r/KundaliniAwakening

Are Kundalini awakenings sudden or gradual?

Please share your thoughts and why. I see alot of people argue for both. Some claim it's undeniable if you had a kundalini awakening, suggesting it's sudden. Some argue it's a gradual process. Which is it? Is it both?

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u/MamaAkina — 4 days ago

how to improve my way of meditation.

near full moon days .. 2-3 days prior to full moon and on the full moon night specially i sense a huge surge of energy in me... it feels strange to me.. as if i have gained strength of 100 bulls.

but alas ! i don't know how to channelize it properly... it gets lost/ wasted in other form.

at first i felt its a coincidence and not so important and ignored it completely.. i kept my  focus on 2 times practice of kriya , and ignored it..

but, from last 2 years have been observing this.. near full moon ... my body behaves entirely different way.. i even don't understand what it is and why it happens.. 

the energy state of my being is very high on full moon days... 

no contemporary doctor has an explanation for that.. for i am a mbbs doctor myself.. i neither seek answer from any allopath/ ayurveda practitioner.. I feel they don't have answer for that.

( i have been regularly practicing kriya yoga as instructed by my gurudeva from last 3 years ) 

if my practice is wrong...please guide me what not to do.. 🙏

is it normal , should i modify. ? 

what is this phenomenon.. should i be careful near full moon days.. ? 

these are my doubts ..

any book suggestion, food and habbit to modify.

all suggestions are welcome.. 🙏🙏

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u/PlatypusNo2028 — 3 days ago

SAKRT AMARI

These are the words that came out of my mouth while i was ready to sleep,being terrified by the physical manifestations of my kundalini awakening.

Next day i was searching the web,trying to identify the language,and the meaning.

The words were Sanskrit,and the closest translation (i think) was '' one with the Goddess'' or' 'Forever with the Goddess'' via a non accurate enough sanskrit-english translator.

If anyone has a better explanation,let me know.

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u/Brilliant-Comb62 — 15 hours ago

Spiritual practices destabilised me more than hypnosis

I used to work full-time as a stage hypnotist in the UK. At one point I could take complete strangers into trance with a handshake induction and have them convinced their legs were rubber or that they were famous rock stars.
Then, around forty, I went through what many people would probably call a kundalini awakening or spiritual emergency. Whatever label people use, it completely overturned my life and ended my stage career.
What I now find is how casually people encourage intense meditation, breathwork, energy practices, psychedelics, and “awakening experiences” online, often without talking seriously about integration or psychological stability.
In my experience, powerful inner experiences are real. But they are not automatically wisdom. They are not automatically healing. And they definitely do not automatically make someone psychologically balanced.
For me, the hardest part was never the experience itself. It was learning how to live afterwards.
After thirty years of searching, retreats, teachers, practices, breakdowns, and rebuilding, I’ve come to feel that experiences alone do not liberate us. Integration matters far more than intensity.
Has anyone else here gone through periods where spiritual practices genuinely destabilised them rather than helped them?

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u/Interesting-Spot-648 — 3 days ago

If kundalini is awakened, is it supposed to remain in the head?

When I was 18 (29 now) I had what I believe to be a legitimate yet unexpected kundalini awakening experience while doing practices from one of Mantak Chia’s books. As a disclaimer, I don’t recommend anyone do those exercises without preparation and guidance from a qualified teacher. In other words, don’t mess around with them unless you know what you’re doing, otherwise you might be asking for trouble, which I learned the hard way.

I was able to move what felt like a large amount of energy from the base of my spine through my spinal column and into my brain by doing what I think is a variation of the Taoist/qigong microcosmic orbit. It involved using the mind, squeezing the pelvic muscles near the perineum, and rolling the eyes up in an attempt to draw energy up into the brain and skull. At the time, I had absolutely no clue that kundalini was a real phenomenon; I had never even heard the word, nor was I particularly interested in pursuing these exercises beyond simple curiosity.

In the way these exercises are presented in the book, you’re supposed to be able to bring or draw the energy down from the head through the front of your body by touching your tongue to the roof of your mouth once it’s raised. Well, that has never worked for me. The energy and pressure sensation has remained inside my skull ever since, and it’s very uncomfortable much of the time.

In all of my years of research, I’ve never found a clear answer as to whether or not the energy is supposed to remain inside the head or if it is supposed to go somewhere else in the body. What’s the end goal? Is there an end goal?

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u/Kakistocracy5 — 5 days ago

Tinnitus and ear-ringing

Hey guys, I’ve pretty on and about in this sub. Reading lots of your posts and explanations makes me feel I’m not the only one on this journey. The thing is I never chose kundalini, I never consistently or intensely meditated in my life but since birth I had this strong belief in divine and interconnectedness of this world for some reason.

