Network

All Holotropic Breathwork™ Facilitators presented here are GTT certified and facilitate Holotropic Breathwork™ Workshops according to GTT standards.

Stan Grof, M.D., Ph.D. is a psychiatrist with more than fifty years experience researching the healing and transformative potential of non-ordinary states of consciousness extending the Western cartography of the psyche beyond biographical experiences to the perinatal and transpersonal realms. Founder and past President of the International Transpersonal Association (ITA) he together with Abraham Maslow and others formulated the basic principles of transpersonal psychology, a discipline that explores the full spectrum of human experience and attempts to integrate spirituality and new paradigm science.

Stan and his wife Christina Grof developed Holotropic Breathwork™ – a powerful tool for accessing those healing potentials of non-ordinary states of consciousness. Following this development Grof Transpersonal Training™ (GTT), an extensive training program for Holotropic Breathwork™ facilitators was created and is active worldwide (www.holotropic.com).

The principles of Holotropic Breathwork™ can be found here.

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Facilitator and Organiser

Irena Antolic

Croatia

Irena was born and lives in Croatia. Throughout all of her professional life, Irena is involved in human development and personal growth and transf...

Irena Antolic Irena was born and lives in Croatia. Throughout all of her professional life, Irena is involved in human development and personal growth and transformation, both in the organizational context and personal therapy work. She is passionately involved in Holotropic Breathwork™ for last 6 years, and is one of the organizers of Grof Transpersonal Training in Europe. Based on her own personal experience, and through witnessing deep transformation and healing in other people, she recognizes Holotropic Breathwork™ as the deepest and the most complete method that she knows of.

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Marc B.Aixalà

Spain, Switzerland

Telecommunication Engineer and Psychologist. Post degree studies in Integrative Psychotherapy and Strategic Therapy.

Trained in the th...

Marc B.Aixalà Telecommunication Engineer and Psychologist. Post degree studies in Integrative Psychotherapy and Strategic Therapy. Trained in the therapeutic use of Non Ordinary States of Consciousness. Trained in MDMA assisted-psychotherapy for PTSD by MAPS. Has been a Team Leader and Trainer in emergency psychological assistance teams at Boom Festival (Kosmicare 2010-2016). Collaborates with ICEERS by offering integration psychotherapy session for people in challenging situations after experiences in non ordinary states of consciousness. Has facilitated workshops in Barcelona, Switzerland, Romania, Israel and Slovenia. Works as a psychologist in Barcelona and is doing research into the therapeutic applications of Holotropic Breathwork. Practices yoga and aikido yoshinkan. Member of Grof Transpersonal Training Staff.

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Tom Baksa

Croatia

Tom, born 1980 in Croatia, is a certified GTT facilitator.

He studied IT and business - the field in which he actively works today (as a co...

Tom Baksa Tom, born 1980 in Croatia, is a certified GTT facilitator. He studied IT and business - the field in which he actively works today (as a consultant and owner of small private business). His deeper interests and passions reside in the realm of dedicated inner work/growth, psychology, exploration of various healing modalities (therapeutical/spiritual), yoga and shamanism. He enjoys playing music and spending time in nature. Experiential dive into the field of transpersonal psychology began from his first Holotropic Breathwork session in 2010, where some pieces of “the puzzle” just clicked together – but many more appeared (bringing more color and substance to inner world). Always learning as a passionate seeker - he explores paths of various healing practices, where his experiences in extended states of consciousness together with providing/receiving support, continuously aid in his personal/professional transformation and integration. He became a certified Holotropic Breathwork practitioner in 2016 and has been regularly co-facilitating workshops and GTT modules in Europe during his training years and after - supporting others on their inner journeys towards wholeness. Currently, he lives in Croatia with his partner and son - and is in training (European psychotherapy training institute - EAPTI) of becoming a gestalt psychotherapist.

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Mark Baugh

My name is Mark, born in 1965. At the beginning of 2002 I hit a big crisis in my life. The years prior, I had learned to hate myself to the point w...

Mark Baugh My name is Mark, born in 1965. At the beginning of 2002 I hit a big crisis in my life. The years prior, I had learned to hate myself to the point where I was seriously considering ending my life. My life was one big lie and I had to sort it out. I entered therapy and the journey began. I went to some dark and scary places in my mind. I started the process of integrating all the stuff I had split off from myself over the years. The reason I am telling you this is because someone recently said to me, "You can only go as far as your therapist has been". I still go to the dark and scary places in my mind and there are new ones all the time. The difference is that now I find my courage and go there rather than being pushed kicking and screaming. It wasn't really like that but it felt like it at the time. My therapist gave me amongst many other things, the holy grail as far as I was concerned - a template for unconditional love. It took me 3 years to recognise it and integrate it. I carry her in my heart and I give thanks to her.   In June 2005 I decided it was time to live my life for me rather than running myself ragged trying to please others. I can't tell you the courage I had to find to leave my wife after a loving 20 year relationship and my five year old daughter and give up what everyone thought was a charmed lifestyle. It was also a time when my spiritual awareness kicked in. I started asking the questions; Why am I here?, Who am I?, What is my purpose?, What happens when I die? In March 2006 I was made redundant (for the 3rd time in my career) from my well paid job with a high street bank and decided to go travelling for a year including India where I developed an interest in Massage. I haven't had a "proper" job since. I attended many personal development and spiritual workshops and retreats and has included training as a couple counsellor with Relate. An unearthing of my values and principles came about. I incorporate many of my discoveries into my work and daily life. I have enjoyed practicing Shivananda Yoga and I meditate on a regular basis and I love cooking vegetarian food. I either am or have been involved in the Man Kind Project - "Changing the world one man at a time", the Findhorn Foundation, Edward Carpenter Community, Eurofaeries – to name but a few and I have also trained in EFT. My Holotropic Breathwork journey started in 2009 and I became a certified facilitator in August 2018 – I took the slow road! Holotropic Breathwork has been an essential tool for me to integrate the many fragmented parts of myself that came about through my conditioning during my earlier years. Through it I found a framework on which I could hang my experience and create a helpful meaning of it. It has helped me find answers to my questions because of the wide cartography it covers. Whilst it doesn't tick all of the boxes for me it is the one approach of the many I have tried that ticks the most boxes! In 2011 I moved with my partner from London to Scotland to set up a retreat centre <a href="http://www.cherrytreelodge.net/">www.cherrytreelodge.net</a> – we hope to see you there! Deep peace to you Mark _/\_

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Karin Bergmann

Germany

Karin has been exploring consciousness and the nature of reality or Self for over 20 years now and believes in the shamanic view that everythi...

