Los Angeles Grof® Breathwork Weekend

Developed by Stan and Christina Grof at the Esalen Institute in 1974, Grof® Breathwork is an experiential method of self-exploration and healing designed to induce deep holotropic states of consciousness through a combination of very simple means - accelerated breathing, evocative music, and focused bodywork that helps to release residual bioenergetic and emotional blocks.

By activating the unconscious and mobilizing blocked energies, Grof® Breathwork invites access to all levels of human experience including unfinished issues from our post-natal biography, traumatic physical or emotional events, perinatal memories, death and rebirth sequences, and a variety of transpersonal experiences that can reach mythological, archetypal, and universal realms.

What to Expect

In this weekend experiential, participants will explore Grof's “cartography of consciousness" and the Grofian approach to self-exploration and healing.

You will participate in two Grof® breathwork sessions on Saturday: one as a breather, engaging in your own deep inner work, and one as a sitter, compassionately supporting another's journey.

Sunday concludes with integration practices to help process and embody the experience. An optional post-workshop integration session will be offered one week later (on November 14), for continued support integrating any material that may have surfaced or felt unfinished.

Who This Workshop Is For

This workshop is designed for individuals passionate about self-exploration and healing through breathwork; practitioners working with clients in deep or non-ordinary states of consciousness; and anyone interested in learning about or experiencing the transformative potential of Grof's work.

Workshop Schedule

Friday, November 6, 2026

Arrival and Registration: 5:00 PM

Opening Circle, Introduction to Grof Theory, Breathwork Preparation: 6:00 PM 

Saturday, November 7, 2026

Arrival: 8:30 AM

Breathwork #1: 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Lunch: 12:30 - 2 PM (lunch not included)

Breathwork #2: 2:00 - 5:30 PM

Dinner: 5:30 - 6:30 PM (dinner not included)

Sharing Circle: 6:30 - 8:30 PM

Sunday, November 8, 2026

Integration and Closing: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Participants are required to attend the full workshop beginning the afternoon of 11/6/26 and ending the afternoon of 11/8/26.

Saturday, November 14, 2026

Optional post-workshop integration session: 1-2pm PST (via Zoom)

Workshop Location, Parking, & Food

Venue

LINT Studio

418 Venice Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90015

Please note: the building has two entrances on opposite sides. GPS may direct you to Hope Street, but the primary entrance is through the alleyway on the Venice Blvd side.

Parking

There is an attached lot with payment via app or QR code ($10-15 per vehicle), however spots are limited. 

Additional options:

• Joe’s Parking: 240 Venice St (at Venice Blvd and Grand Ave)

• 520 W. Pico Blvd (corner of Pico and Hope St).

Food

Food is not included in the workshop costs. There will be breaks for meals on Saturday. Due to time constraints and limited food options nearby, it may be helpful to bring a packed lunch and dinner. However if needed, here are some nearby options:

• Cow Cafe (vegetarian, mediterranean): 342 W Pico Blvd (at Grand Ave) 

• El Patroncito Mexican Cuisine: 421 Venice Blvd (across the street from LINT) 

• Pine and Crane (taiwanese): 120 S Grand Ave Unit 101

Contraindications

Grof® Breathwork is a transformative experience designed to facilitate deep self-exploration and healing. Due to the intense physical and emotional nature of the practice, certain health conditions may pose risks during breathwork sessions. To ensure the safety and well-being of all participants, please review our health considerations before registering for a workshop. You may also view our health questionnaire prior to registration.

Sliding Scale Opportunities

We strive to create a welcome and inclusive community that engenders a sense of belonging, respect, openness, and safety in order to facilitate a personally meaningful process for each participant.  Our intent is to support all participants in their work of self-exploration and discovery. Thus, limited sliding scale opportunities are available. Please inquire directly with Gianna at gianna@grof-legacy-training-usa.com.

Space is limited to maintain an intimate and supportive workshop environment. Please email any questions to: gianna@grof-legacy-training-usa.com

Facilitators

Marianne Murray

Marianne is an eclectic and experiential practitioner in the field of learning. Her academic studies include master’s degrees in transpersonal psychology and mindfulness-based psychotherapy and a doctoral degree in transformative learning and change in human systems. Integral to her work has been her training with Stanislav Grof – she completed the Grof Transpersonal Training in 2001, is a certified GROF® Breathwork facilitator, and has facilitated holotropic breathwork in the US, UK and Europe, Kenya, and India. She is certified also as a facilitator of Bert Hellinger’s systemic constellation work and completed her training as a massage therapist, both of which inform her practice as a facilitator.

Marianne had the good fortune to study with Stan during the mid-1990s, both in breathwork training and as a student at CIIS. Living into Stan’s insights on the nature of consciousness and his cartography of consciousness catalyzed not only deep personal healing, but also radically informed her work with group facilitation in the field of personal learning and change.

A faculty member at the Academy for the Love of Learning in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Marianne has been intimately involved with the development of their Leading by Being curriculum and helped to establish the Academy’s overall pedagogy. Topics that motivate her include: somatic awareness as an integral aspect of learning (and un-learning) as we explore unconscious, and semi-conscious, beliefs and biases. The role of facilitator presence in individual and group learning and healing. Now in her mid-70s she can’t help but ask, too, what is the conscious completion of a life’s journey?

Marianne is senior faculty/teacher for the GROF® Legacy Training USA, serves on the Board of Directors for GROF® Legacy Project, and is a Mind and Life Fellow.

Brandon Schneider, MD (apprentice)

Brandon Schneider, MD is an integrative psychiatrist and psychotherapist based in Los Angeles and a Grof® Breathwork Level 2 Apprentice Facilitator. He was drawn to this work following a profound personal experience with holotropic breathwork and views it as a potent tool for transformation and self-exploration.

He holds a BA in Art History from Yale University; an MD from UC San Francisco; and numerous professional certifications, including Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy from the Integrative Psychiatry Institute (IPI), Internal Family Systems Therapy (Level 1), Nutritional Psychiatry (IPI), Interpersonal Psychotherapy from UCLA, and others. He is also an avid yogi and meditation practitioner. 

Alex Lopez (apprentice)

Alex Lopez is a Los Angeles–based creative, DJ, and psychology student preparing to pursue a Master of Social Work at California State University, Los Angeles.

He found Grof Breathwork following a profound spiritual emergency after a Bufo ceremony in 2020, when the work of Stanislav and Christina Grof gave language and meaning to experiences that transformed his life.

Since then, he has assisted Jay Dufrechou with Los Angeles workshops and completed 2 years of Level 1 Grof Legacy Training deepening his appreciation for the healing potential of non-ordinary states of consciousness and community.

Alex is passionate about bringing together art, music, spirituality, and social work to make healing spaces more accessible, particularly for underserved and LGBTQ+ communities.