Grof® Breathwork Workshop

The practice

Your breath is the doorway

Step beyond the boundaries of what is familiar, discover what is waiting to emerge underneath, reconnect with your essence and feel the mystery of being alive.

Grof® Breathwork is an experiential method developed by Stanislav and Christina Grof in the 1970s. It combines accelerated breathing, evocative music and focused bodywork to induce non-ordinary states of consciousness. In these states, a person’s own inner healing intelligence can bring unconscious emotional, biographical, perinatal and transpersonal material into awareness, so that it can be recognized, embodied and integrated. Many people find the work mind-opening, deeply moving, and healing.

By changing the way you breathe, you enter a dream-like state that allows you to access deeper layers of being. Over time, the mind and body quietly store emotions and experiences that we have not had a chance to process: fear, pain, anger, grief, loss.

Everyone’s journey unfolds in its own way. Some feel a profound emotional and physical release; others find greater insight, vitality, joy, creativity and a deeper sense of purpose and connection. Rather than directing what happens, we offer a grounded, attentive presence and a safe space, co-creating the conditions where your own inner wisdom can do what it already knows how to do.

Often described as a substance-free alternative to psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, this work can be a powerful tool for self-discovery and transformation.

Who it's for

This workshop is an opportunity to

• Discover more of who you are
• Work through a life transition, whether in relationships, career or family
• Address unresolved emotions or life experiences
• Navigate physical health challenges or a new diagnosis
• Reconnect with meaning and a sense of purpose
• Prepare for or integrate psychedelic and other non-ordinary experiences
• Explore the hidden dimensions of consciousness

No prior experience is needed. Whether this is your first breathwork journey or one of many, you'll be supported throughout by an experienced team in a small, intimate group.

What might become possible when you give yourself the space to listen inward and meet the unknown with curiosity?

Holding the space

Meet the team

Sebastián Torres

Certified Holotropic Breathwork Facilitator and Grof® Psychedelic Therapist with over 15 years of experience with non-ordinary states. A transpersonal therapist, he leads retreats, workshops and individual sessions, and teaches Holotropic Breathwork and psychedelic-assisted therapy internationally through the Grof Legacy Training programs. An award-winning composer in his previous career, he brings a nuanced perspective to the use of music in holotropic states. A native of Santiago, Chile.

Naum Rikshpun, Ph.D.

Depth psychologist with over 25 years of experience working with individuals, groups and organizations. His work draws on psychoanalysis, Jungian analytic psychology and Transpersonal Psychology. He is part of Grof Legacy Training in Psychedelic Therapy and Grof® Breathwork, and has completed Psychedelic Integration Specialist Training through the ICEERS Academy.

Benedetta Mico

Mother, doula, massage therapist and space holder, and a long-time Kriya Yoga practitioner with a background guiding yoga, meditation, devotional chanting and bodywork. She is in training as a Grof® Breathwork Facilitator through Grof Legacy Training.

How the day unfolds

Breathe, witness, integrate

1. Before the dayA ninety-minute online preparation session to meet each other and go over key concepts: the history and rationale of Grof Holotropic Breathwork, and Grof's cartography of the psyche.
2. Morning sessionHalf the group breathes while the other half act as sitters, supporting their partner's journey.
3. MandalaBreathers begin integration through mandala creation: drawing, painting, collage.
4. Afternoon sessionAfter a light meal, the roles reverse and the second group moves through their own session and mandala-making.
5. Sharing circleSpace to listen and speak to what feels relevant, without interpretation. As the circle closes, guidance is offered for integration and self-care in the days that follow.
6. After the workshopA ninety-minute integration session to reflect together on what emerged and explore ways to bring those insights into everyday life.

Details

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