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Kundalini expert / specialst in Ireland

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  • Registered Users Posts: 22 MindBodySpirit


    BM- That's a really really interesting vid you posted on Kundalini/Bi-Polar! The guy has a sense of humour :-) Thanks for sharing it!


  • Registered Users Posts: 22 MindBodySpirit


    HighKing33 wrote: »
    One point I would like to make concerns the role of repressed sexual energy. Not all contact with 'spirits' should be demonised as succubi, reaching a plateau where you can make contact with your god or goddess is a major milestone in meditation (check out the song 'Dream Lover' by Big Star). Relax and let go of crap.

    Nice point HighKing! Yep, sexual energy can crop up in sleep/meditation and I agree - whatever happens happens -and best to flow with it.

    Re Counselling in the big scheme of things, I agree - it's not absolutely necessary but can help... I got a few sessions but couldn't afford it long term. Having someone (esp friends/family) to talk to who is open-minded enough to listen certainly does help... kindof like this forum ;-) I'm really selective about who I open up to -certain friends, my mum ...my dad hasn't a clue what I'm going through!!! Transpersonal psychotherapy (the type which acknowledges spiritual transformation) isn't so accessible in Ireland as in the UK but I'd imagine it a good avenue to explore if the need arose. Generally if I feel I need it ...that need passes after a couple of days and I'm ok then! Same goes for GP's...I just don't go there!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,145 ✭✭✭lolo62


    Transpersonal psychotherapy (the type which acknowledges spiritual transformation) isn't so accessible in Ireland as in the UK but I'd imagine it a good avenue to explore if the need arose. Generally if I feel I need it ...that need passes after a couple of days and I'm ok then! Same goes for GP's...I just don't go there!

    There are loads of transpersonal psychotherapists in Ireland. Any decent psychotherapist acknowledges spiritual transformation. Kundalini is just an eastern term for what in the west is hard-core self healing right down to the very core of your being.
    For a psychotherapist to be effective in helping you contain this experience though they have to have gone through it themselves but I know plenty who are and have in Dublin alone.


  • Registered Users Posts: 22 MindBodySpirit


    Thanks Lolo,

    Honestly, while I know that many psychotherapists have gone through deep personal transformation I never encountered one who went down 'to the very core' as you put it'! Good to know they exist ;-)


  • Registered Users Posts: 22 MindBodySpirit


    It seems really common for kundalini to bring up a lot of digestive problems in the process. My digestive system totally crashed in the initial stages and three yeas on they are still healing. Leaky gut & candida have been painful side-symptoms.

    It took me ages to realise how important diet is to help heal the process. Some good nutritional advice has helped lots and certain natural supplements (such as tumeric, slippery elm and Glutamine) have really helped with bloatedness and digestive inflammation. Promoting a healthy gut environment with the right bacteria really helped alter my mood, thoughts and emotions for the better ...plus cutting back on sugar with the digestive problems made a big difference. Feel freee to PM if anyone needs a heads-up on nutritional stuff ;-)

    In the meantime I saw this Mooji video which some of you might enjoy. It's by Mooji -good advice for overcoming the blocks which arise on the spiritual path and sticking to the journey!

    http:// mooji.tv/freemedia/ you-be-the-one-that-wins-your-self-back/ (just get rid of the spaces)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 155 ✭✭HighKing33


    Nice point HighKing! Yep, sexual energy can crop up in sleep/meditation and I agree - whatever happens happens -and best to flow with it.

    Very true and sexual tension is better dealt with through acknowledgement rather than suppression. It could exist between you and people you may not ordinarily feel any attraction towards but at a subconscious level it could be the reason behind all kinds of nervous tension in your body, particularly around the gut and pubic bone. Relax and don't fight whatever crops up mentally during meditation. Let the clouds pass.

