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escapado
Germany
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 Posted - Dec 11 2011 : 12:54:40 PM
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Hey folks!
I've had a "problem" with my sitting practices for a while now and I thought why not ask the community, they certainly know how to help one out!
Ok so here it is:
When I sit for meditation and think I am I can feel something that I'd describe as a feeling of burden on in my throat and I have to swallow the saliva. It feels like a tightening in that area and also occurs in the space of the heart.
This makes the meditation practice REALLY hard and afterwards I feel messed up.
I noticed that certain feelings like a feeling of openness in the head area can stimulate for a deeper meditation
And other feelings can take my focus from it
I try not to focus on the feelings at all but.. well yea
do what to do? :) |
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karl
United Kingdom
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Posted - Dec 11 2011 : 1:14:24 PM
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First thoughts are the need for self pacing and grounding. Less is more, go out and walk, exercise helps.
As to concentrating on feelings, don't worry let them happen, trying to force it away as it only increases the feelings. Best to let them be, examine them without any judgement, let the Mantra carry on in a little silent bubble where you can continue to put your attention. Eventually, given time the distraction will release itself and you will get a period where the Mantra seems very easy, followed by more distractions. That's the game
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Christi
United Kingdom
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Posted - Dec 11 2011 : 2:29:40 PM
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Hi Escapado,
As Karl says, nothing is wrong, it is all part of the game. You are experiencing the throat and heart chakras. Gradually, with time, these will begin to open and flower. When they do you will no longer experience the sensation of "tightness" or blockage in those areas.
If you are not already practising spinal breathing you should add that to your practice. This will help to open things up in a more dynamic way. |
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Leo17
USA
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Posted - Dec 11 2011 : 8:10:23 PM
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Hey Escapado,
I can relate and I think what Christi above wrote was right on. In time these things will pass as long as you keep up with your daily practice. I also feel a lot of blockage in my throat and heart. For me it is a clogged and stuffed type feeling. I find that heart breathing is very good for this. Sometimes I even replace spinal breathing with heart breathing because I feel that is what I need most right now. When Yogani says "the guru is in you" he is right. Listen to your needs and do what feels the best for you. |
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escapado
Germany
88 Posts |
Posted - Dec 12 2011 : 12:40:52 PM
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Thank you guys so much! :)
Spinal Breathing isn't too much of an alternative for me tho, since these energyblocks make it hard for the breath to move through these areas and I end up pushing myself to get the air moving and in the end just to get it all breathed out and I don't know what to do with that issue
I'll keep on going with my daily practices tho and I'll report back whenever this feeling has ceased :) |
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Yaming
Switzerland
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Posted - Dec 12 2011 : 7:40:35 PM
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Why don't you just gently move up and down during spinal breathing? Instead of pushing through a blockage just skip over it and continue your path. Where the mind goes prana follows. So as time goes by the energy will find it's own way through the blockage. As long as you keep going from root till 3rd eye you should do just fine.
My two cents :) |
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