What is this electic current?

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#1

I’m just now getting into yoga. For the longest time I can remember I have been able to create this electric current over my body. Very strong waves. Any time effortlessly. It starts in middle of my back on left and right of spine. Quickly goes to the rest of my body. Mainly legs, top of my head, face, and entire main portion of my body.

Being new I’ve been reading about prana and pransmaya. Is this the life force they talk about? Am I suppose to supress it when doing breathing exorcises and focus or use it? What about during meditation. I really need to put a word to this so I can do some research. Any help I would be eternally greatfull. Thanks.

#2

I would like to share my experience too.
I started practicing asana in Nov 2007. After few lessons, I started had this experiences.
It happened during Shavasana. In the middle of Shavasana, I felt something was flowing from my legs to my upper body. I do not know what is that. It is a bit like heat, and my body temparature changes, my body will become warmer and warmer, and later the heat will go slowly, and later it will get warmer and warmer again. It comes and goes. It will happen many many times during one Shavasana, but not every Shavasana will happen.
I asked my TTC teacher in India, he asked me to concentrate on my breathing when it happen, and no futher explaination was given. I shared this give my yoga friends, it seems to me that I am the only one experiences it. So far the yoga books I read, nothing like this was described in any of those books. I am very curious too.

#3

Been looking all over the place for an answer. I think I found it on Wikipedia.

“Nadis are thought to carry a life force energy known as prana in Sanskrit, or qi in Chinese-based systems. In particular prana (active) is supposed to circulate inside Pingala, while apana (passive) is supposed to circulate inside Ida. Inside Sushuma is supposed to circulate kundalini when awakened.”

I know nothing about yoga so a grain of salt. I think its the left and right side of the spine spreading prana for me. Since it does start in the back. I’m pretty sure I haven’t had a kundalini experience yet. It doesn’t start at root and no burning fire going on. Just waves of tingling electricity.

So today started using an android app for pranamaya that helps keep the breathing in sink. I did feel a burning sensation just above waistline on back but left and right. Like two palms flat on each side of my back sizzling. Sweating and accelerated heart rate. Guess i get to experience heat from now on. Lucky me. Needless to say I ended it there. Only 3 mins in. It was intense. Not ready I’m telling ya. Lol. Well its hard to get accurate info. Most of us seem to be self guided in spiritual yoga. So were all collaborating guessing our way through. This is mine.

#4

So nowdays an android app goes for a guru. What did I do to be born in this age ? :slight_smile: