Chaos
by Annie Compton-Schmidt
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Recommended Resources The following resources provide information related directly or indirectly to Holotropic Breathwork. Links are provided for most of the books. You can follow the links to find out more, sometimes look inside, and also purchase. By using the Amazon links and ordering during that visit you help support AHBI with a percentage of the sales price. (Thanks for your support!)
Some book descriptions are noted as coming from the Joy Mannè and Catherine Dowling Breathwork Training bibliography published in the Healing Breath Journal volume 3 issue 2. (Thanks Joy and Catherine!)
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Materials from Stan and Christina Grofwww.stanislavgrof.com is Stan's web site. Great information and beautifully implemented! Grof, S. (2006.)
The Ultimate Journey: Consciousness and the Mystery of Death At the urging of the publisher, MAPS, this book is the result of Stan Grof completely revising and expanding his early book, The Human Encounter with Death. Grof, S. (2006.)
When the Impossible Happens: Adventures in Non-ordinary Reality Grof writes tales from his own life and the lives of others of events synchronous, mysterious, and extraordinary. Grof, S. (2002.) Psychology of the Future: Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research (Suny Series in Transpersonal and Humanistic Psychology) An great overview of Grof’s books and theories. Grof, S. (1998.) The Cosmic Game: Explorations of the Frontiers of Human Consciousness (Suny Series in Transpersonal and Humanistic Psychology) Discusses the broadest philosophical, metaphysical, and spiritual insights gleaned in Grof’s research into human nature and reality, addressing the most fundamental questions human beings have asked about the nature of existence. Grof, S. (1998.) The Transpersonal Vision: The Healing Potential of Nonordinary States. Sounds True: 1-800-333-9185. Nine-hour AUDIOTAPE An audio-learning course that covers all of Stanislav Grof’s principle lecture material. Comes with a 48-page booklet. Grof, S. (1997, 2003.) "Holotropic Breathwork and the Hyperventilation Syndrome" in The Inner Door. "Physical Manifestations of Emotional Disorders" published in Taylor, K. [Ed.] (2003.) Exploring Holotropic Breathwork. Santa Cruz, CA: Hanford Mead Publishers, Inc. 257-278. In this previously unpublished article, of which only a part was extracted and published in The Inner Door in 1997, Grof reviews the literature regarding somatization and psychosomatic disorder and recounts his observation during the research with nonordinary states. He concludes that the traditional concept of the ‘hyperventilation syndrome’ is obsolete and has to be revised. Grof, S. and Grof, C. (1994.) Holotropic Breathwork: A Conversation with Christina and Stanislav Grof, M.D. New Canaan, CT: Mead Training Systems, Inc. 44 minute VIDEO An armchair discussion with the Grofs about this technique and the effectiveness of using nonordinary states for healing and spiritual practice. Grof, C. (1994.) The Thirst for Wholeness. New Canaan, CT: Mead Training Systems, Inc. 49 minute VIDEO Using her dramatic drawings from her turbulent spiritual emergence, Christina Grof illustrates her own healing journey and, by doing so, gives us all insights into the relationship between addiction and the spiritual path. Grof, C. (1993.) The Thirst for Wholeness: Attachment, Addiction, and the Spiritual Path Christina Grof’s book, based upon her personal experiences with addiction as a spiritual emergency. Grof, S. (1992.) The Holotropic Mind: The Three Levels of Human Consciousness and How They Shape Our Lives A primer of transpersonal theory. Grof, C. & Grof, S. (1990.) The Stormy Search for the Self Christina Grof’s account of her own kundalini opening and turbulent years of difficult integration. Description of various kinds of spiritual emergency phenomena and advice on how to integrate such an experience into daily life. Contains a very good bibliography on each form of spiritual opening. Grof, S. & Grof, C. (Eds.) (1989.) Spiritual Emergency (New Consciousness Reader) Chapters are written by different teachers on different aspects of spiritual emergency or existential crisis. Grof, S. (1988.) The Adventure of Self-Discovery: Dimensions of Consciousness and New Perspectives in Psychotherapy and Inner Exploration (SUNY Series in Transpersonal and Humanistic Psychology) An experiential journey through Grof’s theories, illustrated with many of his own and his patients’ experiences in nonordinary states. Grof, S. (1988.) The Adventure of Self-Discovery. 