Hoffman UK newsletter | January 2025

'Quite early on, I was struck by the power of the group. I’ve never witnessed such vulnerability and openness before and this has stuck with me more than anything from that week. The awareness of this connection is so powerful that it’s had a huge impact on the work I do in school. I’m now happy and confident to show vulnerability with my pupils. This has brought barriers down and allowed genuine connections to form. It’s been particularly useful with the more challenging students.

I feel that Hoffman has accelerated all the things I was trying to achieve at work. It’s impacted my relationship with my boss – for example, I’m better at asking for help when I need it. I think she found this a bit unnerving when it first happened! Now she really appreciates my honesty. My relationships with the learning support assistants has markedly improved, as I’ve taken a greater interest in them and their role. I suppose you could say I’ve become more ‘person-centred’ in my work.

Doing Quad Checks was a revelation to me. I realised how much I’d neglected my body in my younger years by essentially chasing dopamine hits. I’d really taken my body for granted and now realise I need to take more care of it. I used to find it hard to listen to what my body needed and now I’m much more attuned to this, as well as my emotional and spiritual needs.

In fact, finding my Spiritual Self has been a revelation and drives a lot of what I do now... As a young man, I was scared a lot of the time. What the Process has done is to take away ‘fear’; I’m not scared any more. I used to be so afraid of failing; so afraid of risk. Now I just see a world of exciting possibilities before me.'

You can read James' story in full on our website, here

Our Introduction Day in February will be led by Supervising Hoffman Facilitator and Managing Director, Serena Gordon (pictured).

If you’ve got questions about the Process or other Hoffman workshops, this workshop offers a great opportunity to find out more. It's a hands-on day, using techniques from the Process itself, so whether you go on to do the full seven-day course or not, you will be offered a range of useful skills and practical tools to help you with your day-to-day life.

For those already interested in signing up to a Process week, the day will provide the chance to try a mini-taster – so you’ll come to the Process even better prepared. Introduction Days can also be illuminating for partners/family members of people who have already done the Process, as the workshop will give you an insight into Hoffman tools and practices that they’ve already learned.

Date: Saturday 15 February

Time: Arrive from 9.30am for a 10.00am start. We aim to finish by 5.00pm

Led by: Supervising Hoffman Facilitator and Managing Director, Serena Gordon

Cost: £150 per person*

Venue: Violet Hill Studios, 6 Violet Hill, St John’s Wood, London NW8 9EB

*After the workshop, if you choose to sign up to do the Hoffman Process within 12 months, you’ll receive £100 discount off your Process fee.

For more information and to book, click here

The Hoffman Essentials is an online weekend workshop led by two members of the Hoffman team. It provides a practical introduction to Hoffman tools and techniques that you can take away and use from day one. A follow-up Zoom call is included in the price.

All participants on The Hoffman Essentials also receive a £100 discount voucher towards a Hoffman Process booking, plus access to a dedicated post-Essentials resource section of our website.

Each weekend is priced at £250 with an Early Bird rate of £195. February's workshop is now on a wait list* and these weekends do fill quickly (numbers are limited), so we'd advise early booking if possible.

Click the orange links below for more information and to register.

February 22 & 23 - Wait List

May 10 & 11 - Available

*When events are on a wait list, spaces often do become available. To join the wait list, email essentials@hoffmaninstitute.co.uk

If you would like more information about the Hoffman Process or our other courses and events, our free, informal introduction sessions via Zoom are a weekly opportunity to find out more.

Led by members of the Hoffman enrolment team, the hour-long sessions provide a mix of information and the opportunity for Q&A.You can just listen in, or ask questions via Zoom’s ‘chat’ function, and we’ll be happy to answer them.

Perhaps you’re planning to register for the Hoffman Process? These calls can talk you through the practicalities of attending the Process and what it entails. There will also be information about Hoffman Essentials weekends and our other short courses and workshops.

Upcoming dates:

Tuesday 7 January 7:30 pm

Wednesday 15 January 4:00 pm

Tuesday 21 January 7:30 pm

Wednesday 29 January 4:00 pm

Tuesday 4 February 7:30 pm

To register, simply email info@hoffmaninstitute.co.uk with the date of the session you would like to attend, and we'll reply with the Zoom logins.

You can find dates for the seven-day Hoffman Process below (click on the orange links for more information).

When a Process is showing as on a wait list, places do often still become available. Email info@hoffmaninstitute.co.uk or call us on +44(0)1903 88 99 90 if you are interested in joining a wait list.

January 11-17: The Vedanta: (Wait List)*

January 25-31: The Vedanta: (Wait List)*

February 8-14: The Vedanta: (Wait List)*

March 1-7: The Vedanta: Available

March 22-28: The Vedanta: Available

April 12-18: The Vedanta: Available

April 26-May 2: The Vedanta: Available

May 24-30: The Vedanta: Available

For practical information about attending the Process, you're very welcome to attend one of our weekly information calls by Zoom, or to book a call with a member of our enrolment team, who can answer any questions you might have.

Dates and availability are updated regularly on our website here