XPost: alt.magick, alt.magick.chaos   
   From: CoreyWhite@gmail.com   
      
       	Buddhism teaches us to remove all thoughts at their source to still   
   the mind.  The mind is formed through Prana, and all thoughts arise through   
   breathing.  to still the mind your breathing must also be shallow.  When a   
   person is asleep their breathing always has a natural apnea.   
      
       	Apnea is when a person does not breath, or is breathing less than   
   usual.  It is considered dangerous because some people stop breathing while   
   they are asleep, and it can be a serious problem.  Some people also   
   condition themselves to undergo apnea.  Free divers train themselves to   
   hold their breath for extended periods.   
      
       	It only takes a minuet for a person holding their breath to fall   
   unconscious.  Slowing your breathing to the point where you lose   
   consciousness intentionally is a challenge.   
      
       	I have found that if I hyperventilate before holding my breath I can   
   go without air for much longer.  While I lie in bed I focus on shallow   
   breathing that is usually very slow, and with periods of no breathing at   
   all.   
      
       	It has taken a bit of time to get in the habit of breath-holding, but   
   this breath work is a wonderful way for me to fall asleep any time of day.   
      
       	I have also been spending much time working on relaxation exercises   
   while hooked up to a EEG.  Not wanting to force myself into an unconscious   
   state, the right atmosphere remains important.   
      
       	The most challenging part of lucid dreaming is falling unconscious,   
   and when you spend as much time as you want unconscious and in dreams, the   
   only distinction you can make about what reality is, becomes where you   
   spend the most time.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)