Stanislav Grof’s Holotropic Breathwork “is among the deepest and most profoundly comprehensive work of the spirit being offered today” – Jack Kornfield, Author of A Path With Heart
NEXT AVAILABLE HOLOTROPIC BREATHWORK WORKSHOP (as created by Stan Grof, M.D., Ph.D.) IN LOS ANGELES: May 12th, 2012, Global Breathwork Day (SOLD OUT)
In Stan Grof’s Holotropic Breathwork workshops, each participant gains direct access to his or her own innate drive towards wholeness and integration. Just as your body will instinctually move to heal a cut, your psyche also will instinctually guide you towards healing, integration, and personal growth – if you allow it to. In the Holotropic Breathwork workshop, you are brought out of your “left brain thinking mind” to the level of direct experience in a way that allows you to get beneath and below your own identity and access this innate drive towards integration in a very powerful way. This brings you a unique and ideal combination of experiences that can result in more joy and freedom, an expanded sense of self beyond the “skin encapsulated ego”, a deeper understanding of the purpose and meaning of your life and a more profound sense of connection to the world around you. Participants often report a holotropic breath work experience that they liken to Joseph Campbell’s *Hero’s Journey*, which is a process of psychospiritual death and rebirth where transformation occurs by the letting go, or *ego death,* of an old way of being, and our emergence, or *rebirth,* into a new way of being.
Holotropic Breathwork – How To Do It – Through a multi-year process of exploration with thousands of people, using principles based on insights from both modern consciousness research and historical spiritual practices, Dr. Stanislav Grof has brought together elements that include holotropic breathing, creative self-expression, group processing and a specially designed three hour musical journey to create a process that he named “Holotropic Breathwork” (Holotropic coming from the Greek “moving towards wholeness”). In addition, as per one of the underlying principles of interpersonal neurobiology, an important part of any process of this type is that participants feel “safe, secure and seen”. In Holotropic Breathwork workshops, a safe, secure and supportive setting and process is created by a seasoned group of Grof Certified Holotropic Breathwork Facilitators who have gone through a rigorous multi-year training and certification program. This unique combination allows you to experience a true non-ordinary state of consciousness, allowing deep self-exploration, personal transformation, and healing.
Stan Grof Holotropic Breathwork workshops are of value to all those interested in inner exploration and a more conscious journey through this amazing adventure we call “life”. It is a wonderful adjunct to psychotherapy and other forms of inner work, as well as a powerful method of self-care for helping professionals. Although most workshops are led by Grof Certified Facilitators, Dr. Grof occasionally still leads weekend Holotropic Breathwork workshops himself. His most recent workshop, with 150 attendees, was in February 2012 in Los Angeles. A write-up on Stan Grof’s Holotropic Breathwork workshop in Los Angeles can be found on the AHBI (Association of Holotropic Breathwork International) website.
Who is Stan Grof, M.D., Ph.D.?
For more information on the creator of Holotropic Breathwork, go to Stan Grof’s Webpage
Facilitator For Stan Grof Holotropic Breathwork Workshops in Los Angeles
 Michael Stone is a Grof certified Holotropic Breathwork facilitator who was originally educated in the sciences and business. Despite success in those endeavors, he felt a lack of meaning in his life, and decided to leave it all behind and devote himself to a path of spiritual growth. This led him through studies in Holotropic Breathwork, Meditation, Tantra and Shamanism. Each of these has impacted him in unique ways, and ultimately, helped him find the answers he’s been seeking. In retrospect, he feels tremendously grateful for the profound changes he has experienced in himself. He wakes up each day with a feeling of gratefulness for all the blessings he’s received and for what the new day will bring. These experiences have inspired him to give back to others. In addition to facilitating Holotropic Breathwork workshops in Los Angeles, he is a Certified Massage Therapist, a Shamanic Practitioner, a Business Consultant and a Meditation Teacher. You can contact him at: Michael@HolotropicBreathworkLA.com |
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