People are saying…
“What you’re pointing to is so difficult to talk about in words, but you describe it so brilliantly and give such practical, actionable steps to follow that I truly, deeply get it. I just cannot express to you how transformative your approach has been for me. I am inhabiting my life with so much more peace and openness, flow and freedom.” ~Sandra Joseph, Broadway star and author of Unmasking What Matters
“Thank you so much for your teachings and for all the compassion and love you transmit to me, and so many others. Your teachings are a gift of grace and love.” ~Pat Brown
“What a gift you are to seekers everywhere. I’ve been searching for decades, and yours is the first teaching that I feel can help me break free!!” ~Anna F.
“You radiate such warmth, kindness, beauty and wisdom. I had been stuck for so long and by listening to your sage advice, am finally starting to see and feel the light. Thank you for being a beacon in tumultuous times. Your light helps us to shine our own.” ~Julie Desmarais
“Thank you Gail. Once again your inspired writing softens and enlightens my life path.” ~L.J.
“I felt bathed in presence on the retreat. Your clarity and presentation style was lovely. I found the guided meditations to be very helpful. I appreciate how relatable you are in the group, how you don’t set yourself apart.” ~Denis N.
“I SOOO appreciate you for creating a beautiful environment for us all and for holding such clean, non-graspy energy yourself as you lead, facilitate and create space for experiences for us. I also love watching you express your seasoned intuition and insights, engaging people even in their areas of blind spots, with such love and gentleness.” ~Libby Briscoe, Certified NeuroCoach
“I had a very positive experience attending the 2-day retreat, thank you for facilitating it with so much sensitivity, love, and compassion! I learned quite a lot but the most important take-away for me comes from other people’s sharing their own personal challenges and struggles, which really expanded my perspective and see in first hand that we are all sharing the same struggle and human condition. It made me more compassionate towards people even strangers and towards myself! It has already changed my behaviors and attitudes today!” ~G.L.
“I am extremely grateful to you Gail, as my journey really took off when I began meeting with you. You pointed me in the right direction.” ~Laura C.
“The meetings I have attended so far have given me hope!” ~Wendy E.
“I liked the sense of trust, profound acceptance, safety, unconditional love and support that Gail brought to us. The course made me realize the importance of being involved in a community of people dedicated to the most important thing to me, Healing and Awakening. I just cannot do it alone!” ~Aline B.
“I am so thankful for you, your courage to share so authentically, your wisdom, your heart to help others, and for your Friday Inspirations which I have been sharing with a loved one for a long time.” ~John J.
“I’m very appreciative of all that you bring to our Satsang. I admire your beautiful and unique combination of skills, knowledge, and qualities. Your voice is clear, direct and strong, and at the same time soft and calming. Your messages resonate within me as well-founded and authentic — you share openly and honestly that you too have faced, dealt with, and grown from the same challenges we each experience. I’m so glad that I said “Yes!” to the opportunity to share this time together with you and all of the other beautiful people in our community.” ~Holly C.
“I want to send a quick heartfelt thank you for leading us today. I really appreciate the time you take to explain these complicated topics to us in a manner that is slow, concise, and understandable.” ~Deana L.
“I have not said a peep in the group space… but your work has been doing its magic, quietly and consistently, from the very first session. My mind feels completely different than it was a few months ago – so much quieter and more peaceful, which brings so much more ease to every moment…which means that there is room to observe. I’ve gained much from many many practices and processes over the years, but it is your kindness and teachings and the compassionate gentle way you offer of being present with and exploring these beliefs, that have made an absolute world of difference in my life. Thank you from the bottom of my much-more-open heart! I so appreciate your clear articulation of the completely natural way that it all IS, how we are whole and complete and part of the whole.”
“Gail was a wonderful loving and attentive presence; I felt seen and heard.” ~A.C.
“I appreciated Gail’s ability to guide us in areas that are difficult to even put words to, as well as her ability to transmit such presence and lovingkindness. Somehow she was able to guide me around the resistance(s) to a more loving acceptance of what is. Gail is able to transform through her presence and I think anyone open to healing would benefit.” ~Erica C.
