This post is a continuation of ‘Revelations – The Decision’. Read the entire Energy Work: Revelations series here.

Basic Awareness class was the first class of the Universal Energies course, and a pre-requisite for UE Level 1. And on that Saturday afternoon, I was the only student attending.

Class started out with a 5 minute guided visualization and a sharing session to explain what we had seen and how they represented the obstacles we face in our lives. Then, a lesson on the three basic breathing techniques for grounding, calming and training our focus. The video treats in between made it all the more interesting.

The class concluded with a breathing technique called the Fire Breathing technique. I followed as instructed according to the steps, but I found it hard to keep up with the deep and quick nasal breaths. My right nostril had been almost fully occluded from a bone misalignment due to an accident I had when I was 10. I struggled to breathe in. I looked at Adrian for a cue to stop. Instead, I got the cue to keep going. I was almost unable to breathe, suffocating, almost. Adrian encouraged me to continue.

Just as I struggled for the tenth breath, with fear of suffocation tempting me to give in, I felt an immediate clearing of my nostril, almost as if a passage to my head just opened. A huge relief came over me and I started dripping mucous profusely over the next 5 minutes. Adrian handed me some tissue. I blew into them until they were soaked. BUT, I was finally able to breathe better from my right nostril.

(I still don’t know what exactly happened that day as I made my way home from class. To put it into words, I can best describe it as a ‘tearing’ of a wall that was blocking my nose.)

That evening, I accumulated a small pile of used tissue as my nose continued leaking. It felt sore and tender, but that wore off after a couple of days.

Feeling hopeful and determined to experience more, I psyched myself up for the next pre-requisite challenge in the course, a 3 day water fast. A full 80 hours without any food.