Breathwork (Holotropic - not really) Amateur Experience/Experiment

[MrVlada011]

Great video, thanks for sharing your experience.

[QuickStartGardens]

Thanks!! very helpful!! Do you tend to get dry mouth or throat? does it effect the practice any if you cough or take a second out? Is 30mins ok? or should I do more?

[DaredevilsplayguitaR]

take a class on motor neurons and feel in tune with your body through the study of neural tissue. It is much more productive than simply laying down to cause a mystical experience. How long did it take before you realized this was something that did absolutely nothing for you?

[MrVlada011]

@DaredevilsplayguitaR this post of yours did nothing for anyone, cept for your ego perhaps..

[DaredevilsplayguitaR]

this is for people who don't know how to compensate for their lack of proper breathing. This feels like hyperventilation because it IS hyperventilation.

[jornywar]

@DaredevilsplayguitaR So how does a person compensate for a lack of proper breathing?

[MrVlada011]

@jornywar they post closeminded comments on youtube telling other people what they should do and how to live their lives. Oh no, wait, thats compensating for lack of something else. :)

[DaredevilsplayguitaR]

@jornywar get an aerosol or something! This "holotropic breathing" is, in my own honest opinion, a real great way for people who don't run a lap or two, don't move around and exercise properly, there is just no need to hyperventilate to bring out our meditative qualities. Prayer is a form of meditation, whatever the practice. I don't think this is healthy to an extent because t grows on you and you become comfortable with letting go... until the ordinary things start to become hazy

[thegoodhen]

I just tried. I cannot really tell how it's possible, but I suddenly realized I'm in different room then I started in and I am yelling "AAAAYYAAAAHUAAAAASCAAAAA" loudly.

[jornywar]

@thegoodhen

This sounds like an opportune time to note that I do not encourage trying the breathwork I describe in this video :)

I also don't discourage it :P

[thegoodhen]

@jornywar I actually had done it before I saw this video and was so surprised I had to look it up :D This technique is good, because you need to take your time, it's not like drugs which you just take and it works immediately. It puts those "wannabenewage cool fly ass punks" off . It's for people who really want to change state of their mind. I like that.

[DaredevilsplayguitaR]

@thegoodhen lol



[jornywar]

Right on. Be sure to read all the comments on this page; they have useful info in addition to the video.

Be safe, explore, experience!

Namaste

[bassblom]

thanks for sharing this, gonna try it today!

[tomgarbe25]

awesome video! decided to try the holotropic breathing because of this video and my experience was awesome!

namaste.

[jornywar]

@tomgarbe25

Hey great! I'm glad to hear it.

I myself finally went to an all-day Holotropic workshop. According to the Beings of Light, we're all going to be okay. :)

[frantastic2012]

Thanks for sharing... I've been wanting to know more about breathework for awhile now...

[jornywar]

@frantastic2012

Cool, I'm glad this was helpful to you!

[csparks22]

as long as it is deeper and faster than your normal breathing. Also the music is arranged in a particular order that supports the stages of the 2 1/2 to 3 hour sessions. There is so much more, just wanted to mention it. Website for info:

holotropic(dot)com.

[jornywar]

@csparks22

Thanks for the insight. I look forward to having a true Holotropic Breathwork experience.

[csparks22]

Hi Jordon, looks like you had an interesting and useful breathwork experience, however it's not a Holotropic Breathwork( HB). There is so much more to HB, and it isn't really an HB session without a sitter, having someone there for you is an important part of the experience. A trained facilitator or experienced sitter will explain things like tetany (which is often part of the session, not something to try and avoid) and how to work with it, There is no better or worse way to breathe..next post

[zuzgry]

Hey, nice video:) I have also been thinking about trying it at home. Do you know if there are any risks to it?

[jornywar]

@zuzgry

Thanks!

Regarding trying it at home: I don't know if there are any risks, and I also don't know if there are any benefits!  I just wanted to try it!

You'll see in kn10112's reply that I was probably exhaling too hard, causing "tettany," or muscle spasms. Any risks would probably be associated with hyperventilation.

Again, my knowledge is limited.

Peace!

Jordan

[jornywar]

* Tetany

(Spelling correction, for posterity's sake.)

Try Wikipedia.

[zuzgry]

@jornywar

One risk i was thinking about is whether it is possible not to be able to 'come back' to a 'normal state' ... and whether on will get back to 'normal' spontaneously..

I guess i have to try and see...

Post more videos if you decide to try again:)

Zuzana.

[jornywar]

* Tetany

(Spelling correction, for posterity's sake.)

[kn10112]

from the looks of it you are putting WAY too much pressure on the exhale causing your body to go into tettany and that is not part of any breathwork system. one way to completely avoid that in the beginning is to breathe in through your nose and exhale through your mouth or make a contious effory to really relax on your exhale and put force on the inhale which you are already doing. anyway best of luck

[jornywar]

@kn10112

Hey thanks a lot for your reply.

You're not the first person who mentioned this "tettany" to me, and it totally makes sense to me. I will try not forcing the exhale and just letting the breath flow out with more relaxation.

Thanks again, and peace.

[jornywar]

Yeah, that's true.

I've also read and heard that a group session lasts about two hours. Apparently the technique developed by Grof involves a group setting, with someone watching over the person who is breathing, sometimes bodywork during, and then drawing a mandala at the end of the experience.

I've also been looking up general info on "hyperventilation," because that's basically what's happening when a person does this!

Namaste.

[somyungman]

I've read that you should do it for at least 3 hours. You might want to try it for longer and make another video lol it would help! I'm highly curious about this..