Care of the Heart
by Jill Gerken

Annotated List of Inner Door Articles

(100 different authors published in issues July 1991 through May 2001)

Table of Contents

  1. Holotropic Breathwork as used in Various Contexts
  2. Holotropic Breathwork and Other Therapeutic and Spiritual Systems
  3. Music and Music Equipment
  4. Holotropic Breathwork Practice and Principles
  5. Holotropic Breathwork in Healing from Trauma and Addiction
  6. Interfacing between Holotropic Breathwork and Our Culture
  7. Holotropic Breathwork and Physical Healing
  8. Holotropic Breathwork Research
  9. Holotropic Breathwork News
  10. Community and Holotropic Breathwork
  11. Marketing Holotropic Breathwork
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1. Holotropic Breathwork as used in Various Contexts


7/91 Breathwork Behind the Walls by Karen Kable
A short description of the work of Diane Magliolo and Francis Cox as they introduced breathwork into the Texas prison system.

2/92 Awakening the Body and the Heart by Karen Kable
A description of the work of facilitator Laurie Weaver in her ongoing Holotropic Breathwork groups.

5/93 A Family Breathes Together by Laurie Weaver ∓mp; the Schmitz family
A mother, father, and daughter and their facilitator tell their experiences with Holotropic Breathwork in their own words.

5/93 Holotropic Approach to Recurrent Depression by Arlene Fox
A description of using Holotropic Breathwork with ongoing groups of patients with major or bi-polar depression in a Canadian hospital.

8/95 Working with Dreams, Mandalas, and Claywork by David Edwards
The author describes his use of art therapy with breathwork.

8/00 Using the Model of Perinatal Matrices in Psychotherapy by Ted Riskin
The author describes his use of Grof’s cartiography in psychotherapy, particularly with depression, as a way to encourage hope and motivation.



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2. Holotropic Breathwork and other Therapeutic and Spiritual Systems

7/91 Yogic Sleep and Meditation States During Holotropic Breathwork by Kylea Taylor
A description of Tandra, Yoga Nidra, Murcha, Jada Samadhi, Sabija Samadhi, and Nirbija Samadhi, meditation states that seem to occur at times during breathwork sessions.

11/91 The Sitter as Witness by John W. Johnson
A comparison of the Sitter role with the witness role in Janet Adler’s Authentic Movement sessions.

5/93 Holotropic Breathwork with Voice Dialogue by Alex Lessin
A description of how the author uses the work of Hal and Sidra Stone in conjunction with Holotropic Breathwork with his clients.

11/93 Trance Formation of Consciousness: Combining Ericksonian Hypnotherapy with Holotropic Breathwork by Rudolf Elterich
A well-referenced discussion of Ericksonian technique and a discussion of the use of hypnotherapy at various stages of the breathwork process.

11/93 Hypnosis and Breathwork by Marianne Miller with Jamilla Morley
Discusses using hypnosis for completion of breathwork material.

11/93 Hypnosis, Holotropic Breathwork, and the Psyche by Max Rossler
Ways in which hypnotherapy can be used with Holotropic Breathwork.

2/94 Hypnosis and its Function in the Practice of Holotropic Breathwork by Michael Vancura
Discussion of the differences and similarities of breathwork and hypnosis and the uses of hypnosis in conjunction with breathwork.

5/94 Nature: Shamanism and Holotropic Breathwork by Sheelo Bohm and Ahmayo
Description of shamanic work in conjunction with Holotropic Breathwork and illustrated with participant’s own descriptions of their experiences and resolution of problems and issues.

5/94 Dismemberment: Initiatory Sequences in a Holotropic Breathwork Series and Shamanic Journeys by James C. Nourse, Ph.D.
 A description of classic shamanic initiatory experience in Holotropic Breathwork sessions.

5/95 The Ones Who Went Before by Sheelo and Ahmayo Bohm
Account of Holotropic Breathwork combined with “ancestor” work in the shamanic tradition.

5/95 Under One Roof by Marty Boroson
A personal account of the author’s experience of Insight and Opening, the retreat at which Jack Kornfield and Stan Grof combine Vipassana meditation with Holotropic Breathwork

8/95 Holotropic Breathwork ∓mp; Experiential Talk Therapy by Timothy J. O’Connell
Interfacing transpersonal therapy with traditional therapy.

