Showing posts with label holotropic breathwork. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holotropic breathwork. Show all posts

Monday, April 12, 2010

Integral Options Cafe

As mentioned in an earlier post, we're taking orders for the Journal of Integral Theory and Practice, plus releasing books in our new companion series on Integral Theory. We've recently discovered the Integral Options Cafe, and thought that readers of our new journal and series might find the blog of interest. Here's how William Harryman at the Cafe describes his mission:


Integral Options Cafe offers a place to discuss all things related to a Buddhist, integral worldview. While theory is important (Buddhism, Ken Wilber, Spiral Dynamics, psychology, and Integral Theory), so is politics, art & poetry, human values, popular culture, and humor. I invite comments, different points of view, and anything that can add to a civil discussion of living in an integral world.

Stan Grof, author of the forthcoming SUNY book Holotropic Breathwork, is actually featured in today's post on the Integral Options Cafe. The article offers a thorough exploration of how Grof helped "launch the dawn of a new psychedelic research era." It's a must-read for anyone interested in Grof, his research, and his impact on the field.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Take a breather


This Friday, January 22nd, is the Global Day Of The Breath. From the website Breathwork:

This is the day that the whole planet is invited to participate in some form of conscious breathing.
The event(s) are nominally organised by the International Breathwork Foundation through the National Coordinator for your region. If you do not know who this is, follow the link and search the IBF members list.

If you want to participate and cannot or do not want to find an IBF NC or event, then please do the following:

• At midday wherever you are...
• Stop what you are doing...
• Sit quietly...
• Close your eyes...
• Focus your attention on the physical sensation of your breath moving in and out of your body...
• Continue you to do this for 15 - 30 minutes or longer if you wish

This sounds quite relaxing, so count us in. Sharon Mijares' book, The Revelation of the Breath: A Tribute to Its Wisdom, Power, and Beauty, would make for some wonderful reading, should you decide to pursue the healing power of the breath more regularly. And coming this fall we're publishing the latest from Christina and Stanislav Grof, the developers of holotropic breathwork. Stay tuned for more on this exciting new project.