Headaches

[goro13]

Hello.  I've recently been trying the new system and i've developed headaches that make it hard to concentrate with actions like reading and just relaxing.  Since I've started energy work these headaches have plagued me when I want to try to read books or basically tune my attention into anything.  I've read Bruce's book and have given rest time to myself and have returned to regular life for a while but once it start energy work again the headaches come.  I should say that I've had headaches all my life, but these are more like a giant hand is squeezing the top part of my head with localized pressure in my brow center.  Is there any advice that anyone could offer me at this time?  I would like to be able to read again   .
-Jared-

[Tom]

The standard response that I keep reading is that there is excess energy trapped in your head. The heart is another common location where this can happen. The Taoists have a method for drawing excess energy from wherever it is in the body to what is basically the subnavel storage area. It involves physically moving the hands over that storage center in circles and switching directions, but I can never recall which directions and how many rotations. You can probably find a good description on the web or in a book about chi kung. I'd probably suggest not working much with the energy centers above your heart for a while and not finishing with them, either. Maybe finishing each time you do NEW by grounding really well would do the job.

[goro13]

Ill try that.  Thanks a lot.
-Jared-

[GorillaBait]

Possibly you have energy blockages in your head?  I'm no expert.  You might want to seek help from an acupuncturist or healer, or continue doing the exercises and deal with the pain until the blockages subside, but you'd probably want a second opinion on that.

[Badwuv]

I've had the same thing happen, lasting days at a time.  Try focusing on your dan tien (sub-naval energy storage center in NEW terms) and imagine a tiny white dot there that keeps getting smaller and smaller but your still aware of it and it's pulling the energy from your body into it, condensing it, and centering it.  Also, i've heard that sleeping with your head in the north and feet in the south helps, or head in the east feet in the west, due to the natural chi flow.  Hope it works and Good luck.

[goro13]

Thanks a lot everyone.  Sending extra energy to the storage area worked wonders.  I feel great. thanks again.
-Jared-

[Psymong]

Hello all, this is my first post, just thought i'd write to let you know goro, that you're not alone, i also have the same problem, you've described it well

It's put my mind at rest to hear other people experiencing the same things
and thanks to both the posters with advice

I've experienced this for a long time now, tried occasionally to ignore all energy sensations and take breaks from energy work, with limited but reassuring results. Even got myself checked out by a doctor, just in case.

I learnt to center myself by drawing my attention 'back' to take a perspective of my physical body and place in the room/environment, and later learnt to move energy downward. That shrinking white dot sounds like an excellent technique!

Anyhow, the problem is, i STILL experience these things, i've yet to get much long-term relief. I'm pretty certain this has something to do with the increased flow of energy to the circuits around my face and head, but they seem to refuse to strengthen. Can anyone suggest why? should i give energy work a longer break? any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for reading my babbling first post, take care

  PsymonG