5966 Zinn Drive, Oakland, CA: Thinking Allowed Productions. 90 minute VIDEO Jeffrey Mishlove interviews Stan Grof about the origin of individual behavior and personality. Stan discusses the COEX system, birth trauma, and the history of Holotropic Breathwork. Grof, S. [Ed.] (1988.) Human Survival and Consciousness Evolution (SUNY Series in Transpersonal & Humanistic Psychology) A collection of papers on the subject of spiritual emergency and global crisis. Grof, S. (1985.) Beyond the Brain: Birth, Death, and Transendence in Psychotherapy (Suny Series, Transpersonal & Humanistic Psychology) Grof’s book expands the traditional psychological paradigm to include perinatal and transpersonal theory and phenomena. Drawings, case studies, and theories on the roots of some psychopathologies. Grof, S. (1980, 2001) Lsd Psychotherapy A thorough and basic text for sitters and therapists using psychedelics, particularly LSD, in a therapeutic way. Many full-color illustration Grof, S. (1977.) The Human Encounter with Death Grof describes the experiences of his patients in his research project using LSD therapeutically with terminal cancer patients. Grof, S. (1975.) Realms of the Human Unconscious: Observations from LSD Research (Condor Books) Grof’s early book describing the experiences of his patients in research using LSD for therapeutic sessions. Books and Articles about Holotropic Breathwork and the Work of the GrofsBoroson, M. (1998.) "Radar to the Infinite: Holotropic Breathwork and the Integral Vision," in The Inner Door, 10(4)5-6, republished in Taylor, K. [Ed.] (2003.) Exploring Holotropic Breathwork. Santa Cruz, CA: Hanford Mead Publishers, Inc. 29-34. In this article, Boroson, a certified Holotropic Breathwork facilitator provides a major exposition of Holotropic Breathwork and its place as a meta-technique—one which embraces and assists many paths and processes. Brightman, T. M. (1995.) "My Heart is Shutting Down," in The Inner Door, 7(1)1,6, republished in Taylor, K. [Ed.] (2003.) Exploring Holotropic Breathwork. Santa Cruz, CA: Hanford Mead Publishers, Inc. 96-98. A Holotropic Breathwork facilitator writes a cautionary tale about a participant who didn’t give him her full medical history and then had a process which included the heart as a metaphor and as a physical issue. Browning, Rebecca B. (1997.) "When Darkness Brings Light." in The Inner Door, 9(1)4-5, republished in Taylor, K. [Ed.] (2003.) Exploring Holotropic Breathwork. Santa Cruz, CA: Hanford Mead Publishers, Inc. 323-325. The founder of the Rocky Mountain Spiritual Emergence Network writes this article from her personal experience about the gift of "the dark night of the soul" and how she now trusts that part of the process as much as any other part. Cappetta, P. (1997.) "Self-Reflection, Self-Disclosure, and a Paradigm Clash." in The Inner Door, 9(1)4-5, republished in Taylor, K. [Ed.] (2003.) Exploring Holotropic Breathwork. Santa Cruz, CA: Hanford Mead Publishers, Inc. 148-150. In this article, Cappetta shares her difficult experience as a psychotherapist being investigated for her work because of the paradigm clash between traditional therapy and transpersonal approaches. She also shares the methods she is now using in her practice to document her work for self-protection. All charges against her were dropped. She wrote this description of her experience as a cautionary tale for others. English, J. (1985.) Different Doorway: Adventures of a Caesarean Born The personal experiences of a Caesarian-born woman with perinatal, non-ordinary states. English used Holotropic Breathwork during her own process of healing. Forester, J. (2002.) "Honoring Resistance," in The Inner Door, 9(2)1,7-9,12, republished in Taylor, K. [Ed.] (2003.) Exploring Holotropic Breathwork. Santa Cruz, CA: Hanford Mead Publishers, Inc. 85-86. This article explores the value of resistance and the importance of trusting the inner healer even if what the inner healer