Heat as a Result of Meditation

Dear Baba,

Since I don’t know what meditation technique you are practicing, I can answer your question in general.

Some meditation techniques can generate heat in the body, as the energy moves in the body. There are also heating breathing techniques.

Whatever you are doing, when you experience during meditation heat generation you need to slow down the intensity of your practice. Make sure that you are not straining.

Before you begin your meditation practice, you can try practicing a cooling breathing technique: Chandra Beda pranayama.

In this technique, you inhale through the left nostril and exhale through the right nostril. You can use equal count breathing. You inhale through the left nostril counting 6, close both nostrils and hold 6, then open the right nostril and exhale 6. Repeat 4-6 times. You can choose a different count, but keep it the same for inhale, hold and exhale.

Another cooling breathing technique is Sitkari pranayama which helps to cool the nervous system and emotions. Here is a video that guide you through it:

Cooling Technique: Sitkari Pranayama

If this doesn’t help, you might want to stop practicing the meditation technique that you are using, and see if your body temperature is back to normal.

You can learn the meditation technique that we use at Ananda, to attain peace.

Blessings on your practice,
Nayaswami Diksha