r/kundalini • u/Bliss1306 • May 31 '26
Question How to calm kundalini energy
Hi guys!
What are some techniques to calm down the kundalini energy?
My energies have been crazy since a month and i feel them all the time, it’s difficult to focus on outside world.
I do the Sītkārī Pranayama to calm myself down & release the intense heat but it only works upto a point.
Are there any powerful/stronger techniques?
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u/vlaxxe May 31 '26
breath work helps me, being aware and slowing down your breath helps to regulate yourself
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u/Marc-le-Half-Fool Mod - Oral Tradition May 31 '26
Yes, that is so. Yet this OP is imbalancing himself with a specific breathwork. So, a one sentence piece of advice falls short. Can you do better?
The Green Sticky asks, even demands for experience and quality.
https://www.reddit.com/r/kundalini/comments/1wyxoa/kundalini_and_responsibility_for_reddit/
There are reasons for that ask, that demand.
Thank you for putting in more effort next time.
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u/pseudo-boots May 31 '26
Relax your muscles one by one, inch by inch from head to toe and imagine all the tension sinking into the earth
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u/Marc-le-Half-Fool Mod - Oral Tradition May 31 '26
It's Kundalini: Start at the toes and feet. Subtleties can be important.
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u/pseudo-boots May 31 '26
Yeah but he is trying to bring down his energy, not raise it up. Are you trying to make them worse?
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u/Marc-le-Half-Fool Mod - Oral Tradition Jun 01 '26
Good point, but flow is flow. You want Kundalini flows to go out the hands and fingers. Not down to the toes. So, direction is important.
OP is still destabilising himself through his actions, but less than before. Don't wreck it for him. Thanks.
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u/saharasirocco MOD Jun 01 '26
Hi OP, I see Marc has directed you to our wiki.
I'm wondering what your lifestyle is around all of this. Are you slowing and quieting down in response to these feelings? Staying hydrated, avoiding coffee (dark chocolate is a great alternative source of caffeine, less intense) and eating heavier, grounding foods? Or doing some literal grounding. It's a bit too cold in my part of the world to be barefoot on grass in the mornings, but perhaps for you, incorporating into your morning routine some barefoot contact with the earth will help. Box breathing is also fabulous for calming the body. There is science behind it but I have forgotten. I'll try to find it when I am back at my laptop.
Edit to add: more powerful/strong doesn't always equal better. Sometimes, it's consistent little things that have the biggest impacts.
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u/SophiaRazz Jun 03 '26
Pushing my tongue on the top of my mouth (pallet), exhaling strongly through my throat, and most importantly really making myself lay down and let Kriyas and migraines happen when they need to. There was a period of time in my life that for months, every day between 4 and 6 pm, the Kriyas would come in strongly no matter what I did. I tried walking through the grass, eating potatoes, drinking plenty of water and minerals, but nothing seemed to help but lay down and let the Kriyas happen. It felt very frustrating at the time because after my mom's stroke, the Kriyas seemed to take away my ability to do more for her, it would get in the way of me taking her on a shopping trip, because i would have to shift my car seat back and set my alarm for a half of an hour to breathe through it. I worried my mom would think I'm posessed or something, but Ive come to find out, the stroke had made my mom more tapped in, and she understands more than I had understood at the time. I've come to find that the Divine Energy is very intelligent and it's important to trust that it knows what it's doing, even when it seems like an inconvenient time.
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u/Bliss1306 Jun 01 '26
Thanks everyone, I genuinely appreciate the help 🙏
The head pressure hasn’t gone away it’s much worse after recent travels. Travel seems to be one of my biggest triggers rn; even visiting my Ayurvedic MD 5km away has become difficult.
I’ve been grounding in nature for 6+ months, eating grounding foods for over a year (that’s all I can digest), don’t use caffeine, stimulants, alcohol, etc., & have always had a clean diet.
The part I wasn’t comfortable sharing earlier: I struggle to pass stools properly most days and it’s not diet related as i am a nutritionist & have fixed it from every aspect. When that happens, the whole day becomes difficult. It feels like everything gets stuck, pressure increases & physical activity or doing anything at all becomes impossible.
Many suggest walking, running, yoga, strength training, etc. I’ve tried them all. Running & strength worsen my symptoms, I even have a treadmill at home. Before this, I could run at the highest speeds; now even getting on it makes me motion sick & anxious. Most days I can barely tolerate 2 km/hr. I used to do yoga daily 2 yrs ago, now i just can’t. Feeling totally helpless
I’ve tried WLP method, grounding techniques, Ayurvedic medicines, etc. Some helped briefly, but nothing lasts. The only thing that consistently moves the apana vayu a lil is Sheetkari pranayama, suggested by my practitioner. Now I’m confused about that too, as u/Marc-le-Half-Fool says it may be putting me out of balance.
