Holotropic Breathwork as a Therapeutic Intervention for Survivors of Trauma: An Autoethnographic Case Study
What Happened? Re-presenting Traumas, Uncovering Recoveries November 8, 2018 P. Bray
The author describes attending a Holotropic Breathwork workshop led by Stanislav Grof at a transpersonal psychology conference in Moscow in June 2010. Holotropic Breathwork is a ritualized process that uses breath work to access heightened states of consciousness, allowing individuals to express energies that facilitate deep inner healing and realignment of trauma, paralleling the humanistic concept of self-actualization. The practice is often conducted in large groups where participants alternate between roles.