My 11th grade I was deeply plunged into the world of spirituality. But still was aware of my day-to-day living and had equal awareness of other aspects of my life. In 2023 when my kundalini rose spontaneously, I felt this state of bliss for a while and then all the traumas started flooding in for me to face them.

Main issue:
With that also came this ringing in my ears which I never paid attention to, (because of everything that was going on) but how could I not, lately I felt this tinnitus or regular ear ringing takes away a lot of my peace when my ears are constantly buzzing with idk what. I’ve never truly tried to understand it. Honestly I want to balance all these aspects of my life and that’s why I’m not heeding too much energy to kundalini and the things that came with it. But this active ringing is a sign that it happened, and it doesn’t go away.

I want to ignore all these, so I can focus on other aspects of my life. No it’s not medical tinnitus, because it’s not “always” there but mostly during mornings and sometimes nights, and sudden loud buzzing in either left ear or right ear spontaneously through the day. So any suggestions or guidance.

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u/Zealousideal-Pop1887 — 5 days ago

Does our kundalini energy affect other people thru our auras

Hi everyone. I believe our energies affect each other when we’re in promixity of each other, something I’ve noticed is that ever since my awakening and ESPECIALLY during the beginning bliss stages that people are a lot more friendlier to me and some people seem more attracted or drawn to my energy while others seem repulsed

It’s just a vibe I’m getting, the vibes from others seem really different now. My immediate family seems to be treating me different or more seriously now. What are your guys’ insight on this?

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u/Prestigious-Ad-5461 — 7 days ago
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The Final Destination

Whatever we are experiencing, that too shall pass. As for myself, because I cannot speak for anyone else, the journey at times can be incredibly painful. Usually, that is balanced by moments of profound inner bliss.
After so many years on this path, it seems the journey itself is the destination.
There is no final arriving, only a final realisation: this is IT.
Experiences come and go. As such, perhaps it is not about the experiences themselves, but the integration of those experiences into That.

Blessings to All
Jai Ma Shakti
🙏❤️🙏

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u/Interesting-Spot-648 — 4 days ago

strange thoughts / insights while progressing on this journey

hi everyone. I’ve been practicing tantra, chanting kalis name and practicing Bhakti yoga while having my kundalini awakening. It seems to be acceleratering the process.

Lately I’ve been having some wild feelings or thoughts, feelings of wanting to not be on earth anymore, not in a suicidal way because I definitely don’t want to die. But feelings of not being happy with the state of the world, being really sensitive to cruelty, feeling like this place is hell. Too much suffering everywhere it’s been overwhelming me.

I also feel like life is full of suffering for everybody, while there’s some lives who are a lot more unfortunate than others we all experience a tremendous amount of trauma and suffering on this plane. I feel very uncomfortable when I think about that very fact, like what’s the point and meaning of creating this? I want to understand.

Lastly, this is the weirdest feeling I’ve felt out of everything I’ve mentioned, I’m feeling like the limitations of having a human body is holding me back. There’s so much to learn and so much truth out there that I can only perceive what my human body allows me to perceive. Like if I was a different entity with more senses or perhaps a spirit what could my potential be when it comes to experiencing altered states of consciousness, and spiritual growth. Perhaps I’m looking at this all wrong. But something feels very unsettling to me when I think about this stuff.

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u/Prestigious-Ad-5461 — 5 days ago

Exhaustion and kundalini syndrome

Hello, I’ve been working to ground the energy. Yesterday I went for a 2 hour walk in nature and this was very grounding, still having lots of heat still in the base of my spine. I woke up today with extreme exhaustion like I had run a marathon. is this normal for awakening? and can the ungrounded kundalini energy have been masking this exhaustion? how long does it last?

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u/Neither-Shower-2765 — 2 days ago

Can kundalini awakening cause bloating

About 3 months in on my kundalini journey, I’ve been practicing a lot of energy healing and Bhakti yoga. I feel this has deepened my kundalini journey, and awakening intensified. However, I feel more bloated, in stomach, in face, just all over, my weight is the same, diet is the same. I have heard of this being a thing. So I wanted to ask you guys

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u/Prestigious-Ad-5461 — 7 days ago

Method to Help With Mental Issues (Ajna Chakra).

Since kundalini can impact the mental centers as well, this might come handy.

Imagine that from your ajna chakra,extend several lines,conecting you to various things. (places,beings,realms,other people)etc.

Then cut them all with an imaginery sword-knife.(any tool that you 'know' is used for cutting),

A simple but effective vision to bring clarity and balance things for a while.

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u/Brilliant-Comb62 — 6 days ago