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This sounds a bit like what some people call kundalini syndrome, and others “spiritual emergency” For those who may not be aware, kundalini as a phenomenon is engaged with in some Tibetan Buddhist practices, but it’s languaged differently

Would love to hear more about this! I think I had some kind of kundalini-ish experience last year but I never really learned what to do with it.

Well, if it had a flavour of destabilizing-ness, or felt a bit scary/alarming, I’d recommend looking up “spiritual emergency” and emergence and figuring out what self-care, first aid, hygiene, and possibly further outside resources might be indicated

If it didn’t have that destabilizing flavour, and was just more about of an upwelling of energy in a mostly positive way, then there’s really basically two classical schools of thought 1. Ignore it. (Very Pali canon & Goenka-ian). Just keep sitting

2. Use it, work with it. (this is view of Hindu & Buddhist Tantra, and Chan - esp. Shaolin). Physical bodymind practice helps integrate it. My experience and commitments heavily tilt me in favour of approach # 2

This sounds much more like my style too. I can kinda integrate the energy when I have a person good at attunement holding space for me, but I don't really have any practices for working with it solo. Someone told me to try kundalini yoga, any thoughts?

Oh good grief, I have a lot of thoughts. Here’s my $0.02; just my opinion. If you’re talking about the Yogi Bhajan system, it’s...a mixed bag. A real mixed bag There are some really great practices (I use a couple of their moves in my movement practice) and you can do them

Which ones are the great ones