About Holotropic Breathwork®
Holotropic means “moving towards wholeness”
A highly experiential method, Holotropic Breathwork® combines breathing, evocative music, focused release bodywork, mandala drawing & group sharing to access and integrate enhanced states of awareness. By activating the unconscious and mobilizing blocked energies, this work gives us access to all levels of human experience and activates the spontaneous healing potential of the psyche. A core tenant of this work is a deep faith that each person has an inner guiding wisdom (the Inner Healer) that knows what one needs to move towards wholeness and wellbeing.
In Holotropic Breathwork®, the emphasis is on creating a safe and sacred space in which each participant can surrender fully to all the sensations, feelings, experiences, energy, movement, visions, etc. that can arise during the session. This work is of value to those interested in inner exploration, self-discovery and spiritual awareness. It is a wonderful adjunct to psychotherapy and other forms of inner work, as well as a powerful method of self-care.
Holotropic Breathwork® is grounded in more than sixty years of observations and clinical research by Dr. Stanislav Grof, who has been observing and studying the healing potentials of non-ordinary states of consciousness since 1955. Dr. Grof is one of the co-founders of the field of transpersonal psychology in 1969 and is one of its leading theoreticians. He is the author of The Holotropic Mind, Psychology of the Future, Beyond the Brain, The Adventure of Self Discovery, Spiritual Emergency, and The Cosmic Game, among others.