My transformation was from stressed out Headteacher to Queen of Calm but there were really two stages to it. The first was the fix myself stage; tools, techniques and self-development; I tried them all. The second stage was a falling away of all that. A change in the way I saw the world and my own psychology in it. It felt like I finally had the manual for how my experience was created.

Transformation followed. Not of the outside world but how I related to it. The impact was in every part of my life. Calm, clarity and creativity became my frequent state; even when I wasn't feeling good! That is available to you and it's simpler than you think.

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