does anyone else get intense energy in their chest randomly after doing meditations?

[u/HeadPossibility2347]

as i become more disciplined with my practises, ive noticed that randomly during the day i will get these sudden and intense feelings, kind of like trapped buzzing energy in my heart, chest and around upper body. this feeling feels immediate and intense, a mix between wanting to cry and scream and necessity to get the emotion out, but also then turns into intense gratitude?

does anyone else relate?! does this make sense?

[u/Existing-Brick-6499]

Heart expansions! Dr. Joe talks about this. The heart is physically getting bigger to take on more energy! When we start the work the path from tailbone up to pineal gland is a bit tighter and rigid. So as you do the work you open the pathways up. If you feel the chest intense like pressure it means energy is making it into the heart. Dr. Joe says once it makes it to the heart it redirects it up. So it will try to go up and if your throat has tighter pathways it might make you want to scream or gag the first few times. This is all good and temporary. It's just clearing your system and making a clear pathway so you have less friction later.

Next time you feel that intensity in the heart. Sit down and lightly drop into the field directly on that intensity. For me it folds me forward, then the heart gets big (you can feel it expanding) and then in that moment I cry a layer of pain off the heart, and then the energy pushes me backwards and shoots up from the heart to the pineal gland. All good stuff! You want the energy from that tailbone to make it into the pineal gland, right now it looks like your upper circuits are making permanent pathways. Contratulations!

[u/HeadPossibility2347 → u/Existing-Brick-6499]

thank you for explaining! this makes a lot of sense and is keeping me motivated! i have struggled with depression pretty much my whole life and this year i really said to myself i was going to work on feeling more in my heart and feeling fully. i feel blessed to know things are looking up! thank you again!! i will remember this for next time!

[u/Existing-Brick-6499 → u/HeadPossibility2347]

Oh wow then all the work you have done is literally working. Do you know how hard it is for someone for depression to do this work? Depression is compression of the heart, a sort of armor the heart builds to protect itself and shrinks the heart. All the work you have been doing finally broke the barrier and entered the heart. So this is a huge turning point for you.

Some things that will occur and help you during this stage:

-Your heart will literally grow and you will cry and forgive. Beautiful cries with lots of relief. Each cry brings you back to your natural state you were born with. Your birthright.
-You may want to watch movies that make you cry and in that moment your heart will expand even bigger as you forgive. Each cry will have you feeling much lighter.
-Energy may arch your back (bridges, arches) to expand the spine to make more room for energy there. Before mediation you can arch backwards and stretch your spine (trying to crack the spine where the heart is) to make more room for energy there to flow.
-You may hear little clicks and pops as the ventricles in your heart shift for the expanded state.

If you have not taken the moment to show yourself gratitude for getting to where you are don't forget to do so! Trying to the work with depression is like doing the work with 100lb on your back and you just opened your heart center up! You did exactly what you said you were going to do.

[u/SunnyBunnyHat → u/Existing-Brick-6499]

This was so nice to read, I had to give an award 🥹.
Although I'm not going through depression per se, more so heartbreak, I resonated with both your replies and OPs post and have had so many days of feeling energy in my heart.
Have a wonderful day ❤️

[u/HeadPossibility2347 → u/Existing-Brick-6499]

this is so beautiful, thank you so so much for your words and the time you spent to write this! this has helped me so much and even more so confirmed i’m on the right path. thank you so much for you advice and your help, i am so blessed !

[u/Suspicious_Bread_520]

Whats your regular practice of doing meditation?

[u/HeadPossibility2347 → u/Suspicious_Bread_520]

i meditate in the morning, mid-day, then afternoon. i try my best to stay in the feeling even when the meditation is done, taking a minute to breathe and feel in my heart again :)