11/95 Interactive Psychic/Shamanic Therapy by Elizabeth Borg
Discussion of work with spirits and entities in the context of transpersonal therapy.

2/96 Grof Holotropic Breathwork and Hendricks Cathartic Breathwork by Brack Jeffreys
A facilitator certified in both methods compares them.

2/96 Lucid Dreams and the Modified States of Consciousness in Holotropic Breathwork by Max Rossler.
A comparison of lucid dreaming and states in Holotropic Breathwork. The author contends that in lucid dreaming, the ego is still in charge.

8/96 Does it Matter How we Breathe?: A Rebirther Views “Positive” and “Negative” Breathing Patterns by Gunnel Minnet
The author of Breath and Spirit differentiates between a negative “hyperventilation” and a positive “deep breathing”. Offering a counterpoint opinion to the Holotropic Breathwork stance that we can trust the breath without needing to coach it, this Rebirther contends that it does matter how we breathe.

8/96 Two Forms of the Breath by Lorri Kesich
 A certified Holotropic Breathwork practitioner who also trained in Rebirthing compares the two techniques.

8/96 Rebirthing to Holotropic Breathwork by Max Rossler
A certified Holotropic Breathwork practitioner who also trained in Rebirthing compares the two techniques.

2/96 Birthing and Breathwork by Patricia Anne Meadows
Appreciative description from a nurse of the parallels between giving birth and breathwork, as well as the usefulness of “midwifing” as a feminine approach to facilitating breathwork.

11/97 The Jupiter-Uranus-Neptune Conjunction by Renn Butler
A description of the February, 1997 Cycles ∓mp; Symbols conference in San Francisco. An interpretation of recent events such as movements in science, recent movies, and the death of Princess Diana in the light of planetary aspects.

5/98 Rick Tarnas Discusses Stanislav Grof’s Astrological Birth Chart – Part I
A transcript of Rick Tarnas comments recorded on March 11, 1998. Fascinating tour through the archetypes that have a prominent place in Stan’s life and work.

5/98 Planets, Signs, and Houses by Mark Seelig
Basic archetypal astrology lesson for breathwork practitioners on the “Actors”, “Stage”, and “Script” of a natal chart.

5/98 Transiting Toward Wholeness by Marcia Shanti Breaux
The description of a transformative breathwork session in archetypal astrological terms.

5/98 How Grof Found Astrology by Matthew Stelzner
The story of how Stanislav Grof discovered astrology and came to appreciate its ability to make archetypal predictions about the content of nonordinary states of consciousness sessions.

5/98 Integrating Astrology with the Practice of Holotropic Breathwork by Matthew Stelzner
In the “Practicing Breathwork” column, Stelzner describes ways of using astrology in an amplifying and non-threatening way with Holotropic Breathwork participants.

8/98 Rick Tarnas Interprets Stan Grof's Natal Chart - Part II
Continuation from 5/98 issue of the transcript of Rick Tarnas comments recorded on March 11, 1998. Fascinating tour through the archetypes that have a prominent place in Stan’s life and work.

8/98 Timing Sessions with Astrology by Matthew Stelzner
 A discussion of the issues involved with finding optimal times by using astrology for scheduling deep journeys.

8/98 The Stars and My Spiritual Emergency by Anne Little
 A personal account of the incidents and issues involved in a spiritual emergency as related to the author's astrological transits.

8/98 Transits for my First Holotropic Breathwork session by Matthew Stelzner
A discussion of the relationship of personal astrological transits to the events of a breathwork session.

5/00 Using Self-Relations Theory in Holotropic Breathwork by Kylea Taylor
Using the terms and concepts of Gilligan’s Self-Relations theory to articulate the principles and practices of Holotropic Breathwork.

5/00 Breathwork in Therapy: Protocols and Practices by Brack Jefferys
Using a variety of Breathwork approaches in the practice of psychotherapy.

11/00 Ecstasy and Healing: A Report on the GTT Shamanism Module by Maria Marotti
 A description of the GTT shamanism module in Santa Fe, New Mexico led by Diane Haug.

