In today's world, people are increasingly beginning to think about how to maintain their own health. Ecology and a rather complicated and fast rhythm of life, which, unfortunately, negatively affect the state of the body, are to blame. Recently, various techniques have begun to emerge to maintain one's own health.
About technology
Today, there are many different psychotechnics of self-knowledge. One of them is holotropic breathing. Reviews say that thanks to her, a person enters a state of shallow trance, then mental healing and deep knowledge of his essence take place. The authors of this technique are a married couple - Kristina and Stanislav Grof, since 1975 the technique has been gaining an ever-growing audience.
Principle
What is holotropic breathing? Testimonials of people who use this technique say that the main thing here is frequent breathing. Only thanks to this, you can enter the desired state. It’s good if at the same time calm peaceful music sounds. This technique is suitable for both independent and paired classes. If two people are selected for the session, the sitter will play the role of the so-called assistant, which is designed to make the session deeper.
Process
So, the “holotropic breathing” technique consists of several stages. Training begins with a briefing, settings, relaxing techniques that simply prepare the brain and body. This is followed by the main part - the breath itself, thanks to which a person falls into a special state. After the session, an exchange of experience takes place - the participants share what happened to them during the session. It should be noted that if at the first visit to the training a person has nothing to tell, this does not mean that it will always be so. For the result, time is needed, this must be remembered.
Basic Rules
Be sure to properly practice holotropic breathing. Reviews say that the usual implementation of the rules is of great importance. So, what is worth remembering. Most important: you only need to breathe through the mouth, the nose is not involved. It is also important to maintain a certain rhythm: a quick breath and a relaxing exhalation. With this technique, only the chest is involved, upper breathing works, you must not forget about this. It is also necessary to be able to concentrate on what is important: not to attract unnecessary thoughts, follow the breathing technique, think about bodily sensations. Until the end of the session, you must observe immobility and not open your eyes, because it is so very easy to lose that energy that works with a person.
Inconvenience
For those who want to practice holotropic breathing, the reviews of experts will not be superfluous: many note that sometimes a person may experience discomfort during the training. How to get rid of it? If the body has unpleasant sensations, numbness, you need to try to correct the situation with the help of positive images and attitude. If this does not help, you need to know how to quickly get out of the trance: for this you need to switch to more rapid, dog breathing and gradually return to reality. Abruptly stopping the lesson is highly discouraged, it can be very harmful. It is important to remember that after the session you need to relax and be calm for about half an hour.
Trainings
Holotropic breathing is practiced everywhere today . Moscow, St. Petersburg - these are the cities where you can easily find similar activities. In smaller cities, they can also be, but in any situation it is worth making sure that the organizers know what they are dealing with and they have certain documents that allow them to engage in this activity.