When reading the ancient yogic texts, many references to khechari mudra can be found. All of which indicate that its practice leads to a state of immortality, in which the yogin no longer fears death, disease or suffering, and enters a state of Samadhi.
Disease, death, and sleep do not trouble him who knows khechari mudra, nor hunger and thirst, nor swoon.
-Yoga Chudamani Upanishad
Immortal liquor is the nectar exuding from the moon (pineal gland). It is produced by the fire, which is generated by inserting the tongue into the nasopharyngeal cavity.
-Hathayoga-Pradipika
Always practicing it (kechari) let him drink the ambrosia daily. By this he obtains Vigraha-siddhi (perfect body), and conquers death even as a lion overpowers an elephant.
-Shiva-Samhita
In my own experience of Kechari mudra I’ve yet to experience the absence of hunger, thirst or disease. However, as with many ancient texts, these words aren’t to be taken literally.
Personal experience
For me, in the first few weeks of experiencing kechari mudra, each time my tongue entered my nasopharyngeal cavity, to touch my nasal septum, it felt like an explosion in my brain. If you’ve ever had snuff, it’s a similar sensation, although, at the same time, very different. The thing is, with snuff, you sneeze once or twice and the explosive feeling passes. With Kechari it doesn’t pass, it intensifies until it reaches a point where your brain feels like it’s bubbling over with ecstatic energy. Over time I got used to this sensation and it became a new state of being.
In those early days of my Kechari experience, when my tongue entered the nasopharyngeal cavity, there was a salty taste (probably from post nasal drip). However, to my surprise, this soon changed. Over the following months, various tastes began to manifest. They went from salty to bitter, then mildly sour, but eventually stabilised to become sweet. This new intense sweetness was accompanied by the sensation of a very light liquid, almost like liquid air, flowing onto my tongue. This is a sensation comes and goes to this day. And I believe it is what the texts refer to as soma, or the liquor of the gods, although I’m not sure if its effects should be taken literally. Such as invulnerability to poison, and conquering death within 15 days. Yet, again, there is some truth to be found in these claims.
Kechari induced realisation
To understand what the yogic texts mean when they refer to kechari as being a means for gaining immortality and overcoming all disease, we need to look at the effects it has, not on the body, but on the mind.
Referring back to my first experience of Kechari mudra, during my initial awakening, the expanded state of mind initiated by the kechari mudra led me to a sense of being beyond, or before, time. It made me realise, through direct experience, that I am not the body or mind; these things are simply manifestations of my LARGER SELF. In having these realisations, the fear of death completely died. The experience of kechari mudra expands the mind and wakes the yogin up to the realization that he/she in his/her pure state, is immortal and impervious to illness. One who’s mind is absorbed in such a state can never die.
Liquor of the gods
In relation to the sweet nectar like liquid that begins to trickle down the tongue we need to think about the process of meditation. With meditative practices, the idea is to train the mind to become one-pointed and focused to the point where it completely dissolves in its object of focus. At this stage we enter Samadhi.
Because of the intense sweetness, I can say from personal experience that absorbing the mind becomes an easy process when focusing on the taste of the body’s very own ‘nectar of immortality,’ the body’s own fountain of youth.
The martial connection
In Bushido the aim of the warrior is to become one with his/her opponent, blending with his/her thoughts and actions, dissolving any attack before the thought to attack even arises. Similarly, the aim of Yoga is to unite the body and mind and dissolve into the oneness of everything. One method of achieving this is through the practice of Kechari mudra, which generates a deep feeling of love and connectedness to all beings, with the barriers that seperate the yogin from the rest of the world (identifying him as an individual) dissolving in the advanced stages of the practice, resulting in a sense of oneness with all things.
Interestingly, a variation of Kechari mudra is used in many of the warrior traditions, where the tongue is placed in an alternate position, pressing on the point just behind the teeth, on the hard pallet. In Yoga this is called Nabo mudra, which has a much milder effect than Kechari, but is very beneficial all the same.
