Healing & Mystical States Are Just a Breath Away: Personal Experiences with Holotropic Breathwork shares seven first-hand reports of the powerful personal growth and transformation tool, Holotropic Breathwork. Holotropic Breathwork, developed by Dr. Stanislov Grof and Christina Grof, is an amazing modality for healing, self-exploration, and insight in which "breathers" reach non-ordinary states of consciousness via accelerated deep breathing, evocative music and a safe group setting. Many people wrongly assume that such altered states can only be reached with the assistance of drugs, but holotropic experiences come solely from the breath and music. The author digs into his personal journals sharing intimate details of his breathwork sessions, as well as some of his wife's, to encourage others to learn more about this simple yet extremely effective tool.