A Course in Wellbeing Testimonials

“I have been referring chronically stressed patients to Inner Peace since 1996. The results have been consistently so beneficial that I can highly recommend the 'Course in Wellbeing'.

Most patients report a noticeable improvement in their conditions within a few weeks. Their new found ability to cope seems to have an immediate effect on their health with improvement in many of their symptoms. As a result, they are often able to reduce their medication, which gives me great pleasure.

What is also particularly encouraging is that these results are long lasting. I therefore have no hesitation in recommending this to anybody who wants a better quality of life.”

Dr. Arthur Zulman
M.B., B.Ch., Dip. Child Health, F.R.A.C.G.P.

“The INNER PEACE introductory course on meditation was great. Even though I had meditated before, it was fantastic to learn all the different techniques and pick one that suits the individual. It was also great to learn how to meditate from the beginning with easy steps. It’s been a tremendous benefit to my health and quality of life and I feel like a new person inwardly and outwardly. Thanks for the experience of inner peace.”

Olivia Giouzeppos, Scientist

“The course is just so wonderful & it’s amazing how much I’ve learnt in just a weekend.  The peaceful place & sanctuary is something new to me and certainly will be a useful tool for me for the rest of my life… Thank you Michael for sharing all these with us.

I would definitely recommend this to my friends & family members.”

Kim See

“I feel less like a stranger in a strange land, Im comforted that others are also interested and curious about the nature of unseen aspects of reality.

Im grateful to have a strengthened sense that there is more life than what is percieved as physical reality.”

Sonja can de Velde

“This course has enabled me to realise how important meditation is to every aspect of my life & those around me.

I have a choice in every moment to react in a positive way to situations & people around me.

Thank you Michael.  I have learnt so much.  I will be back!”

Robyn Oliver

“All I can really say is I loved every aspect of the course & I shall look forward to doing more & telling people how valuable this is.

Thank you Michael for a great weekend.”

Marjorie Millard

“I came in uncertain whether I would have the energy to last the distance considering I haven’t done anything that has required concentration or physical activity etc since I was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer in Mid April and its been only two weeks since my last chemo.

Hurray I am absolutely great.

I feel energised and confidently face the future with the numerous tools which have been given to me so generously.

I would recommend it whole heartedly to anyone and feel blessed and privileged to have experienced this weekend.”

Meyance Conyers-McKenzie

“I feel much more inclined to meditate.

The sanctuary was something new to me & I feel very powerful so am looking forward to doing that.”

Carol Champion

“The weekend course was outstanding… great, very informative and at a nice pace.

I honestly feel this course has and will make a huge improvement to my overall wellbeing and life in general.

Jo is a great teacher who has personally inspired me…  Thank you.”

Melinda Valtadoros

“I feel so much lighter, especially around the shoulder area, as if I have finally lost the excess load I was carrying. A feeling of being alive, light hearted, more confident, smiling, laughing. I feel that I have cleared a lot of emotional blockages, cleansed my system and just ‘raring to go’. It feels fantastic.

I have found inner peace, maybe not totally, as I don’t know the true feeling I would experience, but how I feel, sure feels good. Many thanks for your guidance and easygoing nature that made it easier for me to feel comfortable and fully enjoy the course.”

Glenys Black, Receptionist

“The Course in Wellbeing has helped me achieve more positive experiences in my life – particularly at work. I’ve noticed that my previous stressful reactions to work demands have dissipated. Adopting new thought patterns and strategies, taught by Michael and Marlyse at INNER PEACE, have brought enjoyment back to my work. There are benefits for everyone in this course.”

Mara Smarelli, Corporate Communication Adviser

“Since I have completed the Course in Wellbeing my life has totally changed for the better. I am happier and more creative than I have ever been. I have found the positive effects from the course to reflect in every aspect of my life.

(…) My body now flows with the juice of life. I see every moment as joyous, my future bright and secure. I approach any challenge in my life with a newfound confidence and vitality.”

