“A business task to research Mindfulness and Intuition in Leadership led me to Carolyne Gowen, who not only successfully filled the corporate need, but also became the catalyst for a profound change in my personal life.
I had wanted to learn Primordial Sound Meditation for some time but thought classes were limited to the US until I learned that Carolyne had been trained by Deepak Chopra and offered classes in Sydney. I live in Queensland and couldn’t attend the Sydney classes, so I took my classes via Skype.
On the first Skype call as Carolyne introduced herself, I knew my life was about to change.
Carolyne’s beautiful presence, her warmth and genuine interest in your well being can be felt even over the Internet and she connects with a part of you much deeper than your conscious mind.
Having read a lot of books and articles about meditation and attended numerous workshops and classes I didn’t really expect to learn much from the course – I was mostly interested in obtaining a personal mantra – but I found that I was hearing things as if for the first time – as if a switch had been turned on.
I was surprised when told, in the first session, that I was to meditate for 20 minutes. Despite what I knew about meditation and its benefits, I found it difficult to give myself permission to just “sit and do nothing”. I was a little embarrassed, doubting I would be able to sit still for 20 minutes; however, almost immediately, as I repeated my new mantra to myself, I fell into a deeply relaxed state and when I heard Carolyne softly call my name it felt like only 5 minutes had passed.
Carolyne was the catalyst to change me from someone who wanted to meditate to someone who does meditate daily. Meditation is a priority in my life now and I look forward to my daily sessions. Meditation helps me to think clearly, it lessens any stress so I feel calmer, I find I respond rather than react to situations, which for me is a true blessing, and when I’m tired I find that meditating energises me in a way that a nap could not. I know I will experience other benefits as my practice develops.
Carolyne, for me, embodies the quote: “When the student is ready, the teacher appears.” I am deeply grateful for her teaching”
Lynette Roe