Breathe Together Sunday - Niraj - 27th April at 12pm ET

28 Apr 2025 · 149 min
2:29:03

This YouTube session (Apr 27/28, 2025) led by Niraj Naik with host Claudia opens with community announcements and platform/app promotion, then frames breathwork as an antidote to modern distractions (AI, media, substances) using the Vedic soma metaphor. The instructor teaches three practical breath techniques: (1) Buteyko-style CO2 trainer (pattern described: inhale ~1s, exhale ~4s, hold ~2s), (2) Coherent/heart-coherence breathing (4s in /4s out ≈ 6 breaths/min), and (3) a new Soma Breath journey (2s in /2s out rhythmic breaths plus breath-retention phases and hums) designed to generate intermittent hypoxia and elevate endogenous ‘bliss’ neurochemistry; breath-hold durations reported ~60–90s (some reaching ~1m30s). The session includes safety cautions, references to a peer-reviewed Cambridge study on Soma Breath, mentions a music collaboration (DJ Timber) and app placement (paid members), and participant Q&A/testimonials about mental health, trauma recovery, sleep, and instructor training.

Questions this video answers

Premiere during the April 27/28, 2025 'Breathe Together Sunday' session; upload metadata shows April 28, 2025.

In ≈1 second, Out ≈4 seconds, Hold ≈2 seconds (follow the app 'Buteyko CO2 trainer' track).

4 seconds inhale / 4 seconds exhale (≈6 breaths per minute).

Rhythm: 2 seconds in / 2 seconds out repeats; breath-retention phases after exhale (and inhale holds) producing intermittent hypoxia—participants reported holds ~60–90 seconds (some ~1m30s).

Planned upload to the Soma Breath app (listed under the journey name) for paid members; expected within days after the live premiere.

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