Portugal 2026
Who Is This Program For?
This program is designed for anyone with a genuine interest in these fields, regardless of their professional background. Being a therapist or psychologist is not a requirement.
- Feel called to explore the transformative potential of Holotropic Breathwork
- Are committed to their own personal growth and inner work
- Wish to learn a powerful therapeutic method grounded in Transpersonal Psychology and consciousness studies
- Have the sincere desire to support others professionally on their deep healing and inner exploration with holotropic states
The program welcomes anyone with openness, dedication, and a heartfelt interest in expanding their understanding of the human psyche and facilitating meaningful change in themselves and others.
What This Training Opens Up
You will develop the theoretical foundation, experiential depth, and practical skills to work responsibly and confidently with holotropic states of consciousness — both for your own transformation and in support of others
First-hand experience in holotropic states of consciousness, guided by world experts in optimal set and setting
Become an expert in Grofian Transpersonal Psychology and holotropic therapy
Explore different integration methods and techniques through personal experience
Be part of a solid international network of students, mentors, and teachers
Develop your therapeutic abilities in preparing, accompanying, and integrating holotropic experiences
Become an engaged member of the international transpersonal and holotropic community
70+ Years of Clinical Research Behind Every Session
Dr. Stanislav Grof has spent his life scientifically researching holotropic states of consciousness — first through psychedelics in clinical settings since 1954, and then through Holotropic Breathwork. The result is probably the broadest existing depth psychology and one of the most interesting and effective therapeutic methods.
Since 2008, Grof Legacy Training has been the only authorized representative to deliver this program in USA, Europe and Latin America — reviewed and deepened by Dr. Grof and Brigitte Grof in 2020.
588 Hrs
hours of internationally certified professional training
18+
years training facilitators across Europe and Latin America
20+
books and 160 scientific articles supporting the method
How It Works
Getting started is simple. Here's what the path to certification looks like.
1
Schedule a presentation call
30 minutes with one of our certified facilitators. We walk you through the program, answer your questions, and explore together whether this is the right moment for you.
2
Submit your application
If you decide to move forward, submit your documents and schedule an admission interview. No clinical degree required — genuine commitment is.
3
Begin your process in October 2026
Over 2.5 years, integrate theory, experience, and supervised practice. Upon completion, receive international certification In Transpersonal Psychology and as a Grof®️ Breathwork Facilitator.
What Changes When You Complete This
This program doesn't just teach you an extraordinary and fascinating method for therapy and self exploration — it changes how you experience the world, yourself and the people you work with.
With the program
→ A clear, rigorous and practical map of the human psyche and its deeper unconscious dynamics.
→ The knowledge, experience and ability to accompany others in deep and extraordinary states with ethics and safety
→ Spirituality, psychology and science integrated into a single practice
→ Collaboration in an international network of certified facilitators
→ A personal transformation journey that deepens in fascinating ways
Without it
— The feeling that something is still missing in your practice
— Accompanying deep processes without the theory to support them
— The impulse to explore consciousness stays without direction
— Missing the Portugal 2026 cohort opportunity
WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY
Grof's work has earned the recognition of some of the most respected minds in psychology, philosophy, and consciousness research."
“Grof’s model expands psychology in a radical way, integrating dimensions that mainstream psychology has largely ignored.”
Charles Tart
PhD (Transpersonal psychology pioneer)
“Grof’s work represents a major leap in our understanding of human potential and the farther reaches of human nature.”
Abraham Maslow
Founder of Humanistic Psychology
"Stanislav Grof remains one of the most brilliant and important thinkers in the entire field of transpersonal psychology"
Ken Wilber
Integral theory founder
“Stan’s work opened doors to understanding the mind that psychology had barely begun to imagine.”
Ram Dass
PhD (Harvard psychologist, spiritual leader)
“Grof’s research has profound implications for science and the understanding of consciousness.”
Fritjof Capra
PhD (Physicist and author of The Tao of Physics)
“Grof’s work is the most important contribution to the field of psychology in the last fifty years.”
Huston Smith
PhD (Historian of religions; one of the greatest authorities on comparative spirituality)
“Stan Grof has provided a map of the psyche that is unparalleled in its depth and comprehensiveness.”
Frances Vaughan
PhD (Transpersonal psychologist, former president of the Association for Transpersonal Psychology)
“Grof brings a depth and courage to psychology that challenges the limits of the discipline.”
Frances Tustin
PhD ( Psychoanalyst specialized in early trauma)
“Grof’s work opened entirely new territory for depth psychology and laid the groundwork for a serious reconsideration of non-ordinary states of consciousness.”
Michael Mithoefer
MD (MAPS; psychiatrist and pioneer in MDMA-assisted therapy)
“Grof’s work is among the most important contributions to consciousness research in the past century.”
Roger Walsh
MD, PhD (Psychiatrist, researcher in states of consciousness, recognized author)
“Grof’s contributions are essential for anyone seeking to understand the transformative potential of expanded states of consciousness.”
Claudio Naranjo
MD (Chilean psychiatrist, reference in psychotherapy and enneagram)
“Grof’s research provides a compelling challenge to the reductionist worldview.”
Rupert Sheldrake
PhD (Biologist, consciousness researcher)
Schedule Your Presentation Call
We walk you through the program, answer your questions, and explore together whether this is the right moment for you.
