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CarsonZi
Canada
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 Posted - Apr 22 2010 : 2:19:06 PM
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Hi Corinna 
No offence taken 
You may want to give a read through of this lesson here: http://www.aypsite.org/378.html
Love!
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yogani
USA
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Posted - Apr 22 2010 : 3:06:09 PM
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Hi Corinna and Carson:
You are both right. 
There is a distinction to be made between breathing practices (and breath suspension) without deep meditation, and breathing practices with deep meditation. That is not with the two performed at the same time, but in sequence in the same sittings, with the greatest spiritual results found through consistent daily practice over time.
This distinction may account for the relaxation effects of breathing techniques (with or without suspension) when practiced alone, versus the powerful kundalini awakening affects of similar methods when used (with mudras, bandhas, etc.) in a routine that includes deep meditation. It also may account for why breathing techniques used alone, while helpful for relaxation, are not very progressive as spiritual practice.
As we have discussed in the lessons, pranayama prepares (relaxes) the inner soil of the nervous system so the seed of inner silence may sprout from it. Obviously, both the cultivated soil and the seed must be present for this to occur. Likewise, when inner silence is rising as a result of deep meditation, the soil of the nervous system becomes much more porous (activated), giving rise to the prana-compensating-for-oxygen-deficit dynamic in pranayama referred to by Carson, which is at the heart of the systematic cultivation of ecstatic conductivity (kundalini) through the breath. In the case where pranayama and deep meditation are well-integrated in the practice routine, excessive pranayama (especially with breath suspension) can lead to energy overloads, often coming as a delayed effect, days or weeks after the overdoing occurred.
There are many here who can verify this dynamic. It is part of why we put so much emphasis on self-pacing of practices in the AYP approach, and also why we have relatively few kundalini crises occurring here. Hence Carson's sensitivity on breath suspension practice. Breath suspension for some may not be the same as breath suspension for others, depending on the degree of resident sensitivity (conductivity) cultivated in the nervous system.
The idea is to stimulate maximum progress with minimum discomfort. It seems to be working.
The guru is in you.
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CarsonZi
Canada
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Posted - Apr 22 2010 : 3:27:28 PM
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Thanks for the clarification Yogani!
Love!
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denislav12
USA
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Posted - Apr 23 2010 : 12:01:46 AM
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Hi All,
I was reading through out the answers and got really interested in finding more about the doshas and the diet appropriate to the type of dosha one can be.
Can you please guide me to the web page where I can find the test with the help of which I can determine my type so this can help observe a diet appropriate for me?
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CarsonZi
Canada
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SeySorciere
Seychelles
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Posted - May 10 2010 : 01:51:40 AM
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Originally posted by Corinna
The problem is that many people use still meditation to 'suppress' emotions. They use it as a tranquillizer instead of an awakening tool. Being around the 'spiritual block' a few times I've seen it very often.
I think I will open another threat about hightened emotions and see what other people think.
Hi Corinna
I was reading up on this thread as I have been experiencing hot flashes of kundalini over the weekend and came across this very interesting statement. Grateful if you could elaborate and how can you tell if that is happening?
Thks
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