It is not very clear how vulnerable is our autonomic nervous system responding to internal and external stimulation. So any case study would be interesting.
Hitherto, both the autonomic nervous system and innate immune system were regarded as systems that cannot be voluntarily influenced. The present study demonstrates that, through practicing techniques learned in a short-term training program, the sympathetic nervous system and immune system can indeed be voluntarily influenced.
Yeung wrote:It is not very clear how vulnerable is our autonomic nervous system responding to internal and external stimulation. So any case study would be interesting.
For instance, one of the AT exercises is to autosuggest a feeling of warmth in your right hand. You repeat "My right hand is warm." You may, if you like, accompany this with a visualization such as warm woolen mittens, or soaking your hands in warm water. But you do nothing directly with or to your hand, just notice as it feels warmer.
windwalker wrote:...allowed them to enter a state of deep meditation and significantly raise their body heat, some as much as 17 degrees (Fahrenheit) in their fingers and toes.After the first sheets were dry, they were replaced with new wet sheets by attendants. Each monk was required to dry 3 sheets over the course of several hours.
klonk wrote:
Wow. That is in excess of any temperature increase that I, at least, have ever heard of from AT.
Its well documented from what I understand, it is a big tempt differentiation wonder how much energy it takes
how long can it be sustained .
AT uses natural breathing, something we meet with again in the zhan zhuang of Wang Xiangzhai. It does not use a forced breathing regimen, in other words. AT does, though, include visualization, which becomes more clear and vivid as the trainee progresses in skill.
They use what they call vase breath, don't know if you would term this as forced or not...
Breathing is one of the things AT tells you to observe passively rather than influencing. The breath, anyone's breath, is unusual in that it is an autonomic function, but you can change it intentionally. Breathing normally requires no attention, but you can change your breathing to be other than normal. If I had to guess, I would say the monks are boosting their oxygen intake to support the thermogenic process at a higher rate than would otherwise be possible.
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