Grof® Legacy Training · International Faculty The Team Meet the international teachers, therapists and researchers carrying forward Stanislav Grof’s pioneering work in transpersonal psychology, holotropic states of consciousness, Grof® Breathwork and psychedelic therapy. Transpersonal PsychologyGrof® BreathworkPsychedelic TherapySpiritual Emergence Experience and depth A multidisciplinary, international faculty Our team brings together decades of clinical practice, academic research and experiential work with expanded states of consciousness. From psychiatry and psychotherapy to anthropology, spiritual emergence and archetypal studies, each faculty member contributes a distinct perspective within a rigorous, compassionate and integrative approach. Leadership Guiding the training The program is rooted in Stanislav Grof’s work and supported by experienced directors committed to ethical, experiential and culturally sensitive learning. Creator of the method · Teacher · Consultant Stanislav Grof, M.D., Ph.D. Psychiatrist, co-founder of Transpersonal Psychology and pioneering researcher with more than six decades devoted to holotropic states of consciousness. More information Stanislav Grof is a psychiatrist with more than sixty years of research into holotropic states of consciousness. He was a principal investigator in psychedelic research in Prague, Chief of Psychiatric Research at the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University. He is one of the founders and principal theoreticians of Transpersonal Psychology and the founding president of the International Transpersonal Association. His work produced an expanded cartography of the human psyche that includes biographical, perinatal and transpersonal dimensions. He also co-created Holotropic Breathwork and is the author of numerous influential books, including Beyond the Brain, LSD Psychotherapy, Psychology of the Future and The Way of the Psychonaut. Director · Trainer · Therapist Javier Charme, M.A., Ph.D. (c) Clinical psychologist and Grof® Breathwork facilitator leading Grofian training programs in Latin America and Spain. More information Javier Charme is Director of Grof® Legacy Training programs in Spain and has directed Grofian and transpersonal training in South America since 2008. A clinical psychologist with a transpersonal orientation, he has worked as a Holotropic Breathwork facilitator since 1999 and has accompanied thousands of participants in hundreds of group sessions internationally. He holds a master’s degree in East–West Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies and has taught Transpersonal Psychology and Psychotherapy in university and postgraduate settings. His work brings together clinical practice, experiential education, contemplative traditions and extensive research into holotropic states, spiritual emergence and the therapeutic potential of psychedelics. Co-Director · Trainer · Therapist Paula Guzmán, M.A. Clinical psychologist, educator and Grof® Breathwork facilitator integrating transpersonal psychology, mindfulness and experiential learning. More information Paula Guzmán is Co-Director of Grof® Legacy Training for Latin America and of the Grof® Psychedelic Therapy Training. She is a clinical psychologist, educator and Grof® Breathwork facilitator with extensive experience accompanying holotropic processes. Paula teaches humanistic and transpersonal clinical psychology, psychological theories, professional skills and meditation in higher education. Her background also includes sport psychology, mindfulness-based stress reduction and contemplative practice. She integrates academic rigor with experiential learning and has participated in the development and delivery of training programs across the Spanish-speaking world. Her work emphasizes careful preparation, ethical facilitation, embodied awareness and the integration of transformative experiences into everyday life. Psychotherapist · Teacher · International Faculty Brigitte Grof Psychotherapist and co-founder of the international Grof® Legacy Training program, dedicated to the ethical transmission of Grofian work. More information Brigitte Grof is a psychotherapist, teacher and international faculty member of Grof® Legacy Training. Together with Stanislav Grof, she co-founded the international training program in 2020 to preserve, develop and transmit his life’s work on holotropic states of consciousness. Brigitte accompanies seminars, professional trainings and Grof® Breathwork workshops in Europe, the United States and other international settings. Her contribution combines psychotherapeutic sensitivity, direct experience with holotropic processes and a strong commitment to the ethical transmission of the Grofian legacy. Within the faculty, she offers an integrative perspective on inner transformation, relationships, spiritual development and the practical conditions that allow expanded states to unfold safely and meaningfully. Senior Trainer · Therapist · Teacher Viktoria Luchetti Certified by Stanislav and Christina Grof in 1988, with more than three decades of international facilitation and training experience. More information Viktoria Luchetti was trained and certified as a Holotropic Breathwork facilitator by Stanislav and Christina Grof in 1988. She has since led seminars and professional training workshops across North and South America and Europe, bringing more than three decades of experience to the faculty. Since 2007 she has co-directed Holotropic Breathwork trainings in Chile, Argentina, Colombia and Peru. Viktoria is also trained in Waldorf education, the Life/Art Process, Authentic Movement, sandplay, craniosacral and somato-emotional therapy, and family constellations. She has worked therapeutically and pedagogically with children and adults, accompanied people in hospice settings and developed a deeply embodied approach to transformation, creativity, care and holotropic states. Faculty and contributors A broad field of expertise Psychotherapists, psychiatrists, researchers and mentors supporting an integrative understanding of consciousness and healing. Jean Paul Dufour Therapist · Mentor · Facilitator Transpersonal psychologist integrating psychotherapy, ancestral knowledge and the therapeutic use of music. More information Jean Paul Dufour is a psychologist and transpersonal therapist, as well as a certified Holotropic Breathwork facilitator trained by Stanislav Grof, Javier Charme and Viktoria Luchetti. His formation includes Gestalt therapy, the SAT program developed by Claudio Naranjo, mindfulness and meditation in therapeutic contexts. He has also undertaken long-term experiential study of ancestral practices and Amazonian traditions. Jean Paul integrates psychology, transpersonal psychotherapy, embodied practice and ancestral knowledge in his clinical and educational work. A trained musician and composer, he has researched the therapeutic function of music and contributes to the selection and review of music sets used in Grof® Breathwork. He is active in the development of Transpersonal Psychology and Psychotherapy in Peru. Paul Grof, M.D. Psychiatrist · Teacher Internationally recognized psychiatrist and researcher specializing in mood disorders, psychopharmacology and clinical education. More information Paul Grof is an internationally recognized psychiatrist, researcher and Director of the Ottawa Centre for Mood Disorders. His career has focused on affective disorders, psychopharmacology and the long-term treatment of bipolar illness. He has held research and teaching