Nora McDonnell

Nora McDonnell is a retired secondary school teacher based in the west of Ireland and a long-standing member of the Grof Transpersonal Training community. She has been involved in Holotropic Breathwork since the late 1990s and was certified as a facilitator in 2011.

Since then, Nora has facilitated workshops and training modules across Ireland and internationally, including in England, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Finland, Ukraine, and Austria. She is also part of the certification committee and contributes to the ongoing development and integrity of the training.

Nora regularly supports workshops in a scenic rural setting in the west of Ireland and travels widely as a freelance facilitator, sharing the Holotropic Breathwork experience in diverse contexts and communities.

With a background in education, she brings the holotropic perspective into everyday life and relationships, embodying it not only as a practice but as a way of being. She is known for her unwavering presence with participants, offering steady, patient support and remaining available for as long as a process unfolds.

Nora’s presence is characterized by warmth, humility, and a natural joyfulness. With her grounded and accepting nature, she creates an atmosphere of ease and trust, often lifting the spirit of those around her. Her work reflects a quiet devotion to the path and a deep trust in the unfolding of each individual’s process.