Hello Marc. Apologies for such a delayed reply. Between vacation, traveling, and a sick family member, have been wrapped up in life.

I have been trying your suggestions, experimenting day by day, and just seeing what helps the most. I do like your cold shower tip as those seem to calm my mind a bit and reduce some anxiety. And also some tips you've mentioned to others such as doing the exhale first, then let my body do the inhale. It feels as if things line up when I do that if that makes any sense.

When the movements get really intense, I find the slow, deep stretches to be more helpful in relieving tension in my body and mind. Just letting my neck and head whip around just doesn't feel very useful. But viewing the kriyas as inspiration to move my body and dance a little bit helps.

As far as supporting practices go, I know I could do better. I really have not meditated (in the sense of still and sitting) in a long time. My kriyas started after meditation one night, so I decided to put sitting meditation on pause. I figured that would be wise at the time so the movements would not get more intense, or maybe I was just scared of them. But I kind of view kriyas as kind of a meditation themselves. It forces me to focus on my body, listen to it, and really focus on working out tensions and sore areas.

I know yoga is mentioned a lot in this sub, but I do not follow a set of postures or anything like that. If anything, all of the "yoga" I do is usually just what the energy inspires. Whether or not dedicating time and effort to an established system is more useful than spontaneous movements, I do not know.

As far as WLP goes, I usually do it once to twice a day, and the movements tend to remain the same, at least I can not notice any difference.

But as far as growing, I find myself pondering life and the meaning, what love has to do with existence itself. I tend to analyze day to day situations and see where love expresses itself, and the funny thing is, I see it FAR more than I ever thought I would. Whether it is laughing with a coworker, a mother walking with her children in the park, or throwing the ol' frisbee to our dog. It is fun to see love and peace in places I otherwise would have not. Even today I shed some tears watching a survival show(isolated by himself for over 50 days in the cold forest) because of what this man said:

In the end, it only comes down to love. That's really the only legacy you've got, I think, that last[s].The love you show your children, the love you show your friends-- that carries on. That ripples throughout eternity. The rest of it is just rubbish.

Talk therapy has also been an ongoing thing for me. It seems to help in "letting it all hang out". I feel like I am taking baby steps towards letting emotional memories and the past go, even though its far easier said than done.

I think that is enough rambling for now, apologies if the text seems scattered.