November 2011

I’m back from this workshop transformed. Everything around has different new fresh meaning. How? I make a difference. I watch the world and work differently, much easier, with bigger pleasure and better results. What have I changed? I’ve found peace in me and, missing for years, a part of me, covered by fears and old assumptions. I’ve clarified thoughts, struggled with some fears and discovered a new way of looking for myself and the environment. I freed myself.

I've come to this training inspired by Giovanna and interested in seeing how she works - I loved her exceptional professionalism, coupled with sensitivity and a big heart for others, and femininity. A great discovery for me was Nadjeschda, source of inexhaustible knowledge and wisdom, open-minded and an invaluable help - together with Giovanna they co-create a brilliant team. But I didn’t expect to meet such an amazing group of participants! ….. That was the biggest surprise. I've never experienced before so much acceptance and consent to be myself - fully who and what I am. I’ve never belonged so strongly to any group before. It occurred to me that the community I experienced opened the door to a new age in my life, both private and professional.

Artur Rzepecki,PCC. Polonia.

May 2011

I’ve been casting around for the right sort of professional development and there is not much to pick from out there that would meet my need at this time of my career. I’ve almost 10 years into coaching and was really looking for an experience that could really challenge me, that could be provocative, help me integrate what I learned so far and introduce and reintroduce the things I have yet to learn.

Everything I experienced was stellar. And actually stellar is a great word, given that we learnt the Double Star Coaching Model. This workshop really helps you find your path forward, I have a reach-for-the-star feel, but the material is grounded and rooted in sound logic and theory. Giovanna and Nadjeschda helped us integrate and apply it and see new things that are going to be possible for ourselves and our clients.

I was seeking and expecting a high level of professionalism, I wanted to put myself into the hands of masterful coaches and facilitators for a week, who could create a challenging and provocative, yet a safe, environment to explore who I have been as a coach and open up some windows on who I can become.

Lisa Mallett, PCC - Canada

May 2011

Coming down here was like a lift into adventure, into a learning adventure, a learning that has to do with me. After all the years  of coaching for other people and companies, it is nice to do something for myself.

I know the concept of reclaiming projections from my studies on psychology, that everything you see and do has do to with yourself. In this course you learn how to be honest about projections, how to use them, and only then they will not interfere in your relationships.

Kees de Vries, PCC  - The Netherland

May 2011

What brought me here was the desire to have a deeper experience compared to those I already had in the coaching field. I feel I accessed a new stage of awareness of myself, my possibilities, my growth. I found another approach to learning about myself. Revealing all these projections I have and working with some of the hardest buttons, that had a healing impact on me.

Self growth has always been beneficial to my coaching. Every time I moved one step further in my awareness, I found ways to understand and to listen to different perspectives from clients that I was not even able to see before. This workshop gave me an opportunity to see the coachees more effectively, to provide my clients with a platform for growth instead of limiting their possibilities because my possibilities are limited.

Laura Fierro, PCC - Mexico

May 2011

I leave with a permission to work deeper. In the past I had the fear of mixing therapy and coaching and as a former trained therapist, I felt it was a dangerous line and I stayed away from it. Now I see this fear potentially prevented me from doing deeper work. I now got a deeper understanding on how I can do it.

You need to be ready to dig deep inside because it is a transformation process and it in itself is very powerful. It is not about the cognitive learning, it is more about integration and I appreciated how Giovanna and Nadjeschda shared their knowledge, in a very humble way that was precious to me.

Manon Dulude, PCC - Canada