Yes, this is a comment that people used to make when we first starting running the sessions last year; less so now as we send out comprehensive guidance material to those attending, which puts the workshop in context.

Our weekend workshop is inspired by the book, but it does not view it as ‘the Gospel’; so for instance we also now reference other books on the session and we bring our experience as Life Coaches and gay men to the frame. We do apply the essence of the book – so for example the 3 stages: Overwhelmed by shame, Compensation for shame and Cultivating Authenticity – to sessions and participants bring their own lives to that framework.In terms of our workshop it is geared towards the outcomes that you see at the top of this page; also each person attending is tasked with identifying what they would most like to leave the workshop with – this combination works really well….. So people always leave with an deeper sense of connection with their own authentic self (however they choose to define authenticity)…. its certainly not about leaving feeling more American in attitude..:-)

Not sure if you are based in London, but we have First Tuesday socials, where you can come along and find out more and speak to people who have participated in previous workshop and ourselves – http://www.meetup.com/The-Quest-First-Tuesday-Socials/. Otherwise, happy for us to have a chat to discuss further. You can email me – ade@thequestawaitsyou.com