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Notes from guests over the years, kept here so nothing gets lost. For the latest weekends, head back to What people say.
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Hi Adrian, I don’t know whether you remember me I did your 6-week course in May and June. I just want you to know, that just as you promised your course really has changed my life. Three months ago I was depressed and anxious and couldn’t see any way out. I never thought I’d feel any different. I have been practising hard everything you taught us and it is nothing short of a miracle what has happened. I am happy and enjoying life like I have never enjoyed it before. It’s like a heavy cloud has been lifted from me. I can never thank you enough. I hope to see you soon at one of your retreats. Thank you so much Esmay
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Hi Adrian, Thank you to you and your fabulous team for a fantastic weekend. You have all without doubt woken us up to a different way of living and now we need to ensure we keep it up. This mornings dog walk was a completely new experience and I’ve done the same walk for over 20 years ! With kindest regards Karren & Darcie
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Had the most wonderful weekend, thank you all so much. Looking forward to another visit in the near future x
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Must wanted to email- to say THANK YOU to all of you, you’re all just incredible people !!!!! For such an amazing, fabulous, eye opening, emotional, love felt weekend. I don’t really even know what to write which is unlike me… but you guys have some serious amazing energies and auras. And people seriously need to come and give mindfulness and mediation a go! It will change their mind and body feelings for sure!! What you guys do is just mind blowing!!! I will definitely be back for another retreat. It’s now continuing what I’ve learnt and felt to bring into my daily life, which I feel may be a little challenging! Also, I left my black/ purple Nike trainers in my room, first room on the right hand side corridor. I’m going to start the Thursday classes this week, so I will be there this week. Don’t know if anyone found them. No worries if not. One more thing, what’s the August retreat dates/ cost please? And is there still spaces available. Thanks sooooo much, Karis x
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Hi Now Project! Have just got back from the April retreat and wanted to say thanks for such a wonderful time! Adrian your teaching really had an impact on me. I’ve been meditating for quite a few years, and although( or because ) I have read books and been on courses, I was in a muddle of contradictory thoughts and ideas. I feel like some of the threads have been pulled together now, as the concepts and techniques were explained in a way I could really relate to, so a big thank you for that. I also wanted to express my gratitude for the emotional clearing session. This has been an added bonus that I was not expecting. In contrast to months of psychotherapy (for issues relating to childhood trauma), that left me feeling emotionally battered, the emotional clearing process, despite being very intense(a bit of an understatement !! ) left me feeling nothing but elated. So again a huge thank you to you and all of your very supportive, fantastic team for getting me through that. Feels like a good start for a more mindful life. All the best to you, and really hope to see you again one day. Kate ( in the camper ) xxx
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Simply incredible!!! What an incredible experience! For YEARS I have been struggling with gripping anxiety, with my own thoughts beating me up regularly and not knowing how or what to do about it. I was haunted and hunted by my past and spent hours and hours dwelling and stressing about the future! Not to mention the hours wasted being berated by my own self! I spent so much time in the past and future I missed so much of what was happening around me. The Now Project weekend has given me the power to stop these destructive patterns and I can honestly say I have been able to notice and stop them since! Many people have commented on how much more relaxed I seem! I have a long way to go still but I feel the pattern has been broken and I can’t thank you enough! What you guys are doing is simply remarkable! So worth the £300 and the 4 hour drive! One love xxxx Caroline Hughes
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Thanks guys I had the most amazing weekend and haven’t stopped smiling since. Didn’t realise I spent time dwelling on the past and planning the future, I had forgotten about today. Sooooo glad to be part of the “Now” project. I can’t thank you enough. I’ll be back ……
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Wow, what can I say ? Words cannot describe the fantastic weekend I have just experienced. Such a community feel amongst everyone staff and guests. Location was beautiful and the lessons were unforgettable. If anyone is thinking of taking this weekend break ….don’t think about it just do it! You will not be disappointed! I’m looking forward to the positive impact it will have on my life going forward. A massive Thank you to you all. Adrian, Paul, Jason,Barry, Little Buddah and Last but not least Paulette.