11/00 Breathwork as a Shamanic Strategy by Byron Metcalf
 An overview of research on a hybrid technique involving Breathwork and shamanic processes.

11/00 Native Americans Visit GTT Module by Joan Forest
A description of the GTT shamanism module in Santa Fe, New Mexico led by Diane Haug.

11/00 Ancient Sites, Altered States by Patricia Meadows
 A description of her journey to her ethnic roots in Ireland.

11/00 Maya Mysteries by Joan Forest
A description of her experiences with Maya rituals.

11/00 Book Review: Secrets of the Talking Jaguar by Kylea Taylor
A review of Martin Prechtel’s book of his initiation and life in a Maya village.

2/01 Ecstatic Remembrance – Santa Fe – by Tim O’Connell
 A description of the module which features Jai Uttal and Geoffrey Gordon leading kirtan between Breathwork sessions.

2/01 A Bible without a Binding – by Jim Compton-Schmidt
Thoughts about how to communicate with Christians about biblical texts and Holotropic Breathwork.

5/01 Embodied Mid-Life Awakening – by Patricia Meadows
Personal account of kundalini awakening experience in Holotropic Breathwork

5/01 Kundalini in Context – by Steven King
Description of classic kundalini theory.

5/01 Diagnosing Kundalini – by Kylea Taylor
In working as a HB facilitator, one is often asked questions about whether what participants are experiencing is kundalini. Self-definition by participants along with guidance to references seems to work best.

5/01 The Arousal of the Kundalini– by Mark Seelig
Personal account of kundalini awakening experience in Holotropic Breathwork.



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3. Music ∓mp; Music Equipment

11/91 High End Sound Systems by Forest Flashman
A review of very expensive music sound systems.

5/96 HiFi VCR/VHS by Bob Dixon
A discussion about the benefits of using video tape to provide high quality, long-playing sound for Holotropic Breathwork workshops. Also includes a review of systems available for purchase.

2/98 Our Top 80 Breathwork CDs: Results of the Music Master Poll by Steve Dinan
 Certified Holotropic Breathwork practitioners listed their favorite music and author organized it to make it easy for those buying music to buy those CDs that have both quality and quantity of breathwork music.

5/98 Mastering Sessions on Computer by Ted Riskin
 Instructions on how to use a computer for modulating, mixing, and mastering a music session for breathwork.



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4. Holotropic Breathwork Practice and Principles

11/91 On Being Seen, Heard, and Touched by Kylea Taylor
The value of the gift the sitter gives to the breather in really witnessing and receiving the breather’s experience.

11/92 Ethical Issues Surrounding Therapeutically Induced Nonordinary States of Consciousness by Kylea Taylor
Discussion of the differences and similarities in ethical issues when working with clients in nonordinary states rather than ordinary states of consciousness.

2/93 Gurus, Sacrificial Lambs, Shamans, and Scapegoats:
Speculations on a Collective Pool of Pain by Mickel Adzema
Raises the question of whether we do our work just for ourselves or for the collective healing.

5/93 Stretching the Limits: 40 Consecutive Days of Breathwork by Jay Gilliland
A Holotropic Breathwork facilitator did breathwork as a practice and noticed some interesting changes in his physical body and consciousness.

2/94 ”I Breathed Them” by Kylea Taylor
 A spoof of those who use the phrase, “I breathed them”, when referring to their facilitation of others who breathe. Makes the point that breathers, not facilitators are responsible for their own experience and that language which reflects otherwise is disempowering.

8/94 Relationship in the Breathwork Experience: Close is Enough by Thomas Merton Brightman
Accounts of family and intimate relationships enhanced by Holotropic Breathwork.

11/94 Bodywork and Holotropic Breathwork by Jay Gilliland
 Bodywork is proposed as useful for integration. The article enumerates some signs that integration is taking place.

2/95 ”My Heart is Shutting Down” by Thomas Merton Brightman
 A facilitator’s personal account of a woman who had a heart attack after not revealing pertinent medical history prior to breathwork. He discusses the metaphor of “heart problems” in this case as well as the difficulty in getting relevant medical information from prospective participants.

2/95 A General Release to Participate in Breathwork Workshops
 Thomas Merton Brightman shares the release form he uses for informed consent to participate in Holotropic Breathwork sessions.