    However, meditation is not masturbation and probably one of the biggest reasons why we have not seen a genuine energy master on the planet in a long time lies with peoples' addiction to astral sex. There are more 'swingers' out there than you may imagine, witches covens and such, energy vampires devoted to masturbation, not to mention the supernatural threat of succubi and incubi. In my experience all of these spiritual drains are real and not to be taken lightly which is why lifestyle management is so crucial. When we drink and take drugs, eat processed foods and the like we leave ourselves vulnerable and if you knew what was out there you certainly wouldn't be taking any chances.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,145 ✭✭✭lolo62


    HighKing33 wrote: »
    Very true and sexual tension is better dealt with through acknowledgement rather than suppression. It could exist between you and people you may not ordinarily feel any attraction towards but at a subconscious level it could be the reason behind all kinds of nervous tension in your body, particularly around the gut and pubic bone. Relax and don't fight whatever crops up mentally during meditation. Let the clouds pass.

    However, meditation is not masturbation and probably one of the biggest reasons why we have not seen a genuine energy master on the planet in a long time lies with peoples' addiction to astral sex. There are more 'swingers' out there than you may imagine, witches covens and such, energy vampires devoted to masturbation, not to mention the supernatural threat of succubi and incubi. In my experience all of these spiritual drains are real and not to be taken lightly which is why lifestyle management is so crucial. When we drink and take drugs, eat processed foods and the like we leave ourselves vulnerable and if you knew what was out there you certainly wouldn't be taking any chances.

    I've had visits from the grim reaper lately while sleeping. It's all fear at the moment (although each time the spiral loops around, a tad less frightening) seems to manifest late at night. Pretty proud of myself for sitting up and staring right at him until I wake up and realise he's not there and I was asleep. Doing a lot of inner child work at the moment and distinctly remember as a kid being paralysed and stopping my breath when sensing a presence in the night. It's so nice to have the observer at the wheel this time around :)


  • Registered Users Posts: 9 Frauchan


    Hi. I've just found this discussion. I have been living with kundalini for nearly 20 years and I have had a lot of physical experiences most of which are centred around my Lower chakrasI've worked with many therapists and most of them have no idea how to accompany somebody living with kundalini syndrome I regularly speak with Bonnie Greenwell who is written several books on spiritual emergency that she has been very encouraging and very helpful in my work as a therapist I meet very few people Who have taken this journey in my case it was accidental through deep meditation and acupuncture in the 90s it's been a very hard journey and it has been mainly complicated by trauma which I experienced as a child. Trauma seems to be the main complication in the kundalini process so finding the right therapist who can allow you to feel express and release the trapped energy is a Blessitt thing I don't expect a reply from anyone but I'm happy to have read your experiences and wish you all healing and wellness as you continue your journey


  • Registered Users Posts: 124 ✭✭marvin2k


    Hi Frauchan , thanks for sharing your experience . This Thread has become a Kundalini support network of sorts . I have found that the TRE exercises mentioned back in this thread really helped me process the trauma element of what Kundalini brings up. The trembling that this theraputic approach encourages is a lot like what sometimes happens anyway when the kundalini energy is amped up and pushing against a blockage in the body .

    My take on it is that if you can just kind of get out of the way and let your body do what it needs to do then it will shake itself back into a more balanced state .

    Here is a link to a good article on it ;

    http://absentofi.org/2011/08/tre-update-3/


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,145 ✭✭✭lolo62


    Frauchan wrote: »
    Hi. I've just found this discussion. I have been living with kundalini for nearly 20 years and I have had a lot of physical experiences most of which are centred around my Lower chakrasI've worked with many therapists and most of them have no idea how to accompany somebody living with kundalini syndrome I regularly speak with Bonnie Greenwell who is written several books on spiritual emergency that she has been very encouraging and very helpful in my work as a therapist I meet very few people Who have taken this journey in my case it was accidental through deep meditation and acupuncture in the 90s it's been a very hard journey and it has been mainly complicated by trauma which I experienced as a child. Trauma seems to be the main complication in the kundalini process so finding the right therapist who can allow you to feel express and release the trapped energy is a Blessitt thing I don't expect a reply from anyone but I'm happy to have read your experiences and wish you all healing and wellness as you continue your journey

    Hi Frauchan. The right therapist is essential when working through trauma and the blocks it creates. There are so many who just don't have the strength and boundaries to be able to help someone through deep trauma as they may not have had similar experiences our had them and not worked them through.
    I do think the two go hand in hand though. For me it's really important not to treat kundalini as something separate from trauma...if you are aware of both and what they really are from an energy perspective at least.
    I have gotten to a place now where I have accepted I had a lot of trauma in my body, without being a victim about it. I try to see each wave as an opportunity now where more of me is coming through and although it can be immobilising temporarily, I don't need to freak out about 'being back here' again.
    Have you got a schizoid character structure by any chance? I only ask because I do and have similar issues with my lower chakras.