brings forward appears as ‘resistance’. Kelly, R. (1999.) "’Mask’ Memories." in The Inner Door, 11(4)10, republished in Taylor, K. [Ed.] (2003.) Exploring Holotropic Breathwork. Santa Cruz, CA: Hanford Mead Publishers, Inc. 90-91. A discussion of the confusion participants can feel between metaphorical experience and historical experience in Holotropic Breathwork sessions. Miller, J. Direct Connection:Transformation of Consciousness. Rutledge Books. A personal account of transformation via working with Stanislav Grof. Mithoefer, M. (1997.) "The Physiology of Hyperventilation." in The Inner Door, 11(1)1,7-8, republished in Taylor, K. [Ed.] (2003.) Exploring Holotropic Breathwork. Santa Cruz, CA: Hanford Mead Publishers, Inc. 52-58. In this article, Mithoefer, a Board-certified physician in emergency medicine and psychiatry and certified Holotropic Breathwork facilitator, surveys the medical literature on the effects of hyperventilation. He advocates for Holotropic Breathwork research to document the beneficial effects which have been reported anecdotally and to test for any adverse effects. O’Sullivan, S. (1999.) "Holotropic Breathwork and Psychotropic Medications." in The Inner Door, 11(1)1,7-8, republished in Taylor, K. [Ed.] (2003.) Exploring Holotropic Breathwork. Santa Cruz, CA: Hanford Mead Publishers, Inc. 242-249. A medical doctor and Holotropic Breathwork facilitator discusses the relationship of psychotropic medicine to Holotropic Breathwork process. Pacey, I. (1999.) "Holotropic Breathwork, Medication, PTSD, and Depression." in The Inner Door, 11(1)1, 7-8, republished in Taylor, K. [Ed.] (2003.) Exploring Holotropic Breathwork. Santa Cruz, CA: Hanford Mead Publishers, Inc. 250-253. A psychiatrist and Holotropic Breathwork facilitator discusses the relationship of psychotropic medicine to Holotropic Breathwork process. Riskin, T. (1999.) "Projection and Holotropic Breathwork." in The Inner Door, 11(2)8-9, republished in Taylor, K. [Ed.] (2003.) Exploring Holotropic Breathwork. Santa Cruz, CA: Hanford Mead Publishers, Inc. 80-83. Riskin discusses the common ways in which we distort the perception of our environment to attribute the cause of our feelings, with emphasis on the way we do that in Holotropic Breathwork. Sloan, K. and Sloan, P. (2004.) "Report on a Weeklong Breathwork Retreat", The Inner Door, 16(3) 6, 8-9,12. The Sloans present their experience with and format for a weeklong group, combining Holotropic Breathwork and meditation. Sparks, C. (1993.) "COEX Systems and Biographical Trauma." in The Inner Door, 5(1)1,4, republished in Taylor, K. [Ed.] (2003.) Exploring Holotropic Breathwork. Santa Cruz, CA: Hanford Mead Publishers, Inc. 46-48. This is one of the earliest articles addressing the confusion that both facilitator and breather may have in differentiating between ‘real’ biographical experiences, ‘real’ perinatal and transpersonal experiences, or metaphorical experiences that describe or point to ‘real’ experiences. Stelzner, M. (1998.) "Integrating Astrology with the Practice of Holotropic Breathwork." in The Inner Door, 10(3)10, republished in Taylor, K. [Ed.] (2003.) Exploring Holotropic Breathwork. Santa Cruz, CA: Hanford Mead Publishers, Inc. 345-346. This article describes how astrology can complement Breathwork. Sullivan, M. (2002.) "Nothing Happened" in The Inner Door, 14(4)1, 4-5,8, republished in Taylor, K. [Ed.] (2003.) Exploring Holotropic Breathwork. Santa Cruz, CA: Hanford Mead Publishers, Inc. 71-76. Sullivan explores the possible explanations and ultimate mystery in the phenomenon reported by a small percentage of Holotropic Breathwork participants, that ‘nothing happened’ in the Breathwork session. Taylor, K. (1995.) The Ethics of Caring: Honoring the Web of Life in Our Professional Healing Relationships. Santa Cruz, CA: Hanford Mead Publishers, Inc. A model of ethics, based on self-reflection, for volunteer and professional caregivers who want to sort out confusing ethical dilemmas when working with clients in profound states. This book was inspired by work with Holotropic Breathwork clients in non-ordinary states of consciousness. Foreword by Jack Kornfield. Sparks, T., et. al. (1988.) Doing, Not Doing. [available through the Grof Transpersonal Training office] Monograph on the art of ‘not doing’ when