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holotropic: "moving
towards wholeness"
Holotropic
Breathwork™ is a powerful approach to self-exploration and
healing that integrates insights from modern consciousness research,
anthropology, various depth psychologies, transpersonal psychology,
Eastern spiritual practices and mystical traditions of the world.
It is a highly personal,
experiential process that uses breathing techniques to clear physical,
mental, and emotional blocks and access non-ordinary states of consciousness for the purpose of healing and growth. Lying on a mat,
each person uses their breath and the evocative music in the room
to help let go of the day-to-day “thinking mind” and
gain access to a deeper state of consciousness. This activates
one’s
natural inner healing mechanism.
As we learn to allow this
innate healing intelligence to come forth, meaningful experiences
result. We begin to access a place of deeper knowing that
is always there, but we often lose touch with. Blockages
and old patterns begin to release, healing expands, and we begin
to feel more connected to ourself and our own wisdom. Creativity
flows, inspiration arises, aliveness and joy emerge.
Each session
may also include some focused body work, and mandala drawing is used
afterwards to help integrate insights.
Holotropic
Breathing is grounded in almost fifty 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 it's 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. Click
here to learn more about Stan Grof. Or, click
for a reading list.
Click for a schedule of upcoming
events, or for more
information on Holotropic Breathwork.
Facilitators
 Glenn
Girlando, M.A., is a certified Holotropic Breathwork
facilitator who has
been studying and practicing breathwork since
1991. He
completed a Masters in Psychology from Antioch University
in Seattle in 1998, with a focus on Transpersonal Issues & Spirituality
in Adult Education. In 2001, he completed Stanislav
Grof's two-year long Transpersonal Training program and
has been offering Holotropic Breathwork workshops in
the area since 2002. He
has a great respect for the sacredness and uniqueness
of each individual's process, and prioritizes the creation
of safe space to do deep inner work for healing and
personal growth.
To contact Glenn, click here |
 Beth Morris, B.A., Adler Certified Trauma Therapist, began her amazing breath- work journey in 1991 with Stan Grof, which was a seminal life experience for her. Breathwork changed her life's direction on the deepest level and satisfied her lifelong search for the inexplicable. In the breath, below the story and the emotional upheaval, she encountered the silence, the peace and the true Self for which she had thirsted her entire life. This solid base became the foundation of her work with others.
Beth has facilitated breathwork workshops for many years in Canada and the United States. In addition to Shiatsu, she has studied many body therapies, all of which are integrated into her workshops. She lives in Victoria, BC and she and her partner, Jim, are devotees of their beloved teacher, Gangaji. She is a delirious lover of Rumi, a member of two classical choirs, an avid walker, animal lover, and a rock and roll drummer. |
 Helena Benda is a certified
Holotropic Breathwork practitioner trained by Dr. Stanislav Grof. She
was born in Czechoslovakia, left for the West in 1968 where she,
together with her husband, reared two children, and now has a
granddaughter. She studied at the Charles University in Prague
and later, even during her many years as a businesswoman in Seattle,
has not stopped learning amazing stuff. She first learned of
Stan Grof and his work in the late 1990's. Helena considers Stan
Grof to be an extraordinary teacher because of his unwavering
deference to each person's own inner teacher.
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 Anne
Little, Ph.D. Candidate, Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. She has been studying
and practicing Holotropic Breathing since 1989, and was certified
as a facilitator by Dr. Stanislav and Christina Grof in 1993.
Anne has led Holotropic Breathing groups in Canada and the
United States. She has worked in the field of counseling for
ten years. Anne has extensive personal experience with Holotropic
Breathwork. Due to the intensity of her own process she is
able to effectively support other journeyers through any type
of process that they may encounter.
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Click here if you'd like
to learn more about the training required to become a Holotropic
Breathwork facilitator. |
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MEDICAL ADVISORY
DUE TO
ITS STRENUOUS NATURE, THIS HOLOTROPIC BREATHING WORKSHOP
IS INAPPROPRIATE FOR PREGNANT WOMEN OR ANYONE WITH HEART
DISEASE, SEVERE HYPERTENSION, EPILEPSY, GLAUCOMA, OSTEOPOROSIS,
OR SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS.
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