8/95 Statistics, Statistics by Sean O’Sullivan
 Describes the difficulty in getting accurate medical history information from breathwork participants prior to their participation.

11/95 Interacting with the Breather by Linda L. Stevens
 A discussion of the extraordinary connection between breather and sitter.

11/95 An Unusual Breathwork by Linda L. Stevens
 A personal account of sitting in which the sitter and author was moved spontaneously to connect with the breather in an unorthodox way.

11/95 Diagnosing Spiritual Emergence by Kylea Taylor
 A review of an article in The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease which was written by the authors of the new DSM IV category: Religious or Spiritual Problem.

11/95 Holotropic Breathwork to Resolve Psychoid Phenomena? By Oliver Lorton
 Discussion of a case in which the Holotropic Breathwork participant experienced the visitation of a spirit and how that visitation interfaced with her personal relationship and process.

5/96 A View from the Window: Considerations about Life Review and Holotropic Breathwork by Kathleen Silver
After sitting with her dying father during his life review, the author discusses the healing process of life review in breathwork and shamanic systems.

11/96 The Power of Intention by Thomas Merton Brightman
An account of a participant’s difficulties in attending a workshop and the perceived effect of the facilitator’s persevering intention on her ability to finally attend.

11/96 Is Trusting the Inner Healer Enough? By Sean O’Sullivan
 An account of a participant who reported consistently in the sharing groups that “nothing was happening” and a discussion of our commitment as facilitators to trust the process even in such a case.

11/96 Pockets of Compassion by Kathleen Silver
 A personal account of how her deep work has opened her to feel more compassion.

11/96 Sitting with Life, Sitting with Death by Kylea Taylor
 A personal account by the author of sitting with her dying father and reflecting on the value of the Holotropic Breathwork training as unique preparation for being present for both life and death.

2/97 When Darkness Brings Light by Rebecca B. Browning
 From her personal experience the author writes about the gift of “the dark night of the soul” and her trust in that part of the process as much as any other part.

2/97 The Divine Feminine by Judy Forester
 From her personal experience the author reflects on the importance of systematic, nourishing physical contact with Holotropic Breathwork participants whose history is one of deficiency and omission.

2/98 What is Healing? by Judy Forester
 Argues for broadening the scope of healing beyond relief of symptoms. Discusses the need to be with suffering rather than to try to fix or eliminate it.

2/98 Breath at Its Best by Thomas Merton Brightman
 A collection of inspiring quotations about breathing and the breath from spiritual teachers.

5/98 Informed Consent Form by Michael Mithoefer, M.D.
 Psychiatrist and certified Holotropic Breathwork practitioner Mithoefer shares the informed consent form that satisfied his professional liability insurance company.

8/98 Insurance for Holotropic Breathwork Practitioners by Sarah Burdge
 Massage practitioners may be able to obtain liability insurance for breathwork practice as the author has done.

8/98 Resources for Learning Astrology by Matthew Stelzner
 A process is suggested for novice astrologers to learn transit astrology. Books are listed as well.

11/98 Post-Modern Monk and Modern Shaman: The Theories of Ken Wilber and Stan Grof by Steve Dinan
The author compares and contrasts these two major transpersonal theorists.

11/98 Radar to the Infinite: Holotropic Breathwork and the Integral Vision by Martin Boroson
A major exposition of Holotropic Breathwork and its place as a meta-technique which embraces and assists many paths.

11/98 There's No Place Like Home: The Uniqueness of the Holotropic Model by Martin Boroson
The author's personal example of how Holotropic Breathwork provided a container large enough to support his unusual experiences.

2/99 Holotropic Breathwork, Medication, PTSD, and Depression by Ingrid Pacey
 Use of medication with patients participating in Holotropic Breathwork by a Canadian psychiatrist who is certified in Holotropic Breathwork.

2/99 Holotropic Breathwork and Psychotropic Medications by Sean O'Sullivan
 A description of psychotropic medications for the lay breathwork practitioner by a Canadian physician certified in Holotropic Breathwork.

2/99 The Advanced Training by Tim O'Connell
 An account of the August 1998 GTT Advanced Training in Arizona.

