Marianne Murray

Marianne trained with Stanislav Grof during the 1990s, is a certified Grof® Breathwork facilitator, and over the past 25 years has facilitated workshops in the US, UK, Europe, and Kenya, as well as a facilitator training in India. Marianne holds MA degrees in transpersonal psychology and contemplative psychotherapy as well as a PhD in transformative learning and change in human systems from CIIS. 

She is an International Teacher with Grof® Legacy Training, and developed the curriculum for Grof® Legacy Training USA, where she is senior faculty. She serves on the Board of Directors for Grof® Legacy Project.

In addition to her work with Grof® Breathwork, Marianne is senior faculty with the Academy for the Love of Learning in Santa Fe, NM, developing curricula for experience-based practices and programs in service of transformational learning.

Upcoming Programs by Marianne Murray

Grof® Breathwork: Homecoming

December 4 - 6, 2026

Grof® Breathwork, developed as “holotropic breathwork,” was born at Esalen in the 1980s by Stanislav and Christina Grof. This powerful practice offers participants the opportunity to enter expanded states of consciousness through accelerated breathing, evocative music, and supported somatic release.  Through this practice, we “journey” using our breath, opening to the psyche’s intrinsic intelligence for […]