Do you experience a lower heart rate when you practice meditation?

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Do you experience a lower heart rate when you practice meditation?

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Do you experience a lower heart rate when you practice meditation?
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SarathW wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 1:24 am Do you experience a lower heart rate when you practice meditation?
Yes, I also feel lightness and a lot of peace!
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It all depends on how it is going. I have also had sessions when my heart rate spiked and my breathing became uncomfortably fast. Electronic devices make measuring the pulse quick and easy. I have had mine go from 60 to 110 without even standing up. Moving the focus from the tip of the nose to the movement of the stomach helped, but it was a difficult habit to break.

Also, a pulse oximeter is good to have around especially now with covid going around. It can indicate breathing problems long before you would otherwise realize they are present.
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Sadhguru said that his heart rate drops below 40 in his meditation.

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SarathW wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 1:24 am Do you experience a lower heart rate when you practice meditation?
Yes, but also during/after a fight, or being hit by a truck.
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lojong1 wrote: Mon Jan 04, 2021 7:53 am
SarathW wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 1:24 am Do you experience a lower heart rate when you practice meditation?
Yes, but also during/after a fight, or being hit by a truck.
What is the heart rate before and after a fight?
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Specific numbers I don't have. Just know that I'm hard af!
There's a significant drop because I'm experienced, prepared, fearless, and already deep into meditation when he takes the first swing.
Countless hours on the cushion pay off in unexpected ways.
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