Fria Breathwork

One of the roots of modern breathwork is L*D research.

Psychiatrist Stanislav Grof spent years studying L*D and conducting psychedelic research before psychedelic research became increasingly restricted in the early 1970s.

So he and his wife, Christina, started looking for another way to access the kinds of non-ordinary states of consciousness. They developed Holotropic Breathwork - a combination of accelerated breathing and evocative music to induce powerful altered states without a psychedelic substance.

Every week, I’m digging into the fringe, strange, fascinating, and occasionally WTF side of breathwork — altered states, psychedelic-like experiences, the brain, consciousness, ancient practices, weird science, and the things that make you go:

“…wait. BREATHING can do that?”

Some will be well-established science.
Some will be theories worth exploring.
Some will live right on the edge of what we actually understand.

Follow along and let’s get weird.

Welcome to my new series. Every week, I’m digging into the fringe, strange, fascinating, and occasionally WTF side of breathwork — altered states, psychedelic-like experiences, the brain, consciousness, ancient practices, weird science, and the things that make you go:

“…wait. BREATHING can do that?”

Some will be well-established science.
Some will be theories worth exploring.
Some will live right on the edge of what we actually understand.

Welcome. Let’s get weird.

Let’s start with this first post. Yes, breathwork can get weird.

Some forms of breathwork can produce experiences that people describe as psychedelic—without taking a psychedelic substance.

People may experience visual phenomena, distorted perception of time, intensified emotions, unusual body sensations, or even a sense of merging, expansion, or temporarily altered identity.

The science?
Changes in breathing can shift CO₂ levels, alter blood flow and activity in the brain, influence the autonomic nervous system, and change how the brain processes sensory information. Add in prolonged rhythmic breathing, music, focused attention, and altered arousal—and consciousness can start behaving very differently.

This is the kind of stuff we’re getting into with Fun Fact of the Week.

Follow for the fringe, fascinating, and occasionally WTF side of breathwork.

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Join me for the next 9D Breathwork experience - Releasing Guilt & Shame- in Downtown GVL on Wednesday, September 30 at 6:00pm.

This 58-Minute 9D Breathwork journey is designed to help you release the emotional weight of guilt, shame, regret, and self-judgment, and reconnect with a deeper sense of freedom and self-compassion.

Through immersive breathwork, powerful 9D soundscapes, and intentional guided practices, you’ll confront what’s been holding you back, peel away layers of self-judgment, and create space for forgiveness, clarity, and emotional freedom.

Spots are limited. Register at www.friabreathwork.com

My next full-length 9D breathwork journey in the Light System is coming up on Friday, September 18 at 6:30pm at

Awakening is a 69-Minute 9D breathwork journey designed to help you break through outdated conditioning, reconnect with your authentic self, and reclaim your personal power.

Through dynamic breathwork, immersive 9D soundscapes, breath holds, and emotional release, you’ll move through acceptance, courage, self-belief, and gratitudeletting go of old stories and creating space for what’s possible.

Spots are limited. Register at https://regenerateyourwellness.com/classes/

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