Great schools and training programs offer learning opportunities that go far beyond the syllabus. We asked some amazing folks from the community to share stories from their educational journey with us.

Tal Margalit

I never set out to do this work, and it found me in the middle of my deepest pain. My story begins through my own healing journey.

I was at a fork in the road: figure it out myself or say thank you and goodbye to this lifetime. I chose to try and stumbled upon a 4-day Integrative NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) Practitioner Certification. Growing up, I heard my mother talk about how NLP saved her and changed her perspective on life. Who was I to not try? Read more>>

Laura

My certification and diploma program for Sound Healing took a year and a half. Towards the end of training, one of the most important parts was completing case studies. For case studies, you had to see 5 participants for 4 sessions a piece. This process had to be finished in a 1-2 month time frame. It was a logistical feat getting this all scheduled as all of my participants are parents, and I am a parent. But the first two weeks came off without a hitch. Unfortunately, going into my 3rd round of sessions, my daughter got quite a nasty respiratory infection – she was so congested she ended up being out of school for a week which had never happened before. Read more>>

Aurelian Stefan

I entered vetschool when i was 18, that was over 25 years ago. Competition was pretty high wuth 6 people competing for one place. Me and my brother come from a monoparental family ,where our mother struggled to feed her two sons.
Everybody who took this exam had to take private lessons to stand a chance at the entry exam. My high-school colleagues contributed with their own money to pay for my private chemistry lessons . I passed the exam with maximum points and this of course was a great joy for me , my family and my colleagues whom I am forever grateful. Read more>>