Does an ‘intense’ Breathwork experience = Better ?

❔Do I have to have a ‘psychedelic experience’ to get the benefits of Breathwork? ❔

Sometimes when we hear others share their crazy amazing, trancendental, insightful Breathwork experience after a class, we can get experience envy or think we’re doing something wrong! This new study shows how we are still likely experiencing amazing long-term life-altering benefits!!

In a recently released study by the Journal of Psychedelic Studies, participants were assessed before a holotropic breathwork session, soon after the session and 4 weeks later.

“Non-judgement” was significantly increased immediately following the session and persisted for 4-weeks.

Despite low ratings of the psychedelic experience, results showed that:

➡️ “Non-judgement” was significantly increased immediately following the session and persisted for 4-weeks.

➡️ After 4-weeks stress-related symptoms were significantly decreased, while satisfaction with life significantly increased.

So this ONE Breathwork session was associated with improvement in non-judgement, satisfaction with life, and reductions of stress-related symptoms 🤩 🤩

>> Uthaug (2022). Journal of Psychedelic Studies, 5(3), 176-189.