“Deep in my heart I’m concealing things that I’m longing to say.
Scared to confess what I’m feeling
Frightened you’ll slip away”
from the movie ‘Evita’
Dialogue Coach Training Program • Testimonials
Dialogue from your heart
This is a marvelous way of communicating straight from the heart. This doesn’t mean that ‘all will be well’. It is especially of value in situations where you experience tension or stress. Through this way of communication you will experience how you can be clear, without being crude; how you can have your own opinion without ending up in a fight; how you can remain in contact with your partner in conversation, without the need to agree.
I feel more at ease when interacting with other people. I no longer need to ‘read in between the lines’ to understand what they mean. I can just ask: ‘What happened just now? Your response gave me a bit of a scare’. I have become a lot more shameless, and for me this means that I have the courage to show that which I am unable to do, that which I don’t know or don’t want and vice versa. I have taken off a mask; and this gives me a lot of relaxation.
My intuition has become a lot stronger. Or more accurately: I have discovered my intuition and how easy it is to listen to it. That too gives me relaxation. More often than not I do what I want to do without feeling guilty or ashamed.
About Janaki:
Janaki’s way of conducting a training is like a breath of fresh air. She offers relaxation, spaciousness and safety, and at the same time she is totally not spiritually correct. This makes her very ‘real’ and this makes it easier for me to be ‘real’. A training with Janaki is like stepping into a tub of warm water and now I know how to turn on the warm water faucet in my own house as well!
Carolien
The new ways of communication that are being taught in this training feel very organic. They are simple and immediately applicable in day to day situations with a surprisingly good result. It doesn’t feel like a technique, but as a falling back into a very basic and pure way of communicating.
Jorinde
What this training gave me are the discoveries, learning and insights in the work that were facilitated in the sessions - my own and others', the sharing, comments, insights, brainstorms, the roles of client and facilitator in front of the group, the feedback sessions.
The open and generous participation of all concerned made a rich, safe environment. That is also a tribute to the running of this course.
It met my expectations particularly in the experiential focus i.e. the emphasis on each person working, whatever the role - practical as opposed to listening to sessions and doing nothing for self. It exceeded my expectations in the attention to feedback. The great venue was part of the success of the course - the people there, their helpfulness and the delicious and plentiful food.
Breda Hill (UK), Educator
The value has been enormous. It has been a training in living love.
Cecilie Holen (Norway), Psychotherapist
This Dialogue Coach Training Program gave me a deepening and finding security in facilitation structures and client handling. I got much closer to myself, to whom I really am and what I really want and living my own integrity. Finding and now being aware of the traps I tend to fall into.
I experienced the curriculum as positively rich - I received a great big rucksack really full of gems!
Manya Würsch (Switzerland), Secretary, Administrative and Support Services
The Dialogue Coach Training Program showed me I could be relaxed and yet sharp and that many things can happen in that state. Nothing is forever, and I love that. I watch things more and I enjoy my family much more. I am also more and more grateful for everything.
I feel more confident and relaxed as a coach. I can see me giving workshops to groups and to companies. I can write an exercise in no time and I just love doing that. Things look simpler to me at this moment. I see me clearer! And I appreciate my efforts and I can see my innocence sometimes ... This training left me aware and grounded, ready to enjoy life, reborn over and over.
The setting is so perfect. I love to have lots of attention and Janaki gave it to me and to everyone. The feed-back part associated to role play and clear communication exercises was also such a valuable experience to me. I could really see me. I also found that being aware is enough, and that things shift naturally from that space, without efforts from my part.
Pascale Richalet Ph.D. (France), Research Scientist
Professionally, Janaki has given me a whole suitcase full of exercises to use with clients both individually and with groups. I also have the confidence and understanding to develop my own exercises.
On a personal level, the value is almost impossible to put into words - and to prove that is not true I will find some …. I now understand at a deep level that the true purpose of feedback (both explicit and implicit) is to show me more of myself - wow! I have discovered things about myself I didn't know were there to be discovered! The Dialogue Coach Training Program has far exceeded my expectations. I had a strong sense it would be wonderful - it was truly wonderful and extremely powerful. My expectations of Braziers Park were also fully met - it is wonderful homely place where I felt welcomed, well fed and at home. The other participants were wonderful - what an amazing bunch of people!
Debi Lewis (UK), Trainer, Facilitator and Coach
Hopefully this is the start of a whole new career for me. I feel excited and much more confident now than I expected to be. I also discovered a great deal about myself, as well as gaining confirmation of what I know inside myself. I have gained some wonderful new friends, and experienced true intimacy and trust with them in a remarkably short time.
I had my reservations about this training, but they have all been dissolved. I feel I have been equipped as fully as possible for taking up this work as a facilitator.
Dr. Katharine Watson, teacher, writer and lecturer
The realization was that it is ok to be who and what I am, whatever that may be. Because there were so many opportunities to work in front of the group, I noticed I became more and more real, towards myself as well as the group. So much more happened than I expected. I remain grateful and amazed at the flow, the professional approach, the connection and appreciation and love that were present clearly each weekend.
Nina Thalen - manager, coach & trainer
I experienced a profound and personal contact with the trainer and participants, which created a very fruitful working field. Personal and technical development arose side by side. I have experienced many breakthroughs in coaching skills.
Erica van den Buijs - trainer/coach - The Journey / The Work
The value of this training for me was that I could take a deeper look into myself. Something that has direct consequences for that way that I work and function in my daily life. In spite of the intensive and interactive program I never felt pressured. It was joyful and very educative.
Drs. B.Th.W. van Hasselt - Van Hasselt Strategie & Maraketing BV
