I have been doing AYP DM for the last 4 months. I added spinal breathing pranayama about 3 weeks ago. I have been trying to take a slow approach. I do about 4 minutes of spinal breathing every session with 15 minutes of DM. I have been noticing increasing pressure in the brow region of my forehead. The sensation isn't painful but it is a pressure that is building up there. Are these overload symptoms? Should I think about scaling back my spinal breathing?
I take plenty of time to rest after my meditations. I rest for periods of 10-15 minutes often. Anyways, I saw the post about kundalini symptoms (in the kundalini symptoms thread) and it got a bit nuanced for me. Should I try some grounding techniques right now? Or should I scale back my practice? I know that there isn't a definite answer. I would just like advice from experienced practitioners.
I forgot to add that I have been studying a lot of spiritual topics lately. I have been watching a lot of Adyashanti on youtube and doing some self inquiry. I might need to scale that back as well.
Hello warlock as long as we are practicing we will have symptoms along the way. Only if we are unconfortable in daily life we scale back.Otherwise it is just normal purification all the best!
Warlock, Hi! It does not sound like overload to me. Are you also practicising Shambhavi with the Spinal Breathing? If you force shambhavi you could get pressure. Otherwise of course like Maheshwari suggested it seems like normal purification. In the mean time - happy practicing!
I am five months in and have experienced that pressure on Ajna. Sometimes areas of my skull have a numbness as well, particularly on my yoga class days. Both are transitory, but if they're keen, I skip a "sit". That's usually enough rest for me. Hope that helps, good luck!
Thanks everyone. I think I was experiencing some overload last night. It turned into a head ache that lasted most of the night. I cut out the spinal breathing in my last 2 sessions. I feel a lot better and feel a bit "lighter." Looking back, I think that the overload symptoms were happening the last week on a very subtle level. I noticed I was getting slight headaches but just shrugged them off. I think I am very sensitive to spinal breathing.
I might stick with just DM for a few more weeks and slowly introduce SPB again. This time, I think I will only do about 2 minutes per session for a while.
Pressure on the Brow
Posted - Jan 16 2014 : 11:57:54 PM