facilitating Holotropic Breathwork Wilson, K. (1992.) "Working with the Recovering Community." in The Inner Door, 11(1) 1, 7-8, republished in Taylor, K. [Ed.] (2003.) Exploring Holotropic Breathwork. Santa Cruz, CA: Hanford Mead Publishers, Inc. 215-217. Wilson provides tips for Holotropic Breathwork facilitators who may not be familiar with the culture and language of recovery and the 12 Steps. Sparks, T. (1993.) The Wide Open Door: The Twelve Steps, Spiritual Tradition & the New Psychology. Hazelden/Hanford Mead Publishers, Inc. Tav Sparks connects The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous to some of the world’s greatest spiritual philosophies, Jungian psychology, yoga, the Tao, tribal rites of passage, and discusses the experiences of surrender, death and rebirth, and wholeness. He also describes Eleventh Step techniques, such as Breathwork—those inner experiences which maintain and deepen recovery. Taylor, K. [Ed.] (2003.) Exploring Holotropic Breathwork: A Decade of Articles from The Inner Door. Santa Cruz, CA: Hanford Mead Publishers, Inc. Field reports from the first 12 years of practicing and participating in Holotropic Breathwork by almost 100 different authors from many disciplines. Discussions of physical healing, trauma, addiction recovery, kundalini, shamanism, astrology, other breathwork systems, therapeutic modalities, etc. A valuable resource to have on hand as a reference for participants in workshops. Taylor, K. (2007.) The Holotropic Breathwork Facilitator’s Manual. Santa Cruz, CA: Hanford Mead Publishers, Inc. Revised and considerably updated and expanded from the 1991 edition, this Manual includes guidelines for all facets of facilitating Holotropic Breathwork workshops, including an outline of the introductory lecture, checklists for preparation and debriefing, a description of the focused energy release work, a Grof original essay, "Physical Manifestations of Emotional Disorders" and other articles. Available only to Certified HB Facilitators or to those registered in the Grof Transpersonal Training. Taylor, K. (1994.) The Breathwork Experience: Exploration of Healing in Non-Ordinary States of Consciousness, Hanford Mead, CA. A short, simple description of Holotropic Breathwork, the Grof theory, and the structure of the workshop container. The kinds of experiences that can occur are illustrated by examples from participants in their own words. Books about Other Types of BreathworkAlbery, N. (1985.) How to Feel Reborn? Varieties of Rebirthing Experience – an Exploration of Rebirthing and Associated Primal Therapies, the Benefits and the Dangers, the Facts and the Fictions. Regeneration Press, 32 Addison Avenue, London W11, UK. This is the first book to take a constructively critical approach to Rebirthing. It sets it in the context of primal therapies and compares with it the work of Janov, Frank Lake, Stan Grof, Leslie Feher and others in the field of birth trauma psychology. It names Rebirthing’s ‘wilder fringes’ – i.e. those of Leonard Orr’s ideas that are ‘eccentric and irrational in the extreme.’ [from Manne and Dowling’s breathwork bibliography] Hendricks, G. & Hendricks, K. (1991.). Radiance: Breathwork, Movement and Body-Centered Psychotherapy Book describing Radiance Breathwork by its developers. Leonard, J. and Laut, P. (1983.) Rebirthing: The Science of Enjoying All of Your Life An early guide to Rebirthing, later re-published as Vivation: The Science of Enjoying all of Your Life. A basic guide that goes through the process of Rebirthing/Vivation giving useful detail on types and patterns of breathing. A little dated in its style and adherence to immortalist philosophy but still useful. [from Manne and Dowling’s breathwork bibliography] Minett, G. (2005.) Exhale: An Overview of Breathwork A description of the spiritual use of the breath in yoga, childbirth, spiritual practice, and Breathwork systems. This is an excellent book on the history and cross-cultural use of Breathwork by a frequent contributor to the Inner Door. Minett, G. [Ed.] (2001.)The Spirit of Breathwork (Lectures from Global Inspiration Conferences) A collection of lectures delivered at the Global Inspiration Conferences. Provides a wide range of perspectives on breathwork and related issues. Minett, G. (1994.) Breath & Spirit: Rebirthing