  • Registered Users Posts: 9 Frauchan


    [quote="lolo62;95540624"
    Have you got a schizoid character structure by any chance? I only ask because I do and have similar issues with my lower chakras.[/quote]


    Yes I'm a high functioning schizoid type. Shirley Ward from Anethyst has published an excellent article on high functioning schizoid types. I must read it again.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,145 ✭✭✭lolo62


    Frauchan wrote: »
    Yes I'm a high functioning schizoid type. Shirley Ward from Anethyst has published an excellent article on high functioning schizoid types. I must read it again.

    I must read it myself, I've never heard of it. Sounds great. I think the most difficult thing with the schizoid structure is the existential fear that tends not to have a 'head'. After years of working hard it still creeps up on me from time to time..particularly in the cold weather and when the temperature drops suddenly like it has.
    I used to see it as an affliction but there are so many gifts it's impossible to see it that way any more.
    I can't remember where I read it but some new age blogger was talking about the character structures from a slightly different perspective. They described the schizoid type as a 'pure soul' that will have a LOT of work to do around grounding, but when they get there their lives tend to be very rich. They also have a sort of fundamental consciousness which can be like a truth serum, making them excellent healers and artists! That really resonated with me.


  • Registered Users Posts: 9 Frauchan


    Tried to post a link to the article by shirley ward, but it doesnt accept me as I am a new user. Here is the title to google The Black Hole: Exploring the Schizoid Personality Disorder, Dysfunction and Deprivation with their Roots in the Pre and Perinatal Period


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,145 ✭✭✭lolo62


    Frauchan wrote: »
    Tried to post a link to the article by shirley ward, but it doesnt accept me as I am a new user. Here is the title to google The Black Hole: Exploring the Schizoid Personality Disorder, Dysfunction and Deprivation with their Roots in the Pre and Perinatal Period

    Thanks. I'm not a fan of 'personality disorders' but will check it out. I mean schizoid structure as in schizoid, oral, masochistic, psychopathic, rigid. Like Lowan used. Understanding these structures has made my life so much easier to navigate as it really helps with not taking things personally.
    I think with the schizoid structure it's all about getting into the body where for masochistic it's getting out. Well from my amateur psychologist understanding anyway. Personality disorder makes me sad because it's like any 'diagnosis' something is 'wrong'. Everyone has a structure it's just the level of trauma that determines how much the person gets locked into it. Being schizoid is always going to be a part of me and embracing it has massively helped me self regulate while literally living a psychedelic life.
    I realise I'm preaching now but I'm allergic to the whole disorder thing! What's jumping out at me though from the title is the pre and peri natal thing. I really feel angry I missed out on a normal birth. My Mum was unconscious also so there was no bond formed in those precious moments.
    Have you ever tried rebirthing or holotropic breathwork?


  • Registered Users Posts: 9 Frauchan


    Hi. Yes. I've done over 50 hours of Holotropic breath work. And primalled my birth and early prenatal trauma many times. Both very healing modalities.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,145 ✭✭✭lolo62


    Frauchan wrote: »
    Hi. Yes. I've done over 50 hours of Holotropic breath work. And primalled my birth and early prenatal trauma many times. Both very healing modalities.

    Where are you stuck? It sounds like you've done a lot of work...


  • Registered Users Posts: 9 Frauchan


    lolo62 wrote: »
    Where are you stuck? It sounds like you've done a lot of work...

