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«Birth, Death, Agony and Ecstasy:
A Clinical Vision of Light and Shadow from Grofian Transpersonal Psychology»
Date: May 28
Time: 19:00 (Portugal time)
Format: Live online session via Zoom
Duration: 90 minutes
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Deepen the understanding of human consciousness and therapeutic accompaniment in expanded states
Discover how Grofian Transpersonal Psychology and holotropic states of consciousness are transforming the understanding of the psyche, psychotherapy, and deep self-exploration.
The evolution of consciousness is not merely about acquiring new psychological or spiritual concepts; it involves rethinking how we understand the mind, human suffering, healing processes, and the meaning of experience, integrating body, emotion, psyche, and spirituality as an interconnected whole.
This international training program goes beyond conventional psychological theory to provide solid conceptual frameworks, deep experiential training, and clear ethical guidelines, specifically designed for working with holotropic states of consciousness.
Through theoretical modules, experiential workshops, supervised practice, and the guidance of internationally certified trainers, you will learn to facilitate and accompany processes of deep transformation in a safe, responsible, and conscious manner, from preparation through therapeutic integration.
What You’ll Learn?
In this training, you will learn to understand, experience, and accompany deep states of consciousness in a safe, ethical, and structured way, integrating theory, practice, and personal experience.
Understand Grofian Transpersonal Psychology
- Holotropic states of consciousness and their therapeutic, emotional, and spiritual impact.
- The expanded cartography of the psyche developed by Stanislav Grof (biographical, perinatal, and transpersonal).
- The relationship between psychology, spirituality, and processes of deep transformation.
Facilitate Grof® Breathwork
- How to guide individual and group Holotropic Breathwork sessions.
- Preparation of set and setting, therapeutic use of music, and care of the process.
- The role of the facilitator: presence, containment, boundaries, and non-interference with the natural unfolding of experience.
Accompany psycho-spiritual crises
- Focused bodywork to release emotional and somatic blockages.
- Integration techniques through movement, art therapy, and conscious dialogue.
- Understanding how the body actively participates in deep therapeutic processes.
Develop as a transpersonal facilitator and therapist
- Professional ethics and the limits of the therapeutic role.
- Deep self-knowledge: one’s own personal process as the foundation for accompanying others.
- Skills to hold individual and group spaces of high emotional intensity.
Expand the understanding of consciousness
- Introduction to archetypal astrology as a symbolic meta-framework of understanding.
- Understanding the process of dying and conscious accompaniment at the end of life.
- Foundations for continuing studies in Grofian Psychedelic Therapy (application required).
Upon completion of the training, participants will be able to:
- Facilitate internationally certified Holotropic Breathwork sessions.
- Accompany therapeutic and deep self-exploration processes.
- Integrate a serious, contemporary transpersonal approach into their professional or personal practice.
Why Enroll in This Program
Direct training with international leaders
Participate in theoretical and experiential modules guided by internationally certified trainers, with recorded classes by Stanislav Grof, PhD, and ongoing guidance from facilitators with decades of clinical and training experience.
Deep experiential learning
You will not only study the model—you will experience holotropic states of consciousness through experiential Holotropic Breathwork workshops, integrating knowledge through direct personal experience.
Access to specialized content and resources
Gain access to theoretical materials, recorded classes, study groups, and spaces for continued exploration that support and deepen your learning process before, during, and after the training.
Ethical, safe, and professional framework
Learn to work with expanded states of consciousness within a rigorous ethical framework, understanding contraindications, the limits of the facilitator’s role, and safety criteria in both clinical and non-clinical contexts.
International community of practice
Become part of an international network of professionals and seekers, connecting with participants from different countries who share an interest in transpersonal psychology and the conscious exploration of the psyche.
From experience to real-world practice
Develop the competencies required to accompany individual and group processes of deep transformation, even if you come from disciplines outside traditional psychology.
Who Is This Training For?
