From Conflict Resolution coaching and training, and Voice Dialogue - India, 2009.
"The trainings brought me to a new awareness of my own role in my happiness. They shifted my concept of the world into something I could understand as projected by me and thus, something I could take lightly. I no longer felt the need to blame others for my own discomforts and trail of unfinished inner work. Now, my work relationships and friendships are more clear and honest.
Kris introduced new perspectives on people relationships to a group of spiritually oriented people who were known for having personality problems and conflicts. People from the group were from countries of the world including Iran, America, Australia, India and France. The results were amazing. She made it possible for each of these people to be heard and then brought the group to a healthy understanding of individual and collective synergy. It was like seeing peace spread on the earth but acted out in a microcosm located in a small village in rural India.
Voice dialogue helped me to identify and bring forward a strong part of myself which was latent and rather useless to me before. As Kris led me through a process of identifying parts of myself that spoke to each other, my voice changed to express these different personalities. Now I feel more strength and power as a woman and as a person who has a right to speak my truth, without harming anyone else in the process. I no longer have extreme outbursts of anger, and the tension that I used to hold in my stomach is gone. The healing from Voice dialogue work continues to manifest in my daily life."
Caran St John, Meherabad MS, India.
"Kris Hines, a lively, flexible and absolutely capable facilitator gave two talks and four sessions on the topic of "Creating Harmony from Conflict" at the Avatar Meher Baba Trust earlier this year. It was a joy to be present and to witness her ability to not only strike at the core of general and individual issues, but to show, through example, her profound ability to hear people clearly and respond with answers and methods which truly smoothed differences.
Debjani Ray, Co-ordinator of Volunteers, Meherabad MS, India.
"Initially I wanted to boost my confidence. What I actually got was a lot more than this in that the effects extended throughout every aspect of my life. I learnt how to handle situations at work and at home which always upset/annoyed me but which I assumed I could have no control over.
I also learnt that simply knowing how to handle a situation, even if the need never arises, is very empowering in itself. You then know when and how to act and with this knowledge comes great confidence …Strange to think how much happier I am now and how much I let my own feelings go ignored before. Thanks."
- Penny
"I learnt how to say 'no' and not feel guilty. I also learnt detailed techniques of how to handle difficult situations, which I will keep practising."
- Peter
