Stanislav Grof, MD, is a psychiatrist with over sixty years of experience in research of non-ordinary states of consciousness and one of the founders and chief theoreticians of transpersonal psychology. Christina Grof, PhDhc (1941–2014), was founder of the Spiritual Emergence Network (SEN). Together, they developed holotropic breathwork, an innovative form of experiential psychotherapy that Grof® Legacy Training is practicing and teaching worldwide under the name Grof® breathwork. For more information, visit www.grof-legacy-training.com.
Praise for the first edition
"Holotropic Breathwork elucidates a map expanded beyond the
biographical and psychological realms of Western psychology into
the perinatal and transpersonal realms identified by modern
consciousness research and the study of ancient and tribal rituals
and their cosmologies … The wonder of this book … is that this is
not just a book, a map, a set of theories, or someone's research
results, but that it also describes a very concrete and currently
available technique one can employ for transformation." — Journal
of Transpersonal Psychology
"For anyone interested in holotropic breathwork this book offers a
very extensive and detailed overview … [and] offers a number of
practical details of how to conduct a session." — Network
Review
"Stanislav Grof is one of the most important pioneers in the
scientific understanding of consciousness. He and his wife,
Christina, have contributed both to its intellectual and
experiential understanding through their work with holotropic
breathwork. Their book on this new approach to self-exploration and
therapy is a must read." — Deepak Chopra, author of Reinventing the
Body, Resurrecting the Soul: How to Create a New You
"This fascinating, informative book invites you to open your mind
to explore the depths of the psyche and transpersonal dimensions of
consciousness. Stanislav and Christina Grof, who pioneered this
powerful, innovative approach to therapy and personal growth, offer
sound advice, thoroughly grounded in decades of practical
experience." — Frances Vaughan, author of Shadows of the Sacred:
Seeing Through Spiritual Illusions
"Take a few rapid, staccato breaths and open this book. You will
have a great read, and at the same time maybe discover a new kind
of consciousness, just waiting inside of you to be revealed.
Stanislav and Christina Grof are modern pioneers of consciousness
and this book is their map of the territory. Holotropic Breathwork
reveals how the Grofs developed their revolutionary healing
techniques, often told through fascinating stories of people being
transformed by the breathwork process. The Grofs are at the center
of the current psycho-spiritual revolution in the West, and this
book is a testament to their role in our collective healing." — Wes
Nisker, author of The Essential Crazy Wisdom and Buddha's Nature: A
Practical Guide to Discovering Your Place in the Cosmos
"The Grofs offer the first comprehensive text of the theory and
practice of their pioneering and integrative model of experiential
psychotherapy and self-exploration. This 'psychology of the
future,' with its extended cartography of the psyche, provides
irrefutable evidence that spontaneous episodes of nonordinary
states of consciousness have great healing, transformative, and
even evolutionary potential for humankind. History will record that
holotropic breathwork and the certification training and program
designed by the Grofs advanced the field of psychotherapy far
beyond the contributions of Freud and Jung." — Angeles Arrien,
author of The Four-Fold Way: Walking the Paths of the Warrior,
Teacher, Healer, and Visionary
"In this remarkable book Stanislav and Christina Grof summarize
their pathbreaking discoveries of the past thirty years. They make
two significant contributions, one to science, the other to our
shared future. The first, by showing that altered states of
consciousness have a dimension that is veridical—'imaginal' rather
than 'imaginary'—and thereby transcend the outdated but still
persistent belief that our experience of the world is limited to
information conveyed by our senses. The second, by demonstrating
that the altered states achieved inter alia through their
holotropic breathwork method reduce aggression and enhance
tolerance, compassion, ecological sensitivity, and a sense of
planetary citizenship. Since these are the very qualities we
urgently need to cope with the global emergency in which we
presently find ourselves, their contribution to the future of
humankind matches their contribution to the future of psychology."
— Ervin Laszlo, author of The Connectivity Hypothesis: Foundations
of an Integral Science of Quantum, Cosmos, Life, and
Consciousness
"Holotropic Breathwork appears to have the potential for
facilitating psychological insights and transformations that can be
remarkably rapid and deep." — Roger Walsh, coeditor of Higher
Wisdom: Eminent Elders Explore the Continuing Impact of
Psychedelics
"You hold in your hands a visionary book, one that offers a new
understanding of healing, mental health, and human potential, along
with powerful techniques to bring about these transformations.
Developing such an integrated understanding, which combines
science, experience, and spirit is critical for the twenty-first
century." — from the Foreword by Jack Kornfield
"The long-awaited volume by Stanislav and Christina Grof is the
first comprehensive text on the theory and practice of their new
strategy of psychotherapy and self-exploration … this is sure to be
a cherished addition to the libraries of intelligent seekers around
the world and one of the most influential books of the decade." —
Renn Butler, member of the holotropic breathwork community
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