TESTIMONIALS
I never thought I could fly without a plane.
Rob, a retired pilot
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I’ve been meditating before going to sleep at night and find that I no longer have trouble falling asleep.
Vicky
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I’ve had problems with sleep for years because of pain, but reading The Joy Within before going to sleep and listening to Joan’s CD, have changed that, and I’m now able to sleep.
SK, philanthropist
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Recently I tripped and fractured my nose. It required a “closed nasal reduction” (resetting of the bone). Accompanied by my daughter for this procedure, I had anxiety and trepidation. With only local anesthesia and a sedative, I was prepared to experience pain. I decided to meditate and put myself in another place. After a few minutes, I heard a pop and felt a slight pressure. I had truly been “somewhere else,” thanks to meditation.
L.R.
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When I find myself unable to sleep at night, instead of tossing and turning, I read “The Joy Within.” This relaxes me and lets me get back to sleep for another three hours.
R.C.
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Karpas Health Information Center Classes
Thursdays for me are sacred and if for some reason I can’t attend a class, I feel deprived. I love the way Joan guides us in meditation while encouraging us and giving us techniques to develop our own meditation practice. I also love the collection of poems and inspirational quotes she brings to each class, and look forward to the moments of utter joy I experience when she reads them to us.
AK, PhD
Healthcare
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I have certainly benefited from the sessions I have attended. I feel more grounded in my life in and out of class.
LW
Writer
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The Joy Within” certainly helped on the bus journey. Nice to be traveling on two levels!
RO
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I had sought to practice mediation for quite a long time with records, classes and tapes, and though I did some Tai Chi and visualization each day, I found it difficult to set aside the time each day to meditate.
Then one day I saw that Joan Goldstein, co-author of “The Joy Within,” was giving meditation classes at Karpas. After a series of walking meditation classes in which she led a meditation walk to Stuyvesant Cove, a beautiful park on the East River, I suddenly began to feel something within me change. Even when the series of walks ended I continued my meditation walks to the cove where I looked out at the river and the sky while focusing on my breath, silently repeating to myself, “Breathing in, breathing out,” a technique we had been practicing. While doing this, I suddenly, felt a glow rise up from within me; a feeling of being one with all that I saw. I felt myself smiling, as I realized I had experienced the joy within me.
Thank you so much Joan.
Mike R.
Financial Consultant
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Every second that I started to worry about something I made it a point to literally repeat silently, breathing in and out and it really helped to tune away all those worrisome thoughts. I totally feel relaxed and less worrisome right now. I really owe it to myself to give my body more time for me. This stuff really works 
J.R.
Healthcare Worker
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Corporate Training Classes
I use the techniques to relax and remain focused. When I’m focused my work seems to flow without my feeling taxed and pressured. In fact, I feel energized.
K.R.
Barnes and Noble
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This program should be recommended for all employees. It gave me the tools for approaching work from a place of peace instead of a place of angst. The result is a smoother workflow and happier me.
S.B.
Business Systems, Home Insurance
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I personally found the classes very uplifting, and intend to use the techniques on a regular basis.
R.G.
Home International
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Learning how to approach and handle the daily stresses in life is a true blessing. I can breathe now.
R.M.
Finances, Home Insurance
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I feel more relaxed and more able to deal with stress or pressure. Being able to calm down in the middle of change and anxiety has given me a new perspective. It’s allowed me to turn the negatives into challenges.
D.G.
Financial Claims, Home Insurance
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The day after I took the class, I got stuck in an elevator and didn’t panic. I focused on the techniques and remained calm until help came.
V.L.
Salvation Army