As usual, I have no idea what to call this, so ....... I have a question. (Question is near end of post.)
Sitting daily, for 15-20 minutes per session - that's the consistent practice. Cross-legged, sitting upright, but back against a firm cushion or support of some kind, as my spine is not able to withstand that strain alone. My spine has a curvature so sitting completely straight is impossible and painful. These factors are consistent. Other factors change.
The time changes - usually early morning, but sometimes two or more sessions per day (early morning, midday, evening), sometimes just one, sometimes not starting until midday if my schedule goes wonky. That's the inconsistency.
I nearly always do a breathing meditation (what I call it, anyway) - regular, controlled, measured breathing. If I remember to count, I silently count the breaths, but I often forget, but for a measured count, although after a while it just becomes automatic and I focus on the breathe itself. I do this with deep breathing. Even my hands get hot as they used to with Reiki (I know some here do not believe in Reiki, but that is a part of my background, from years ago).
As I enter into a more 'serene' state (my 'zone'), a fairly intense "heat" develops in my mid-section and travels upwards through my heart center. This seems to develop with the breathing practice. I do not sweat (I don't think?), but the heat feels like an "inner fire" (for lack of a better description) that "fires up" and goes in cycles. It happens consistently with every meditation now. I rather like my breathing meditations so I haven't changed that (would prefer not to, they are very useful), but I don't know if this "inner fire" is a result of the breathing meditation, or just biochemical (my age
), or irrelevant to everything and stop thinking so much [That's my question.] Time of day is irrelevant, place is irrelevant, all other factors have been irrelevant as far as I know. The only consistent factors seem to be the meditation and what I am doing in the meditations. I've turned on fans, had windows open, tried the A/C - all irrelevant.
It is not bothersome (well, I dislike temperature extremes), but if it's a result of the work I am doing, I would like to understand it better because I find it fascinating. If it is biochemical (e.g., age-related), well ..... oh well, that's life.
I hope that made some sense, and my apologies for another long post.
Gassho
Kim
st/lh
Sitting daily, for 15-20 minutes per session - that's the consistent practice. Cross-legged, sitting upright, but back against a firm cushion or support of some kind, as my spine is not able to withstand that strain alone. My spine has a curvature so sitting completely straight is impossible and painful. These factors are consistent. Other factors change.
The time changes - usually early morning, but sometimes two or more sessions per day (early morning, midday, evening), sometimes just one, sometimes not starting until midday if my schedule goes wonky. That's the inconsistency.
I nearly always do a breathing meditation (what I call it, anyway) - regular, controlled, measured breathing. If I remember to count, I silently count the breaths, but I often forget, but for a measured count, although after a while it just becomes automatic and I focus on the breathe itself. I do this with deep breathing. Even my hands get hot as they used to with Reiki (I know some here do not believe in Reiki, but that is a part of my background, from years ago).
As I enter into a more 'serene' state (my 'zone'), a fairly intense "heat" develops in my mid-section and travels upwards through my heart center. This seems to develop with the breathing practice. I do not sweat (I don't think?), but the heat feels like an "inner fire" (for lack of a better description) that "fires up" and goes in cycles. It happens consistently with every meditation now. I rather like my breathing meditations so I haven't changed that (would prefer not to, they are very useful), but I don't know if this "inner fire" is a result of the breathing meditation, or just biochemical (my age
), or irrelevant to everything and stop thinking so much [That's my question.] Time of day is irrelevant, place is irrelevant, all other factors have been irrelevant as far as I know. The only consistent factors seem to be the meditation and what I am doing in the meditations. I've turned on fans, had windows open, tried the A/C - all irrelevant.It is not bothersome (well, I dislike temperature extremes), but if it's a result of the work I am doing, I would like to understand it better because I find it fascinating. If it is biochemical (e.g., age-related), well ..... oh well, that's life.
I hope that made some sense, and my apologies for another long post.
Gassho
Kim
st/lh
Sensations are endless once you start taking note of them. Hot here, cold there, itchy, crawly, tickly, pressure, burning, pain, pleasure, etc. There’s a lot going on all the time. Your belly really is the furnace of your body. When you stop moving around, your arms and legs will start to cool down and your body heat will concentrate in the middle to keep your vital organs working. Maybe that’s all there is to it. Maybe not. Ruling out any medical issue is important. Otherwise, I would say that you could just let it be. I wonder if the fire actually comes and goes many times throughout the day and night. Other practices, like Kundalini for instance, work more with the bodily sensations but that’s a whole ‘nother ballgame.
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