Let your body do the talking...
Carmen Barral, Mind/Body practitioner
When Carmen Barral did the Hoffman Process, she was struck by the transformative power of emotional release through the body. Now she’s been inspired to bring that to others.
'I‘ve always been interested in finding out why I feel the way I do, in particular what was behind the anxiety I felt at certain times in my life. This led me to choose psychology at university and later on to study psychophysical re-education and become an Alexander Technique teacher...
The Process reinforced and confirmed what I knew through the Alexander Technique: that we think, move and feel as a whole. Our body, emotions and mind are intricately connected. We’re a unit and we act and change as a unit.'
Read our interview with Carmen and her ongoing work using both the Alexander Technique and the Rosen Method,
here.
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'Intensive and transformational...'
GQ editor Dylan Jones shares his Process experience
As mentioned in last month's newsletter, GQ magazine has recently published an in-depth article on mental health, wellness and the increasing popularity of therapeutic self-development courses (including the Hoffman Process) by editor Dylan Jones.
'At the end of last year I went along to a Hoffman evening at Regent's University, in Regent's Park in London, to see what all the fuss was about. I sat at the back of the room looking for all the world like a broadly drawn secret agent from the Fifties, with my collar turned up and my hat pulled down, adamant that no one should notice me...
Rarely have I found a week so fulfilling as the one I spent at Hoffman. It is difficult to describe the intensity of some of the group work. Suffice it to say that you are encouraged to go back into your childhood - deeply into your childhood - in a way that I didn't think was possible.'
You can read Dylan's article in full on the GQ website
here.
Dylan's latest book,
David Bowie: A Life is available to buy
online here
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'I have an upbringing. I have a story...'
NLP Mindset coach Helene Weiss blogs about her Process
'You can do a lot of self-development this day and age. The internet is full of it. You can also get guided help by coaches or practitioners such as myself. Obviously, I believe that NLP is a wonderfully efficient tool to deal with childhood anchors, and to gain new perspectives to open up to new behaviours. That’s why I do what I do. But then there’s something else, and that’s the Hoffman Process...
In hindsight, I’d say, it’s probably the most dense, profound and effective kind of psychological work I’ve ever done, and I’ve done a lot! I tried Hypnosis, Systemic Work, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Somatic Work… you name it. And all of those are good in their own right and helpful, yet none of these individually can even come close to what the Hoffman Process does in a week’s time...'
Thank you to Helene for sharing her blog with us - you can read it in full
here
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November Process in Ireland
We are thrilled to have added an extra Process this year in a beautiful new venue for the Hoffman Process in Ireland -
Castle Grove Country House
in Co. Donegal.
This stunning Georgian house near the town of Letterkenny stands within its own private estate with spectacular views overlooking Lough Swilly. The house has comfortable en-suite bedrooms, beautiful grounds and organic food including vegetables from its own garden. Castle Grove has the perfect ambience for the expressive and healing work of the Hoffman Process, and offers the chance to arrive the night before and/or stay the evening after the Process.
The 2017 Process in Ireland will run from
Saturday, 25 November to Friday, 1 December 2017
and costs €3,200 including accommodation and VAT. If you know a friend or family member who you think would be interested in this very special week, the link to send them is:
www.hoffmaninstitute.co.uk/hoffman-irish-process-2017
We'll also be holding a special
Information Evening in Dublin
on
Tuesday 17 October. All are welcome, it's free to attend and there's no need to book. The evening will be led by Supervising Hoffman Teacher Jeremy Kynaston.
Click here for full details.
Please note that we're limiting numbers on this Process to 20, so early registration is advised.
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Red Trouser Day 2017
Founded by Hoffman Graduate Paul Finch
Paul was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2014
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Thanks to the expertise of the Royal Marsden hospital in London, he succeeded in making a remarkable recovery while avoiding the need for major surgery.
"From my point of view, Hoffman saved my life. It gave me the tools to face massive life threatening adversity and have the courage and the determination to take it on. I had to face my own demons, anxiety and what is life all about whilst coping with close members of family and their worry."
Red Trouser Day is a registered UK charity that raises money to fund advances in the diagnosis and treatment of bowel cancer in conjunction with the Royal Marsden. Supporters are being sought to organise fundraising events like cake sales and fun runs, passing on any proceeds to the charity.