    Yes more work than anyone I know. But I trust and rest these days as best I can. Our bodies heal their way not our egos way


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 155 ✭✭HighKing33


    There's some good advice on this thread but the bottom line, particularly if you're a newbie to meditation and diet is cut out all the sugar (including the stuff in processed foods) and the caffeine. You're going to have to deal with being 'sensitive'. Peace.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,145 ✭✭✭lolo62


    Frauchan wrote: »
    Yes more work than anyone I know. But I trust and rest these days as best I can. Our bodies heal their way not our egos way

    True that. Like a cat. They have body wisdom in bucketloads!


  • Registered Users Posts: 22 MindBodySpirit


    lolo62 wrote: »
    I think with the schizoid structure it's all about getting into the body

    Interesting, I have a limited understanding of schizoid structure but it seems typical of a Kundalini crisis to have symptoms of psychosis which can be so very tricky to navigate!

    Some of you might find this film trailer really interesting. It's called Crazywise.

    https:// www. youtube.com/watch?v=rDks1H2bzbo (get rid of the spaces)

    It's directed by a guy called Phil Borges who discovered how shamen he encountered on his travels had typically undergone some years of psychosis. Many cultures, embrace such experiences as a transition and not an illness of course!

    And here's his website ... some really interesting clips which, I'm sure will resonate :-)
    http:// crazywisefilm. com/ (minus the spaces!)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,145 ✭✭✭lolo62


    Interesting, I have a limited understanding of schizoid structure but it seems typical of a Kundalini crisis to have symptoms of psychosis which can be so very tricky to navigate!

    Some of you might find this film trailer really interesting. It's called Crazywise.

    https:// www. youtube.com/watch?v=rDks1H2bzbo (get rid of the spaces)

    It's directed by a guy called Phil Borges who discovered how shamen he encountered on his travels had typically undergone some years of psychosis. Many cultures, embrace such experiences as a transition and not an illness of course!

    And here's his website ... some really interesting clips which, I'm sure will resonate :-)
    http:// crazywisefilm. com/ (minus the spaces!)

    I just watched that it's amazing thank you MindBodySpirit! So inspiring :) I wonder if it's possible to see the whole thing. There's a shaman that runs a meetup group Thursday nights in town. Saw an amazing Jung documentary there once...maybe I'll send a message see if he can screen it! will see if I can find a good description of the 'structures' too


  • Registered Users Posts: 22 MindBodySpirit


    lolo62 wrote: »
    I just watched that it's amazing thank you MindBodySpirit! So inspiring :)

    You're very welcome :-) Not sure how to get hold of the vid -probably amazon. Anyhow there's plenty more footage on this link http ://philborges. com/crazywise (no spaces again!)

    That Meetup group sounds really interesting -wonder what the group is called?


  • Registered Users Posts: 22 MindBodySpirit


    HighKing33 wrote: »
    ...the bottom line, particularly if you're a newbie to meditation and diet is cut out all the sugar (including the stuff in processed foods) and the caffeine...


    Yep, dead right HK! The sugar really causes chaos in the body! Processed food is pretty much dead, energetically. Preserved food works similar to antibiotics in that preservatives stop the growing of, bacteria, yeast for longer shelf life of product. Problem is that once in your body, it can suppress beneficial gut flora ...not good if immune sys is already compromised with K-syndrome!

    Very little of our bodies is 'just' human DNA so makes sense to cultivate a healthy eco system and supplement with what our bodies need when undergoing transformation.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,145 ✭✭✭lolo62


    You're very welcome :-) Not sure how to get hold of the vid -probably amazon. Anyhow there's plenty more footage on this link http ://philborges. com/crazywise (no spaces again!)

    That Meetup group sounds really interesting -wonder what the group is called?

