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The prospect of a week's self-improvement in the company of two dozen strangers was pretty much 'an introvert’s nightmare' for writer
Trish Lesslie.
As she realised before registering for the Process, 'personal development in a group setting is never a spectator sport'.
So why sign up? 'Basically, I wanted serious change – and fast. Years of sporadic one-to-one counselling have helped me keep the depression I’m prone to at bay for many years. But there were issues stemming from my childhood that still hung over me like a cloud. They had darkened my life for too long and I was determined to get out of their shadow once and for all. I hoped the intensity of the week long Process would finally do the trick, difficult as I knew it would be.'
Luckily, she found the Process 'designed to encourage trust, openness and honesty... Two years on from that incredible experience, I can say with confidence that I slayed my biggest demon. I’m happier and calmer than I’ve ever been.'
To read the full interview on our website,
click here
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Naïri Gaspari is a research scientist and writer, who says she's 'driven by questioning the world within and around us'. A PHD in physics means she's equally at home wrestling with quantum theory as she is getting to grips with her Quadrinity.
We're very grateful to Nairi for an article that was published last month in
Goodness
, 'the Middle East's first platform dedicated to holistic wellness,' in which she shares her candid experience of the Hoffman Process.
'It takes a while to land, to find one’s footing. I spent the Process week immersed in my past, in the joys and pains that shaped me, sharing this raw experience with strangers who would become friends.
I arrived at the Hoffman Process thinking that, at worst, it would be a waste of time and that, at best, I might learn something of myself. Instead, I left having found out something about not only myself but life...'
Multi-talented Naïri is also the artist behind the artwork 'Lovers' (pictured). You can read her full feature online
here
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Do you have a Process Story you'd like to share? We'd love to hear from you!
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Writer and radio presenter Emily is
Frank Skinner's
co-host on Absolute Radio and presents the fabulous podcast series
Walking the Dog
. We're grateful that she was kind enough to give Hoffman a mention in both the book and the interview. Thank you Emily! Here's what
The Times
had to say:
'At the end of 2016, having tried antidepressants, Dean enrolled on the Hoffman Process. She had realised that it wasn’t just grief that was wrong with her...
The Hoffman Process really helped. Having gone in wearing a sticker on which she had written 'Unloveable', she emerged lighter and resolved on change. She would live in the kind of beautiful space to which she once thought only others were entitled (the dog-owning kind). She would get a new career away from magazines, concentrating more on writing and broadcasting, working with comedians. And finally, she would get a puppy.'
Those with a Times subscription can read the interview
here,
or an article by Emily on our website
here.
You can also listen
here
to her very funny podcast with Russell Kane where he talks about doing Hoffman.
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Hoffman grad Zara Balfour is an award-winning film director and producer with almost 20 years experience in documentary and content production. Her first feature production
Children of the Snow Land
is released in the UK this month, starting with a
premiere
at Curzon Soho on Thursday 14th March.
In Zara's words, the documentary 'tells the story of children from the high Himalayas who are separated from their families at age 4 so that they can receive an education in the city. They don't see their parents again for 12 years, when, aged 16, they trek back to the highest inhabited villages on the planet to reconnect with their parents and an ancient way of life'.
'There are some strong Hoffman themes in the film about family and coming to terms with our childhood. The children in our film all think there's something wrong with them until they are reunited with their parents and see their extremely basic, impoverished lifestyle.'
An estimated 6 million children live away from family in schools and institutions, despite having a living parent.
Zara's film is independently produced and relying on word of mouth to raise awareness of some of their stories.
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Reconnection Days
are like an M.O.T. and your mechanic is a Hoffman facilitator with the perfect tool kit.
Our one-day workshop in March
will allow you to run a diagnostic on all
four aspects or your self, to have a good old rummage under your bonnet and shine a Hoffman spotlight on your life as it is today. Leave with your tank refuelled and your spiritual engine purring...
The next
Reconnection Day
day will be led by Supervising Hoffman facilitator Mairi Russell (pictured here with
Gabor Mate)
. If you’re facing a crossroads at work, in a relationship, or with health, stress or self-esteem, don't feel you need to keep motoring on alone - come along and reconnect.
Venue:
Guild of Psychotherapists,
London, SE1 0QA
Cost:
£120
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Led by members of the Hoffman support team, our evening gatherings offer the chance to connect, share and deepen your learning.
