375 Panterkill Road PO Box 70 Phoenicia, NY 12464 United States
October 19 - 22, 2025
About this Retreat
Dr. Laurane McGlynn, PsyD is a clinical psychologist who integrates mind/body medicine, psychotherapy, mindfulness, meditation, Holotropic Breathwork, functional medicine and shamanic practices to support healing and transformation. She holds doctoral degrees in Clinical Psychology and Marriage and Family Therapy and Masters degrees in Counseling Psychology and Child and Adolescent Therapy. In addition, she has advanced training and certifications in mindfulness- based stress reduction, somatic resourcing, Vipassana meditation, Family Systems Therapy, Past Life Regression and Health Psychology. In 2023, she completed training in Mind/Body medicine from Harvard Medical School. In addition, she is currently enrolled in a Masters program in Integrative Medicine.
Laurane has earned licensure as a psychologist in Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey. She is the Director of the
A Healing Space - A Center for Integrative Medicine and Wellness in Pennsylvania. She was certified as a Holotropic Breathwork® facilitator in 2015. Laurane received her Holotropic Breathwork training directly from Stan Grof, MD and the late Tav Sparks, former Director of Grof Transpersonal Training. Her work is heart-centered, compassionate, intuitive and empowering Dr. McGlynn offers Holotropic Breathwork workshops throughout the United States and Canada and trainings to psychedelic-assisted therapy programs. Publications: Opening Inward: A Collection of poetry from the Inner World of Holotropic Breathwork Paperback – May 3, 2018. Available through Amazon.com.
www.drlauranemcglynn.com
John Stockberger is a musician, certified Holotropic Breathwork® facilitator, certified Grof Legacy Training facilitator, Kundalini Yoga and meditation teacher and has a private healing practice. His work focuses on Inner Healer activation through authentic presence and touch, deep relaxation, intuitive guidance, chakra and polarity balancing, connection to Archaetypal realms, guided meditation, profound inner journeying, sound immersion, healing breath, physical, emotional and energetic realignment and release. He has studied with the Foundation for Shamanic Studies, Cranial Sacral Therapy, Buddhist meditation, Qigong, Vipassana, Buddha Dharma and traditional Shipibo Conibo healing in the Amazon rainforest. John received his training in Past Life Regression from Dr. Brian Weiss. He teaches and facilitates Kriya Yoga and provide preparation and integration sessions for many forms of process work. He facilitates Holotropic Breathwork workshop in the United States and abroad and teaches training modules for Grof Transpersonal Training.
Details of this retreat
A Holotropic Breathwork Workshop
It is hard to imagine the scope of an individual life without envisioning some kind of trauma, and it is hard for most people to know what to do about it -Mark Epstein
MOST OF US HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME FORM OF TRAUMA IN OUR LIFETIME...
Surviving a pandemic, diagnosis and treatment of a medical illness, loss, abuse, addiction, violence, grief, social isolation, mental health challenges.... Trauma has the power to transform. However, it is some of the most difficult work a person can ever do. Trauma can impact your body, your mind and your spirit.
Holotropic Breathwork is a journey of moving toward wholeness. In this workshop, we create a safe and supportive setting, with highly trained and experienced Holotropic Breathwork certified facilitators, where you can begin to reconnect, heal and regain connection to your body, yourself and life.
The New York Times described Holotropic Breathwork as an effective way to heal yourself and improve mood. The therapeutic benefits of Holotropic Breathwork can include releasing and healing trauma, improving anxiety and depression, higher insights of spiritual understanding, increased connection to self and others, and opening to compassion and love.
Holotropic Breathwork™ is a powerful experiential breathing process that allows for self- exploration and healing. With the eyes closed and lying on a mat, each person uses their 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 workshop you will experience:
Four Holotropic Breathwork sessions (two as a breather/two as a sitter)
Introductory talk on Holotropic Breathwork.
Engaging with Nature – Forest Bathing Practice and Foraging in Nature
Healing Sound Journey
Creative Expression through Art (Mask Making and Mandala Drawing)
Evening Fire Ritual and Healing Ceremony
Loving-Kindness Meditation
Journaling for Reflection and Release/ Integrative Writing Practice
Group Support and Connection
This workshop is open to new breathers, experienced breathers, those in the GTT Holotropic facilitator training, Grof Legacy Training or anyone interested in experiencing Holotropic Breathwork. For those who are in a psychedelic-assisted therapy training program or MAPS training, this workshop may fulfill your requirement for practical experience sitting for others in expanded states of consciousness.
This workshop is approved by Grof Transpersonal Training to meet the requirements for an in person double breathwork session for completion of the virtual modules. This workshop is approved by Grof Legacy training to meet the breathwork requirements of the training program.
To register, please email drmcglynn6@gmail.com
CONTRAINDICATIONS: This workshop is not appropriate during pregnancy, for persons with cardiovascular disease including heart attacks and angina, Severe or Uncontrolled Hypertension, Severe Mental Illness, Bipolar Disorder, Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD), Epilepsy, Glaucoma or Retinal Detachment, Osteoporosis, Recent Surgeries, Recent Physical Injuries, Recent Infectious/Communicable Diseases, Asthma (if you have asthma, bring your inhaler to the workshop).
Schedule
Sunday, October 19
3 pm Check-in Begins
6 - 7 pm Dinner
7:15 - 8 Opening Circle
8 - 9:30 Talk: Introduction to Holotropic Breathwork and Working with Trauma
Monday, October 20
8 - 9 - Breakfast
9:15 am - 12:15 pm Holotropic Breathwork #1 - Please arrive by 9 am
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 - 2 pm Foraging in Nature for Mask Making on Wednesday morning
2 - 2:30 pm Break/Self-Care Time
2:30 - 5:30 pm Holotropic Breathwork #2 - Please arrive by 2:15 to set up
6 - 7 pm Dinner
7:15 - 8:30 pm Sharing Circle
8:45 - 9:30 pm Sound Healing Session/Loving-Kindness Meditation
Tuesday, October 21
8 - 9 am Breakfast
9:15 am - 12:15 pm Holotropic Breathwork #3 (Please arrive by 9 am to set up)
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 - 2:30 pm Forest Bathing Practice or Self-Care Time
2:30 - 5:30 Holotropic Breathwork #3 - Please arrive by 2:15 to set up
6 - 7 pm Dinner
7:15 - 8:15 pm Sharing Circle
8:30 - 9:30 pm Community Fire Gathering and Healing Ritual
Wednesday, October 22
8 - 9 am Breakfast/Room Check-Out
9:15 - 10:30 am Mask Making
10:30 - 11 am Integrative Writing Practice
11 am - 12:15 pm Integration Talk/Closing Circle
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch
2 pm Departure
*Please note that the schedule is subject to change at any time.
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