Invitation to Change
Since 1983, the Option Institute® has helped thousands of people live their very best life – heightening day-to-day happiness, deepening their closest relationships, increasing inner strength and personal effectiveness, and overcoming life’s biggest challenges. Our unique workshops and individual support services have helped people to master issues that have plagued them for years.
Learn MoreOnline Training Courses
LIVE via Zoom
Experience our LIVE online training courses without ever having to leave the comfort of your own home. You will learn practical tools to address your own unique challenges, alongside a group of others, who just like you, are dedicated to make meaningful changes now.
Learn MoreExperienced Teachers
& Staff
Our staff bring together diverse backgrounds and broad reaching experience within the fields of education, health, human behavior, applied science, the arts, and corporate and entrepreneurial business. Their unique knowledge and expertise help drive our initiatives forward.
Learn MoreIf there were a Nobel Prize for love, I’d want the Kaufmans to be the first to receive one.

Dr. Wayne Dyer
Author, Excuses Begone!
Barry Neil Kaufman’s work is the science of love, compassion, and insight which will transform the world.

Deepak Chopra
Author, Quantum Healing
My experience at The Option Institute has been so exciting. It has helped me recognize and take a hard look at the areas in my life I’d always been ‘meaning’ to change, but never had, and understand why I’ve made the choices I’ve made. It helped me become comfortable, at peace and confident about decisions I’ve made, that prior to The Option Institute, filled me with worry and doubt. I feel refreshed, alive, and excited to face the day and everything and everyone in it! From all of my heart, thank you.
Pessy Goldman
Teacher, California
I came with an open heart and willingness to really look deeply at myself. I have had a smile on my face and in my heart all week! I had so many ‘wow’ moments whereby I came to the true realization that I am in charge of my own destiny and am able to see the world and the people in it in a new light—one of acceptance and love. I will do it to make myself feel good. I choose to live my life in a more positive way and make happiness my priority.
Teresa Grannell
Administrator, England
I had been depressed for 20 years, with only some minor relief using medications. I was at rock bottom, my marriage had broken up, and I thought and wished that my life was over. I decided to attend an Option Institute weeklong program and did four Option Process® Dialogues right before the program — my depression was already lifting. By the third day of the program when asked about my depression, I calmly exclaimed, ‘What depression!’ This has been the best week of my life.
Tom Cunningham
C.P.A., Virginia
I came to the Option Institute dragging my past and wanting someone to fix me. Each course that I have taken has helped me get in touch with a piece of myself. I am now waving my arms in the air and so happy to be alive knowing that my “fix-it kit” is right inside me! I can take this knowledge with me everywhere I go. Deep, deep gratitude to all the spectacular teachers.
Gerty Handelman
Retired, Canada
Upcoming Programs
5 Days to Live:
Defying A Terminal Cancer Prognosis
January 29, 30, 31, February 1st
Live Session Times: 12 – 4:15pm on 29th,
12pm – 3:00pm EST
Emotional Fitness Training
Creating Personal Happiness and Peace of Mind RIGHT NOW
January 16th, 18th, 19th, 2024
Session Times: 12pm – 2:30pm EST
Calm Amid Chaos
How to Stay Comfortable… NO MATTER WHAT!
February 12th – 16th, 2024
Session Times: 12pm – 3:00pm EST
PowerDialogues℠
The Ultimate System for Personal Change
February 26th – March 1st, 2024
Live Session Times: 9am – 12pm & 1pm – 4pm
RELATIONSHIPS Made Easier
With Friends. With Family. With Co-Workers. With Significant Others.
March 12 & 14, 2024
Live Session Times: 11:00am – 1:00pm & 1:30pm – 3:30pm EST
Say YES to Yourself
How to Hear Your Own Voice and Make Decisions with Confidence & Clarity
March 26, 28, April 2, 4, 2024
Live Session Times: 12pm – 2:30pm EST
Option Process Mentor Certification
Master the Art & Science of Personal Transformation
THE 2023 MENTOR CERTIFICATION IS IN SESSION
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