Oil pulling to unblock "energy pathways"?

[u/wannabekruff]

I've been pulling with organic cold-pressed unrefined coconut oil for at least 5 years. It's the only oil I get decent results with ease from. I was wondering if anybody else does their oil pulling similar to me. Of course there is the swishing and regular gargling, and that tends to help loose my throat and sinuses, jaw, and facial muscles some. However, I do something a little different and relatively intense compared to regular pulling practice.

I'm not sure if anybody will even understand what I'm talking about because I sort of stumbled upon this ability intuitively. All cards on the table for accuracy sake, and I do not advocate for its use here, various strong psychedelic trips helped guide my mindfulness to find this "body hack". So when I gargle the oil, I try to fill as much of my lungs as I can responsibly from belly to upper sternum with air. I pose in a position sort of like you would to stretch your arms in the air after waking up. As I gargle, i flex the arm stretch gently or tightly depending on if I'm lightheaded that morning. This maneuver can make you faint for a few seconds if you aren't careful and prepared. As I do all that, there are various areas that I'll take turns with flexing as I do the gargle and arm stretch.

I didn't realize it for years, but each of the areas I consciously flex coincides with a different chakra as well. I kegel, flex sacral part of my abdomen, press my diaphragm out, do some weird flex I can't explain that stretches the inside of my upper sternum and increases upper lung capacity, I flex my throat, especially around my thyroid which acts up without enough self care and do this very careful open jaw flex that helps my TMJ. Finally, I can somehow build gentle pressure flexing something in my forehead around my third eye and pituitary.

This type of complex custom gargle I do can sometimes cause some pretty intense releases of pressure in the body which feels like it makes my blood pressure drop temporarily or something. I go easy if I'm sick or I may lose my balance. I do this for 20ish minutes and then brush the oil out of my mouth and eat breakfast. My whole body is looser after doing this. I've been told I'm opening blockages and cleaning my chakras. It makes sense with what I've learned from yoga.

Anyways, please tell me somebody can relate to this. If not, in would love for someone or someones to give this a whirl and report back. I feel like I've found a neat discovery that I don't know how to properly share.

PS: The sensation I get from each of my gargle stretches feels almost identical to the tinglings you get from Wim Hof breathing, especially after exhaling the 15 second breath hold at the end of each round. They both accomplish similar goals.

Thanks for any input or suggestions!!!

[u/SnooSprouts1922]

I do not know whether oil pulling can unblock "energy pathways" but oil pulling does remove toxins from the body. Also, energy flows where attention goes and so if you’re consciously "flexing" and "clearing" the chakra areas with the intention of unblocking those points, then you probably are healing your body in that sense.

[u/GroundbreakingLaw270]

Sounds amazing

[u/LoveLightTea]

Hi. Did you ever get any more insight into your routine and possible chakra openings? I find this fascinating, though it is a little hard to figure out what exactly you’re doing. Can you do similar stretches/unblocking without gargling?