When Brendan Leier lay down for his first guided breathwork session over Zoom, he settled into a breathing rhythm, keeping a fast pace with the music the instructor was playing. As the session progressed over the next hour, he felt energy building up in his body, which the instructor invited him to release through a series of “om” chants.
Still, the pressure kept rising until one moment Leier jolted up to holler at the top of his lungs — exerting so much force that he burst the blood vessels in his nose, staining his white beard red with blood.