    Thanks for the extra link. I'll try Amazon too.
    Shamanism Ireland runs the group, it's either 'spirit in the city' or 'soul seminars' it's mostly talks and screenings on all things shamanism/mandalas/psychotherapy/energy work but they have a centre in Dunderry for journeying and the likes. The town thing is good though lots of really nice people go


  • Registered Users Posts: 22 MindBodySpirit


    lolo62 wrote: »
    Thanks for the extra link. I'll try Amazon too.
    Shamanism Ireland runs the group, it's either 'spirit in the city' or 'soul seminars' it's mostly talks and screenings on all things shamanism/mandalas/psychotherapy/energy work but they have a centre in Dunderry for journeying and the likes. The town thing is good though lots of really nice people go

    Thanks Lolo! Sounds like a great group! I've heard of that guy in Dunderry -forget his name but hear good reports!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,145 ✭✭✭lolo62


    Thanks Lolo! Sounds like a great group! I've heard of that guy in Dunderry -forget his name but hear good reports!

    I'm going to try go along myself over the summer months. Maybe we'll bump into eachother!

    http://www.energeticsinstitute.com.au/page/characterology.html

    This site maps out the character structures. Obviously there is no pathology involved and no one is typical. They come from the work of Wilhelm Reich and Alexander Lowen.


  • Registered Users Posts: 22 MindBodySpirit


    lolo62 wrote: »
    I'm going to try go along myself over the summer months. Maybe we'll bump into eachother!


    This site maps out the character structures. Obviously there is no pathology involved and no one is typical. They come from the work of Wilhelm Reich and Alexander Lowen.


    Thanks for the article! Reich was a fountain of knowledge, haven't heard of Lowen before. Had a brief glance at it and looks interesting! I'll have a closer look later on. It's so interesting how personality traits can be identified by body posture which seem to mirror where energy is flowing well (or not) in the body.

    Kundalini seems to clear up the blocks anyhow with realigning of the body. I used to have really tense (slightly hunched) shoulders since I was really young, ...that's gone now. Body way looser.

    I'd be interested in popping along to the meetup too -and yep -Perhaps see ya there!


  • Registered Users Posts: 124 ✭✭marvin2k


    Bioenergetics is a book by Lowen that I would recommend reading .It is accessible and sums up all his work .Narcisism is excellent too .

    I also Cant recommend David Bercellis Trauma Release exercises enough . You can literally shake years of deeply embedded holding patterns out of your body and the beauty is that once you learn how to shake you can do it on your own for free . There is an Irish group on face book and a website here .

    http://www.treireland.ie/

    I have also just discovered this guy ;

    http://bigthink.com/videos/dr-bessel-van-der-kolk-on-dealing-with-ptsd


  • Registered Users Posts: 22 MindBodySpirit


    marvin2k wrote: »
    Bioenergetics is a book by Lowen that I would recommend reading .It is accessible and sums up all his work .Narcisism is excellent too .

    I also Cant recommend David Bercellis Trauma Release exercises enough . You can literally shake years of deeply embedded holding patterns out of your body and the beauty is that once you learn how to shake you can do it on your own for free ."


    Cool -thanks Marvin2K -will check out the book!

    I looked up Tree, I think I saw it in an earlier post of yours and it looks great! Shaking meditation is really powerful -Tree looks like quite a safe method of releasing trauma and it's something I'll check out next time there's a workshop here. A vid. I saw on PTSD and how soldiers are using tree was excellent! Interesting how animals naturally shake after being stressed (antelopes, ducks, dogs for example!). It seems to help reset the natural energy flow of the body.

    Bradford Keeney (keeneyinstitute. org) does a type of shaking meditation, and also RatuBagus -who has an ashram based in Bali. I've tried it and found it very good!


  • Registered Users Posts: 22 MindBodySpirit


    BTW,

    Here's a link to an annual Irtish retreat in shaking meditation in Castlebar coming up on 5th June. It costs €190 for three nights (breakfast, lunch, dinner, accomodation and meditation sessions)

    http: //www. loughlannagh. ie/ratu-bagus-retreat

    It's pretty high vibrational energy and I have found it clears a lot and although you process a lot, its much easier with the strong group energy.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,145 ✭✭✭lolo62


    marvin2k wrote: »
    Bioenergetics is a book by Lowen that I would recommend reading .It is accessible and sums up all his work .Narcisism is excellent too .

