A catalyst for joy

Hoffman Graduate E-newsletter | September 2018

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Dare to share: with children's author Jo Yaldren

Jo Yaldren left the Hoffman Process with a new life vision, but was then greeted with a diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease that threatened to derail it.

In this month's Process Story , J o writes about how finding a positive outlook and facing up to change mean she’s now on the cusp of realising a long-held dream - and how daring to share led to an unexpected gift...

'The signs of the disease were already there while I was at Florence House... I‘m ashamed to say that despite 26 years of nursing (and university nursing teaching), I didn’t join the dots.

Without Hoffman, I don’t know how I would have coped. My husband had also done the Process, so we were lucky to have a shared language and experience to help us avoid imploding, exploding or numbing ourselves from this uninvited guest...'

Read Jo's full article and top tips for visioning here.

You can find out more about Jo and her first book for children, Jeremy (A Noisy Child ) here.

Do you have a Process Story you'd like to share, either on our website or in our 2019 magazine?

We'd love to hear from you!

Either call the office on +44 (0)1903 88 99 90 or click to email: info@hoffmaninstitute.co.uk

'A fascinating experience...' GQ's Dylan Jones in the Observer

British GQ editor Dylan Jones did the Process in 2017, and left 'with 'no intention of ever writing about Hoffman'.

We were hugely grateful when he later changed his mind and published an extraordinary feature in GQ about his experience. We're also grateful that Dylan continues to recommend Hoffman in the press, most recently in a Guardian/Observer This Much I Know interview;

'Doing the Hoffman Process last year was a fascinating experience that I would recommend to anyone going through a period of uncertainty.'

In the Q&A, Dylan - who is also chairman of the Hay Foundation Trust and menswear chairman of the British Fashion Council - talks candidly about the male response to #MeToo, embracing getting older and violence at the hands of his father as a child. We thank him for sharing his experience.

To read Dylan's recent interview in the Observer, click here.

To read extracts from GQ on our website, click here.

Help Me! New book by Marianne Power serialised in Daily Mail

Hoffman grad Marianne Power is no stranger to writing about soul-searching, or about Hoffman - her 2015 Red Magazine article about finding self-love on the Process is a fantastic read.

Marianne's latest book, Help Me! One Woman’s Quest To Find Out If Self-Help Really Can Change Her Life is due to be published by Picador on September 6. Written in her distinctively funny and irreverent style, the book follows the good, the bad and the ugly of Marianne's self-help journey over the course of a year as she works her way through a range of personal development experiences - including Hoffman, which she says changed her life ' more than anything else I've done.'

Selected extracts from Marianne's book have been serialised in the Daily Mail in the build-up to its launch. We particularly enjoyed this one : Can you REALLY help yourself to love..?

To pre-order a copy of Help Me!, click here .

100% Hoffman, 100% luxury: The Broughton Hall Winter Retreat

Our winter retreat from 15-19 December takes place in Broughton Hall in the stunning Yorkshire Dales and combines five days of post-Process work with the most luxurious pampering experience we've ever hosted.

This five-day extended Q2 will be led by Hoffman facilitators Mairi Russell and Emma Ferguson. In the mornings you'll be using the Hoffman tools to work on any resistant patterns, to re-experience Hoffman techniques and renew your vision.

In the afternoons, you'll be free to enjoy the many attractions of the Hall and its glorious surroundings. You can spend hours relaxing in their brand-new, state-of-the-art wellbeing centre, Avalon , and submerge yourself in a wide range of activities, treatments and watery spaces.

In the evenings, you'll be guided through rituals and experiences including a truly amazing open air fire temple.

Prices on the 5-day retreat start from £1,800 per person. Couples welcome. For more information about this stunning opportunity and to take advantage of an Early Bird booking offer, click here.

Back to school blues? Our parenting workshop can help

September's 'back to school' month for many, signalling a change of pace in our households, routines and family schedules. Starting a new school or pre-school in particular can be a charged and emotional time for children and carers alike.

Foundations in Parenting f ocuses on the emotional nurturing of 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 facilitator Eliza Meredith and parenting coach Michelle Matthews.

Date: Saturday 27 October, 9.00am-5.00pm

Venue: The Welsh Chapel , Clapham, SW11 1PQ

Cost: £65 per person/£120 for two people.