5/99 Here I Sit by Jack Silver
 The author's opinion is that the practice of sitting in a breathwork session is the real training, or at least is an under-rated, very important part of Holotropic Breathwork.

5/99 Awakening to the Power of Passion by Tav Sparks
 The importance of following one's passion on the path.

5/99 Projection and Holotropic Breathwork by Ted Riskin
How we commonly distort perception of our environment so that it seems the cause of our feelings. Holotropic Breathwork makes that process conscious in many ways.

8/99 Call to Community by Sandi Jones
 The value of and trend towards collective process.

8/99 Holotropic Breathwork, Community ∓mp; Spirituality by Ken Sloan
 The author explores questions concerning how Holotropic Breathwork community is forming and can be supported.

2/00 Holotropic Art by Laila Neilsen
 Description and examples of "holotropic art" and suggestions for how to organize a show of some of this work.

5/00 Holotropic Art Store by Annie Compton-Schmidt
Suggestion for showing and selling art inspired by holotropic states.

8/00 Shame Prevents Communication by Thomas Merton Brightman
Discussion of shame-based language and how to avoid it in facilitating Holotropic Breathwork and its sharing groups.

2/01 Ways of Integration by Anne Høivik
Examples of using poetry and art in her integration of Holotropic Breathwork experiences.



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5. Holotropic Breathwork in Healing from Trauma and Addiction

2/92 Trauma and Abuse: Some Guidelines by John William Johnson
Interview of several Holotropic Breathwork facilitators on their experiences working with participants who have a sexual abuse history.

2/92 Healing the Sacred Wound by Cynthia DeFillippo
A Holotropic Breathwork participant’s own experiences of reliving and healing a sexual abuse history during several years of regular Holotropic Breathwork sessions. She talks about the transpersonal as well as biographical experiences that related to her healing.

2/92 Pilot Research Using Breathwork with Female Incest Victims by Curtis Byford
A description of the author’s research study “Holotropic Breathwork: A Potential Therapeutic Intervention for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder [PTSD] in Female Incest Victims. Byford makes the case that birth trauma may well be another source of PTSD.

5/92 Working with the Recovering Community by Kit Wilson
How to discuss Holotropic Breathwork with recovering addicts in Twelve Step programs. Information on relapse behavior.

5/92 Understanding Recovery- a Primer by Kit Wilson
A definition of 12 Step and recovery terms for breathwork facilitators who might be unfamiliar with them.

5/92 Protocol: The Relationship Between Nonordinary States of Consciousness and Outcome in Drug Abuse Treatment by John Freeman
Excerpts from an actual research protocol written to seek funding for Holotropic Breathwork research. Basic premise is that peak experiences and/or emotionally cathartic experiences are correlated with successful long term drug and alcohol abuse treatment.

5/92 Co-Dependency and the Basic Perinatal Matrices by Barbara Jeffreys
Relates Timmen Cermak’s criteria for diagnosing co-dependency to the four matrices.

5/92 Breathing at Sunflower House by Kylea Taylor
A description of facilitating regular Holotropic Breathwork sessions in a long-term, residential treatment center for court-referred addicts.

5/92 Addiction Recovery and Holotropic Breathwork: A Personal Story by John B.
A personal story of early sobriety, participation in Holotropic Breathwork, and the importance of a personal supportive community by a certified Holotropic Breathwork facilitator.

8/92 Talking about Holotropic Work in Addictions Treatment by Brack Jeffreys
Discussion of the importance of translating language and re-framing concepts in order to bring Holotropic Breathwork to traditional settings, especially how to discuss the experiences of the transpersonal or perinatal.

11/92 Holotropic Breathwork in Czechoslovakia: The Early History and its Applications in Addiction Treatment by Stanislav Kudrle, M.D.
 Describes the secret meetings of early breathwork participants and the difficulties in introducing new concepts of addiction treatment as well as the concepts of transpersonal and holistic therapies into traditional Czech treatment programs.

2/93 COEX Systems and Biographical Trauma: Working Multi-Dimensionally in Holotropic Breathwork by Cary Sparks
Describes the confusion both facilitator and breather may have in differentiating between “real” biographical experiences and “real” perinatal and transpersonal experiences.

