WITHIN THE LABYRINTH: Exploring COEX Systems
Hidden Patterns That Shape Your Path
While conducting LSD-assisted psychotherapy, Stanislav Grof quickly noticed that the experiences of his patients spontaneously organized themselves into recurring themes closely related to their individual issues. These themes included similar biographical experiences from different periods of life, as well as specific transpersonal motifs touching the same core meaning.
Sometimes these experiences revolved around abandonment, a sense of injustice, emotional deprivation, or feelings of personal inadequacy. Grof called these constellations COEX systems (from Condensation of Experience), and built many of his guidelines for working in expanded states of consciousness on this concept. The same phenomenon is also clearly observable in the practice of Holotropic Breathwork.
Systems of Condensed Experience (COEX) are dynamic constellations of memories, emotions, and bodily sensations organized around a shared theme. They shape the way we feel, remember, and relate to others.
These hidden patterns connect personal history, birth-related experiences, and even transpersonal dimensions. Exploring them within the labyrinth of the psyche opens powerful pathways for self-knowledge, healing, and transformation.
This module offers a fascinating and largely experiential exploration of our own COEX systems. Through presentations, exercises, and practical examples, participants will enter a process of recognizing and integrating their personal COEX patterns—inviting their acknowledgment, release, and the softening of rigid emotional structures.
Together we will explore:
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the structure and dynamics of COEX systems within Grof’s cartography of the psyche — including biographical, perinatal, and transpersonal components;
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emotionally “charged clusters of experience” in other psychological frameworks — such as schemas or complexes;
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the dynamic nature of COEX — how these systems shape our perception of reality, emotional responses, and relationships with others, and how reality itself may reinforce a particular COEX pattern;
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why certain experiences become part of a COEX system;
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the most commonly occurring COEX systems;
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recognizing an emerging COEX within oneself and in others;
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discovering one’s own COEX systems;
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the role of positive COEX systems in our lives and how they can be included in the healing process;
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the difference between transmodulation of a COEX system and its full integration;
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practical tools for working with and healing COEX systems — in expanded states of consciousness, in traditional therapy, and in everyday life;
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the role of the holotropic setting in the healing of specific COEX patterns;
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integrating COEX material — translating insight into embodied transformation and everyday life.
Alongside conceptual and experiential exploration of COEX systems, participants will take part in four Holotropic Breathwork sessions:
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two in the role of breather,
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two in the role of sitter (supporting participant),
complemented by creative integration practices and dedicated integration time.
Participants will gain both personal insight and professional understanding of how these patterns manifest in our lives—and how to support others in recognizing and transforming them, opening pathways toward deep healing, restored flow, and personal growth.
Payment Terms
PRICE
Early bird price: €950 (for payments made by March 30)
Regular price: €1110
Non-refundable deposit: €240
If participation is cancelled, the remaining balance may either be transferred to another holotropic module in Poland or refunded to your account.
Participants from Poland, Ukraine, and other lower-income countries may contact us regarding a possible discount.
Accommodation
Accommodation costs are not included in the workshop fee and are paid directly to the hotel.
Hotel prices:
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Single room: 2570 PLN (approx. €600 per person)
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Double room: 2370 PLN (approx. €555 per person)
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3–4 person room: 2270 PLN (approx. €530 per person)
We organize hotel reservations on participants’ behalf. Please note that the number of single and double rooms is very limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. While we cannot guarantee accommodation in a single or double room, there is a good chance of receiving one.
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