"I came to Alistair Ping’s Self Mastery Course not knowing what to expect; from the Course, or from myself. In other words, I came at it with, I think, an open mind. I also came at it from a Good Place to start with, and I understand that many people may not. But I don’t think that will affect what one takes out of it. I think the Course has something to say to everyone.

Many of these types on Course, this type of mentoring, is based on long experience and practice from the tutor. Alistair has plenty of that, and there is in that, of course, huge value. But what Alistair also has, and many of the Courses do not, is the hard academic theory and studies to explain why we – as humans – are what we are; why we react the way we do; and how we can affect the way we react. I found that fascinating and immensely valuable.

I believe that much of the Course is what we innately want to do. We’re just not sure how; or why. So, we stumble around in the dark, fumbling our way to an answer that works for us. This Course is a door that wants to be opened. That is the Course strength, I think. Alistair formalises what we ‘want’ to do. By putting the theory – the framework – behind it, it gives one the reason to believe it will ‘do as described on the packet’, and that it will be successful. And, of course, this takes time. And it is on-going. It’s more a process than a result.

Alistair uses the metaphor of Arianna’s thread to describe this stumbling through life. It’s an apt metaphor; let Alistair guide you a little through the maze."