Dr. Andy Galpin

There was a famous gentleman, I think his name is Swami Rama. I hope I pronounced that appropriately. But Swami was able to do a host of feats that still baffle most of us. What eventually happened was he sat in a room with a handful of scientists, and they placed what are called ECGs to measure electrical conductivity of his heart, as well as EEGs to measure directly into his brain.

And he performed, again, this whole host of insane physiological feats without moving. Now that part's critical, right?

And he performed, again, this whole host of insane physiological feats without moving. Now that part's critical, right?

So when he did things like take his resting heart rate from 70 beats per minute to reportedly 300 beats per minute, and he held that for several seconds and then brought it back down, he did that not by running sprints up a hill or anything, but by just simply sitting there and having the conscious ability to control that aspect of his physiology.

So when he did things like take his resting heart rate from 70 beats per minute to reportedly 300 beats per minute, and he held that for several seconds and then brought it back down, he did that not by running sprints up a hill or anything, but by just simply sitting there and having the conscious ability to control that aspect of his physiology.

Another really impressive thing Swami was able to do was actually shock the scientific team. They thought he was in cardiac arrest. because his ECG stopped working. And what happened was he was able to bring his heart rate below 20 beats per minute at the same time, give himself what's called AFib. And so the machine itself thought his heart had been stopped for like 20 seconds.

Another really impressive thing Swami was able to do was actually shock the scientific team. They thought he was in cardiac arrest. because his ECG stopped working. And what happened was he was able to bring his heart rate below 20 beats per minute at the same time, give himself what's called AFib. And so the machine itself thought his heart had been stopped for like 20 seconds.

I guess he signaled that, you know, I'm fine, I'm okay here. And then eventually brought it back up. Arguably more impressive was some of the stuff he was able to do with his physical temperature. So they had him on the same hand change the temperature by I think like six degrees Celsius in his same hand, again, only inches away.

I guess he signaled that, you know, I'm fine, I'm okay here. And then eventually brought it back up. Arguably more impressive was some of the stuff he was able to do with his physical temperature. So they had him on the same hand change the temperature by I think like six degrees Celsius in his same hand, again, only inches away.

And so clearly demonstrating some, not only control of his whole body temperature, but extreme precision of where that temperature was going and where it was not. But nonetheless, that was documented and published. And again, to this day is probably one of the more famous cases of such incredible control of one's what's supposed to be autonomic physiology.

And so clearly demonstrating some, not only control of his whole body temperature, but extreme precision of where that temperature was going and where it was not. But nonetheless, that was documented and published. And again, to this day is probably one of the more famous cases of such incredible control of one's what's supposed to be autonomic physiology.

A decade later, and I'm gonna highlight this one as well, I think it was 1982 actually, a similar thing was done in a more extensive group. And so what actually happened here was a paper was published in Nature. Now, that's one of the most blue-ribbon, highest-esteem journals in all of science and physiology.

A decade later, and I'm gonna highlight this one as well, I think it was 1982 actually, a similar thing was done in a more extensive group. And so what actually happened here was a paper was published in Nature. Now, that's one of the most blue-ribbon, highest-esteem journals in all of science and physiology.

And so, preeminent journal, it was published, and they looked at a bunch of Tibetan monks that lived in the Himalayas, studying and utilizing a practice that's called TUMMO, T-U-M-M-O. And they were able to do a bunch of similar things that Rami was able to do. I won't draw them out, but temperature controls, raising their body temperatures by like eight degrees consciously without moving.

And so, preeminent journal, it was published, and they looked at a bunch of Tibetan monks that lived in the Himalayas, studying and utilizing a practice that's called TUMMO, T-U-M-M-O. And they were able to do a bunch of similar things that Rami was able to do. I won't draw them out, but temperature controls, raising their body temperatures by like eight degrees consciously without moving.

In fact, one of the things that they did was they put wet sheets on top of them and put them in very cold, if not sub-zero conditions. And these individuals were able to not only stay neutral with temperature, stay neutral with their heart rate, but they were also able to physically dry the sheets within like 30 to 60 minutes. And so you can go on and on.

In fact, one of the things that they did was they put wet sheets on top of them and put them in very cold, if not sub-zero conditions. And these individuals were able to not only stay neutral with temperature, stay neutral with their heart rate, but they were also able to physically dry the sheets within like 30 to 60 minutes. And so you can go on and on.

You could probably find many other case studies like this. And again, thousands of anecdotes and other stories throughout history. But I think one thing that I'm trying to highlight here that is inarguable There is clearly the ability to run control over your physiology if you really take the time and attention. Is it tummo? Is it visualization?

You could probably find many other case studies like this. And again, thousands of anecdotes and other stories throughout history. But I think one thing that I'm trying to highlight here that is inarguable There is clearly the ability to run control over your physiology if you really take the time and attention. Is it tummo? Is it visualization?

Well, probably, realistically, we've got tons of different options. And so what I'd like to do today is talk about just a few of them. What do we know? What does it mean to control your nervous system? What can we do? What can't we do? And then what are a bunch of tactics and strategies so that you can have a more resilient nervous system?