<p>In my experience, this means that you are suppressing something. Something deep in you comes up during that meditation, but you push it back down. It could be an issue you are long used to, and accepted as a part of "normal life", but deep inside still have a conflict.</p>

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Interesting, I can see your angle too, but it is rare isn't it? If it was a more severe physical reaction I'd have put it down to pranic or kundalini energy, which can sometimes cause grimaces or cause the neck to tilt and so on. Not to mention growls, jerks and spasms and the like which would be obvious kundalini kriyas. Otherwise it's usually as nemo  says, some tension being released.
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<p>I have been practising Vipassana meditation for some years now.
Please advise me: why on my in-breath do my toes contract, and most times relax on my out-breath?
Sometimes my toes stay contracted for quite a few in- and out-breaths, then my toes relax. My toes' contracting usually starts over half-way through my 45 minute meditation.</p>

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Body's response to meditation
# Body's response to meditation

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-07-23)

I have been practising Vipassana meditation for some years now.
Please advise me: why on my in-breath do my toes contract, and most times relax on my out-breath?
Sometimes my toes stay contracted for quite a few in- and out-breaths, then my toes relax. My toes' contracting usually starts over half-way through my 45 minute meditation.

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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-07-23. Score: 2

In my experience, this means that you are suppressing something. Something deep in you comes up during that meditation, but you push it back down. It could be an issue you are long used to, and accepted as a part of "normal life", but deep inside still have a conflict.

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> **username_2**: Interesting, I can see your angle too, but it is rare isn't it? If it was a more severe physical reaction I'd have put it down to pranic or kundalini energy, which can sometimes cause grimaces or cause the neck to tilt and so on. Not to mention growls, jerks and spasms and the like which would be obvious kundalini kriyas. Otherwise it's usually as nemo  says, some tension being released.  

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