8/93 Using Holotropic Breathwork with MPD by Ingrid Pacey, M.D.
Pragmatic advice for facilitators of participants with multiple personality disorder from a facilitator who has worked extensively with such clients.

8/93 Colin Ross, M.D. presents on Multiple Personality at 1993 Advanced Grof Training by Carleen and Richard Blum
An overview of the presentations of Colin Ross and his dialogue with Stan Grof about the transpersonal aspects of multiple personality.

8/93 Holotropic Breathwork with an Inpatient MPD Case by James D. Eyerman, M.D. and Janice Teece, Ph.D.
Description of the case and suggestions for future such work.

8/93 Life on the Astral Plane: A Transpersonal view of MPD by Marguerite J. Holmes
Speculations on the origins of alters. Questions such as which alters are manifestations of the same person or same soul and which may not be.

8/93 Holotropic “Rules” Apply to Dissociation by Amy Miller
 Comparison of various transpersonal experiences with the experiences of dissociation.

8/93 Multiples Speak for Themselves About Their Breathwork by Amy Miller
 A compilation of the experiences of multiples in breathwork sessions excerpted from their own reports of their sessions.

11/94 Bones by Elizabeth Gibson
 Personal account of how the author experienced Holotropic Breathwork as having a healing effect on her biographical wounds.

11/95 Examining the Effects of Holotropic Breathwork in the Recovery from Alcoholism ∓mp; Drug Dependence: An Independent Research Project by Byron Metcalf
 The results of research with ten men and ten women showed Holotropic Breathwork to be effective. Also includes a discussion of the difficulties in doing research on Holotropic Breathwork.

5/96 Sexual Abuse and the Second Matrix by Judy Forester
 From her personal experience the author ties the reliving of her sexual abuse history to BPM II rather than BPM III and offers some suggestions to facilitators for how to work with partipants who are experiencing in this way.

11/99 Breathwork with Trauma Survivors: Ten Years Later by Ingrid Pacey
 Psychiatrist author's report on her work with trauma survivors and multiplicity using small Holotropic Breathwork groups.

11/99 Overcoming Blindness by Mary Louise Gould
 An overview of trauma: statistics, causes, and use of Holotropic Breathwork with recovery.

08/00 Being Present with Trauma by Terri Harmon
 Personal story of using Breathwork and Somatic Experiencing® and other modes to heal sexual abuse trauma.

08/00 Two Bridges by Robert Mesaeh with Melody Sullivan
 Personal story of recovering from addiction through 12-Steps and Holotropic Breathwork.

11/00 Premonitory Vision in Holotropic Breathwork by Max Rossler
Case histories of visions Breathwork sessions that seemed to predict the future after sessions.

11/00 My New Journey by Lenny Gibson
 Lenny’s announcement of his diagnosis of cancer and his premonitory vision in a Breathwork session that seemed to diagnose this particular health problem.


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6. Interfacing between Holotropic Breathwork and Our Culture

5/93 Attraction to Magic by Renee Brody
 An account of the author’s difficult experiences with the staff of a psychiatric hospital after Holotropic Breathwork had proved beneficial to the patients.

5/93 Holotropic Politics by Mickel Adzema
 A consideration of the American Political events of 1992-93 as a collective expression of our “collective inner reality.”

8/94 ”Nothing but Trouble” as Holotropic, Post-Heroic Myth by Mickel Adzema,
 A review of the perinatal themes in society and the media.

11/96 Breathwork in Academic Curricula? Experiences in Germany and California by Mark Seelig, Ph.D.
 An account of the author’s difficulties in using transpersonal techniques in academic settings.

11/98 Relationships Post-Breathwork by Carolyn Green
 A personal account of experience integrating one's deep work in breathwork workshops with one's relationship to a significant other.

2/00 Holotropic Breathwork in Egypt by Elizabeth Gibson
 Travelogue as two certified Holotropic Breathwork practitioners travel to Egypt to facilitate Holotropic Breathwork for therapists there.

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7. Holotropic Breathwork and Physical Healing

2/94 Holotropic Breathwork and the Resolution of Physical Dis-Ease by Judith Nourse, R.N.
 Author discusses the spontaneous remission of physical symptoms following breathwork sessions based on her own research.

