Experience IFH/GTT Events

The Institute for Holotropics / Grof Transpersonal Training offers Holotropic Breathwork® (HB) retreats in various formats, including five-night/six-day modules and three-night double breathwork retreats. We also offer an annual weekend workshops (January in the San Francisco Bay Area) and online “Virtual Modules” on various topics (but not including HB, as it can’t be done virtually).  A schedule of events can be found here. No prior experience with Holotropic Breathwork® is required to attend (with the exception of certification intensives  and advanced trainings). For those who wish to become certified HB practitioners, all of these events can contribute to your training requirements.

Modules and double-breathwork retreats: You may participate when you choose, in a residential setting, in groups of moderate size, for one or two modules at a time. You will be with people from around the world who are excited about Holotropic Breathwork® and the holotropic perspective, and you will have the opportunity to delve deeper into both the breathwork and your personal journey than is usually possible in shorter workshops. You will also become a part of the larger community of HB practitioners and experiencers.

Besides the practice and theory of HB, module topics include Shamanism; The Psychedelic Experience; Addiction, Attachment and Spirituality; Jung’s Red Book; Celtic Shamanism; The Power of Trust & Connection; Movie Yoga; Sacred Geometry; Living with Dying; Archetypes & Astrology; and others. A special event is Ecstatic Remembrance, featuring kirtan (chanting) led by Jai Uttal (twice Grammy nominated). Advanced trainings have included Trauma & Transformation; and Fantastic Art – held at the HR Giger Museum in Gruyeres, Switzerland.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND IFH/GTT EVENTS?

The program is designed to work for people with various levels of interest. If you have been to an HB workshop and would like to learn more, modules offer a great set and setting for a deeper personal journey. Even if you have no prior experience with HB, modules are a great place to start.

Although some in the program are in the helping professions, it is in no way a requirement for participation, or to become a practitioner. People with all kinds of backgrounds have attended the training, including business people, artists, academics, ministers, nurses, filmmakers, teachers, body workers, writers, builders, doctors, musicians, veterinarians, attorneys, and more.

A training group generally consists of people from many countries, and of varying ages and income levels. There has been limited racial diversity, but we hope this will change. People come from a broad variety of backgrounds, with varied interests, spiritual paths, and reasons for participating.

What participants have in common is a passion for Holotropic Breathwork. Based on this, and on taking the inner journey together, groups usually bond quickly, and deep connections are made.

WHERE DO TRAINING EVENTS TAKE PLACE?

An up-to-date list of all training events offered around the world can be found here. To receive notice of upcoming and future events, you can join our mailing list here.

Currently, modules are held in the United States at retreat centers near Loveland, Colorado; Lucerne Valley, California; and Chester, Connecticut. Internationally, training groups are currently underway in Australia and Poland.  Past groups have completed certification in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Russia, the Scandinavian countries, and Spain. We make every effort to find venues that support the Holotropic perspective and deep inner work, in or near nature, with privacy, and with comfortable accommodations, balanced with affordability

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