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Testimony - Cordelia

Chan meditation decreased my anger & helped me be more patient to better care for my 8 years old son while energized myself to be able to continue to work my 2-night jobs. Evan an 8 years old boy once shy & scared, started Chan meditation at the age of 5, now happy, doing well in school & confidence around his friends.

Testimony - Linna

As a single mom with a full-time job and two young children, I used to feel constantly overwhelmed. Parenting was my greatest source of stress. I wanted to give my kids unconditional love—but I didn’t know how. When they didn’t meet my expectations, I got upset, even angry. It hurt to realize I was repeating the same patterns from my own childhood. I knew it wasn’t right, but I didn’t know how to change.

Testimony - Shirley

I have been practicing Chan meditation for two years. It has helped me become much more patient and loving with my 4-year-old son. I am far less reactive when he has tantrums. I feel proud of how strong our relationship has become. Thank you, Master YongHua.

Testimony - Dr Fang Lan

As a full-time physician and mom of two, I hit a wall in 2021. I was completely burned out, navigating a child with post-pandemic anxiety and another entering the emotional preteen years. I was desperate for change. That’s when I started practicing Chan meditation. The shift began within me: I felt recharged, more energetic, and less reactive. But the real transformation happened at home. As I found my charger to regain the bliss, I gained the patience my boys needed.

Testimony - Elisabete

In 2024, at the height of my pain (caused by a fall in which I hit my coccyx on the bottom of a swimming pool), I saw an advertisement for a Chan meditation retreat. Intuitively, I realized it was the solution to my problem. Rationally, it made no sense, because by then I could no longer sit without pain or without the help of a special cushion (which went everywhere with me - during everyday work in front of the computer, on car trips, at the cinema, … even on plane journeys).

Testimony - Steffen

I started practicing Chan because I felt overwhelmed by life with two toddlers and a demanding job. The Kung Fu I learned before was not enough for me to handle my stress. Chan was extremely challenging. Yet the more demanding it was the greater the reward afterwards. Nowadays, it has become an integral part of my day. It helps me calm down, recharge and have a clearer head. I still have a lot of issues to work on.

Testimonial - Silvia

Why Chan meditation? What started out as a curiosity ended up becoming part of my daily routine, just like taking a bath. I confess that sometimes it’s a quick shower, other times it’s an immersion bath. The benefits range from the practical, such as increased concentration and productivity at work, to the much-desired serenity in a world where I feel constantly overwhelmed by stimuli and information. As a researcher at a university, I was trained to believe in scientifically proven results.

Testemunho - Miguel

I started practicing Chan in 2014, after almost a decade of practicing Nei Gong (Internal Arts) and 3 years studying Traditional Chinese Medicine. My interest in Buddhism and meditation began to grow and, in 2013, I decided to look for the best place I could to learn how to meditate. I had already traveled to other continents to deepen my practices; Distance would not be a problem as long as, in my opinion, the practice was as authentic as possible.

Testemunho - Guida

It was as part of my graduation that I had my first contact with relaxation techniques. As a therapist, I have applied them in different clinical contexts, from anxiety to severe writing difficulties, with adults and children. Given the benefits of these techniques on both a professional and personal level, the desire (and need) to deepen my knowledge, but also to practice them, grew. So I did several trainings and went through different practices.

Testemunho - Bruno

About 10 years ago I heard about meditation and became interested in the subject. After researching I was able to see that there was some information available, and several aspects of the practice. Later, I spoke to an aunt who meditated regularly, and she told me about its benefits and guided me: I lit a candle, incense, put on relaxing music and sat on the floor with my legs crossed for about 15, 20 minutes.