"The Council Process is the most effective tool I know to capture the true strength of a diverse workforce. The best answer always appears in the 'Center of Council'."

"I loved this [Council] course. The facilitators were very effective (extremely effective), wonderful teachers who blended humor & focus beautifully. I was very impressed. Well done!"

"Having spent the past two years living and working in a Council-based community, it's difficult to imagine myself choosing to be part of an organization that governs itself any other way. I'm deeply grateful for the lessons I have learned here - both about myself and about community life in general."

"[The Council training] was a well paced, always on-target, balanced course of study - mind, body, & soul were nourished and stimulated."

"The Ojai Foundation provided an invaluable environment for introspection and preparation for what stands ahead. It served as a productive break from the struggles of city life. I was able to stand back and look at myself, to acknowledge the good and bad things of my past, to leave part of my past behind, and to prepare for the new things that are soon to come."

"In my 33 years as an educator, this is the most important program that I have ever seen children buy into, and for the most part, teachers and administrators, and parents as well."

"I also learned to not judge people from their outside because I've mistaken a lot of people and I got to know them better through Council and saw they're not the person I thought they were."

"I felt good after I finished all the ropes course activities. I finally realized that I am a very confident person and that I don't let anyone put me down or tell me that I cannot do it. I have proven to myself and everyone that I could do it."

"I was able to build up courage and leadership and deal with physical and mental challenges. It was one of the most unforgettable experiences I will ever have."

"I learned to listen to others advice and believe in them. When we trust each other and help each other out, we are able to complete a mission or a task, and that's the whole point of team work."

"The learning that happens here - between people, between people and the land, and between the spirits & blessings all the beings here manifest - is unlike any other. It is gentle, supportive, expansive, and completely your own."

"Through the 'Beauty Way' and work Samus, I learned to be more mindful and present in each activity and to put my attention on being, and not so much on doing. I realize that no matter what I do, it is all sacred when I carry that intention into each moment."

"I enjoyed the land and the connection with the earth, the wonderful people, and the silence & sounds."

"It was a magical, extraordinary journey into South Africa. Amber and Jesse not only chose beautiful, fascinating places for us to visit, but they anticipated, sometimes arranged the context for those places as well. They truly do know how to create sacred spaces, and then to invite those who enter them to enhance the sacredness with their own presence and energy."