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Did you do the khechari mudra all the time( or most of the time/whenever you remembered to do it) or for a specific time during meditation?
Hi Archana. In the beginning I did it all the time. But that became a bit too intense for me, so now I mostly practice kechari during meditation and sometimes as I go about my daily activities.
How long did it take to achieve it? What did you practice before doing it?
Did you cut your frenulum or did it naturally?
Thanks and wish you best.
Kechari happened spontaneously for me after a morning practice of meditation and pranayama. It was accompanied by many other sensations including the feeling of something moving up through my body and bursting out from my head, at which point I felt that there was no me, just awareness. For six months before kechari happened I was doing mantra sadhana on the chakras, and when I wasn’t doing that I was constantly repeating Gayatri mantra.
Just to be clear, I didn’t cut the frenulum. I never felt the need to do that. When the sadhak is ready for kechari I believe it will occur naturally. Just a note: i’ve reached similar states of consciousness using shambavi mudra.
Were you doing any form of kechari before you finally got your tongue to enter the nasopharynx? Mine just will not reach — and I don’t understand how it is supposed to reach without either cutting the frenulum, or at least gradually stretching it. Do you just have a longer than average tongue?? 🙂
No, I didn’t do anything to make my tongue longer, it just happened one day. It was an organic process really, no effort involved. my tongue seems to be normal length! Can’t do anything like touch the tip of my nose with it
Personally, I wouldn’t cut the frenulum, I don’t think it needs to be done. Even though Kechari mudra has strong affects on the mind and body, those affects can be achieved through meditation and breathing exercises (though it may take a bit longer to get to the same stage). In saying that, the tongue is a muscle and, like any other muscle, it will get longer and increase in its suppleness if it’s stretched on a regular basis 🙂
Cool man, I hope I will get there one day. Of course, it is also possible that you were a yoga adept in your previous life and your physical body is just catching up to where it’s supposed to be. 🙂 Don’t they say yoga is cumulative across lifetimes?
Incidentally, you mentioned the version of Nabo mudra version of kechari where the tongue is pressed against the hard pallet. But do you think there are benefits from the poor man’s kechari, where the tongue is pressed against the SOFT pallet because it won’t reach the nasopharynx? I was taught to do this, but honestly I don’t feel a difference in my meditation whether I do or don’t.
Dear Kevin,
Your blog and manual have been very useful. On March 19, 2013 you wrote, “For six months before kechari happened I was doing mantra sadhana on the chakras, and when I wasn’t doing that I was constantly repeating Gayatri mantra. ” Can you describe in detail the mantra sadhana on the chakras you were doing.
Thanks,
Ravi.
Kevin, Do you still have the intense feelings in your brain when you do the Kechari. Also do you keep the Kechri Mudra all day long. Is your thrist/hunger has changed.?
Hi,
Yes, I still experience intense feelings in my brain when I apply Kechari. However, it’s a lot easier to handle now. I guess that’s the brain’s way of adapting or habituating to a new form of stimulation. I have noticed that the same intense feelings can manifest anywhere in my body when I focus on it while applying kechari.
I don’t apply kechari all day because it really does feel like I’m living in two worlds. The “normal” world, and the Kechari world. While working and minding my kids I need to be in the normal world more than I need to be in the kechari world. As for hunger and thirst, I haven’t noticed much change. Perhaps that would happen if I applied it more regularly.
hii..from whom you learn about this mudra????because i learnt from my GURUJI!!!and he have lots of knowledge about this…!!i’m also practising for this few days..
The mudra happened spontaneously for me. It’s not something I learned about, just a natural occurance that resulted from my practices. What I write is mostly based on personal experience with some reference to the hatha yoga pradipika and the Gheranda Samhita. If you have information i=on Kechari Mudra, please feel free to share it. Would be nice to learn more 🙂
thnx for reply.dear.!!!soo after lots of practicing of this mudra..can u feel that you are different from others in any points???and any experience that which u feel an un expectly after this mudra???
