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Beating Depression March News 2012 |
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Many of us know what it's like to suffer with depression or know someone who does. For some people it's a very gradual downward spiral and for others it can descend suddenly without warning.
 Whether you're just feeling a bit lost or the grey days have become a permanent black cloud, there are certain factors which can make the situation worse. Isolation, tiredness and repressing your feelings contribute greatly. In the words of the poem Desiderata: 'Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness'.
This month we've interviewed Hoffman graduate Jo Keveth, who says that the power of opening up and expressing her feelings even before she came on the Process made her realise how much love and support was actually available to her. Sharing from our heart can give us back a sense of perspective and be a useful reality check. It's one of the greatest gifts of the Process to allow you to feel safe enough to do that and to continue to do it once you leave.
Unlike some other courses you aren't required to tell your story to other participants or to listen to theirs. The Process is very much a journey through your inner landscape with loving, expert guidance. However, as you feel more comfortable with your feeings it does become much easier to share if you want to. Many people find their relationships are greatly enriched when they do and the grey days disappear into a much sunnier new perspective on their life.
If you'd like to remind yourself of just how enjoyable life can be, we have a Spring Break Weekend April 14th/15th in Sussex which is open to anyone over 18. You can gain a new perspective using the Enneagram and Family Constellations as well as have fun dancing, drumming and making new friends. This month we're also offering a social event and information evening in Jersey.
If you'd like to shed light on your relationships, you can try the next Singles or Couples Workshops in London and Jersey which are also open to everyone.
For Hoffman graduates the March Support Call will help you create a healthy relationship with food and if you want to reconnect with the Hoffman tools, do join us on the next Reconnection Day in London.
Wishing you a month of discovery
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Hoffman Graduates - Interview with Jo Keveth Back to Top
| Beat Depression with the Power of Sharing: Mixed anxiety and depresson is the most common mental problem in the UK and, according to the ONS, depression occurs in 1 in 10 adults or 10 per cent of the population in Britain at any one time. More and more people are reluctant to rely on drugs as a long-term solution and are willing to try new ways of beating depression. Jo shares her experience of the role the Process has played in her journey through anti-depressants and challenging times.
Looking Ahead With Confidence
 | | Jo Keveth - Beating Depression |
Jo is a full time mother of two young children. She did the Process in September 2009 after suffering from years of depression and now looks forward to the future with new-found confidence.
'I was officially diagnosed with depression ten month's after my first child, Jemima, was born, though I think it was also a delayed reaction to my mother's death four years earlier. On top of that we had just moved to a new area far from family where we hadn't yet got a local network of friends, so I felt quite isolated and lacking in support. I was put on anti-depressants and these did help me cope so, as I settled into the neighbourhood and motherhood I felt able to contemplate the second child I'd always wanted. However, some time after Camilla was born, I realised that the anti-depressants were no longer making any difference, so I weaned myself off them very gradually. I was looking for something else that could help and then a series of events led me to the Hoffman Process.
My Wake Up Call
Around this time, at the start of 2009, I grew close to an older local lady who was also suffering from depression - though hers arrived quite out of the blue - and we gave each other a lot of support. Later that year she overdosed twice and the second time was fatal. It was such a shock and a real wake-up call. I recognised so much of myself in her, because like me, she had appeared to be coping very well on the outside. I became increasingly anxious and short-tempered which affected my relationship with the children - every day I saw myself expressing more of my parents' negative patterns. It was at this point that I....... Read more...
How does the Process help with Depression?
 | | Donna Lancaster, Supervising Hoffman Teacher |
Donna Lancaster is Supervising Hoffman teacher with a background in social work specialising in child protection. She is also an Imago Relationship Coach and leads workshops for couples and singles.
' On the Hoffman Process we frequently work with depression and its associated symptoms of low mood, poor self worth, low energy, and general loss of interest or pleasure. The Process supports people in externalising and expressing the often suppressed ('de-pressed') range of emotions held inside for weeks, months and years. These can relate to life circumstances such as a relationship breakdown, career crisis, health issues or bereavement but may also be linked to the past. So for example, a current divorce may trigger issues of abandonment taken on much earlier in life through being sent to boarding school. The Process helps people become more aware of these links, make sense of them and then release the related emotions. Therein lies the healing.
How the Hoffman Process differs from many common approaches to treating depression is that it works with the whole person, the intellect, emotions, spirit and body, rather than focusing purely on the intellect which is often the case with so called 'talking therapies'. Many people come to the Process with great awareness of why they feel and behave the way they do but feel they have a limited ability to change. The Process works on many different levels, using the body primarily to...
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| Hoffman - Dates for your diary Back to Top |
We're back in Jersey due to popular demand
Due to the success of previous Hoffman events held in Jersey, Supervising Hoffman teachers, Matthew Pruen and Donna Lancaster will be visiting the island in March. They will be offering a wide range of exciting events, some specifically for Hoffman graduates and others are open to everyone. Friday 16th to Sunday 18th March
For more details...
