Dr. Stanislav Grof is a psychiatrist, chief theoretician of Transpersonal Psychology and pioneering researcher into the use of non-ordinary states of consciousness for purposes of exploring, healing, and obtaining insights into the human psyche.
Christina Grof and her husband Dr. Stanislav Grof coined the term ‘Spiritual Emergency’ to describe many of the psychological crises that are typically given stigmatized labels.
I really didn’t know what to expect from the Holotropic Breathwork session I embarked on this past weekend with Stanislov Grof. Adam decided not to go because
The research and development of this film started simply with a desire to learn more about meditation. In this case I started interviewing individuals who claimed that meditation had made an important difference in their lives.
Recently 60 minutes aired a piece on the mental health crisis in the U.S. in response to the recent wave of mass shootings by individuals with severe mental disturbance.
Now that Adam is no longer living at Ron’s, he has either been house sitting or staying with friends he knows at SoulFood Books. We filmed this interview near a small river that runs behind SoulFood Books where Adam has been spending time meditating.
After returning to Seattle and spending two months, somewhat isolated in Ron’s garage, Adam and Ron both agreed that it was time for Adam to move out and start interacting with a larger social sphere. Adam left and went to the one community in the Northwest
Adam’s last couple of months in Ron’s garage haven’t been without its challenges. Ron had just moved in with his girlfriend Melanie a month before and decided to let Adam stay in the garage, even though Ron had planned to use the space to start writing about his time in Iraq.
Adam has told us on multiple occasions that our interviews are helping him. He has been very forthcoming and honest with his feelings and descriptions of what he is going through, both the good and the bad.
I have been following Adam now for 17 months and watching as he attempts to navigate his mental distress. It has become very apparent that, for a person like Adam, finding help while navigating the social stigmas he faces is a challenging process to say the least.