Hoffman-led
London
support group
Hoffman-led
Sussex
support group
We also list details
on our website
of anyone happy to be a contact/meeting co-ordinator for grads in their local area. Social meetups on the radar for March include:
Norfolk, Edinburgh, Birmingham
,
Manchester, Bath
and
Bahrain
.
Click here
to visit the graduate connection page - you'll need the password
'support.'
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Did you leave the Process with a feeling of pure optimism, but have found your old behaviours creeping back? Has something new arrived in your life and you'd like to give it the Hoffman treatment? Have you unfinished work to do with surrogates, personal relationships or work issues?
Sometimes described as the 'mini-Process’,
Q2
is a weekend refresher exclusively for Hoffman graduates that gives you the space to reconnect with your Hoffman experience, to brush up your tools and and to work on any new issues that are coming up for you today. The additional benefit of the Q2 is that you can do it as a couple, with siblings, and with other Hoffman friends.
Led by: Matthew
,
Mairi
and
Emma
Price:
£975
Our next Q2 will take place at Florence House from 29 November to 1 December. For details,
click here.
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Our specially-developed Hoffman
Foundations in Parenting
workshop focuses on the emotional nurturing of babies and children through the early years (from ages 0-12) and how our own behavioural patterns impact on our role as their caregivers. This one-day workshop is led by Supervising Hoffman Teacher
Eliza Meredith
and Parenting Coach
Michelle Matthews
.
The day is open to parents and carers, childminders, teachers, parents-to-be and grandparents, whether they’ve done the Hoffman Process or not. Come on your own or as part of a parenting couple – either way, you’ll find yourself gaining insight in the supportive company of a group of others facing similar challenges.
Cost:
£90 per person/£170 for two people
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Closure evenings
are held on Process Thursdays from 5pm. They're open to all Hoffman graduates, regardless of where and when you did your Process - w
e also love to see Process groups returning on their anniversary.
Re-experience the ceremony of integration, celebrate with new grads, share your Post-Process experience and recommit to your Hoffman Vow. Dinner is on us.
Florence House (East Sussex)
9 May
with Janet, Matthew and Holger
30 May
with Emma, Tim and Julia
Broughton Hall (Yorkshire)
7 March
with Janet, Emma and Matthew
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Treat yourself to a unique Hoffman reconnection and some intense Gallic relaxation at the
Hoffman French Retreat
near Bordeaux this April.
Our five-night retreat will be led by Supervising Hoffman Facilitator Matthew Pruen (pictured) and his wife Emma at their beautiful home in the French countryside. Experience Hoffman-based exercises enhanced with techniques from Emma's work as a self-esteem mentor and shamanic practitioner, while you refresh your understanding of the Hoffman tools, refine your Process vision and re-experience the power of sharing group energy.
When you're not working on your patterns or enjoying the French Retreat's plentiful and nutritious food, you're free to play; each afternoon is kept free for you to have a massage, relax by the pool or explore the local area.
Dates:
7-12 April
(arrive on Sun pm for a Mon am start)
Venue:
La Loge, 16210 Yviers, Bordeaux/Bergerac, France
Cost:
£995 per person, to cover all tuition, food, accommodation and airport transfers
RETREAT NOW FULL - WAIT LIST IN OPERATION
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*
When a Process is on a Wait List, a place may still become available.
Ring the office on 01903 88 99 90 for details.
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Information Evenings:
Information Phone-In:
Introduction Day:
Process Dates:
For a full calendar of Hoffman Process dates,
click here.
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March's top tip: Bodyworks
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This month, try keeping track of how you're treating your Body.
Give some thought to areas such as hygiene, nutrition, alcohol consumption and exercise. Write an honest assessment of how well you are taking care of your 'earth suit.' Take note of where improvements could be made and begin to act on them today.
As a starter, you could step away from your screen and do some stretches right now...
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Hoffman Magazine
Request a copy for yourself or to pass on to friends and family
here
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The Post-Process Website
Events, Downloads and a Hoffman Toolkit
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The Hoffman Post-Process Journal
365 days of the year with Hoffman tools.
Find out more and order
here
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The Hoffman App
Tips, tools and connection in your pocket...
Click
here
to find out more
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