Grof developed holotropic breathwork, a psychotherapeutic technique that leads to a special, expanded state of consciousness.
Drawing on extensive clinical data, Grof offers a remarkable synthesis of psychology and religion. He created an expanded cartography of the psyche, emphasizing that transpersonal and spiritual experiences are possible for anyone.
Stanislav Grof showed that many states that doctors describe as psychoses and treat with medication are in fact crises of spiritual growth — what he called spiritual emergencies.
From 1978 Grof was married to Christina Grof, who died on June 15, 2014, after a long illness. Since April 1, 2016, Stanislav has been married to the psychologist Brigitte Grof. They live in the US and Germany and travel the world giving holotropic breathwork sessions, lectures and seminars.