There is a sense of deep peace and clarity after the practice. When my eyes open I feel like a new born baby looking at the world and seeing everything for the first time. There are no labels. There is no prejudice. Everything just is.
The following are notes taken from my personal diary. They offer a first hand account of my experience with the practice of khechari mudra and give some insight into what goes on in the body and mind when the tongue is repositioned into the nasopharyngeal cavity.
At first there’s a burning sensation under the base of the tongue and in the pit of the throat (like the beginning of a sore throat) accompanied by tension that spreads from the front of the neck up into the jaw and temple area.
When the tongue first touches the nasal septum there is a light electrical sensation in the tip of the tongue and a sensation in the nasal septum that is so intense it’s as if you’ve snorted a pint of fizzy soda up your nose (think of the sensation you get in the back of your nose just before you sneeze and multiply it by 10). After some time there are various tastes that become noticeable on your tongue, as if a very delicate liquid is trickling into your throat. It’s salty at first but becomes increasingly subtle in it’s taste and consistency. Some of the tastes are metallic (almost like blood), and sweet (but not like sugar, there’s a delicate intensity to the sweetness).
The breath becomes very shallow and slow, almost imperceptible. Breathing out is particularly strange. The out breath is long ( just when you think there’s no more air in your lungs more comes out. It’s like wringing water out of a sponge). When all the air is emptied from the lungs there is no feeling of wanting to inhale. At this point the soft pallet begins to go into spasm and lightly pulsate around the base of the tongue.
There’s a warmth that moves up from the back of the throat, through the head to settle behind the eyes. The warmth grows in intensity until it feels as if your eyes are glowing like hot ambers under your eyelids – it’s not an unpleasant feeling, in fact it’s quite comforting.
The forehead feels as if it’s being sucked into one point between the eyebrows. It’s a strange muscle tension – difficult to recreate without the help of Khechari, but not impossible (I think it’s a naturally occurring form of shambhavi mudra). This is accompanied by a light in the head (that grows in brightness) and a strange warm breeze that constantly blows against the forehead along with a tugging sensation from inside the head that is somehow synchronized with a pulsation of the perineal muscles. The feeling generated by this is similar to a genital orgasm (there is no ejaculation, rather it’s as if the ejaculation becomes internalized and continuous), but it spreads, like an intense warmth, instantly up the spine.
The heart and chest area feel as if they are filling up with excitement (as if you’re about to hear the best news you’ve ever been told, like exciting anticipation). This culminates in the feeling of the heart wanting to explode with love and happiness. In this state there’s love for everything.
There’s a sense of being in your head, as if the rest of your body is separate. This progresses into a feeling of your head expanding like a balloon being pumped up, as if there is infinite space inside your head. And finally, all barriers dissolve to give a sense of infinite expansion and being inseparable from everything- in this moment it’s as if you are one with everything, you are the universe.
There is a sense of deep peace and clarity after the practice. When my eyes open I feel like a new born baby looking at the world and seeing everything for the first time. There are no labels. No prejudice. Everything just is.
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.
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Hi Ravi,
Thank you. It’s nice to hear that you’re finding what I write useful. The mantra sadhana I used was as follows:
Twice a day I chanted the sounds of each petal of each chakra followed by the bija mantra. I started with muladhara by subvocally saying Vam, Sam, Sam, Sam, then out loud the bija mantra LAM. Then I’d then move up to Svadisthana and subvocally say Bam, Bham, Mam, Yam, Ram, Lam followed by the bija mantra VAM out loud. I’d continue moving up the chakras until I reached Ajna, where I repeated the petal sounds subvocally followed by OM 108 times. Then I would sit in silence, meditating on my crown.
I filled the rest of my day mentally repeating gayatri mantra whenever I could. That’s pretty much it 🙂
Hey Kevin great post from your diaries on Khechari Mudra,, the first thing i spoke to my wife was,,kevin got it exactly,,she said what,,i said the taste in my mouth like blood,,the feeling in the eyes,,,the sense of vibrations ,all i agree, happens like this,she said cool there is more than just you than,,,hahahah,,,great work brother keep sharing,it helps many feel and sense the normal within there growing pains and new realities..
