Kundalini Awakening

Kundalini energy is the energy in you that sits at the base of your spine, in the root chakra.

It awakens when you start meditating, visualizing, practice yoga, Reiki or doing other spiritual activities.

The Question brought forward by a recent Student:

What is Kundalini Energy? Do we all have an Awakening?

I will give you a bit of information surrounding this Energy and it’s awakening.  It would take a book to bring forward all the information and understanding of the Kundalini Energy…. So let’s start with some basic knowledge here….

It is important to understand this kind of energy for everyone who meditates, Reiki or other spiritual practices. You may start experiencing something unusual energetically; and may not know what to call your experience.  Here is a little information to help you process this journey.

Kundalini is an energy that exists in everyone’s body, usually in a dormant state. This means that most people never feel it and never know it is there. But in a very few people, perhaps one in one thousand, this energy becomes aroused, activated. This can be a happy event or it can be scary and disruptive, depending on whether you aroused your Kundalini
on purpose or by accident.

Kundalini energy awakening is a natural process that helps you become more conscious. When activated, it starts going up your chakras till it reaches the crown chakra and you may become enlightened (that happens over time, of course).

Chakras are energy centers in the human subtle body energy system that are an integral part the individual processing and absorption of universal energies, including Kundalini energy. Through the practice of Meditation and Reiki, Kundalini Energy rises through the chakra system of the human body, cleansing stagnant energies and allowing for spiritual growth, self-realization and enlightenment. Meditation and Reiki will promote and open the flow of this energy.

When Kundalini energy rises through each Chakra, it cleanses the stagnant energy in that center and this allows much more life force energy to flow through the human chakra system. According to Anna Voigt in The Chakra Workbook, “although the term Kundalini… comes from the Tantra Yoga traditions, a phenomenon akin to the Kundalini experience is recognized in all of the shamanic traditions and mystical paths, in nearly all of the worlds’ major religions, and in genuine occult traditions. All of these traditions recognize the significance of Kundalini as a key to “divinizing” or “spiritualizing” a human being. From the perspective of an individual spiritual seeker, it is a path to enlightenment, liberation, or Self-realization.” When Kundalini rises through the Chakra system is facilitates a process of cleansing and awakening to higher consciousness in that center.

Chakra Cleansing

Throughout our daily lives and years of socialization we accumulate and hold onto low vibrational emotions, though patterns, behaviors, memories and programming. It is in the chakra system that we hold onto and experience these traumas, negative experiences and limiting agreements (thoughts & beliefs) that we make with ourselves about our self and the world. These low vibrational energetic patterns stay stored in our body’s energy system unless we actively cleanse them through energy work, meditation, Reiki or other spiritual practices, or until Kundalini rises spontaneously in an individual, speeding up the evolutionary process of your spiritual growth.

Low vibration means that the frequency of the emotion, thought, or memory is denser than the high vibration of light, which is pure life source. Everything is seen as energy, then we all have the potential to be a high vibrational being, a clear channel for universal love and light to flow through us, but these low vibrations such as fear, anger, resentment, guilt and judgment, among others, block your full potential.

Kundalini is a dormant energy within most people…In Hindu mythology; Kundalini is a serpent goddess who lies asleep at the base of the spine, coiled three and a half times around the first chakra. Her name is Kundalini Shakti, and she represents the unfolding of the divine Shakti energy, the energizing potential of life itself, a living goddess who enlivens all things.

So with that knowledge, you can see under certain circumstances, the Kundalini energy awakens and begins to rise through the body, piercing and opening the chakras as she moves in her undulating, snake-like fashion. As Kundalini releases stored and blocked energies, her movement can be quite intense, sometimes emotional, and can lead to physical discomforts.  This is temporary, but more so- the process of the awakening.  I see it as a cleansing.

As I have mentioned, circumstances that stimulate Kundalini awakening are many and varied, but are usually triggered by such things as extended periods of meditation, Reiki, fasting, stress, trauma, psychedelic drugs, or near death experiences.

Kundalini is a condensed, primal force, similar to the potential energy found in water. When released, it creates a vertical connection between the chakras by opening the subtle channels known as nadi, most specifically, the central channel that moves up the spine called sushumna. If you put water through a small hose at very high pressure, the end of the hose will undulate or surge-like a snake. Similarly, the intense energy of Kundalini undulates in the body as it rises through the chakras.

Kundalini can also be seen as a result of the chakras connecting to each other. Theoretically, as the chakras enlarge, the spinning of one can enhance the spinning of the one above or below it.

Kundalini is basically a healing force, but as I has I’ve said, effects can sometimes be emotional or unpleasant- “It is an Awakening”. Such effects may last for minutes, days or a period of time, it depends on you and how you choose to process what is before you.  In truth, it is a gift.

If you find yourself processing some uncomfortable Kundalini awakening symptoms, be kind to yourself, “Breathe” …. Here are a few suggestions;

1) Purify the body. Abstain from recreational drugs, tobacco, alcohol, and caffeine, prescription drugs. Avoid food additives, high sugars, or greasy foods. Eat well, especially protein which is generally grounding. Get massage and vigorous exercise.
2) Reduce stress. If you are in for a major spiritual transformation, make time for the necessary changes in your life. You may need to devote more time to your spirituality or health.
3) Find Support. Share with others who have knowledge of this experience.
4) Educate yourself. Read about Kundalini, Kundalini awakening, Reiki and learn about Chakras.
5) Treat underlying psychological issues. As Kundalini brings up unresolved issues, this is the best time to deal with them. It will make the process smoother.
6) Examine your spiritual practices. If you have not been practicing meditation, yoga, Reiki or some spiritual practice, it may be time to begin. You might need to stop meditating for a while if it increases unpleasant Kundalini awakening symptoms. See what increases or decreases the unpleasant effects.
7) Practice grounding. Kundalini is most difficult when the energy is moving upward without enough energy moving downward to balance. Investigate the possibility of the first chakra issues that need to be resolved in order to give a firmer base. Practice grounding exercise daily.

And now I would like to wish you all a very prosperous New Year 2010… Make your list of affirmations and say them everyday.  Open your mind to “Change”, and be aware of your thoughts, your behaviors, and your actions and allow the process… with every change in life whether it feels positive or negative, light or heavy, gain or loss, every soft lesson, every heavy lesson…. Change is going to happen in life, with every change there is a gift…. Always!

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2010 New Year Affirmations:

I enjoy success.
I will have success today.
My possibilities are endless.
My potential is endless.
I avoid burnout by taking on only what I can handle today.
I will prioritize my activities today.
I will challenge myself today.
I will change something about me today.
I will manage my time better today.
I will learn the lessons each day teaches me.
I will handle my finances wisely today.
I will work hard and smart
I am a winner and enjoy life.
I accept risk as a down payment on success.
I will seize every opportunity today that comes my way.
I will create positive opportunities.
Taking risks is the path to growth.

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