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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460029403321

Autore

Grof Stanislav <1931->

Titolo

Holotropic breathwork [[electronic resource] ] : a new approach to self-exploration and therapy / / Stanislav Grof & Christina Grof ; foreword by Jack Kornfield

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2010

ISBN

1-4384-3395-6

1-4416-6961-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (284 p.)

Collana

SUNY series in transpersonal and humanistic psychology

Altri autori (Persone)

GrofChristina

Disciplina

615.8/36

Soggetti

Holotropic Breathwork (Trademark)

Psychotherapy - Methodology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""HOLOTROPIC BREATHWORK""; ""HOLOTROPIC BREATHWORK""; ""CONTENTS""; ""FOREWORD""; ""PREFACE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""CHAPTER ONE: Historical Roots of Holotropic Breathwork""; ""1. Sigmund Freud and the dawn of depth psychology""; ""2. Humanistic psychology and experiential therapies""; ""3. The advent of psychedelic therapy""; ""4. Abraham Maslow, Anthony Sutich, and the birth of transpersonal psychology""; ""CHAPTER TWO: Theoretical Foundations of Holotropic Breathwork""; ""1. Holotropic states of consciousness""; ""2. Dimensions of the human psyche""

""3. The nature, function, and architecture of emotional and psychosomatic disorders""""4. Effective therapeutic mechanisms""; ""5. Strategy of psychotherapy and self-exploration""; ""6. The role of spirituality in human life""; ""7. The nature of reality: Psyche, cosmos, and consciousness""; ""CHAPTER THREE: Essential Components of Holotropic Breathwork""; ""1. The healing power of breath""; ""2. The therapeutic potential of music""; ""3. The use of releasing bodywork""; ""4. Supportive and nourishing physical contact""; ""5. Mandala drawing: The expressive power of art""

""CHAPTER FOUR: The Practice of Holotropic Breathwork""""1. Use of Holotropic Breathwork in individual sessions and groups""; ""2. Setting



and interpersonal support system""; ""3. Theoretical preparation of participants""; ""4. Screening for physical and emotional contraindications""; ""5. Practical instructions for breathwork sessions""; ""6. Preparation for the session and the relaxation exercise""; ""7. Conducting Holotropic Breathwork sessions""; ""8. The spectrum of holotropic experiences""; ""9. The role of the facilitators""; ""10. Mandala drawing and the processing groups""

""CHAPTER FIVE: Integration of the Breathwork Experience and Follow-Up Work""""1. Creating conditions for optimal integration""; ""2. Easing the transition to everyday life""; ""3. Conducting follow-up interviews""; ""4. Using various methods complementing holotropic breathwork""; ""CHAPTER SIX: Trials and Tribulations of Holotropic Breathwork Facilitators""; ""1. Encounter with the military junta in Buenos Aires""; ""2. Competing with the exhibition of Doberman pinschers""; ""3. Culture-bound challenges for Holotropic Breathwork facilitators""

""4. Technological ordeals in Holotropic Breathwork sessions""""5. The pisspot, oinking piglets, and smoldering Kleenexes""; ""6. Supreme ordeal Down Under""; ""7. Conducting Holotropic Breathwork in adversarial settings""; ""CHAPTER SEVEN: Therapeutic Potential of Holotropic Breathwork""; ""1. Healing of emotional and psychosomatic disorders""; ""2. Favorable Effect on Physical Diseases""; ""3. Effect on personality, worldview, life strategy, and hierarchy of values""; ""4. Potential for healing of cultural wounds and historical conflict resolution""

""CHAPTER EIGHT: Therapeutic Mechanisms Operating in Holotropic Breathwork""



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786885403321

Autore

Smith Andrew <1964->

Titolo

Gothic literature [[electronic resource] /] / Andrew Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2013

ISBN

1-78402-000-1

0-7486-4743-0

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (267 p.)

Collana

Edinburgh critical guides to literature

Disciplina

809.38729

820.911

Soggetti

Gothic revival (Literature) - Great Britain

Gothic revival (Literature) - United States

English literature - 18th century - History and criticism

English literature - 19th century - History and criticism

American literature - 18th century - History and criticism

American literature - 19th century - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Series Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Chronology""; ""Introduction""; ""1 The Gothic Heyday,1760�1820""; ""2 The Gothic, 1820�1865""; ""3 Gothic Proximities, 1865�1900""; ""4 Twentieth Century""; ""5 Contemporary Gothic""; ""Conclusion""; ""Student Resources""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

New edition of bestselling introductory text outlining the history and ways of reading Gothic literature.This revised edition includes: A new chapter on Contemporary Gothic which explores the Gothic of the early twentieth century and looks at new critical developments An updated Bibliography of critical sources and a revised Chronology The book opens with a Chronology and an Introduction to the principal texts and key critical terms, followed by five chapters: The Gothic Heyday 1760-1820; Gothic 1820-1865; Gothic Proximities 1865-1900; Twentieth Century; and Contemporary Gothic. The discussion