Accidental Kundalini Awakening - Help!

A quick disclaimer: I had no prior experience or knowledge of meditation before this happened, and my understanding is still rudimentary at best. I can’t say for certain that I am experiencing a Kundalini awakening, but after spending hours researching and looking for guidance on the internet, it seems to be the most probable explanation. As a forewarning, this post is not explicit but is a bit NSFW. I am a 21 y.o. male.

As a precursor before I explain the awakening, I used to have a rampant p^rn/lust addiction. In pursuit of greater pleasure, I researched multi-orgasmic techniques, and found this reddit post that boasts full body orgasms that are far more intense and far longer in duration than the typical male orgasm, and can be induced hands-free (and non-ejaculatorily). I followed the outlined steps without understanding what it was, and over the course of a weekend, was able to achieve it. Though the post says that stimulating the nipples and visual stimuli is required, I found that both impeded my concentration to build the proper energy I needed, so I only used the pelvic muscle exercise it described. I’ll add that because it now doesn’t do anything for me, and because I have since thoroughly researched how to improve my sexual health, I have quit my several-year-long p^rn addiction cold turkey without any withdrawal symptoms. I am approaching week three of being entirely clean with no cravings or impulses, and couldn’t feel healthier for it.

The reason I am posting this is because near the end of that weekend (almost 3 weeks ago now), I layered said orgasmic technique with an ejaculatory orgasm, and have created what I can only describe as a permanent internal orgasm where I can let myself slip into a blissful state so long as I am relaxed and at least somewhat comfortable. To describe exactly what it is, I relax my pelvic floor and core muscles to “induce” it (aka I no longer consciously/subconsciously suppress it), a twinge originates from my lower abdomen and quickly builds into an incredible sensation that sweeps upwards across my chest to my head, and at the same time down through my arms (strangely, not my legs like a true full body orgasm). My eyes roll involuntarily hard, often to a painful extent, my head falls back if I am not lying down, and my body curls inward. My breath stops for the duration because breathing normally breaks the sensation, but with careful and delicate breath control, I can change the intensity of it. I’ve also learned how to add the aforementioned nipple stimulation the Reddit post describes to greatly intensify it, but those orgasms are usually centered in my head and chest instead of my abdomen and arms (not a true full body orgasm). The intensity of it usually lasts for the remainder of the day, and leaves me far more sensitive to it until I sleep through the night.

Most online sources say this is a sign of a Kundalini awakening, but the energy is in my pelvic floor, abdomen, and head, not my spine (though I can move the energy to my spine and through it and it seems to linger there, but this is a recent development in the past couple days). The only negative symptoms I have experienced are muscle aches from doing it excessively. I have no issues with sleep, interruptions in everyday tasks, or fluctuations in mood or libido, or anything else (which shocks me given the typical withdrawal symptoms of the addiction I just quit). Pretty much every aspect of my physical and mental health has improved. It all sounds and feels fantastic, but I also read that there are lots of dangers of a mismanaged or abused Kundalini Awakening: burnout, wild fluctuations in libido and mood, narcissistic behavior, god complexes, and dissociation (which happened for a couple hours once because I let myself become lost too much in the sensation, the dissociation ended after a more grounded orgasm a couple hours later). I can’t help but worry that as incredible as it has been, that there will be an equally powerful depression waiting to surface when the newness of it wears off. More significantly, I worry about how far over my head I’m in with advanced meditative subjects, and that there are greater long-term consequences beyond just amplifying and healing my sexuality that I cannot foresee. I have spent consistent time learning and reading about it these past couple weeks but I struggle to wrap my head around a lot of what other folks on the internet say. I just want to proceed safely, and if what I am currently doing is not harmful or a long term detriment, then I am perfectly content staying where I am with it.

Aaron, welcome! So good you have kicked the porn as it is high jacking your attention and inner world. I will leave it to others whether kundalini or not, but your neurobiology has adjusted enough through your inclinations that you are feeling prana/chi and its connection to the breath. You have been lucky so far, flying blind like that, because yes it can go awry quickly if you do not understand the makeup of your system, the shushumna, nadis, chakras et al, and how you can stably build a body that experiences pleasure, bliss, and ecstasy with attention/intention.

