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  • S13e7: Sonia Choquette – An Experience of Myself Unlike I’ve Ever Had
    Oct 15 2026
    .”This is the most creative thing I’ve ever experienced. …I just thought this is so wonderful because I’m not being talked at. I am being engaged, and I am being invited into an experience of myself unlike I’ve ever had.” – Sonia Choquette Globally celebrated spiritual teacher, intuitive guide, author, and Hoffman Advisory Council member, Sonia Choquette, came to the Process guided by her intuition. Deeply connected to Spirit from a very young age, Sonia came to the Process for relational reasons. She’d noticed too many relationship “collisions” in her marriage. Her family had Holocaust patterns, while her husband had other traumatic familial patterns. She intuitively knew the Process could help. Sonia loved the Process. She found it the most creative thing she’d ever experienced, and her “soul loves creativity.” She especially loved that the Process engaged her and invited her into new experiences of herself she’d never known before. After her Process, Sonia became friends with Raz, Liza, and the Ingrasci family. She realized she shared an uncommon worldview with Raz. “We are energetic spirits; we are having a physical experience.” Raz and I just got that. We spoke Spirit as much as we spoke English.” This conversation is brimming with spiritual guidance. Sonia has been teaching profound spiritual truths for over 50 years. She shares multiple tools to reconnect with your Spirit, drop from your head into your heart, and know if you’re speaking from your heart. The Hoffman Institute is grateful to Sonia for her many years of service through our Hoffman Advisory Council. We hope you enjoy this wise and very practical episode with Sonia and Sadie. https://youtu.be/Bi2yzEo7-SA Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Sonia Choquette: Sonia Choquette is a globally celebrated spiritual teacher, intuitive guide, and transformational author. For more than four decades, she has helped people trust themselves. She has supported them in following their inner guidance and living in alignment with who they truly are. Sonia has authored 32 books, including the international bestsellers Trust Your Vibes, Ask Your Guides, and The Answer Is Simple. Her work has reached millions of people worldwide, making intuition practical, grounded, and accessible in everyday life. Through her books, teachings, live events, online programs, and global community, Sonia shows people how to move beyond fear, overthinking, and external conditioning and reconnect with the clear, steady voice of Spirit within. Through the GIFT CERTIFICATION FOR INTUITIVE AND ENERGETIC ALIGNMENT, a professional training, Sonia prepares coaches to recognize intuitive and energetic signals, distinguish true guidance from fear and emotional reactivity, and help others return to authentic alignment. Known for her warmth, humour, honesty, and direct approach, Sonia brings spirituality down to earth. She shares practical tools that people can use in their relationships, work, decisions, and everyday lives. Her mission is to lead a worldwide intuition revolution—restoring people to their inner authority and empowering them to live with greater confidence, freedom, creativity, connection, and joy. Find out more about Sonia: • Learn more about Sonia at SoniaChoquete.net ∗ Follow Sonia on Instagram: @soniachoquette⁠ • Discover more on YouTube: @SoniaChoquette⁠ ∗ Check out Sonia on Facebook: @TrustYourVibes As mentioned in this episode: Raz Ingrasci’s Celebration of Life • Listen to Raz on the Hoffman Podcast: Husband, Father, Son Ingrasci family: • Raz and Liza: Founders of the Hoffman Institute Foundation. ∗ Marissa Ingrasci: Hoffman teacher and coach. ∗ Mike Ingrasci – Director of Marketing, Hoffman Institute Foundation Podcast. Transformational Leadership Council Sonia’s Podcast, with daughters Sabrina and Sonia Tully: It’s All Related. The Hoffman Process Book by Tim Laurence. • Listen to Tim on the Hoffman Podcast: A Vale of Tears and a Hill of Laughter. Hoffman Q2 Intensive Sonia’s latest book, Soul Mastery: 22 Lessons to Reinvent Your Life
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    44 min
  • S13e6: Jessie Feng – Healing Generational Patterns in China
    Oct 8 2026
