Neck problems vs energy flow

[rodentmouse]

hello

if you mean you have trouble trying to relax your neck i also do to.

i find that the mental falling (focused on the head and neck area)  helps my neck relax.

perhaps you are not in deep enough trance???  
i dont know,   but if you find a way of relxing your neck,  PM me, because i have the same problem- and it severely inhibits energy and projection work.

[the_demigod]

my problem is twofold--physical [probably misaligned vertebrae] and relaxation.

my primary concren is on the physical [uncurable] aspect of the problem.

BUT...can a tensing of the neck during deep energy work, OBE preparation, etc be a sign of hidden issues?? if yes--issues like what??? Espoecially that the tensing leads to a particular [minute] turn of the head to the left and up???

[Tia]

I just bought a great book 'New Back In Action' by Sarah Key.  I am sick of the Chiropractor which only gives temporary relief, this book says that your spine gets used to Chiropractic manipulation and starts to rely on it, also it creates scar tissue making you stiffer in the end.  The book recommends a tennis ball under the neck, lying on it and moving gently to loosen the stiff joints - on a daily basis.

[Helmut]

Hi demigod,

I know this kind of problem too. My advice :

1. if you deal with chiropractics, see that lower back/ iliosacral problems are treated too.

2. check your sinusoides and teeth, specially chronic sinusoid infections have an impact on the neck.

3. energy work "on the spot" often puts more tension into it, so you have to circulate the energy through and away from the spot, which I think you did, as you have a long practice in energy developement.

4. on the mental/emotional level this tension holds very much pain and fear, which distracts from concentration. People tend to avoid the negative feelings related with those tensions and get away from it. If you do spiritual/energetic developement, you have to face the problem and you will either get stuck in it and work on it like Sisyphus or you are lucky to bypass it quickly and maybe get some real solution from a higher level.
If I am stuck, I try to endure/hold the pain and fear for a while,  just to get used to it and for breaking the habit of avoiding it.

5. And of course any type of workout will help. I just had a look on your demigod realm (homepage). If you  become a demigod in the physical  too, half of the problem will be solved ).

Bye, Helmut.

[the_demigod]

he he he--thankx for the advice.
The homepage is the beginning of a private network of gaming sites. After that we have some other plans.

Perfect comment on the fear/emotion thing--there HAS to be some [if not much] of that. Most likely fear issue to do with OBE itself.

I'm considering trying frontal enrgy flow [not the usual full curcuit advocated on this site] and am wondering about potential consequences of pulling energy through the front of the the body, through the throat area, forehead and into crown area.

My gym worksouts also seem to suffer from the neck problem, expecialy shoulder press and squat.

Re: sinuses--yes--I got HUGE problems with them, but the issues seem to stem form general skull structure issues. Its depressing, since I seem to be in a loop with no end in sight--neck influences the jaw alignment, which in turn affect teeth positioning, and so it goes all the way to "leaky" sinuses that themselves affect the jaw positioning, etc.......

re: pain--its not normal pain per se, rather a HUUUUUUUUUGE headache that materialises suddenly, and ends in a feeling of entire head poounding in tune with heartbeat.

[Tom]

The alexander technique is something you learn to use to fix neck problems and breathing problems first and their consequences second. All adults tend to have them. Small children have not learned to use their bodies incorrectly. It takes several years to complete the process. Fortunately a good teacher can take several years off the unlearning process.

[kifyre]

quote:Originally posted by the_demigod:
my primary concren is on the physical [uncurable] aspect of the problem.

Uncurable? Don't lock yourself in!

All the best,

Mark

[kakkarot]

the_demigod: well, first off, nothing is uncurable. you just have to know what to do, and have to have the power and/or ability to do it. you have already said that you can use energy, so that takes care of having the ability to do it. and it probably won't take much energy, so the power issue is solved as well. and so...

here is my recommendation: try moving energy into your neck area until it feels slightly uncomfortable. then get the energy to "melt" into the muscles and bones of your neck. then will the energy to start healing it. if you don't know how to will the energy into a healing form, learn about self-hypnosis, hypnotise yourself (in the safety of your own home and with no distractions), and use ask your body why it is so hurt and what you can do to heal it by using your energy. then just let your body direct you on how you can heal it.

i know this is easier said than done, but it really isn't that hard. just do a little a day, and in a week or so you should notice a vast difference. and if you want a good choice for a self-hypnosis book, try "The Idiot's Guide to Hypnosis". i just read it a couple of weeks ago, and it is very VERY good.

best of luck.

~kakkarot

Secret of Secrets

[the_demigod]

thanx for all your support.

[the_demigod]

quote:Originally posted by Tia:
I just bought a great book 'New Back In Action' by Sarah Key.  I am sick of the Chiropractor which only gives temporary relief, this book says that your spine gets used to Chiropractic manipulation and starts to rely on it, also it creates scar tissue making you stiffer in the end.  The book recommends a tennis ball under the neck, lying on it and moving gently to loosen the stiff joints - on a daily basis.

Am working with this method for last couple days--and I got HUGE headaches, so I assume its working...

Vendi, Vidi, Vici, Mucho denero.
[I came, I saw, I conquered, I got paid--my mercenary motto]

[the_demigod]

Hey ppl.

I've been working on energy development for 2 years or so, and seem to have reached a sticking point--I have serious issues with my neck [bad sleeping position since childhood, etc] and whenever I get REALLY into full-body energy raising [the full circuit] my neck becomes a major barrier to easy energy flow.

Chiropractors help minutely.

Any ideas??

It also comes to life during the actual preparation to OBE--the neck tenses and my head minutely shifts position, further enhancing the tension--I KNOW I shoulkd have dealt with it by now, but have failed so far...

Vendi, Vidi, Vici, Mucho denero.
[I came, I saw, I conquered, I got paid--my mercenary motto]