Hey Guys, Tom here. I had a question. When my awakening first began I had mega cravings for food, it helped ground me, I went from a vegetarian to meat eater over night. As you might know I've been dealing with a range of vertigo type conditions now for 7 years, food has always helped ground that process. Recently I've been experimenting with vegetarian life again and also Intermittent fasting which has been going well. I tried a 24 hour fast yesterday and by 7pm by energy was moving quite quickly into my head, making all my symptoms worse again. I literally downloaded a bag of nuts to help ground myself. Part of me feels fasting can really help, my body feels so clear and pure. But on the other hand it massively amplifies my symptoms.
im not sure if I should just fast and walk through the hell and fire. See what’s on the other side or just stay in a more simple balanced diet ?
I was interested what experience you'd all had with fasting. How your kundalini responds to it? Whether it has been helpful for you? Thanks, Tom
Hi Tom, 5 years ago I did a fasting retreat. It was guided by a holistically-minded medical doctor who was also interested in trauma healing. The purpose was to help give the digestive system a break so it could heal and reset, and to support the release of trauma held in the tissues of the gut and abdomen. This was supported with gentle yoga and massage. Long story short, I completely fried my nervous system and it took me several months to recover (if not longer). I walked through hell and fire... and got burnt!
My understanding is that one effect of fasting is to allow a lot more energy to move through the body. If that's already happening through kundalini, it can be too much. It also can mean processing speeds up, since the body doesn't have to process food. Again, with kundalini this can mean too much.
YMMV of course. I know someone in an advanced kundalini process who fasts and is very into it, but he was an experienced faster prior to his kundalini awakening. I would also not call him the most grounded person.
Funny you should ask this question now. The past few days I've felt the need to eat a lot lighter and simpler for a while. For my body this feels like a better way to achieve the benefits of fasting. I do think every body is different and constitution is a big factor as well.
Wow. That is really interesting and very helpful. I must admit Coca Cola helps me in exactly the same way. It's weird and makes total sense. Cola really helps centre me, as does meat. I guess I just need to find a happy balance, maybe shorter fasts, and then making sure im prepped up on cola just in case. It's helpful to know i'm not the only one who finds, cola, meat and chocolate helpful for grounding. :-)
Hi Tom this is a really interesting question. I have fasted during vision quests and for me personally I find great clarity comes but the need to ground straight after is significant.. I find milk chocolate works for me. I was taught the spiritual pratices I work with by someone who lived and learned from Native American people for 25 years. Straight after ceremony they have huge feasts and a feature of that is Coca Cola. for two reasons, one the gas helps release some of the spiritual energy (I have certainly found this works with releasing excess kundalini energy for myself) and also the company is so unethical that the heaviness brings one straight back down from a higher spiritual plane (anyhow this is how my teacher explained it to me and we always had coca cola after a quest which we drank in one gulp and it worked! Someone once told me that Tibetan monks eat meat when they do intense spiritual work which I found interesting. I wonder if what we eat and drink is a very personal matter according to the individual's energetic make up, past life experiences and DNA? Kundalini has given me a very clear message about what I must eat for my particular path and I have changed my diet accordingly. I do notice now that if I deviate from this I suffer the consequences.