These days we're far more aware of the need to take responsibility for our health and many of us started this year with intentions to take more exercise, change our diet and even do some kind of physical detox.

We also see more and more links being made between our emotional and physical health. As the saying goes: 'what the mind represses, the body expresses.' So if you've been implementing those kind of physical changes, now could be a good time to do the same kind of overhaul of your emotional 'diet'. Are your thoughts and feelings healthy or toxic? Do you have techniques in place where you can regularly exercise positive emotional responses and thoughts which bring you a feeling of physical wellbeing?

If you haven't done the Hoffman Process, you'll find that it offers what nutrition expert Patrick Holford has called 'the equivalent of a psychological detox'. There's more on the link between emotional and physical wellbeing is his most recent bestseller The 10 Secrets of 100% Healthy People which includes a chapter by Hoffman UK founder and director Tim Laurence.

If you're a Hoffman Graduate and you feel like brushing up your emotional exercise regime there's plenty on offer in the next few months in the UK and Ireland: Reconnecton Days, Constellation Workshops and Sibling Workshops - many in some lovely new venues.

Another way that we can help our physical and emotional health is by enjoying beautiful music, so we hope that you find an opportunity to catch US Hoffman Graduate Beth Nilesen Chapman in concert this month across the UK promoting her new album - Back to Love.

Wishing you a 100% healthy month!

Dates for 2010 Processes and Information Evenings are on our calendar page.

Click for online booking

Back to Love

Hoffman Graduate and Nashville singer-songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman has just released her first new mainstream album in six years, Back To Love. Her tour dates cover the length and breadth of the UK so do take a look and see if she's appearing near you.

Her songs, which have been covered by artists such as Elton John and Emmylou Harris, draw on her own life experiences to tell deeply touching stories. One of her best-known songs 'Sand & Water' was written after her husband Ernest's death from cancer in 1994, after which a friend recommended that she did the Hoffman Process.

'I had no idea of the extent that (the Process) would change my life and in ways that I didn't even know about.' Beth Nielsen Chapman

Click to listen to Beth's songs and her new album

In a past interview with Hoffman USA Beth talks about how the Process has allowed her to tap into her creativity more deeply as well as how it has affected her as a mother to an adolescent son: 'When I did the Process, (my son) was about 15 years old. I had no idea that some of the things I was doing were affecting him in a negative way..... After about three weeks back at home, he said, "I don't know what you did but that was really good. You really listen to me now."'

Click to read about Beth's experience of the Process

The 10 Secrets of 100% Healthy People & Hoffman Workshop with Tim Laurence

Nutritional expert and Hoffman graduate Patrick Holford has conducted the UK's largest ever health survey of over 55,000 people to discover the 10 Secrets of 100% Healthy People - the title of his latest book. (Click on the cover below to order). Now he's sharing them in a series of seminars this month through the UK and Ireland. At each seminar he will cover how to:

Wake up full of energy
Feel naturally happy
Lose weight without feeling hungry
Look younger
Prevent diabetes, heart disease and cancer

Click for Patrick's programme of UK Seminars

'The Hoffman Process is by far the most powerful and effective course I have come across. It's the equivalent of a psychological detox. This kind of inner work is essential for true health and happiness'.

Hoffman Introductory Workshop - Getting Your Past Out Of Your Present

Saturday 24th April 2-5.30pm with Tim Laurence in Putney, SW London

You'll learn some Hoffman techniques and find out how to:

Free yourself from old family patterns
Identify the things that keep you depressed or lacking in self esteem
Safely release 'out of control' emotions
Learn to let go of what causes depression and grief
Discover the keys to keeping healthy relationships

Click for details of Tim's London Workshop and to book online

Info Evenings

Would you like to find out more about the Process?
Information Evenings provide a great opportunity to meet Hoffman Teachers as well as Hoffman Graduates, ask questions, hear people's experiences and decide if the Process is right for you now, or in the future. They're free and there's no need to book. Evenings start at 7.30pm and finish around 9.30pm.

Next Information Evening Dates include:

March 16th Brooks Hotel, Dublin, Ireland

April 13th Regents College, London

May 18th Regents College, London

Click here for more information evening dates

Info Phone-In February 23rd

Is the Hoffman Process for you?

Many of you tell us that Information Evenings are very helpful in deciding whether the Process is for you; yet there may not be one convenient to you. So we also offer monthly information phone-ins. These are really lively with callers questions and interesting input from previous Process participants and Hoffman Teachers.

Call from wherever you are in the world and join UK Hoffman Director Serena Laurence, pictured here, from 7.30-8.30pm UTC/GMT for our February 23rd Information phone-in. You can just listen or if you have a question, we'll be delighted to help.