Yes, this mudra has powerful effects on the body and mind. Many sensations and changes in states of awareness. the most intense experience was when my sense of I expanded into infinity, when I became us.
In your experience of Khechari thus far, where does the Kundalini energy system fit into this? In terms of the energy that you feel bursting out of the top of your head where you aware of any higher chackras (for want of a better word) and finally if you don’t mind me asking do you ever practice astral projection and is it of any use to those on the path of rememberance?
Many Thanks.
Hi Amarjit,
In relation to awakening, my personal experience has shown me that a process takes place within the body and mind, simulataneously. In this process, as consciousness expands and we become aware of the REALITY of our SELF, the body goes through many physical changes. Changes in the brain, the physical representation of the mind, are reflected in the body, and vice versa. These changes, that I would say are evloutionary, have been given many names. One such name is Kundalini. In relation to this process, Khechari is one of the many physical ‘symptoms’ that take place in the body. More specifically, from what I experienced, Khechari seems to charge and wake up the higher brain centres at the peak of the kundalini experience.
I must also point out that I don’t think Khechari necessarily happens to everyone as they awaken. We all have unique anatomy, and for some people the tongue simply isn’t physically capable of moving into the position of Kechari mudra. Another physical symptom is the eyes turning up and in, looking at the centre of the forehead (called shambavi mudra). This mudra has similar effects to Khechari, however, they are subtler and take longer to notice.
Was I aware of any higher chakras? The short answer is NO. But how we experience the energy system is quite personal in my opinion. You could say that there is only one chakra, or you could say there are many. You can see this in the various systems of energy work.
Astral projection isn’t something I actively practice, though it does happen spontaneously from time to time. I think it can help to expand the mind, because, again, it seems to be a symptom of awakening. So applying the idea of reverse engineering, by practicing astral projection, in theory it will help expand the mind. In saying all of this, I believe you can remember, or awaken, spontaneously.Hope this answers your questions. I’ll go into more detail if you like.
Hi Kevin
Thanks for sharing : )
I would like to know what you experience “physical” up there
as to the tongue already in kechari and where to go, etc is the
nostrils sensitive, you mentioned sneezing or do you go straight
up above & do experience any tension in other places like the
neck, shoulders, head or spine or other “pains” etc?
Thanks again : )
Zen
Hi Zen,
There are a few stages the tongue goes through when in Kechari. In the early stages , once it has entered the nasopharygeal cavity, it pushes forward to meet the septum (the wall that separates the nostrils). The back of the septum, to my knowledge, is one of the most sensitive areas in the body. You could aliken its sensitivity to the genital organs multiplied by two. So when the tongues first touches the septum there’s a settling in period where everything is particularly sensitive. There’s a lot of sneezing and runny noses for a couple of weeks. But as you become accustomed to the sensation, it becomes less “raw” and much more pleasurable.
As kechari progresses, your tongue slides up the septum. there is a small bupm, for me it’s almost at the top of the septum, which is another level of intense sensations.
Then, in my case, the tongue reaches above the septum into a small indentation. The roof of the nasopharingeal cavity. This was actually the first place my tongue reached when kechari happened. In my experience this spot is where the magic happens. This point seems to cause a slight spasm in the palate, which lightly grips the lower end of the tongue. Simultaneously there is a spams in the perineal muscle, similar to that felt during male ejaculation.
Interestingly, when I apply kechari and focus my attention on different areas of my body, those areas manifest a type of orgamic feeling.
As far as tension goes. Yes there is a lot in the first few weeks in various parts of the body. Most of the tension is felt in the front of the neck under the chin.
