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A Substance-Free Psychedelic Experience – SOMA Breath

5 min read - January 23, 2026

How Simple Breathwork Music Meditation
Could Change The World

Make sure you're doing your daily practice!

Back in the 1950s, scientists from Europe were experimenting with Psychedelic substances such as LSD and psilocybin (magic mushrooms) to treat people with mental health disorders.

For about 15 years, they did groundbreaking work!

With just one dose of a psychedelic substance, in a safe, supervised setting, people were able to overcome conditions such as suicidal tendencies, OCD, depression and even terminal cancer patients had lost the fear of death!

Think of all the pain that was relieved, by patients who were no longer scared or worried, but instead lived everyday as a beautiful gift!

During that time, the colourful 60s, LSD and psychedelics were spreading like wildfire.

And for the first time in the history of the United States of America…

I repeat.

For the first time in the history of the USA… Young men were refusing to go to war!

That's right.

The Vietnam war was going on and the USA needed soldiers.

But the kids didn't feel like going overseas to shoot strangers.

It made no sense to them.

So the USA government decided that it was too dangerous and declared Psychedelic Substances illegal.

They shut down all research on these substances and began the dark ages of psychedelics.

I don't want to get political about the War in Vietnam (or any war)…

But this point in history really pisses me off.

Doctors, psychologists, therapists, and a ton of scientists had gathered amazing evidence of the powerful effect psychedelics could have on a person with literally 0 risk nor negative repercussions!

And men were “awakening” to a new reality, on a social scale, to be more loving, generous, kind and for the first time in the history of the United States were refusing to go to war!

It infuriates me to know that the government would declare something so powerful with so much good potential illegal… WITH SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE TOO!

Seriously wtf…

The reason I tell you this story, is not to encourage you to try psychedelics.

It's even better. In the last 2 decades, clinical research with psychedelics and mental health was kick started again and it's been slowly gaining speed and momentum.

Here's where WE come in.

5 years ago, when SOMA Breath was launched and we released publicly our very first 20 mins SOMA Breath meditation, a world renowned Neuroscientist, Dr. Jeff Tarrant, approached me.

He LOVED our Breathwork Music Technology and decided to do a pilot study with the 20 mins SOMA Breath meditation.

He gathered a group of people, with NO prior breathwork meditation experience, plugged them to an Electroencephalogram (EEG) and got them to do the meditation.

He noticed that the brain of these participants generated THE SAME ACTIVITY as brains do in psychedelic therapy!

That's right.

Simple music and easy to follow breathing exercises (crafted in a unique, specific sequence) were generating the same reactions.

And it gets even deeper…

In psychedelic therapy, there is a questionnaire used to measure people's “mystical” experiences.

It's called the Psychedelic Experience Questionnaire (PEQ).

And you know what…?

The participants of his study gave similar responses to these questions as people who had participated in psychedelic therapy.

Cool isn't it??

Check out the video below where Dr. Jeff Tarrant explains in about 5 mins his findings.

The Psychedelic
Power Of Breathwork

Explained By Dr. Jeff Tarrant

Along with the EEG readings of brain activity, Dr. Jeff Tarrant also used the questionnaire for participants called Psychedelic Experience Questionnaire (PEQ).

It's meant to “measure the Mystical side” of a controlled, therapeutic psychedelic experience run by healthcare professionals.

Dr. Jeff Tarrant found that those who did our 20 mins SOMA Breath Meditation gave similar answers as people who had participated in psychedelic therapy.

Below you can find the 20 mins meditation Dr. Tarrant used for his study.

Try it and then answer the questions from the Psychedelic Experience Questionnaire (PEQ)

SOMA Breath Daily Dose
Of Gratitude

20 mins Life Changing Experience

Psychedelic Experience Questionnaire (PEQ)

After having done the SOMA Breath Daily Dose Of Gratitude, answer the questions below.

1) To what extent did the experience seem ineffable (unable to be put into words)?

2) How strongly did you feel that the experience had a noetic quality (a sense of knowing something that you could not have known otherwise)?

3) To what extent did you feel a sense of unity with other people, nature, or the universe?

Often times, people describe their SOMA Breath experiences with strong, colourful words that can only make sense if you've tried the experience yourself.

Look:

​“I had a sense of connection with spirit and ​feel it can be even deeper with more practice”​​
“I was filled with an overwhelming sense of peace, connection & spirit…”
​ “it really can take you to altered states of consciousness. I would do it all day”
​
“its a level I never reached before”
​
“I feel clear about my life & purpose”
​ “it was mystical, magical… bigger than myself”
It's actually really hard to describe with words, but as you can see, this simple daily practice can completely transform your whole life! 

We want everyone in the world to access this holistic technology because it will literally make the world a much better place. So join our SOMA Breath Membership and transform your whole life with SOMA Breathwork Music Meditation! Yes! I Want To Be Part Of The SOMA Breath Family! >>

Your Breath is a Powerful Gateway to Transform Your Life

“I'm never going to make it,” “I'll never be successful,” “I'll never find someone to love me.” 

Are beliefs like this in your subconscious holding you back? 

When your mind and subconscious has been trained to believe in limitations, it's harder to succeed than you may think. Yet, when you remove the limits controlling the direction of your life, a whole new world of possibilities will unfold before you. 

In this SOMA Breath Meditation – Human Being Limitless, you will discover how you can use the power of the breath to unlock the creative potential of your minds to think beyond its own limits and help you experience limitless success in every way.

It is an astounding experience of how the breath is a powerful gateway to easily access your subconscious and train your entire being to embrace infinite possibilities. 

This is the true power of your breath. 

And this is only the beginning. 

If you are interested to learn more about how you can use your breath as a tool that can supercharge every area of your life, click the button below to find out more about our SOMA Breath 21-day Awakening Protocol. 

Yes, I'm Ready to Supercharge My Mind, Body & Soul Using Just My Breath.

About Niraj Naik

Niraj Naik is a certified UK pharmacist turned holistic wellness, brain-training and breathwork expert. He is one of the world's most sought-after spiritual ceremony facilitators and leads breathwork workshops around the world.

His journey started amid a “burnout” in his corporate career when he found himself bedridden with chronic illness for more than a year. Healing himself using breathwork techniques and dietary adjustments, Niraj felt motivated to share his knowledge with others.

SOMA Breath®, a global breathwork community, was founded by Niraj to help empower others to take charge of their own healing and wellness. He has also trained hundreds of breathwork experts through his SOMA Breath® framework, which is also taught at numerous wellness centres in the US, Europe and Asia.

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