David Granger, Sales manager

“Amazingly someone has had the capacity to actually convince my brain to pause for a moment, relax, reflect and take on a revitalised and very refreshing approach towards establishing the ultimate reward in life – inner peace. Thank you both for sharing your valuable time and knowledge and by doing so helping me to review and redirect my journey with renewed commitment and enthusiasm.”

Paulina Bertoncini, Sales rep

“I have been involved with INNER PEACE for five years and can confirm that my life in all areas has substantially changed. The techniques I have gained from the Course in Wellbeing have helped me to reduce stress levels and immensely improve my confidence level. I can also say that during extremely busy times at work I have learned to remain calm and relaxed and conduct my work proficiently. My energy level has increased and my change of attitude has contributed to a healthier and happier life style.

I recommend everybody worldwide to attend a Course in Wellbeing.”

Jacqueline Mortimer, Executive Assistant

“I felt certain built up anxieties disappear after merely attending two weeks. I was so inspired by Marlyse’s talk on objective and subjective reality, it just woke me up and made me realise that my whole life was what I created, and that night I let go of all the subjectivity and felt free. Thank you.”

Joanne Brown

“I am so happy that I decided to do this course. It has helped me so much in my day to day living. The course itself was very comprehensive and truly interesting.”

Joanne Morkham, full time mother

“I really enjoyed the course, especially the way in which you encourage people to discover their ‘own truth’.”

Genevieve Broom, Singer

“The INNER PEACE Course in Wellbeing helped me to grow, personally and professionally. I now feel more capable of handling stressful situations, and of taking a positive attitude into all aspects of my life. Your course was a beautiful way for me to give myself a gift, and to learn a lot in the process.”

Julie Hendry, psychologist

“Dear Michael and Marlyse,

A short letter to thank you for the peace I have rediscovered in my life since I started the practices espoused by both of you at INNER PEACE.

I completed the meditation course with my fourteen year old daughter and we have both benefited from it enormously. I am currently undertaking the advanced course.

I have a greater sense of wellbeing; the physical symptoms of stress I was experiencing when I first came to you for help have all but disappeared. I have learnt to recognise the indicators and am able to use the techniques you embrace to avert any impending major stress attack. The stresses associated with work and life in general remain unchanged, but I can now manage them rather than them manage me.

I have recommended you to my friends and colleagues. Anyone who is looking to rebalance their hectic life should do something really healing for themselves and consider your courses.

I can only thank you again.

Sincerely Yours.”

Mario Bove,
Managing Director,
DOMAIN CORPORATE Australia P/L.

“Dear Michael and Marlyse,

Seven years ago I decided to leave the security of a senior management position and start my own business. I soon discovered that without the structure and support of a large corporation, there was very little time to spend ‘on the business’ because there was so much to do ‘in the business’, and no time to spend on myself.

Last year I decided that it was time to do something different and move outside the square; all the management skills that I had learnt were not effective in giving me the control that I needed to own my own business and have a life at the same time.

It was at this time that I participated in your meditation classes and later in your In-tuition and Purpose weekend retreat.

Some people have found the change in me remarkable, the changes that I have noted have been:

•  I am more focussed on the job at hand.
  
  
•  I have greater levels of concentration.
  
  
•  My stress levels are lower.
  
  
•  I have better staff relations.
  
  
•  I have better customer relations.
  
  
•  I am more confident.
  
  
•  I have a sustained commitment to achieve without the       associated anxiety.

These are the major changes that I have noted without even mentioning the changes at a personal level, which have been equally dramatic.

The positive influence of your course is experienced right from the start and continues to be built upon in subsequent courses.

It’s a great pity that I had not taken this avenue of personal development whilst in the corporate world as I am sure that I and my employers, peers and staff would have benefited greatly.

It is for this reason that I am happy to promote and recommend the work that you do in personal development to any business (small or large) or organisation that requires focussed, motivated, people sensitive staff and management. Not to forget also, the individuals who wish to make a difference in their own lives, and the lives of others.

Please feel free to use my name and the contents of this letter in any way that you feel will assist you in continuing the useful work that you are doing.

