Name and Country |
What is the longest you have played didj continuously using circular breathing (without any break in the sound at all)? |
Please share your experience of playing didj continuously for long periods of time? |
| Adrian Levisman from USA |
50-60 min |
It is a vibrational trance |
| Andrew Fister from USA |
10-15 min |
Hard to describe - sometimes it is like a physical workout - sometimes like a meditation |
| Andrew from Canada |
5-10 min |
It has IMPROVED my cardio and ia great way to spend time that anyone around (park or beach) enjoys. also very easy way to pass time. Great fun with friends who play didj and/or gjembe drum |
| Brandon Barnard from USA |
Can play but not circular |
I can make one breath go for a very long time. I play the didj on an almost daily basis and take it to drum circles frequently. I get into good breathing patterns that only require me to take a small snatch of breath but eventually I have to stop and eat some air before I am able continue. |
| Anonymous |
5-10 min |
It is difficult. |
| Anonymous |
2-5 min |
I love the feeling you get it's a real "pride feeling" |
| Gary Lockwood from USA |
Can play but not circular |
It is spiritual always. |
| James Miller from USA |
10-15 min |
MY first experience was with a fake version that I crafted from PVC plastics when I was a teenager. I wasn't allowed to do any wood crafting and I had no books on how to make a didgeridoo. I was making and flying boomerangs after buying one from Lorin Hawes through the Boomerang Man in Louisiana. I only went by the B'Man's idea what he thought a didge was like and I could not afford $500 for one at age 17. I played mine for a while mot more than twenty minutes and I had no outside contact with anyone that knew what a didgeridoo was. |
| Jennifer from USA |
15-20 min |
The sound of the instrument is addicting and once you start it's hard to stop. I've found the trick to playing for long periods of time is to not try. Just relax and go with the flow hear the pops and vocals make what you want to hear. I no longer get light headed and actually don't get exhausted anymore. Only time I stop playing is when I miss a beat or my abdomen muscles tire but that's only when I get really really into it but if I just did a basic drone and rhythm I could go on for a very long time. |
| Kenneth Brown from USA |
15-20 min |
While playing for over 10 minutes it is much easier to continue while playing a repeating a simple beat using the air in my cheeks than to continue on a completely "blank" note. |
| Kevin from USA |
5-10 min |
It is definitely an experience and it is an amazing sound to hear. |
| Koleen from France |
Up to 2 min |
I can't still play continuously but I think it could be very very meditative go to the cosmos! |
| Kristina from Finland |
Can play but not circular |
All my life I wanted to learn how to play didgeridoo.and now when I am nearly fifty I got a chance and I managed to get the right sound in few minutes and I feel that I could not stop the practicing I am so excited. |
| Liam Poucher from Canada |
Can play but not circular |
I'm learning how to circular breathe it's a tricky process but I'll get it eventually. |
| Matt from USA |
25-30 min |
Circular breathing to me is unlike any other medicine or drug. After around only 2 minutes I notice that I'm in my own world and nothing happening around me seems to matter. None of my financial problems exist and most pain is alleviated. I'm in a clear state of mind. |
| Anonymous |
2-5 min |
To me it is a sacred communion with the earth ushered forth from the spirit. |
| Matthew from USA |
Up to 2 min |
The first time I was able to perform circular breathing was a few weeks ago; I am in the process of quitting smoking and bought a cheap didgeridoo from my friend who gave up learning it. I became light-headed but by doing so it made me want to quit smoking even more to pursue the didgeridoo and other instruments. |
| Anonymous |
5-10 min |
Fantastic however my lifestyle (2 young boys) dictates frequent interruptions |
| Nate from USA |
Can play but not circular |
Have recently been introduced to the Didj and have an increasing interest in the instrument and the circular breathing and it's origin. I will be getting a piece of pvc pipe to practice breathing while I wait to buy an actual didj |
| Nathan from USA |
Can play but not circular |
Very relaxing |
| Anonymous |
30-40 min |
Meditative |
| Randy Schuster from Canada |
10-15 min |
I use my didge for a kind of meditation and sound healing it is really awesome to play for that long after awhile I stop focusing on the song itself and focus on the story I'm telling. its like my soul takes over and I get to share it with the world |
| Roy Ross from USA |
Can play but not circular |
I can't really say as I got my first Didj today. I don't have circle breathing down yet so I can't really play long. |
| Steve Barrett from United Kingdom |
Can play but not circular |
I can't get the circular breathing flowing one of the Didjes is only a foot long and I've hear it is difficult to master. the other is a meter long and has a crack down the side but I practice everyday and am getting better. I can hum and make different vibrations still a learner and not afraid to say that! [OUR COMMENT: make a didj out of PVC - see www.didjshop.com] |
| Anonymous from Australia |
Can play but not circular |
The didj I have bought from this site is a present for my partner who can circular breath. He so far has just been playing on pvc piping for the last few years so I thought it time he had an upgrade!! He likes to play as a way to relax as the sound is comforting and it gives him something else to concentrate on rather than some of the stresses life throws at you. |
| Wayne Freeman from USA |
2-5 min |
I have finally learned circular breathing and a few animal sounds though due to the quality of the didj the sound is sometimes marginal. I have one didj that is more of a conversation piece and one pvc slider. I am fascinated with the didj and desire a better one. |
