Hi Pedro. I posted my question to the "Praxis" Forum because it was related to my daily IIH-related meditations. As the present thread tends to become "peripheral" vis-à-vis IIH and even Bardon, I hope you won't mind if I send you my answer through the "Magi" forum. See you there :^D NB --- Pedro Antonio Chuidian <dv1pc@...> wrote: > You're very welcome.I'm glad to be of some help. > > Anyway, the reason I asked about your history in the > study is because I was trying to make you realize > that > you may have "developed" something from your old > system that might be the root of your problem. I'm > not > very familiar with the sylva method but if I > remember > the system correctly, it doesn't teach about proper > breathing. It's very "mental" in proceedure. > > About chakra healing, who's method did you study? > Did > you skip any steps? > > One last, I'd suggest a research in the > Kundalini.Pay > particular attention to its connection to the human > anatomy. You will see why breathing properly is > NECESSARY. Just be careful not to do any of the > practices about it that you will encounter - learn > it > just in theory for the mean time. STICK TO THE > BASICS > 1ST. > more power to you > > > --- Newbieonekenhobby <newbieonekenhobby@...> > wrote: > > Many thanks Pedro ! > > > > <<Try to check on your breathing when you > meditate. > > Breathing properly means bringing your breath all > > the way down to your navel with out the > unnecessary > > tension arround your diaphram.>> > > > > I did, and it partially helped, and partially > > worsened > > the situation. Let me explain: > > > > a) it does help in the sense that it "spreads" the > > tension or whatever it is among various regions > > indeed. Momentarily. > > b) it worsens in the sense that it increases the > > energy quite strongly. Like the "chi" thing people > > talk about. And my head feels like it suddenly > gets > > more of "I-don't-know-what" and cannot accept it. > > > > A little detail: I don't even need to be in > > meditation > > anymore to face this problem. Just closing the > eyes > > during 1-2 seconds provokes the thing. > > BTW: I went to see an oculist to check the blood > > pressure in the eyes. Everything seems ok. > > > > <<And one question: have you been into any other > > practice/system other than IIH? >> > > > > No. At least not in this type of discipline :-) > > I did practice chakra healing <after> the > beginning > > of > > all this and it helped me a lot, but my life made > a > > U-Turn and I had to stop for a while after a few > > years > > for various reasons. > > I also practiced vizualisation (Silva method etc.) > > simultaneously with chakra healing. I loved it. > > > > But your questions helped indeed: if I understood > > the > > "Air" description correctly in Bardon's book and > > Rawn's comment: > > > > a) Air is in charge of providing equilibrium > between > > Fire and Water (which it seems to do in my present > > case - that's the "relieving part"). > > > > b) If may also feed Fire (if "as above so below/as > > below so above" is true in this case, Air could > also > > feed Fire energetically like in the physical > realm: > > I > > recall that it is also burned with Food to feed > the > > Elements e.g.) > > ...that may be the "worsening part". More > breathing > > may give more Fire. > > > > So ...I don't know. Maybe not enough Water ? Too > > much > > Fire compared to my Earth ? > > > > :-( > > > > Cheers. Thanks again :-) > > NB > > > > --- Pedro Antonio Chuidian <dv1pc@...> > wrote: > > > > > > --- Newbieonekenhobby > > <newbieonekenhobby@...> > > > wrote: > > > > Does anyone here feel sometimes like pressure > in > > > the > > > > head when closing the eyes, a "something" > going > > up > > > > through the nostril(s) to end up like two > > painful > > > > spots (two "burning eyes lookinp up" would be > a > > > > close > > > > description) on each side of the skull ? > > > > > > > > I frequently feel this, and it gives me > <strong> > > > > headaches. It goes down sometimes also: > putting > > > the > > > > tongue against the top of my palate gives a > > little > > > > "electric feeling", like with a battery. > > > > Drinking lots of water decreases it, in which > > > cases > > > > I > > > > spend my all day peeing, which is not the best > > > > solution :-< > > > > > > > > I often "hear and feel" my fontanelle cracking > > > when > > > > the feeling in the nostrils is strong. Even > > > outside > > > > meditations. > > > > > > > > A few years ago, it was almost unbearable. > > Putting > > > > my > > > > forehead against somebody else's relieved me > and > > > > gave > > > > him/her a headache. My own family always > checked > > > my > > > > intentions before a hug, e.g.; charming. > > > > > > > > I'd like to know whether others face the same > > > > handicap. Is it bad, doctor ? :-) > > > > > > > > I suspect it may be too much Fire - or not > > enough > > > > Water or Air. I think I'll better check my > > > Elements > > > > are in balance before I move to step II when > day > > > > comes... > > > > > > > > Thanks again. Sorry for all those really > > peculiar > > > > questions. > > > > NB > > > > > > > Hi there, > > > >Try to check on your breathing when you > meditate. > > > Breathing properly means bringing your breath > all > > > the > > > way down to your navel with out the unnecessary > > > tension arround your diaphram. > > > > > > And one question: have you been into any other > > > practice/system other than IIH? > > > > > > Hope I was able to help. > > > > > > more power to you. > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign > up > > > > now. > > > > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com