    Interesting he wrote a book called,'narcissism' this tends to be a negative manifestation of theoral structure. I'm pretty sure Lowen was oral. Narcissism is a particular button pusher for me as my father is oral...it's so hard for a woman to overcome the oppression of her father...as is for a man with his mother. What makes it harder is there seems to be a narcissism epidemic these days! I'm sure my storey is just that I'm projecting but I've definitely read a lot about others who feel the same..narcissist in your script or not, it is everywhere.


  • Registered Users Posts: 124 ✭✭marvin2k


    Hi Lolo ,

    If I remember correctly the general thread of the Narcissism book was that Narcisists live behind masks that hide emotional numbness , their being in the world is not natural or spontaneous but instead guided by a what they think they should be doing , what is expected and what is appropriate . In essence their inner child was wounded a long time ago and they have left it far behind . In Ireland particularly I can imagine a lot of children grew up in strict catholic homes where supression of feelings and stoney faced emotional repression was common .

    @MindBodySpirit , thanks for that link to the shakers , It's amazing stuff ,Shaking out Trauma is the most natural response but it has been socialized out of us .


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,145 ✭✭✭lolo62


    marvin2k wrote: »
    Hi Lolo ,

    If I remember correctly the general thread of the Narcissism book was that Narcisists live behind masks that hide emotional numbness , their being in the world is not natural or spontaneous but instead guided by a what they think they should be doing , what is expected and what is appropriate . In essence their inner child was wounded a long time ago and they have left it far behind . In Ireland particularly I can imagine a lot of children grew up in strict catholic homes where supression of feelings and stoney faced emotional repression was common .

    .

    Agreed. I wasn't making a judgement by the way just discussing narcissism as a theme. I haven't read the book myself. Good to know like myself you view these traits from a compassionate standpoint. I am at times narcissistic myself....instagram anyone?!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,145 ✭✭✭lolo62


    For anyone who has a particular interest in the character structures the movie 'Inside Out' is a giggle. Someone who knows a lot about bioenergetics definitely had input.
    In my opinion
    The purple guy...schizoid
    The blue guy.......oral
    The green girl......psychopathic
    The red guy.........masochistic
    The sparkly girl...rigid
    Anyone seen it?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 368 ✭✭gillad


    I haven`t seen it yet but I`v read an article about it and i cant wait to see it.It seems to be a lot more than just a kids animation.

    Here is some of the Article
    "Today, I ventured to the movie theatre to see a brand new film that was just released called “Inside Out”. I have been chomping at the bit to see it because it is an animation film all about emotion… Just my cup of tea. On the way to the cinema, I had my hackles raised (metaphorically speaking), all prepared to be potentially disappointed by an archaic idea of emotion. I sat there in the dark theatre with my notepad and pen ready to take notes to discuss later in this very blog. A smile spread across my face within the first five minutes. The film turned out to be an absolute pleasure. It is clear that research went into the film on account of many of the highly accurate aspects of the story line. For example, sleep and its function relative to memory, how identity is shaped by key events and the emotions and perspectives associated with those events, how the subconscious is essentially full of the personalities’ many rejections, how memories are distorted so that one recalls a sad aspect of a memory or a happy aspect of the very same memory based on the current emotion that we are viewing those memories through and the list goes on.

    All in all, ‘Inside Out’ is an imaginative triumph of an artistic depiction of psychology as it applies to emotion or should we say five emotions: fear, disgust, anger, sadness and joy. In the film, these five emotions essentially control the every day life of the main character, named Riley. In the beginning (mirroring the beliefs of our current American society), it is clear that sadness seems to serve no positive purpose. In fact, sadness is downright unwanted and thus resisted by happiness. Again, I was gearing myself up to be disappointed by the message of the film. But without spoiling the entire plot line of the film, I will say that I was more than pleasantly surprised when the moral of the story cast sadness in an entirely different light. In fact, the film conveyed that sadness was essential to the integrity of Riley’s personality structure. Numbness was in fact the ‘villain’ of the tale. Which spells one thing for me so loudly that I was nearly skipping back to the car in the parking lot after the film finished… SOCIETY IS WAKING UP AND HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS IS EVOLVING. The overall message of the film was to embrace emotion, even the ones that don’t feel positive.
    There is a key moment in the film, when Riley’s mom tells her daughter to cheer up and her father punishes her for her attitude and it only serves to make matters worse. By the end of the film, the parents undergo a kind of parenting makeover as it applies to emotions. Instead of remaining highly un-attuned to their daughter and requiring Riley to be happy because they have determined she ‘should be happy’, they allow her negative emotion. They receive it and even use it to form a deeper connection with their daughter"
    http://blog.thespiritualcatalyst.com/inside-out/


