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Stanislav Grof and His Famous Holotropic Breathwork

By Paul Wagner — 2020

Stan Grof, MD, Ph.D., a clinical psychiatrist from Czechoslovakia and one the founding forefathers of research in transpersonal psychology for non-ordinary states of consciousness and the therapeutic potential of LSD, has turned breathwork into a psychedelic, and the benefits are profound.

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As the fight for racial justice takes place against the backdrop of the global pandemic, the need for regenerative self-care services that center Black women has never been more apparent.

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A Healing Crisis to Make You Whole: Breaking Down the Benefits of Holotropic Breathwork

In 2008, holotropic breathwork facilitator Martin Boroson wrote an article for Inside Out trying to dispel some of the more controversial myths surrounding the decades-old breathing practice.

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I Tried to Cure My Anxiety by Hallucinating

Here I am again, at another wacky workshop, trying to get to the root of the anxiety I’ve had for many years. If I can figure out what’s causing it, perhaps I can get rid of it for good.

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Stefanie Cohen
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Through the Breath and Body: Holotropic Breathwork

"I did about twenty years of clinical work with psychedelics and then went to Esalen Institute in Big Sur to write a couple of books.

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Stanislav Grof
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The Curious Beginner’s Guide to Holotropic Breathing

To an outsider, that room in Costa Rica probably looked like the scene of a midday slumber party.

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Emma Loewe
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Breathwork Has Gone Mainstream During the Covid Era

From Justin Bieber and Gwyneth Paltrow to Wim Hof and your favorite Insta influencer, having a breathwork practice is all the rage. But what is it exactly, and why are people so obsessed?

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Jessica Ourisman
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Healing Racialized Trauma Begins with Your Body

Resmaaa connects the healing of your body, mind, and soul with the healing of our country and our world.

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Resmaa Menakem
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I Tried This Trippy Healing Modality for Mental Clarity—And Still Can’t Believe How It Made Me Feel

A few years ago, a friend told me about an underground breathwork circle she’d attended in Venice Beach—back when breathwork outside of yoga studios was still hush-hush. It was totally trippy and cathartic she told me. People were convulsing, shouting, sobbing uncontrollably.

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