Thanks Thomas 🙂 Haha, yeah, there’s a few of us “Khechari” yogis hanging around the planet 😉 Looking forward to seeing you both soon.
Hey Kevin! I like the concept of “reverse engineering” in the science of consciousness. I have been working with the “Cosmic Awareness” material in this respect. It might interest you – here is one interesting link to that material:
http://home.iae.nl/users/lightnet/creator/beforeaftercreation.htm
Enjoy!
Thanks Tomas 🙂 I’ll have a look at that.
Dear Kevin,
I was in search of getting right direction in being in constant touch with the cosmic power..I have read that Kriya-Yoga/Khechari Mudra are right paths to get into the right orbit. Accidentally, I’ve found your blog and started practising Kechari Mudra after reading through your excellently written yogi manual.
Please help me in clarifying few things.
1. I am able to roll my tongue past the soft pallete. My tongue is able to feel the cold air being inhaled from the nostrils. I feel that my tongue has crossed the path of the nostril-throat. If I breathe swiftly, I feel something ( probable uluva), touching my tongue. Pls let me know how fat my tongue has to travel before touching the uluva tip? What do I need to do/practise to reach that milestone?
2. How far is my tongue from nasopharyngeal cavity?
-Awaiting Reply
-Regards,
Satish
Hi Satish,
1. Seems to me that you’re pretty much right at the point where you can enter the nasopharyngeal cavity! If you can feel the air at the ti of your tongue all you need to do to get into the nasopharyngeal cavity is push straight up. You will feel the uvula on the underside of your tongue, pull your tongue back slightly in order to reposition your uvula to a more comfortable position (you’ll know what I mean).
After this point it’s simply a matter of slowly, over time, pushing your tongue forward so it reaches the nasal septum.
2. You’re millimetres away!
P.S, don’t be afraid to help your tongue into the nasopharyngeal cavity with your fingers!
Best of look my friend. Let me know how you get on and if I can help you any further. It can take me a while to respond to emails sometimes, but I do my best 😉
hi Kevin,
Thanks a lot. I will update you on my progress.
-Regards,
Satish
Dear Kevin,
Few things I would need your help on..
1. I am unable to know whether I have crossed the uluva ( as written in my earlier post, I am able to feel cold air on my tongue) or still need to push tongue to reach it. Because the moment , I try to touch uluva with my finger directly, sensation is so intense that I get vomit like force immediately.. But nothing of that sort is happening , with my tongue crossing the throat nostril path. Will the tongue touch uluva invariably ..the moment it is at throat-nostril junction?
2. I am unable keep my mouth open..and move my tongue back or use fingers to push it up further..
3. I feel that my tongue after crossing the soft pallete, encounteres a slightly raised portion and when I push my tongue against it, it slides up even softer surface to some extent. What is that area called. Still at this point , I don’t get any sensations except that the underneath of my tongue gets a tearing like pain. I try to hold at that position to the extent possible and bring back the tongue.
4. At this point, my lower jaw slightly gets back and my lower jaw teeth and upper jaw teeth almost grind against each other. This is the maximum point, I am able to reach.
Am I doing it right? Do I need to breathe in / out during this process in a particular way?
How to get uluva contact with tongue tip? What is the sign that my tongue is grazing uluva when I am able to feel incoming air?
So many questions to you. Please guide me.
-Regards,
Satish
Hi Kevin,
I have read so many blogs related to Kechari and I find yours as the most descriptive and accurate and encouraging.
I am trying to see exactly where is the final point for Khechari. I was reading your blog and you have written “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. ”
How do I get to the small indentation? I am above the septum. Above the setup seems like a flat surface which is quite sensitive (the increased sensitivity is only felt after I have done some pranayama. If i just go and touch the top of the septum then the sensitivity is not that great. Is that your experience also) Is the final point the tip of the tongue touching below the indentation. It seems that you are saying that the tongue has to go INTO the small indentation and not below. So, where is the indentation relative to the top of the septum? Is there is anatomical name for that “magic point”.
Thanks,
Ravi.