2/94 The Importance of the Voice in Breathwork by Stephanie Burns
 Discussion of the effect of breathwork on finding the voice metaphorically and on clearing and developing the voice physically.

11/94 Psyche and Soma: Re-Integrating Therapy by Don Baker
 A discussion of “somatic neurosis” and the importance of both breathwork and massage in healing.

8/95 Holotropic Reflections by Stephen Linsley
 A personal account of medical problems and the changes undergone by the author during breathwork process.

8/97 Illness as a Path to Soul by Sandy Steckling
 A personal account of radical healing of severe rheumatoid arthritis through the author’s work with Holotropic Breathwork and other related techniques.

8/97 Curative Factors of Holotropic Breathwork by Pamela Cappetta
A personal account of physical and emotional healing during a period of regular Holotropic Breathwork sessions.

8/97 Some Anecdotes of Healing and Breathwork by Michael Mithoefer, M.D., Thomas Merton Brightman, Thomas A. Tepfer, and Max Rossler
 Anecdotes provided by facilitators of Holotropic Breathwork from the United States, France, and Germany include cases of healing a sprained ankle, PMS symptoms, scoliosis, high blood pressure, phobia of birds, and skin rashes.

2/99 Nutrition and the Psychospiritual Journey by David Mercier
 A description of a nutritional analysis process.

2/00 Lupines, Wolves, and Lupus by Anne Gresham with Melody Sullivan
 A description of a certified practitioner's healing from acute and chronic ailments using transpersonal process and Holotropic Breathwork.

2/00 Interstitial Cystitis by Marilynn McSeveney
 Account of author's work with the intense pain of this mysterious disease using Holotropic Breathwork and other transpersonal processes.

2/01 Breathwork, Talk Therapy, and Rolfing: Sophie’s Story by Karen Grue with Elizabeth Gibson
Account of Danish author's therapy with depressed woman with PTSD through Holotropic Breathwork and other transpersonal processes.

2/01 Endometriosis and My Spiritual Path: An Interview with Maya Preisig by Melody Sullivan
 Account of healing of endometriosis using Holotropic Breathwork and other transpersonal processes.



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8. Holotropic Breathwork Research

5/94 The P300 Cognition Brainwave Appears After Breathwork by D. Spivak and L. Spivak
 Description of brainwave research on breathwork participants from research conducted in Russia.

2/95 Suggested Research Projects by Stanislav Grof, M.D., Ph.D.
 Stan Grof suggests eight research projects that could be done with Holotropic Breathwork participants.

2/95 Russians study Transpersonal Aspects of Childbirth
 A news article about the work of researchers D. Spivak, L. Spivak, and K. Wistrand who interviewed new mothers about their transpersonal experiences during childbirth.

5/95 Biopsychology Catching Up with Grof’s Research by Kevan Prosnick
 This news article reports on research that shows that if a schizophrenic patient does not have close relatives with schizophrenia, he or she is more likely to have a history of perinatal trauma.

2/96 Which Patients Leave Holotropic Groups Prematurely? The Study of a Long-Term Psychiatric Group by Kevin C. Martin, Paul Grof, and Arlene Fox.
 Early drop-outs in this Canadian psychiatric hospital group tended to be less motivated, less able to identify psychological components in their own process, less introspective, sophisticated, and less able to establish mature relationships, and more fearful of self-disclosure. There were more diagnoses of personality disorder in the drop-out group.

11/96 Perinatal Subdivisions: Specificity for Future Research by Kevan Prosnick
 The author suggests categorizing the transitions between the matrices in order to correlate them more accurately with astrological transits and participant experiences.

5/97 Holotropic Breathwork and the Hyperventilation Syndrome by Stanislav Grof, M.D., Ph.D.
 A previously unpublished journal article by the co-developer of Holotropic Breathwork discusses the medical Syndrome and its interface with the deep breathing experiences of Holotropic Breathwork.

5/97 The Physiology of Hyperventilation by Michael Mithoefer, M.D.
 Research from the medical literature on the effects of hyperventilation. The author advocates for Holotropic Breathwork research to document the beneficial effects which have been reported anecdotally and to test for any adverse effects.

5/00 ”Recent Studies Have Shown…” by Steven King
 Request for help with research design and fund-raising to test efficacy of Holotropic Breathwork, particularly with addiction treatment.

