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My first experience with The Awakened Heart Center was different. I remember feeling as if everybody there was a little…strange. I now realize exactly why I felt this way. When a human being enters a place where there is complete freedom to just be, when a person first experiences the divine in others, it registers in a distinct, and in my case, untouched area of their being. That’s why it seemed strange to me. It was new and wonderful and real.

For the past ten years I have been involved with several very loving spiritual communities, but nowhere else have I experienced the complete freedom that I have known at The Awakened Heart Center.

Tom and Bonnie are more than gifted spiritual teachers; they have the unique ability to “accompany” other travelers. They help all who they come in contact with to realize that there is no place we need to go. There is nothing to be done, or added. There is only presence. Tom and Bonnie have helped me to see and experience this, and it has awakened me to a depth in my life that words cannot describe. They are also my dear friends. — C.E. Hardesty

I walked into The Awakened Heart Center fourteen years ago. That Wednesday night meditation class was my first attempt at meditation. I was instantly hooked. Over the years I’ve watched people come and go, or stay. Everyone seems to have a different purpose or answer that they are seeking. Tom is able to communicate in a way that everyone present receives what they need. Everyone is treated equally, whether it is their first visit or one hundredth attendance. There is no hidden agenda, no fundraising, no guilt, no pressure, only an open environment where everyone is welcome. The diversity allows everyone to fit perfectly and grow at their own pace. If you are not exactly sure what it is that you are looking for, you have just found your answer. Accept the invitation. It will change your life. — Karen

The rooms for yoga practice at TAHC are filled with a healing energy. The serene and comforting atmosphere there is so conducive to meditative yogic exercises. We consider this wonderful place a community treasure. — Dolores Gregory (Former Environmental Protection Agency official)

I will be ever grateful to The Awakened Heart Center for helping, through yoga and meditation, to cure my lungs, strengthen my heart, and, yes, awaken my soul.

To gurus Tom and Bonnie special thanks for teaching us that what really matters is to be simple in actions and thoughts, patient with both friends and opponents, and compassionate to all. From them I learned that the Tao nourishes by not forcing. By not dominating, the Master leads.

The Awakened Heart Center is available to all and does not reject anyone. Personally, it has reaffirmed my faith in holding on to the “center,” moderation in all things, even moderation itself. So thank you teachers and friends. Shantih. — Mohsin Ali O.B.E., retired journalist (former Reuters Diplomatic Editor in London)

Over the years that I have been coming to The Awakened Heart Center, it has remained the calm, safe, serene place that provides the perfect environment for me to rest in that. Amidst the chaos, tension and stress of daily life, it is the constant where it is possible to be open, genuine, relaxed and in balance. When you leave you can’t help but take some of that with you, and by osmosis, spread a little of it into the outer chaos. I wouldn’t like to imagine my life without the influence of and the things I’ve learned from The Awakened Heart Center. — Dana Carroll

I have been participating in yoga, meditation, and Healing Words sessions at The Awakened Heart Center for the past 8 months now. I was referred to The Awakened Heart Center by a yoga teacher after I had been experiencing repressed memories during yoga class. The teacher recommended trying meditation classes and other services at The Awakened Heart Center to understand the root causes of these past painful memories.

I began by attending the free Wednesday evening meditation class and found a supportive, energetic, and friendly environment. After several months of classes, I began experiencing profound transformations mentally and physically. Instead of living out the same monotonous and sometimes destructive life situations, I have undoubtedly begun an irreversible course of incredible living. If you are ready, I invite you to do the same!!! — Brooks Helms

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