    “You can see their eyes brighter, and they finally feel like, Oh, there’s a lot of possibility … to be authentic self. That’s so powerful and meaningful for me to see that happening in China.“ – Jessie Feng Master Certified Coach, Hoffman Process teacher, and Director of Faculty, Hoffman China, Jessie Feng joins Sadie for an inspiring conversation about growth, possibility, and healing generational patterns. Although Jessie completed her Process in early 2025, her Process story really begins in 2011. Her relationship with her daughter was strained, so Jessie began coaching training, sure the issue was with her daughter. Many of us think similarly, until we begin our own inner work. Through coaching training and the Process, Jessie underwent a profound transformation. Her awareness grew and sense of self clarified. Her understanding of relationships, and why and how we can struggle in them, did too. As an integral part of the new Hoffman Institute China, Jessie now teaches the Process in China. Very aware of the traditions between parents and children in her country, she shares how remarkable it is to witness her students realize that long-standing traditions passed down generation to generation are simply patterns. Limiting patterns that do not serve us can be transformed into healthy, freeing alternatives. Jessie explains how remarkable it is that her students now see possibility in their lives. They now realize they can be authentic in their lives and relationships. In doing so, they find compassion and love for themselves and their parents. This conversation helps illuminate how the Process works in diverse cultures globally. The Process supports each person in finding liberation from limitation and compassion for themselves and those who raised them. Today, Jessie and her daughter have a great relationship. We hope you enjoy this powerful conversation with Jessie and Sadie. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Jessie Feng: Jessie Feng is a Master Certified Coach (MCC). She holds an Advanced Certification in Team Coaching (ACTC) credential with the International Coaching Federation. Jessie also holds a Master’s degree in Marketing from the University of New South Wales in Australia and a Master’s degree in Applied Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies in the United States. For more than two decades, Jessie has worked in leadership development, team coaching, and personal transformation, supporting individuals and teams as they navigate complexity, relationships, and change. Having lived and worked in Germany, the United States, Australia, and China, she brings a deeply cross-cultural perspective to her work and a lifelong curiosity about one essential question: How can we live more authentically? Jessie believes that every person possesses innate wholeness, inner wisdom, and a unique path through life. Her own experience with the Hoffman Process became a significant turning point. It helped her see the patterns that had shaped her life more clearly and opened the possibility of living with greater freedom and choice. This experience eventually led her to become deeply involved in bringing the Hoffman Process to China and developing its teaching locally. In her work, Jessie often encounters the patterns people have learned to protect themselves—control, anger, pleasing, perfectionism, shame, and fear. Yet what moves her most is what emerges beneath those patterns: something softer, more alive, and deeply human. Again and again, she is reminded that beyond our different identities, cultures, and life stories, we share a profound longing for love, connection, freedom, and to be truly seen. For Jessie, growth is not about becoming a “better” version of ourselves. It is about finding the courage to become more fully who we already are—and trusting that beneath our patterns, there is love, light, and life. Discover more about Hoffman China: • Hoffman China • Hoffman China’s The Journey of Life podcast series Jessie (3rd from right) and fellow Hoffman China teachers at a recent Process (including US teacher, Danny Kim). As mentioned in this episode: Co-Active Training Institute Vicious Cycles A little more about the Internship portion of Hoffman teacher training: Phase 2 (of 3) of Hoffman teacher training is the Internship Program, where learning moves into real experience. During this phase, a teacher candidate begins working alongside certified Hoffman teachers, observing and participating in actual Hoffman Processes. Over several internships, the teacher candidate works directly with students, teaches presentations, facilitates experiences, and gradually takes on more responsibility, with guidance and feedback from an experienced training teacher. Internship is more than learning teaching skills. It is a time when something deeper begins to develop. Through continued immersion in the Hoffman Process, teacher ...
