Holotropic breathing. What is it, a technique the pros and cons, the benefits of music, how to breathe on their own at home. Reviews of doctors

People practicing Holotropic breathing, a better understanding of your body, but have this feeling in a trance as a healing occurs at an unconscious level.

A sense of inner freedom a man can confidently overcome difficult life situations. In the course of the therapeutic course holonavty work more on the state of mind, not a physical, which inspires harmony and tranquility in the mind of every person.

What is Holotropic Breathwork?

Kholotropnoye breath as a technique used in psychological practice, is a method of disposal of serious psychic disorders. It was first investigated by Stanislav Grof. Initially holotrop was a substitute psychotropic drugs.

Carrying out such a procedure requires the psychologist suggestion against the backdrop of intense patient's breathing, listening to special music.

Sitter or personal assistant during a session of breathing helps the patient to more effectively eliminate stress and negative emotions. The method helps to forget about bad habits, dependence, nervousness, disorders of emotional background. Technology allows for finding solutions to problems on the creative level, to develop the ability to be creative.

Technique, stopping the internal dialogue, due to the dip in the human consciousness. The procedure opens up the possibility of moral liberation from the trauma, conflict, psychological discomfort. The session makes a person relive past emotions that in a short time to get rid of the accumulated problems, superseded consciousness during treatment.

Procedure holotropic breathing includes the following elements:

• patient setting with relaxation techniques;
• holotropic breathwork session itself;
• integration technology.

The method provides for eliminating the interference, preventing the full development of the human being. Technique allows to avoid further implementation reckless behavior, removing indoor units.

Human consciousness, freed from internal fears for free:

• creative expression;
• self-realization;
• self-actualization.

Holotropa psychotherapeutic technique based on a person immersed in a trance on a background of light music. Sitter builds alternating with relaxation breathing in a certain way. The technique is effective as a method of self esoteric.

Pros and cons of technology

Advantages of holotropic breathing techniques are as follows:

• to overcome a large number of psychological barriers;
• a change of mind to a more positive, creative and successful;
• elimination of trauma, getting rid of stress.

Disadvantages suggest:

• decrease in blood hemoglobin due to a trance, which causes death of brain cells;
• sessions can cause hysteria or hallucinations and syncope;
• Sitter assumption blunders can lead to death.

Before applying holotropa technique is important to master the technique of proper breathing, or a course of treatment will not bring results.

In the future, the procedure can cause serious health problems. Sport, causing irreversible consequences if not properly carrying out very dangerous. The coach should not go anywhere to depart from holonavta in a trance in order to avoid excesses and to provide all possible assistance, if necessary.

Differences from holotropic breathing techniques and rebirthing vivation

Holotropic breathing - it is healing, part of their therapeutic purpose of the group "Big Four":

1. Vayveyshn.
2. Free breathing.
3. Rebirthing.
4. Holotropic breathing.

All mechanisms give the same result, but the difference between holotropom and rebirthing technique is not only the one who performs the method of the developer, but also in the way of the session. holotropic breathing method was based psychiatrist and rebirthing - spiritual healer. Leonard Orr, unlike Stanislav Grof's emphasis on an individual approach.

Holotrop has optimal impact on the psyche in the process of group sessions. Rebirthing is effective as an independent procedure, and not just a group healing technique practiced by the coach. Contemplated breathing techniques have many common elements, but contraindications to the use of these different mechanisms.

Rebirthing sessions are not recommended suffering from severe mental disorders, for the treatment that relaxes too soft techniques procedure. Holotoropnaya technique is not recommended for people with severe restrictions of movement. Both techniques provide the best patient's understanding of his body.

Using technology vivation people with experience does not require the presence of a coach. holotropa algorithm allows to displace a hopeless life experience, assistant needed during the procedure mandatory. Vivation has as many contraindications, how many of them have Holotropic healing method.

Basic concepts of holotropic breathwork

Holotropic breathing as a method in psychiatry was registered by the RF Ministry of Health in 1993. treatment system is associated with transpersonal psychology. Total psychotherapy practice has 28 methods.

Among the elements of the art are:

• impelling melody;
• rapid breathing sufficient depth;
• methods for releasing energy from the body;
• the constant care of a patient.

Additionally, you can visit the creative activities of modeling clay, free dance, mandala drawing. Kholotropnoye breath - is such an active spiritual healing, which can be realized only in the presence of sitters. Professional trainer conducts sessions with one holonavtom either group of patients.

