375 Panterkill Road PO Box 70 Phoenicia, NY 12464 United States
August 17 - 21, 2025
About this Retreat
Dr. Laurane McGlynn is a clinical psychologist who integrates mind/body medicine, psychotherapy, mindfulness, meditation, 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 2021, 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 Center for Counseling and Wellness - an integrative holistic healing center in PA. 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.
www.drlauranemcglynn.com
Tomek Kwieciński is a Holotropic Breathwork facilitator and the organizer and founder of Grof Transpersonal Training in Poland. He has been teaching and facilitating Holotropic Breathwork
workshops in the USA, Colombia, Japan, Georgia, and 14 European countries. Tomek is the co-founder of Holo Mind Psychedelic Therapy Institute in Poland. His education includes completing four years at the School of Behavioural Psychotherapy and training in Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy. He co-works with the Ketamine Clinic in Warsaw, Poland facilitating and integrating sessions for individuals with depression and PTSD. With the Psychoactive Clinic, he works as a support for integrating psychedelic experiences. He facilitates individual sessions and retreats with psilocybin in the Netherlands. Tomek is also involved in traditional shamanic ceremonies. Tomek completed training in the Transgenerational Therapy School of Anne Schutzenberger. He is author of the book Follow the Call: Therapeutic Experiences in Expanded States of Consciousness and produces the podcast “Psychedelic Therapy.
Aimon Kopera, MD, is a trailblazing leader in mind-body medicine. A fearless explorer of consciousness and the human experience, Dr. Aimon brings over 30 years in epigenetics, mysticism and plant medicine. She has worked across diverse disciplines, including lifestyle medicine, psycho- spiritual health and consciousness exploration. Early in her career, she served with the United Nations medical team. As Thailand’s leading expert in psychedelic medicine, Dr. Aimon is a MAPS-certified therapist and has trained under the Grof® Legacy Training program based on Stan Grof’s research into psychedelic therapy, Holotropic Breathwork, transpersonal psychology and spiritual emergency. Dr. Kopera introduced the Gross National Trauma Index (GNT), a groundbreaking framework inspired by Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness (GNH) Index. The GNT will quantify the societal burden of trauma across psychological, social, and economic dimensions. This is a radical shift, bringing trauma out of the shadows and putting it squarely on the agenda of global policymakers. Her work integrates techniques that guide individuals on a transformative path of self discovery, healing and expanded consciousness.
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
Supporting the synthesis of mind and body after experiencing an expanded state of consciousness. Opening the heart, strengthening the body, calming the mind and lifting the spirit.
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
We create a safe and supportive setting, with highly trained and experienced Holotropic Breathwork and Grof Legacy Training certified facilitators. In this double breathwork workshop, each person will experience four Holotropic Breathwork sessions (two as a breather/two as a sitter).
In this highly experiential workshop, we will explore and experience different practices to support post-session integration of expanded states of consciousness. These include a sound healing session, journaling, creating art altars in nature, connecting to the healing power of nature with forest bathing, foraging in nature, integrative writing practice, group support through sharing circles and our evening fire gathering; and expressive arts with mandala drawing.
Price includes 4 nights housing, 12 organic vegan/vegetarian locally sourced meals, workshop and evening fire gathering.
This workshop is open to new breathers, experienced breathers, those in the GTT Holotropic facilitator training or those interested in experiencing Holotropic Breathwork. For those who are in a psychedelic-assisted therapy training program, Grof Legacy Training 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 may meet the requirements for the Grof Legacy training since our team will include a Grof Legacy Training certified facilitator.
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, 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, August 17
3 pm Arrival & Check-in
6 - 7 pm Dinner
7:15 - 8 pm Opening Circle
8 - 9:30 pm Talk: Introduction to Holotropic Breathwork
Monday, August 18
8 - 9 am Breakfast
9:15 am - 12:15 pm Holotropic Breathwork #1 - Please arrive by 9 am
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 - 2:30 pm Break/Self Care Time (Spa and Outdoor Pool Open)
2:45 - 5:45 pm Holotropic Breathwork #2 - Please arrive by 2:30 pm
6 - 7 pm Dinner
7:15 - 8:45 pm Sharing Circle
8:45 - 9:15 pm Sound Healing Session
Tuesday, August 19
8 - 9 am Breakfast
9:15 am - 12:15 pm Holotropic Breathwork #3 - Please arrive by 9 am
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 - 2:30 pm Break/Self Care Time (Spa and Outdoor Pool Open)
2:45 - 5:45 pm Presentation on Integration and Integration Practice
6 - 7 pm Dinner
7:15 - 9:30 Movie Yoga and Sharing Group
Wednesday, August 20
8 - 9 am Breakfast
9:15 am - 12:15 pm Holotropic Breathwork #4 - Please arrive by 9 am
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 - 2:30 pm Break/Self Care Time (Spa and Outdoor Pool Open)
2:45 - 3:45 pm Sharing Circle
4 - 4:30 pm Foraging in Nature for Mask Making and Art Alter Materials
4:30 - 5:45 pm Nature Based Mask Making Integration Practice
6 - 7 pm Dinner
7:15 - 7:45 pm Integrative Writing Practice
8 - 9 pm Community Fire Gathering and Healing Ritual
Thursday, August 21
8 - 9 am Breakfast/Room Check-Out
9 - 10:45 am Creating Nature Art Altars (Outdoors)
10:45 - 11 am Forest Bathing Practice
11:15 am - 12:15 pm Integration Talk
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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