{"id":4603,"date":"2020-11-25T18:31:46","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T18:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bloomsoup.com\/?p=4603"},"modified":"2021-09-19T15:15:38","modified_gmt":"2021-09-19T15:15:38","slug":"feeling-energy-during-meditation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloomsoup.com\/feeling-energy-during-meditation\/","title":{"rendered":"Feeling Energy During Meditation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It&#8217;s a hectic morning. Client work multiplies exponentially as I rush to complete daily tasks and hit deadlines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By mid-afternoon, stressed and overwhelmed, I retreat to a dark room to in search of <a href=\"https:\/\/bloomsoup.com\/mindful-awareness\/\">mindful respite<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part of this daily-ish routine involves utilising an effective technique for a psychological and spiritual recharge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Physical sensations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Feeling energy during meditation is a powerful sensation, at least in my experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For me, the phenomenon most commonly arises when performing a <a href=\"https:\/\/bloomsoup.com\/meditation\/\">body scan meditation<\/a>, although I also use it during open monitoring sessions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rather than something I&#8217;m seeking to cultivate, this energy is already present and as soon as we stop chasing our thoughts, we become aware enough to notice it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using this energy in my meditative practice has been beneficial for a few reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Awareness of the energy can get us out of our heads and into our bodies, providing a useful counterpoint to the excessive cognitive load of overthinking<\/li><li>It helps us recognise that energy, like the breath, can be a useful object of meditation<\/li><li>We can begin to understand that all objects of meditation, energy included, are just different aspects of consciousness. The only differences are the classifications we assign in our ego-driven mind<\/li><li>Using energy is a contemplative practice which is both pleasant and restorative<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/bloomsoup.com\/meditation-benefits-timeline\/\">timeline to experience these benefits<\/a> is uncertain, but incorporating it into your meditative routine is certainly recommended. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feeling energy during meditation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Okay, let&#8217;s look at the nuts and bolts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For afternoon meditation sessions, after a busy morning, I often choose a supine position. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lying on my back, I place my awareness on my breath for 10-20 seconds, before moving my attention into my body. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I start at my feet, where the sensation of feedback is usually pronounced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After dialing in my awareness, it&#8217;s common to experience energy as a whole body vibration, like a background hum or static. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You might also experience nerve-like tingling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even the contact of your body against the floor or bed has an observable aura. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These sensations are frequently pleasant, a kind of aliveness of being. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The feeling, with focus, can become relatively strong, often making me marvel at the bodily processes occurring automatically just under the surface of attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to pleasant feedback, we might also experience pain, which can be edifying if investigated with patience and curiosity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like any other form of energy, pain can be reduced to its constituent sensations with practice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an example, I often experience discomfort from a chronic running injury and narrow my locus of attention on this point, without labelling the sensation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I find this a useful exercise in escaping the tendency to categorise certain sensations as good and others as bad, a habit we frequently extend to external situations and subsequently our thoughts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By meditating on the equality of every sensation, painful or otherwise, a useful lesson emerges in accepting whatever comes to pass, devoid of judgement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After spending a few minutes on my feet, I move into different areas of my body to experience their corresponding energy fields. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During these transitions, it&#8217;s possible to note subtle differences in the energy signatures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While some areas might feel more alive, others may produce a neurogenic feeling or even transmit a sensation of muscular tension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When feeling energy during meditation, instead of moving towards it in my mind, and consciously geo-referencing it in a specific body part (like my foot), <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ll let my attention fall back, experiencing the sensation in the open space of consciousness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This helps break the illusion of &#8216;me&#8217; controlling things in my head, and sensations being located elsewhere in my body. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In reality, everything, from thought to sound and even the energy you feel during this meditation is a construct of consciousness, a mind-made phenomenon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using the body scan meditation, you can investigate each sensation throughout your body, even into your head. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I find this particularly beneficial, as to me, my ego-driven mind almost feels like a ball of energy, like a contracted muscle in my mind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By turning my attention on this sensation, it spontaneously relaxes and subsequently, there seems to be a gateway to a more spacious field of consciousness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Intermittently, when performing this type of meditation, I experience a supercharged pulsating sensation, which feels like a deep seated waves of intensity, almost like I&#8217;m feeling the energy up close and in slow motion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When sitting, it&#8217;s often accompanied by the feeling that my hands and feet are so heavy that they&#8217;re pinned to my lap and floor respectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although this isn&#8217;t a feeling I attempt to court, it&#8217;s an enjoyable experience, often leaving me feeling extremely relaxed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Floating in the energy field<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many different ways of feeling energy during meditation, depending on <a href=\"https:\/\/bloomsoup.com\/where-to-focus-while-meditating\/\">where you&#8217;re focusing<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I feel it&#8217;s a beneficial component of any holistic meditation practice, and like other objects of attention, can be wonderfully instructive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of the time, we&#8217;re trapped in our heads, so intermittently it&#8217;s nice to restore the <a href=\"https:\/\/bloomsoup.com\/breath-and-mind-connection\/\">mind-body connection<\/a>, reminding ourselves of the aliveness that&#8217;s available in every moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a hectic morning. <\/p>\n<p>Client work multiplies exponentially as I rush to complete daily tasks and hit deadlines. <\/p>\n<p>By mid-afternoon, stressed and overwhelmed, I retreat to a dark room to in search of mindful respite&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4606,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Feeling Energy During Meditation | Bloomsoup<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Are you feeling energy during meditation? 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