  • Registered Users Posts: 22 MindBodySpirit


    Watched the Inside Out movie ...was quite a nice film though midway through ...a bit all over the place! Interesting on how people function and navigate through their emotions -each of them tending to seek happiness through their different lenses ...which pretty much sums up humanities life path regardless of what we do :-)


  • Registered Users Posts: 22 MindBodySpirit


    Anyone experience heightened symptoms over the full moon? I always feel it's intense ...and the days following it are great...until the next one ;-) !

    Can definitely say that compared to the first few years this whole K journey feels much easier now....bar the occasional 3day intense processing! I'm way calmer on the inside, body more flexible than ever and the chronic fatigue symptoms have really eased off!

    I'm craving protein big time ..body used to focus more on the vegetarian diet (loads of jucing) but found in the last month that eating meat is really helping ...so packing in LOADS of protein into the diet! Magnesium, manganese and zinc have also been really useful supplements to help metabolism and support mitochondrial function.

    Was reading St. Therese's book 'The interior castle' ...downloaded it free -she'd an intense awakening (I stopped reading it halfway through)! What people are capable of going through is incredible -the human spirit is amazing! Where others have gone before really gives strength in the most difficult parts of the process!


  • Registered Users Posts: 548 ✭✭✭barrymanilow


    Enjoyed Inside Out . A mainstream film with a theme of self awareness and the importance of allowing ourselves to feel our sadness and difficult emotions . There are a lot of people with third level degrees that haven't yet got those basic life skills .

    Heard the actress playing joy being interviewed on Radio . A little girl called in and asked if Joy also has people in her head like Riley ! Brilliant !

    Yes Mind Body Spirit , When things are getting intense I can often pull back the curtains and be sure that its a full moon . I have a friend who sewars that a full moon is the best time to pull weeds from the garden . They just come right up . If the moon can effect the oceans then maybe they can effect the electromagnetic fields of people and plants too .


  • Registered Users Posts: 13 willthatdo


    Hi,

    Are some of you still having problems with the Kundalini ?

    Feel free to PM me if you want advice on it.

    It is not something that you have to go through. And contrary to other advice, if you are experiencing it, you should not meditate. Unless of course you want to continue experiencing it.

    I experienced it, and I can say from experience that enlightenment is an illusion. You should really focus on keeping your chakras well and firmly shut and close off the spiritual world. When you do that there will be no need for grounding or anything of the like.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 548 ✭✭✭barrymanilow


    willthatdo wrote: »
    Hi,

    Are some of you still having problems with the Kundalini ?

    Feel free to PM me if you want advice on it.

    It is not something that you have to go through. And contrary to other advice, if you are experiencing it, you should not meditate. Unless of course you want to continue experiencing it.

    I experienced it, and I can say from experience that enlightenment is an illusion. You should really focus on keeping your chakras well and firmly shut and close off the spiritual world. When you do that there will be no need for grounding or anything of the like.

    Interesting .Can you elaborate or say more ?


  • Registered Users Posts: 13 willthatdo


    Interesting .Can you elaborate or say more ?

    Basicly long story short,

    The idea of enlightenment is to become at one with all that is. It teaches that we are all on a path to find our way back to source. They teach that you have to work through karma and built up emotions in your energy field and when you finally reach enlightenment you no longer have to reincarnate.

