Posts |
Posted - Feb 22 2007 : 9:50:41 PM
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I hope you feel better, meg:
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Christi
United Kingdom
4513 Posts |
Posted - Feb 23 2007 : 03:31:51 AM
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Hi Meg,
quote:
I'll definitely check the armpits, AC and scrotum.
I assume you mean sacrum? Scrotum is something else that only men are blessed with. You can edit your post using the edit tool if you want to... |
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emc
2072 Posts |
Posted - Feb 23 2007 : 06:43:37 AM
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 Laugh of the day!
The armpits have been my trouble! What a great indicator of overdoing it is! Luckily it is not a visible place. And AHA! The AC! I had problems with itching, eczema, there right before I "woke up" and was introduced to the spiritual path! Now I understand what that was! Thanks for the info! |
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Manipura
USA
870 Posts |
Posted - Feb 23 2007 : 08:05:35 AM
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quote:
Originally posted by Christi
Hi Meg,
I assume you mean sacrum? Scrotum is something else that only men are blessed with. You can edit your post using the edit tool if you want to...
I'll leave it. I should've used a smiley face. But I think your suggestion might be key - I think my body is trying to purify, and doesn't react well when I put something in it that's toxic. Like sugar, alcohol, heavy foods. A few nights ago I had a slice of pizza and a beer, and regretted it almost immediately. I'm considering a full-on juice cleanse, as that's what my body seems to be telling me it wants. Anyone have any suggestions for a cleanse? I know the subject has been around on the forum, so I'll dig around. But if anyone has had success with a particular cleanse...? |
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Jim and His Karma
2111 Posts |
Posted - Feb 23 2007 : 11:39:14 AM
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Meg- LOL. My labia majora are aching from laughing. And if you're lotioning up, yes, it's probably K. I'd definitely treat it as overdoing, though not drastic. If you get one more clunky result (rash or otherwise), I'd give the overdoing question lots of attention. Oh, and I'd urge you to consider it's not an issue of food impurity so much as pitta producing foods. Alcohol is another big culprit after spicy food. Yogani has a link to pitta diet info, and I think there's a lesson on it. Try putting attention on pitta (which often goes out of balance when you've got K going). And I'd avoid anything real extreme at this stage, e.g. a "cleanse". Keep everything real moderate, Ivory Soap, no extremes. Think of how Yogani talks/writes. Just my two cents, of course. Take what's helpful....
emc--Yes, the rash is a wonderful bellwether of overdoing and energy overload. But let me repeat a warning that Yogani gave me (and which I later read in several places in the lessons): this rash can spread if energy gets out of control. To your whole body. And a nice round or three of prednisone injections plus several months off all practices would not be a good thing. Watch it carefully, self-pace very carefully. And you might want to buy some Nizoral dandruff shampoo to apply in the shower. Some people report very good success with it. |
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emc
2072 Posts |
Posted - Feb 24 2007 : 2:47:40 PM
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Jim, thanks - I try to keep it on a non-rash level from now on! Since I got all the info on self-pacing here on AYP I haven't - yet - made a mistake twice! But ah, the dandruff schampoo was also a necessary thing a while ago! Incredible how well known the route on the spiritual path is! Who would have guessed dandruff shampoo would be in the survival tool kit?  |
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Jim and His Karma
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Posted - Feb 24 2007 : 3:10:13 PM
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| sorry, I wasn't clear, I was suggesting applying Nizoral to kundalini rash wherever it is (including non-scalp areas). And Nizoral's a real specific agent...not contained in other branded dandruff shampoos. |
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