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Hi gang, Just a quick note (I will do a trip advisor review too) to say thank you. Having bowled in with a bunch of attitude and negativity, I was sold about 30 seconds after Adrian started speaking in the first session on the first night! Last night, I managed to get myself into the most wonderful relaxed state – I never, ever thought I would be able to do that. And then, guess what!? I slept straight through, seven hours of uninterrupted sleep!!! In the morning I do the ten-minute shaky thing Paul taught us and bam! Wide awake. Best £300 quid I’ve ever spent – and I now know the correct way to eat a banana. Life changing stuff J However, I was so far gone during Jason’s session that I cannot for the life of me remember what we did – any reminders appreciated!! I would like to do a top up in London but I can’t commit to six weeks as I live in York – are one offs a possibility? All the best Sally
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I went on the Now retreat for a enlightening weekend. This has been one of my better decisions. Now everything is bright and new. The team and location was amazing. They have given me the skills to help with life in general. Big thanks to them all.
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Just spent the most amazing weekend with these guys. Be in the now and do the same. You won’t regret it. Couldn’t recommend this retreat enough! Go for it! Xxx
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Loved My Weekend will be back soon!
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A week ago I was getting ready to drive the 3hrs down for the retreat. Best decision I’ve ever made was booking this and I will be coming back. It’s a shame you guys are so far away!!!! I definitely recommend this!
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This weekend exceeded all my expectations. Thank you – Adrian, Marta, Paulette, Jason, Paul and Barry – for an extraordinary, healing, relaxing and thoroughly enjoyable weekend. You all contributed so much and work so well together that I very much hope I will be able to join you again. I am so grateful to you all, especially to Adrian who founded this great Retreat.
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Hi Adrian just wanted to say thank you , I really noticed a difference driving home and being back in work today . Feel absolutely amazing. Please send on my wishes to everyone. All the best and hope to see you again in the future. Stefan Summer retreat 2017 Poulston Court Another wonderful weekend . Thanks to all once again for the wonderful space you created for us to” be”. Until the next time.
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What an amazing weekend I’ve just experienced… I would like to extend a huge thanks to all members of the team on the retreat and behind the scenes. Every single part of the retreat resonated with me on so many levels and everything talked about and experienced through the various practices tuned into my vibrations and made its upgrades. I felt & feel like I’ve come home, like my consciousness has just remembered something it already new but had lost touch with. I’ve been working on my self development a lot over the past couple of years after experiencing a painful back injury and loosing my job at the time. I suffered not only with the physical pain and disability of this but emotionally too. I was facing possible surgery, I was angry, bitter, and felt a big loss, I felt the NHS owed me something after serving for 12 years of my life to just shove me away with no thanks, no compensation. I allowed this to go on for many months then found my way back to something I’d lost, Reiki and energy healing. I re-focused all my efforts on turning my life around and releasing all of that past stuck crap I’d been carrying about for so long I didn’t want surgery or a life on pain killers so I self healed and let it all go. I developed my own practice and started my own small business to help others. Knowing what I could do for myself others could also do this if they had some guidance. I still struggled with my time management thought and found myself rushing about more than I wanted to and only a month or so ago had a small crisis and fell into despair. I knew there was something that was missing deep in my intuition but was too busy rushing about to tune in. Then I found some information on mindfulness and here we are now. I was lead to this retreat by my intuition and i fully trust my intuition to take me where I need to go. This will now be an integral part of my life as I practice living in the present moment more and more until I’ve shed all those unwanted layers and it becomes second nature. So from the depths or my soul and heart I send gratitude and love. Love & light Namaste Krissy x
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Thank you Adrian and team at @nowprojectnow for the most amazing mindfulness retreat. Still buzzing! Still mindful! Feb 2017 retreat Wow! Thanks to everyone! Love to you all. Janx
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WOW WOW WOW! I have just had one of the best, most awakening, purging, calm, peaceful, healing, beautiful weekends of my life. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU Now Project. I meditated this morning for the 1st time in what will be a daily ritual. and now have a new set of eyes…in-fact, a new everything. I now and tip my hat….Ever So…Happy X Happy Brewer