You are missing the meditation piece, and I suggest you click the main lessons link on the top of the page. Practicing along with the lessons will build your knowledge and body simultaneously to safely handle energy. The idea is to discover your inner silence and witness, and bring those forth in your daily life. You will eventually get beyond the pursuit of ejaculation as often (you are still young though! be loving and not too vigilant) as the body matures and the shushumna opens with ease, sex becomes a desire for spirit to go beyond the body and mind, liberation before death.

A disciplined meditation practice, properly paced and understood, will provide stability, I am the product of twelve years AYP and can report this with confidence.

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Aaron, Your story reminds me a little of my kundalini awakening. I understand your caution and excitement. Although everyone’s journey is unique I suspect things will level off if that haven’t already. I came to AYP because of my kundalini awakening and a desire both to understand it and, if I’m honest, keep it going. I suggest taking advantage of Yogani’s amazing teachings. He will give you a structure that can support a stabilizing and development of these siddhis you’ve discovered. As he points out repeatedly the inner bliss (the witness) is the more stable part of the pair when the ecstatic meets bliss (Shakti meets Shiva). If you focus on these ecstatic experiences to the exclusion of a balancing meditative practice you will likely experience energy and mood swings and chase after the “highs”. You have discovered a gift that we all have built into our very neurobiology. It’s a bit like an engine in a sports car. If you get out there and put the “pedal to the metal” you will eventually crash. Take your time, it won’t go away but may require effort to strengthen your system to tolerate these intense currents.

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If you have overdone it, you will generally know because of some unpleasant side effects, such as irritability. As long as everything is pleasant, my experience is that there is no need to worry, though there will inevitably be ups and downs (you may feel bored or disappointed if the new intense pleasure you are feeling subsides). The harder part is to stick with it during periods when little seems to be happening.

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Hi Aaron,

I checked out that reddit post, and it looks like the instructions have a lot in common with yogic energy practices: sexual arousal is wired to certain other regions in the body through direct stimulation and attention.

If you start reading on Spinal Breathing Pranayama you will realize the similarities. Very soft pressure at the perineum, for instance applied through sitting in Siddhasana, provides gentle sexual stimulation. Similar to flexing the muscle described in the reddit post (which sounds a bit like vajroli mudra), we can gentle flex or pulsate the muscles in the perineum called Mulabandha. Then, instead of stimulating the nipples, we stimulate a point on the forehead between the eyebrows using Sambhavi Mudra. The “content” or sexual fantasizing is replaced by tracing the “spinal nerve” with awareness in sync with deliberate deep and slow breathing. For most beginners some form of visualization (or rather “sensualizing”) is suggested as likely not much is felt while tracing the spinal nerve in the beginning. The need for visualization will gradually fade away when kundalini awakens and there is a felt sense of energy moving. Since you already awakened kundalini through your tantric practices and developed the ability to sense and control these sensations, Spinal Breathing Pranayama will likely be easy for you to learn.

The most astonishing long term effect of doing Spinal Breathing Pranayama twice-daily (and it should not be done as a standalone practice but always be followed by Meditation for the reasons interpaul mentioned) is the cultivation of whole body ecstasy that lasts 24/7. Yogani describes it here as being “an unending cosmic orgasm within every cell and atom in us”. Of course there is a continuous progression towards this state, and many people here on the forum practicing AYP experience clear signs to be on the path towards this state.

From the yogic perspective this whole-body ecstatic state is just the means towards a higher goal rather than an end in itself. For the ecstasy to satisfy its purpose one needs to cultivate abiding inner silence through Meditation. These lasting and even higher states of consciousness, and richer ways of being are described here.

Your ability to follow written instructions and listen to your body will make it easy for you to make the most of AYP. Have fun :sunglasses:, but make sure to self-pace, that is take on practices step-by-step finding stability in practice and daily life. The main goal should always be to enrich daily life, and this is easiest to achieve with a careful progression building up a practice routine following the sequence of the online lessons. So I recommend to start from the beginning if you decide to give AYP a try.

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