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Deep Breathing Can Create Psychedelic Bliss in Your Brain, Study Shows
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Deep Breathing Can Create Psychedelic Bliss in Your Brain, Study Shows
A study recently found that deep-breathing exercises induce similar patterns of blood flow to the brain seen in patients using psychedelic substances like psilocybin. This altered state of consciousness matched one first described by Freud, and was characterized by blissful feelings, positively experienced depersonalization, and the sensation of unity. Breathing exercises like high-ventilation breathing or […] The post Deep Breathing Can Create …
A new British study shows the power of hyperventilation to induce intense experiences of unity and well-being, with therapeutic potential for mental health. This study has been able to map for the first time, using brain scans, the neurophysiological changes produced by an accelerated breathing technique accompanied by music. A group of volunteers lay down, closed their eyes, and began breathing rapidly in time to the music. No drugs were involv…
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