Involuntary movements during contemplative practices
Hey everyone, I need your input.
Seated meditative practice became incredibly challenging in the first half of this year when I started experiencing strong involuntary movements during my sessions. The movements started when I was experimenting with ajna and vishuddha breathwork, which was before I became interested in Dr. Sthaneshwar's content around June. The movements are rocking, swirling and jittering. A lot of times my body becomes very upright and lifts my face upwards. Meditation has always been challenging because of my lower back problems, but the disruptive movements are what discouraged me from exploring meditative practices and the Sarvamanya path, as it's impossible to stay focused. What are your thoughts as to what's going on and as to whether this can be resolved? I wanted to note that the involuntary movements also happen at other times, like for example when I'm doing somatic processing work, which is contemplative in nature. If I lay on the ground and go into my body, my body starts to spaz (if I allow it to). If you were spectating, you would think I was possessed or having a seizure. I'm not initiated, but I'm desperate for answers as I yearn to continue on this path.


Something that’s interesting to me is that I started getting really strong anxiety attacks during the Sarvamnaya Tantra 1 course after initially starting Om Uccara practice. It went away, but I think a lot of the physical reactions are reasons why it’s good to have a guru. But, you might also want to see a doctor if it is really troublesome, as correlation is not always causation.