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Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by gentooflux on Wednesday August 27, 2025 @11:46PM (#45048158)
Accu-pressure mat seems to (for me) induce the body temperature spike and dip that accompanies the start of the sleep cycle in the same way that taking a warm shower before bed is supposed to. I've also found that it adds to the intensity of deep breathing exercises.

The most surprising thing is that despite the initial discomfort, I often find myself waking up on the thing an hour or more after laying down on it. I always set a stopwatch timer on my phone when I use it since 20 full minutes on it is the baseline recommendation, but very often I'll blow right past that.

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Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by wafflemaker on Thursday August 28, 2025 @04:06AM (#45049663)
Weird falling asleep happens to me too. The $5 acupressure mat is so deeply relaxing. And also helps me heal faster from bouts of lower back prolapse. Would definitely recommend, best $5 ever spent.

It takes some conditioning, you most likely won't last 5+ minutes the first time.

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Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by greedylizard on Thursday August 28, 2025 @06:15AM (#45050417)
Where did you find an acupressure mat for $5? The cheapest I’m seeing on online is $20.
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Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by wafflemaker on Saturday August 30, 2025 @01:21PM (#45076375)
Norway - Biltema. And pretty sure they are dirt cheap in Poland too. They actually differ in how sharp they are, so maybe a slightly more expensive one will be marginally better.

Forgot to add: BUY THE PILLOW TOO. The whole set is worth it.

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Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by VagabundoP on Thursday August 28, 2025 @05:13AM (#45050072)
Quick tip for someone if you wake in the night. A walk on tiles or cool flooring to get your feet nice and cold then a hot water bottle on said feet - if you have poor circulation, I run hot so under the blankets the temp spikes fast.

It should get you snoozy. Some nature sounds in the background etc should get you back to sleep.

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Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by lazyeye on Thursday August 28, 2025 @06:33AM (#45050504)
I'm curious to try a bedjet (no affiliation).

https://bedjet.com

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Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by VagabundoP on Thursday August 28, 2025 @11:01AM (#45053070)
hmmm seems interesting.

I've always been a really good sleeper. The cold feet trick worked for me because I grew up in a house without central heating in Ireland. So if I woke I'd toddle to the toilet and back, by the time I did that I was properly cold. And I run quite hot so I heat up under the covers quickly. boom back to sleep.

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Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by Skyclad on Thursday August 28, 2025 @10:47AM (#45052873)
30-40 mins on the Shakti mat is my go-to. If I need to kick it up a notch, wim hof, then cold shower then Skakti mat. Heavenly.
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Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by SSLy on Friday August 29, 2025 @11:57AM (#45065760)
what wim hof means here?
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