Invitation to Change
Over the past 35 years, 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 MoreTake a DRONE Tour of Our Campus
Enjoy a DRONE tour of our pastoral 100-acre campus nestled in the beautiful Berkshires of western Massachusetts. Our property offers trail hikes, waterfalls, wildlife, woodlands, elegant sunrises and breathtaking vistas.
Take TourExperienced Teachers & Staff
The Option Institute employs more than seventy full-time staff members. 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 MoreUpcoming Programs
MAKE ALL RELATIONSHIPS EASIER
With Friends. With Family. With Co-Workers. With Significant Others.
February 2nd & 4th | Live Session Times 12pm – 2pm (UTC -5)
LEARN MOREFEAR DISMANTLED
How to Find Solid Ground in a Time of Global Crisis
February 22nd – February 26th | Live Session Times 9:00am – 3:00pm EST(UTC-5) with a 1 hour break at 12:00pm
LEARN MOREEMOTIONALLY BULLETPROOF
How To Thrive In The Face Of Criticism
Advanced Students
March 2nd & 4th | Live Session Times 12pm – 2pm (UTC -5)
LEARN MOREHAPPINESS HACKED
How to be OK when things don’t go your way
March 30th & April 1st | Live Session Times 12pm – 2pm (UTC -5)
LEARN MORECOOL, CALM,
AND CONNECTED
How to Stay Comfortable in a Challenging World
April 6, 8, 12, 14, 16 | Live Session Times 12pm – 2pm (UTC -5)
LEARN MORESAY YES TO YOURSELF
How to Hear Your Own Voice and Make Decisions with Confidence & Clarity
May 18, 20, 25, 27 | Live Session Times 12pm – 2pm (UTC-5)
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
The Option Institute programs are life changers. The Option Institute provides a warm, safe place to dive in, explore, and learn to understand who you are, why you do what you do, how to make changes happen in your life, how to love. Everyone can benefit from the universal and timeless messages taught here.

Noreen C.
Nutritionist, Ireland
Coming to Optimal Self-Trust I was at a point in my life where I had some serious decisions to make and a great degree of difficulty in sorting out the best choices to make for myself. Three days into the program, every issue was resolved. I emerged feeling empowered, grounded and filled with energy and love. This program enabled me to sort out some key beliefs for myself, leaving me with a joyful sense of utter happiness and absolute confidence that I will embark on the rest of my life’s wondrous journey, with Optimal Self-Trust, optimal self love, and to really take personal responsibility for all I am and all I do.
Bente Spissoy
Senior Analyst, Norway
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