This training is intended for individuals interested in transpersonal psychology, deep self-exploration, and therapeutic accompaniment in expanded states of consciousness, both on a personal and professional level.
Specifically, it is designed for:
- Psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists, and mental health professionals who wish to integrate a transpersonal and experiential approach into their practice.
- Facilitators, coaches, therapeutic companions, and personal development professionals interested in working with holotropic states of consciousness.
- Individuals without prior academic training in psychology, but with a serious and committed interest in self-exploration, consciousness, spirituality, and personal growth (being a psychologist is not a requirement).
- Those who wish to become certified Holotropic Breathwork Facilitators (Grof® Breathwork) and practice professionally within the ethical and methodological framework of the Grof® Legacy Training.
- Those interested in continuing toward advanced specializations, such as Grofian Psychedelic Therapy or Archetypal Astrology (application required).
“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)
“Grof is one of the most significant explorers of consciousness of our time.”
Ervin László
PhD (Philosopher of science, twice nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize)
“Stan Grof is one of the great cartographers of the human mind.”
Rick Doblin
PhD (Founder of MAPS)
Who We Are
Thirty-seven years ago, we discovered the extraordinary power of Expanded States of Consciousness — a discovery that has profoundly shaped our lives across many dimensions.
Thirty-one years ago, we encountered Holotropic Breathwork, and it changed everything.
Since 1999 — now 27 years ago — we have been offering open group Holotropic Breathwork workshops on a regular basis across multiple countries.
We have facilitated workshops and held events in Mexico, Venezuela, Peru, Colombia, the Netherlands, Chile, the Czech Republic, Ecuador, Argentina, Spain, Portugal, and the United States.
We have trained and certified hundreds of therapists from more than 20 countries, building a breadth of experience that is truly unmatched.
Since 2006, we have directed and developed the Formación Transpersonal Grof (Grof Legacy Iberoamérica ). We have organized and completed multiple full three-year training and certification cycles for holotropic facilitators, transpersonal therapists, and psychedelic-assisted therapists — three in Chile, three in Argentina, two in Colombia, one in Peru, three in Spain, and one in Portugal. These programs are carried out in close collaboration with and under the direct supervision of Stanislav and Brigitte Grof.
Together with Stan Grof, we co-developed and delivered the first three-year theoretical and experiential Psychedelic Training program within the Grof Legacy Training framework.
We conduct ongoing research into Holotropic Breathwork and Grofian Psychedelic Therapy.
Our programs are built upon the curriculum developed and personally revised by Stanislav Grof in 2020, covering both Grof Breathwork and Grof Psychedelic Therapy.
We conduct ongoing research into Holotropic Breathwork and Grofian Psychedelic Therapy.
Our programs are built upon the curriculum developed and personally revised by Stanislav Grof in 2020, covering both Grof Breathwork and Grof Psychedelic Therapy.
We actively support and collaborate with Grof Legacy training programs in Canada, the Nordic countries, and the United States.
Our faculty includes the most experienced trainers in the world in the formation of holotropic and transpersonal therapists — professionals with extraordinary depth of personal and clinical experience in Holotropic Breathwork (Grof Breathwork) and Grofian Psychedelic Therapy.
Over the years, our programs have been enriched by the participation of remarkable figures, including Stan and Brigitte Grof, Paul Grof, Jorge Ferrer, Richard Tarnas, David Lukoff, Emma Bragdon, Brant Cortright, Luis Eduardo Luna, Claudio Naranjo, Humberto Maturana, and many others.
We also created Online Transpersonal, a platform through which we offer in-depth courses in Transpersonal Psychology.
We are Supported by Stanislav Grof
Since 2008, the Grof Transpersonal Training Latin America, Grof® Legacy Training Latin America, is an authorized representative by the Grofs to deliver the International Training and Certification Program in Transpersonal Psychology and Holotropic Breathwork (Grof® Breathwork). This program has been reviewed, extended, and deepened by Dr. Stanislav Grof and Brigitte Grof in the year 2020.