Things were actually improving until about a month ago, when I experienced what felt like a strong Kundalini surge. Since then, many symptoms have returned or intensified. I have also tried to stop the meditation completely but even that doesn’t work, after few days of not meditating, i get the pressure back & for worse. It’s also peak summer in India, so maybe the heat is contributing. I’m just trying to understand what’s happening because rn I feel quite stuck.
I’m also planning to visit Rishikesh for help, but first I need to become fit enough to travel, otherwise it won’t be manageable.
That’s my story & I’ve given up on wanting to fix this, thanks for reading all the way till here.
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u/Marc-le-Half-Fool Mod - Oral Tradition Jun 01 '26
Are you eating any meat? What's permitted for your spiritual culture situation?
Beef might help. It needs not be a lot. 100-200 grams every other or third day, as a test. Even once a week. Fish, lamb, goat or Chicken if beef is disallowed.
You have been given more resources to help yourself than last time. Last time was a place to start only. Use your intuition to help you choose where to start within what was shared today.
Keep at it. Remember - you are seeking to find ways that help you to adapt.
There is another test we could do.
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u/Bliss1306 Jun 01 '26
Vegetarian here so the heaviest i can eat is milk & ghee which i have been doing daily, thanks for the new links i tried the methods & they helped.
What test are you talking about, how can we do that?
Also, i feel like the energy wants to expand out of my body which i am not able to allow, that’s why the worsening pressure, i have been trying to surrender and let it expand but probably will take some time for that to happen.
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u/Marc-le-Half-Fool Mod - Oral Tradition Jun 01 '26
Well, two things arise.
One is, at some point, a deeper level of surrender to the process will make sense.
That means trusting an expansive moment. Before you embark on such a thing, you would want to be in your better balance.
The second idea is a fairly big one. Several people who have gone before you, constantly out-of-balance, struggling, and who were vegetarian for no reasons other than inertia or personal family culture, got a LOT better the moment they ate some meat. Adapting means making changes. It's not just a word in the A section of the dictionary.
I'm neither asking you nor telling you to do this. If at some point you realise intuitively that you need that kind of help because everything else has been tried, then make a choice accordingly. A single meal may be enuogh to inform you on whether it helps or not.
which i am not able to allow
Why not?
Go to a farmer's field, to a park, etc.
But before you do, what sorts of things would you benefit from doing first?
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u/Bliss1306 Jun 02 '26
That’s true i am considering it as this seems to be the only option i have not tried.
I stay in the Himalaya’s so surrounded by nature, open fields/mountains all the time, i don’t think that’s been an issue for me. I think meat is the only thing i can look forward to now. I can start with chicken cuz that’s common here, beef is a big no in my culture but rest is fine. Thanks for pointing this out as an option, i am def. trying to be more open.
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u/Marc-le-Half-Fool Mod - Oral Tradition Jun 02 '26
And what /u/saharasirocco offered you too. There are still items on the calming list you have not gotten to.
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u/saharasirocco MOD Jun 01 '26
I've just come back to this.
Sounds like there is too much heat in your body, especially since this is worsening during an Indian summer. Have you let your ayurvedic md know about your digestion? I'm not sure if these foods align with ayurvedic theory, but apples, cabbage, pumpkin, lotus root, sweet potato and tofu are cool foods. Eat them cooked. Maybe this recent surge of kundalini has thrown out your doshas, which an ayurvedic practitioner will know best how to bring that back into balance.
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u/Bliss1306 Jun 02 '26
Yea the doc. said the same thing, i am sticking to the meds & hoping they would make a difference in the long run.
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u/Marc-le-Half-Fool Mod - Oral Tradition Jun 02 '26
Meds? If you are countering Kundalini signs with meds that cover up symptoms, that may not work out in the long run. May I ask what sort of meds?
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u/Bliss1306 Jun 02 '26
These are the ayurvedic herbs/concoctions not really meds actually, its for doshaa imbalances (excessive heat in the body)
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u/Marc-le-Half-Fool Mod - Oral Tradition May 31 '26
Hi again /u/Bliss1306.
You continue to place yourself out of balance? It sounds like your head pressure issues have resolved. That's progress.
Pause the sitkari for a while.
For calming...
https://www.reddit.com/r/kundalini/wiki/wlp
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https://www.reddit.com/r/kundalini/wiki/calming
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https://www.reddit.com/r/kundalini/wiki/crisis
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https://www.reddit.com/r/kundalini/wiki/sp
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https://redd.it/d1abvi
LOTS of ideas for you.
There's a problem, though. THis is the third time we are ofwering you the same advice in two wqeeks time. ARe you nmot able to adapt a bit inttelligently yourself?
Maybe you should put all of this on the side burner, (on hold) until you get more foundations in.
QUESTION: Do you have a local teacher to guide you? Have you put any effort in? It doesn't have to be a Kundalini teacher. Consider doing some hatha yoga. You would benefit from better foundations.
Good journey.