Click for Frequently Asked Questions about the call

We'll cover topics such as:

How can you tell if the Process is right for you?
What changes can you expect following the course?
How do you continue the benefits of the Process once it's over?
What are the long-term benefits?

Click for more details and call instructions

Can't make this date? Next call is Tuesday March 23rd 7.30 - 8.30pm

NEW Dates, NEW Venues - Next Reconnection Days, London March 6th, Ireland March 20th

We've now introduced some more Reconnection Days, so that you have the choice of at least one every month until May. We've got an additional new London venue that's really convenient for both tube and rail, as well as a new location in Ireland that's a feast for the eyes as well as the soul!

Our next London Reconnection Day is on Saturday March 6th in a lovely new venue near Waterloo.

Following hot on its heels is a Reconnection Day in Ireland on Saturday March 20th at beautiful Gorse Hill, near Bray, pictured right.

Then, as Spring gets well underway we have our first Reconnection Day in Arundel, West Sussex on Saturday April 17th, shown below with its famous moated castle.

Book by calling the Hoffman office on 01903 88 99 90 or click the link below to book online.

"It was like being back at the Process, the same intimacy, confidentiality and bonding yet on top of that learning practical skills to keep the Process alive. Thank you!" Christine Mason

Click to book online for Reconnection Days-you'll need the password

Phone-In February 15th - NEW Sibling Relationship Workshop

Sibling struggles - Florence House, East Sussex April 9-11th
Untangle your family history and claim your rightful place in the world
In the Hoffman Process we concentrate on our parents' influence. This exciting new workshop led by Hoffman Teachers Eliza Meredith and Tom Laughton allows you to take a step further into your family, to understand the enormous impact that your siblings have also had on your life. There are power struggles, jealousies, injustices, bullying and even abuse between siblings in childhood. All this can affect how we feel about ourselves, limit our identity and set templates for how we relate to others.

Free Sibling Relationship Phone-In - Monday February 15th 7.30-8.30 pm
This event is preceded by a free evening phone-in where we'll be looking at techniques to help you deal with the legacy of behaviours and beliefs that you were left with. It's also an introduction to the weekend workshop on the 9-11 April and we'll be answering any questions you have about it. If you grew up with siblings, and want to know how it has affected you, then please join us on the call.

Click for details of Sibling phone-in and workshop-you'll need the password

Family Constellations Workshops for Hoffman Graduates London 2010

Constellations is a powerful group approach that maps family patterns and finds holistic resolutions. It fits beautifully with the understandings of the Hoffman Process.

In 2010 Hoffman Graduate Gaye Donaldson and Hoffman Teacher Matthew Pruen are offering two and one day workshops for Hoffman Graduates in Central London. Family constellations can enhance and deepen your perspective and vision of your family patterns through many generations.
Dates offered include:

February 26/27
April 9
June 11/12

Booking and enquiries are via email to: matthew@hoffmaninstitute.co.uk and you can click here for more information

'I am delighted that Matthew Pruen and Gaye Donaldson are able to offer Hoffman graduates a chance to work with Constellations next year. My own experience of this work, both personally and with on-going Hoffman Institute affairs, has been powerfully affecting and impressive. This work has helped us diagnose vital, underlying issues that have held back our growth and shed light on healing possibilities that had previously remained obscure. I wholeheartedly recommend these workshops to any Hofman graduate wanting to deepen their Process experience and look forward to working with them again next year.' Serena Laurence

Support Call February 17th

Parenting - Wednesday February 17th
February's call is focused on how our patterns influence our parenting.

Led by Esme Page, one of our most experienced Supervising Teachers, 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!

Frequently Asked Questions about the Support Call
Do I have to talk? This and other common questions are covered in our support call factsheet.

"I have found the support calls so helpful in staying connected with my Process. The ones on relationships have helped me to understand the games I play - that I wasn't even aware of. I've been able to feel patterns coming up in many of my relationships post process - but the drama triangle discussed last time, has helped me see more clearly what's going on." Lorna

Booking is Essential - You'll be sent the number to call and the PIN once you book.

Click to find out more and to book on this call and future calls-you'll need the password

2010 Calls - As a result of their popularity, support calls in 2010 will run from 7pm-8.15pm to allow more individual interaction and cost £18.50 per call.

Business Listing - Support from Hoffman Graduates

Our listing page is a great way for Hoffman Graduates to connect through work and leisure. From retreats and holiday lets, from homeopaths to lawyers, you should find the service you need!