Click here for full information and to book.

NEW meet-up for Hoffman grads in Kuwait

Calling all Hoffies in Kuwait - there's a brand-new Hoffman meet-up on its way in October.

Spend the evening in the company of other people who have done the Hoffman Process, share a visualisation and practice a tool or two - it's a great way to reconnect to your Process experience in a safe, supportive atmosphere with like-minded people

Led by Hoffman graduate Eman AlRashied (pictured), CEO of The Proteges, the evening will run from 6.00-8.00 pm at the Chairman's Club at KIPCO Tower and (it's hoped) will be the first of a series.

Date: Saturday 27 October

Location: KIPCO Tower

Times: 6.00pm-8.00pm

Price: 10 KWD

To book, click here or for more information, contact Eman by email: eman@theproteges.org or phone +96 59 99 60 401

Hoffman-led regional support groups

Regional Hoffman meet-ups are a fun way to keep your Process insights alive. In a relaxed environment, you have a safe space to share authentically, deepen your learning, build a support network with local Hoffman graduates, have fun and reconnect to your Hoffman Toolkit.

London: Violet Hill Studios, London NW8 9EB

Date: Tuesday 25 September* 7.00pm-9.00pm

Change of date from previously advertised!

Led by: Hoffman UK co-founder and MD Serena Gordon

For more information and to book, click here

Next date: Wednesday 10 October

Bristol: HOURS, 10 Colston Yard, BS1 5BD

Date: Monday 22 October 7.00pm-9.00pm

Led by: Supervising Hoffman Teacher Eliza Meredith

For more information and to book, click here

Next date: Tuesday 8 January

Manchester: Save the date for a VERY special breakfast meet-up at All Star Lanes on Saturday 22 December...

Movement as medicine... Experience the 5Rhythms

Hoffman 5Rhythms evenings are hugely popular, offering the chance to experience Gabrielle Roth's legendary dynamic practice in the supportive company of other Hoffman grads.

Classes are led by licensed 5Rhythms instructor Catherine Gaynor and are open to all - no prior experience necessary. Come on your own, with a Hoffman buddy, or bring a friend whether they've done the Process or not. Remember to bring water!

Date: Saturday 20 October 2018 (7pm-9pm)

Cost: £15 per person or £10 for concessions/unwaged.

Venue: Battersea Yoga Centre , London SW11 4TA

For more information and to book, click here

Closure: Re-experience the ceremony of integration

Click here for a full list of Closure dates.

Closure evenings are held on Thursdays from 5pm and are open to all Hoffman graduates, regardless of where and when you did your Process. Celebrate with new Hoffman graduates, share your Post-Process experience and recommit to your Vision. Dinner at Florence House (including the infamous 'pavlova of love') is on us.

We love to see Process groups returning on their anniversary and welcome graduates who did their Process overseas.

Next dates:

20 September: with Janet, Matthew and Emma

11 October: with Jeremy, Eliza and Mairi

25 October: with Matthew, Janet and Emma

8 November: with Eliza, Mairi and Holger

Please email and let us know if you're planning to come to Closure. Remember that you cannot attend the Closure of a spouse or child, though we would love to see you at their Welcome Home.

Hoffman events for family and friends

*When a Process is on a Wait List, a place may still become available.

Ring the office on 01903 88 99 90 for details.

Information Evenings:

London, Tuesday 4 September

London, Tuesday 16 October

Information Phone-In:

Tuesday 18 September

Introduction Day:

London, Saturday 6 October

Process Dates:

September 15-21: Wait List*

October 6-12: Wait List*

October 20-26: Wait List*

November 3-9: Wait List*

November 10-16: Available

November 24-30: Available

December 8-14: Available

For a full calendar of Hoffman Process dates, click here.

September's Top Tip: We were all young once...

This month, try connecting to any teenagers in your life.

Remember what your own teenage years were like; what it felt like for your body to develop and how that was greeted by the world. How close to or distant from others you were. How life was at school and at home.

What mattered to you at the time? Where did you feel misunderstood?

Take a few moments to reflect on the world young people are now growing up in and how that might feel for them. If you have any young adults in your life, speak to them. See if you can be more empathic to their experience.