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This is really interesting, I had never heard of this type of meditation until now and I have been using those techniques since I was a child waiting for the bu
by serverlessmom 5y ago
This is really interesting, I had never heard of this type of meditation until now and I have been using those techniques since I was a child waiting for the bus in the early morning with what I felt was success at the time.
I similarly remember willfully altering my heart beat at the doctor's office on several occasions as a practical joke. I wonder if the two situations are linked in a significant way?
- darkerside 5y agoHa, that's interesting. In what way did you alter your heartbeat?
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- serverlessmom 5y agoThat is to say, I would imagine my heart rate speeding up or slowing down and either take shallow or a deeper breaths at different speeds. I remember that I figured it out once when the doctor commented on how high my heart rate was and I slowed it quickly enough that they actually mentioned it. After that I started doing it as a game, which I eventually got bored of as children do. I do wonder how effective I actually was, as it isn't really something I have thought about for literal years.
- throwaway675309 5y agoI also have the amazing paranormal ability to "alter my heartbeat", it's called jumping jacks.
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- serverlessmom 5y agoIt wouldn't have been much of a prank if I was so obvious about it, would it? I did it while the doctor was actively in the process of taking my heart rate by concentrating and taking either shallow or deep breaths as sneakily as I could manage. I was simply wondering about the connection to this type of meditation as meditation is often concentration and breathe based, there's nothing paranormal about it.