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    29 min
  • S13e5: Natasia Schumacher – Life in Its Magnitude, in Seven Days
    Oct 1 2026
    “The experience of the Process was life in full, in its magnitude, in seven days.” – Natasia Schumacher Professional Certified Coach, Certified Emotional Intelligence Practitioner, and athlete Natasia Schumacher arrived at White Sulphur Springs to take the Hoffman Process in 2018. She says, “I didn’t choose the Process; it chose me.” As Natasia poured over her Process homework, this question stopped her: “What is your relationship to spirituality?” Eight years ago, she had no idea what spirituality or spirit meant. Her response to the question? “None.” Looking back, Natasia saw that this was the first indicator of where the Process would lead her. In Natasia’s Process, she had a profound realization that who she thought she was has never been who she is. Her visceral experience of the Process felt like a turbulent storm: deeply uncomfortable, confronting, and exhausting, while also deeply loving. Natasia shares stories of the profound emotional, intellectual, somatic, and spiritual insights, epiphanies, and transformation during and after her Process. Many grads discover after the Process that even though they have changed, the people in their lives have not. For Natasia, this dynamic provided more opportunities to release patterns and deepen her sense of who she really is. She describes how she navigated this change with both her husband and mother. Natasia’s ability to articulate what happened is insightful and helpful information. She also found, post-Process, that she needed to connect with the parts of her who weren’t sober. Today, she has been sober for many years. Natasia speaks of and lives with love and reverence for her true self, her Spirit. As she says, her Spirit “is me.” We hope this articulate, insightful, deeply spiritual conversation inspires you. Follow Natasia on Instagram and LinkedIn. Content Warning: This episode is marked explicit for language and may not be suitable for children. Please use your discretion. https://youtu.be/TAtO34Z9EWc Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify More about Natasia Schumacher: Natasia Schumacher is the founder of Shift & Play, a Montréal-based self-leadership practice that helps people stay connected to themselves when it matters most — through change, uncertainty, and discomfort. By her 30s, Natasia had built a life that looked successful from the outside. She held senior leadership roles, carried significant responsibility, and became very good at being who she thought she needed to be. Internally, she was struggling. She was performing life, moving through roles and expectations while becoming increasingly disconnected from herself. In the Hoffman Process, she confronted the gap between the person she presented to the world and who she was underneath it all. It became part of a larger reckoning that included sobriety, motherhood, career reinvention, entrepreneurship, and learning to hear her own voice, trust it, and act from it. Celebrating Natasia as a child That journey informs her work today. A Professional Certified Coach (PCC), Certified Emotional Intelligence Practitioner (EQ-i 2.0), lululemon ambassador, and athlete, Natasia brings mind, heart, and body into her work. Through one-on-one coaching and designed group experiences, she works with high performers who are skilled at achieving, performing, and meeting expectations, but have lost touch with themselves along the way. Movement is woven into this approach. Natasia believes the body often reveals what the mind has learned to override. She uses movement to help people notice their patterns, meet discomfort, and practice making conscious choices in real time. Currently training for and leading a team through her second 650-kilometre ultra relay, she lives the same practice she invites others into. For Natasia, self-leadership isn’t something you master. It’s the practice of staying with yourself in discomfort long enough to hear what’s true — and having the courage to choose from there. Follow Natasia on Instagram and LinkedIn. As mentioned in this episode: Read about the Hoffman Retreat Site at White Sulphur Springs, CA. Homework: The Process homework (or pre-work) takes approximately 10 hours to complete. Filling out this pre-work is really the beginning of your Process experience. Post-Process weekend: Listen to our Hoffman teacher panel on the Hoffman Podcast: S10e7: Our Post-Process Panel – After the Process, With Kevin, Steve, and Zeina
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    41 min
  • S13e4: Kari Kuwahara – In Releasing My Pain, I Released My Mother
    Sep 24 2026