Before starting treatment specialist should conduct training for people who have to undergo a course of treatment. Before the session, the trainer divides the participants into pairs and explain the basic concepts associated with the use of technology. The pair interact assistant (Sitter) and breathable (holonavt). change of roles between participants takes place on the end of the procedure.

Contraindications for classes

Active method of Holotropic breathing is associated with the manifestation of holontavta body movements.

Starting from this condition, contraindications to the use of equipment can be:

• acute infectious disease;
• pregnancy;
• sprains and bone disease;
• diseases of the cardiovascular system;
• disease of the brain;
• bronchial asthma;
• glaucoma and ocular hypertension;
• mental disorders;
• congenital or acquired epilepsy;
• surgeries.

Pregnant women and nursing mothers are strictly prohibited classes holotropic breathing.

Session can interfere with the normal gestation, which is associated with the risk of miscarriage. Breastfeeding may also be interrupted mechanism. Special danger massages by the method holotropa are for women with gynecological diseases. Blood flow is largely aggravates the course of disease.

Holotropic breathing in psychotherapy

In the original view analyst Stanislav Grof, application in the treatment of patients psychedelic drugs provides the effect of accelerating the preparation sessions holotropic breathing.

After numerous studies, scientists has been found that a single application of the method extends the range of the active respiration emotional feelings. The model developed by Freud, began to lose its importance in comparison with the method holotropa.

The research allowed Stanislav Grof developed a new cartography of the psyche, including the following main areas of the unconscious:

1. Personal (Freud's) and biographical.
2. Transpersonal - according to Jung's teachings, based on the collective experiences.
3. Perinatal - the transition from the personal to the transpersonal in the background of experiences related fatalities and rebirth.

The impact on the unconscious leads to the transformation of the patient's personality that has been proven a practicing psychiatrist Stanislav Grof. holotropa mechanism influencing the perinatal, the patient is able to modify the psycho installation. At the same time they are connected not only with the development of the fetus and its birth, but gradual emergence of human consciousness.

Thanks to the experience Grof and his followers carried out worldwide sessions allow a psychiatrist to draw important conclusions. After the 4000 sessions of holotropic breathing Grof proved that psychedelic effects on perinatal unconscious makes available a transpersonal level of human consciousness.

holotropa method allowed to raise from unconscious patients psychological experiences before the ban worldwide use of psychoactive drugs. Technique active respiration can achieve emotional state that is typical for patients who took psychotropic drug.

This is possible thanks to the musical accompaniment of classes. Change roles between holonavtom Sitter and leads to a more intense feelings and obtaining the desired effect of psychotherapy.

Listening to music at the same time with the rapid breathing allows you to relive all the emotional turmoil that a person has experienced in the past. This state can only be achieved when receiving psychotropic substances. After the session holonavt no longer able to comply with the rate of active breathing.

Benefits holotropic breathing slimming

holotropa equipment was not designed specifically for weight loss, so it does not provide for specific techniques or equipment for this purpose. The course of treatment may be associated with losing weight, if known main reasons for this result.

The advantages include techniques:

• improved psychological state;
• normalization of metabolism;
• stimulation of the internal organs on the basis of the breakdown of fat cells.

As a result of such exposure is a decrease in body weight of human. Anyone can comprehend failure at work or in your personal life, so the technique allows to solve various psychological problems. Receptions, causing weight loss subliminal holonavta.

The patient's condition in a session should be normal. This makes it possible to use the technique without limitation in time.

Holotropic breathing - it is deeply integrated psychotherapeutic treatment, applied to the practice for many years, requiring association holonavtov in groups to provide the greatest effect.

If the patient does not feel any changes after the sessions held, the treatment should be discontinued. The result is unique, so the practice does not always lead to weight loss.

Tips for beginners

Before treatment by active breathing novice you must learn the rules of work in pairs. Place for training can be a room without any extra items. Man in a state of unconsciousness can injure yourself if the room will be forced by the interior.

Holotropic breathwork sessions at home should be done with an assistant. Sitter or assistant should monitor the status of holonavta. During active breathing assistant must help the patient at his request.

Before the occupation of practicing the method holotropa to be focused and calm. Classes are best done in comfortable clothes, removing all accessories. Before a session you must remove contact lenses. It is better to eat in advance, rather than immediately before the procedure, active breathing, or employment on a full stomach will be hampered.

Choose sitters should take special care. If the assistant can not be trusted, it is better to find another assistant. The respiratory process is important to analyze what a great role to play Sitter. If holonavt wishes to terminate a session, you need to say the word "Stop".

Breathing in the classroom should not be focused on their thoughts. After completion Sitter need to make sure that all is well with holonavtom. The patient should have nothing to worry about anything if he stopped actively breathe after working under the supervision of a sitter.

