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Fruit of the contemplative life: => Kundalini => : Tad February 24, 2023, 02:36:52 AM

: Heat waves
: Tad February 24, 2023, 02:36:52 AM
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.
: Re: Heat waves
: Jhanananda February 24, 2023, 08:22:47 PM
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.
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: KriyaYogi February 24, 2023, 10:20:18 PM
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
: Re: Heat waves
: Jhanananda February 25, 2023, 06:00:41 PM
Interesting
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: bodhimind May 20, 2023, 01:07:09 PM
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
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: KriyaYogi May 20, 2023, 06:46:44 PM
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
: Re: Heat waves
: Tad May 21, 2023, 10:01:34 AM
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.
: Re: Heat waves
: KriyaYogi May 21, 2023, 10:12:40 PM
  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