Falling asleep during apnea

[lojo]

This might seem like a silly question but can you tell the difference between a deep meditative state (as some might achieve in a static) and sleep?

Phil C

You can leave the deep meditative state consciously at any time.

On land it is easier to identify by snoring :blackeye

But in the end is all about brain waves, delta waves being very present during sleep and not meditation. Am I right?

 

[Dr.Freedive]

Yes in my study I will do an EEG, so the brain waves are the objective criteria.

 

[J Campbell]

I've never fallen asleep but sometimes when I'm feeling really good during a static I get drowsy.

 

[JennyWren]

I've definitely fallen asleep during tables once you get to the longer holds. This happens when I do them late at night in bed. I just wake up towards what would likely be the end of the hold anyhow, kinda sputtering when I start automatically breathing again. It's actually very pleasant, but once it happens once I'm probably done for the night - cuz I will keep falling asleep on every hold after that!

I can tell when it's likely to happen because I get that kinda dreamy brain activity going on during the hold, instead of thinking about contractions or time or trying to relax.

 

[apneaboy]

I did a 12 hour static one night, looked at my watch in the morning, I felt really energized after it too