    But in my experience, it is no more than an ecstatic state. When you reach that point it is like ecstasy. It is true when they say that you will feel love for all people and things. You have probably read or heard stories of people who reach that point saying that they even feel immense love for trees and nature. When I experienced it I was in pure ecstasy and I felt love for all things. I could look at people, trees and I could even look at a concrete wall or a rock and feel love for it. But a rock will never reflect that love back to you. It is also accompanied by a strange sense of separation in a way that is like an emptiness but which could almost be missed if you are focusing on being high. And could almost be missed if you have never felt what its like to be filled.
    Another long story short and after another experience I turned back to strictly prayer to Jesus and God. ( As in Christian God )
    I guess the best way to describe it is that enlightenment is like unrequited love and acceptance of Jesus and God is like real love. When you accept God, there is no healing crisis, no need to heal karma, no need to meditate to heal old emotions and no need to mess with chakras. The need is more focused on keeping chakras closed tightly and to guard yourself from the spirit world so that you are not tricked into the path of enlightenment which leads you to thinking you are god and which separates you from the real God.
    I know this will go against some of your beliefs and it is a rushed answer which may not be as clear as could be but try to be as open to it as you are to the path you are on.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 83 ✭✭Green_Tae


    willthatdo wrote: »
    The need is more focused on keeping chakras closed tightly and to guard yourself from the spirit world so that you are not tricked into the path of enlightenment which leads you to thinking you are god and which separates you from the real God.

    To quote Ace Ventura, pet detective, "Ree-hee-healy?"

    Anyway. I've experienced intense kundalini symptoms in the past, consequently meditation, diet and yoga/exercise have become essential cornerstones of my life. I just want to put out some practical advice. I'm not going to pretend to be enlightened or to have had any experiences of 'pure love' or anything like that.

    I've experimented with diet a lot over the past year. I got a bit obsessed with it to be honest, just be careful with your body. I'm caucasian, it probably did me no favours to completely cut out dairy. Too much dairy is a problem, for sure (think of all those teenagers with A.D.H.D living off milky bowls of cereal and bottles of yop) but you need calcium. A little cheese is okay. You won't get it all from brocolli. I was on the macrobiotic diet and honestly, it's designed for asians and an asian lifestyle. I did not benefit directly from it. Same with gluten. It is not the devil. You need to eat sensibly, stay balanced.

    Processed food is the biggest culprit, it really hurts your metabolism and slows you down. The following food stuffs I have found to be really detrimental - doritos and crisps, salted and chilli nuts and the like, sachets of powder in instant noodles (e.g. koka and mcdonnells, take note students), plastic packets of pre-made soups (knorr, even though they have removed the msg). Alcohol has to go if you're genuinely experiencing kundalini symptoms. Watch your caffeine levels, decaf. green and regular tea (tesco do cheap blue boxes, Lyons decaf is sh!te) is your best friend here. Sugar levels and body acidity will have to be watched.

    Basically learn to cook. Some mild fasting will help you attune to your body and it's needs. You need greens. Brocolli, cabbage and spinach are genuine superfoods. Stir-frys are a great excuse to get these vegetables into your diet. Cook with garlic when you can. Quinoa is really good. Basically, learn to cook. Your recipes will build up and get better over time. Just make sure you cut out the crap. Drink lots of spring water and try to have a regular meditation routine. Best of luck :)


  • Registered Users Posts: 548 ✭✭✭barrymanilow


    Interesting Green Tae , not to dispute your advice but in my own case I have found that eating unhealthy ****e food actually has the opposite effect and brings down my knudalini symptoms . It could be different for everyone .

    I'm no expert either and have only my experience and from watching whats been happening for me my theory on it is that the healthier , more clear and more energised my system is then the more powerfullly the kundalini(or whatever it is) flows and then the more intense the symptoms I experience .

    For example after a long week of painful symptoms with the energy ramming up against my jaws and forehead I find a night of pints followed by chips will mean that I'm wrecked sunday , my health and energy will be down but the kundalini will be also . I'm convinced that me turning vegetarian could havea lot to do with the awakening of kundalini in me . I turned vegetarian at the same time as I started to look deeper into meditation and energy work and I think it was all too much thus kicking off an overactive kundalini .


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