• September 2025 Notes

    From Sept 1-30th 2025: 1.9.2025 – Holotropic Breathwork at Burning Man 4.9.2025 – Quote from Gezon and Barlett, 2025 4.9.2025 – All Things Considered talk about JHU/NYU spiritual leaders experiment 4.9.2025 – 2024 NYT (extremely pro) article on Holotropic Breathwork 4.9.2025 – Ubiquity University’s Extraterrestrial Studies and Phd in Grof 8.9.2025 – Stroboscopic lights 9.9.2025…

  • Grof Promulgation Matrices I

    Your favourite psychedelic theorist’s favourite psychedelic theorists. Kayla Greenstien Jun 28, 2025 Note: This post contains references to sexual violence, the recovery of repressed memories, themes from New Religious Movements and cult-like dynamics in therapeutic settings. If you are concerned about a therapist or cult-like dynamics, you can find more resources on therapy harm here and on…

  • From the Basic Perinatal Matrices (BPM) to the Grof Promulgation Matrices (GPM)

    A cartography of how the pseudoscience of Stan and Christina Grof is disseminated and normalised. Welcome to my Substack, Deep Breaths. I am a PhD candidate looking at the use of touch in psychedelic therapies. Deep Breaths is a personal project dedicated to critically examining the Grofs + Holotropic Breathwork and their influence on contemporary…

  • Rebels with/without a Map

    A July ode to Stan Grof’s birthday, American Independence Day and the legacy of Martin Luther on the New Age. Kayla Greenstien Jul 11, 2025 Stan Grof is a distinctly American figure. A rebel immigrant on the frontiers of consciousness. Kurt Andersen’s book Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire, A 500-Year History helped me to understand this further…

  • An introduction to Holotropic Breathwork through the words of Christina and Stan Grof

    A selection of key quotes and images from the books and documentaries on Holotropic Breathwork. Kayla Greenstien Jun 07, 2025 (posted to Substack) Note: This post contains references to sexual violence, the recovery of repressed memories, and cult-like dynamics in therapeutic settings. It also includes images of participants being physically restrained during Holotropic Breathwork sessions,…