    “Post-Process… I could see those things differently. I could see them from the bigger view. And I could also feel how good I felt and how proud I was of myself. I knew that I could trust myself.“ – Kari Kuwahara Kari Kuwahara came to the Hoffman Process knowing the timing was right. After a traumatic life event triggered old traumas and buried feelings, Kari was ready to do the deep work to heal her pain from her relationship with her mother. The Process offered her a way to resolve the pain of her past. Kari was ready for the freedom to come. Before we dive into emotional terrain, we often fear the power of the feelings we will meet and the unknown chaos we might encounter within. The Process’s cathartic work and safe environment supported Kari as she went deep into her inner world. Her teacher gave her loving guidance when he said, “We’ve got you.” As Kari describes, she realized that she wasn’t doing it alone and that there were “guardrails in place.” Through the expression work, she finally released her anger. Intense, overwhelming grief that had been buried under her anger then flooded in. Kari “was finally able to go there and just let it out.” She realized that this release was, in itself, what she’d been searching for. After the cathartic expression, Kari journaled. Reading a sentence she’d written back to herself, Kari reached a powerful understanding. Speaking about her mother, she’d written, “I can’t fathom the pain her anger wouldn’t let her feel.” In experiencing the depth of her own pain under her anger, Kari saw her mother. In seeing her mother, Kari saw herself. This is a profound example of the power in healing negative love. Through her courageous surrender to the Process, Kari found freedom from the pain of her past. We hope this powerful conversation with Kari and Drew moves and inspires you. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Kari Kuwahara: Kari’s childhood photo Kari Kuwahara has a diverse background in the food world. She is a chef focused on health-supportive cooking, a culinary event producer, and a retail program and project manager. Her path has never been entirely linear. After studying at UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Kari explored several career directions before a family member’s serious illness shifted her perspective and sparked a deeper interest in healing foods, nutrition, and health. That spark grew, and she enrolled at the Natural Gourmet Institute in New York, with little idea of what a career on the other side might look like. That leap became a turning point. What began as a job to gain experience in a natural-foods grocery store quickly became a leadership position. At the same time, she stepped into a separate role producing culinary demonstrations for nationally recognized chefs at a large-scale food and wine festival. Driven by curiosity and a desire to grow, she joined a national grocery retailer in a larger regional role, where she developed culinary programs, menus, recipes, venues, and operational systems across the region. Kari and her partner, Angela Eventually, Kari moved to Seattle, where she lives today. After several intense years navigating the grocery industry through the COVID era and leading her teams through a large restructuring, she stepped away from that role in search of something that felt more aligned. Life soon brought another profound shift. Kari’s partner was diagnosed with cancer, beginning a three-year journey through treatment, recovery, uncertainty, and ultimately, healing. Drawing on her earlier studies in healing foods, nutrition, and health, Kari supported her partner throughout this journey. But the healing extended beyond the physical. There was also a need to heal emotionally—not only from the toll of her partner’s illness, but from experiences rooted in her own childhood. She and her partner both attended the Hoffman Process in the spring of 2026. Through all her roles, Kari remains deeply curious and committed to nurturing ourselves, our bodies, and our relationships. Follow Kari on Instagram. As mentioned in this episode: Post-Process work: After completing the Process on Friday, students spend Saturday and Sunday integrating their week. • Listen to our Post-Process Panel on the Hoffman Podcast: After the Process, With Kevin, Steve, and Zeina Quad Check: A practice that supports you in integrating and honoring all four parts of your Quadrinity: Spiritual Self, Intellect, Emotional Self, and your Body. Instagram Lives: Join our virtual community Quad-Check at 8:00 am PT on Instagram. Join our daily Appreciation and Gratitude practice on Instagram at 6:00 pm PT. You’ll find that the Appreciation and Gratitude practice is a nourishing way to reflect on your day. This practice will support your Spiritual Self’s natural desire to appreciate and give thanks for all that life brings you. Our Instagram Quad-checks and Appreciation and ...
