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1151 From: "lilia_petkova" <lilia_petkova@yahoo.com> Date: Fri Jul 1, 2005 9:15am Subject: Spontaneous kechari lilia_petkova Offline Send Email Hi!
I am wondering if anyone is experiencing spontaneous stage 1 kechari in their normal daily activity outside of meditation and what do you do about that, especially if you are not doing kechari as part of your practice yet.
Cheers, Lili 1155 From: "david_obsidian1" <david_obsidian1@yahoo.com> Date: Fri Jul 1, 2005 10:26am Subject: Re: Spontaneous kechari david_obsidian1 Offline Send Email --- In AYPforum@yahoogroups.com, "lilia_petkova" <lilia_petkova@y...> wrote: > Hi! > > I am wondering if anyone is experiencing spontaneous stage 1 kechari > in their normal daily activity outside of meditation and what do you > do about that, especially if you are not doing kechari as part of your > practice yet. > > Cheers, > Lili
Hello Lili,
yes, I have had that. It was only after learning about Kechari specifically during Kriya Yoga lessons some years later that I started to take it further.
Just let it happen. It's quite healthy and natural. Do it as much as you want, but, as with anything, self-pace if you need to.
The later stages of Kechari can also be done during everyday routine. Kechari is a superb mudra, and one wonderful thing about it is that it can be done all the time (except when you are eating and talking) and no-one will know you are doing it.
The only thing I have found is that it gives me a kind of mental stimulation that makes it inappropriate to do later in the evening because it will keep me awake otherwise. But that is a feature of a number of yoga practices, and tends to be very body-specific.
-David 1180 From: "lilia_petkova" <lilia_petkova@yahoo.com> Date: Sat Jul 2, 2005 11:49am Subject: Re: Spontaneous kechari lilia_petkova Offline Send Email Thanks a lot David! Have you actually done Kechari for a long time during the day outside of practice and how does it feel? Just curious - this is new to me and for now I am a bit cautious about letting it go for a long time, especially since I have not yet gotten to do it as part of the regular practice.
Best, Lili
> Hello Lili, > > yes, I have had that. It was only after learning about Kechari > specifically during Kriya Yoga lessons some years later that I > started to take it further. > > Just let it happen. It's quite healthy and natural. Do it as much > as you want, but, as with anything, self-pace if you need to. > > The later stages of Kechari can also be done during everyday > routine. Kechari is a superb mudra, and one wonderful thing about > it is that it can be done all the time (except when you are eating > and talking) and no-one will know you are doing it. > > The only thing I have found is that it gives me a kind of mental > stimulation that makes it inappropriate to do later in the evening > because it will keep me awake otherwise. But that is a feature of a > number of yoga practices, and tends to be very body-specific. > > -David 1183 From: "david_obsidian1" <david_obsidian1@yahoo.com> Date: Sat Jul 2, 2005 2:28pm Subject: Re: Spontaneous kechari david_obsidian1 Offline Send Email --- In AYPforum@yahoogroups.com, "lilia_petkova" <lilia_petkova@y...> wrote: > Thanks a lot David! Have you actually done Kechari for a long time > during the day outside of practice and how does it feel? Just > curious - this is new to me and for now I am a bit cautious about > letting it go for a long time, especially since I have not yet > gotten to do it as part of the regular practice. > > Best, > Lili
Hello Lili,
Yes, I still do Kechari for a long time outside of practice during the day.
There are so many components to the effect that it is hard to describe them. And of course, meditation enhances Kechari and vice- versa. And the effect gets more powerful as the tongue can go up further.
But I'll have a stab at explaining them. Firstly, I find it calming. It also gives me a certain sense of fullness and well- being. It also tends to refresh my mind, and focus it. It's like an all-purpose spiritual nutrient.
There was a certain amount of sexual stimulation too, especially, in my case, whenever the tongue advances into new territory. But this aspect generally settled down once that territory became no longer new. But, as Yogani explains, Kechari can help bring on a sort of generalized, diffuse, whole-body 'sexuality' or 'sensuality'
There are people who say that meditation only really starts to 'work' for them when they get into Kechari, which is I think a way of saying that they only got significantly deeper in meditation for the first time as a result of Kechari.
I would also say that Kechari helped to open a bridge between my mind and body, and that is on-going.
There is a lot to read in Yogani's lessons about Kechari. He makes it clear that it can be used throughout the day in routine. I recommend that you read all of the lessons.
The fact that it started spontaneously for you is I think a good indicator that it is likely to serve you well.
You know that all yoga developed out of spontaneous yoga? The myth of Shiva delivering the techniques of yoga to human beings, means the Intelligence behind the human body (=Shiva) delivering the techniques of yoga. When your tongue went up by itself, that's Shiva teaching you Yoga.
Some people, BTW, get spontaneous Kechari during sex or sexual orgasm; and the same is true ( and perhaps even more common) of spontaneous shambhavi.