Hoffman Spring Break
Come and join us for a fun packed weekend on 14th and 15th April and the chance to catch up with Hoffman graduates and teachers. With everything from The Enneagram and Family Constellation workshops to just relaxing or taking a stroll along the picturesque coastline. You can come for the day or make a weekend of it.
For more details...
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| Hoffman - Ireland Process - Note from Jeremy Back to Top |
Jeremy's PS to his note of last time...
There was a particular and appropriate focus on Ireland in my note in the last E-newsletter - however an addition is now also appropriate... On the one hand to warmly remember the Processes I taught, and those I met on them, in the UK, and on the other to acknowledge and thank all those in the teaching team with whom I shared many Processes in both countries, and also thanks from Lynda and I to all those in the Arundel office, both now and over the years, and to Serena and Tim for their overall and continuing support. We look forward to an on-going, if a little more distant, relationship with Hoffman UK and Hoffman Ireland in the years to come...
I'm sure you will all join us in wishing Jeremy and Lynda the very best for the future...
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| Hoffman Reconnection Day - 3rd March Back to Top |
We have a few places left on our Reconnection Day
If you would like to join us and reconnect with some of the tools and techniques then this is a great way to refresh your Process tools, rekindle your vision and clarify your direction as well as connect with other Hoffman graduates old and new.
Come along and laugh, smile, have fun and wend your way home full of insights, inspiring visions, joy and light...
Date: March 3rd
Time: 10.00am - 5.30pm (arrive from 9.30am for refreshments)
Cost: £110 per person
Venue: The Art Workers Guild, London Book this event online
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| Information Evenings - Want to find out more? Back to Top | 
A great opportunity to meet the Hoffman teachers and Process participants, ask questions, hear people's experiences and decide if the Process is right for you now, or in the future. From 7.30pm - 9.30pm they're free and there's no need to book.
Next Information Evening Dates:
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Workshops for Everyone - Refuel your Relationships Back to Top
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 We are delighted to announce the next Hoffman Relationship workshops. The perfect opportunity to revitalise your relationship with each day full of powerful tools and experiences that can support good communication, deepen connection and make intimacy blossom in your lives. Now in its 2nd year, come and reap the rewards in deepening your love and growing existing and future relationships. Open to all, whether you have done the Process or not.
Couples Workshop: - Saturday 9th June
Time: 9.30am - 5.30pm at The Art Workers Guild, Bloomsbury, London
Cost: £150 per person
"The relationship workshop allowed my husband and I to take a quantum leap forward in our relationship; far more than conventional couples counseling. Five months on, this is still true!" Caroline, October 2010
Singles Workshop: - Saturday 14th April
Time: 9.30am - 5.30pm at The Art Workers Guild, Bloomsbury, London
Cost: £150 per person
"I wanted to thank you again for the super Singles Workshop in April..! Since the workshop I have met the loveliest man. Whilst I don't know how things will go in the long run, I am very hopeful that we might actually continue to have a marvelous long-term and loving relationship." Ann, April 2011
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| Support Call - Conscious Eating - Wednesday 7th March Back to Top |
Conscious Eating...
This month's Support Call on Wednesday 7th March, 7.30pm - 8.45pm is focused on eating habits and is led by Supervising Hoffman teacher, Matthew Pruen, these calls are ideal when you finish your Post Process Support Groups and want to reconnect to the Process tools. We also welcome Hoffman graduates who've been 'out of the loop' and want a fresh perspective. In short - if you've done the Process - wherever you live - this one's for you!
Click for more information and to book
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| Next Process Dates Back to Top |
March 9th - 16th, Florence House, East Sussex. UK - FULL
March 30th - April 6th, Florence House, East Sussex. UK - FULL
April 20th - April 27th, Florence House, East Sussex. UK
May 11th - 18th, Florence House, East Sussex. UK
For full listings of UK Process dates, visit our website. More Process Dates...
Want to find out more..? Hoffman Introduction Days - 16th June
If you'd like to find out more about the Process and get a flavour of the tools and techniques, then come and join us and see if this could be perfect for you. More info & Book online
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Closure Dates - Hoffman Graduates Only Back to Top
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Closure is a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with the Process and nurture yourself.
Teachers: Lisa, Tom & Gabi
Teachers: Mairi, Eliza & Robert
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Information Phone-In - Thursday 22nd March Back to Top
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 Join our monthly Information Phone-In and find out whether the Process is right for you. They are always lively with callers' questions, Hoffman teachers and previous Process participants. Call from anywhere in the world, (local rate). 7.30pm - 8.30pm GMT. Can't make this date? Next call is Tuesday 17th April - 7.30pm - 8.30pm
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New Self Support Group - Stay connected in your area Back to Top
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Aubyn de Lisle's Self Support Group would love to hear from grads in the London area. Mal Barritt - new Self Support Group and would love to hear from other grads in the Manchester area. Lorna Clarke - new Self Support Group and would love to hear from other grads in the Bristol area.
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"Many of us spend our whole lives running from feeling with the mistaken belief that you cannot bear the pain. But you have already borne the pain. What you have not done is feel all you are beyond that pain." Kahlil Gibran |
Warm Wishes
The Hoffman Team
Hoffman Institute UK |
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