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I just wanted to give a BIG thank you to the Now Project team for a brilliant weekend. It literally felt as though I walked into a bubble…and walked out, still in that bubble! Really appreciate the love and effort the team put into this retreat. Amazing food, and great to be around like minded people!!! Nav xx
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Just a note for Adrian and ALL the team What a brilliant weekend! Im sorry I don’t do goodbyes and snuck away. Having never tried any meditation or other mindful things last weekend was an absolutely brilliant whistle stop tour of what is possible. Such a calming and friendly weekend I have never experienced before, and the food OMG the food! Was to die for, and I eat animals!! v Having turned up on Friday night looking for a “tangible something” to help me enjoy the moment I came away with 1 must and 2 choices Must – smell and feel the breeze Choice – breath in then out OR out then in. Do those simple things and I now enjoy the walk to and from the place which was my purpose before I’d just like to say to the whole team that made the experience, from the talks to the food and the washing up. Thankyou from the bottom of my heart. And to Marcus the Gentle Giant, stop drinking pond water and try that food! I will be seeing you again, thankyou Steve
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Hi Adrian and all the team. Just wanted to express some gratitude for a brilliant weekend in Suffolk. We’re at home now with loads to process from this weekend and to include in our ongoing practice. We’d be very interested in an online community of people practising mindfulness / resources and to hopefully see you again. Thanks once again, Peace and love, Martz and Shelley x
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Hi Adrian, A massive huge and heartfelt thanks to you and all the team at the Now Project for an amazing retreat last weekend! What a fabulous experience, I thoroughly enjoyed every single second of it and really got a lot out of it. My mindfulness practice feels like it has developed a 1000 times more deeply since last weekend! Wow, I am really in the NOW – this is what all the fuss was all about, I get it now! It has really surprised me how much more calmer, in control and steady I feel since I have incorporated more and more mind. Thanks again for all the support, guidance and good wishes you and your team provide, always Best wishes, Susan
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Dear Adrian and all the team I came to the March retreat, I have been aware of meditation for a few years and I know it’s extraordinary benefits. I am still learning how to ‘do it’ Adrian I’m sorry if this sounds naf but you are an absolute hero of a man, you talked so much sense yours words slotting into place and I know that to live in the now is truly life changing. You’re lucky enough not just to know what you know but to deliver it to other people, a special talent. I’m not here to massage your ego (what ego!) but you are something special. Perhaps we could hook up if you ever found yourself single (joke) How can so many people be ignorant of this wonderfulness, I talk to anyone who will listen about mindfulness. I dearly want to return to another retreat, perhaps with my son or daughter. I keep in touch with your website I wish you and your beautiful team much success. I dream of winning the lottery, so that I can give you money to build up your good work. Lots of love to you all Brenda
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Hi Adrian and the team, just wanted to drop you a line thank you for a fantastic weekend. I attended the retreat, looking for guidance on how I could live a more fulfilled and peaceful life. I know it takes practice and I have to work on being mindful, but I learnt some very valuable lessons. I intend to keep practicing as I know this will help me unlock the calm I strive to achieve. I met some amazing people and had some wonderful experiences, the trip from Manchester was well worth the journey. Julie
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Hi guys just a quick message, thanks to the whole team you have changed my life, I feel the best I’ve ever felt and I would like to come on the next retreat for some more of that medicine, please can you give the next date! Many thanks, Gary Dunlop
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I just wanted to say thanks as well for the course overall. I have really enjoyed it, and there have been some really important lessons in it for me. It has also been well timed for me to coincide with a period of real struggle in my life and the help it has given me has been incredible. I will definitely be signing up for one of the summer retreats. Many thanks again Helen
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Hi All I came to the Retreat on 8 July not too sure what was going to happen but just hoping to find a little peace. I certainly found peace and a whole lot more besides! It was an amazing weekend and has changed so much about me – life looks good and I have never felt so calm about things. The first weekend retreat for me but certainly not the last. Thank you Lyn xx