Oh my God!! Thank god for me coming across your post!! I have experienced sambhavi mudra too but only twice!! BUt that too spontaneously. However I have had or at least felt absolutely no ‘Rising of Kundalini Energy” as they say!! Then how are all these things happening on their own. I also do experience what you have explained here as the nabo mudra. Its as though the khechari will happen and when the tongue gets tired it goes into the nabo mudra. I thought that it was probably sent there only to rest. Only after reading your post i got to know that this is another mudra. Also, during meditation my tongue naturally goes and touches the upper pallet, since the time the khechari has begun about less than a month back. But this never had happened whenever I meditated before the khechari started. For the past 3 weeks it feels as though my tongue has a mind of its own and is an entity separate from me and will just keep doing exercises and mudras on its own accord!! Yes, if I need to stop it, it does. Do hope to hear replies from you for so many of my queries!! Thanx
Interesting how you say you haven’t felt any raising of kundalini! yet your tongue is doing these things by itself. I would say that this is one of the most obvious and physically outward sign of kundalini raising, so you’re feeling it for sure, just not in the form of movement up your spine. Everyone is different and experiences it in a different way, though there are certain sensations that seem more common. The fact that you haven’t felt much in terms of movement of energy up your spine doesn’t mean there’s nothing moving up your spine, it simply means that you don’t have a whole lot of resistance for the energy to meet with and cause those sensations. That’s a good thing in my opinion 😉
Thanks Kevin
Did you experience any difference around “entering” or experimenting with
the two nostrils or did you was they more identical? I mean if one was tighter
than the other or something if you understand me? or did you just go above?
And what about sounds?
Zen
I did experience different sensations with the nostrils. I practice a breathing technique called aniloma viloma, where you alternate breathing through both nostrils in order to balance the brain hemispheres. I use my tongue to block each nostril from within the nasopharinx. One nostril is usually more closed than the other, however they both become balanced and flow equally soon after kechari is achieved.
As for sounds. There are a few that happen depending on the day! Sounds make meditation easier to achieve.
Reblogged this on The Epiphanator and commented:
By far the best explanation on Khechari Mudra, that I found. There are a lot of texts that tell you, visually and textually what the mudra is. However, I always wanted to talk about the first hand experience. This is it.
Thank you Epiphanator 🙂
Hello
I have been following your blogs since last 3 months and doing talabhya kriya. I can reach behind uvula with the help of fingers but not able to proceed further. There is a sharp edge behind it and not able to cross it. As I try go past it, body desist.
Please advice if you can help with your experience and learnings of khechri mudra
Thanks in advance.
Your blog is very encouraging and educational
Hi Pramod,
Sounds like you’re making good progress with Kechari. The main thing I would say is not to force it. Take your time and it will happen.
If you can get your tongue behind the uvula then you’re very close to moving up into the nasopharyngeal cavity. Once you get past the uvula the idea is to push the tip of your tongue forward and up. Some people find it easier to move their tongue to the side of the uvula rather than directly through the middle. Maybe you can try that. But as I said the main thing is to take it slow and easy, and continue with talabhya. As well as stretching and strengthening the tongue, talabhya kriya has a relaxing affect on the mind and a stimulating effect on kundalini. My three year old daughter does this naturally. Young children have a naturalk tendency to stimulate kundalini without ever having to learn yoga 😉 I learn alot from my children.
Good luck with your practice. Let me know how you do with it.
Hello Kevin
Thanks for your prompt response
May be I am trying too hard for unimaginable fruit. I will continue with
Talabhya kriya, stretching and churning and let body take its own time.
I will come back with my experience, pray for me.
Thanks
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It will happen when it happens. Just don’t make it your only goal. Khechari mudra, although it can have profound effects, is simply another tool on your path. You can achieve the goal of yoga without ever applying khechari mudra.
