I have to tell you that I am completely hooked on and committed to mindfulness and meditation.

It has made a HUGE difference in my life. I am no longer stressed – it just doesn’t happen. Even when I find the pressure on and my heart rate rising, I am able to control it and take charge.

I do meditate strictly twice a day – for 40 mins in morning and 15 – 20 mins in afternoon. I have also downloaded some classical music and I do 5 min stints as and when I get the change during the day. It takes a lot of commitment and there are many days when I really want to skip – especially the days I have to be at the Business School at 8am but I know the consequences and so I persist. If I do skip I find I feel fragmented – all over the place- during the day.

The other thing that has convinced me is that I have been doing Biofeedback and Neuro-feedback. The one session she suggested I meditate and we monitor my brainwaves to see what happens. It was phenomenal. As soon as I started everything went into sync – I didn’t need any other convincing.

~ Anonymous ~

Very helpful. New subject (for me) that was presented very clearly and in an engaging manner. It will be very useful in close relationships and also in one’s own journey of self-discovery.

I enjoyed the group dynamics, very powerful. I felt connected to the group and rapport with the presenter. We were all given a chance to talk, express ourselves and share experiences.

~ Anonymous ~

Linda is s really effective facilitator, she has a really special quality of receptiveness and peace. I feel that all of us had been heard and had connected with her.

~ Anonymous ~

An intrapersonal relationship is something I never cultivated before. Since the introduction of the awareness practices I became more aware of the importance of a relationship with myself. By cultivating this relationship with myself, I found it easier to create new interpersonal relationships with others.

My ability to listen to my staff has improved drastically. Via the awareness practices I became aware of the fact that there is an underlying message in a lot of the communications happening. I used to miss out on a lot of communications due to my inability to listen. Now being aware of my own feelings and emotions, I realized that everyone has emotions and feelings of their own, and by not listening to them I missed out on the bulk of all communications.

Lastly, and surely the most significant impact on my leadership style, is the leadership example set by myself. As a bit of background, I used to be fairly aggressive, stressful and impulsive, and overall not a fun person to have as a manager. I am in the process of rectifying this situation by means of being more stress tolerant, to control my impulses, improve my ability to timeously identify problems, to generate effective solutions apposed to allegations, to remain objective and flexible.

I now tend to be more attentive, to understand and to appreciate the circumstances, environment and feelings of my staff prior to decision making.

As every individual's background is different I found that applying a certain level of empathy to decision making was not only to the benefit of the company but almost always also to the benefit of the individual.

The impact on my home life was less significant than the impact on my professional life. However, to mention a few highlights, my entire outlook on life has changed; I am not taking myself so serious anymore. My general mood, which always used to be fed by stress, had an up-swing. Since I am more aware of my own feelings and also those of others, I tend to feel a bit more satisfied with my own life, which results in me being much more fun to have around the house.

I've again realized the importance of intimacy and on the giving and receiving of affection in my personal relationships.

~ Anonymous ~