kechari mudra, stage2

a kechari update, for those interested..

i first learned of kechari about a year ago (thx, yogani!).. experimentation at that time determined the tip of my tongue could reach just beyond the hard palate

over the course of this past year, i often kept my tongue in this position, pressing upwards into the soft palate.. kechari stage1

i wanted to go further though.. pushed my tongue back, back.. my frenum would hurt for a couple of days after each push. got my hands on a cuticle cutter around christmas and tried taking some snips, but the cutters were dull or i was squeamish.. i made some sloppy ripping cuts that hurt for about a week, and i was then able to touch the epiglottis with the tip of my tongue.. it felt weird.. didn’t know if i liked being able to feel that

forsaking the snipping, i just opted for a good stretch whenever i felt like it, pushing the tongue back with my finger as far as i could

finally got past the epiglottis (left side) and could feel the back of my throat with the tongue, it felt sort of bumpy and often invoked a gag reflex.. no bliss or anything.. wondered what the big deal was anyways

then about a week ago, i arched my tongue in the other direction towards the front of my throat instead and:

*w*o*w*

it stung, my tongue sort of stuck there, the ‘membrane’ yogani talks about swooped down, and i became heavily sexually aroused.. every love interest i’ve ever had, including fantasies of those current, swam in front of my eyes.. heavily erotic

it really was too much, my tongue rasped out of position, and the front of my throat felt like it had been wiped with sandpaper

so i put my tongue up there again.. this time the sexual arousal was muted, but instead i felt a surge of energy forwards around my belly button area.. i felt a lot of emotion, and used spinal breathing pranayama to redirect the energy upwards until it felt more manageable

since that day i’ve practiced stage2 kechari as much as my throat will tolerate.. it slowly seems to be getting used to having my tongue back there

the sexual arousal has abated (is it wrong to feel sad about that?), but the emotional energy is still very much there.. sometimes i feel like throwing up, or crying, or yelling or something, so i just keep centering and channeling all that weird energy upwards with spinal breathing

random people are coming out of the woodwork and want to spend time with me.. not sure if it’s because they feel an energy they like, or if they enjoy being able to talk their heads off — i can’t interject my own comments all the time while in kechari stage2

i’m feeling a lot of bliss tingles throughout my body — much more than just a couple of weeks ago.. i like it fine!

you can learn more about kechari in yogani’s detailed lesson, which is available for free here