Dear Kevin
I am happy reading all above , please clarify ,if a person don’t know about meditation or yoga , can be try to perform Khechari mudra ? please advice . Thanks- Ramu
Yes of course. I’m a good example. Many of the yoga bandhas and mudras happened to me spontaneously from childhood into adult life. For a long time I was unaware that these things were part of any yoga tradition. These things are natural. While having knowledge of yoga/meditation is useful, it’s certainly not necessary in order for you to benefit from the practices. There are other things you can do such as nabo mudra, where you push your tongue up against the roof of your mouth that will stimulate the same areas of the brain but to a much lesser degree than Khechari mudra 🙂
Hello Kevin,
Thanks for your wonderful blog, surely it must have helped many like me. I thought of sharing my experience with you and others following the blog. Tounge entered nasal cavity yesterday after 5months of practice of talabhya kriya and stretching. I am able to do it with help of fingers. I am yet to experience nasal septum as I am unable to keep tounge inside for long.
Any suggestion is welcome.
Thanks
That’s brilliant Pramod. My suggestion would be to carry on with what you’re doing. You’re tongue will become accustomed to the new position after a few weeks. keep practicing every day. This will also lightly stretch the soft pallet and allow your tongue to slide forward to the nasal septum (it’s not very far, maybe 1cm).
If you find the nasal septum becoming dry, it’s best to stop for a day or two. This can happen from time to time, especially if you get the flu. To help prevent this, you can swish some coconut oil around in your mouth and swallow it.
Best wishes, and again, well done 🙂
Please tell me who should not do khechri mudra and is there any harm of this mudra? Thanks.
That’s a good question. Firstly though, I want to make it clear that I don’t consider myself an expert on this matter, so this is simply my opinion. To answer your question, there are many dangers for someone who forces Khechari mudra by cutting the frenulum. So I personally advise against this type of practice as it has the potential to do more harm than good. In my experience, khechari will happen naturally, or you will get a strong urge to push the tongue back into the position. If you allow this to happen naturally as part of the awakening process I don’t think you will be harmed.
Generally, I advise against forceful methods. As a rule, if it doesn’t feel natural and easy, you’re either doing something wrong or you’re not ready for that practice yet.
Smoking Cigarettes Affects my Awakening? if the answer is yes. in which way does smoking affects my Immortality?
Haha, this question makes me laugh.
Nothing affects your immortality. If you realize your immortality then you can throw away all these silly techniques and special diets people associate with yoga. You can smoke to your hearts content. In saying that, if you haven’t realized your immortality, cigarettes will certainly help to put your body in a grave a little earlier than if you didn’t smoke! So it really depends on your state of being 😉
Haha, thanks for your opinion Kevin. Now I know. Not precisely thanks for you comment -which I appreciate- but because I realized what you said. As you can see it has been 2yrs since I post my question and you replied it ( May 22, 2014 ) haha which I found funny. Read you around Kevin 🙂
Hey, what have you noticed so far with your practice? Are you still continuing? Do you get flus or sicknesses; or does it prevent them from happening them in the first place?
Hi. Yes I still continue with my practices. From what I have noticed, I definitely don’t get many colds or flu anymore. So that’s a bonus. I think the full effects of khechari take quite a bit of time to fully manigest in thw body and mind. It’s a gradual peocess where the body’s physiological processes have a lot of catching up to do. Khechari certainly seems to initiate a lot of changes in the nerbous system in particular.
Your first hand information is very helpful and inspiring at the same time. It gives a lot of motivation to newbies like me to continue in the path of practice.
Thanks. Happy it helps and motivates you 🙂
Hi Kevin. Divinity bless u. Is there any danger of “swallowing the tongue” during kechari especially when frenulum is severed through surgery and suffocation ensuing?
Hi Seelan. Thanks for dropping by my blog. There is no danger in swallowing your tongue. Even when the frenulum is cut it’s physically impossible to swallow the tongue 🙂 There may be a possibility of the tongue becoming paralysed if nerves are severed. In this case (which I haven’t heard of happening) the tongue could block the throat if the person is lying on their back. That’s the only possible way I can imagine this happening.
Hi Kevin,
I’ve been following your blog for about a year now. Thank you for sharing your experiences. I personally have been doing Kechari(on and off) for about 2 yrs (I can reach the small indentation you mentioned earlier). I hvn’t tasted any sweetness or saltiness but sometimes I do feel something flowing through my tongue like a formless liquid. But it happens randomly. I’ve pretty much tried everything using kechari mudra but don’t know what I’m missing. I’ve tried sleeping in Kechari which coincides with some explosive dreams. I’ve tried kechari while I was high on weed (really explosive experiences). But I feel like I’m not moving forward. No idea what the reason might be. Hope you understand and help me out a little 🙂
Thank you
All the best
Hi Sanjay,
Thanks for reading the blog. It’s nice to read about your experience with Khechari. The formless liquid sensation – I believe – is the early manifestations of “amrita.”
I would say that regardless of whether you notice the benefits or not, you are certainly making progress. Personally, I noticed the various tastes within a very short time. However, I have heard of other people who didn’t notice the taste for quite some time.
As far as the literature on khechari mudra goes, some writings from the kriya tradition suggest the following process in order to initiate the flow of nectar:
Stimulate the following points with the tip of your tongue in the order given (for about 30 seconds each):
1. Uvula
2. pharyngeal tonsil
3. The highest point in the nasopharyngeal cavity
Repeat this a few times per day.
Best of luck 🙂 Let me know how you get on.
Hi Kevin 🙂
Very nice with a blog on Kechari (the blog of secrets hehe 😉 )
Finally at the top, although a little dissapointed maybe.. Not sure what i expected 😉 ..
Guess a lot of work have to be done on many other sides of life, desires etc have to be pondered..
High pitched sound is there, but i think it is too high..
Some taste is there, but it has been there al along and is kind of salty
(not too happy about that, but i think it is related to what i eat and drink)
Will try the tips you posted in reply to Sanjays recent post 🙂
And there is some pressure in the shoulders/neck or nerves, usually at one side at the time..
I feel that maybe i should slow/calm it all down from here, as it is a long way from last year already.
But.. I get this feeling that the nostrils and further up there should be attempted too?
In the beginning it was very sensitive areas, but that seems to have changed..
– seems a bit weird, and i am not sure if we should og “in” there too?
– not so weird, because kechari too seemed weird at a time, but not so at all anymore 🙂
Thanks again for this blog and all the posts are helpful on this topic 🙂
Zen
Brilliant! Great to hear about your progress. With regard to tension in your shoulders, I’m actually about to write a short post on the muscle anatomy of kechari and how putting your tongue into the nasopharynx makes subtle adjustments to your posture (in a positive way). Shoulders are definitely affected.
As for the taste. In my experience, it changes over time. Kechari is a life long practice that continues to surprise me. Always new things going on, although they tend to be quite subtle for the most part!
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I am new khechari mudra practitioner…i am facing a problem..so i stopped doing khechari.
Please help me…
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Dear Kevin,
Your blog and manual have been very useful. On March 19, 2013 you wrote, “For six months before kechari happened I was doing mantra sadhana on the chakras, and when I wasn’t doing that I was constantly repeating Gayatri mantra. ” Can you describe in detail the mantra sadhana on the chakras you were doing.
Thanks,
Ravi.
Hi Kevin!
Thanks for this useful information about Kechari. I am regular to Surya Namaskar and Pranayam; now looking forward to start Kechari.
Regards
Very Informative…..Thank you 🙂
Hi Kevin,
Thanx for the beautiful post. I have been googling on khechari since it started for me on 22nd of last month, but this is the first post which I could relate to, because all others talk of DOING the khechari, whereas for me khechari HAPPENS by itself, as you say spontaneously!
As I have already stated in response to various of your posts, my khechari just started on its own on this 22 may!! I had no clue what it was, checked up and then googled extensively to understand more about what was happening to me in meditation. I have already posted my queries. Please do help me out!!
Also, once the khechari started spontaneously, did it continue effortlessly, that is without any effort on Your part? Because for me, it started and has been happening by itself, pushing back, up and even all excercieses happen by themselves, as I had no clue that I should excercise the tongue, nor what find of excercises should be done.
