One final comment: I made my peace by looking back at my arguments with Nicole and seeing my side of the street and taking responsibility for that and by forgiving. There were many invaluable lessons that I learned from Nicole.
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During the time that I was there, I did not agree with Nicole about almost everything. But I felt quite alone in this. There were other people who had disagreements with her too, but I did not know the details of what was going on so I couldn’t confirm that I was experiencing the same thing that they were. I eventually left. When I left, it still wasn’t clear to me what had occurred.
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Sorry for the many postings. But I can't figure out how to edit my posts. I read the Index: tech guide and don't see any directions how to edit posts. Regarding what I wrote about the one no vote and people may not feel heard...I really can not comment on anyone else's experience. If I could have edited that part out of my post, I would have. The only thing I can talk about is m
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one last thing. Everything that I have written was from many years ago. And, as far as I know things may be nothing like that today. It is my understanding that Nicole is very hand off now, focusing on her own personal goals. The community is really just operated by the people that live there. What I wrote was from what I experienced years ago, so it may be nothing like that today.
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Just to clarify, when I wrote, "The organization was in its very early days when I was there and it was going through many growing pains." and everything written after that is about Nicole's organization, not the one to avoid. Also, to clarify about the one no vote. I did not give a no vote when I felt like giving one and I created quite a mess for myself. I was the one that su
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One thing that I can say is true is that the suggestions on this website about Nicole’s organization being full of people using substances is not true. People do not use any substances at the organization or in the live in community. Also, the idea on this website about the workshops being so that people can have 60’s like sexual activities is not true either. When her organization first bega
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Posted by Allyson Wyenn I was a student of Nicole’s and involved in the running of the original yoga and meditation center where Nicole taught her workshops. I have not been involved in the organization since 2006. I do not want to comment on my participation and experience there because it is extremely personal and I have many feelings about it. When I left, there was tension between the organi
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