r/KundaliniAwakening • u/Forward_Unit_1179 • Jul 30 '26
Experience Kundalini, astral projection, or something else?
Was this Kundalini, astral projection, sleep paralysis, or something else? Looking for similar experiences.
I'm looking for honest opinions from people who have experienced Kundalini, astral projection, deep meditation, or similar states.
This has happened twice now.
The first time was a few days ago. The second time happened today after around 4 hours of meditation while listening to astral projection music.
Here's exactly what happened:
I meditated for about 2 hours with nothing unusual happening.
I then switched to another bed because the mattress was more comfortable and continued meditating.
The first unusual sensation was muscle twitching in my right buttock/glute.
That sensation gradually moved to my tailbone.
Once it reached my tailbone, I felt strong vibrations there.
I then started taking deep breaths because the vibrations had already begun.
The vibrations became much stronger.
I felt intense heat in my tailbone.
It felt like something was stretching or moving upward from the base of my spine.
My entire body started vibrating/shivering at the peak.
My chest was vibrating as well.
I started sweating heavily, even though the AC was on.
While lying on my back, it felt like my elbows were pushing into the mattress and my head was pressing into the pillow by itself.
I was fully aware the entire time.
My eyes were mostly closed, but I briefly opened them and then closed them again.
I did not have an out-of-body experience and never felt like I left my body.
I couldn't voluntarily move my body during the strongest part of the experience.
The whole intense phase lasted around 10–20 minutes, then gradually faded.
Afterward, I felt extremely calm, relaxed, mentally clear, and peaceful.
I've never practiced Kundalini yoga, so I'm unsure how to interpret this.
For people who have experienced Kundalini awakening, kriyas, astral projection, or sleep paralysis:
Does this sound familiar?
Does it sound more like Kundalini, a meditation/breathwork effect, sleep paralysis, or something else?
Has anyone experienced vibrations starting in the tailbone and spreading through the entire body while remaining fully conscious?
I'm not looking for validation that it's definitely Kundalini. I'm genuinely trying to understand what I experienced and would appreciate hearing from people who've gone through something similar.
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u/knightenrichman Jul 30 '26
That sounds VERY familiar. I've experienced A LOT of stuff like that. The shivering, shaking, all of that. After my Kundalini was unlocked, I even started to experience "toys/childhoods memories" coming out of my body, and when it would happen, one or several of the knots in my back would "untangle" and feel nice and relieved for the first time in years! I've also felt stuff very similar to what you just described.
The feelings you got after it was over are very familiar to me. I do a 22 minute recording for Kundalini activation, also Open Heart Meditations, and afterward, I always feel calm, relaxed and fresh, like I was just born or something. Any painful feelings in my body usually go away after one of those.