THE LEGENDARY STAN GROFF - Holotropic Breathwork - Documentary

Stanislav Grof is a Czech-born American psychiatrist. Grof is one of the principal developers of transpersonal psychology and research into the use of non-ordinary states of consciousness for purposes of psychological healing, deep self-exploration, and obtaining growth and insights into the human psyche. Stanislav Grof and his wife Christina developed Holotropic Breathwork in 1974 at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California:  Holotropic Breathwork is a psychotherapeutic technique that combines deep breathing, music, and bodywork. It's considered a non-pharmacological form of self-exploration.  Grof is considered the father of modern breathwork. He was a Czech psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who studied the effects of LSD on patients in the 1950s. He later worked in psychedelic studies at Johns Hopkins University and Spring Grove Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.  Grof and his wife also co-founded the International Transpersonal Association (ITA) and the Spiritual Emergence/Emergency Network (SEN). A like minded community: https://artofbreath.work