GLASTONBURY, SOMERSET

FEEDBACK FROM RESIDENTIAL PESSO 2011

William was awesome. Very open, and encouraging, and immensly talented! Thank you, to you both

It's good to have the time to settle, relax...and with that comes opening. It's also better to stay put in one place so that you can focus on the Pesso work, rather than having to think about the 'outside' world and cooking dinner!

I created what i need to move forward ..... I also saw my partner move forward and gain both personal change and insight and a different way of being with a group.

The group really jelled and was much more supportive than day sessions. The 3 day format enables a big enough group for choice about roles and more complex role playing plus everyone get a turn. Residential enabled me to relax and get away from it all much better

This residential Pesso Boyden workshop is a life changing experience. It has enabled me to experience a very profound new way of being in a deeply supportive safe and held environment.

It was my first experience of a Pesso structure and I found it a very powerful modality

I really enjoyed the way William put the poems into the context of his own life experiences and I thoroughly enjoyed the poems themselves.

There was enough time to allow the structures to develop for each person, with time for sharing.

Personally, I would have preferred a slightly shorter lunch and an earlier finish in the evening.

Being part of the group and interacting with others, both inside and outside the Pesso structures, was invaluable.

I learnt so much about myself and others and was amazed, inspired and touched by the various stories. This felt like the shift that you might experience after months of therapy in only three days.

I really appreciated your approach and style as a therapist and the way you worked with me in my structure. I feel you are truly a master of your craft, and for that I thank you.

Earth Spirit has a lovely feel and the staff are welcoming.

The benefit of a Pesso residential is having an on going group in which to establish trust and safety which really enable structures and exploration to flow.

I think you are very skillful and am so glad that I discovered you and Pesso. Thank you for being special Juliet.

I've got so much out of the experience - more than I can write

An opportunity to relax and be taken care of in a safe, nurturing environment and to allow some really deep healing to occur.

FEEDBACK FROM RESIDENTIAL PESSO 2010

A residential becomes a unit and a place where trust can be established and grow. The Group is a vital part of Pesso work.

It's an opportunity to connect more fully with other participants and to build trust, so going deeper into your own work feels safer and more supported. Other people are also willing to deal with deeper issues, so witnessing their structures can be especially healing too. Also, having accommodation and meals on site allow you to relax more and just go with the flow of the experience. There are opportunities to process your experiences while you are there e.g. to ask Juliet questions and share thoughts with others which wouldn't happen on a one day course.

Opportunity for inspiration and learning from others' courage ..... good to have handouts re theory, they were fab and very helpful.

I really liked the general feeling and atmosphere of the place.

It really helps build the trust to be in a group for that length of time, when you're all involved in each other's structures and all eating and chatting together between sessions.

It gives you an opportunity to get away from the rat-race. You have the opportunity to explore yourself without interruption in a very safe and friendly environment where everyone is there to get something out of it for themselves but are also willing to give to others to enable them to do the same.

Learnt more, it seemed to get deeper and I saw more from others especially how couples coped.

FEEDBACK FROM RESIDENTIAL PESSO BOYDON WORKSHOP

FEBRUARY 2009

   This is a summary of the feedback from those who responded
How satisfied were you with the workshop: Everyone scored the workshop as 5 out of 5
What did you get out of the workshop  Healing and learning, greater clarity about my patterns and where some of my stuff came from. I am interested to see what happens as I take the next steps and whether I now have 'permission' for change and also how I experience myself in my family and how to, or whether I need to, establish a current persona for myself that reflects who I am now.

The holes in roles scenario was very enlightening. It brought to the forefront something that has always been there but I have never looked at or dealt with.. I came away feeling satisfied with the event.

An enormous amount - a lot from my own structures and loads from other people's. Even more than on previous Pessos - feels like it was something to do with the 3 days and being residential. Everyone was there because they were willing to "go deep" and really heal themselves, not just as a gesture or to log up some CPD points! So many insights I can't remember them all . I can't think of anything that was missing for me. Thank you!

I was able to deal with unresolved issues which had been with me since childhood. Other insights still emerging by way of dreams.

I gained clarity through my own structure but also through the role play. I am more clear about the way forward. I also recognised how far I have come so far and this was a positive and unexpected insight.
 What did you think of the room we worked in Average score 4.25 out of 5

A little cold (NB THE HEATING WAS FAULTY WHILE WE WERE THERE AND IT WAS SNOWY!)
the accomodation Average score 4

a little cold (see note above about the heating being faulty)
the food average score 4.5 out of 5
Comments  Good energy/atmosphere there; privacy excellent; felt very at home

Lovely atmosphere, good to be taken care of so well, nice to have the place to ourselves in a way, excellent food (I normally get a bit worn out without animal protein, but I didn't miss it at all).

Why would you advise others to go for 3 days  Can go deeper & build on the work because you don't have to go back into your life right away. Very supportive to be in a group of individuals committed to their own growth.

It gets you away from your everyday commitments, gives you time to think without distractions, time for yourself.

It's an opportunity to go much deeper in your own work and to see other people's deep structures, which in turn can be immensely healing. The residential aspect allows you to really focus on yourself without outside distractions. It also allows space for the unconscious to process, leading to even more insights than usual. It also feels "safer" somehow - perhaps because there's time to get to know the others a bit and to bond as a group. Somehow it felt as though all of us were there because we were really committed to giving ourselves the gift of healing work. I found the experience incredibly powerful - somehow much more so than doing 3 separate Pesso days. I would definitely prefer to go for this approach in future, although it's great to have the option of 1 day top-ups in between.

The value in spending time with group,eating together,bringing shared experiences both in and out of sessional group time.

That you bond deeply with the other course members, and you get into a bubble away from the realities of life and that helps you to process more effectively without outside pressures. It also brings about a trust and a calmness when you have only yourself to take care of. Three days were needed to carry out the work for a group of this size, so there was no rush involved.

This experience offered a powerful therapy with an intuitive and trustworthy therapist which enabled effective and insightful growth and understanding.

Juliet, You're fabulous! I'm so glad X encouraged me to come along to that first Pesso in Harrow. Thank you for your skill, care, patience, wisdom and enthusiasm. It's lovely to have such a great role model for me as a therapist too.

A really positive experience which enables emotional freedom in a safe group setting. Juliet is a very skilled therapist.

 

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