HB-WILD Tutorial

[elucid]

Hey everyone, HB stands for Holotropic breathing. Basically, this is a simple WILD method, the only difference in it is that it involves rapid/accelarated breathing. Step one: Get relaxed, do anything to get relaxed, such as meditation, reading, etc. Step two: Lie down in your bed, any position, does not matter. Step three: Start the Holotropic Breathing, basically, just start breathing fast. Not too fast and not too slow, just a medium pace. This will get you pins and needles. Do this for about 10-20 minutes, then just continue with the WILD method by just lying down and going through SP and HI and finally into the lucid dream. The point of the Holotropic breathing is to get you into the SP faster. Hope this works for you guys,

[omgitsnickels]

Are there any risks involved similar to hyperventilation?

[elucid]

I wouldnt worry about that, this method was discovered by a consciousness researcher Stanislav Grof. Many people have done this, in fact, they do this for an hour or so long. I am saying do this for 10-20 minutes. It is very popular, you can research it on google, just search holotropic breathwork.

[mcwillis]

Where did you get this technique from? I don't think it would cause hyperventilation if its done at a medium pace but nonetheless one should be cautious as fast breathing can cause hyperventilation. The pins and needles are caused by an imbalance of prana and apana in the body. Accelerated breathing shortens the time gaps between the in and out breaths causing this imbalance which can also lead to tetany. I wrote this after you posted your second post Elucid!

[elucid]

The holotropic breathwork technique is from Stanislav Grof. The technique of putting it together with a WILD was by me.

[omgitsnickels]

A little off topic, but has anyone tried inducing WILD using binaural beats (AKA Bilateral audio/visual stimulation... EMDR) It's VERY well known for inducing a meditative state, as well as slows your brain down enough to tap into your memory intensely. I'm quite a guru on this subject, so if anyone wants to toy with it, lemme know and I can tell you what frequencies and such. A company called Holosync used to make audio music CD's with the brain entrainment audio interleaved in the music.

[NrElAx]

I'll try this tonight. Can I just do this right after waking up, instead of doing a relaxation technique then the breathing? If I stay up past like 20 minutes, I usually have a hard time falling asleep.

[elucid]

NrElAx, just do this whenever you do the WILD method.