Luminary: Stanislav Grof
Dr. Grof's early research in the clinical uses of psychoactive drugs was conducted at the Psychiatric Research Institute in Prague, where he was Principal Investigator of a program systematically exploring the heuristic and therapeutic potential of LSD and other psychedelic substances. In 1967, he was invited as Clinical and Research Fellow to the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. After completion of this two-year fellowship he stayed in the U.S. and continued his research as Chief of Psychiatric Research at the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center and as Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Henry Phipps Clinic of Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. In 1973, Dr. Grof was invited to the Esalen Institute, where he lived until 1987 as Scholar-in-Residence writing, giving seminars, lecturing and developing Holotropic Breathwork with his wife Christina Grof. He also served on the Board of Trustees of the Esalen Institute.
He was the founding president of the International Transpersonal Association (ITA). In this role, he has organized large international conferences in the U.S., the former Czechoslovakia, India, Australia, and Brazil. At present, he lives in Mill Valley, California, conducting training seminars for professionals in Holotropic Breathwork and transpersonal psychology and writing books. He also is Professor of Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) and gives lectures and seminars worldwide.
He has published over 100 articles in professional journals and many books including Psychology of the Future, Beyond the Brain, The Holotropic Mind, The Cosmic Game, The Adventure of Self-Discovery and LSD Psychotherapy.
please visit: www.StanislavGrof.com and www.holotropic.com
Stanislav Grof teleseminar on "The Future of Psychology"
