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News:
(*where noted, description of HB may have errors, but the articles still have some value to readers):

Archived articles:

  1. Stan & Christina Grof’s Stormy Search for the Self by Keith Thompson, Yoga Journal Issue #93, July/August 1990

Newer articles:

  1. Salon article by Elizabeth Hlavinka Breathe in, breathe out: People are tripping out on breathwork – but it’s not for everyone
  2. cnet.com article by Anna Gragert, What is Holotropic Breathwork, the ‘Non-Drug Alternative for Entering a Different State of Consciousness? October 17, 2024
  3. Psychotherapy Networker article by Susan McBride and Mark Cornfield, Holotropic Breathwork: An Overlooked Path to Healing Experiences? May/June 2024
  4. New York Times article Breathing their way to an altered state Jan 9, 2024 by
    Ernesto Londoño
  5. Interview with Kylea Taylor on Ethics in extraordinary states including Holotropic Breathwork®
  6. Women’s Health (online) article What is Holotropic Breathwork and how does it work? March 2022
  7. Article about Johns Hopkins research project on Holotropic Breathwork® to treat PTSD in veterans.
  8. Article on the development of Holotropic Breathwork® and Stan Grof in Psychedelic Hotline April 2021
  9. Article in online journal Longevity March 2021
  10. Newsletter Sept 2019 with article Holotropic Breathwork at the Intersection of Meditation and Psychedelics by Cary Sparks. Et l’article traduit en français part Robert DéCarie
  11. Why You Have to Try Holotropic Breathwork, Natural Health magazine, UK
  12. Twelve Things You Should Know About Holotropic Breathwork
  13. Across The Universe: Stanislav Grof on Non-ordinary Consciousness, Sun Magazine
  14. Ethical Considerations for Psychedelic Work with Women, by GTT senior teacher Kylea Taylor, MAPS Bulletin Spring 2019
  15. Holotropic Breathwork: How Breathing and Music Can Improve Your Wellbeing from who.com.au
  16. Opening The Door To The Subconscious With Holotropic Breathwork 
  17. Holotropic Breathwork for Visionary Transformation, Elephant Journal
  18. Why a Breathing Technique That Makes You Trip – Without Drugs – Should Be Your New Year’s Resolution (*note: Holotropic Breathwork can not be done in seven minutes)
  19. How to get high without drugs: Is hyperventilating your way into a trance using ‘holotropic breathwork’ the latest new age craze?
  20. Stressed? Try this breathing technique
  21. REMEMBERING CHRISTINA GROF: SPIRITUAL SEEKER, PIONEER, TEACHER, HUMANITARIAN by Karey Pohn (in The Journal of Transpersonal Psychology)

Research:

  1. Decreased CO2 Saturation during circular breathwork supports emergence of altered states of consciousness Havenith, Leidenberger, Brasanac, Corvacho, Fugueiredo, Schwarz, Uthaug, Rakusa, Bernadic, Vasquez-Mock, Rosal, Carhart-Harris, Gold, Jungaberle, & Jungaberle. Communications Psychology, 2025
  2. High ventilation breathwork practices: An overview of their effects, mechanisms, and considerations for clinical applications Fincham, Kartar, Uthaug, Anderson, Hall, Nagai, Chritchley, and Colasanti, December 2023, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  3. Effects of conscious connected breathing on cortical brain activity, mood and state of consciousness in healthy adults accepted 10 August 2023 (Current Psychology)
  4. Construction and Preliminary Validation of Holotropic Work Short and Long-term Changes Survey
  5. Transformational Effects of Holotropic Breathwork® in Practitioners’ Orientation and Mental Well-being: Correlational Study summary / full paper
  6. Measure of Significance of Holotropic Breathwork in the Development of Self-Awareness 
  7. A Clinical Report of Holotropic Breathwork in 11,000 Psychiatric Inpatients in a Community Hospital Setting
  8. Journal of Transpersonal Research, Vol 6 (2). Special Issue: Holotropic Breathwork and Other Hyperventilation Procedures
  9. Holotropic Breathwork: An Experiential Approach to Psychotherapy
  10. Inner Work is the Hero’s Journey: Mythic Interpretations of Holotropic Breathwork
  11. Examining the effects of Holotropic Breathwork in the recovery from alcohol and drug addiction, Byron Metcalf, 1995
  12. Additional articles referencing HB can be found here
  13. 1993 dissertatation study on HB
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