Peak experience research could revolutionize psychotherapy

 According to Edi Pyrek, one of the founders of the iMind Institute, in an altered state of consciousness, during the so-called peak experiences, we have amazing brain neuroplasticity. Thanks to this, we can make strong, transformative changes in a person very quickly. The institute in Warsaw opened a few days ago, will research the factors that trigger such states repetitively and consciously, and on the possibility of using them to increase the potential of the human brain. According to the expert, a well-conducted therapy session in an altered state of consciousness equals from several to several years of psychotherapeutic therapy.

"Peak experience, or peak experiences, are at the very top of Maslow's pyramid. It is a state where, on the one hand, we have a sense of ecstasy, full happiness, complete reconciliation with ourselves, and certain self-determination, and on the other hand, we are also confident in our potential. moments of flow when suddenly we can do the impossible," Edi Pyrek, traveler, journalist, marketer, and business coach, one of the founders of the Warsaw iMind Institute, said.

The term "peak experience" was introduced by Abraham Maslow, a psychologist, and author of the famous pyramid of needs, who popularized this concept in the 1960s. By definition, peak experience is a state of expanded consciousness characterized by euphoria, the moment of greatest happiness and fulfillment, often achieved by self-realizing individuals.

(Newseria)