A Pioneering Psychiatrist
The work of Stanislav Grof
The founder of Holotropic Breathwork and of a new cartography of the human psyche
Short CV
Stanislav Grof - short CV
Dr. Stanislav Grof (1931 -) is a psychiatrist with over fifty years of experience in the field of altered states of consciousness.
He was born in Prague, where he also completed his studies and began his scientific career. He first researched and actively participated in the validation of the therapeutic potential, then a fairly new and promising substance of LSD and some other psychedelic substances.
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Johns Hopkins, Baltimore
In 1967, he was invited to do research at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and since then has lived and worked in the United States. He continued his work as research director at the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center. He co-taught at the Henry Phipps Clinic and at Johns Hopkins University.
Esalen Institute, California
In 1973, he became a Resident Researcher at the Esalen Institute in California, where he and his wife, Christina, developed a simple method to achieve holotropic states of consciousness: Holotropic Breathwork™.
International Association
He also founded the International Association of Transpersonal Psychologists (ITA) and organized and conducted many of its conferences around the world.
Teaching and writing
He is currently a professor of psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) and writes books.
“Arguably the world's greatest living psychologist.”
Founder of HB
The founder of the new cartography of the human psyche and together with Christina Grof the founder of HB
Both theoretical and practical founders of holotropic breathwork are spouses Christina and Stanislav Grof
Many people know Dr. Stanislav Grof as a pioneering researcher in the clinical use of LSD in psychotherapy. Others know him as the founder, with Abraham Maslow, of the movement known as transpersonal psychology. He is, in the opinion of Ken Wilber, “arguably the world’s greatest living psychologist.”
Many people have also heard of the technique that he developed with his wife, Christina Grof, called Holotropic Breathwork™. In 2020 together with Brigitte Grof, he founded a new training program for certified holotropic breathwork practitioners - Grof Legacy Training
2013
Stan Grof in Slovenia
In 2013 Stanislav Grof traveled around Europe and spent over a week also in Slovenia. The visit was initially planned with his wife and co-worker Christina Grof, but unfortunately, Christina had to cancel because of health problems.
Stanislav Grof chose Slovenia because of the enthusiastic work of some individuals which includes the organization of HB workshops and HB education, and research on Holotropic Breathwork effects on life.
Mojca Studen, together with Stanislav Grof, designed the questionnaires to evaluate the Holotropic Breathing method ...
Lecture, October 9th, 2013
Revision and Re-enchantment of Psychology; Legacy from Half a Century of Consciousness Research
Seminar, October 13th, 2013: Death and Dying
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Below are some photographs that were taken during the break of the Sunday lecture in Preddvor.
Books
Bibliography
- Realms Of The Human Unconscious: Observations From LSD Research (1975)
- The Human Encounter With Death (1977) with Joan Halifax
- LSD Psychotherapy (1980)
- Beyond Death: The Gates Of Consciousness (1981) with Christina Grof
- Ancient Wisdom And Modern Science (1984) Edited by Stanislav Grof
- Beyond the Brain: Birth, Death And Transcendence In Psychotherapy (1985)
- Human Survival And Consciousness Evolution (1988) Edited with Marjorie L. Valier
- The Adventure Of Self-Discovery: Dimensions of Consciousness And New Perspectives In Psychotherapy (1988)
- Spiritual Emergency: When Personal Transformation Becomes A Crisis (1989) Edited with Christina Grof
- The Stormy Search For The Self: A Guide To Personal Growth Through Transformative Crisis (1990) with Christina Grof
- The Holotropic Mind: The Three levels Of Human Consciousness And How They Shape Our Lives (1992) with Hal Zina Bennet
- Books Of The Dead: Manuals For Living And Dying (1993)
- The Thirst For Wholeness: Attachment, Addiction And The Spiritual Path (1994) by Christina Grof
- The Transpersonal Vision (1998) book and audio
- The Cosmic Game: Explorations Of The Frontiers Of Human Consciousness (1998)
- The Consciousness Revolution: A Transatlantic Dialogue (1999) with Peter Russell and Ervin Laszlo. Foreword by Ken Wilber
- Psychology Of The Future: Lessons From Modern Consciousness Research (2000)
- Caterpillar Dreams (2004) with Melody Sullivan
- When The Impossible Happens: Adventures In Non-Ordinary Reality (2006)
- The Ultimate Journey: Consciousness And The Mystery Of Death (2006)
- "New Perspectives in Understanding and Treatment of Emotional Disorders," Chapter 13 in Psychedelic Medicine: New Evidence for Hallucinogens as Treatments, Michael J. Winkelman and Thomas B. Roberts (editors) (2007). Westport, CT: Praeger/Greenwood.
- LSD: Doorway to the Numinous: The Groundbreaking Psychedelic Research into Realms of the Human Unconscious (2009)