“Gail creates, embodies and models a very safe space which is helping to create safety in myself on a day to day level which is Huge. She is excellent! I liked the experiential elements including the homework.” ~H.F.
“This course has changed my life. I was deeply moved by how Gail held each person, modeling for us how to hold ourselves and each other in lovingkindness and presence.” ~Erica C.
“I recommend this course to anybody who wishes to explore more deeply into her experience and the root of suffering.” ~Aline B.
“I feel like what you present is so spot on for so many of us who are questioning who we really are and the nature of our suffering.” ~Richard P.
“I want to thank you for your loving, wise support and guidance during the most challenging passage of my life. I felt totally seen, accepted and held in Presence and am forever grateful for how you showed up for me. “ ~N.G.
I appreciated that I can share traumas out loud that I’ve kept hidden my whole life and dared not speak with anybody about them for fear of being shamed. I’m definitely continuing to recommend this course primarily because I can feel Gail’s embodiment and pure transmission as she speaks.” ~Chantal K.
“I feel accepted, included, safe, loved and also, as importantly, I feel that my presence in the group can offer the same qualities to others. I am learning that there is so much power in being seen, heard and part of a community.” ~Sue E.
“It was pure delight (and relief) to find such a healing container in this sangha group. Gail’s masterful facilitation and unhurried attention to our experience of coming together, shifting into direct experience, and powerful questions were grounding and illuminating. I appreciated how Gail listened to everyone and made helpful observations, held the intention and reins securely in her consciousness, so no one’s sharing felt awkward.” ~Lisa L.
“I have learnt that a loving and non-judgmental space is most powerful for bringing old patterns to light for clarity and unwinding. Gail’s expression of truth and love create a very safe space to bring what is up for me. The break out rooms are a wonderful way to bring everyone’s voice in.” ~Lisa F.
“Thank you so much for your time the other day and your guided meditations. I thought the session was extremely helpful. I particularly felt your “energy“ was what helped me the most. I felt energised and empowered afterwards… two things I haven’t felt for a long time.” ~P.D.
“I just wanted to thank you and tell you how much your work means to me at this particular moment in my journey home.” ~Sharon F.
“I feel quite lucky to have stumbled into this workshop, as it seems to have shown me a way out of an immense feeling of stuckness. I appreciate your unique qualities, and how they enable a welcoming and healing space…” ~Lilach L.
“I found it extremely beneficial to connect to others who are on the same spiritual path. Your workshop made me aware that being around like-minded people is important.” ~Laura C.
“Your emails bring so much to me, each week I feel calmer, and stronger.”
“It was a wonderful personal growth experience for me. I so love Gail’s gentleness and insights and professionalism in guiding the group.” ~Donna F.
“Gail’s ‘Bringing Heaven to Earth’ class far exceeded my greatest expectations. I entered the class with so much deep heartache and years of trauma. And through Gail’s profound loving, precise and insightful ‘spiritual surgeon-like’ guidance, I feel liberated and have the tools to make my heart’s highest contribution to the planet.” ~Chantal K.
“I love the meetings; I feel so safe and connected in the group. The community experience through Zoom is a treasure from the COVID-19 experience for me.” ~Judy F.
“I was uncertain how I would “fit”, or feel in this group and I was happy that I listened when you said to “move outside our comfort zones”. It never feels good when we are doing that but oh what relief when we come out the other side. This has been so meaningful, so opening, so incredibly honest!!!” ~Francine P.
“I have found your approach really works for me. It gives me hope, and I actually believe that that I can live, think and feel differently, no matter what the situation.” ~F.C.
“Thank you again for all the years of reading your books, blogs, guided meditations, and seminars. I never ever thought I would be able to experience joy. Years of being committed to the direct path with little tiny openings. And I am now experiencing these longer moments of pure awareness and joy. No longer a slave to external circumstances and inner chatter. More and longer moments of all is well. Loving life the way it is.” ~Susan R.