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    29 min
  • S13e3: Suha Patel – Reunited With All of Me
    Sep 17 2026
    “Over the past few years, I’ve dug deeper into connecting with the universe, connecting with nature, knowing that I am supported by forces outside of me.” – Suha Patel Suha Patel arrived at the Hoffman Process eight years ago. Her mantra coming in was, “I want to know who I am. I want to love myself. I want to know what I want. And I want to be able to ask for it.” Over those seven days and the eight years since, Suha has worked hard to know the answers to her questions and live into what she has longed for. Suha as a child Suha spent the majority of her life in her head, problem-solving everything, including herself. But knowing and loving oneself requires more than intellect. During her Process, the Quadcheck, a Hoffman tool, helped Suha discover her whole self. She dove into her whole self when she discovered her Quadrinity: intellect, body, emotional self, and Spiritual Self. Suha describes coming to know a whole inner community within herself, including her dear inner child. When she talks about her inner child, her voice lights up with joy. By spending time with her inner child, she realized why she stayed small and hadn’t stood up for what she wanted. For Suha, one of the great gifts of taking the Process has been a deepened spirituality. Growing up in India, she’d never been to a temple or sought out God. At Hoffman, she connected to something greater than herself – the Universe, nature, and the spiritual forces that support her. By the end of her week at Hoffman, Suha realized the first item in her mantra: to know who she is. She found she knew herself in new and beautiful ways. Asking for what she wants has taken longer, but Suha is steadily working toward fulfilling her beautiful mantra. We hope you enjoy this joyful conversation with Suha and Sadie. Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify More about Suha Patel: Suha Patel is a global business leader, mentor, and lifelong student of human behavior whose journey has spanned four continents, executive leadership, and deep personal transformation. As a biotech executive, she spent decades leading in high-performance environments while quietly believing that staying small and silent was the safest way to move through the world. Her path into self-awareness, nervous system healing, and inner-child work has radically changed the way she understands leadership, relationships, identity, and emotional well-being. Today, Suha is passionate about exploring the invisible patterns that shape our lives – the survival strategies we mistake for personality, and the ways unresolved emotional experiences quietly influence how we love, lead, speak, and connect. Through honest storytelling and deep reflection, she brings a grounded, compassionate perspective to conversations about healing, self-awareness, emotional regulation, and what it truly means to feel safe enough to become oneself. Follow Suha on Instagram. As mentioned in this episode: Hoffman Q2 Intensive: Our three-day graduate program The Enneagram (of Personality) Undefended Love by Jett Psaris The QuadCheck (Quadrinity Check-in): A Hoffman tool done daily to check in with all four parts of the Quadrinity: the intellect, the emotional self, the body, and the Spiritual Self. Instagram Lives: We host two Instagram Lives daily. ¤ Join our virtual community Quad-Check at 8:00 am PT on Instagram. The Quad Check practice supports you in integrating and honoring your Quadrinity: Spiritual Self, Intellect, Emotional Self, and your Body. ¤ Join our daily Appreciation and Gratitude practice at 6:00 pm PT on Instagram. The Appreciation and Gratitude practice is a beautiful way to reflect on your day. This practice supports your Spiritual Self’s natural desire to appreciate and give thanks for all that life brings you. Elevators – 17:15 – 18:31 Suha describes what an elevator is and what happened for her when she did them at the Process. The Hoffman App After completing a Hoffman course, the Hoffman App can support you as you continue this journey, today and far into the future. The app offers guidance, practices, and visualizations to inspire and help you achieve your personal goals. We like to think of this app as “Hoffman in your pocket.” The Hoffman App is available at the App Store. Find out more about the creation of Hoffman’s app with Kevin Eyres, Hoffman Teacher, on the Hoffman Podcast: Beyond the Intellect. The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life, by David Brooks.
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    38 min
  • S13e2: Jasin Deegan – Hello, Kindred Spirit!
