04870nam 2200637Ia 450 991046002940332120200520144314.01-4384-3395-61-4416-6961-2(CKB)2670000000041760(EBL)3407264(SSID)ssj0000419779(PQKBManifestationID)11331812(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000419779(PQKBWorkID)10384615(PQKB)10452334(MiAaPQ)EBC3407264(Au-PeEL)EBL3407264(CaPaEBR)ebr10574126(OCoLC)658062355(EXLCZ)99267000000004176020100203d2010 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHolotropic breathwork[electronic resource] a new approach to self-exploration and therapy /Stanislav Grof & Christina Grof ; foreword by Jack KornfieldAlbany State University of New York Pressc20101 online resource (284 p.)SUNY series in transpersonal and humanistic psychologyDescription based upon print version of record.1-4384-3393-X Includes bibliographical references and index.""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""SUNY series in transpersonal and humanistic psychology.Holotropic Breathwork (Trademark)PsychotherapyMethodologyElectronic books.Holotropic Breathwork (Trademark)PsychotherapyMethodology.615.8/36Grof Stanislav1931-162911Grof Christina726979MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460029403321Holotropic breathwork2214115UNINA