We've had a flurry of new listings this month showing the wonderful range of work that Hoffman Graduates are involved in. As a result we've added a new Legal Servcies section as well as one for PR and Publicity. New additions include Shirlee, a therapist who specialises in couple and fertility issues, Joe who's a commercial and portrait photographer, Peter in Ireland who'd like to take you on a hero's journey and James at Stewarts Law who'll look after you if you've already been on one and had an aviation mishap!

If you're a Hoffman Graduate and you'd like to list your own services, just click the listing link below where you'll find an entry form and online payment facility.

Click here for the Business Listing

Closure - For Hoffman Graduates only

Next Closure Dates 2010

February 25th Florence House, Sussex
Teachers: Simon, Tom and Donna
March 11th Chrysalis, Co Wicklow, Ireland
Teachers: Matthew and Lisa
March 25th Florence House, Sussex
Teachers: Eliza, Tom and Mairi

Remember, numbers are limited and it starts at 5pm prompt. (7pm if you can only make dinner).

In the UK please book in advance with the Hoffman Office on +44 (0)1903 88 99 90. or email: info@hoffmaninstitute.co.uk. Dinner is £17. The cost is payable direct to the site.

In Ireland book direct with Chrysalis on 045 404 713. Dinner is 15 Euros.

You can't attend Closure of a spouse or child, though we'd love to see you at their Welcome Home.

'Attending Closure is my favourite post-process activity. I reconnect with my own Process in ever different ways, and at the same time, am able to take great pleasure in knowing that my experience and even my presence plays some small part in the never-to-be-forgotten memories of the new graduates.' David, Herts

Click here for Closure Dates - You'll need the password

Support News

Please keep in touch by checking our support group page on the website for current support groups or contacts in your area.

Guest Facilitators
Remember that you can book Hoffman Teachers to be guest facilitators for your groups or for one to one coaching. Click here for Hoffman Teacher contact details. You'll need the password

Central London support group
The next support evening is Friday March 5th. There's a £5 attendance charge. To go on the local mailing list please contact Diane. Email: diane-gallagher@ukgateway.net or Tel: +44 (0)7947 068 625.

Dublin
The next meeting of the Dublin support group is Monday 22nd February at 7.30 pm. For directions and to be put on a local mailing list contact David Gibson on: dbg@dna.ie or call: 01 862 3564

Edinburgh
Lynn is the contact for a thriving group in this area. Please email her at: lynn.edinsupport@virgin.net

Glasgow
Margot Clayton based in Milngavie, 20 mins from Glasgow city centre, runs an occasional support group and e-group. To join a local mailing list call her on: 0141 956 5526 or Email: margot.clayton@btinternet.com

NEW - Cumbria and North East
Please contact Sharu in Carlisle, Cumbria if you'd like to meet up. Email: sharuscott@hotmail.com or call: 01228 562 368 or 07900 108845

NEW - York
Viv would love to be in touch with any other Hoffman graduates in York, or the surrounding areas, with a view to starting a group. Tel: 07951 943774 or 01904 788374. Email: viv@flamangoes.co.uk

Sheffield
Nicci in Sheffield would welcome contact from other Hoffies with a view to setting up a group. Tel: 07763 773953. Email: nicola.gilkes@btinternet.com

South Wales
For details of the next meeting of the Cardiff self-support group please email Garthine on walkergm@cardiff.ac.uk or phone 07946 445559 (email preferred)

North West - Liverpool
Jo Lloyd runs a self-support group in Liverpool and an e-board for local Hoffman Grads. To join the eboard email: jo1972@hotmail.com or Tel: 0151 928 3205 or 07950 536 047.

Oxford
Jon is interested in setting up a support group in the Oxford area. If you'd like to take part, please contact him at jontreanor@conduitpartners.co.uk or Tel: 01865 884188 or Mobile 07787 513205.

Cambridge
Rosie is interested in setting up a support group in the Cambridge area. Please contact her on p.wilson34@ntlworld.com or call: 01223 570890.

Reading
Beth Stanley would like to restart a Hoffman support group in this area. Email her if you're interested at: beth@hannahbethcoaching.com or Telephone: 07835 016 136.

East Sussex
If you'd like to know the next support meeting dates please call Andrea on 01273 604867 or 07770 450100 or email: loveshackmarshall@hotmail.com.
For news, join the Sussex Hoffman E- noticeboard email: nikki@spiritoftransformation.com

If there's no support group local to you, why not volunteer to be the contact person in your area? Just ring Nikki on Wednesdays or Fridays on: 01903 88 99 90 or Email: nikki@hoffmaninstitute.co.uk

Warm Wishes

The Hoffman Team
Hoffman Institute UK

"Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint."
Mark Twain