Dear friends, colleagues, trainees, facilitators, and members of the Holotropic Breathwork community,
With sadness, I have decided to step away from my role within the current Grof Transpersonal Training Europe organizational structure. I communicated this decision to Thomas Liska and Sonja Busch during our last team meeting in Assisi, in April. Before sharing this statement, I also formally requested that my name, photographs, and any references to me be removed from their organizational materials.
Although many of you may already have understood that Sitara’s decision to leave Grof Transpersonal Training Europe also implies my own departure, I feel it is important to speak in my own voice and share these words directly. Those of you who know me know that I am not naturally inclined to speak about myself in public, and this has not been an easy message for me to write.
Holotropic Breathwork has been one of the central commitments of my life since 1999.
I feel deep gratitude for the teachers, colleagues, trainees, and participants from whom I have learned over these years. I have had the privilege of learning from Stan and Christina Grof, Tav Sparks, and many good teachers and facilitators. Some of my teachers became dear friends, and some students and new facilitators also became friends and teachers to me.
I also feel deeply honored to have been part of the transmission of this lineage in Europe. Since 2002, I have served as GTT staff in more than 60 training modules, in all GTT Intensive Certifications held in Europe, and in one additional Intensive Certification in Mexico. From my first modules, when I was still learning my way, until today, I have remained deeply passionate about this work: learning, practicing, and sharing what I have learned with breathers, sitters, and fellow facilitators.
As organizers, Sitara and I co-organized GTT in Spain for almost two decades. Over time, the training model we developed there became an important reference point for later European trainings.
Throughout those years, the GTT Spanish training received strong appreciation from Stan Grof, Tav and Cary Sparks, as well as from fellow facilitators and participants from many countries. Even so, it was always clear to Sitara and me that this training never belonged to us personally. Grof Transpersonal Training was not our creation. It was already a living body of work long before we became involved, held and cared for by Tav and Cary Sparks, and rooted in the support and legacy of Stan and Christina Grof.
We have always understood our role as part of a larger mission: to help pass on this knowledge and practice to future generations with care, integrity, and respect for the lineage.
Alongside my work with GTT, I have also been fortunate to facilitate Holotropic Breathwork sessions for the last twenty-five years, almost without interruption: weekend workshops, double-breathwork workshops, and six-day workshops. Together with my work in GTT modules, this means I have had the privilege of accompanying well over a thousand Holotropic Breathwork processes over the years. I mention this not as a claim of achievement, but with gratitude, as a way of expressing how deeply this work has been woven into my path.
The impact this has had on my life is beyond measure. It has changed the way I understand our human nature. Gradually, it has also changed the way I relate to myself, to happiness, to other human beings, and to what truly matters in life.
Having had the privilege of accompanying so many people through profound processes, I have come to understand that much of the division we create between human beings — cultural, political, racial, or gender-based — is ultimately artificial. In my experience, we are profoundly interconnected. We are more similar than different. Any attempt to overemphasize our differences has no real experiential correlation for me.
At the same time, although I am speaking from my personal experience, it is important for me to say that none of this was ever done alone. It has always been carried by many people: teachers, facilitators, organizers, assistants, sitters, breathers, trainees, hosts, friends, and families who supported this transmission, often quietly and behind the scenes. I feel genuine gratitude for all of them. Whatever has been valuable in this work belongs to a much larger field than any one person or couple.
In recent years, I have felt increasingly distant from the current direction of GTT Europe, especially in relation to aspects that I consider essential for how this work should be held, protected, and transmitted. Over time, I have come to feel that I no longer have the trust necessary to continue collaborating within the current leadership structure. This decision does not lessen my appreciation for the many sincere people involved in GTT Europe, for the students, or for the meaningful work we have shared.
I am especially aware that this decision may affect trainees who expected to meet me in future modules or certification processes. I am truly sorry for any confusion, disappointment, or difficulty this may create. I am particularly sorry that I will not be present at the next Certification Intensive organized by GTT Europe in 2027. I do not take that lightly.
My commitment to Holotropic Breathwork remains unchanged. I will continue teaching, facilitating, mentoring, and supporting training and certification processes in other contexts. This includes my participation in The Institute for Holotropics / Grof Transpersonal Training in the United States, in Holotropic Training Poland, including the Certification Intensive in 2028 in Poland, and in other organizations and projects devoted to Holotropic Breathwork.
This is a sad moment, but my love and appreciation for Holotropic Breathwork remain unchanged. What has changed is the context in which I feel able to trust to continue serving this work.
With gratitude and respect,
Juanjo Segura
Alicante, 10 June 2026