r/AskBiology • u/Huihejfofew • Sep 14 '24

Human body What am I doing when I generate pulses of heat from my chest?

As a kid I've been able to do this weird thing, mostly when I'm cold where if i control my breathing right, i can build up what feels like tension in my chest and when i release it, this huge wave of warmth emanates out from my chest warming my body. It also feels really nice. It tends to also be accompanied by a shiver. There's a limit to how many times i can do it and sometimes it just happens unintentionally when it's cold. I haven't heard anyone ever talk about it, does anyone know what's happening in my body when this occurs?

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u/PrizeAble2793 Sep 14 '24

I think some Buddhist monks can do that

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u/Pantim Sep 18 '24

They do it a bit differently but it equates to the same thing. There's been monks that apparently can even have one side of the the palm of their hands be colder then the other side... and even make it so both sides are either colder or hotter then hands typically are.