Karin Bergmann Karin has been exploring consciousness and the nature of reality or Self for over 20 years now and believes in the shamanic view that everything is alive and a part of the One. The work in non ordinary states of consciousness has led to life changing decisions, where she moved away from the corporate world of being an architect to a more balanced life with nature offering work as a holotropic facilitator, shaman and as a coach. She finished her training to become a holotropic breathwork facilitator in summer of 2015 offering workshops since then.

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Marijan J. Bernardić

Germany
Studied psychology and educational sciences, psychotherapy (HpG). Educated in Systemic Human Resources and Organizational Development, G...

Marijan J. Bernardić Germany Studied psychology and educational sciences, psychotherapy (HpG). Educated in Systemic Human Resources and Organizational Development, Group Dynamic, Supervision. Many years of experience in psychosocial and university institutions, a psychiatric clinic and in the field of human resources and organizational development in and for companies and various organizations. Further professional certifications in the following areas: body, breath, trauma, family, group and psychotherapeutic approaches of humanistic, deep psychological, hypno systemic, transpersonal and deep ecological orientation as well as in methods of deep relaxation and Holotropic Breathwork (GTT). Meditation in the style of Zen. Exploratory research and creative work in different cultures in the fields of acting, drama, theatre, rituals, movement, healing, altered states and circle work. Seminar and workshop facilitation, lecturing, supervision and work in own practice with individuals, couples, families and groups as well as with leaders and teams in the context of different organizations. Staff member at FINDER and the MIND Foundation in the department of psychotherapy focusing on breathwork. Interested in the use, exploration, integration and further development of altered and non-ordinary states of consciousness in the context of transformational change processes, psychotherapy, deep ecology, self-healing and creativity for individuals and groups. Member of the C.G. Jung Society and the German Society for System Constellation. Languages: German, English, Croatian.

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Sitara Blasco

Spain

Sitara Blasco is a psychologist from Valencia University, Spain; with master studies in Gestalt Psychotherapy and in Integrative Psychology. She ha...

Sitara Blasco Sitara Blasco is a psychologist from Valencia University, Spain; with master studies in Gestalt Psychotherapy and in Integrative Psychology. She has done Claudio Naranjo SAT program (Enneagram). Her background includes also shamanism, meditation, body-oriented techniques, acting and clown. She began her training in Holotropic Breathwork in 1998 and certified in 2002. Since then she has been part of Grof Transpersonal Training teaching staff and has facilitated at the trainings in Mexico, Ireland and Spain. She also organizes workshops and lectures in France and Spain. Since 2003 she co-organizes (with Juanjo Segura) the Spanish GTT program. She works as psychologist in Alicante.

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Daniela Bonelli Bassano

Daniela Bonelli Bassano

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Rachel Bongartz

Germany, Belgium

Rachel, born (1981) and raised in Belgium, e...

Rachel Bongartz Rachel, born (1981) and raised in Belgium, experienced Holotropic Breathwork for the first time in 2005 and from then on it has become an important part of her life. She studied Clinical Psychology and later obtained a second Master in Transpersonal Psychology and Consciousness Studies. In August 2016, she accomplished the Grof Transpersonal Training and became a facilitator in Holotropic Breathwork. She lives in Berlin and Belgium. Self-awareness and spiritual growth is very important to her. She is a passionate 5 Rhythms dancer and she has experienced that expanded holotropic states of consciousness carry the potential for healing and self-fulfilment.

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Sonja Busch

Austria

Sonja is GTT Director Austria and Founder of the European Association for Holotropic Breathwork. She works in private practice as Bowen Body T...

Sonja Busch Sonja is GTT Director Austria and Founder of the European Association for Holotropic Breathwork. She works in private practice as Bowen Body Therapist and Clinical Supervisor. Specialised in trauma healing she has a broad background in working in the areas of gender based violence, trafficking in persons, sexual abuse, unaccompanied minor refugees, street children etc. in Austria and abroad, especially in (post-) conflict countries. Her educational background is in Bowen Body Therapy, master studies in clinical supervision, coaching and organisational development as well as a master degree in political science and sociology. She regularly lectures at universities and universities of applied science in Austria and abroad and also facilitates conferences and workshops. Sonja regularly organises HB workshops in Austria and has been facilitating in Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Currently, she is exploring as certified SoulCollage® Facilitator the potentials of this beautiful technique to support people in integrating experiences in extraordinary states of consciousness.

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Stacia Butterfield

Stacia Butterfield (teacher) was certified as a Holotropic Breathwork practitioner in 2005, and joined the Grof Transpersonal Training staff in 200...

Stacia Butterfield Stacia Butterfield (teacher) was certified as a Holotropic Breathwork practitioner in 2005, and joined the Grof Transpersonal Training staff in 2006. She has been studying and working closely with Tav Sparks and Stanislav Grof since that time, bringing Holotropic Breathwork and the healing potential of non-ordinary states to a variety of academic and professional settings, including The Fetzer Institute, Kripalu, Tel Aviv University, Sophia, Bullet Proof, and the MAPS Psychedelic Science 2013 & 2017 conferences. She is also a teacher with Grof Transpersonal Training, regularly facilitating six-day residential retreats in California and Connecticut. Over twenty years of body centered studies have informed Stacia’s approach to integration of deep inner work and led to innovative roles in the Addictions and Transformational Medicine fields. She offered integrative classes at Healing Visions, an early Ibogaine clinic in the British West Indies; and has also made contributions to the MAPS MDMA Therapy Training Program and the Ketamine Training Center. In addition to her Bay Area workshops, Stacia enjoys working privately with groups of educators, artists, and optimizers.

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Dolors Anna Carrión

Spain

Dolors Anna Carrión

Founder of Psyqueholografic®
School of Alchemic Evolution

Transpersonal psychotherapist with more than 30 ye...

