After some years on the Yoga path many have tried different ways to meditate or practice Asanas. Also, Pranayama techniques have found their ways into daily life via breath work trainings and many different spiritual schools offer their practices for spiritual advancement. To adapt an evolved practice to our changing needs, you usually would ask your Guru about the next steps. Your master would guide you towards more growth taking your capacity and your personality into account, helping you on your way with insights and protection. As a worldly practitioner you might have to answer these questions for yourself or you stick to a strict pattern of a tradition.. With deeper practices changes start to appear in the astral body, strong cleansing events take place and our inner and outer world start to change.  When the energy rises or the Kundalini starts to awaken, we see ourselves confronted with an unknown world. The effects of an expanded awareness are not only pleasant and can be extremely challenging. Mostly people feel very alone with these experiences as in the modern culture these events are still seen as occult. But rising consciousness is inevitable when you practice auspicious techniques for some time. Integrating the new level on sensitivity and knowledge into the daily life and adapt the spiritual practice according to your advancement can silence the struggles and give space for a long-term individual growth.