Testimonials

What they said about Happiness & Its Causes 2006
 
Over 500 delegates attended the 1st International Conference on Happiness & Its Causes. Here are just a few of their comments.

“Fantastic!! Life-changing…” Dr Charlotte Hogan, Sydney, NSW 

 “Very enlightening loved the meeting of mind (spiritually) and science based phenomena.” Lynda Watson, Social Worker, Community Health, QLD

 “I am a clinical nurse who works with palliative care kids – I found this conference very beneficial. Fantastic, very professional and very well structured. Interesting speakers and such fascinating perspectives. Thank you.”  Shyla Bauer, Clinical Nurse, SA

“Wonderful – It caused me to be very HAPPY.” Cathy Hines, Reg Nurse, NSW

 “Informative, thought provoking, entertaining. I have left the conference with a feeling of hope.” Marika Dinale, Primary School Teacher, NSW
 
“Wonderful, I feel very happy & privileged to have been part of this experience.” Megan Temple, Psychologist, QLD

“Absolutely terrific! Words cannot do it justice! Knowledge a plenty, not to mention happiness.” Lisa Butcher, VIC 
 
“Overall brilliant input from speakers – thought provoking & challenging, nice balance of humour. Incredible, worthwhile.”
Lyn Taylor, Manager Regional Services, Centacare, CFS, QLD

“I came for both professional and personal purposes. The conference has provided me with the hope, purpose and confidence to move forward. There are many examples I can take into my practice…Happiness & iIs Causes has added a positive slant to my chaotic world.” Cathy Zesers, Health Care Coordinator, Adelaide Hills Division of General Practice, SA

“Life-enhancing, powerful, wonderful, warming, heartening, supportive, productive. Thank you many times.” Karen Dahl, ACT 

 “Excellent – to the extent that I feel I obtained increased “happiness” in just the weekend. Thank you!” Nola Campbell, Speech Pathologist, VIC

 “Brilliant and exceptional conference. Truly grappled with and explored the issues, concepts and approaches to understanding happiness. Well done. Thank you.” Kathryn I’Anson, Director/Psychologist, Anxiety Recovery Centre, VIC

“I loved the overall conference. Deeply spiritual, intellectually challenging, a wonderful atmosphere of challenging learning and refreshing set of ideas. Provides me with a lot of inspiration and a feeling that a lot can be achieved...” Phillip Jones, Consultant, Nikken Wellness, NSW

“Excellent program. Very nourishing for my psyche. Lots of things for me to use in my life and also to talk to my clients about. I have gained a lot from the Eastern /Western mix. Congratulations.” L Livesey, Community Mental Health, Orange, NSW

 “Thank you! I am so grateful for the opportunity to hear so many great minds sharing their wisdom. Absolutely Amazing. The bridging of psychology, spirituality and Buddhism is a long overdue phenomenon and one that I hope will continue to grow.” Emma Boucher, Psychologist, NSW 

“Excellent. Great range of speakers.” Jane Bryson, Director, The Kundalini Yoga Centre, NSW
 
“Wow! I thought the whole weekend was just tremendous I am SO pleased I attended. THANK YOU!”   Bridget Cleaver, NSW 
  
 “Excellent – I liked the variety of presenters, approaches the quality of the presentations to fabulous role models, the organisation and smooth running of the whole conference. I learned lots in so many ways.”  Judy Collett, ACT, Calvary Hospital

 “Wonderful conference from subject to selection of speakers, from venue to volunteers. Informative and entertaining with a great cross-section of ideas and modalities. Uplifting and enlightening.” Jill Elvy-Powell, Professional Counsellor, NSW
 
 “Excellent! Thank you for providing us with access to wide ranging, yet similar, insights into happiness and its causes.” Roma Gaster, (Managing) Director, Kalibu Education International, NSW

“Terrific conference. Great range of speakers. I liked the combination of Buddhist and “western” speakers and outlooks – this was very helpful. Also liked the practical, “how to “sessions and the spread of spiritual, counselling and medical/research based approaches. Thank you for an excellent and thought provoking weekend.” Bronwyn Harrison, NSW

 “The feeling for me was one of openness & sharing. Meaningful inner challenges. Thank you.” Lorraine Grace, Relationship & Family Counsellor, NSW 

“Congratulations for a fantastic conference! It’s very inspiring to see that happiness doesn’t belong to any religion, culture, time or other classification. Happiness is part of us all and we can explore it in so many ways which has been clearly demonstrated during this conference.”  Eva Thomas – NSW