Dolors Anna Carrión Dolors Anna Carrión Founder of Psyqueholografic® School of Alchemic Evolution Transpersonal psychotherapist with more than 30 years of experience, dedicated to opening ways of conciousness, finding new paths for healing, personal and spiritual development. Accompanying her clients and pupils in the opening of their conciousness through transpersonal psycology, psycological astrology, kabalistic, karmic and tantric numerology, evolutiv tarot, concious regressive therapy, holotropic breathwork, bioenergetics, alchemic chamanism and kabalistic alchemism, among others. Dolors Anna offers us in her courses all her experience, supporting and respecting every member of the group in their individual process of healing and transformation.

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Kate Curtis

My name is Kate and I was born in Dublin. 18 years ago I had my first Holotropic experience on a recommendation from a dear friend. I immediately r...

Kate Curtis My name is Kate and I was born in Dublin. 18 years ago I had my first Holotropic experience on a recommendation from a dear friend. I immediately recognized its potential for my healing and decided to attend regular workshops. The family I grew up in was loving and caring but was not without its difficulties. When I was a young child my mother was diagnosed with “Endogenous” depression which I later realized had a significant impact on the relationship I had with myself and others. As well as training as a nurse and midwife, I later trained in Traditional Chinese herbal medicine, Celtic herbalism, Acupuncture, Chigong & Taichi, Reiki, and Celtic shamanism. I have held my clinics for 24 years, in South Dublin, Ireland, offering support to people managing depression, addictions and spiritual crisis, also in support of women preparing for pregnancy, labour and parenthood. I started my Holotropic Breathwork training in 2007 certifying in 2012. The Holotropic approach has brought me new understandings of the various aspects of my mother’s illness and how it affected my way of being and relating in the world. In 2017, I came to a point in my life where my deeper layers of protection were stripped away. It was a raw time. I was lovingly supported by colleagues and friends in the breathwork community and close family members, after which I arrived to a fuller and deeper connection with myself and the world around me. It has led me to find my voice, my creative channel and my true nature. Through Holotropic Breathwork I discovered a system of healing that supports people to find the courage to heal deep trauma and depressive states, which can be used alongside the existing medical model. Also, a system that supports people in holding less fear around the dying and birthing processes. I regularly offer Holotropic Breathwork workshops in Ireland, Scotland, and have worked elsewhere in Europe and America.

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Martin Duris

Martin Duris is a movement/dance therapist, cranio-sacral therapist and somatic coach. He graduated in 2010 with a Health & Physical Activity Found...

Martin Duris Martin Duris is a movement/dance therapist, cranio-sacral therapist and somatic coach. He graduated in 2010 with a Health & Physical Activity Foundation Degree (FdA) from the Bolton University in the UK. This program utilizes the health promoting principles of sport, fitness, physical activity, nutrition and psychology - to prevent and alleviate a number of conditions. As well as these scientific elements, the course also included aspects of sports and health policy, coaching and health promotion strategy. Martin finished the Svastha Yoga Therapy Programme - advanced teacher training in 2014 and continues studying with Dr. Ganesh Mohan and Dr. Günter Niessen. The highlight of Svastha yoga's approach is clarity and holistic approach. Combining traditional yoga with a wide spectrum of modern medicine. He continues to share his knowledge with other people, runs a private somatic couching and therapy, and is conducting different courses, workshops and seminars - focusing on the combination of yoga, martial arts, dance, cranio-sacral therapy and health promotion. Currently, he is finalizing Grof Transpersonal Training to become a certified facilitator.

Facilitator and Organiser

Jörg Fuhrmann

Switzerland

Jörg Fuhrmann studied Social-Science, Design and Play-/ Drama-Theatre and is working as a free Therapist/ Trainer/ Coach at his own Institute since...

Jörg Fuhrmann Jörg Fuhrmann studied Social-Science, Design and Play-/ Drama-Theatre and is working as a free Therapist/ Trainer/ Coach at his own Institute since 2005. He is active in the Board of the European Transpersonal Association (EUROTAS), the german "Spiritual Emergence Network (SEN)" and speaks regularly on international Conferences. After an early Near-Death-Experience he learned Hypnosis when he was six from his medical Doctor. Based on that fundamental "foundation" he stayed a Seeker and followed the path of different therapeutical/ spiritual Traditions on different continents. He was also leading creative Art-Projects for 12 Years in Company´s and in medical contexts and worked as a lecturer at different german Universities for 10 Years. He did the holotropic Breathwork-Training from 2008-2016 and facilitated Breathworks in Spain, Slovenia, Switzerland, Czech, Germany, Austria and Italy. He is organizing regular Workshops at the Lake Constance together in cooperation with Dr. Friederike Meckel-Fischer and is doing a lot of holotropic 1:1-Sessions for Business-Clients in his Institute in Switzerland, close to the german border and facilitated with Stan and Brigitte Grof in Switzerland. Starting in 2019 - he is organizing 4-Days-Double-Breathwork-Workshops - actually only in Switzerland - in Combination with Myth, Encounter, West-Coast-Gestalt, Embodiment, Authentic-Movement and Psychodynamic Dramatheatre under the Topic "Wild Gods inside". 28 Pages-Info-Brochure (German): <a>https://indd.adobe.com/view/44e61288-d857-454c-95ec-3b4e80566231</a>

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KONSTANTINOS FYTOPOULOS

Greece

Dr Konstantinos Fytopoulos
Psychiatrist - Homeopathic doctor - Psychotherapist

Konstantinos Fytopoulos was born in 1964 in Katerini, h...

