Speaker: Jonathan Gudger
Well, that was definitely an experience. I was referred to Alexa and breathing back to you by a friend and was completely unfamiliar with breath work. I must say, I don't regularly meditate outside of fitness and occasional retreats. And my day to day is rooted in uh tech work, travel and just keeping up really wasn't sure what to expect from one or two hours of breathing exercises and a sound bath and really anticipated nothing beyond, uh the experience of basic yoga or massage session. What I experienced was a bit beyond at the beginning of the session. Uh Alexa explained what to expect. I was a bit intrigued, uh, from breathing. Why would my hands clinch up and why would I expect, uh, an almost out of a body, uh, experience? Apparently these things are perfectly normal and common. Uh But I was doubtful. Uh, within 5 to 10 minutes of the circular breathing, I felt a tingling sensation, uh Keeping with the pattern, getting lost in our music with these uh sound bowls, a big gong and different instruments. Uh It was easy to get lost in the moment, uh, and drifted to a, a dreamy headspace. Uh Sure enough, my, my hands were clinching. I felt a numbness or tingling in parts of my body and it was about as close to an out of body experience as I've had without uh extra assistance. The crescendo of the room was, was powerful with mostly women and a few men doing the, the breathing pattern along with Alexa working the room and giving individual attention to each of us with what she called energy work. It was surreal the way the 90 minutes just disappeared in a flash and it took a moment at the end to come back to the ground. Uh so to speak, it, it was really something, the verdict in the end. Um I had been having trouble sleeping and regulating my energy throughout the day for three days after I slept like a baby and the nervous energy cleared, uh which was affecting my focus and, and habits uh to be fair, the effect was temporary a few days. But wow, that was, that was not expected. Uh whether you're a regular meditator or just looking for an energetic reset. Uh I highly recommend giving it a try. Uh Al Alexis is great, really carries the room with her presence. Uh Definitely give it a shot.
