A US biotech startup called Mindstate Design Labs is doing exactly that—developing next-generation psychedelics designed to ...

There is also Holotropic Breathwork (HB), which helps participants enter a nonordinary state of consciousness to activate inner healing. It does so with a tailored setting and process, fast, deep ...

Also known as HB, it is a type of breathwork that can assist participants in reaching a different state of consciousness for inner healing -- all without the use of drugs.

In a similar way, altered states of consciousness, such as those induced by psychedelic drugs or low oxygen levels, involve normal levels of arousal but disorganized sensory experiences.

Consciousness, this and other research reveals, is not simply a binary—on or off, conscious or unconscious—but instead something that can encompass a continuum of different states that involve ...

The editors at Communications Psychology invite research manuscripts investigating states of consciousness, as for example induced by psychoactive substances, hypnosis, meditation, or arising as a ...

The new study shows how lucid dreaming, which the paper said has “remained poorly understood” — works on a molecular and electrochemical level. The work could provide more insight into similarities ...

Researchers have discovered a new state of consciousness that anyone can tap into, shedding new light on the expansive power of the human brain.

For millennia, people have used mind-altering techniques to achieve different states of consciousness, envision spiritual figures, connect with nature, or simply for the fun of it. Psychedelic ...

For millennia, people have used mind-altering techniques to achieve different states of consciousness, envision spiritual figures, connect with nature, or simply for the fun of it. Psychedelic ...

One of the main features of intense altered states is that sense of separation fades. We no longer feel enclosed inside our minds, but feel connected to our surroundings. This means the boundary ...