“I just wanted to say how deeply grateful I am for the course with Gail Brenner. It was such a brilliant experience – challenging, uncomfortable at times but overall very healing. I have so frequently felt alone and disconnected from other people and it is such a comfort to know there are other people whose lives have been so impacted by childhood trauma but especially to know there are people who are on a healing journey like the one I have become so committed to.” ~Katie M.
“Your work is a bridge between practical daily life and Supreme Reality. What impresses me in your work are the details in your meditations or writings that fill the usual gaps that many times exist between mind and Reality. These are very important for creating a bridge between mind and Reality and facilitate the shift.” ~Henrique N.
“The biggest thing you helped me see is that I’m sometimes shaming myself for being ashamed of myself. I’ll be playing with a lighter and gentler touch going forward :)” ~James T. JamesTitchener.com
“With Gail’s assistance and advice over the past 4 years I have healed from a near fatal illness and post-traumatic stress disorder. In addition, she helped me transition from a stressful career into a more meaningful lifestyle. I am grateful for Gail’s kind and thoughtful insight, supportive words, and patience when I was stuck or when my ego got in the way. She is an amazing teacher, writer, and observer of life. I highly recommend her blog, private sessions, and counseling. She has helped me change my life.” ~Megan Mori
“As a doctoral student of clinical psychology, and a client of many past therapists, I have had the most transformative psychological experiences by working with Dr. Brenner. The unconditional positive regard that I feel from her inspires me to accept and love myself the way I am, and make positive changes in my life. I value her wisdom, passion for this work, and her natural way of facilitating insight with me. What I find most refreshing about her as a therapist is that she is not attached to the stories and endless analyses that I can make to find reason for my behaviors. Instead, she constantly reminds of me of my “true self,” which lies behind all of the programming — a self that has the freedom to act according to personal values, and most of all, a self that is special and full of goodness. Since I have seen her, I have felt like a light is being brought out in me.” ~I.T.
“I’m so grateful to Gail for her gentle, powerful healing presence. Though I’ve been meditating for many years, I’ve had great difficulty releasing the darkest experiences of my childhood. Whenever these early memories got triggered, I felt as if I’d ‘lose my light’ and downspiral in despair. With Gail’s sensitive, loving guidance, I was able to be fully present and shine the light in these scary, dark corners. I’ve felt freer and more whole ever since. Thank you Gail!” ~Hilary Nicholls, DC
“Gail has helped me regain my authentic self. She has facilitated my journey to inner peace and joy, to realize that I really am enough, and that my happiness resides inside myself. On this journey, I have been able to release strong resentments and remain, happy, in a marriage that I thought might be too damaged to repair. I have found the strength and courage to be ME. I continue to grow in unexpected ways under her guidance.” ~L.C.
“While searching the internet for helpful information on managing anxiety, I came across Gail’s website. What a great find! Her gentle yet effective suggestions impressed me immediately. I was happy to see that she was available for sessions via Skype and immediately went about scheduling, and thanks to Gail’s prompt response, set up a meeting very quickly. Our Skype session began right on time and was pleasant and comfortable…actually exceeding my expectations. I have never had an experience of one single session being so helpful! Gail has since responded to follow up emails with constructive suggestions. It is clear to me that Gail is sincerely dedicated to helping people to live their lives fully and happily. I feel so fortunate to have met her and to be learning from her.” ~Rebecca Harris
“Gail is an amazing therapist who is both a guide and mentor. In our private sessions, she helped me to understand my strong emotions and learn that I can simply welcome my feelings and physical sensations while remaining aware of the present moment and all of my choices. She helped me to see that I don’t have to wait for someone to change or something to happen that fixes the past and ensures the future. When I resist happiness and fun because of my past conditioning, I’m the one who is blocking my path, and I can stop, breathe, and make a different choice. Gail showed me that my journey is like a treasure hunt where each piece reveals the next, and if I go inside myself to listen carefully, I can find all of the answers.” ~S.M.