Meditation makes me hungry! (?)
 

Does anyone else get this?

I meditate mostly at times when I would not normally get terribly hungry. (not just after eating, but when I am comfortable)
Well everything goes ok. Then when I have ended the meditation, (usually 30 minutes -45 minutes) though I feel good, I am starving hungry! Suddenly.

Another "side effect" is I need to pee! More than I would normally need to! (is that TMI? :D )
Basically the after effects are about the same as if I had been in the woods for 3 hours cutting logs, or been for a long walk....! Though my energy feels really good, and I am no way tired, nicely relaxed.

All of this is OK with me, no problem....it's just that I'm curious....does anyone else get anything like this?

Try grounding before you go into meditation,,,

Eating is a good grounding and it could just be your bodies way of doing it, if you're not quite grounded enough,,,

Peeing, releasing,,,

Go with the flow, man :smile:

Love and hugs

Jo

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I think this sounds right.

I agree with this, also eating before meditation hinders the energy flow in ones body.

As for peeing, I am going through the same thing, usually about a half hour in meditation. I try not to concentrate on the bladder and work through it, or just get up and release it, and get back to my meditation.

The Sacral chakra governs the bladder, so it's a good thing that it is getting stimulated, for the need to pee.

Thanks everyone for your ideas.
The peeing thing...I get that also if I've been walking -the sort of walks that get you warm - the circulation has been going, and I always treat it as a healthy thing -things flowing, cleansing, etc.
I was just curious as to why it happened when I'd been so still and relaxed...but yes, there is a lot of energy moved around during meditation. So it figures really.

Hi,

I don't know about the peeing thing, but during my early years of meditation, I used to feel a lot hungry too, whenever I had a deep meditation and I'm not a person who feels hungry very frequently. In fact, feeling hungry after meditating is often an indication that you meditated well. This is something which I found out when I was searching for answers about my own experiences of feeling hungry whenever I had a deep meditation. So all is well :)

Changed the thoughts in meditation to acceptance, co-operation, unconditional love and ultimately forgiveness.
Meditation re-establishes our inner peace and harmony Often our minds are so busy that finding an escape from the constant mind activity, through meditation, is liberating and can be likened to recharging our inner battery.

have a snack and have a pee