Holotropic breathing (rebirth): benefits and dangers?

Caution : You must consult your doctor for your health. This page presents only a personal and alternative point of view which should not be considered as an attempt to prescribe medicine.

Holotropic breathing is a technique used to facilitate the exploration of one's inner self.

Indeed, you rediscover yourself.

She uses breathing exercises which are combined with rhythmic music.

What are the benefits and dangers of this method of breathing?

We talk about it in this article.

Holotropic breathing: definition

Holotropic breathing is a technique created by Dr Stanislav Grof.

It consists of breathing rhythmically.

This way of doing things leads to voluntary hyperventilation.

The latter is used to reach memories hidden in the consciousness.

It also allows access to unconscious emotions.

So, the main goal here is to better grasp the present by looking at the past.

In addition, you can use this method to revive events and relive significant experiences in your life.

Sometimes it may be facts that have positively affected you.

Others, these facts may be negative.

However, in most cases this only concerns trauma.

Moreover, holotropic comes from the Greek words "holos" and "trepein" meaning respectively "the whole" and "to move".

So literally holotropic breathing is a method that "takes you to the whole".

You are thus able to understand yourself and to see your life differently.

The benefits of holotropic breathing

Holotropic breathing offers many benefits.

These have a considerable impact on mental health, but also physical.

Calm phobias, behavioral problems and anxiety

This technique helps relieve certain disorders that delay you in everyday life.

These are the very expression of your misunderstood subconscious.

People with phobias, stress attacks and anxiety generally come out with definite improvement.

They end up with relaxed muscles and are more relaxed at the end of the sessions.

They are like metamorphosed.

A holotropic breathing session also helps to get rid of certain behavioral problems.

These include, for example, increased mistrust, aggression and rejection.

You are fortunate enough to receive some sort of message from your subconscious.

They change the way you behave in society.

Allow personal development

If you want to do some work on yourself, this is the best way to do it.

You end up with a grown self-esteem and self-esteem.

The possibility is offered to you at the same time to know yourself and to know others.

This instills confidence in you and others.

Heal past trauma

Certain unidentified traumas can negatively influence lives.

Holotropic breathing helps you bring them out and process them.

Sometimes it is an assault, an accident or an operation.

It could also be an important event that marked you and had repercussions on your psychosomatic state.

This technique relieves you.

However, this type of treatment should only be a complement to regular psychological monitoring.

Treat certain illnesses

The holotropic method of breathing often influences more physical issues.

It could be asthma, chronic digestive issues, or skin issues.

The latter are somatic illnesses that are often caused by emotional shocks.

The dangers of holotropic breathing

When you participate in a holotropic breathing session, you are prompted to take a full, hasty breath.

It is used to generate hyperventilation.

It is a technique that can have certain consequences.

These can occur even when someone is present to intervene.

Being hyperventilating means that:

• Your cellular oxygen level decreases;
• Your blood pH changes;
• Your carbon dioxide level is going down.

The respiratory reflex is stopped when your carbon dioxide is reduced.

In addition, your brain can no longer function well when your oxygen levels increase.

All of these little issues can lead to muscle pain, dizziness, a tight throat feeling, etc.

When you combine these various symptoms with your inability to breathe normally, you get blatant panic.

You then have every chance of having an accident or a fall.

So be very careful.

NOTICE: personally, I strongly advise against this practice of voluntary hyperventilation to create states of unconsciousness for the purpose of emotional liberation because this practice will seriously injure your adrenal glands and your nervous system.

You are now able to weigh the pros and cons before making an appointment for a holotropic breathing session.

But honestly, I recommend a relaxation session with diaphragmatic breathing or using intermittent breathing instead.

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