winragefilled666 said:
Savitar said:
You have several options when it comes to fighting mental dullness and the kapha energy that is usually behind it:
-Most of the Fire natured mantras work for this purpose. My number one recommendation would be solar mantras such as Suryae, SAUM (with extra emphasis on the U sound) or Hrim due to the fact, that the Sun is sattvic in nature: it creates tranquility, calm, clean and balanced state of mind along with removing the subtle phlegm.
Try vibrating SAUM to the point between your two eyebrows. (It's a marma point, that connects into the 6th and regulates the flow of Prana.
-RAUM Meditation: It's based on fire energy mantra, creates an ascending flow of energy, but balances it at the end. It removes phlegm from all chakras, therefore the whole mind.
-King & Queen type of workings, or the Lucfer's Grail Breathing exercise: Connecting the Solar to the 6th Chakra means, that there is an interchange of rejuvenative energy from the 6th to the solar, and a heating, purifying one from solar to the 6th -> cleasing the mind.
-Develop Udana Energy: Udana is the ascending, expressive form of pranic energy, the flows from the throat to the head. many of the ayurvedic remedies fighting colds involves strenghtening Udana, because it removes Kapha from the head.
Head standing posture is exellent for this purpose.
You could also work with the following mantra: AUM HAUM UDANAYA SZVAHAH
-Alternate Nostril Breathing (4-16-8) - It works for everything. The lengthened retention directs energy into the head/ upper chakras.
-Breath of Fire - Also great for almost anything, especially fighting kapha.
-Right Nostril Breathing in case you feel Alternate Nostril Breathing is not enough.
Thank you for the advice. The problem isn't just mental dulness though, but
confusion at times, tunnel vision, absentmindness/lack of connection to physical body, changed/diminished sensory perception.(which I think all apply to kapha , but does your advice still apply for that?) This and other problems have prevented me from working with my chakras for months, so I can't use the advanced raum etc. meditations.
Could you suggest a starting point for doing alternate nostril breathing/breath of fire for more of a begginer with them? (4-16-8 seems too much to start with) Head/hand stand is enough adding into yoga rutine or should I also do it more as a standalone? Also how many reps of saum to start with and how long before a change should be perceived?
What you described is not Kapha, They are the symptons Vata. Negativ kapha: the feeling of heaviness, fixation, sluggishness, hard to change, hard to move. It’s water and earth based.
Being nervous ungrounded, confused, worn and dryed out, changed sensory perception are all Vata symptons, which rules over nervous activity. It’s Air and Ether based, related to Mercury (mainly on the positive side) and Saturn (which represents the negative effects of Vata)
Vata not only needs heating, but lubrication, nurturing, stabilizing and grounding as well. It is the most unstable, mutatble Dosha, and is easily agitated/aggrevated.
There is two type of Vata: One is blocking in nature (such as the feeling of anxiety) while the other is drying, energy diminishing. (The feeling of being totally worn and dried out.)
Blocking Vata needs heat energy to be removed, while the latter needs lubrication and healing.
Please consider following advices
-Focus on developing a strong and protecttive Aura (which will fill your nervous system with energy, center you to keep the energy from dispersing. It will also reduce sensitivity to external stimuli, therefore your Vata won’t become agitated.
-Develop sexual energy and work with the pineal gland every day - lubrication, It will create a stable base and grounding for nervous energy and an increased resource which is the main weakness of Vata.
-Keep balance in the practices always aim for a calm, grounded and stable outcome. Give yourself time after meditations.
-Strenghten your core and lower body with Yoga
-Alternate Nostril Breathing is your best friend (start with 4-6-4 if 4-16-8 is too much)
-Do smaller amounts of Breath of Fire (Its’s good for nervous strenghtening and removing blocks, adding heat)
-Develop Apana (Downward flowing, eleminative force): AUM Kshaum Apanaya Svahah
General advices:
-Get enough rest and sleep, don’t stay up late.
-Regulate your time on computer, tablet, television etc - Its’s very bad for Vata.
As for the headstand: You can incorporate it into your Yoga practice or do it on It’s own whenever you feel the need of it,
SAUM: I use this technique as a quick energy recovery. Close my eyes, focus on the pojnt between the brows and vibrate SAUM (loudly if possible, if not, then mentally is okay) 9 to 18 times. It’s instant.