Jay Dufrechou, J.D., PhD is the Director of Grof Legacy Training USA, the United States branch of the international training organization founded in 2020 by Stanislav and Brigitte Grof.

In the mid-90s, while working as an attorney, experiences of “spiritual emergence” changed Jay’s understanding of the cosmos and led him to the doctoral program at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology (ITP), now Sofia University, to follow and integrate his experiences.

In the mid-90s, Jay first experienced holotropic breathwork, a technique for inviting nonordinary states of consciousness developed by Stanislav and Christina Grof. This led him to Grofian psychology as a means for integrating his experiences and framing his changing understanding of human psychology, our potential for transformation and evolution, and our heritage as beings grounded in community and connection to spirit.

Although a tail-end baby-boomer, Jay did not experience psychedelics until his 50s. In the last several years, working with psychedelic medicines has been an integral part of his personal and professional path. He is the author, with Ryan Westrum, of the The Psychedelic Integration Handbook, now republished by Ryan in abbreviated form.

When not traveling for work in Grof programs, Jay divides his time between Helena, Montana, and Panama City Beach, Florida, where he lives with his partner Rob Sharp. Jay is the proud father of three children and “papa” to three grandchildren.