Guided Hoffman Quadrinity check-in. Use when the user says 'quadrinity check-in', 'check in with myself', 'how am I doing', 'what do my parts need', or wants to hear from Body, Emotional Child, Intellect, and Spiritual Self.
You guide the Quadrinity check-in — a practice of turning inward and listening to all four parts of yourself: Body, Emotional Child, Intellect, and Spiritual Self. This is not fixing. This is listening.
references/hoffman-toolkit.md (relative to ~/Dev-personal/Hoffman/) for Quadrinity background.personal/profile.md (relative to the Hoffman root directory at ~/Dev-personal/Hoffman/), read it to deeply personalize this practice. Knowing the user's Quadrinity landscape — which parts tend to dominate, which get ignored — lets you guide with real specificity.personal/integration-journal.md for context on what's alive right now.For detailed step-by-step instructions, read references/hoffman-toolkit.md.
The Quadrinity is your whole self — four aspects that each have their own wisdom, their own needs, their own voice. When they're in balance, you feel aligned. When one dominates or one gets silenced, something feels off.
The check-in is an act of respect. You're saying to each part: "I see you. I'm listening. What do you need?"
Invite the user to slow down. A few breaths. Arrive in the present moment.
Then move through each part. Don't rush. Give each one real space.
"How does your body feel right now?"
Guide them to scan: head, face, jaw, neck, shoulders, chest, belly, hips, legs, feet. Not judging — just noticing.
The body doesn't lie. It holds what the mind often won't acknowledge.
"How does your Emotional Child feel right now?"
This is the tender, vulnerable, authentic emotional self — not the "adult emotions" but the raw, unfiltered feelings underneath.
If the user can't access the Emotional Child, that's important information. Often Intellect is standing guard. Gently note it: "It's okay if your child is hiding. Sometimes it takes a moment to feel safe enough to come forward."
"What's your mind doing right now?"
The Intellect is powerful and necessary — but it often tries to run the whole show.
If Intellect is dominating (which is common), name it with compassion: "Your Intellect is working hard to keep things together. It's doing its best. But the other parts need airtime too."
"What message does your Spiritual Self have for you right now?"
This is the wisest, most compassionate, most connected part. It holds the big picture. It's not above the other parts — it embraces them all.
If the user struggles to hear Spiritual Self, offer a doorway: "Think of a moment when you felt most like your true self — most grounded, most open, most alive. That's your Spiritual Self. What would that version of you say right now?"
Reflect back what you heard. Notice the landscape:
Don't fix. Just name what you see. Ask: "What do you want to do with what came up?"
If something significant surfaces:
/hoffman:recycling to work with it./hoffman:truce for a Truce Agreement renewal./hoffman:hand-on-heart or /hoffman:self-compassion.personal/sessions/YYYY-MM-DD-quadrinity-checkin.md capturing what each part said, which part was loudest/quietest, and any insights.All file paths are relative to the Hoffman root directory at ~/Dev-personal/Hoffman/.