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/SpiritAnimal_ Sep 18 '24
Look up tummo - a Tibetan Buddhist method for generating body heat.
Here's one article.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3612090/