KONSTANTINOS FYTOPOULOS holistictherapy.gr Dr Konstantinos Fytopoulos Psychiatrist - Homeopathic doctor - Psychotherapist Konstantinos Fytopoulos was born in 1964 in Katerini, having lived part of his childhood in Munich, Germany. He returned to Greece in 1977 and graduated from the University of Thessaloniki Medical School in 1990. Within the context of his specialization in Psychiatry, he has worked at the Papanikolaou Hospital University Neurological Clinic, the Neurological Clinic of the 2nd IKA hospital, the Psychiatric Hospital of Thessaloniki, the AHEPA Hospital University Psychiatric Clinic and the Mental Health Centre of Sykies. As part of his rural service practice, he worked at the rural centres of Sfendami and Makrygialos in Pieria and the Astypalea Regional Health Centre in the Dodecanese. He graduated from the Hellenic Homeopathic Medical Society (H.H.M.S.) Homeopathic School in 1989, broadening his studies with the training program of G. Vythoulkas, as well as with frequent trips to Mumbai and Berlin. He has taught at the School of Homeopathy H.H.M.S. in Thessaloniki since 1993, as of 2007, presenting the course, "Homeopathy, Psychotherapy and expansion of consciousness" at the University of the Aegean, within the context of postgraduate work in Homeopathy. He is trained in Jungian Depth Psychoanalysis, Cognitive analytic psychotherapy and experiential group psychotherapy. Since 1998, he has studied and participated in "Responsibility-centric Experiential Psychotherapy" workshops led by the psychologist and author, "Filotheos Faros". He has studied the self-awareness and therapoitic use of Theatre  in Toronto and Berlin. He has presented and published numerous articles and works in journals and at medical conferences. He is involved with Stanislav Grof's "Transpersonal Psychology" community and practiice "Holotropic Breathwork"  since 2011, and is a certified coach of HeartMath institute. He practices and is involved with Yoga and methods of inner growth and expansion of consciousness since 1987. He works as a Homeopath, Psychotherapist and Psychiatrist, as of 2002 organizing and coordinating self-awareness experiential workshops in the Olympos region and throughout Greece. His dream is the synthesis of methods of Eastern esoteric traditions for expansion of consciousness, with the scientific, Western psychotherapeutic methodology.

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Holly Harman

Holly has a first degree in Psychology and is a Registered Mental Health Nurse. She worked in clinical and senior leadership roles in acute mental...

Holly Harman Holly has a first degree in Psychology and is a Registered Mental Health Nurse. She worked in clinical and senior leadership roles in acute mental health settings in the National Health Service for 20 years and now work as an independent consultant in both the public and private sectors. Holly certified as a Holotropic Breathwork facilitator in 2011 and since that time has been offering workshops in the UK through HolotropicUK. Since 2011 she has also been  travelling far and wide to support the growth of Holotropic Breathwork around the world. Holly is an Associate Director for Grof Transpersonal Training working both clinically and administrtively. She is passionate about supporting the growth and availability of  Holotropic Breathwork and  about the possibilities and hope that Holotropic Breathwork offers as a spiritual practice.

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Jasmina Hrapovic

Spain

Jasmina, was born and raised in Munich (Germany). She is currently living in Spain working for an international organization.
Before starting he...

Jasmina Hrapovic Jasmina, was born and raised in Munich (Germany). She is currently living in Spain working for an international organization. Before starting her Grof Transpersonal Training, she practised Yoga, Mindfulness, Bioenergy and Autogenic Training. In 2010, she discovered Holotropic Breathwork and Transpersonal Psychology which has since nurtured her passion for inner growth. In 2016, Jasmina completed the Grof Transpersonal Training and she regularly takes part in Holotropic Breathwork workshops. Because of her international spirit and open heart for cultures, she loves to accompany people from all over the world on their inner and outer journey and to be of service in the world. Jasmina speaks German, English, Spanish, Croatian and French.

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Klaus John

Germany

Klaus John,
geboren 1958 in Lüneburg.
Abitur 1979.

Klaus John http://www.klaus-john.de Klaus John,  geboren 1958 in Lüneburg. Abitur 1979.

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Peter Köllerer

Austria

For more than 20 years Peter’s passion has been exploring consciousness and the nature of reality or Self. He became a coach and mental trainer in...

Peter Köllerer For more than 20 years Peter’s passion has been exploring consciousness and the nature of reality or Self. He became a coach and mental trainer in the late ‘90s and discovered non-ordinary states of consciousness at the Monroe Institute in Virginia, where for about 10 years he explored subjects such as guidance, soul retrieval, manifestation, releasing beliefs, remote viewing and first and foremost investigating our essential nature. Peter sees mindfulness as a life motto and has practised Vipassana and other forms of meditation and spiritual approaches for many years. His teachers include Kurt Tepperwein, Eckhart Tolle, Peter Russell, Adyashanti, Jack Kornfield, Rupert Spira and of course Stanislav Grof. In 2013 Peter became a certified Holotropic Breathwork practitioner and has been facilitating workshops and modules in various countries ever since.Peter studied Law in Linz, San Diego and Oxford. He is a recording artist and music producer and also works an office job, taking care of properties and investments.

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Eleni Kroupi

Spain

Eleni (PhD) is a certified Holotropic Breathwork facilitator (by GTT - Grof Transpersona...

Eleni Kroupi Eleni (PhD) is a certified Holotropic Breathwork facilitator (by GTT - Grof Transpersonal Training) and has facilitated workshops in Switzerland, Spain, Poland and Germany. She is also a certified Trance Dance facilitator organising and facilitating workshops in Barcelona and in Switzerland. She is an engineer and received her PhD on emotion recognition from brain and peripheral physiological signals in 2014. Since then she has worked as a postdoctoral researcher in the department of Psychology in Fribourg Switzerland, and she is currently working as a neuroscience research engineer, project manager and data scientist. She is currently involved in a EU project "Luminous" on measuring and altering consciousness. Her passion is consciousness and the human potential of it, accompanying people so that they find their own path in life discovering the huge healing potential of non-ordinary states of consciousness. She speaks greek, english, french, and spanish.

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Thomas Liska

Austria, Poland, Hungary, Croatia, Slowakia, Czech Republic

Thomas Liska is GTT Director Austria and together with Sonja Busch founder of the Holotropic Association of Europe with extensive experience w...

Thomas Liska Thomas Liska is GTT Director Austria and together with Sonja Busch founder of the Holotropic Association of Europe with extensive experience working in Ukraine, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, Spain, USA, UK, Turkey, Israel, Czech Republic, Poland and organising workshops in Austria. Born in Vienna in 1965 he went through a technical education before shifting his interest towards (transpersonal) psychology and psychotherapy. He is trained in several psycho-therapeutical schools and approaches such as systemic family therapy, psychosynthesis and sex therapy and Psychodynamic Imaginative Trauma Therapy.  He also holds an academic degrees in Counseling, Coaching and Supervision. Certified SoulCollage® Facilitator

Anna Luik

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Inka Machackova

Czech Republic

Born in 1972, grown in communistic Czechoslovakia behind The Iron Curtain. Now lives in a town in the Norhtern Bohemia, where if it is not ra...

