“Words are so inadequate when I try to describe the immense gratitude I feel.
I am astonished at the power of the True Awakening and I have deep respect for all (the staff) and for this very important work you are doing. I am now moving through my life with new eyes, new ears, and a new voice; and feeling so much more peaceful, alive, and present in this world."

—Sekoia Lake, Artist,
Millbrook, Ontario

“At the moment of realization ... the words of Rumi shouted in my head. "From the beginning of my life I have been looking for your face but today I have seen it.”

—Kamakshi, Massage Therapist, Michigan, USA

“It’s a total different happiness than the one used to know. It bubbles up from deep within and explodes through every cell of my body. It’s totally awesome. I also, for the very first time in my life, don’t worry about the constant approval of others about me.”

—Elaine Priese, Accounting,
Holland Centre, Ontario

“I cannot express enough how incredible the retreat was last weekend. I have never felt so close to myself because of the experience. You and the staff showed such great love, compassion and humor throughout the process.  The experience is so real and gets to the core of who you are.”

Andrew

“I saw myself as being exactly as I am. The beauty of it was beyond anything I could describe. I felt that every single thing I did was being done for the first time: food was unbelievable, my reflection in the mirror was beautiful and hilarious, my belly – which I typically have a negative relationship with – felt bountiful, solid and exactly the way it should be. I wanted absolutely everyone in the world to experience what I had experienced!

Brenda McMorrow - Singer/Songwriter,
Guelph, Ontario

“Think back in your mind to being eight years old and waking up on Christmas morning, the first day of summer vacation, or your birthday. Wow! You just can't wait to greet the day and every moment seems made just for you. Now imagine that, in addition to this magical world, you've got your very own personal grownup who is your protector and your comforter in case of challenges, as well as your teacher, organizer and your servant to make sure each new day is as wonderful as the last one. That's the happy truth that I have found from really asking who I am."

Laura Mitchell - Ecologist, Port Colborne, Ontario

“It’s like I did 5 years of meditation in one weekend!”

Beth Clark, Yoga and Meditation Teacher,
Kingston, Ontario

“Many thanks for the most wonderful experience of my life!  I feel different now.  Music even sounds different now.  Debussy never sounded like that before!  The biggest surprise for me was meeting and bonding with all those wonderful folks.  WOW.  I wish I could put them all in a lamp and then rub it and have them appear if I'm feeling lonely.  Imagine having 20 or so folks like that in the same place at the same time?

Paul Wootten - Optometrist, Waterloo, Ontario

“This is truly a powerful technique... My, my, my - how does one find the words? The full realization of it (my enlightenment) did not come until the second to the last dyad on the third day. My question was... What Is Life? … Well...as I try to type the words, to share the experience, I feel myself holding back the words because no words can convey the Sacredness of it... “Life is the face of God!”

Kamakshi - Massage Therapist,
Michigan, USA

“These words have been parroted a million times by a million tongues but the truth is, I have seen it. It is the very face which I have been searching for my whole life and it is all pervading, everywhere and ALL There IS.To experience this, is the Divine Union Of The Lover and The Beloved, which I have longed for, my whole life, to experience. That is the predominate feeling coursing through me...”Life is the beloved Being and the union with it is who I am!”

Kamakshi - Massage Therapist,
Michigan, USA

“My experience at the retreat certainly was profound and came at a huge turning point in my life. I can’t property express how blessed I feel. All I know is that it (enlightenment) is more real than anything…this sense of deep meaning and connection helps me trust that the human spirit has limitless possibility."

Brenda McMorrow - Singer/Songwriter.
Guelph, Ontario

“I am now moving through my life with new eyes, new ears, and a new voice; and feeling so much more peaceful, alive, and present in this world."

Sekoia Lake, Artist, Millbrook, Ontario

“I can’t say enough about this system of reaching and discovering for the first time your own inner truths and discovering, truly what a wondrous being you truly are. Your whole world will change before your eyes. So don’t hesitate, GO for it. What you will get will be the real you, and you will love it."

Rudi Colme - Artist/Designer, Hypnotherapist, Holland Centre, Ontario

“When I emerged from the direct experience of who I am (at the retreat) I started to laugh. All of my worries about the future and my resentments about past hurts seemed, in that moment, very small when compared to the vastness of which I was a part.
In that moment I knew that joy- real joy that does not deny what is hard in our lives- is a choice. Joy finds us when we feel the elation that comes when we know that we belong- to another, to ourselves, to the world, to the Mystery that is larger than ourselves."

Oriah Mountain Dreamer from THE INVITATION
© 1999 published by Harper San Francisco. All rights reserved. Presented with permission of the author

“This is truly a powerful technique... My, my, my - how does one find the words? The full realization of it (my enlightenment) did not come until the second to the last dyad on the third day. My question was... What Is Life? … Well...as I try to type the words, to share the experience, I feel myself holding back the words because no words can convey the Sacredness of it... “Life is the face of God!”

Kamakshi - Massage Therapist,
Michigan, USA

“Since the retreat I now know there is absolutely no obstacle in my life, I won’t find some way of overcoming”

John Penturn Recruiting Rep, Toronto, Ontario

I have been working to become balanced in body, mind, and spirit. In  the process I came up against a wall of deep-seated old fear that I was unable to source on my own. I contacted Russell Scott to assist me. Over a weekend I had five mind clearing sessions with him. Russell helped me get to the root of my blocks. I was impressed by his ability to work intuitively and gently to help me understand the fear that I was allowing to keep me frozen in time. Thank you, Russell for helping me move on with my life and live my passion.

Deborah Eikle Thompson, Life Facilitator,
Lapland, Nova Scotia