As a Healing Technique This book is a description of Rebirthing by a former student of Leonard Orr, founder of Rebirthing. Orr. L. and S. Ray. (1977).Rebirthing in the New Age Leonard Orr is the developer of Rebirthing and he and Sondra Ray write this book about the early history of rebirthing. Small, J. (1982, 1992.) Transformers Jacqueline Small developed Integrative Breathwork after working with Stan and Christine with Holotropic Breathwork. The earlier edition of this book was called Awakening in time: The journey from codependence to creation and was quite revolutionary in the field of addiction in 1982. A later edition is also available. Books about Other Non-Ordinary States of ConsciousnessGilligan, S. ( 1987.) Therapeutic Trances: The Cooperation Principle in Ericksonian Hypnotherapy This book explains the therapeutic use of trance states. It synthesizes the approaches of Erickson, Bandler & Grinder and Bateson and brings a new perspective that goes even further. Gilligan is a master of therapeutic relationship in hypnosis. Mindell, A. (1989, 1999.) Coma: The Dreambody Near Death (Arkana) The first book was by Arnold Mindell, the second by the same name was authored by his wife, Amy. The Mindells tell amazing stories of how presence, breath, and touch has enabled communication with comatose patients. Really amazing stuff; gives us a whole new framework for working with people in "extreme states." Monroe, R. (1973.) Journeys Out of the Body This is a description of Monroe’s investigation of out-of-body, or astral projection, experiences. Please fasten seat belt before reading (we warned you!) Tart, C. 1969, 1972. Altered states of consciousness An edited compendium of articles on non-ordinary states of consciousness including hypnosis, dreams, meditation, psychedelic drugs, and psychophysiology research into nonordinary states. Some of it is still cutting edge work even today. Books about Medicine WorkGrof, S. (1980, 2001) Lsd Psychotherapy A thorough and basic text for sitters and therapists using psychedelics, particularly LSD, in a therapeutic way. Many full-color illustration Stolaroff, M. (2005.) The Secret Chief Revealed. MAPS. The Secret Chief Revealed reveals for the first time, the identity of pioneering psychedelic therapist Leo Zeff, which was kept secret in the original The Secret Chief. The book contains the same text as the original with 32 pages of added material including epilogues written by Leo’s children and patients, and a new introduction by Myron Stolaroff. Walsch, R. and C. Grob.[Eds.] (2005.)Higher
Wisdom: Eminent Elders Explore the Continuing Impact of
Psychedelics (Suny Series in Transpersonal and
Humanistic Psychology.) Some of the foremost thinkers of the twentieth century have admitted that psychedelics have been important in their lives and work; fourteen of whom were interviewed for this book. Books about ShamanismAchterberg, J. (1985). Imagery in Healing: Shamanism and Modern Medicine This influential book shows how the systematic use of mental imagery can have a positive influence on the course of disease and can help patients to cope with pain. Eliade, M. (1964.) Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy (Bollingen Series (General)) This is the seminal text on shamanism. Halifax, J. (1979.) Shamanic Voices: A Survey of Visionary Narratives (Arkana) A collection of accounts by contemporary shamans of their initiations and journeying. [from Manne and Dowling’s breathwork bibliography.] Harner, M. (1980, 1990.) The Way of the Shaman Anthropologist Harner’s synthesis of shamanic healing methods was learned from his personal experiences in tribal cultures. Ingerman, S. (1991.) Soul Retrieval: Mending the Fragmented Self Description of this shamanic technique to connect lost parts of ourselves through shamanic trance. Prechtel, M. (1999.) Long Life, Honey in the Heart The intimate view of rituals and everyday life in the Mayan village juxtaposed by modern political conflict. A lynrical, haunting memoir crafted with lovely words and powerful emotions. Prechtel, M. (1998.) Secrets of the Talking Jaguar The chronicle of this shaman offers modern readers a privileged and rare glimpse into the complex and spiritually rich life of a contemporary Mayan village. Unique and wonderful writing. Books and