Dr. Alok Kanojia

But when you have a super high respiratory rate, it like does weird things. So definitely don't recommend that you just do that without the guidance of a guru.

I think the main thing to remember is that psychedelics don't create anything in our brain. They activate things in a very unusual way. So they go and bind to existing receptors and activate those, sometimes hyperactivate them in ways that are very hard to do normally. But if we also look at what happens in the brain during meditation, it's very similar.

I think the main thing to remember is that psychedelics don't create anything in our brain. They activate things in a very unusual way. So they go and bind to existing receptors and activate those, sometimes hyperactivate them in ways that are very hard to do normally. But if we also look at what happens in the brain during meditation, it's very similar.

I think the main thing to remember is that psychedelics don't create anything in our brain. They activate things in a very unusual way. So they go and bind to existing receptors and activate those, sometimes hyperactivate them in ways that are very hard to do normally. But if we also look at what happens in the brain during meditation, it's very similar.

The flip side of it is like one breath per hour. So there are some practices that can get you there, which sounded crazy, but now we know about free diving and stuff. And we know that human beings can do that, but... The technique that will result in brain death for one person, one breath an hour will be lethal for most human beings. 20 minutes underwater will be lethal for most human beings.

The flip side of it is like one breath per hour. So there are some practices that can get you there, which sounded crazy, but now we know about free diving and stuff. And we know that human beings can do that, but... The technique that will result in brain death for one person, one breath an hour will be lethal for most human beings. 20 minutes underwater will be lethal for most human beings.

The flip side of it is like one breath per hour. So there are some practices that can get you there, which sounded crazy, but now we know about free diving and stuff. And we know that human beings can do that, but... The technique that will result in brain death for one person, one breath an hour will be lethal for most human beings. 20 minutes underwater will be lethal for most human beings.

But if you train your physiology in the right way, you can do it safely. So it's really interesting. But in the brain, what starts to happen is we start to build compensatory mechanisms so we don't get damaged by it. And also the changes to carbon dioxide and oxygen levels will induce alterations in how the brain activates. and result in like a psychedelic experience.

But if you train your physiology in the right way, you can do it safely. So it's really interesting. But in the brain, what starts to happen is we start to build compensatory mechanisms so we don't get damaged by it. And also the changes to carbon dioxide and oxygen levels will induce alterations in how the brain activates. and result in like a psychedelic experience.

But if you train your physiology in the right way, you can do it safely. So it's really interesting. But in the brain, what starts to happen is we start to build compensatory mechanisms so we don't get damaged by it. And also the changes to carbon dioxide and oxygen levels will induce alterations in how the brain activates. and result in like a psychedelic experience.

Once again, something that you definitely have to do under the guidance of a guru. Otherwise, you will end up with brain damage or die.

Once again, something that you definitely have to do under the guidance of a guru. Otherwise, you will end up with brain damage or die.

Once again, something that you definitely have to do under the guidance of a guru. Otherwise, you will end up with brain damage or die.

Yeah. So I think the backlash against therapy is somewhat justified. So let's understand a couple of things. So the first is that I think there are a lot of things that we can do to heal mentally and support our mental health that are not talk therapy. So somewhere along the way, we started focusing on talk therapy as the only option.

Yeah. So I think the backlash against therapy is somewhat justified. So let's understand a couple of things. So the first is that I think there are a lot of things that we can do to heal mentally and support our mental health that are not talk therapy. So somewhere along the way, we started focusing on talk therapy as the only option.

Yeah. So I think the backlash against therapy is somewhat justified. So let's understand a couple of things. So the first is that I think there are a lot of things that we can do to heal mentally and support our mental health that are not talk therapy. So somewhere along the way, we started focusing on talk therapy as the only option.

And I think especially when I work with men, one of the biggest assumptions that we have is that talk therapy is the way. But there's a huge bias in therapy because therapy is primarily about talking. But we also know that 70% of therapists are women. And historically in the field of psychiatry, 70% of patients are women.

And I think especially when I work with men, one of the biggest assumptions that we have is that talk therapy is the way. But there's a huge bias in therapy because therapy is primarily about talking. But we also know that 70% of therapists are women. And historically in the field of psychiatry, 70% of patients are women.

And I think especially when I work with men, one of the biggest assumptions that we have is that talk therapy is the way. But there's a huge bias in therapy because therapy is primarily about talking. But we also know that 70% of therapists are women. And historically in the field of psychiatry, 70% of patients are women.

So when we're looking at what works, there's a huge bias towards people who benefit from verbal usage. And we know that women are actually better at verbalizing their emotions. And some of that is even due to things like estrogen. So estrogen literally increases your sensitivity to your internal emotional state. So this is why they get judged harshly for things like PMS and stuff like that.