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To all you lovely people at lovelifelivenow, I wanted to say a HUGE thank you to you all for a wonderful weekend in Suffolk. It is rare to witness such a powerful love and willingness to share the beautiful gift that is mindfulness. The loving energy that surrounded the weekend has been a huge inspiration to me in the week that followed. I have found a peace in my heart that rarely makes an appearance and for that I am so very grateful. What’s more I called my Dad yesterday to find out how he has been since the weekend and he told me that he hasn’t experienced anxiety or depression all week! Wow! You really are a special group of people sharing a life changing message. I already have friends and family queuing up to come with me next time I come on one of your wonderful weekends. Thank you for your passion, love and beauty, you have made a huge difference to my life. I will continue to practice mindfulness and will greatly look forward to returning to The Now Project soon. With very much love, Shanna xxx
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Thank you for bringing me home!!! This has changed my life. Now is all there is! With love and much more, Jackie
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Hello Adrian, I just wanted to say that last night was a turning point for me, I was in such a state of awareness afterwards I actually got on the wrong train and didn’t realise until four stops later. I will be continuing with the breathing exercises as I have found them very helpful and also wanted to be reminded of what that homeless man said to you on that evening about the meaning of life. Billy
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Hi Adrian, I just wanted to email you to thank you so much for the retreat this past weekend. It was such an amazing experience and I feel I’ve come a long way since I arrived slightly petrified on Friday evening! I (and many other people from this weekend I am sure!) am really excited to come back next year. I heard rumblings of a possible retreat in the winter, is there any chance you could drop me an email to let me know when this might be happening? Thanks again, Warm wishes, Alice
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Hi Adrian and Team Just a quick note from Paul and I to say thanks for the Retreat this weekend. We enjoyed it immensely and had a terrific time. Sorry we had to leave early and missed thanking a number of people including Paul and Paulette. Please pass this on to everyone involved. The few days did remind or open new insights for us both. I am sure it will have a real effect for us moving forwards. We were saying, when we left, what terrific value it was. Both in terms of content, of fun and meeting like-minded people. But also in financial terms. To operate this, to feed us (terrific food as I said when there), and to sleep too is amazing for the price. So, once again very many thanks. Look forward to being in touch at some stage soon, all being well at another Retreat. with best wishes Kevin & Paul
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I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I absolutely loved it – the people, the food, the teachings, the practice, the peace…I have been so chilled out and mindful ever since!
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Hi Adrian, Paul and the crew I’d just like to say thank you so much for the wonderful retreat last weekend. I really learnt a lot and I am managing to put some of it into practice. There’s still plenty for me to still get into my daily life, but at least I have a starting point and a place to come back to for support. My favourite at the moment is a mindful walk. I can’t believe just how happy such a simple change can make you feel. I need to work on my mediation still, and on that point I’d like to ask where I would find the black floor chairs we used on retreat. Again thank you so much and please don’t stop what you are doing, it is so very valuable. All the best Angela
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I have just returned from a mindfulness weekend with lovelifelivenow.com What an amazing experience! To find the quiet in your mind, to find peace in your body, to explore your inner self I cannot recommend this retreat or classes in London enough! This experience is priceless! Beautiful people, beautiful environment. Go and you won’t regret it. Xxxx
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Thank you Adrian, Jason, Paul, Barry, Little Budda (Marta) and Paulette for looking after me and my friend Natalie. Thank you for your kind, gentle and loving care Adrian all the words you say and the teachings are profound, honest and simple and hit the very core of how I chose to be moving forward. We all suffer and some of us have hated the person we feel we are or do not accept or love ourselves. I struggled loving and even liking me. I had no confidence even though people thought I was over confident. The retreat has helped release me from those trapped feelings and given me strength and hope to continue looking at myself differently. I like me and I will always protect my little me and love her – thank you Jason x Thank you so much for showing me how to change and making me feel those changes for real inside, my mind is calmer and clearer and I am more at peace than I have ever been. I feel strong enough to survive in this mad world of negative thoughts and judgments as they are other peoples thoughts not my own. My thoughts are of peace and love for myself and others. I accept who I am and I am enjoying the freedom this is giving me. I would like to come back to the retreat again this year as it’s a beautiful environment. Thank you all for helping me on my amazing positive and powerful journey. This is an experience which needs to be experienced you cannot read about it you can only participate. I encourage everyone to attend the retreat and feel the power and positive energy which will be the start of your amazing hourney. Amanda x
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