Hello

[yogajim]

I was doing some breath work the other day.  Its a modified version of breath of fire and after several rounds I got a pleasurable tingling sensation in my brain stem and it spread down my spine. Only lasted 10 seconds or so and I was wondering if this has anything to do with kundalini? Everything Ive read about that said it starts at the base of the spine but this started in the brain. Ive tried to recreate it with no such luck. Ive also found breathing exercises for 10-15 minutes  really helps prep my brain for meditation and much easier to find my quiet spot. Hope everyone is doing well.

[Jhanananda]

As you may know the "breath of fire," was invented by Yogi Bhajan, who founded 3HO.  I lived in several of his ashrams over a 2 year period, and met him on several occasions.  At no time did I get the impression that he understood deep meditation, and its associated phenomena.

In my experience the "breath of fire" led nowhere but to hyperventilation; whereas, I found deep meditation led to the superior fruit of attainment.  None of which Yogi Bhajan knew anything about.

So, my recommendation is dump the "breath of fire" and just learn to meditate deeply.