09/24/2026
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.
