Unveiling Psychedelics and Breathwork: Healing and Transformation
Stanislav Grof, MD, PhD, a pioneering psychiatrist, boasts over six decades researching non-ordinary states of consciousness. Originating from Prague, Czechoslovakia, he earned an MD from Charles University and a PhD from the Czechoslovakian Academy of Sciences. His initial exploration into the therapeutic potential of LSD occurred at the Psychiatric Research Institute in Prague.
In 1967, he furthered his studies in the US at Johns Hopkins University and later became Assistant Professor of Psychiatry there. By 1973, Grof had shifted to the Esalen Institute in California, where he and his late wife, Christina, introduced holotropic breathwork, an influential experiential psychotherapy technique now globally recognized.
Founder of the International Transpersonal Association (ITA), Grof's contributions to transpersonal psychology have garnered him several awards, including the VISION 97 lifetime achievement award and the Thomas R. Verny Award. His impressive publication record features over 160 articles and numerous books translated into 22 languages. Presently, Dr. Grof is a Professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. His significant works include an encyclopedia, The Way of the Psychonaut, and an accompanying documentary. Since 2020, alongside his wife Brigitte, he leads the Grof® Legacy Training, furthering his exploration of consciousness. His website is stangrof.com.
Brigitte Grof, MA, PhD (h.c.), Dipl.-Psychologist, licensed psychotherapist, artist, has completed training in transpersonal psychology and cooperation with Stan and Christina Grof at the Esalen Institute, Big Sur, California; an internship at Pocket Ranch, Clinic for Spiritual Crises in California, USA; training in holotropic breathwork with Grof (certified Holotropic Breathwork Practitioner); and training in Gestalt and body therapy. She has led seminars with holotropic breathwork, a 3-year training group in holotropic breathwork with Dr. Ingo Jahrsetz, her own training groups in process-oriented breathing and body therapy She also does psychotherapeutic individual work with breathing, Gestalt, and body therapy in free practice in Wiesbaden.
Since April 2016, she has been happily married to Stanislav Grof. They conduct seminars and training courses in holotropic breathwork and in Transpersonal Psychology worldwide. In May 2020, Stan and Brigitte Grof launched their new training in working with holotropic states of consciousness, the Grof® Legacy Training. www.grof-legacy-training.com. In the GLT, the technique of holotropic breathwork is taught under the name Grof® Breathwork. In 2022, she received an Honorary PhD from Ubiquity University for her lifelong work with Transpersonal Psychology, Holotropic States of Consciousness and Art, and for co-creating the International Grof Legacy Training together with her husband. Stanislav Grof. Her website is brigittegrof.com.
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