Real Results

Feedback from recent participants at Engaged Presence practice classes:

Matt offers a fun and challenging experience that snaps you into the moment and has you “engaged” before you even realize it. He takes you beyond the normal confines of your mind, mixing in the best elements of improv and play..

James Montalbano, Albuquerque lawyer and writer.

Matt had a unique way of leading us through an enlightening experience of presence, community and fun. I really enjoyed the effortless way that Matt brought us all together! Matt is an excellent facilitator, organizer and friend. He really knows how to bring a group together for community building, fun and learning.

William Poehner, Executive Director, Comienzos.

I really enjoyed myself! Felt exercised, body, mind and spirit. Ma-doh. Thank you.

Reginah Water Spirit, artist/consciousness teacher, voice dialogue.

All the rage these days in New Age spiritual circles – Practice “mindfulness”. Well, Engaged Presence puts you right there whether you want to be or not. You simply have to be fully present when a beach ball might come whangin your way any moment…

Cliff Wilkie, Comienzos Board of Directors President.

Overall I can say I experienced a sense of release and rejuvenation. While the excerise can be sometimes tiring, the end result, more often then not, leaves me with a better sense of myself.

Gordon Reiselt, Albuquerque Attorney

The ENGAGED PRESENCE ensemble teamed up with Billy Kaplan and conducted a workshop for ~150 adoptive/fostering parents on behalf of New Mexico’s Child, Youth and Family Department.  Here is some of the participants feedback:

• “AWESOME!”
• *I learned to improvise and go with my gut and keep going.”
• “Yes- I liked the experimental learning. Easy to draw parallels to parenting. Good one.”
• “Thank you for your words and talents! I appreciate your gift!”
• *Thanks, had fun. Had to pay attention which is hard for me in games.”
• “Lots of fun!”
• “Lots of fun. Adults need this more.”
• “Fun way to be present. Another experiential way to have empathy for kids who struggle to be present.”
• “I like being active. Activities used today can be used at home with my children. The activities can help when new foster children come into the home.”
• “Many times it is easier to learn something multi-modally so the physical part was fun and different.”
• “Fun break in the talking type workshops. Reinforces making parenting fun.”
• “This turned out to be a very thought provoking exercise. I loved it.”
• “Good to practice with my kids.”
• “Very, very good!”
• “Was challenging, but good.”
• “Great session! Thank you so much for this insight. It was a lot of fun!”
• “Workshop was very useful for life parenting skills. The content was fun and really captures the struggles that can be overcome with recognizing when overload is at its wits end.”
• “Wonderful! Fun! Engaging! Energizing! Creative approach! Loved it!”
• “SO SO good. Practical and engaging activity!”
• “Most unique concept and practice ever, and I have been to years of classes and DUD’s etc.
• “Session was a good practice, critical to parenting adoptive children.”
• “Great simple exercises with great impact-wonderful for kids-way to correct and have fun with your children and adults.”
• “It was very helpful it helped me realize how hard it can be to stay focused and how important to communicate.”