Articles about Trauma, PTSD, and RecoveryKeepin, William (2007) Divine Duality: The Power of Reconciliation Between Women and Men Will Keepin has developed a workshop approach to "gender reconciliation" that builds on the knowledge we gain in holotropic states about the enormous suffering - by both women and men - around the social and psychological conditioning of the last 3,000 years. Stan Grof, Rick Tarnas, and Angie Arrien have all written very supportive reviews of this book. The opening quote in the book is a real wakeup call from D. H. Lawrence: "The future of humanity will be decided not by relations between nations, but by the relations between men and women." This book is listed here in the Trauma Recovery section because it is about exactly that: how do we recover from the trauma and conditioning around sexuality and sexual roles? Includes material about working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transexual people as well as heterosexuals. Will and those he has trained use Holotropic Breathwork in his gender reconciliation workshops; his perspective is that "talking" approaches alone will not move us forward with this shared global trauma - we must be ready to move in a skillfull way into intense emotions and body experiences. Very highly recommended! Bryant, D., Kessler, J., Sirar, L. (1988). The Family Inside: Working With the Multiple Therapists and client co-write their experience in working with multiplicity. Eckberg, M. (2000.) Victims of Cruelty: Somatic Psychotherapy in the Healing of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder This book was written by the co-creator of Somatics at CIIS and The Healing Center for Survivors of Political Torture. Scarred in her early life by psychomedical interventions in the name of science, Eckberg later worked with trauma victims in Central America. Her work points to the need to choose from a growing repertoire of possibilities addressing traumatic shock today Levine, P. (1997.) Waking the Tiger : Healing Trauma : The Innate Capacity to Transform Overwhelming Experiences This is the basis of Levine’s process and training for Somatic Experiencing® in which reliving trauma experience is titrated with helpful resources by the facilitating therapist. Linehan, M. (1993.) Skills Training Manual for Treating Borderline Personality Disorder User-friendly text from a brilliant, compassionate, rigorous therapist giving her successful approach to dealing with persons with the symptoms complex known as BPD. Mason, P.T. and R. Kreger. (1998.) Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care about Has Borderline Personality Disorder This manual is written both for people with Borderline Personality Disorder and their friends and family. Pacey, I. (1993.) "Breathwork with Trauma Survivors" in The Inner Door, 5(3)1,4, republished in Taylor, K. [Ed.] (2003.) Exploring Holotropic Breathwork. Santa Cruz, CA: Hanford Mead Publishers, Inc. 184-187. A psychiatrist and certified Holotropic Breathwork facilitator writes from her experience in facilitating Holotropic Breathwork sessions with a group of her patients who have been diagnosed with Multiple Personality Disorder. Pacey, I. (1999.) "Breathwork with Trauma Survivors: Ten Years Later" in The Inner Door, 11(4)1,4,9, republished in Taylor, K. [Ed.] (2003.) Exploring Holotropic Breathwork. Santa Cruz, CA: Hanford Mead Publishers, Inc. 188-193. A psychiatrist and certified Holotropic Breathwork facilitator writes about what she has learned from her ten years of experience in facilitating Breathwork with a group of her patients who have been diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder, formerly Multiple Personality Disorder. Ross, C.A. (2006.) The Trauma Model Colin Ross is a credible expert on trauma who has contributed to the DSM IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual) for mental health disorders. In this iconoclastic book he presents a fact-filled case for trauma being the basis of many of the disorders and syndromes described in the DSM IV. He cites co-morbidity as one of the main pieces of convincing evidence for his thesis. Ross, C.A. (1995). Satanic Ritual Abuse: Principles of Treatment Important information from an expert in multiplicity. Ross, C. A. (1989.) Multiple Personality Disorder.