11/00 Premonitory Vision in Holotropic Breathwork by Max Rossler
 Description of three cases in which a Holotropic Breathwork vision in some sense foretold the future.

2/01 The Peril of Promises and the Rewards of Research by Ted Riskin
Short cautionary note about promising therapeutic results from Breathwork and a plea for substantive research about Holotropic Breathwork from which we could quote as facilitators.



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9. Holotropic Breathwork News

11/94 Vaclav Havel Honors Stanislav Grof While Speaking at Stanford University
 News article with some of the text of Havel’s speech included.

8/96 ITA in the Jungle by Sean O’Sullivan
 A descriptive report of the International Transpersonal Conference (ITA) in Manaus, Brazil in May, 1996.

2/98 SEN and Holotropic Breathwork Viewed as Cults in France : A First Hand Report by Max Rossler
Describes the factual legal events that have led to severe difficulties in the free practice of “spiritual techniques” such as breathwork in France since 1996.

11/98 Stan Grof Visits Albert Hofmann by Maya Preisig
 A description of Stan's visit with Hofmann at his home in Switzerland by the certified facilitator who accompanied Stan on the visit. Photos accompany the article.

5/00 Holotropic Breathwork in India by Diana Medina
 A description of the Breathwork workshop done by three volunteers at a therapy institute in India.

5/00 Return of the Flight of the Swans by Francis Padinjarekara
 Another description of the Breathwork workshop done by three volunteers at a therapy institute in India.

5/00 Report from Rosalupi by Francesca Caputo and Piero Coppo
 Report on the meeting on the interface between Holotropic Breathwork and therapy attended by Italian Jungians and therapists of other disciplines.

5/00 Esalen Conference on Grof’s Work by Kylea Taylor
 Report on the invitational conference on the impact of Grof’s theory, research, and practice.

11/00 AHBI Board Meets in Vermont by Sarah Burdge
 Report on the meeting and the task list which the Board is undertaking at this time.

2/01 Stan Grof in Buenos Aires by Silvina Alterman and Gabriel Plachta
Report on the meeting and the task list which the Board is undertaking at this time.


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10. Community and Holotropic Breathwork

2/95 Women’s Sweat Bath Materializes After Breathwork Experience by Ruby Webber
Women in Virginia build a sweat lodge following one woman’s breathwork experiences.

8/95 Breathwork, Barn-Raising, and Community-Building by Sharon King
 An account of the establishment of community among breathwork participants during the organization and building of a center in Pennsylvania.

2/98 Newly Certified Practitioners
 List of those certified at the November 1997 Scandinavian Certification of Holotropic Breathwork Practitioners and the 1997 Brazil Certification.

5/98 Newly Certified Practitioners
List of those certified at the April 1998 Certification of Holotropic Breathwork Practitioners in Oregon.



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 11. Marketing Holotropic Breathwork

11/97 Marketing Holotropic Breathwork: The Pricing Debate by Jim Compton-Schmidt, Ed Willard, Ray Kelly, Don Baker
A collection of essays on the issues of pricing, profit, service, consistency, and the integration of good business into good mission.

11/97 ”Dying Among Friends” by Steve Dinan
 Meeting the needs for safety and community with creative containers for deep death/rebirth work.

11/97 Marketing and Marketability by Don Baker
An essay encouraging continuing education for Breathwork facilitators especially in the areas of group management, bodywork, and touch. The essay connects such ongoing training to increased marketability.

11/97 Profit Keeps Holotropic Breathwork Available by Thomas Merton Brightman
 Discussion of the value of profit in perpetuating good work.

2/98 A Brief Marketing Plan for Everything by Martin Boroson
 Contends that the greatest marketing challenge of Holotropic Breathwork -- its enormous scope -- can be turned into an advantage as it is the only discipline that allows healing to emerge at whatever level of the mind, body, or spirit requires attention. It lets the healing energy take the precise form of therapy or practice needed.

2/98 Holotropic Breathwork on the World Wide Web by Kylea Taylor
 Discusses the advantages to Breathwork facilitators to having a presence on the Internet and how the Association for Holotropic Breathwork is working to facilitate that.