Stanislav Grof

Stanislav Grof
Stanislav Grof
Born	Prague, Czechoslovakia
Citizenship	United States
Alma mater	Charles University, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences
Known for	Transpersonal psychology Basic perinatal matrices Hylotropic and holotropic Spiritual emergency
Spouse	Brigitte Grof since April 2016
Awards	Honorary doctorates from: Burlington College (2000); World Buddhist University (Bangkok, Thailand) (2004); Institute of Transpersonal Psychology (2012); California Institute of Integral Studies Awards: 1959 Kuffner Award for Psychiatry (Czechoslovakian national award granted annually for the most important contribution in the field of psychiatry) for the study of Benactyzine and other anticholinergic delirogens (shared with Drs. M. Vojtěchovský, V. Vítek, and K. Ryšánek).; 1967-69 Fellowship from the Foundations’ Fund for Research in Psychiatry in New Haven, Connecticut, for advanced research in psychedelic therapy.;
	Scientific career
Fields	Psychology, psychiatry
Institutions	Johns Hopkins University; University of Maryland, Baltimore; Esalen Institute; California Institute of Integral Studies

Stanislav "Stan" Grof is an American psychiatrist. Grof is one of the principal developers of transpersonal psychology and research into the use of non-ordinary states of consciousness for purposes of psychological healing, deep self-exploration, and obtaining growth and insights into the human psyche. In 1993, Grof received an Honorary Award from the Association for Transpersonal Psychology (ATP) for major contributions to and development of the field of transpersonal psychology, given at the occasion of the 25th Anniversary Convocation held in Asilomar, California. He also received the VISION 97 award granted by the Foundation of Dagmar and Václav Havel in Prague on October 5, 2007. In 2010, he received the Thomas R. Verny Award from the Association for Pre- and Perinatal Psychology and Health (APPPAH).