[Retitled: Dissociative Identity Disorder: Diagnosis, Clinical Features, and Treatment of Multiple Personality (Wiley Series in General and Clinical Psychiatry) An overview of the extreme form of dissociation which is now diagnosed as Dissociative Identity Disorder in DSM IV. Ross taught in one GTT Advanced Training (1993) and has a perspective informed by his non-ordinary state experiences working with Native Americans. Sanford, L. (1990.) Strong at the Broken Places: Overcoming the Trauma of Childhood Abuse A psychotherapist offers sufferers of childhood abuse the key to total psychological recovery, presenting in-depth interviews with twenty former victims and examining issues of self-image, body image, intimacy, work, and spirituality. Smith, M. (1993.). Ritual Abuse: What It Is, Why It Happens, and How to Help A ritual abuse survivor and woman diagnosed with Multiple Personality Disorder [the disorder now reclassified as DID] and who presented at a GTT Advanced Training in 1993, speaks of how to recognize understand and heal from the most terrifying and underestimated form of child abuse. Steele, K., O. van der Hart and E. ijenhuis. (2001.) "Dependency in the Treatment of Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Dissociative Disorders." Journal of trauma and dissociation. 2(4), 79-116.
Van der Kolk, B. [Ed.] (1996.) et. al.
Traumatic Stress: The Effects of Overwhelming Experience on Mind, Body, and Society A 600 page text on aspects of trauma. West, C. (1999.) First Person Plural: My Life As a Multiple Psychologist’s account of his surprising discovery of his own multiplicity, and his own and his family’s healing journey. Psychology-GeneralBradshaw, J. (1988.) Healing the Shame that Binds You: Recovery Classics Edition (Recovery Classics) Unmasks the dynamics of shame in the family system. Gilligan, S. (1997.) The Courage to Love: Principles and Practices of Self-Relations Psychotherapy A theory of Self-Relations which introduces easy concepts such as "sponsoring the neglected self in self and others," "both/and," and practicing presence in relationships, especially therapeutic relationships. Hellinger, B. with G. Weber and H. Beaumont (1998.)
