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Sharanya Naik (module facilitator) is a practitioner of Holotropic Breathwork®, a school teacher and leader, and a massage therapist. She has been working in non-ordinary states of consciousness since 1996, was certified as a Holotropic Breathwork® facilitator in 2003, and has since facilitated the Holotropic process for groups and individuals in many cities in the US and in India. She was the editor of The Inner Door – a journal for Holotropic Breathwork® practitioners. Sharanya is a student of many kinds of bodywork. She is a certified massage therapist, she practices Yoga and Yoga-Nidra and was an Indian Classical and American Modern Dancer for most of her life. She has worked in schools for the last 32 years and been a hospice volunteer. Sharanya has been a student of Peruvian shamanism for 18 years. You can find her at hansaholotropic.com
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Holotropic Breathwork® Is a specialized and unique form of transformational breathwork rooted in the pioneering transpersonal approach of Stanislav Grof. Holotropic Breathwork® provides a safe and caring container for deep exploration in an “expanded” or “holotropic” state of consciousness. Use of breath, music, and set and setting enables participants to surrender to a natural process of spiritual, psychological, and physical “movement toward wholeness.” This process takes many, often mysterious, forms and becomes a collaboration of mind, body, and spirit. Holotropic Breathwork® is a psychedelic approach to inner exploration that does not use psychedelics. This powerful modality is greatly recommended for people seeking meaning and context, those who want to resolve trauma, who want to access and expand their creativity, and who are looking for a non-denominational, non-religious, substance-free spiritual path. Long time participants report great positive changes in their lives and, often, a sense of deep spiritual fulfillment. Holotropic Breathwork® uses deep, effective breathing; a specially designed musical journey; and a safe and supportive setting with a trained staff of facilitators to enable an expanded state of awareness, allowing courageous self-exploration and personal transformation. Mandala drawing and small-group processing of the sessions are important integrative elements of the Holotropic process. The workshop includes preparation, sessions, and integration. There are two sessions of Holotropic Breathwork, so that each person has one session as a “breather” and one as a “sitter.” Both roles offer much by way of exploration through experience. Friday evening will present the paradigm at the foundation of the Work, and Sunday will include time for learning ways to integrate information from the sessions as well as a Q & A session.