Did you know that I was a spontaneous clipper too? I took a snip at my frenum years ago, without any advice, and got it a few centimeters further. More spontaneous yoga. My friends thought I was mad, and, having no support of tradition or knowledge around me, I felt that what I had done was questionable, and I never snipped again until I came to AYP. In fact, it was on searching for good information about advanced Kechari, (and the preparatory snipping) that I found AYP.
So it's all definitely part of a natural, spontaneous process that we can cultivate and speed up.
Best of luck with your practice,
-David
> > Hello Lili, > > > > yes, I have had that. It was only after learning about Kechari > > specifically during Kriya Yoga lessons some years later that I > > started to take it further. > > > > Just let it happen. It's quite healthy and natural. Do it as > much > > as you want, but, as with anything, self-pace if you need to. > > > > The later stages of Kechari can also be done during everyday > > routine. Kechari is a superb mudra, and one wonderful thing > about > > it is that it can be done all the time (except when you are eating > > and talking) and no-one will know you are doing it. > > > > The only thing I have found is that it gives me a kind of mental > > stimulation that makes it inappropriate to do later in the evening > > because it will keep me awake otherwise. But that is a feature of > a > > number of yoga practices, and tends to be very body-specific. > > > > -David 1193 From: "lilia_petkova" <lilia_petkova@yahoo.com> Date: Sun Jul 3, 2005 8:36am Subject: Re: Spontaneous kechari lilia_petkova Offline Send Email Dear David,
Many thanks for your helpful and informative reply. One last brief question - do you think it is possible for Kechari to happen during the night while you are sleeping?
Lili 1194 From: "david_obsidian1" <david_obsidian1@yahoo.com> Date: Sun Jul 3, 2005 8:52am Subject: Re: Spontaneous kechari david_obsidian1 Offline Send Email --- "lilia_petkova" <lilia_petkova@y...> wrote: > One last brief > question - do you think it is possible for Kechari to happen during > the night while you are sleeping? > > Lili
Hello Lili,
no, I don't think it can happen at night while you sleep. It requires conscious muscle-engagement, and that relaxes away during sleep. Are you concerned about this? Do you think that that is happening to you?
BTW, I was mentioning that if I do Kechari within a few hours of my going to bed, I can't get to sleep for quite a while, so I avoid it after 8pm. This may be particular to me, so you should not necessarily avoid it after 8pm -- experience will tell you. This happens to me significantly for other exercises too, like nauli kriya and spinal bastrika.
Best regards,
-David 1195 From: "lilia_petkova" <lilia_petkova@yahoo.com> Date: Sun Jul 3, 2005 9:11am Subject: Re: Spontaneous kechari lilia_petkova Offline Send Email Hi David,
Thank you for your note. I just wasn't sure whether this is a possibility (while you sleep you have no control - i was afraid that it is possible to overdo while you sleep and then you can become dull, crabby etc.). But now that you say it is not possible I will be sure that all that is going on happens either in practice or during the day :). I didn't know you can also get spontaneous nauli -to me it appears complicated to learn so this must have been quite a help in your practice. 1196 From: "david_obsidian1" <david_obsidian1@yahoo.com> Date: Sun Jul 3, 2005 9:35am Subject: Re: Spontaneous kechari david_obsidian1 Offline Send Email > I didn't know you can also get spontaneous nauli -to me it > appears complicated to learn so this must have been quite a help in > your practice.
Yes, nauli has been very helpful. You can also do a partial nauli, or a micro-movement nauli; and in my case a spontaneous, partial, micromovement nauli began to follow.
Sometimes people are a little bit spooked about the idea of spontaneous movements, and sometimes this comes from a slight misunderstanding of them. When I say 'spontaneous' I mean that you start to do it without *deciding* to, much as you will do to scratch an itch, for example -- and, just like scratching an itch, they aren't out-of-control movements or anything like that. These start to happen because you have instinctively discerned a pleasure or benefit from the action and you want it.
Do a site search on the lessons on "micro-movements" if you are curious: ---
http://www.aypsite.org/SiteSearch.html
Best regards,
--David 1197 From: "lilia_petkova" <lilia_petkova@yahoo.com> Date: Sun Jul 3, 2005 9:56am Subject: Re: Spontaneous kechari lilia_petkova Offline Send Email Thanks David - what you wrote was very helpful for me. Have a nice micro-remaining part of the weekend!
Lili 1206 From: "Richard" <richardchamberlin14@hotmail.com> Date: Mon Jul 4, 2005 8:54am Subject: Re: Spontaneous kechari azaz932001 Offline Send Email --- In AYPforum@yahoogroups.com, "lilia_petkova" <lilia_petkova@y...> wrote: > Hi! > > I am wondering if anyone is experiencing spontaneous stage 1 kechari > in their normal daily activity outside of meditation and what do you > do about that, especially if you are not doing kechari as part of your > practice yet. > > Cheers, > Lili
HI Lili
On thinking about it yes I find that stage one Kechary seems to be the natural resting place for my tongue the funny thing is I cant tell if this was the case before I started these practices. Blessings R.C.
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