I am grateful for all the wonderful words that students have shared

 “get out of your comfort zone!”

"I wanted to thank you for all your kindness and your amazing knowledge in the field. You are a fabulous teacher  and I am so grateful I made the decision to go out of my comfort zone back in the Fall and attend my first meditation class! It really has changed my life and it would not have happened without your support." -Helene, Maplewood NJ

"be in the moment" 

"I am so happy I had the chance to attend your meditation workshops at Campowerment. I have been meditating daily …and I'm not sure I can explain what's different about my life now, but it's definitely different, and it's much, much better. I think much of it is the reminder to be in the moment I'm in, not the one that happened already, or the one that may happen tomorrow.

So thank you. Your focus on non-judgmental attention as a requirement spoke to me, since I've always been a bit of a harsh critic. That and the "don't try too hard and just stick with it" have been the two things I say to myself when I think I can't find the time.

Can't really express how life-changing this has been, but thank you. You made meditation something I "sorta kinda" wanted to do but was "sorta kinda" intimidated by, into a wonderful new reality.
Thanks!!" Kathy Kramer-Campowerment camper

“meditation continues to blow my mind”

“555 days in a row meditating. 619 days with at least one session. My Insight Timer stats. It is a little paradoxical that I’m keeping so close track of something so not tied to numbers, counts, and balances.  I switched from doing guided meditations to meditating with the timer only. What I wanted to say is that I get it! Meditating with focus only on my breath is so significantly different from listening to someone talk to me. It is deeper and calmer and has changed me so much more than I expected. So what I want to say is THANK YOU. Thank you for teaching me to meditate. Meditation continues to blow my mind every single day. Full of bliss and gratitude to Anne Sussman for teaching me! “ Regitze “Ricki” Ladekarl

"manage my stress” 

 Over the past few years, I’ve taken on several challenges, I started a new business and am the Chief Revenue Officer, I have made a much greater effort to improve my physical fitness and I was hoping to become more conscientious of my mental health (understandably, we all have our issues). It was just about one year ago (1 year and 11 days), that I approached Anne,  and asked if you could give me an introduction to Meditation – I had a few stereotypical preconceptions as to what meditation was about – most involved the thought of “clearing your mind” – which is where I had to get off the train – knowing that at least for me,  this is impossible. 

Within the first few moments of meeting with Anne Sussman, She assured me  that this widely held notion  was indeed inaccurate and virtually impossible.  Instead, Anne kept it very simple, instructing me to sit comfortably, focus on breathing – in and out.  What I came to understand was that the longer you sit and pay attention to  that simple task – the less your mind is occupied by the ongoing clutter that we all contend with.

I’ve often described my brain as a blender, with thought and ideas churning at a high velocity – while I still would say that this description is on point – meditation has given me the daily opportunity to slow things down a bit and catch a breath and manage my stress in a way I was not able to do before adopting this practice.  – for this, I am truly grateful. Robert Schaeffer  |  Chief Revenue Officer  |  Global Data Sentinel  

“meditation can change
your whole family!”

Thank you so much for all of the time and effort you spent with my family. We feel that your meditation education and coaching has really set us up for a successful meditation practice. We are much more aware of the benefits of meditation now and feel we have the tools to continue this invaluable practice. Your warmth and encouragement really has put us on the right path and we have consistently practiced since our first day learning with you! Thanks you so much for giving us this wonderful gift that really has changed our lives for the better.  Randi Zucker- private family coaching sessions
 

“become responsive and less reactive - a powerful benefit!”

"I wanted to say thank you and tell you how grateful I am for your help and kindness. I have been doing my morning meditation everyday, it has helped me to calm down and be kind and not re-act. it is huge for me. I think you are an intergral part of OrgBoot, and you and Wendy (Ellin) work so well together. Your work is important and your gentle teaching made us see how much we could benefit from it. We all did!  Brenda Donnelly- OrgBoot participant