Stories from Dr. Shefali’s students

After reading Dr. Shefali's books, 'The Awakened Family' and 'The Conscious Parent', I became an ardent follower of her and her teachings. As a grateful student of Dr. Shefali's over the last few years, I have participated in several of her courses and I am indebted to her for the ongoing life-changing way of…

I am so grateful I said yes to this course, and so grateful for everyone and Dr Shefali, who did this work ahead of us so we could all more clearly see the path! I began very hopeful and so many of my ideas, thoughts and beliefs about myself and my relationship with my children were connected during this month. But…

My wife and I started our family later in life; my daughter was born two years ago when I was 46. Waiting this long afforded us the opportunity to reflect on the type of parents we wanted to be; having gone through this quest I can happily say that our instinctual philosophy with which we have chosen to raise our child…

Dr. Shefali's teachings have irreversibly and deeply altered my life. She has an amazing ability to accept us for who we are with such compassion while, at the same time, pushing us to unearth our true selves. Dr. Shefali brings profound wisdom, intense caring and a healthy dose of humour to every endeavour she…

This has been an eye-opening experience for me and my family. I'm not going to lie and say this was easy.....It was hard and a lot of work emotionally and mentally, but it has opened a door for us to do better and change our old patterns. I will absolutely keep doing these lessons and keep digging deeper into them as…

Mother of three daughters. Living with anxiety and depression (which culminated in my postpartum during my second daughter's arrival). Feel stressed, inadequate, and spinning my wheels almost EVERY day. Always questioning 'am I doing the right thing?' Jokingly say that I was the best parent before I had kids - but even…

Before learning about conscious parenting, I yelled a lot and didn't know how to control my emotions with my kids. I tried harder to look like a good parent than to be one. Now I have so much more freedom and I look forward to reviewing the mastery parenting to remind me of the distinctions and enjoy the process once…

This course has been simple, yet profound for me. Ever since I started, I have seen myself become much calmer with my kids. I don't think I have had a 'blow up' and gone head-to-head with either of them, I have been much more calm and observant, and they have responded with a mirrored calmness following their…

Before the Conscious parenting quest, I felt stuck in my role as a parent because my husband didn't understand my vision. This quest helped me in my couple as well as with my 2 daughters even if I still have some challenges I can always refer to it.

Before starting my self-growth process, I was constantly repeating my family's relationship patterns. I was making me suffer a lot. I have now been on a path of transformation for the past few years and it has been wonderful to break free of those old chains. I will soon have my third child and would like to offer my…

Dr. Shefali's work is beautiful, authentic and bold. In one Shefali moment, 2 years ago, the realization that the cause of my parental struggles was not at all my child, but my own unhealed wounds, and that the only path to liberation was to look within, was profoundly transformative and life changing. Since then I…

I have always considered raising my kids differently than how my parents raised me. I see/feel the disconnect with my parent's cause of how strict and black and white they were. Feelings were NEVER addressed, heard or empathized. As an adult, I realize how much it affects my current relationship and I do NOT want that…