Here's what some of our graduates say...

I am a psychotherapist and have done a great many growth and awareness workshops over the years. For me the Essential Experience was the best by far of any of these. All told, I love the EE workshop, the community, and recommend it to anyone with a real thirst and hunger for growth and connection.  Brenda Bary (8/91) Therapist

The thing I like best about the  people I meet through EE is that EE people are real and not afraid to talk about what really matters  to them. Roberta Golinkoff (1/00) Professor of Education

The EE workshop is like a clear, finely polished mirror to help you see the essence of who you are reflected without judgment. The leaders, the process, the support team and the community are all examples of open-hearted reflection. Robert Knowlton (2/03) Master Business Coach

It’s been ten years since I did the workshop. I was cajoled and nagged. “It will change your life.” Well, it did, it has, and it continues to. I’ve truly changed my life. I wouldn’t have done it without EE. Barbara Solot (10/92) Graphic Designer

There are two things I credit with changing my life dramatically. They are sobriety and the Workshop. As a result of my work and the support I have gotten over the years I am now married, with a child and in a new career. It is proof to me that I can have the life I want instead of the one I had. Mitchell Owen, CLU (2/96) Financial Adviser

The EE Workshop and the Community offer a rare opportunity to be with people who are working to understand and respect themselves and others and to learn what it means to create your own life. The work is real, hard, loving, funny, ongoing and made possible by a network of others who are on the same journey. Susan Miller (8/02) Healthcare Administrator

I think it’s fair to say that EE changed my life. Before it, I felt stuck and helpless a lot. I also felt profoundly alone in life. After it, I knew I was not alone. Now, even if I feel stuck and helpless for a few hours, I can figure out how to get the support I need to move forward. I also began to develop faith – in myself, in the universe, in the future. Joan Meier (11/94) Law Professor