November 9 -11, 2018 (Friday – Sunday)
California Institute of Integral Studies
1453 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA
Consciousness research conducted in the second half of
the twentieth century brought revolutionary changes into psychology and
psychotherapy regarding the nature of consciousness and its relationship to
matter, dimensions of the human psyche, the roots of emotional and
psychosomatic disorders, and therapeutic strategy. The new findings showed that
the roots of emotional problems reach much deeper than postnatal biography, to
domains not yet recognized by mainstream theoreticians and clinicians
(perinatal and transpersonal). They also revealed new effective healing
strategies that can reach these deep domains of the psyche.
This workshop explores Holotropic Breathwork, a
psychospiritual experiential method developed by Stan and Christina Grof that
is based on these new principles. It uses a combination of breathing, evocative
music, focused bodywork, and mandala drawing to explore realms of the psyche
ordinarily hidden to awareness. Holotropic sessions mediate access to
emotionally relevant childhood memories and other biographical issues,
sequences of psychological death and rebirth, and a broad spectrum of
transpersonal experiences. Participants alternate in the roles of experiencers
and "sitters" and the group is supported by a team of experienced
trained facilitators.
Stacia Butterfield has been studying and working closely
with Stanislav Grof, MD, for over 16 years, bringing Holotropic Breathwork and
the healing potential of non-ordinary states to a variety of academic and
professional settings, including The Fetzer Institute, Kripalu, Tel Aviv
University, Sophia, Bullet Proof, and the MAPS Psychedelic Science 2013 &
2017 conferences. She is also a teacher with Grof Transpersonal Training,
regularly facilitating six-day residential retreats in California and
Connecticut.
Cost: $430
