Non Ordinary States of Consciousness
The way we usually perceive our surrounding reality is called Ordinary State of Consciousness. But in addition to it, there are other possible states of consciousness such as dreams, hypnoses, meditative states, etc. Holotropic Breathwork can allow us to access a specific category of this states comparable to those that happen during the practice of yoga, meditation, fasting or shamanic ceremonies from different cultures that use psychoactive plants, and some other forms of experiential work.
The consciousness shifting that Holotropic Breathwork facilitates can take us to:
- Re-experience past biographical episodes.
- Experience perinatal memories and re-experience our own birth.
- Access to transpersonal experiences in which consciousness expands and lets us perceive beyond our own individual ego.
These states can be beneficial for those who experience them if three basic elements are considered:
- Preparation of the experience.
- The proper development of the session.
- Integration after the experience of the contents that emerged.
The Holotropic Breathwork workshops we offer take into account these three aspects and are a safe and appropriate setting to experience Non Ordinary States.