GTT Module - THE ART & PRACTICE OF INTEGRATION

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Integration is where we begin to translate experiences from Holotropic sessions into our lives, where repair can take place and new, healthier patterns can gradually develop slowly building towards lasting transformation.

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A Multi-Modal Tapestry to Integration of Expanded States of Consciousness with Mireya Alejo Marcet

The journey into expanded states of consciousness does not end when the music stops or the session comes to an end. Integration is as important as the experience itself. It is the process through which what has opened, shifted or been revealed in a Holotropic state can gradually become part of our everyday life.

Deep experiences can bring new insights, release old patterns, challenge our understanding of ourselves and open possibilities that were previously difficult to imagine. Yet an experience alone does not necessarily create lasting change. Integration is where we begin to translate these experiences into our lives, where repair can take place and new, healthier patterns can gradually develop.

Integration asks us to meet a particular challenge: transformation does not happen only at the level of our thoughts and beliefs. We may need to question deeply held assumptions and old ways of understanding ourselves, while at the same time allowing our nervous system and brain to learn new patterns of responding. Drawing on perspectives from neuroscience and nervous system regulation, we will explore how repeated experiences of safety, connection, embodiment and new ways of responding can support the process of creating lasting change.

This module offers an extensive toolbox for integration. Through four Holotropic Breathwork sessions, we will have the opportunity to experience the process ourselves and explore different ways of working with what emerges. Alongside reflection and dialogue, we will engage with expressive arts, altar making, conscious movement, writing and other experiential practices that can help us give form to inner experiences and bring them into relationship with our everyday lives.

Together, we will explore a broad landscape of possibilities for transforming our inner landscape, discovering that there is no single way to integrate a Holotropic experience. Different experiences call for different forms of attention, expression and embodiment. Sometimes we need to understand; sometimes to move, create, write, ritualize or simply allow something to unfold over time.

The module invites us to discover integration not as a final step after the "real" experience, but as an ongoing creative practice: a process of listening to what has changed within us, supporting what is ready to grow, and gradually embodying new ways of being.

For facilitators, developing a rich understanding of integration is essential. Our capacity to accompany participants does not end when a Holotropic session ends. Learning to recognize what may support integration and when to offer space, reflection, creative expression, embodiment or simply time, deepens our ability to support the unfolding process with sensitivity, respect and trust.

As integration aspects like Mandala drawing and sharing are always built into any Holotropic Breathwork workshop this module goes way beyond. It offers a range of self-empowering tools and practices that anyone can explore and further unpack by oneself or within a group of like-minded souls once back at home.

This module is open to anyone interested in Transpersonal Psychology and the healing potential of holotropic or expanded states of consciousness. No previous experience with the Holotropic Breathwork method or active imagination is required. The module speaks alike to people who are new to Transpersonal Psychology as well to those who are experienced already and wish to deepen their understanding. 

AGENDA

Opening: We start at 9:30 am with the registration process and at 11:00 am with the opening circle. Please ensure that you arrive in the seminar house latest by 10:30 am on the starting day. It is possible to arrive one day earlier in Oberlethe already. Please state your arrival date in the registration form.

Closure: around lunch time at 12:30 pm. A joint lunch will be served at 1 pm. 

TRAVEL

The seminar house is located in Northern Germany close to Bremen. For detailed instructions how to get there, please check out the website of Hof Oberlethe (see below at location). To ease traveling a travel list to support car and taxi sharing from the respective airports (Bremen or Hannover) and/or train stations will be shared among all participants before the module. 

GROF TRANSPERSONAL TRAINING®

This module counts as an optional module for the Grof Transpersonal Training path. If you are a GTT certified facilitator or apprentice in training and wish to be part of the module team please register your interest here:

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Payment Policy

Early bird price for the Module is € 950,- payment until 22 March 2027.

Regular price € 1150,-. 

Registered EU companies with a valid VAT number will receive a VAT free invoice if the VAT company number is provided during registration. Retroactive changes are not possible.

Participants from low-income countries who are experiencing verifiable economic difficulties are eligible to request a reduced rate. Kindly contact us for further details only if you fall in this category.

Please note that the accommodation cost is not included in the seminar fee and should be paid directly to the venue. Depending on room categories the price ranges from € 90,- to € 160,- per night and person including vegetarian full board and lunch on the last day.

There is also the possibility to come with a tent (€ 70,-/night) or camper van (€ 80,-/night) including vegetarian full board. 

Once you register for the module a venue registration link will be provided to book your room category. 

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Cancellation Policy

To secure your place in this special retreat, a non-refundable pre-payment of € 200,- is required upon registration. This amount is necessary to reserve your spot and will be applied toward the total cost of the program.

If you cancel the module within 6 weeks before the course, the course fee minus the cancellation fee will not be refunded, but could be applied to any other module with Grof Transpersonal Training® in Europe. 

If you cancel the module within 14 days before the course you will not be eligible for a refund or transfer to another module, except in exceptional circumstances, which will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

If the organization should cancel the event due to any reason, the entire amount paid for the course will be refunded to the participants. 

Please note: Grof Transpersonal Training will not take any responsibility for any additional expenses the cancellation may cause to the participant such as for example travel expenses.

We appreciate your understanding and commitment. If you have any questions regarding the cancellation policy, please feel free to contact us.

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GTT Staff

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