Process Teacher Mary Amrita Arden was the second oldest
of four children raised outside of Philadelphia to professional
working parents. As a child she was often ‘in charge’
of her siblings while her parents worked and her mother
went back to school for her Master’s degree in Social
Work.
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At the urging of friends Premda Haberle and Tim Laurence
(of Hoffman UK), Cheshta did the Process in 1994, and
his life was forever changed. “The Process let
me find myself. I was able to accept my loving heart and
view it not as a sign of weakness, but as one of my greatest
strengths, for the very first time.”
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Hoffman teacher Jane Biondi, is in the midst of a big life change. After calling
Madison Wisconsin home for 27 years, she"s moving to Northern California,
closer to where she teaches the Process and to the Institute"s day-to-day
operations.
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Matt completed the Process in January 2004. At the time he already had a strong spiritual practice, but he couldn’t have known how valuable the Process would be until he was re-deployed to Iraq in 2005. He shared, “there was not a day that went by without some form of adversity. I felt myself more prepared to deal with my own personal adversities, which made me a better leader.”
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Setting sail in 1990, they cruised through the small islands
of the Pacific for more than two years, covering 8,000
(often terrifying) miles.
After returning from their sail, first Cheshta, then Ginger
did the Process. In 2000 Ginger was certified as a Process
teacher and it was an answer to her prayers: finding fulfilling
and meaningful work was part of her life-long vision.
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The Hoffman Institute is a family affair for Laurel. Her
husband Tim is the Institute’s chief administrative
officer and a Process teacher. They met during Process
teacher training and married in 2003. “It’s
important for us to have the common foundation of the
Process to deepen our relationship and work through issues.
We use the tools (especially transference communication!)
and are careful not to talk about Hoffman 24/7.”
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Tim’s strong leadership skills and unwavering commitment
to the Process serve the Institute in several venues.
He teaches the Process and the Q2 Graduate Intensive,
and as Chief Administrative Officer, he is part of the
Institute’s executive team along with Liza and Raz
Ingrasci.
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During the 21 years that Barbara Comstock has been teaching the Hoffman Process, she has shared her love, support and deep wisdom with thousands of students. "I find it deeply rewarding to be fully present to another person and to help them learn to accept and love all parts of themselves. A gift of teaching is that through helping others, I’ve become more present and loving towards myself."
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Kani Comstock completed the Hoffman Process in February 1986, and soon after was asked by Bob Hoffman to direct the Institute. In 1990 she also became a Process teacher. To say that she’s integral to the Hoffman Institute is a colossal understatement.
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“In the midst of personal challenges and divorce,
Linda attended the Process in November 1996 and “found
a new point of reference for who I am, my Spiritual Self,
my innate beauty and goodness, and with that change, my
selfloathing just died.”
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When talking with Hilary Illick, it becomes clear that she was destined to
teach the Hoffman Process. As a child Hilary's mother was a therapist and her father a passionate
seeker, so she was exposed to compelling ideas and discussions around art, history,
religion, spirituality and psychology.
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Sharon has been a Process teacher since 1995. “I
get nourishment and huge satisfaction experiencing others
getting free, breaking out, loving themselves, and moving
forward in their lives. Teaching is like being a midwife,
supporting others to experience themselves in a way they
never have, to realize that there is more to them, the
world, the universe than they ever knew.”
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“I think the biggest thing I found was self
acceptance, that who I am is enough. The circumstances
of my life were still painful, but through the Process
I could feel the pain of the divorce, the loneliness of
it, and not personalize it. We can’t always change
our circumstances, but our circumstances don’t define
us. Our Spiritual Self defines us.”
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"Experiencing the Process in so many different
cultures confirmed for me the universality of this work
and how deeply each of us, no matter where or how we were
raised, yearns to heal our childhood relationships with
our parents in order to re-align ourselves in love with
our deeper self, our parents, the world around us, and
the divine."
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From her youngest years, Process teacher Aita Passmore
has been a seeker, someone interested in learning and
in sharing her knowledge with others. “It is
a privilege to teach the Process. I enjoy working with
people on deep spiritual levels and I’m grateful
for the trust and creativity that this work brings forth.”
She currently divides her time between medicine and teaching
the Process."
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"When asked why she chose to become a Process
teacher, Devi smiled widely and replied, “I didn’t
choose it, it chose me! I felt called, and I knew from
the time I did my Process that I would become a teacher.”
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"Teaching the Process... requires me to be a
life-long learner and to use the tools in service of my
life's vision and continue to transform the negative patterns
in my own life. I then have the great privilege of witnessing
and guiding the holy work of others who are finding their
way back to themselves and to their heart's desire."
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"Through all of the intense personal work I did during the training, I feel like a different person. I’m honored to walk next to Hoffman students as they begin their transformations and I’m thrilled to become a colleague to the amazing Hoffman teachers -- a group of people who’ve committed themselves to changing the world one person at a time."
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