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Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork accompanied by music

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557 points gnabgib | 2 comments | 28 Aug 25 00:22 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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dyauspitr ◴[28 Aug 25 02:10 UTC] No.45047558[source]▶
So basically yogic pranayama
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1. N_Lens ◴[28 Aug 25 15:21 UTC] No.45053338[source]▶
I believe practices like holotropic breathwork are somewhat more forceful than typical pranayama.
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2. dyauspitr ◴[28 Aug 25 16:26 UTC] No.45054082[source]▶
It’s the same premise of hyperventilation followed by breath holds. There’s a huge amount of variability in exertion/duration etc. depending on how long you’ve been doing it.