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solo
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 Posted - Mar 08 2009 : 09:18:39 AM
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I appear to be getting plenty of good nutrition during the day (fruits, veggies, nuts, fish, flax oil, kelp, brown rice, Oat bran, etc). But I keep waking in the middle of the night and eating...usually raisins or almonds. It seems to help me get back to sleep. I would like to break thjis habit. Any ideas?
Also, while on the toipic of eating. When you eat soemthing that your body really needs do you feel an energetic sensation in your head? This happens to me from time to time. Most recently when I was snacking on some sesame sticks. |
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Posted - Mar 08 2009 : 09:22:00 AM
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anthony574
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Posted - Mar 08 2009 : 11:30:31 AM
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Maybe you are not eating enough or you are eating too light of a diet. I am not kundalini-active, but I have been when I have used marijuana in conjunction with AYP (which I havent done in 3 months). During a long stretch of this I lost about 20 lbs because I never wanted to eat anything cooked or heavy. I had this feeling of repulsion at the idea of "weighing my body down". For me it created a lot of guilt surrounding food and created stress about eating the perfect spiritual diet. Now that I am normal old Anthony again I don't stress about it so much because I don't feel that kind of energy anymore.
I don't know if that fits your situation or not. It looks like you eat a wonderful diet! But maybe if you are waking up in the middle of the night all jacked up you need to eat more or heavier. |
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solo
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Posted - Mar 08 2009 : 12:36:14 PM
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Originally posted by anthony574
Maybe you are not eating enough or you are eating too light of a diet. I am not kundalini-active, but I have been when I have used marijuana in conjunction with AYP (which I havent done in 3 months). During a long stretch of this I lost about 20 lbs because I never wanted to eat anything cooked or heavy. I had this feeling of repulsion at the idea of "weighing my body down". For me it created a lot of guilt surrounding food and created stress about eating the perfect spiritual diet. Now that I am normal old Anthony again I don't stress about it so much because I don't feel that kind of energy anymore.
I don't know if that fits your situation or not. It looks like you eat a wonderful diet! But maybe if you are waking up in the middle of the night all jacked up you need to eat more or heavier.
I'd say the bigggest problem with my diet that I can see is lack of variety. Every day I eat 2 servings of raw spinach and 2 servings of celery. I also eat 6 servings of fruit from the following blue berries, lemon, apples, bananas, oranges, grapefruit, pineapple, grapes and raisins. I take in 2 servings of fish (usually tilpaia or flounder). 1 always eat 1 and sometimes 2 servings of almonds. And I generally get 1-2 servings of brown basmati rice and 1 serving of oat bran. I supplement my diet with Flax oil and kelp. I drink about 4-6 8 ounce cups of green tea daily. I also throw in the occasional serving of ice cream, chocalate, little debbie cake, or snack chips. All this maintains my weight right at about 190 pounds which is 5 pounds more than I weighed in High school (and I am now 39). But maybe I need to eat something heavier like throw in some red meat or something like that?
By the way, you say that your kundalinoi went dormant. Is that typical? |
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Shanti
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Posted - Mar 08 2009 : 1:36:37 PM
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It does sound like your body is asking for heavier foods (this happens at times when kundalini is active, it is a way to ground the high energy).. it does not have to be meat.. but try potatoes, pasta, cheese. Rice is heavy and grounding.. so that is good.
The other thing that came to me during meditation was.. maybe like you said, it has just become a habit. So if you eat lets say 10 almonds and 10 raisins every night, cut it down to 5 and follow it up with a glass of water, then in a few nights 2 followed by water.. and so on.. cut back on the qty.. and put your focus on the water. Just a feeling, you will be able to get over this and replace it with a drink of water each night.
Dunno if it makes sense .. but you can try it. |
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solo
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Posted - Mar 08 2009 : 3:05:09 PM
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I almost forgot, I eat egg whites every day too. I love potatoes and pasta, but took them out of my diet when my wife and I were struggling with yeast problems. She's had yeast issues her whole life and I think I got them from her. My yeast issues have subsided but hers continue. So maybe I can add a plain bake potatoe in and some brown rice pasta. They would be welcome additions.
Thanks!
PS...I do think that at least par tof my middle of the night snacking deal is habit. |
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Jack
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Posted - Mar 08 2009 : 3:09:48 PM
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"Also, while on the toipic of eating. When you eat soemthing that your body really needs do you feel an energetic sensation in your head? This happens to me from time to time. Most recently when I was snacking on some sesame sticks."
Very much like a refreshing energy around the eyes? Thats what I experience when I eat something thats needed/wholesome./ |
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anthony574
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Posted - Mar 08 2009 : 9:35:17 PM
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solo,
Your diet seems great. I would really make sure you're getting enough complete protein everyday as well as fats. Fish is a great protein, but is very lean and it looks like the only other fats youre eating come from the almonds and the occasional junk food you mentioned. Perhaps eat more whole eggs (the yolk is the healthiest part!) and eat more good fats.
Are you typically energetic and feel well rested?
In response to your question - I would experience being kundalini active when I would use marijuana. This only happened after I began yoga practices and continued my marijuana use from the past...but it completely changed its effects and would open up my channels. I would use it for a couple days to a week and then burn out and stop using it and would go back to normal. So yeah now that I'm not using it anymore I would not consider myself with active kundalini. |
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solo
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Posted - Mar 09 2009 : 10:26:32 AM
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Well, I am in general a high energy person. But of late I have been all over the place. My accupuncturist told me to only eat fish for meats. And she wanted me to eat egg whites for eggs. So I made those changes. But I haven't been back to see her in 6+ months. My system may have different requirements now.
Just this past week I ate some Sesame Sticks for a snack. They have soybean oil and sesame seeds in them. My body really loved the good fat in those. I may also start adding one yoke in with my egg whites to get a more complete protein sequence.
I've got to find the right balance between easy to digest foods and foods that will help to keep me grounded. |
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