Inside the secret retreat loved by Hoda Kotb and Katy Perry where participants forgo exercise, alcohol, sex, and phones to 'change their entire lives' in just SEVEN days

A therapeutic wellness retreat in California has been credited for transforming the lives of A-list celebrities in as little as seven days. A therapeutic wellness retreat loved by celebrities like Katy Perry has been credited for transforming the lives of A-list celebrities in as little as seven days Founded in 1967, the Hoffman Process is an intensive, week-long retreat where participants are taught to 'live more consciously' by identifying and dismantling behavioral patterns The process begins weeks before entering the retreat, with attendees required to speak with multiple counsellors and to fill out 'extensive' forms to identify their behavioral patterns, vices, and anxieties. Other celebrity devotees of the Hoffman Process include Sienna Miller, Hoda Kotb, and Maria Shriver Participants go through a number of daily activities, including watching presentations, guided meditation, visualization exercises, and journaling There's no special treatment for celebrity participants, with A-listers required to participate alongside regular attendees 'Everybody, including the celebrities that come through are coming through the same program,' Brannagan said. Today co-host Hoda Kotb indicated that her 2021 stint at the Hoffman Process retreat may have inspired her to call off her engagement to ex-fiance Joel Schiffman. Pop star Katy Perry also had a transformational experience with the Hoffman Process following the poor reception to her 2017 album Witness, which left her suffering from depression Justin Bieber fled the Hoffman Institute after a few days, deeming it too difficult and feeling uncomfortable with the group exercises 'There were these séances,' he told Vogue magazine.