Inka Machackova Born in 1972, grown in communistic Czechoslovakia behind The Iron Curtain. Now  lives in a town in the Norhtern Bohemia, where if it is not raining, it is snowing or uphill. Became an environmental scientists specialized in groundwater contamination surveys and clean-up, living in long-lerm partnership with her partner, mother of three. Knowing about holotropic breathwork since  early nineties, took her first holotropic breathing event in 2008. It brought profound spiritual and healing experience and led so far to more than eleven years on the path of personal growth and work with enhanced states of consciousness, reached through holotropic breathwork and other psychospiritual approaches both for herself and others.

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Miriam Mader

Miriam, 31 years old, was born and raised in Munich, Germany. There she studied psychology at the university of Munich and holds a master degree in...

Miriam Mader Miriam, 31 years old, was born and raised in Munich, Germany. There she studied psychology at the university of Munich and holds a master degree in clinical psychology and psychotherapy. Currently she is working as a psychodynamic therapist at the Heiligenfeld Klinik Germany. She got into contact with holotropic breathwork in 2014 through her work as psychologist and accomplished the Grof Transpersonal Training in 2018. In the last years she participated at Holotropic Breathwork Workshops and Modules in Spain, Austria, Slovakia, Italy and Germany: both as participant and supporting staff. She also is a practitioner and teacher of Vinyasa & Kundalini Yoga.

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Frederico Marques

Portugal

Frederico was born in Portugal and holds a PhD in Science. While following a technical career path in research for more than 13 years, he continued...

Frederico Marques Frederico was born in Portugal and holds a PhD in Science. While following a technical career path in research for more than 13 years, he continued to pursue his interest in the arts — completing a post-graduate program in Art and Movement. In 2011 he began his training as a Holotropic Breathwork facilitator. He has also concluded Claudio Naranjo SAT Program (Integrative Psychotherapy and Enneagram) and received training in Gestalt Therapy. He is a regular practitioner of Yoga and Meditation.

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Claire Mathews

Ireland

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Claire Mathews Claire lives with her husband & four sons in Shanbolard. She is a certified  GTT Holotropic Practitioner, who has co-facilitated at workshops & GTT training modules in Slovenia, Spain & Ireland. She is an NLP Mind Coach certified by the Irish Institute of NLP. She is also a Shamanic Practitioner/Counsellor certified by Shamanism Ireland/The Transpersonal Institute. Holotropic Breathwork became a major part of her healing journey in 2010. She is a passionate believer in the power of the inner healer & Holotropic Breathwork™ as a vehicle to connect deeply to our own innate healing wisdom.

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Paul McCormack

Ireland

Paul has been facilitating Holotropic Breathwork since the early 1990's and has run workshops all over the world in addition to here in Ireland. Pa...

Paul McCormack https://hb1dayireland.weebly.com/ Paul has been facilitating Holotropic Breathwork since the early 1990's and has run workshops all over the world in addition to here in Ireland. Paul is a qualified and accreditated Psychotherapist / Counsellor in addition to being a Grof certified facilitator and also is qualified in sound engineering and music production. Paul strongly believes in the healing and transformational power of Holotropic Breathwork whether it manifests as resolution of old complexes / traumas or behavioural patterns or simply boosts and enhances one's personal creativity and energy.

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Nora McDonnell

Ireland

Nora is a secondary school teacher in the west of Ireland and enjoys bringing the holotropic perspective to her everyday interactions with yo...

Nora McDonnell Nora is a secondary school teacher in the west of Ireland and enjoys bringing the  holotropic perspective to her everyday interactions with young people. She has been involved with Holotropic Breathwork since the late nineties and certified as a GTT facilitator in 2011. Since then she has facilitated at workshops and training modules in Ireland, England, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Ukraine and Austria. She runs workshops in a scenic rural setting in Connemara, County Galway on the west coast with Claire Matthews. She also regards herself as a freelance facilitator and enjoys travelling to share in the Holotropic Breathwork experience in all its capacities wherever it takes her. She sees Holotropic Breathwork as a way of life rather than just something she does.

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Nienke Merbis

Netherlands

I am deeply committed to an inner journey, seeking to find and be able to use my potentials. I feel fortunate to have found Holotropic Breathwork™...

Nienke Merbis I am deeply committed to an inner journey, seeking to find and be able to use my potentials. I feel fortunate to have found Holotropic Breathwork™ as a way to give expression to myself and to support others on their journeys. I am equally fascinated employing different forms of art as a way to explore and express the mystery of life.

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Karin Michalek

Austria

Karin Franziska Michalek is a Peace and Conflict Facilitator. She holds an undergraduate degree in Political Science and a Master of Arts in Peace...

Karin Michalek Karin Franziska Michalek is a Peace and Conflict Facilitator. She holds an undergraduate degree in Political Science and a Master of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies. Currently she is trained to become a Psychotherapist in Integrative Gestalttherapy in Vienna. Her training in Holotropic Breathwork began in 2006 and she is certified since 2012. Since then she has been instrumental in creating and facilitating workshops in Austria and Germany. Besides Karin conducts workshops in „Embodied Peacework“ with the main focus on the relational nature of human beings and how peace can be perceived holistically. She works with methods from the Humanistic Psychology, including aspects of Theatre, Dance and Nonviolent Communication. She draws her experience from working at the international Masters Program in Peace and Conflict Studies. Currently she is working with traumatized children and jung people at a Social Therapeutic Department. „I discovered my heart“, she always says first when people ask her about the Holotropic Breathwork. And with all her heart she loves to accompany, hold and create spaces for people on their personal unfolding, on their inner path to peace.

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Jamie Mills

Jamie is medical doctor, and enjoys the blend of the left brain scientific process, the right brain intuitive process that Holotropic B...

Jamie Mills Jamie is medical doctor, and enjoys the  blend of the left brain scientific process,  the right brain intuitive process that Holotropic Breathwork requires, and how this can be carried in ones heart into the world.   Having started Holotropic breathwork in 2012 he became a certified Holotropic Breathwork Facilitator in 2016, and facilitates regularly in the UK.

