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Regarding herbal remedies, I did a lot of research on this back in the early 1990s when I was dealing with some kundalini excesses. That was long before AYP was developed with its increased understanding and many safeguards. What I found with herbs is that most of them had little effect on kundalini, with one exception -- the ones that reduced digestive acid (heat) in the GI track. I found some success with herbs there, but there were also undesirable side effects with the ones I was using, so I have never recommended herbs very much for kundalini.

Later on, I looked at more mainstream medications for reducing the digestive fire during kundalini overload episodes. There are many anti-acid medications out there, of course, so it only becomes a matter of what can work best for limited time applications during peak kundalini episodes. In my case, I found limited time use of the over-the-counter anti-acid, Tagamet (Cimetidine), to be effective for quelling kundalini episodes originating in the digestive tract.

An argument could be made that all kundalini excess experiences originate and continue in the GI track, or at least have a component of the energetic instability residing there. Symptoms can include excessive heat in the GI track and throughout the body, a tendency toward redness and rashes, excessive emotions and moods, rapid heartbeat, perspiration, pin-pricks on the skin, flowery fragrances on the breath and body, visions, psychic experiences, etc. During a period of excessive kundalini activity, any of these symptoms could be occurring without necessarily experiencing the symptoms of "acid indigestion," even though the GI track is intimately involved. Why is this?

In the AYP system, with the awakening of ecstatic conductivity and radiance, which is a gradual kundalini awakening, the inner neurobiology evolves to produce what we call the "Nectar Cycle," which is an interaction between the digestive system, sexual essences rising up, and a refined substance (nectar) coming down into the GI tract from the brain. You can find a description of it in Lesson 304. In that lesson, there is also an explanation on the relationship between lighter and heavier diets and kundalini activity, and the effect of a pitta pacifying Ayurvedic diet as well (avoiding spicy and heat-producing foods).

So, can a kundalini overload be attributed to acid indigestion? It's not that simple. Something else much more refined is going on besides simple acid indigestion. It is an early and immature (or premature) stage of the nectar cycle, where the refined digestive process is not being balanced with the rise of sexual essences or the production of nectar coming down from the brain, all being mixed and processed in the GI tract, leading to a balanced awakening of ecstatic conductivity and the eventual radiance of that into the surrounding environment. So a kundalini excess can be viewed as an early unbalanced stage of that process we call the nectar cycle. One of the ways to help quell it is to reduce the digestive fire. Hence the pitta pacifying heavier diet, and the anti-acid herb/medication.

All of this is an evolution in the body's biochemistry, and is experientially well-known to advanced yoga practitioners. What is also well-known is that abiding inner silence (witness) is the foundation of the entire process. Kundalini by itself is like a house with a weak foundation. It creaks and shakes and could fall apart at any moment. Abiding inner silence is the strong foundation that will keep the house steady and comfortable to live in for the long term.

You know, I have never put the advice to take an anti-acid medication out in the public domain, even though I have used it myself at times in the past. To some, it might not seem very yogic to take a drug anyone can get at the pharmacy. Yet, it has been helpful to me at times, with minimal side effects. And maybe it can be helpful to you as well.

In any case, I think it is important to understand what the nectar cycle is, and its possible relationship to premature or unbalanced kundalini activity. You can find more lessons on it by searching on "nectar" on the AYP Plus website, or check the topic path at the end of this lesson. In the early days of AYP, when Lesson 69 was written, the relationship between kundalini and the nectar cycle was less defined. So perhaps all of this I have written to you could be considered an update to Lesson 69.

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even if you feel cold, don't use heat outside your body heat,

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but sun may be an exception?

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