    Sep 10 2026
    “Whether you did the Process with someone in your cohort or you find someone at a coffee shop with a Quadrinity sticker on their water bottle, there’s sort of that immediate recognition of, ‘Hello, another me, myself! Hello, a kindred spirit!‘” – Jasin Deegan Hoffman Alumni Department Manager Jasin Deegan completed the Hoffman Process at White Sulphur Springs in 2019. Just a few months later, he joined the Hoffman Institute in his first role. Jasin has a hunger to serve others. It’s the nature of his Spirit. And he loves the Process. Six years on, it’s a beautiful match that now serves the global Hoffman community. Before taking the Process, Jasin completed many personal transformational experiences. He arrived at the Process wanting “all the self-help resources” so he could “finally be this optimal person of service in the world.“ In his Process, he realized this was his own form of Do-Be-Have, trying to find his true Self by collecting more and more tools and resources. In an epiphany, Jasin realized he already was this “person of service.” It was simply time to be himself in a role that brought him joy and purpose. This seed of understanding was planted in his Process. It has steadily grown within him over the past six years at Hoffman. And now, with ith Jasin at the helm of the Alumni Department, the alumni department team has created the new Hoffman Alumni Home and Hoffman Alumni Circle. These online community spaces are where we can gather as a global alumni community of all Hoffman Programs. As Jasin says, there’s “an immediate recognition” when we meet another Hoffman friend, a kindred spirit. We hope you enjoy this warm conversation with Jasin and Sadie. Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify More about Jasin Deegan: Jasin Deegan has served as a transformational facilitator and guide for over fifteen years. He is dedicated to serving others on their healing and transformational journeys and is passionate about how peak experiences expand human consciousness. Jasin completed the Hoffman Process in December of 2019 and has been part of the Hoffman Institute since June 2020. Now serving as Alumni Department Manager, Jasin passionately supports Hoffman graduates who continue to do their post-Process work. As Alumni Department Manager, Jasin has led the development and design of Hoffman Alumni Home. This online community centralizes graduate resources and provides a space where Hoffman graduates can connect and build community. Before joining the Hoffman Institute, Jasin was a Shamanic Breathwork facilitator, using breathwork, ritual and ceremony, and contemplative practices to support others along their transformational and healing journeys. Jasin is trained and certified in Shamanic Breathwork through Venus Rising Association for Transformation. There, he cultivated his passion and sacred purpose for transformational service work through these direct studies. Jasin is pursuing his degree in psychology from San Francisco State University and lives with his husband in San Francisco, California. As mentioned in this episode: HOFFMAN ALUMNI HOME alumni.hoffmaninstitute.org/feed Hoffman Alumni Home is a dedicated space for Hoffman graduates to access alumni resources, connect to the community, and continue engaging with the work beyond their foundational Hoffman program. HOFFMAN ALUMNI CIRCLE alumni.hoffmaninstitute.org/hoffman-alumni-circle Hoffman Alumni Circle is a membership designed to support graduates’ continued growth, providing exclusive access to master classes and visualizations, teacher-led virtual sessions, early access to and discounts on graduate programming, and more. This paid membership lives within Hoffman Alumni Home and helps graduates sustain and deepen their Hoffman practice. Liza Ingrasci, Past CEO and President Liza and her late husband, Raz Ingrasci, founded the Hoffman Institute Foundation. Liza served as CEO and President for many years. She is now retired. The Ceremony of Integration Dinner: Before COVID, Hoffman Process graduates could attend this dinner held on the Thursday night of each Process to support the current students on their evening of integration. There is no longer a COI dinner in the US; however, it is still in practice in other countries. Bob Hoffman “Fire your therapist and go live your life.” The Hoffman Q2 Intensive Hoffman Webclasses Hosted and led by Hoffman teachers via Zoom, our live, interactive webclasses cover a wide variety of topics, including tools and practices from the Process and Hoffman Essentials. Graduate Groups Coaching Programs The Hoffman Quadrinity Symbol What is Breathwork? Jasin is trained to do this breathwork. Nita Gage, Hoffman Teacher. • Listen to Nita on the Hoffman Podcast – A Courageous Ripple Be-Do-Have vs. Do-Have-Be: Be-Do-Have brings us the life we long for. We get the life we are taught we should strive for when we Do-Have-Be. Dharma
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    33 min
