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Figure 1. Psygram of baseline. 
TABLE 1 Hierarchical Regression Analysis with Transliminality and Baseline ASA as Predictors of Post-Test ASA
Figure 2. Psygram of HB group. 
TABLE 2 PCI Dimension Differences Between Means of Each Condition
Figure 3. Psygram of comparison group. 
Exploring holotropic breathwork: An empirical evaluation of altered states of awareness and patterns of phenomenological subsystems with reference to transliminality
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It is a long-standing assumption that holotropic breathwork (HB) induces an altered state of consciousness. However, this assumption has not been empirically tested. Consequently, 32 participants were recruited for the present study, which aimed to use the Phenomenology of Consciousness Inventory (PCI) to quantify the pattern of phenomenological subsystems and Altered State of Awareness (ASA) scores associated with a HB condition relative to a comparison condition and a baseline assessment. The hypothesis that the HB group would report a different pattern of relationships among phenomenological subsystems relative to the comparison condition and baseline was partially supported. In addition, the hypothesis that, while controlling for baseline, the HB group would report higher ASA scores than the comparison group was supported. Finally, for the HB group, transliminality did not significantly improve the prediction of ASA, while controlling for baseline. Various suggestions for future research are discussed.

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... Since this psi ganzfeld study employing a VR video game is the first of its kind, further studies with this specific design should be conducted building on our experience. If it is true that altered states of consciousness are psi conducive because they induce losses in the ordinary experiences of self, time, and space (Rabeyron, 2023), other experimental studies could test different types of induction methods, e.g. the intake of psychedelics (Luke, 2012), meditation in experienced meditators (Schmidt et al., 2019), sensory deprivation such as during Floatation-REST (as presently conducted by Kirsty Allan at the University of Northampton), or holotropic breathwork (Rock et al., 2015). Once exploratory experimental studies have been successful, the reliability of their empirical findings will have to be shown in confirmatory replication studies within the context of advanced control techniques (Walleczek & Stillfried, 2019). ...

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Sammelrezension: Harald Atmanspacher, Dean Rickles (2023). Dual-aspect monism and the deep structure of meaning; Thomas Rabeyron (2023). Codex Anomalia: De l'énigme du psi à la relation psyché-matière.
Exploring holotropic breathwork: An empirical evaluation of altered states of awareness and patterns of phenomenological subsystems with reference to transliminality

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