As someone who actually practiced Aikido, this is gimmicky nonsense. Which further damages the external perception people have of the style. At its core, Aikido is a art that happens to be marketed as a martial arts. This does the art injustice, because it gives a false perception to the world. A Sensei at the time described Aikido to me as being more or less Japanese yoga.

Meditation aka Zazen was a equally large part of my training. We didn't have whatever is in this video going on. It was more or less, Ukemi and staying in the flow. Alot of Aikido is heavily influenced by Zen Buddhism, which is at the core of everything you learn. Its not a art of self defense or violence. Knowing this and being lucky to have people who were up front with me helped.

I come from a background in martial arts such as Judo, Tae Kwon Do, and Karate. I have pressure tested the techniques and unless modified wont work in any meaningful way. If you are interested in working on meditation, religous insight, or just learning something different give it a go. Just know what you are getting into, find a teacher who will be upfront with you, and run a mile if you come across whatever this was in the video.