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Can Holotropic Breathwork Mimic a Psychedelic Experience?: A Q&A with Stacia Butterfield
By Stacia Butterfield — 2021
We talked to Stacia Butterfield, a Holotropic Breathwork facilitator with nearly two decades of experience through Grof Transpersonal Training, to learn what goes into a Holotropic Breathwork workshop and what people can expect to get out of the technique.
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