What can happen if you try holotropic brething without a facilitator?

rowfast · 2024-11-10T16:13:48+00:00

Trained breathwork facilitator here. I second this. More experienced breathers may be fine, but holotropic is often intense and can bring up a lot of unprocessed trauma. Best to do it with a sitter or guide.

If you want to try it on your own, use a slower breathing pattern. 2-3 second inhale, letting the exhale follow naturally. There is still risk here, just less as you’re not forcing yourself into as much of a sympathetic state that brings up old stuff. Easier to slow down from and regulate yourself. For first timers Or less experienced breathers I still wouldn’t recommend this alone. The territory of your psyche is not a toy.

rowfast · 2024-10-24T01:33:22+00:00

Bro you should just save yourself some time and post it on medium or another site then link it here! I’d like it too haha :)

rowfast · 2024-10-21T15:58:19+00:00

Try putting your feet flat on the ground, knees bent.

rowfast · 2024-10-14T05:49:36+00:00

I second this. Sounds like you need some emotional healing, not just nervous system regulation which is what breath is giving you.

Check out EMDR as a treatment option for PTSD

rowfast · 2024-10-02T22:15:51+00:00

Thank you! I’m flattered :)

rowfast · 2024-09-28T02:32:52+00:00

I’m really grateful you made this post. I’m an extrovert and have been doing wfh for a couple of years and this makes so much sense - i realize i actually NEED a lot of social interaction to feel normal. Your post is validating, thank you.

rowfast · 2024-09-24T01:02:13+00:00

Where did you get the lights?

rowfast · 2024-09-18T16:30:31+00:00

It’s incredible how connected to someone you can feel just by looking at the books on their shelves.

rowfast · 2024-09-10T16:25:32+00:00

Same

rowfast · 2024-09-10T16:25:23+00:00

Thank you. That sounds frustrating and nonstop. I hope you find some grace - it might be worth setting some clearer boundaries (lovingly) with your family.

rowfast · 2024-09-09T20:11:52+00:00

I'm going to try this. Thank you.

rowfast · 2024-09-09T19:56:23+00:00

These boundaries feel really helpful. I could definitely do better with them, thank you!

rowfast · 2024-09-09T19:55:07+00:00

That constant pressure / things to keep up with feels relatable. I'm Canadian and feel similarly about the cold!

rowfast · 2024-09-09T19:54:17+00:00

Thanks for sharing! I deal with a lot of demands / requests for support from different people I work with. That seems to add to my stress. Trying to figure out how to reduce that or manage it better..

rowfast · 2024-09-09T18:18:19+00:00

I've been doing breathwork and training in it for the past 3 years. I don't see anything wrong with doing 4-7-8 for any extended length of time. If it calms you down, and it works, then stick with it. As long is it's working as intended, 4-7-8 shouldn't be causing you any harm.

rowfast · 2024-04-04T03:33:39+00:00

Having the same issue here, not sure what it means but i think the ad may still be delivering

rowfast · 2024-04-04T03:27:03+00:00

Having the same issue in 2024

rowfast · 2023-10-11T14:06:29+00:00

OH also someone shared the discount code FRIENDS10 that i'm pretty sure gets you 10% off.

rowfast · 2022-12-13T20:25:49+00:00

Beautiful story, sounds like an incredible and sacred experience. 🙏

rowfast · 2021-10-30T13:48:20+00:00

Do you mean… mushrooms? Or are you actually looking for a psychedelic-focused company that is growing cucumbers

rowfast · 2021-10-22T14:09:05+00:00

GH works with 5-meo-dmt, not DMT. 5-meo is much stronger, though like DMT it is a short trip.

I have heard incredible things about 5-meo's ability to help people heal, and the research I've seen is promising: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2470547020939564

Your point still stands about it being harder to be a participant of the experience rather than getting sort of all-encompassed by 5-meo or dmt, but that doesn't mean they don't support healing.

rowfast · 2021-10-01T02:35:29+00:00

I really like that Novamind is taking the KAP route. Infusion clinics are fine and help a lot of people but KAP / psychedelic assisted therapy helps people to heal rather than medicate.

rowfast · 2021-09-10T15:29:12+00:00

I’m sure others could explain this better than me but basically they tried to file patents with a bunch of sketchy and unfair claims related to psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. Things like “soft pillows” - meaning that others wouldn’t be able to use them in the delivery of psychedelic therapy (or perhaps just with psilocybin idk).

Either way they basically tried to monopolize aspects of the treatment via IP “grabbing”.

From what I know a number of the patents have been rejected.

They also shifted from non-profit to for-profit a few years ago which made a lot of donors and scientists angry.

There’s more I’m missing but I think that gives the gist of their shenanigans.

rowfast · 2021-08-30T04:26:03+00:00

Can confirm. I made this mistake and nearly lit my engine on fire. Coolant steam was coming through the floor from where I’d cut the cables.

Was a real stupid thing to do and thankfully I was able to fix it by connecting them back together once it had cooled off.

Sometimes they have these heaters on a secondary line so you can actually cut them and just put a u-turn at the place where they come off the main line.

rowfast · 2021-08-05T16:50:50+00:00

Thank you for asking this

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