"if you knew ahead of time, you wouldn't do it".
I mentioned that it was a lot of money to attend this retreat, and that I like to be an informed consumer before spending a lot of money on something. I want to be able to give INFORMED consent before signing up for something, especially something that costs $700 to sign up for. Not only did I get no answers, I got intense pressure to sign up. I was told that the financial concerns were just excuses.
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books.google.com]
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www.culteducation.com]