Anjali, I hope all is well for your loved ones in every realm of life. We are all aware of, and have experienced, subtler realms of being, some times through conscious efforts and other times mysteriously in serendipity, and perhaps grace. I'm searching for personal experiences in arriving at such states through breathwork.
Do you have, or do you know anyone who has experience using these breathing modalities: Holotropic Breathing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holotropic_breathing Rebirthing Breathwork http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebirthing-Breathwork Chi Kung/Qi Gong http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi_kung or perhaps something similar to either? If you do not have such experience, please forward this message to someone you may know who does. Which of these modalities have you invested your sincerity in practicing? Are you currently practicing either of these breathworks? If so, which one(s)? What was or is your experience toward gaining fluency in practicing this [or each] breathwork modality? What were some of the difficulties or obstacles in furtherinng your endeavors of practicing this [or each] breathwork modality? What were some, if any, symptoms you experienced for either breathwork modality you practiced? What, if any, were the greatest outcomes you experienced from your breathwork, per modality? What other symptoms did you experience in practicing your breathwork modalities? [describe as comfortable or uncomfortable]. Did you experience any subtle psychic insights that awakened you more spiritually, transpersonally or occultly in any manner? How so? Were such experiences fleeting, transitory, or were you able to maintain such skills over a period of time? Your replies can be as anonymous as you want them to be, just be truthful. Thank you, Dharma Research