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Zoya Musatova

Ukraine

Zoya Musatova

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Minh Tu Nguyen

Hungary

She was born in Vietnam, lives in Budapest, Hungary for 20 years. Graduated as a dentist, obtained her Ph.D. in molecular biology. She is a fan of...

Minh Tu Nguyen She was born in Vietnam, lives in Budapest, Hungary for 20 years. Graduated as a dentist, obtained her Ph.D. in molecular biology. She is a fan of felines, from the jaguar through her two cats. She has extensive experience with experiential therapies, such as imagination, psychodrama, dance and expressive arts. She certified as Holotropic Breathwork Practitioner in 2016. Her aim is to create a supportive, empowering women’s community nourishing female values and sharing wisdom.

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Vicky Nicholson

Australia

Vicky Nicholson (teacher; advisor; director of GTT Australia) has a passion both for Holotropic Breathwork and education. She has worked on staff a...

Vicky Nicholson https://www.theorb.tas.gov.au/ Vicky Nicholson (teacher; advisor; director of GTT Australia) has a passion both for Holotropic Breathwork and education. She has worked on staff at GTT training modules since 2005 in Australia and the US and coordinates the Australian modules.She is particularly interested in working with her community and learning to live the Holotropic principles and paradigm of moving towards wholeness as a daily spiritual practice in every-day life. She is an educator in Tasmania, Australia and works alongside Aboriginal people to support teachers and students to improve educational outcomes, particularly for Aboriginal children. Teachers are encouraged to explore and live from an increasingly holistic worldview, as lived by Aboriginal people, to more fully realise their potential as educators for themselves, their students and school communities. Information about the work Vicky and others are doing this field, including videos, can be seen here. Vicky completed her PhD dissertation which addresses ‘Questions of knowing and pedagogic relationship’ that examines the relationship between effective teaching and how we know ourselves. She is particularly moved and filled with gratitude to be allowed to be a witness to people’s deep journey work as they venture into their soul through Holotropic Breathwork, as she herself has been witnessed and supported by others on her own journey.

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Valde Orrenmaa

Finland

Valde lives in Finland, Kaarina, in little commune with his friends and cats. He started the Holotropic Breathwork training in summer 2016 and got...

Valde Orrenmaa Valde lives in Finland, Kaarina, in little commune with his friends and cats. He started the Holotropic Breathwork training in summer 2016 and got certified in summer 2019. He is organizing regularly Holotropic Breathwork workshops in Finland, as a one of the founders of Holotropic Breathwork Finland. Valde has masters degree in comparative religion and has been academically and practically interested in non-ordinary states of consciousness, meditation, psychedelics, buddhism and other mystically oriented branches of religions. Lately he has been interested in the connection between music, singing and non-ordinary states of consciousness. Right now he is writing a book about former birth hospital in Turku. He loves meditation, biking in the forest, playing piano and genuine connection with other beings.

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Alessandro Pacco

Italy

Alessandro Pacco

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Anastasia Panagiotidou

Greece

Anastasia was born in Greece and currently lives in...

Anastasia Panagiotidou Anastasia was born in Greece and currently lives in Thessaloniki. She studied International Business and MBA in the UK, Holland and France. While working in managerial positions for many years, she completed her MSc in Psychology.  Her inner journey began with breathwork in 2000, leading her to start the GTT Training in 2008 and certify as a Holotropic Breathwork practitioner in 2015. Anastasia is very passionate about Holotropic Bretahwork, as she has witnessed people's transformation and her own personal development and healing. In 2015 she co-organised with Irena Antolic the first HB workshop in Greece and she would love to make Holotropic Breathwork more accessible to people around the world.

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Fani Pané Solé

Spain

Social Science specialist and teacher. Postgraduate in Music by...

Fani Pané Solé Social Science specialist and teacher. Postgraduate in Music by Liceu de Barcelona. Combines her educational career with the organisation of musical events in the educative environment. Trained in Music-therapy and Group Dynamics. Organiser of GTT staff’s Holotropic Breathwork workshops in Barcelona. Has facilitated workshops  in Spain, Switzerland and Romania. Certified Holotropic Breathwork Facilitator by Grof Tranpersonal Training. She is part of Grof Transpersonal Training Staff in the modules in Spain. <h4 style="line-height: normal;"></h4> <h4></h4>

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Viktor Pestsov

Ukraine

Viktor Pestsov http://www.grof.com.ua

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Roman Petrov

Czech Republic

Roman received education in classical music at the Prague Conservatory and Academy of Performing Arts, and is one of the 12 cellis...

Roman Petrov Roman received education in classical music at the Prague Conservatory and Academy of Performing Arts, and is one of the 12 cellists of the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. He has been utilising Holotropic Breathwork as a means of therapy and spiritual practice systematically from 2005. Besides that, he developed a broad, self-directed yogic practice, based on the "Advanced Yoga Practices" system. Roman received sustained training in Theravadan Buddhist teachings and is an experienced meditator. He became a Grof Transpersonal Training certifiedfacilitator of Holotropic Breathwork in 2018.

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Balázs Rákóczi

Hungary

After obtaining his masters degree in psychology he started his career on the field of neurorehabilitation. Currently he works on the field of orga...

Balázs Rákóczi After obtaining his masters degree in psychology he started his career on the field of neurorehabilitation. Currently he works on the field of organisational development and project management development and also runs a private praxis where he works as a certified integrative hypnotherapist. Breathwork brought a major change to his life. He is passionate about discovering his inner world and it makes him deeply grateful that he can be present at many people's inner journeys.

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Simona Rakuša

Slovenia

I am passionate about breathwork since my first se...

Simona Rakuša I am passionate about breathwork since my first session in 2010 and certified as Holotropic Breathwork facilitator in 2016. I work in the field of coaching, training and facilitation supporting individuals and organizations in the process of personal and professional transformation. I co-facilitate Holotropic Breathwork workshops with teams in Germany and Slovenia and support people in their individual process of integration of difficult experiences in extended states of consciousness. For me, Holotropic Breathwork is one of profoundest way of growth and transformation that brought me deep connection to myself, to my creative potentials and connected me with my inner strength to support others in their processes of self-exploration and healing. In my free time, I am a passionate singer, traveler and yoga practitioner.

