Self-Inquiry Help

[Seb G]

Hi all, i’ve recently hit a barrier in self-inquiry practice. I’ve been doing this for a year now, but it feels like I just started doing it right after watching Leo’s latest video. Everytime i do SI, my chest gets tight and my body (especially arms and back) vibrate and tickle to the point where i giggle. I would keep going but I actually cant handle the tickling! Any idea what this is?? I do 30 minutes of Kriya yoga before every SI practice so does that have anything to do with it? I made sure its not lack of oxygen or anything like that.

[Nahm]

@Seb G Sounds like the body’s meridians, the same mysterious energy / electricity which beats the heart can heal you, and others as well. I have heard a few times of it first sensed as tingling in the arms and back. Keep practicing, and let it in.   Palms tingling too?

For the chest, maybe watch a short, very sappy video. See if it triggers that chest tightening. 

Sounds like you’re doing great, and welcome to the forum. 

[Seb G]

@Nahm hey thanks for the reply! It was very helpful

The sappy video was very cringey at first, but I forced myself to watch and yes it hit my chest pretty hard and started crying haha. I did go through a break up 6 months ago- I just didn’t think I was supressing it.

I looked into body’s meridians and it seems to describe my experiences pretty accurately so I’ll do more research on that.

My main concern about all this is that its more ego/illusion. Like who is experiencing tightness in the chest and electricity in the body, etc. I’m trying to integrate this at the moment.

[Nahm]

@Seb G Sweet. Sounds like there might be a perspective that loves comes from relationships, which would be very understandable.  Self inquiry is the way to go. Also, this meditation might be useful. This stuff can get a little silly, but maybe it works because at our deepest, we’re not really so serious. 

https://sites.google.com/site/psychospiritualtools/Home/meditation-practices/lovingkindness

 

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6 hours ago, Seb G said:

Everytime i do SI, my chest gets tight and my body (especially arms and back) vibrate and tickle to the point where i giggle. I would keep going but I actually cant handle the tickling! Any idea what this is??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9AHh9MvgyQ