Ann Ndovi Piercy - Testing & Training Manager at HIV Ireland

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The retreat has been an eye opener and a turning point in my life. From meditation to
coaching to body nurturing, it has been amazing to watch myself transform from this
“hard on myself woman” to a beautiful “I am ok with kinda person”. Pieter has been
exceptionally good and kind in guiding me through this transformation time. This
journey has lasted seven days. I have gained new skills and knowledge, developed a
deeper sense of self-awareness, setting and achieving personal goals, improving
relationships and communication skills, reducing stress and looking after my well-
being and finally in finding inspiration and creative direction. 
This was the first time I was introduced to meditation. I had never done indepth
meditation before. With a racing mind like mine, it was a challenge, I struggled with
trying to be in the now during the first two sessions, maybe because it was all new for
me, never in my life had I ever thought of gently saying to myself it’s okay not to think
but to just be in the present, listen to the sounds around, birds, bees, nature. It’s
scary to think that, since I was born, I had never taken time, like 30minutes of not
thinking, just being still. The body just feels relaxed.
The coaching sessions were exceptional, magnificent. Goal settings, going into what
I really wanted with my life, was the highlight of the coaching sessions for me. With
the help of Pieter the coach, I now have goals that I have set both short and long
term that I will achieve. A lot of issues transpired from the coaching, brought up a lot
of emotions, discomforts, memories, anger, frustration and laughter. Things that I had
swept under the carpet for way too long came up, and I decided to address them. My
take home is STICK TO MY PLANS!
I want to thank Pieter with whole my heart for this extraordinary experience and I
warmly recommend the MANGOflow retreat to anyone coping with stress, identity or
purpose in life.