Technique of holotropic breathing: a set of exercises

The main feature of the active breathing mechanism can be considered as a group the way of employment. This allows holonavtam relive the memories associated with the trauma inflicted in the past. A person engaged in holotropic breathing, can recall a number of similar situations that have led to ever fear.

"The inner wisdom of the body" - is another feature holotropa, named Stanislav Grof. Practice active breathing can detect injuries that happened to people at a very early age.

The method of treatment in psychotherapy, providing intense breathing music, suggests that the following set of exercises, involving breathing rhythms following:

Deep and slow without delay	During the first 10 min.
Intense and deep breathing	About 60 minutes. (For beginners - 30-40 min.).
Slow and shallow breathing	Within 20 min.
Transition from active to normal breathing	Duration - 5 min.

Before a session is better not to take food or a little snack when hunger can not be overcome.

How to holotropic breathing on their own at home?

To move to a different state of consciousness holonavtu should lie on the floor. In the first 20 minutes after the start of the session the patient is immersed in trans. Subsequent feelings associated with stress in the body, cramps or pains. Rhythmic breathing mouth must be common, deep and continuous.

In this process, the upper part of the chest should be activated. Intense breathing, causing hyperventilation, it causes a person to survive the negative nature of the situation that occurred in the past.

Exhaling, holonavt should provide that both go negative emotions, negative thoughts, different diseases and problems. Holonavt who is in a state of trance, the maximum muscle relaxant. Along with the intense breathing on the background music holonavt connects thinking process to smooth the tension in different parts of the body effort of thought.

During the session, a person must realize that negative moments pop up from the past, have no influence on the present. Reworking his own experience feelings in your mind, holonavt displaces him memories of past mistakes. After class, active breathing better to go to work.

Most suitable for this purpose instruments can be considered:

• Painting;
• dancing;
• molding and others.

Spiritual states, developed at the session, holonavtu need to express creatively. Suitable conditions in practice helps to create a musical accompaniment.

Selecting the appropriate music to practice

Compose music composition classes should be on a certain principle. All session should take place under the melody sounds, allowing at each stage of the session smoothly proceed to the next level of the active respiration.

For each time interval session the following special music should be chosen:

1. Easy to evocative music (1-8 min.) - Set the intense breathing.
2. Refreshing sounds of melody (8-20 min.) - stimulating the holotropic breathing.
3. Ethnic music under the drumbeat (20-40 min.) - Urging to a breakthrough.
4. Dramatic music breakthrough nature (40-80 min.) - the culmination of lessons.
5. Nice melodic sounds (80-95 min.) - the end of the session.

During the remaining time after the hour and a half from the beginning of the session should play a constructive melody, which allows to go from a state of trance. Altered consciousness holonavt should feel a meditative melody quiet character, allowing holonavtu feel your inner world. All melodies from the beginning to the final stage should be run alternately.

The frequency and duration of sessions

Holotropic breathing - it is healing, used in psychotherapeutic practice. His method is to be implemented in accordance with a special schedule, allowing to carry out sessions right time. For procedure usually takes 2-3 hours. In a natural way, but there are also sessions protracted process can be completed within this time.

After the session, leading offers to go to the creative phase of work with the body, such as dancing. This allows you to complete the entire process of the active breathing on emotional and physical levels. The essence of the work of an assistant or sitter is to monitor the situation in the process of respiration holonavta and monitor the process of self-expression in any form.

Breathing in the beginning of the session for 10-15 minutes. not immediately become intense. The process ceases to be difficult for holonavta after 20 min. after the start of classes. Return to normal breathing occurs in 1-1.5 hours. If holonavta diagnosed with schizophrenia, the duration of the session should be 4-5 hours.

When will the effect of Holotropic breathing?

Research results of the active breathing allowed psychiatrists to determine the onset of the final effect of the treatment. This occurs after 2-6 years. People who constantly attend classes holotropic breathing or hold sessions at home, say, more positive shift in your consciousness.

The effect of the training associated with the expansion of consciousness and the transition to a new level, comes after the relaxation of muscles in the last stage of the session. After a short session reminding shallow sleep, holonavt notices depression problems, stress, eliminate stupid and evil thoughts.

Self-healing as a result of properly conducted the session is only possible when holonavta deep concentration on the sensations.

The effect of the exercise program requires a harmony between body and mind. Such a change in the state of the human soul will be immediate, if the practitioner holotropic breathing will perceive this spiritual healing properly, fully trusting the wisdom of your body.

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