Love's Hidden Symmetry: What Makes Love Work in Relationships This book explains Bert Hellinger’s extraordinary work with Family Constellations therapy. Mindell, A. (1995.) Sitting in the Fire: Large Group Transformation Using Conflict and Diversity Arnold Mindell, one of the world’s most gifted group facilitators, discusses the need to pay attention to power, rank, revenge, and abuse in order to build sustainable communities and effect large group transformation. He demonstrates how to stay centered and to further the group’s development while sitting in the fire of large group diversity and conflict. Miller, A. (1996.) The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self This is a classic showing the emotional abuse of the child raised to excel by narcissistic parents. Miller, A. (1996.)Prisoners of Childhood: The Drama of the Gifted Child and the Search for the True Self The costs to children who are "good" and put the needs of their parents first. Psychology-TranspersonalMetzner, R. (1998.) The Unfolding Self: Varieties of Transformative Experience Describes the unfolding of the self from the symbolic to the real. Myths, legends, and magic sparkle in this coherent work that describes the various avenues of the heroic journey to awareness. Metzner, R. (1986.) Opening to Inner Light: The Transformation of Human Nature and Consciousness Describes the processes of individual evolutionary transformation. Perry, J. W. (1989.) Far Side of Madness Theory and experience reported from an experimental, alternative, residential setting for treating acute psychosis. Psychology-SomaticAllison, N. [Ed.] (1999.) The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Body/Mind Disciplines A large reference book containing the history, description, and training required for the majority of body-mind therapies and techniques. Contains a description of Holotropic Breathwork. Johnson, D. H. [Ed.] (1995.) Bone, Breath, and Gesture: Practices of Embodiment Volume 1 (Bone, Breath, & Gesture) An inspiring book with interviews and articles by contemporary breathing and bodywork teachers from divers schools, including Elsa Gindler, Charletto Selver, Carola Speads, Marion Rosen, Ilse Middendorf, F.M. Alexander, Moshe Feldenkreis, Ida Rolf, Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, Judith Aston, Irmgard Bertenieff, Mary Whitehouse, Gerda Alexander, Emilie Condrad Da’Oud, Elizabeth A. Behnke, Thomas Hanna, Dean Julian. The breadth of the field is impressive. Moreover, most of these people have written their own books about breathing, so it is a great source for further reading. [from Manne and Dowling’s breathwork bibliography] Lowen, A. (1976.)Bioenergetics: The Revolutionary Therapy that uses the Language of the Body to heal the Problems of the Mind Lowen wrote the basic text for the kind of bodywork that amplifies a symptom so that it can be released. Spiritual EmergencyBragdon, E. (1988.) Sourcebook for Helping People in Spiritual Emergency A guide for caregivers working with people in spiritual emergency. Grof, C. & Grof, S. (1990.) The Stormy Search for the Self Christina Grof’s account of her own kundalini opening and turbulent years of difficult integration. Description of various kinds of spiritual emergency phenomena and advice on how to integrate such an experience into daily life. Contains a very good bibliography on each form of spiritual opening. Grof, S. & Grof, C. (Eds.) (1989.) A Spiritual Emergency : When Personal Transformation Becomes a Crisis (New Consciousness Reader Ser.) Chapters are written by different teachers on different aspects of spiritual emergency or existential crisis. KundaliniDesai, Yogi S. (1988.) Yoga Holistic Practice Manual A guide discussing all forms of yoga: raja, hatha, pranayama, kundalini, bhakti, mantra, gnana, and karma. Greenwell, B. (1990.) Energies of Transformation. Cupertino, California: Shakti River Press. A description and guide to assisting those who are having a type of spiritual emergence(y) which includes powerful, energetic phenomena. Grof, Chirstina. and S. Grof. (1990.) The Stormy Search for the Self Christina Grof’s account of her own kundalini opening and turbulent years of difficult integration. Description of various kinds of spiritual emergency phenomena and advice on how to integrate such an experience into daily life. A very good bibliography on each form of spiritual opening. Judith, A. (1993.) Wheels Of Life: A User’s Guide to the Chakra System. Llewellyn’s New Age Series. Describes the chakra system and takes the reader through each chakra to fulfill its potentials and then provides exercises to transform and make whole. Judith, A. and S. Vega (1999.) The Sevenfold Journey: Reclaiming Mind, Body & Spirit Through the Chakras Using the ancient Hindu sevenfold chakra system but updated for contemporary New Agers, this self-help manual sees the chakras as dealing with seven essential rights—to have, feel, act, love and be loved, speak and hear the truth, see, and know. The authors, who are both therapists, provide a useful, practical guide for those interested in its combination of modern psychotherapy, physical culture, and ancient yogic perspective. King, S. (2001.) "Kundalini and Holotropic Breathwork: An Interview with Stuart Sovatsky," in The Inner Door, 13(4)1,6-8, republished in Taylor, K. [Ed.] (2003.) Exploring Holotropic Breathwork. Santa Cruz, CA: Hanford Mead Publishers, Inc. 380-384. An interview with kundalini expert, Stuart Sovatsky on the interrelationship of Holotropic Breathwork and kundalini. Kornfield, Jack. (1993.) 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