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Michael Riegler

Austria

Michael Riegler is Holotropic Breathwork® facilitator and IAKP certified Kambo Practitioner.
H...

Michael Riegler Michael Riegler is Holotropic Breathwork® facilitator and IAKP certified <a href="http://www.kambo.wien">Kambo Practitioner</a>. He lives with his family at the southern border of Vienna. 25 years ago he started to train in systemic individual-, pair- and family therapy at the IFW Munich, Psychosynthesis in Switzerland, Grof Transpersonal Training in the USA/Europe). Since 2015 he is following his passion to work with Kambo and and as Holotropic Breathwork™ facilitator. „I am convinced that there is an inner force within each of us that makes us strive for wholeness and a deeper meaning in life. I also believe that we have already all abilities and wisdom within us to be able to cope with the tasks of life that we are given.“

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Lydia Schamschula

Lydia lives with her partner and two amazing dogs in Berlin. She is an actress and filmmaker and was always curious to approach the filmmaking...

Lydia Schamschula Lydia lives with her partner and two amazing dogs in Berlin. She is an actress and filmmaker and was always curious to approach the filmmaking as a way to explore the mystery of life. She is deeply committed to work in consciousness and meditation. Some years ago she found her spiritual guide and a great community with two beautiful cats. Since then she is committed to an ongoing practice on a daily base. For some time now her main focus in meditation practice is on zazen. Furthermore on the path of the inner journey she discovered Yoga, Osho meditation, Avatar, the Hoffman process and Holotropic Breathwork. In 2015 she started her training in Holotropic Breathwork and became certified in Grof Transpersonal training 2017 in the US. Afterwards she started organizing and facilitating together with other certified Facilitators workshops in Berlin. Since her first breathwork session her heart felt drawn to this work and she knew she wants to be fully in service for others.

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Luccio Schlettwein

Switzerland

Luccio Schlettwein www.holotrop.ch

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Juanjo Segura

Spain

Juanjo is trained in Integrative Psychotherapy and in Claudio Naranjo SAT program (Enneagram). Involved with the practice of Zen meditation, he has...

Juanjo Segura Juanjo is trained in Integrative Psychotherapy and in Claudio Naranjo SAT program (Enneagram). Involved with the practice of Zen meditation, he has taken the breathwork also to meditation centers. Juanjo has also been working for several years with families in substance addiction rehabilitation programs. His background includes business management, body-oriented techniques, and shamanism. He began his training in Holotropic Breathwork in year 2000 and certified in 2002. Since then he has been part of Grof Transpersonal Training teaching staff and has facilitated at the trainings in Mexico, Spain and Ireland. He also organizes workshops in France and Spain. Since 2003 is the organizer (with Sitara Blasco) of the Spanish GTT program. He has his practice in Alicante.

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Pavel Sevcik

Czech Republic, Cyprus

The holotropic perspective is my big passion. I’ve spent years on a holotropic journey from the 90′, especially with Holotropic Breathwork. In 2015...

Pavel Sevcik The holotropic perspective is my big passion. I’ve spent years on a holotropic journey from the 90′, especially with Holotropic Breathwork. In 2015 I attended Grof Transpersonal Training program for professionally trained facilitators. I love the Holotropic Breathwork as a rediscovered essence of ancient knowledge, reformulated for this age. In the past 20 years I have met holotropic states of consciousness through various techniques and traditions, so I had a rich opportunity to explore and compare the experiences. I have felt the red line going through various cultures and traditions as well as through my heart. My experiences led me to more truthful living of my live, with more love and passion. That is what I want to share and help to create as a facilitator.

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Alexander Shilenko

Russia

Alexander graduated from Rostov-on-Don Medical University in 2001 and Psychology Institute of Southern Federal University in 2015 and has been...

Alexander Shilenko Alexander graduated from Rostov-on-Don Medical University in 2001 and Psychology Institute of Southern Federal University in 2015 and has been trained in Holotropic Breathwork from 2009, certified by GTT in 2012. He started co-facilitating HB workshops in 2010 and from 2013 worked as a GTT team member at number of events in Russia, Ukraine, Hungary and Israel. Has accomplished training as a gestalt therapist in 2017. Together with Natalia Zgonnikova organizes and leads monthly HB workshops and also works as a gestalt therapist in Moscow. Practices qigong.

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Magdalena Šimečková

Czech Republic

Magdalena Šimečková

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Petra Sloan

Germany

After benefiting considerably myself from Holotropic Breathwork, I entered the GTT training in the United States and certified as a Holotropic B...

Petra Sloan www.praxispetrasloan.de/en/ After benefiting considerably myself from Holotropic Breathwork, I entered the GTT training in the United States and certified as a Holotropic Breathwork Facilitator in California in 1996. My partner Kenneth certified with GTT in 1997 in Norway. Starting in 1997 we began to offer regular Holotropic Breathwork workshops at our small center in the village of Steinen in the German Black Forest, located about 30 minutes by S-Bahn outside of Basel Switzerland (the nearest city). Although we have organized a few large public events, our favorite venue is at our own center, working with small groups in a residential setting with a workshop duration of at least three days, and sometimes four days, and once a year a six day intensive. In addition to our breathwork events I have a psychotherapy practice (German Heilpraktikerin for Psychotherapy) where I see clients in a therapeutic setting. This makes it simpler for us to work with clients in a therapeutic way, when this is needed. From the beginning of offering workshops we have included simple meditation practices as a part of the workshop experience. We find that this is an excellent way for participants both to prepare for breathwork and to assist in integration afterward. Most of our workshops are in the German language, but from time to time we offer an event in which German competence is not required, but instead the main language of the event is English. We do require than anyone attending an event with us for the first time have a personal conversation with us, either in person, by phone, or Skype, to make sure that the expectations the person has for us and the workshop, and we have for the person, are in balance. For us this is an important part of the workshop process itself, and enables the beginning of the deeper group connections so important for the process. We have a German internet page which lists our workshop schedule and other basic information, at <a href="https://www.synergeist.org/">www.synergeist.org</a> We are using the Holotropic Association EU just for our English language events. To contact us, best is an email to: breathwork (at) synergeist (dot) net

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Mara Sola

Rogaland

Norway

Originally from Spain has been living and working in Norway since 2012. Mara is the founder of Holotropic Breathwork Skandinavia. She discover...

