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holotropic breathing

technique 2 mentions from 2 sources

An intense structured breathing technique designed to induce altered states of consciousness for healing and self-exploration.

therapy breathing consciousness healing altered states stress
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Joe Rogan James Nestor

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James Nestor mentioned ✓ High confidence
"Holotropic breath works a little more logistical than that. It's 3 hours. Do the three-hour one if you're going to do it. You got to do the real hard one. That's 3 hours of stress and it's supposed to reset you."
From: This Breathing Technique Will TRANSFORM Your Health In DAYS | James Nestor • ▶ 1:28:23 • Feb 2026

Attribution: James Nestor describes holotropic breathing and recommends the full 3-hour version if someone chooses to do it

Joe Rogan mentioned ✓ High confidence
"there's other ways that they do it without the psychedelic drug that induces psychedelic experience, like holotropic breathing."
From: Joe Rogan Experience #2432 - Josh Dubin • ▶ 2:40:18 • Dec 2025

Attribution: Joe Rogan mentions holotropic breathing as an alternative to psychedelic drugs