Heat waves

[Tad]

Hello all,

Sometimes meditation induces heat waves in the body. Is this phenomena considered an aspect of kundalini? I remember reading something about it but don't remember where.

[Jhanananda]

Hello all,

Sometimes meditation induces heat waves in the body. Is this phenomena considered an aspect of kundalini? I remember reading something about it but don't remember where.

I've heard of this phenomena, but I haven't experienced it, so I don't know.  I find I meditate better in a cool space, which might explain why I don't experience heat waves.

[KriyaYogi]

I have experienced feelings of heat when I do the Ramakrishna (3rd eye gazing) meditation for more than 90 minutes at a time. 

Many years ago, probably around 2010 I sat doing it for over 6 hours, which is by far my longest unbroken sit.  My body felt hot for over a day and my oral temperature registed 101F for most of the night when I tested it with a thermometer.

-David

[Jhanananda]

Interesting

[bodhimind]

Hello all,

Sometimes meditation induces heat waves in the body. Is this phenomena considered an aspect of kundalini? I remember reading something about it but don't remember where.

gtummo meditation might generate some interest. It is known as the inner fire method, where practitioners generate so much heat they can sit in a freezing winter. It is somewhat like a yogic technique but may be related to these pulses of heat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiJvD2BPOhA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpoZ0cpwKsY&list=PL2bV_d_MOAsLMhPuZV3KqIJVyvGb9F57q&index=2

[KriyaYogi]

I used to sort of do a gTummo practice in college for a few years.  My own brand.  Just for a few years, can only do so many things haha.  -David

[Tad]

I remember seeing a video of a Tibetan monk who was meditating in a freezer room without a shirt to prove that it is possible to generate heat through meditation.

[KriyaYogi]

  I used to do it by sitting outside in the winter on my college campus in a quiet place and focusing on warmth or by holding a thermocouple and trying to will it to change.  I had a little success over a few years.  That sort of stuff is more a distraction to me now but I can see how in a very cold country like Tibet biofeedback control might save your life or be important.
-David