MEMBER EXPERIENCES

“I had a profound and immediate shift in my mood and outlook. If my anxiety was a 10, it’s now less than 1.

I enjoyed our meditations and appreciate your coaching, insight, and support. I’m in a much better place thanks to your coaching. Specifically,

I’m more positive and less catastrophic
I am significantly less anxious.
I don’t feel like I’m reacting to things.
I don’t feel like my mood is bouncing around.
I’m calmer.
I feel grounded and like I’m in control of my reactions/ responses.
I feel more positive and optimistic.

I am staying in this space by practicing meditating daily and being aware of my thoughts.
The first meditation where I let go was profound. It totally shifted my perspective and my focus and made me feel more positive about what was to come. The subsequent meditations continued to pull my positive mindset forward and solidified/unwired the negative energy and feelings I was having. I like how you tailored the meditations based on my situation/experiences.

The biggest thing I learned was how energy is stored in the body and through the meditations we were able to clear a lot of the energy. I also learned that fear and our ego are what keep us stuck in our comfort zone and that most of my anxiety was self-induced by my own thinking. You helped me realize that when I follow my desires expansion occurs. That was good for me to learn.

I have tried meditating before and never felt any value from it. I think for the first time I was able to “get it”.

I look forward to working with you again in the near future Kelly!

- Jocelyn

"I came to coaching because my mind has been overactive for my whole life, and with my grief journey, I knew I needed help to flip the page to a new chapter for myself. I wanted to shed my widow identity and figure out the next steps in my career after feeling lost.

I am now definitely on my own path to what I actually desire for my new life and that includes my career. I still have work to do, but I would never go back to doing it without Kelly’s coaching.

My biggest breakthrough so far was learning to let go of what has happened in the past and begin to hope for a better future. Coaching has also built my self-confidence and allowed me to create better boundaries in my life as I work to build the life I want.

I love the support that Kelly provides daily outside of actual coaching sessions. She makes me feel like I am never alone and she makes me feel understood even in my challenges.

I’d done some work before meeting Kelly so I wasn’t in the worst place, but I know that the coaching sessions have elevated me in a tangible way. I feel more confident, empowered, hopeful, positive, and grateful.

I see life in a different light. I used to feel more like “I can’t believe this is happening to me” but now I feel “OK this is happening, and I know I will be okay. I’ve survived so much, and whatever happens, the Universe has my back!"

I’d say I’ve gained a lot more mindfulness, and gratitude, and my compassion for others in daily life has grown even more.

My most specific result would be our work in September to reclaim the time for myself and create positive memories in a time that was filled with anxiety and trauma. Because of our work, I had the confidence to book a retreat (an idea I got from Kelly) and go to Paris after for my 40th birthday.

I love you forever Kelly Ryan!!!"

- Brooke

“Meditation is changing how I respond to the things that I would’ve normally gotten stressed out about. At first I doubted whether it was possible to change how I react when life brings its daily challenges. After meditating for some time, I am pleasantly surprised at how I no longer stress out about the things that would’ve caused me to overreact in the past. I am finally able to slow down and pause more. This helps me make much wiser decisions and others are noticing my calmer state as well!”

- Hannah

I took Kelly’s 10-day meditation class and loved it. I have since meditated for 41 days straight and am planning to continue to practice daily. I’ve meditated off and on for 2 1/2 years and this was the boost I needed to learn more about meditation and the benefits of daily practice, even if it’s for 10 minutes.

It has helped me be more aware of my daily stressors and anxieties and how I react to them. I am more able to acknowledge them and then let them go, rather than continuing my habit of ruminating on negative thoughts.

Kelly is a gifted teacher and her love of meditation shows through in this class.

- Megan

This meditation series came at the perfect time for me. I had been attending a few virtual classes but hadn’t really grounded myself in a practice. This 10 sampling of meditation was such a beautiful way to try out different techniques and reflect on how they settled within me and how the group responded as a whole. What a gift it was to sit each day and let the world drift away for an hour! The momentum I gained from establishing a daily routine was priceless. Although the class was online, it felt far from it. Kelly created a cozy forum with which to connect safely to one another and deepen our own practice.

- Erica

“I used to think that I simply couldn’t meditate because it was impossible for me to quiet my mind. After attending several of Anchor’s classes, I realized that my meditation was still effective even when I was having thoughts. I feel a lot more relaxed now knowing that it’s possible to notice when I think stressful thoughts without getting caught up in them!

- Barbara

“Through learning meditation, I’ve been able to live in the moment and enjoy the small things in life. Acknowledging my emotions changed how I react to daily stress. The new tools I’ve learned helped me find more peace and joy. I highly recommend Anchor Meditation for anyone needing a way to cope with the stress in today’s world.”

- Joe