What to expect from meditation? First - this is a question directed towards advanced practitioners of mindfulness or similar meditation.

I have been meditating and practicing other transformational work for about 17 years.  Throughout the work, I've had many peak experiences, many "aha" moments, and I've experienced the deepening and expansiveness of my awareness and understanding.  

I've learned to be suspicious of any type of insight or experience that presents itself as "the answer" - in other words;  I've had thoughts like "this is finally it!  I got it!" So many times that I pretty much ignore that type of noise as soon as notice it.

Lately while meditating, I've become increasingly aware of  physical sensations (neither pleasant or unpleasant) in my body, particularly around my upper chakras; and the overall - for lack of a better word - intensity of my experience is elevated.

As I allude to - I've never had a transformational experience that I considered "real" that came about with a bang - the worthwhile experiences are usually quite subtle - if fact my sense is that the essence of transformation is increasingly subtle rather than the other way around.

My question is, what do I make of my recent experiences?  It carries with it an intensity that seems well, intense.

I recognize that more information is probably necessary to answer this; but in general terms, is this par for the course?  Is it just something to notice, and let pass?  Is it a symptom of something and/or, is there anything to do about it?
Is it just something to notice, and let pass? Is it a symptom of something and/or, is there anything to do about it?


Treat the object according to your practice, i.e. for

Samatha meditation: 


when mind wanders, bring it back to the breath.


Vipassana meditation: 


every object is treated in the same way, there is no discrimination, i.e. no object is more or less important than the other. Note the object and return to the rising and falling of the abdomen.