Look forward to your help
Thanx.
Hi Indu, it seems to me that you should continue with your meditative practices as the kechari mudra happens spontaneously once you have accessed or raised, to speak in terms of traditional yoga, the kundalini. Or in neuro-physiological terms, once you have etched out and strengthed neurological pathways in your brain that lead to specific states of awareness your body will go through certain physiological changes. Khechari mudra is one of the more dramatic changes that occur. Simply allow Khechari to happen of it’s own accord, it will enhance your experiences and deepen your meditation which will in turn continue to cause adjustments in your body (most obvious and some not so obvious). It’s a harmonious and self supporting cycle, an upward spiral and a marrying of mind and mind (yoga).
hi kevin, thanx for your replies. yes, now i have begun to feel other things related to kundalini. A couple of times i felt the energy shooting up and feared i would hit the ceiling … it was so strong. But it always feels good with a new experience. In fact a lot of other movements have been happening spontaneously now. Almost my entire body seems to have a mind of its own and sometimes movements continue for days together without stopping. But it feels great. Ofcourse it has its phtsically exhausting repercussions, but do give a purifying feel too. As though some blockages are being removed. In the past 4 or more months I have become more comfortable and accepted to all bodily movements and lovely high states like those of heavy intoxication in my dhyaan (meditational) practices.
Infact, after further developments, post khechari, on the physical level, I can safely say that khechari was amongst the milder excercises. It is good to be experiencing hand mudras of various kinds, arm distortions, neck and spine movements, teeth twitching for hours on end, etc.
How are things going with you in meditation.
🙂
Hi Indu,
That’s great that you’ve settled into things and have allowed the physical manifestations to happen.
For me, the most difficult time was when i tried to fight the physical manifestations brought on by meditation. I quickly learned that the more you fight it the harder it is to deal with and the more physical, mental and emotional trauma was likely to happen.
For me, meditation has become a place of bliss, peace and contentment that flows into every part of my life. the more extreme sensations and movements haven’t disappeared, instead they have become much more subtle and refined, as if my nervous system has been fine tuned and tweaked.
It’s an evolutionary journey of consciousness that turns out to be extremely physical by all accounts.
The various mudras and spontaneous movements that occur are interesting, because they indicate other areas of the mind opening up (in my opinion). It’s something else we can keep a track of and at some future point reverse engineer it for others to use 🙂
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Hi! Kevin
I am new to kechari mudra and after doing it continuosly for almost 05 days, I felt like dizziness and as if my metabolism gets lowered. Means, I felt like weakness than just to know, if it is happening because of kechari practice or something else, I stopped practicing it and again i felt improved.
Kindly let me know, is it the side effects of Kechari or not.
Waiting for your reply!
Yes, there are most definitely side effects to the practice. Specifically you are experiencing effects related to the thyroid gland. So your metabolism has been altered. When the tongue is stretched by the practice, the thyroid moves and stretches, and can go through a temporary hyperactive or hypo active state, making you tired or energetic. In my experience these side effects are temporary and will subside as your body adjusts.
Thanks a lot for your kind guidance. You r a noble soul.
Hi Kevin,
I started practising khechari mudra recently need your valuable tips as to what is the exact process in this regard and What mantras can be chanted during the process please provide it from your experience
Hi Krishnakant,
Take a look at the short yoga manual I wrote, most of my tips are in there. As for a mantra, I personally used Gayatri mantra for a period of six months prior to attaining Khechari mudra. Gayatri mantra has a deeply profound effect on my entire being and for me, when I chant it regularly with strong intention, it always brings new teachers and teachings into my life. I have many thoughts on Gayatri mantra which I will share when I have some more time to write.
I believe there is also a specific mantra that can be used to attain khechari consciousness, however, it was Gayatri mantra that brought me results.
I hope this helps 🙂