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Breath As Medicine: Connecting to the Healer Within - A Holotropic Breathwork Workshop
October 04 - October 07, 2026
Dr. Laurane McGlynn
Stephenie Purnell
Vera Hanakova
Augustina Rueda, LCSW
Yulia Meshoyrer
This workshop will explore how Holotropic Breathwork® can facilitate healing from trauma, addiction, mental health issues and our desire for transcendence and wholeness.The New York Times described Holotropic Breathwork® as “heart opening” and a way to heal yourself and improve mood. For centuries, and across many cultures, non-ordinary states of consciousness have been used as a tool for transformation and healing.The therapeutic benefits of Holotropic Breathwork® can include release and healing of trauma and grief, improving anxiety and depression, supporting recovery from addiction, higher insights of spiritual understanding, increased connection to self and others, and opening to compassion and love.You are invited to join us to experience the remarkable healing potential and therapeutic benefits of Holotropic Breathwork®, a powerful breathwork practice that allows for self-exploration and healing. With eyes closed and lying on a mat, you will use your own breath and the music in the room to enter an expanded state of consciousness. This state activates the natural inner healing potential of the breather, or “inner healer”, which guides the experience.In this immersive double breathwork workshop, you will experience:Schedule:Sunday, October 4
ABOUT THE TEACHERs
Dr. Laurane McGlynn
Dr. Laurane McGlynn, PsyD is a clinical psychologist who integrates mind/body medicine, psychotherapy, mindfulness, meditation, Holotropic Breathwork, nature- based practices and functional medicine to support healing and transformation. She holds doctoral degrees in Clinical Psy...
Stephenie Purnell
Stephenie Purnell, Founder of Spiritus8 ®, is a certified Holotropic Breathwork® facilitator, Trance Movement™ practitioner, and expert in the use of expanded states of consciousness for healing addiction. One of only five certified Holotropic Breathwork® facilitators in Te...
Vera Hanakova
Vera Hanakova has been involved in the Holotropic Breathwork community for the past 25 years. During that time, she was personally trained by Stan Grof and Tav Sparks. Vera is a Holotropic Breathwork apprentice with Grof Transpersonal Training..Vera has a passion for yoga and ...
Augustina Rueda, LCSW
Augustina Rueda, LCSW is a Clinical Social Worker with 25+ years of experience in trauma-informed work with individuals and families in community mental health settings. Her work is grounded in compassionate, relational care, supporting individuals and families through life tran...
Yulia Meshoyrer
Yulia Meshoyrer earned her first Masters degree in Psychology from Southern Federal University. In 1999, she moved to Moscow, where she expanded her academic and professional scope by completing another Master degree in Marketing and an MBA from the MIRBIS Institute. Between 2009...
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