S10e1: Marissa & Raz Ingrasci – Spiritual Lineage & the Hoffman Process

Welcome to Season 10 of the Hoffman Podcast! We’re glad to be back with you and a new season of conversations.

Marissa Ingrasci and Raz Ingrasci, Hoffman Process teachers, join Drew for this deep dive into the many layers of spiritual lineage running through the Process, and their own journeys to becoming Process teachers. There’s also a familial lineage, as Marissa is Raz’s daughter.

Raz and Marissa came to teach the Hoffman Process through the lens of theatre. For Raz, this meant studying classic Greek theater; for Marissa, it meant studying and living the art of acting. In this conversation, they share fascinating ways theatre, in its many forms, illuminates the Process’s inner workings.

Within the Hoffman Institute and the Process are layers of spiritual lineage. The spiritual lineage of teaching the Process is passed down as each new teacher takes their seat, teacher to teacher. Bob Hoffman passed the Process lineage down to Raz and Liza, Hoffman’s CEO and President and Raz’s wife when they established the Institute in the United States. Over recent years, Raz and Liza have been working to ensure the lineage continues.

Raz and Marissa share a deeper understanding of the spiritual dimension in the design of the Hoffman Process. Marissa highlights the nature of the Hero’s Journey and how the week of the Process is remarkably similar. Raz, who has studied multiple Eastern spiritual traditions, such as Buddhism and Hinduism, highlights how Bob Hoffman brought the Process into being in the West. We don’t have to travel to distant lands to benefit from this spiritual lineage of the Hoffman Process.

We hope you enjoy this deep, delightful conversation.

More about Marissa Ingrasci:

Marissa Ingrasci holds a B.A. from Emerson College. She received her coaching training through the ICF-approved, Academy of Leadership Coaching and is also a certified NLP (Neurolinguistic Programming) coach. Marissa did the Hoffman Process when she was 23 years old.

Marissa says, “The Hoffman Process changed my relationship with me, quieting critical voices and allowing me greater access to my inner knowing and wisdom. In short – it gave me freedom! It’s inspiring and a joy to walk alongside and support others doing this work.”

More episodes with Marissa:
•   Ready to Step Into the Mystery

 

More about Raz Ingrasci:

Raz Ingrasci graduated from UC Berkeley and has been an executive, consultant, and facilitator within the Human Potential Movement since 1972. He is also a Hoffman teacher and founded the Hoffman Institute Foundation in 1998. Raz took the Process in July 1989. From that experience, he had three major takeaways: “I knew my marriage would last; I could be a great dad to my young children, and I’d found work worthy of devoting my life to.”

“The Hoffman Process is the most highly effective method for people to heal, discover their true nature, and live a more free, open, loving, and spontaneous life,” Raz shares. His passion for teaching the Hoffman Process is both professional and personal; it brings him into the depths of human experience where he learns at least as much as he teaches.

Raz lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife of over 40 years, Liza.

More episodes with Raz:
•   Husband, Father, Son
•   Hoffman and the Enneagram with Raz and Ward Ashman

 

As mentioned in this episode:

Bob Hoffman, founder of the Hoffman Process

Theatre and Performing Arts

Greek Theatre
•   Greek Mythology
•   Greek Tragedy

Spiritual Modalities:
•   Tibetan Buddhism
•   Hinduism

Joseph Campbell’s and the Hero’s Journey

Quote shared by Raz:
“Even the truth, when believed, is a lie. You must experience the truth, not believe it.” Werner Erhard  (Referring to the spiritual truth which can only be known through experience, not through belief.)

Gift from Raz to Marissa – Lucite Buddha

Hoffman Institute International

Jochen Windhausen:
Hoffman teacher, Hoffman Affiliate License holder for Germany. Jochen was married to Christiane Windhausen. Jochen was a close friend of Bob Hoffman and a Buddhist practitioner.

The Hoffman Process as a 13-week program:
In the early ’80s, the Quadrinity Process (as it was known then) was a 13-week, non-residential course. Students would come to class one night a week for 13 weeks.

Giles Bateman
First Chairman of the Board, Hoffman Institute Foundation (1998 – 2008)

Maria Montessori
•   Follow the Child

Greek God – Dionysus- the destroyer God.

Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Sustainer, Shiva the Destroyer

Hoffman Process Terminology

Embodiment:
“Embodiment is the state of being connected to your body and senses. It’s an active process of living life through your body’s experiences.” Read more... 

Patterns or Negative Love Patterns:
“Negative love patterns” refer to recurring, unhealthy behaviors or dynamics within a romantic relationship that can lead to conflict, dissatisfaction, and ultimately, a breakdown in the partnership; these patterns often stem from past experiences, poor communication, or an imbalance of power, and can include behaviors like constant criticism, emotional manipulation, codependency, stonewalling, and the inability to express needs openly.” Read more… 

Spiritual Self:
The Spiritual aspect of your Quadrinity

A Right Road Human:
Someone who chooses from the unconditioned part of oneself rather than from conditioning.

BE DO HAVE – the cycle for manifesting spirituality in the world.

Quad checks:
Participate in Instagram Live Daily Quad-checks and Appreciation & Gratitude Practices with Hoffman teachers and teacher candidates.