In addition to things like meditation and life coaches (there seem to be an enormous number of these nowadays), I have come across several organizations that claim to be able to help one get over all sorts of problems in their life and lead more fulfilling lives. I haven't tried any of them yet, but I'll use this post to list some of them and discuss my opinion on them.
I have only tried meditation and after a little over a decade of regular practice, I still struggle with the same issues that brought me to it--anxiety attacks and various, most likely stress-related, health issues. Has it helped at all? At the time I started, I was quite hopeless. It gave me a lot of hope for a while, but the last few years have been particularly challenging and have made me question its efficacy. I also know a number of meditators who face similar challenges and who give up meditating altogether. But given that I was in that situation even before I started meditating, I know for sure that meditation by itself hasn't caused it or made it worse.
Back to the topic of this post, here's the list of several courses I have become aware of over the years. My main concern with these, based on limited research on the 'net and from talking to a few folks that have participated in them, is that they tend to be cultish and often involve a lot of money and/or ongoing commitment to the program. For these reasons, I have chosen not to participate in them.
- The Landmark Forum (description)
- Hoffman process (description)
- Mankind Project & Woman Within
- Scientology and dianetics
Then there's also techniques such as the Law of Attraction popularized by the book and movie The Secret, and Abraham Hicks, and also teachers like Teal Swan. A lot of information about these is available for free.
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