Nonordinary experiences are vital to us because they are expressions of our unconscious minds, and the integration of conscious and unconscious experience is the key to life, health, spiritual development, and fullest use of our nervous systems. By instilling fear and guilt about altered states of consciousness into our children, we force this drive underground, guaranteeing that it will be expressed in antisocial ways.

Andrew Weil

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Andrew Thomas Weil (, born June 8, 1942) is an American medical doctor who advocates for integrative medicine including the 4-7-8 breathing technique.

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