"You are the Mother who never rocked me and my father who never saw me. " - Elizabeth ( California Mother )

"Over the past seven years, three in particular, I have dealt with an extremely toxic person in my work situation. I have never approached this situation in any other way than for what it was. Upon returning from bootcamp, I realized that this person no longer needed to be in this situation poisoning those around her. She was in her job for 15 years, but she was constantly creating brushfires and bringing down the energy with her negativity. I terminated her employment. It was a fairly nasty parting of ways, but I have never been more clear, courageous, or justified in my decision. The next day, I felt as if a weight had been lifted. Not only that, but I purchased sage and cleansed the office the next day of the negative energy. I feel a certain lightness that I have not before experienced. My whole staff feels liberated, light, and happy. I look back and try to assess what had changed. The answer is me. Without bootcamp, I would not have had the clarity or the strength to make this difficult decision. I would not have believed in me or my goddess power without the forum that you put together. For this, and for so many other things that I have yet to name, and to claim, I thank you.
I look forward to more discoveries. Blessings to you, P.S. My two boys walk around saying, "Claim your space. It is your birthright!" :)" - Amy CEO/MOM

"You are an excellent instructor, dynamic, feminine, not too tough but not a pushover - in effect you are the embodiment of all that you were teaching us (as if you didn't already know that). I think so many women go too far when they try to be tough or assert themselves. By being attractive and feminine yet strong you really show us by example how to become goddesses."

"What an unforgettable experience I enjoyed at Boot Camp for Goddesses last week. It's like "coming home"...returning to a body, a soul, a spirit that got lost along the way in a marriage, through motherhood, in trying to keep a career and dealing with my illness. Thank you for putting together a program that speaks gently and firmly to all of that we are as women and all that we can be for ourselves and others.  "

Wendy McGrane Strang, MPH Image Studios Films

"I've already told my girlfriends that they must do this...And already I think this is helping my marriage more than all the self help books and couples workshops we have done...! So thank you. What you have created is truly unique and special and so rich with gifts " - Debbie Rirnbaum

"The Boot Camp for Goddesses is not what you think, or at least it wasn't what I thought it would be. I imagined a physically grueling obstacle course of running, weight training and competing. I was worried that I would fail miserable and look like an idiot in front of the others, especially since I hadn't exercised in ages. I couldn't have been more wrong.

The boot camp is all about what's right with you, not what's wrong with you. Rather than exhausted me, it relaxed and invigorated me and reminded me to take better care of myself.

Don't worry if you are not an avid exerciser or yoga expert. I assure you that you are no less limber than I. In fact, a football lineman is more limber than I am.  But it didn't matter. It was about breathing, relaxing, listening to your body and refocusing your life priorities. Indeed, rather than worrying about the size of my stomach, I forgot about my shortcomings altogether.

It was a week of celebrating women and being surrounded by other women who understood how hard it is just to survive the week with the many hats we wear on a daily basis. People reached major life decisions while we were there, such as ending a marriage or re-commiting to make a marriage survive. Quite simply, it was an oasis of calm and restoration in an otherwise crazy and draining world.

My favorite parts were the mountain hike, the morning of silence and the afternoons spent doing yoga on a fur mat while surrounded by mountains and blue skies. Oh yes, and the food is amazing too! "
 
Beverly Keel

Professional Writer for People Magazine, professor at University of Tennessee and grammy board member