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For sure, and I think that's a responsible practice. However, my question is if it's even possible to detect something like kidney disease/renal failure through TCM diagnostic methods..

No teacher, and probably I haven't opened up all my blockages, (actually, all the areas you named there are the worst offenders for me) but I think my alignments are pretty good. Is there any reason (downsides) as to why one should not attempt to include the legs, though? Like I mean, real concrete reasons outside of "because it says so in the book". I know that my legs are quite detached from the rest of my body (energetically speaking) and I'm sure I would benefit by including them..

Rainbow; that's kinda what I've been doing intuitively! But without a straight protocol. I will definitely give your method a shot and report back the results and maybeee try the massage lol

It certainly doesn't feel bad, but it doesn't feel "right", if that makes sense. I had a K awakening some time ago which has caused lots of little things in my body I've never noticed before to flare up, and this seems to be one of those things. And yeah, lot's of unusual circumstances going on in my life for sure! But I think, it's just an unusually tense or spazzed out area, that gets worse with stress. The thing is, when I manage to relax it, my coccyx flares up with intense heat/energy, which would indicate it's finally able to flow through up my spine. What seems to be happening right now is the energy from the front channel is getting stuck in my prostate/perineum region on it's way down, and doesn't flow through until that particular area can "chill out", which is the problem... Hope that makes some sense.

Welp, I may have been on to something with the distilled water. The weird thing is that I distinctly recalled reading that one must use distilled water to do water therapy, even though it's not written anywhere. Guess it's just my body asking for me to flush out all the calcified waste. I encourage you guys to do your research and try it out! http://aquariusthewaterbearer.com/the-truth.html edit: some counter-evidence saying moderation with distilled water is best: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070727121004AAVRfXf edit#2: ^^^ that Yahoo link is exactly what was discussed in the first link as being a conspiracy against distilled water.... Can someone smarter than me please look into this?

I think that drinking any kind of water from India would be a bad idea.

Well guys, since reading this thread I've been making daily hikes up the mountain spring and collecting 3-4l of ice filtered water myself. Drinking this water alone is already having some pretty amazing effects and I can't stand bottled or tap water anymore. Ugh! Anyway, today I went out and bought a ton of distilled water to do my morning flush with. Seems to make way more sense to use distilled for this as the idea is to flush out any excess sodium, potassium and other toxins held in the kidneys. I realize there could be a danger of creating an electrolyte imbalance so I will be supplementing this with some amount of my speing water. Doesn't make any sense to me that the water therapy would work with tap water... You'd just be loading yourseld with chlorine and possibly fluoride depending on where you live. Thoughts?

I'm going to test this out right away. I'm going to fill up as many water bottles as I can at the mountain spring. Does anyone know if the BP from plastic is a legit concern..?

This is amazing. Thanks.

Feel free to PM me. I'm in the same boat as you. We can overcome this.

Will forgiveness resolve the karmic imbalance I incurred? I'm just trying to find a reason why I *shouldn't* feel bad for what I did.

I've already started doing this unconsciously by giving away money at every ocasion I get. Leaving huge tips, giving money to strangers, etc. and I'll keep doing that, as it makes me feel great. I guess that kind of gives away what it is that I did wrong, eh? I'm not too proud of it if I do say so myself. Being a student of Kundalini, I find myself finding the answers to things quite rapidly, but it always helps when others share their wisdom, and that is why I thank you guys. But there is still more unresolved anger within me, and I think I am now being called to take a nice long hike on the mountain for a little self-reflection. I do apologize if this post seems self-serving. I'm in no dire need of help, just words of wisdom so I don't be so hard on myself.. I tend to do that a lot.

Even deeper now: I'm finding it very hard to forgive myself for what I did. It seems part of me won't even allow myself to forgive myself.

Thanks K, I think I figured it out. I hurt some people in the past but now there is no way I could ever "repay" them or fix it. It was a long time ago, and I've just been carrying the guilt with me all this time.

How?

Hey everyone! I have been having a lot of fun opening up my microcosmic orbit, which has helped immensely with dealing with some kundalini stuff that flared up recently. I've been having a particularly bothersome area that I am finding it difficult to deal with, as there don't seem to be any "points" located here. I am talking about the area directly above your top palate, where the tongue touches, reaching up to the brain. Also, the tongue itself, the tendon beneth the tongue, the salivary glands, as well as the entire area extending from the tongue to the throat point (if you put your index underneath your tongue, and your thumb under your chin and squeeze, this is the worst area for me). The blockages I have here are so intense, that I have been having vivid dreams about them being removed. One involving myself somehow breaking my teeth and pulling my brain out through my mouth, and being unable to place it back in, and another dream involving me making out with this super cute girl, and her "sucking out" the stuck energy. Yeah, it's that bad! I noticed that this particular area, especially the tongue and below, is shock full of lymph nodes, so I've been just generally massaging the heck out of it as much as I can. I've also been seeing an acupuncturist to help out, but it's still not improving much. But I post here to know if you guys have any other suggestions! Any ideas are most welcome. Thank you.

All the amazing posts in this thread made me have a huge epiphany. Thank you all.

Beautiful, guys. I couldn't have asked for better advice.

Exactly what I needed to hear. Thanks!

Hey guys, AH here making a fresh start. I thought I shouldn't quite worry about this too much after your replies, but then it got me thinking again: 1) If a person's overall mental and emotional bodies are stronger than the person(s) he is interacting with, what %age of the interaction is he "controlling"? In other words, what if your thoughts are so strong that the other person's thoughts barely affect you, and you orchestrate most of it? 2) This comes back to attaching meaning and making associations; what if everything the other person says or does becomes predictable? Say, I produce and hold a thought, and the person's reply corresponds almost exactly to whatever I'm thinking. How aware, on average, is the other person of my effect on their thoughts (I'm guessing zero). 3) So is it better to try and control these thoughts or let them flow through you and dissolve them so they don't arise again? The whole idea of what you resist, persists.. you know. 4) What are the major differences between how the mental and emotional bodies operate? If it is said to make no attempt to "correct" your emotions, why shouldn't this be the case with your thoughts? 5) Hypothetical situation to ponder: imagine all your thoughts, ideas and emotions manifested in your external reality INSTANTLY, and I mean the very moment they arise. Naturally, we're not perfect, so this may be hard to deal with at first, as your inner demons pop out and take form. How would you react. How would you proceed with creating this new reality? How do you interact with others that are also able to do this? How about with those that can't? 4) What I will try to do now from a practical standpoint is try to imagine the most anxiety and awkwardness-producing interactions I can have, and try to dissolve them as I would anything else. (I am well familar with Bruce's water method ) Thoughts?

Medical work-up shows all's in the clear. Not too intense except for the initial flare-up and the following few days. At first it felt like my entire body was on fire and then extremely cold at the same time and my heart racing. Then uncontrollable cold and shivering for hours despite having multiple layers of clothing on. Quite scary, really. Then it opened up some more and started making my head and body do these strange uncontrollable snake-like movements, and even chiropractic like adjustments. Then things kind of evened out. Overall, it made me gain a very heightened sense of awareness and intuition that has helped me out immensely. If I choose to, I can just let it flow and it sort of guides all on its own.

I was beginning to make this connection, actually! The answer is; horrible. I have a lot of blockages in my diaphragm that I've held for more than I'd care to admit that I'm working on resolving.

Hey guys! Coming in to say hello.