JB asks: “I would like to know if relaxation exercises such as visualization and abdominal breathing who have proven to relieve anxiety are accepted by our Faith. I’m not talking about visualizations where one’s soul supposedly “leaves the body” or anything weird like that but those where one thinks about a scenery and after a while releases fears and stress somewhere (perhaps a cloud, a hole in the ground, etc.) or sees them fade or disintegrate.”
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Can I Get Involved in the Conscious Breathing Movement?
AS writes: “Conscious Breathwork sessions are all the rage right now. Can I, as a practicing Catholic, participate in this?”
Can the RESPeRATE Device Induce an Altered State?
J asks: “What do you know about the Resperate device? A friend is using it and I’m afraid it might be leading her into the use of breathing techniques that could induce an altered states.”
