The Hoffman Process: The World-Famous Technique That Empowers You to Forgive Your Past, Heal Your Present, and Transform Your Future

This book is a deep excavation into personal change and wellbeing. There are interesting exercises to uncover and discover buried past wounds which lead to healing. It's a good book to use for group processing and conversations.

If you're into a deep read. This book is good to read, and think, then come back to it. Good for healing trauma.

I wish I could have found this book years ago. =)

Good, but the course is great! Good intro and might be a good foundation to the course.. But no substitute.

I heard about this book from an online dating coach. It makes you look into yourself and discover the whys. It helps to heal the inner child. This is an investment in yourself.

Been looking into going to the Hofmann Institute for awhile, bought this to look further into it , it was a great introduction, I recommend if you’re seriously looking into this, but I lince you get to the exercises it’s best to go

I just bought this book a few days ago because of the glowing reccomendation on the front cover by Joan Borysenko, and because it claims to contain "the world-famous technique that empowers you to forgive your past, heal your present and trasform your future." I have been on a healing path for 5 years and I've read many books---and there's nothing new contained in this book. It's a pretty typical primer for basic life healing. If you are brand new to any form of therapy, or self-help techniques you will probably find this book helpful, but if you are already on the path or you have particularly agressive ego defenses in place---this book will feel (and be, because I have already done everything the author suggests) simplistic.For example, the author described a long-term smoker who wanted to quit, who had lots of reasons and was clear that he hated the habbit, but who just couldn't do it. The author suggested that everytime he had a cigarette, he sit and explore the circumstances that triggered his desire to smoke. After a few days the man realized he wanted to smoke whenever he felt nervous or socially uncomfortable. The smoker then decided to start throwing dinner parties to counter his social discomfort and as a result he soon quit smoking. Just like magic. Does that sound liek something that might help you? If so---this is your book.The author basically lays out the process like this: Figure out what you want to chang in your life and what your personality defect are (he has a list to choose from if you're coming up short). Analyze where you got the problem to begin with (the book assets point blank, your parents) forgive your parents, forgive yourself, decide what you want for your future, visualize it, give back old habbits to the people who taught them to you via declaration that you don't want them anymore, and you will naturally change. There is nothing more than this.The author writes, "when we are finally able to come to terms with blocked or unhealthy emotions and to replace them with loving acceptance, the healing process will have worked deep within us. We will be able to love and accept love, the untimate lesson of our lives." --Not what I would call a profound statement, but this is the depth of advice you should expect from reading this book. Lots of feel good, catchy little quotes from other authors (the author is not a therapist or guru) who seemed like their books would be better, and generic advice meant to cover a broad spectrum of issues, and to make you feel better about yourself. But transform your future? I don't know about that. But I do know that if I had not hi-lighted a few sentences in the begining of the book, before I realized it was not going to address my issue with any depth, I would have returned it for my $$ back.

It goes in depth and helps you piece things together. You do walk down memory lanes which can become time consuming. But it really is worth the effort.

All good but my mistake in that the two books I purchased were the same book simply different editions. My error.

it is not a DIY book for the self but it is an introduction to the process. I have found it useful read.

I received a used book

I did a lot of soul searching through this book and yet I do feel this is not something you can read about rather experience

a very long winded book which is rather tedious to read.basically it's about returning to your inner core ,deleting negative programming,and moving onwards with a new positive mindset.this is a book really made for those that have some strong psychological problems with themselves and life,and i can't see it being of use at all to those that would not describe themselves like this.i read half of the book and scanned the rest,found it to be quite useless information.would not reccomend this book to anyone except maybe someone that was seeing a psychaitrist.