Mara Sola Originally from Spain has been living and working in Norway since 2012. Mara is the founder of Holotropic Breathwork Skandinavia. She discovered Holotropic Breathwork and Transpersonal Psychology in 2015. Since then she has been interested in expanded states of consciousness, which have been a big part of her inner healing and understanding of her psyche. In 2018, Mara completed the Grof Transpersonal Training and participated in HB workshops in many countries in Europe. Mara is a globetrotter by heart and a visual artist in her everyday life. Mara perceives her growing transformation as the result of a long term commitment and dedicated time to self-cultivation in the quest of being.

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Csaba Sőti

Hungary

As a physician and scientist, Csaba has been working in the fields of stress, aging and learning. Currently he investigates the impact of early lif...

Csaba Sőti As a physician and scientist, Csaba has been working in the fields of stress, aging and learning. Currently he investigates the impact of early life memories on bodyly-mental patterns and health. As a university staff, he teaches in the medical curriculum. In his coaching and therapeutic work he relies on a broad background in states of expanded awareness and body oriented approaches, including work in ritual frames. Work in these contexts possesses a profound healing potential not only on life history events, but also on perinatal and transgenerational themes. Holotropic Breathwork™ is a major transformational force in his life. Together with Minh Tu Nguyen and Balázs Rákóczi they founded Holotropic Hungary and regularly organize and facilitate workshops.

Cary Sparks

Organiser

Ausra Stankeviciene

Lithuania

Facilitator in Training

For many years maintaining interest in neurology and psychology, practicing yoga and meditation for 20 years, engul...

Ausra Stankeviciene Facilitator in Training For many years maintaining interest in neurology and psychology, practicing yoga and meditation for 20 years, engulfed in spiritual practices.  5 years ago, I became familiar with transpersonal psychology of Stan Grof and his developed holotropic breathing and became fascinated by it. Since then holotropic breathing leads me through all my inner transformations on my spiritual path. After I started the Grof Transpersonal Training and passed final certification course in 2018,  I became eager to bring this method to Lithuanian people who as she is are seeking to find inner healing forces and follow self-discovery path leading to the wholeness and realisation of the full potential.

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Mojca Studen

Slovenia

Mojca's primary education is in physics, but later she switched and was trained in transpersonal and systemic psychotherapy, mindfulness, ...

Mojca Studen Mojca's primary education is in physics, but later she switched and was trained in transpersonal and systemic psychotherapy, mindfulness,  hypnotherapy, medical hypnotherapy, Holotropic Breathwork, EMDR, and TRE. She is involved in Holotropic Breathwork since 2005 and is organizing workshops since 2010.  As Holotropic Breathwork practitioner and transpersonal hypnotherapist she firmly believes in Inner Healer – the capability of the psyche of each individual to heal itself, just as the body of every one of us has the healing power. Where does the body end and the psyche begins, anyway? These are just two concepts of our mind, in reality, the two are intertwined connected, interdependent, cooperating... as also HB is proving again and again...

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Marina Trots

Ukraine

Born 1971 in Ukraine
Her academic background includes Psychology - International University Kiev 2008
Education in process-oriented Psycholog...

Marina Trots Born 1971 in Ukraine Her academic background includes Psychology - International University Kiev 2008 Education in process-oriented Psychology 2010 in Moskau Certified Facilitator in Holotropic Breathwork (Spain, 2012). Systemic family therapy i.e. Kiev, Ukraine

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Eva Ursiny

Austria, Switzerland, Slovakia

Slovakia, Austria, Switzerland

Facilitator in training Eva Ursiny is a holistic therapist in...

Eva Ursiny www.evaursiny.com Slovakia, Austria, Switzerland Facilitator in training <a href="https://www.evaursiny.com/">Eva Ursiny</a> is a holistic therapist in Vienna, Austria, and Montreux, Switzerland who knows how to combine her professional expertise and her life experience in her vocation. She has lived and worked in several countries, and speaks fluent German, English, French, Slovak, and Czech. Eva is an experienced mother of two wonderful daughters aged 14 and 9. Eva was able to gain a deeper insight into various professional branches. These activities always took place in a therapeutic context. What has always fascinated, fulfilled and attracted her most is direct contact and working with people. Eva is a <a href="https://www.evaursiny.com/craniosacral-therapie-in-wien/">CranioSacral Therapist in Vienna</a> and another cornerstone of her therapeutic expertise is the passion for transpersonal psychology and expanded states of consciousness. In GTT Training since 2014, certification due in 2020. The Holotropic Paradigm has become indispensable in her deeper therapeutic work. Experience shows that in expanded states of consciousness e.g. as a result of holotropic breathing or similar techniques, further psychological support is needed to facilitate integration. CranioSacral Therapy (CST) is one of few particularly valuable tools for integrating, processing and successfully implementing the full potential of these impressions on the physical, mental, emotional and energetic levels.

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Katharina Wolter

Germany

Katharina works as creative therapist in a psycosomatic clinic for families in Germany. Since 2004 Holotropic Breathwork accompanies her through li...

Katharina Wolter http://www.holotropes-atmen-oberpfalz.de/ Katharina works as creative therapist in a psycosomatic clinic for families in Germany. Since 2004 Holotropic Breathwork accompanies her through life. Facinated by the healing potential of Holotropic Breathwork she attended at Grof Transpersonal Training and became certified in 2019. Katharina is very passionate about creative expressions, especially drawing, music, dancing and creative writing. Her academic background includes a master in German studies focused on creative writing combined with other arts. Beside this she has an bachelor in education science and worked with teenager with social problems in Spain.

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Natalia Zgonnikova

Russia

Coordinator of Grof Transpersonal Training in Russia, certified HB practitioner, psychologist, translator and intercultural communication specialis...

Natalia Zgonnikova Coordinator of Grof Transpersonal Training in Russia, certified HB practitioner, psychologist, translator and intercultural communication specialist. Natalia works as part of the GTT team in Russia and conducts her own HB workshops in Moscow.