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The Moment Things Began to Change On My Spiritual Journey
It was 10 am.
I had just finished my morning meditation and was heading back to the main house to have some breakfast.
As I arrived, I noticed a young family sitting in the longue. We shared a smile before I helped myself to a simple buffet of fruits, yoghurt, and granola.
I was curious to meet new people so I asked if I could sit next to them. As we got chatting, I learned that they were travelling from the U.S. to South America looking for communities to share breathwork.
I had taken a few breathwork classes before that and loved them so I was keen to find out more. Instead of explaining the whole technique, they invited me to breathe with them after my breakfast had digested.
About an hour later, I grabbed a yoga mat, a blanket, and some water and headed to the platform overlooking the lake.
After a short explanation, I was invited to lie down and prepare for the music to start. Once the music had started, I began breathing in a rhythm for about 40 breaths.
At the end of the first round, I was told to exhale all the air outside my lungs and hold my breath.
This was very new to me (and slightly uncomfortable) but it didn’t take long before a deep peace rested in my heart.
I could have stayed there for hours but soon as I was instructed to breathe again. So, I took another 40 deep breaths in and out of my lungs before exhaling fully for the final time.
That’s when things got trippy.
The vibrations in my body were so strong that I lost touch with where I started and where I stopped. Later, I discovered that I had merged with a universal consciousness that had no boundaries. It was pure love.
It was a quite peculiar moment, one that felt like I was simultaneously moving backward in time and forward in space as if I was travelling to and from some ancient future.
It was beautiful and life-changing.
That experience unlocked something deep inside but there have been many defining moments like this in my life