Yours Sincerely,”

Keith J. Hulstaert,
Managing Director,
TEMPLESTOWE PHOTOWORKS.

Dear Marlyse and Michael,

Today marks an important milestone in Janet’s and my life both individually and as a couple, being the completion of a 10-week program in Well Being. I therefore felt it appropriate to take some time and write to you both, in order to acknowledge what you have done for both of us.

As you know, I came to you some ten weeks ago as a very skeptical person. I have been suffering from an acute migraine condition for about a year prior. During this time, I have undergone numerous consultations with a wide variety of medical practitioners as well as a whole series of tests including an MRI and several X-Rays to rule out the possibility of tumors, spinal injury or some other serious condition. Whilst I was obviously happy after each of my examinations to find out that I was physically healthy, it nonetheless exacerbated my frustration. No one could provide a reason for my daily occurrence of a migraine, nor could any prescription provide a solution, but rather only a temporary relief that often rendered me lethargic and unable to get on with life in a normal fashion. Not to mention the undesired negative effect my condition was having on Janet and my relationship as a couple.

Being a director of a computer software company, going on in this manner was simply not an option. I continued to persist with tests and in seeking alternate medical advice, but to no avail. For a number of months, Janet was repeatedly making suggestions that simply did not align with my mindset. Her proposition to seek an alternative means of relief through meditation did not appeal to me logically, since I am by nature a technical individual and the notion of being healed by some “voodoo magic” (as I perceived it at the time) did not appeal.

It was not until I was referred to a Neurologist that my mindset changed. Having undergone some trials on various migraine-controlling medication with limited success, my specialist suggested that it appeared the source of my condition was mostly my body’s reaction to ongoing stressed mental conditioning. To this end, he suggested that I consider what circumstances specifically contributed towards my elevated stress levels and how I lived my life in general. He then proceeded to recommend that I seek an alternative treatment through meditation. Being a scientific person I had to take note of that specialist’s recommendation, not only because nothing else seemed to help, but also because if a medical practitioner was recommending this tactic, then surely there had to be some merit in it.

Needless to say, the Neurologist was right. Within two weeks of commencing the course, the severity of my migraines had subsided and the frequency had lessened markedly, even though I had stopped taking my migraine-control medication when I first began meditating. Over the past few weeks, I have only experienced several headaches on occasion and have not had a severe migraine at all. I have now been off all forms of migraine medication for the past 10 weeks and with the exception of the occasional low strength common headache tablet, have not had any other medication. Clearly, this says something about the power of the mind and the effect meditation has had on my life.

Through meditation, I have learned to control stress and channel my thoughts in a positive direction more often than not. It is quite obvious to me now (through my new found knowledge) that I have been self-destructing in the past. More recently, I have been able to control and prevent a migraine during its onset, before it becomes consuming. I now meditate almost daily, even if only for very short periods of time. Quite simply, I have made it a part of my regular routine and the effects are astounding. If someone had told me before I made a decision to meditate that within 10 weeks my day-to-day life would be different, I would have laughed it off.

As for Janet, while she originally joined the program together with me predominantly in support of my condition, she will readily admit (and has done so on numerous occasions during the course) that it has had a very positive impact on her too. She has learned to control her at-times erratic tendencies and manage her emotions in a far more positive manner. This has enabled her to relate to matters and individuals in different ways and often alleviate difficult situations. When asked, Janet is likely to say that the course has provided her with a mechanism to control some negative aspects of her life and consequently derive benefit both for herself and other with whom she interacts.

This in turn, has had a very positive impact on our relationship. We have learned how to be more supportive of each other and because we have been doing the course together, it has provided us with a new means of relating to each other’s issues. It is true that we have had a strong relationship to start off with, but it has nonetheless assisted us in developing our relationship in a direction we would not have considered beforehand.

Once again I would like to thank you both for the tremendous insight you have provided both Janet and I over the course of this short yet most effective program. I would highly recommend this course to anyone who wants to feel better and get more out of their lives.

Sincerely yours,

Tal Evans