Research on Holotropic Breathwork

A collection of research articles on Holotropic Breathwork

Scientific studies on Holotropic Breathwork

Holotropic Breathwork has been the subject of various studies investigating its impact on psychological well-being and consciousness. We invite you to explore the studies and resources compiled here to gain a deeper understanding of the practice's potential. The studies are sorted by date (newest first) and by clicking on the respective button "article", you will be led to the article or abstract.

Decreased CO2 saturation during circular breathwork supports emergence of altered states of consciousness

  • Authors: Martha N. Havenith, Max Leidenberger, Jelena Brasanac, Mafalda Corvacho, Inês Carmo Figueiredo, Leonie Schwarz, Malin Uthaug, Simona Rakusa, Marijan Bernardic, Liliana Vasquez-Mock, Sergio Pérez Rosal, Robin Carhart-Harris, Stefan M. Gold, Henrik Jungaberle & Andrea Jungaberle
  • Year: 2025
  • Published in: Communications Psychology 3
  • Form: open access article

    Interpretive phenomenological analysis of Holotropic Breathwork for adult daugthers of alcoholics

    • Author: Sofya Vasilyeva
    • Year: 2023
    • Published at: Pacifica Graduate Institute
    • Form: open access dissertation

      Construction and Preliminary Validation of Holotropic Work Short and Long-Term Changes Survey

      • Author: Mojca Studen
      • Year: 2021
      • Published in: Integral Transpersonal Journal, No 16
      • Form: open access article

      The Lived Experience of Intuition and Immersion in the Holotropic Breathwork Community: an Autoethnography

      • Author: Derek Galanto
      • Year: 2021
      • Published at: Faculty of Saybrook University
      • Form: open access dissertation

        An experience with Holotropic Breathwork is associated with improvement in non-judgement and satisfaction with life while reducing symptoms of stress in a Czech-speaking population

        • Authors: Malin Vedøy Uthaug, Natasha L. Mason, Martha N. Havenith, Michel Vancura and Johannes G. Ramaekers
        • Year: 2021
        • Published in: Journal of Psychedelic Studies 5
        • Form: open access article

            Holotropic Breathwork as a Therapeutic Intervention for Survivors of Trauma: An Autoethnographic Case Study

            • Author: Peter Bray
            • Year: 2018
            • Published in: What Happened? Re-presenting Traumas, Uncovering Recoveries (book), chapter 10
            • Form: open access article

                  The perceived impact of Holotropic Breathwork: an interpretive phenomenological analysis

                  • Author: Felipe Landaeta
                  • Year: 2018
                  • Published at: California Institute of Integral Studies
                  • Form: open access dissertation

                        Measure of Significance of Holotropic Breathwork in the Development of Self-Awareness

                        • Authors: Tanja Miller and Laila Nielsen
                        • Year: 2015
                        • Published in: Journal of alternative and complementary medicine, volume 21
                        • Form: open access article

                              Spiritual Transformation: A Qualitative Quantitative Analysis of the Application of the Holotropic Breathwork Method

                              • Authors: Inna V. Afanasenko, Vladimir A. Emelianenko and Alexandra V. Emelianenko
                              • Year: 2014
                              • Published in: Journal of Transpersonal Research, volume 6
                              • Form: open access article

                                    Holotropic Practice and the Promise of full-spectrum Transformation

                                    • Author: Martin Boroson
                                    • Year: 2014
                                    • Published in: Journal of Transpersonal Research, volume 6
                                    • Form: open access article

                                          A Clinical Report of Holotropic Breathwork in 11,000 Psychiatric Inpatients in a Community Hospital Setting

                                          • Author: James Eyerman
                                          • Year: 2013
                                          • Published in: MAPS Bulletin Special Edition
                                          • Form: open access article

                                                Long-Term Abstinence Following Holotropic Breathwork as Adjunctive Treatment of Substance Use Disorders and Related Psychiatric Comorbidity

                                                • Authors: Timothy D. Brewerton, James E. Eyerman, Pamela Cappetta and Michael C. Mithoefer
                                                • Year: 2011
                                                • Published in: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, volume 10
                                                • Form: abstract

                                                      The Effect of Holotropic Breathwork on Personality

                                                      • Author: Denisa Binarová 
                                                      • Year: 2003
                                                      • Published in: Čes. a slov. psychiat. (Czech and Slovak Psychiatry), 99
                                                      • Form: open access article

                                                            Reported Effects of Holotropic Breathwork: An integrative Technique for Healing and Personal Change

                                                            • Author: Gilles Brouillette
                                                            • Year: 1997
                                                            • Published at: Institute of Transpersonal Psychology
                                                            • Form: open access disseratation

                                                                  Examining the Effects of Holotropic Breathwork in the Recovery from Alcoholism and Drug Dependence

                                                                  • Author: Byron A. Metcalf
                                                                  • Year: 1995
                                                                  • Published at: Center for Transpersonal Studies & Development
                                                                  • Form: open access article