3 papers in the library · 41 citations · publishing 2008-2018
November 24, 2018 Peter Bray
There has been surprisingly little research conducted concerning the relationship between controlled breathing and the emergence, release, and subsequent management of traumatic experiences. This chapter presents the author’s personal experience of Stanislav and Christina Grof’s Holotropic Breathwork. This treatment is designed to safely and intentionally engage with, accentuate, and release...
Journal of Religion and Health September 1, 2013 Peter Bray 38 citations
In the aftermath of loss, it is not uncommon for individuals to disclose psycho-spiritual experiences that lead to personal changes and psychological growth. This article argues for and outlines a broad conceptual framework that captures and acknowledges the significance of these subjective experiences. The model synthesises and integrates two approaches to healthy growth: Lawrence Calhoun and...
New Zealand Journal of Counselling 2008 Peter Bray 3 citations
This article provides a rationale for a closer examination and recognition of unusual consciousness events in adolescence that have a specifically spiritual content of the kind described by Stan and Christina Grof as "spiritual emergency". A case vignette is discussed in the light of new understandings about how non-ordinary spiritual experiences in adolescence, triggered by loss and grief, can...