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solo
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 Posted - Mar 07 2009 : 8:45:49 PM
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My practice has been going well for a number of months now. I am in a pretty heavy duty cleansing cycle presently and started to get those mind numbing headaches that I would imagine a few of you have had. When these come, they sometimes keep me in bed all day.
I decided to scale back the practice to 1 buddhist breath meditation a day and one 20 minutes session of I AM mantra meditation (no spinal breathing,chin pump, YMK or anything else). I want my nervouse system to get acclimated and maybe slow down the cleansing process just a tad. I can't afford to miss time from the office going though another cleansing cycle like I did when my Kundalini first started rising. The last time the headaches came was before I started doing AYP and I had to take a prescription antidepressant to help counter the headaches.
I do wish to get back to a more advanced practice but probably need to wait a few weeks to even months. Question: when I ramp back up my practice, do you think it would be best to slowly add steps back in, kind of like starting over? Or better to jump back in where I left off? |
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Shanti
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Posted - Mar 07 2009 : 10:03:49 PM
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do you think it would be best to slowly add steps back in, kind of like starting over? Or better to jump back in where I left off?
Step back. Not necessarily at the pace you added practices to begin with, but definitely add them back in slowly.
Also, I know you did not ask for help on your headaches, but have you tried chiropractic treatments? I used to have such headaches, but after about a year of chiropractic care, my headaches have diminished by a lot.
Also you can try this technique posted by Jim http://www.aypsite.org/forum/topic....D=3300#28251 .
And finally, try Jala Neti (Nasal Wash). Keeping the sinuses clean help reduce the frequency of headaches. And right when you feel the headache coming on, do neti a few times.. this sometimes makes the headache go away before it gets worse. |
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NagoyaSea
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Posted - Mar 07 2009 : 10:41:31 PM
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Hi Solo.
Shanti has several good ideas. I may have had a similar experience to you. A few years ago, I modified my practices too quickly and got headaches that were pretty brutal, for days. I actually did take one step back, for several days and very slowly added back time and then practice modifications. In my particular case, it was all that was needed.
light and love,
Kathy |
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solo
USA
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Posted - Mar 08 2009 : 08:24:26 AM
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Thank you both for these replies 
It's funny that intuitively I was doing something related to both of your suggestions Shanti.
1. Opening the front channel/grounding. The Kunlun Nei Gung pose accomplishes this. I have been playing around with it a tad.
2. I don't have a Neti Pot, but I do use a Nasal salt solution that I spray in my nostrils to help clear the sinuses.
As always, I really appreciate your input. Thanks again. |
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