Breathwork Events

                       Psychology of The Future:               
An Introduction to the work of Stanislav Grof, MD
                                                   With
​            Brack Jefferys, Ph.D. and Ellen Watson LMT
                                January 24-26, 2025

Description: This highly experiential workshop will introduce participants to Stanislav Grof’s 60+ years of research into consciousness, psychedelic therapy, holotropic states of consciousness, transpersonal psychology, experiential depth psychology, trauma, meditation, rites of passage and the wisdom of the world’s various spiritual traditions including shamanism. The Friday evening lecture and discussion are required to prepare participants to attend the Grof® Breathwork sessions.
 
Grof® Breathwork is the current form of holotropic breathwork authorized by Brigitta and Stanislav Grof, MD, originally developed in 1974 by Christina and Stanislav Grof, MD. This experiential form of self-exploration provides a safe non-drug method for accessing and resolving material from early childhood, perinatal trauma, death/rebirth sequences and spiritual experiences. These experiences are similar to ones facilitated by various psychedelics, deep spiritual practices, rites of passage, laboratory consciousness techniques and other technologies of transcendence.
 
Process: Grof® breathwork involves powerful breath practices combined with evocative music, somatic release work, artwork and group process. Participant pair up so that one member of the dyad experiences the breathwork while the other member of the dyad acts as “sitter” providing support during the session. There will be one 3-hour breathwork session in the Saturday morning for half the group and another 3-hour session in the afternoon for the other half of the group, followed by a brief initial processing group. The Sunday group processes will work with integration of material from the experiential sessions and facilitate closure for the workshop experience.  Relative contraindications for this workshop are pregnancy, cardiovascular disease, malignant hypertension, severe mental illness, bipolar disorder, epilepsy, glaucoma or retinal detachment, recent surgeries, injuries, communicable disease, if you have asthma please bring your inhaler. Many of these conditions require a more structured clinical setting and are not appropriate for a workshop setting. We will discuss this as part of the registration process.
 
Logistics:   This workshop is sponsored by The Center for Spiritual Emergence and will be held at Bear Island Recovery Services, Inc. in Cedar Point NC near Emerald Isle NC. The Friday evening lecture is 6:30-9:00 pm. Saturday’s sessions will be 10:00am -8:00pm and Sunday’s session will be from 9:00am-12:00pm (all ending times are approximate). The facility is handicapped accessible with ample parking. Light snacks and drinks including coffee and tea will be available each day and a light meal prepared for Saturday’s break. Please feel free to bring any additional food or drinks. This is an alcohol and drug free facility. Wear loose comfortable clothing, bring a journal and feel free to bring an extra blanket or jacket. Cost is $285.00 for the entire workshop and $20.00 for the Friday night lecture only. The Saturday and Sunday sessions are limited to 18 participants attending both days. This is a non-residential workshop, a variety of accommodations are available near the workshop and at the beach which is about 5 minutes away from the workshop location.
 
Registration: To register for the workshop or lecture send an email to [email protected]
 
Facilitators:
The group is facilitated by certified Grof® Breathwork practitioners who were both certified by Christina and Stan in 1988 as holotropic breathwork facilitators and completed certification in the Grof Legacy Training Program in 2024.
 
Dr. Brack Jefferys’ bio:    CSE Team  
 
Ellen Watson’s bio:        About — Ellen Watson
 

 
 
 

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