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Assumptions and presumptions

Assumptions and presumptions
Published: 21 January 1982 Body temperature changes during the practice of g Tum-mo yoga Herbert Benson, John W. Lehmann, … Mark D. Epstein Show authors Nature volume 295, pages234–236 (1982)Cite this article 1335 Accesses 61 Citations 47 Altmetric Metricsdetails Abstract Since meditative practices are associated with changes that are consistent with decreased activity of the sympathetic nervous system1–7, it is conceivable that measurable body temperature changes accompany advanced meditative states. With the help of H.H. the Dalai Lama, we have investigated such a possibility on three practitioners of the advanced Tibetan Buddhist meditational practice known as g Tum-mo (heat) yoga living in Upper Dharamsal[...]