  • S13e1: Jo Mattoon – A Wisdom Tradition With Deep Roots and New Shoots
    Sep 3 2026
    “Maybe there’s a person who’s written a book, or a professor who’s done some kind of research, and then they build a curriculum based on that perfectly wonderful approach to things. But that is not the Hoffman Process, right? Because, really, Bob Hoffman understood things more intuitively. …This is a wisdom tradition program.“ – Jo Mattoon Welcome to season 13 of Love’s Everyday Radius. Our guest is beloved Hoffman Process teacher, Jo Mattoon. In this fascinating conversation, Jo shares the ongoing changes happening within Hoffman Institute Foundation and the new Hoffman centers worldwide. Behind the scenes, Hoffman teachers and staff work to support the change and growth needed to meet the desires of those ready to take the Process and of our alumni. You’ll hear stories about Bob Hoffman and his collaborators who supported him in creating the Process. As Programs Manager, Jo shares how the Process training guide is continually updated while remaining true to its roots. And in the stories about the new Hoffman Center in China, you’ll discover how the wisdom tradition at the heart of the Process can support different cultures worldwide. From the growth and development of our teaching team, to the occasional updates integrated into the Process, to our new alumni portal, Hoffman Alumni Home, the Hoffman Institute continues to fulfill Bob Hoffman’s vision of “world peace one person at a time.” Hoffman International continues to grow its capacity to offer the Process around the world and shepherd serious change and transformation in those who attend through the opening of new centers around the world. At the center of everything Hoffman does are the deep roots of wisdom that have grounded the Process since its earliest inception. Deep roots support new strong shoots. We hope you enjoy this grounded, wise conversation. https://youtu.be/F9iq_XheMDM Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify More about Jo Mattoon: Jo and friends in the Swiss Alps Jo Mattoon holds a B.A. in the Humanities and a Master’s in Public Administration. Her first career was as a Human Resources executive; her second career was as an executive coach/leadership trainer. She has now found her true purpose in teaching/coaching for the Hoffman Process. In addition to teaching and coaching, Jo leads the Programs Team for Hoffman Institute Foundation (HIF). The team is responsible for the development and upkeep of all of HIF’s program curriculum, including the Process and alumni offerings. A fourth-generation Coloradan, Jo loves travel, learning, finding the humor in life, coyotes, the arts, and tasty food. You can find out more about Jo by following her on Instagram. As mentioned in this episode: Hoffman Process Canada venue in Calgary, Alberta: Sanctum Hoffman Center, China • Discover more about China Hoffman: Hoffman Process® Launches in China. • Honoring the parents is a cultural value in China: “Filial piety is the virtue of exhibiting love and respect for one’s parents, elders, and ancestors…” Read more… Jo Mattoon and Yifeng enjoying tea in China. Yifeng is the logistics/IT/everything else man for Hoffman China. Hoffman International • Hoffman International Conference at Hoffman Institute, Germany. • 17 Hoffman Centers in 14 countries worldwide. Hoffman teachers & staff mentioned concerning Hoffman China: ¤ Crystal Jenkins, Hoffman teacher and Director of Teacher Training. • Matt Brannagan, Hoffman teacher and CEO – Listen to Matt on the Hoffman Podcast. ¤ Kevin Eyres, Hoffman teacher – Listen to Kevin on the Hoffman Podcast. • Michelle Smith – Hoffman logistics. Bob Hoffman, Founder of the Hoffman Process. Claudio Naranjo, Chilean psychiatrist and pioneer in integrating psychotherapy and spiritual traditions. Raz Ingrasci, beloved Hoffman teacher and founder of the Hoffman Institute Foundation. • Listen to Raz on the Hoffman Podcast Andy Milberg, a beloved Hoffman teacher. • Listen to Andy on the Hoffman Podcast • Listen to Andy talking about the Negative Love Syndrome on the Hoffman Podcast Hoffman Programs Team: • Jo Mattoon – Programs Manager since 2022. ¤ Shawn McAndrew – Hoffman Editor and Programs Specialist. • Jason Beegle – Hoffman Process Teacher. ¤ Jess Zimerman – Hoffman Process Teacher. Jasin Deegan – Alumni Department Manager and creator of Hoffman Alumni Home HOFFMAN ALUMNI HOME: Hoffman Alumni Home is a dedicated space for Hoffman graduates to access alumni resources, connect to the community, and continue engaging with the work beyond their foundational Hoffman program. Hoffman Tools mentioned: ¤ The Cycle of Transformation: https://youtu.be/EIKfjNdpgsk?si=Sl8B_9hJpTI7aib8 Self-Compassion & Kristin Neff Listen to Kristin Neff on The Hoffman Podcast Kristin says that compassion has three components: kindness, mindfulness, and humanity. “Compassion is grounded in a ...
