Mike,
Yes, I did suggest that, here. That was me. I recognize it.
I was trained that way, and found out the helpfulness and truth of it in
practice, and I always teach that in my Buddhist Yoga classes to beginners and
old-timers.
Different adjustments happen in the spine as we sit, even in any one particular
sit. And, yes, some cracks and pops occur, I find. I don't know enough about
clicks and pops upon entering samadhi, though. It could just be that I am not
paying attention, or have a short memory. Interesting! I'll take note.
Sometimes there are rapid whip-like movements of the spine, almost like a very
sudden and strong "shiver". Kundalini. Chi. Heat goes into the head,
dissipates over the scalp, or comes down the front of the body. One of the
"circulation" pathways of Chi in the body, I guess, ...noted and mapped by the
Taoist Chi cartographers. Anyway, all very natural.
I sit in half-lotus in quite a small and compact "footprint", with the knees
not far splayed apart. This gives good support to the spine via the pelvic
girdle, I think. The spine holds itself, with no muscles being needed.
It's a very comfortable posture. If everyone sat so compactly, we could pack
more people into a room on sesshin! ;-)
--Joe
> mike brown <uerusuboyo@...> wrote:
>
> I recall you advising someone here about not using their muscles to hold up
> their spine. I find that just before I enter samadhi my spine sometimes
> corrects itself - sometimes audibly. From that point on, physically at least,
> the meditation is quite comfortable as the spine is supporting all my limbs
> like hanging a hat on a coat stand. Do you experience something similar? I
> won't go into kundalini like experiences here, but the role of the spine
> seems to be quite central (literally!) in it.
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