You can make a one-off donation to Red Trouser Day or find out more
here
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The Hoffman Training Programme 2018
Hoffman is expanding, and we need to recruit dynamic new teachers who will be able to deliver our programmes here in the UK and overseas. If you're a Hoffman grad who is interested in training to be part of our team, now's the time to apply.
Our Hoffman Training Programme will begin in 2018, led by Supervising Hoffman Teacher
Mairi Russell as Director of Training.
Interested? For more information and full details of how to apply,
click here
.
Applications must be in by 5pm on Tues 31 Oct 2017.
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Feeling playful about change...
Saturday 14 October
Give your Intellect a rest and let your Inner Child flourish in the company of Senior Hoffman teacher Sam Cotton and other playful Hoffies. Experience the serious business of remembering how to have FUN!
Date: Saturday 14 October
Time: 10.00-5.30 (Arrive 9.30am for a prompt 10am start)
Venue: Pollard Rehearsal Rooms, Shoreditch, E2 6NB
Price: £95 per person or £175 for two people
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Q2: 3-Day Mini-Process
17-19 November, Florence House
'Pulling up outside Florence House in Sussex for the long weekend, memories of the Process came flooding back. Meeting my fellow participants was a little different this time since we‘d all done the Process, but it was clear that everyone had good reasons to be there. Some had been multiple times, when they wanted to focus on certain areas.
The Q2 is hewn from the same rich vein of genius as the Process; always one step ahead of how you’re thinking and feeling and ready to carefully help you transition as you make your journey through the four stages of awareness, expression, compassion and forgiveness which lead to new behaviours...'
Hoffman Grad Cath McNeill talks about the Q2
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Amsterdam Support Group
Thursday 5 October
Hoffman Graduate Annemijn Briet has kindly offered to co-ordinate a Hoffman gathering in Amsterdam next Thursday, 5 October.
This evening is open to all Hoffman grads, (wherever you did the Process) and will give the opportunity to reconnect to your Hoffman energy, share your Process experience and go through several lovely exercises together including a Quad Check.
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Come to Closure
Thursday 12 October: with Janet, Eliza & Sam
Thursday 26 October: with Eliza, Sam and Jeremy
Do you remember your Thursday evening Closure dinner and that great feeling of being supported - by your Process group, by your teachers and by visiting Hoffman grads? Reconnect and revive that feeling by attending the Closure of a new flock of Hoffman geese at Florence House this month.
Closure starts at 5pm prompt and there's no cost to attend. Dinner's included. All you have to do is
email the office or call us on
(+44)1903 889 990 and let us know that you'd like to come.
There's at least one opportunity to attend Closure every month - for future dates,
click here
.
Please note that it's not possible to attend the Closure of a spouse or child, although we'd love to see you at their
Welcome Home.
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Hoffman Support Groups
HOURS, Colston Street, Bristol BS1 5BD
Led by Hoffman UK co-founder & Director,
Serena Gordon
Violet Hills Studios, London, NW8 9EB
Led by Senior Hoffman teacher Sam Cotton
Cornerstone Centre, Church Road, Hove, BN3 2F
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For more information and to book,
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Hoffman events for family and friends
Introduction Phone-In
Information Evenings:
October 7-13: Wait List*
October 21-27: Wait List*
November 4-10: Wait List*
December 9-15: Wait List*
January 6-12: Available
January 20-26: Available
*When a Process is on a Wait List, a place may still become available.
Ring the office on 01903 88 99 90 for full details.
For a full calendar of Hoffman Information events, click
here
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Hoffman top tip for October
Get busy doing nothing
Today is a real 'do nothing' day.
If you have to work or have commitments, switch this day with one when you can really do nothing.
How is it to spend the day doing absolutely nothing?
Many people would find it impossible; if you are one of those, today is a really important step. Give it your all!
"Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time' is like saying 'I don't want to'" Lao Tzu
Just one of 365 tips from the Hoffman Graduate Journal.
Click here
to order a copy online.
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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
A Hoffman teacher in your pocket...
Click
here to find out more
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The 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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