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Grof® Breathwork Initiation Retreat: discovering your inner healing power
Come, breathe and learn the basics of Grof Breathwork (holotropic breathing) together with nature.
Description
This retreat, conducted in French, is open to all. It will take place in Montiglio Monferrato, located in Italy’s beautiful Piedmont region, will enchants visitors with its picturesque landscapes and rich cultural heritage.
What is holotropic breathing?
Holotropic breathing combines accelerated breathing with evocative music in a safe setting. Lying on a mattress with eyes closed, each person uses his or her own breathing to enter into an unordinary state of consciousness. This state sets in motion the natural healing processes inherent in the psyche, which lead the person to live unique experiences.
Suggested reading
Chapter 6 of Volume 1 of The Psychonaut’s Path: Encyclopedia of Inner Journeys by Stanislav Grof, MD, PhD. This text presents holotropic breathing (Grof® Breathwork).
Details of the program
Wednes.
November 20th
15:00-18:00
Arrival
18:00-19:30
Dinner
19:30-20:30
Opening Activities
Thursday
November 21st
07:00-08:30
Breakfast
09:00-12:00
Holotropic respiration no.1
12:00-14:00
Lunch and free time
14:00-17:00
Holotropic respiration no.2
18:00-19:00
Dinner
From 19:00
Integration activities and free time
Friday
November 22nd
07:00-08:30
Breakfast
09:00-12:00
Conference and discussion: Birth and perinatal matrices
12:00-14:00
Lunch and free time
14:00-17:00
Holotropic respiration no.3
18:00-19:00
Dinner
From 19:00 Integration activities and free time
Saturday
November 23rd
07:00-08:30
Breakfast
09:00-12:00
Holotropic breathing no. 4
12:00-14:00
Lunch and free time
14:00-17:00 Lecture and discussion: Inner healing power
18:00-19:00
Dinner
From 19:00
Integration activities and free time
Sunday
November 24th
07:00-08:30
Breakfast
09:00-11:00
Sharing circle
12:00-13:00
Lunch and departure
Objectives
- Discover the psyche map developed by Stan Grof;
- Experience and integrate holotropic or modified states of consciousness;
- Develop a finer understanding of the movement of the psyche towards wholeness;
- To be able to trust the self-healing inner intelligence (“Inner Healer”);
- Understand the basics to navigate these new dimensions safely.
About the trainers
Alain Menier obtained his certification as a holotropic breathing facilitator in 2011 and has since organized nearly 100 group workshops and worked with more than a thousand people. He has given numerous lectures on the links between perinatal and psyche, as well as on the work of Stan Grof. He was coordinator in Montreal for various MAPS studies between 2017 and 2022.
Since 2021, he has been involved in the training of therapists at Therapsil and acts as a consultant to Numinus. He is passionate about music. Since autumn 2022, he has been part of the Grof Legacy Training faculty for Grof Breathwork and psychedelic care training.