I am gullible. You are gullible. We’re all gullible. It is a fact of life. We are humans. We fall for nonsense sometimes. And manifestation is mostly nonsense (if you missed Part 1 of this series, find out why here). We want to believe something. We want to be part of the club who knows the secret. Who has insights that no one else has. We want to feel special.

What does manifestation have to do with terrorists and the success industry, you might ask. It’s an odd trio at first sight, but they share a common thread: the power of the psyche. Let’s dive into what manifestation is, what works about it and what doesn’t, and the psychological phenomena that make it so seductive.

I hated Pranayama. I just hated it. Whenever a Yoga class started with breathwork, I felt that incredible mental resistance. My body felt like it was dying during these endless breath holds. And then everything changed when I heard these words…

Here are the five most interesting findings. Nestor has made it his life’s work, after a life-altering breathwork session, to unearth the mystery behind this lost art. He talked to a lot of scientists, physicians, breathwork gurus, did an admirable amount of (sometimes awfully painful) self-experiments and distilled it into the following findings.

Ever cringed when you look back at old pictures or posts on social media from five years ago? Or are you sometimes a tiny bit embarrassed about how passionate you were about this one thing that you couldn’t stop talking about and how it now no longer feels true?