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    34 min
  • S12e22 (non-grad): Cory Muscara – Life is the Meditation Cushion
    Jul 2 2026
    “If we imagine fear as this tight fist that says, I’m not going to let go, I need to keep you safe, love comes in as just this warm hug, and it’s like, It’s all right, sweetheart, I’ve got you, you don’t have to hold this burden anymore. And the fear doesn’t want to do this…. It is doing it because it does not believe there is another path for you in order to survive or get your needs met.” – Cory Muscara Cory and Drew Cory Muscara Former monk and down-to-earth spiritual teacher Cory Muscara wraps up Season 12 with a powerful exploration of the lived human experience. Cory is not a graduate of the Hoffman Process, but he has recommended it to many and plans on attending in the near future. The ethos of his work blends beautifully with that of the Process. After a painful relationship breakup in his twenties, Cory began to meditate as a way to support himself. Realizing he wanted to go deeper into meditation, he headed to a monastery in Burma for a 6-month meditation retreat. Truly, it is hard to summarize this conversation. Like life, it must be experienced. You can feel the invitation to soften when in Cory’s presence as he articulates the process of internal healing and self-compassion. Later in the conversation, Drew mentions that a Process is completing just down the hill. He asks Cory what he might tell them. Cory offers a compassionate response to them and ultimately to all of us. He shares that leaving a retreat such as the Process and heading back into life offers us the opportunity to continue the work to heal, realizing that life is the meditation cushion. Life is where the ‘work’ continues. It is also where love can blossom with more ease and grace for ourselves and others. We hope you enjoy this wise and compassionate conversation with Cory and Drew. We’ll see you again in late August when we launch season 13. Thanks for listening and watching. We appreciate you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgf3BpOFloY Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify More about Cory Muscara: Cory Muscara is a former monk, host of the Practicing Human podcast, and bestselling author of the book Stop Missing Your Life. With over 1.5MM followers across his social media channels, Cory has gained popularity for his down-to-earth teachings on mindfulness, wellbeing, and mental health. Cory has taught mindful leadership at Columbia University, is an instructor in Positive Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, and, for the last decade, has offered mindfulness keynotes, workshops, and retreats around the world, helping people find peace and transformation in a chaotic world. Cory’s meditations have been heard more than 50 million times in over 150 countries. His goal is to share wisdom teachings in a practical and accessible way. Discover more about Cory here and find resources here. Follow Cory on Instagram and LinkedIn. As mentioned in this episode: The monastery Cory resided at is Panditarama Hse Main Gon Forest Meditation Center in Burma. Cory’s teacher, Sayadaw U Pandita Sayadaw means “venerable teacher.” Vipassana Meditation. • Vipassana means to “see things as they really are.”• Vipassana meditation is one of India’s most ancient meditation techniques. Walking meditation: • Thich Nhat Hanh on How to Take a Mindful Walk Attunement Internal Family Systems (IFS) • IFS Model, Parts, and Protective Patterns • Richard Schwartz – Listen to Richard on the Hoffman Podcast: IFS & the Unburdening of Self The productivity tool Cory mentioned is ToDoist. C.A.R.E. – Connect. Appreciate. Reveal. Empathize. 19:44 (video), 18:47 (audio) Two levels of pain: Primary and Secondary pain 37:09 (video), 34:40 (audio) Cory’s episode is the first one we filmed at our new Hoffman Podcast Studio at Santa Sabina. We celebrated this inaugural episode with a crew photo. Drew Horning – Host, Cory Muscara – Guest, Julie Daley – Executive Producer, Mike Ingrasci – Director of Marketing, outside the new studio at Hoffman Retreat Center, Santa Sabina.
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    54 min