Posted on 08/31/2025 12:39:08 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Researchers from the Department of Clinical Neuroscience at Brighton and Sussex Medical School investigated how fast, deep breathing performed rhythmically to music can affect both subjective experiences and brain physiology.
The Study
The study included 42 participants across three categories: 15 who practiced breathwork remotely, 8 in a laboratory setting, and 19 inside an MRI scanner.
Each participant completed a 20- to 30-minute session of cyclic breathing with no pauses while listening to music. Afterward, they completed questionnaires about their emotional and psychological state.
Results showed that HVB consistently induced ASCs, often described as “oceanic boundlessness” (OBN)—a term referring to feelings of unity, spiritual insight, and bliss—while also exhibiting positive associations with depersonalization. OBN is considered a hallmark of psychedelic states produced by substances like psilocybin.
Outside of increased heart rate caused by sympathetic nervous system activation, participants reported reduced fear and negative emotions. MRI scans revealed notable shifts in cerebral blood flow, with no adverse side effects observed.
HVB generally decreased overall brain blood flow but increased activity in the right amygdala and anterior hippocampus, regions associated with emotion processing and memory. Conversely, reduced flow in the left operculum and posterior insula—areas linked to body awareness—was associated with stronger altered states.
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Seems to me that if you’re doing a lot of huffing and puffing, you’re going to get light-headed anyway.
Music or not.
Slow down and take a breath... It is real, it is the basis of meditation. And it is not just an eastern practice. Monks of many other faiths do this breathing while praying and contemplating God...
Just another scam these pseudoscientists can hawk and keep the grants rolling in.
Can I make myself fly? I saw those guys. That’s pretty cool.
“Shamanic traditions, dating back to prehistoric times in regions like Central Asia and Siberia, also employed breath control, drumming, and vocalizations to induce altered states of consciousness.”
As a Christian, I fear this could open the door to demonic activity. Beware if you dare.
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Do they reveal this ancient breathwork? That can psychedelicize your mind? Hell no! You must pay the ancient guru $500 for this insider track.
Here is the TM version of yogic flying — Which is more like puddle jumping. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyXAB5L3EIQ
TM = Transcendental Meditation with the Beatles and The Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
You can try playing Black Sabbath at 78 rpm.
“As a Christian, I fear this could open the door to demonic activity.”
I had a Sunday School teacher who had been a missionary in Japan for a few decades. She told how she wanted to learn/do yoga for exercise, but insisted that the meditation, chanting, etc., be omitted. She had a difficult time finding a teacher. This was long before internet so there was no way for DIY learning.
We used to do this as teenagers, The Pass Out game, Blackout Game, etc.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choking_game
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