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Long-term meditation has been found to alter various physiological parameters of the body but the effects of brief meditation are relatively unknown. This paper mainly focuses on the effects of brief session of guided Kriya Yoga meditation on body temperature and metabolic variables. The core body temperature is found to increase after meditation. This increase can be due to the increase in the metabolic rate of the person. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra of saliva are obtained. 10 spectral peaks corresponding to the carbohydrate, protein and lipid region are significantly altered in post meditation phase [P<0.001; at 95% confidence interval].