• "For over two years now I've been a part of a group that meditates with Michael Shandler on a weekly basis. The awareness and clarity this inspires is increasingly carrying over to my daily life.  Recently I attended an Introduction to Radiant Mind workshop in Amherst with a group of people who for the most part had never met before.  Just being there in a space so skillfully held by Michael with love, respect, and clarity, doing nothing in particular,was one of the most powerful experiences of my life so far.  After we jumped through some hoops of attraction and aversion, the Stillness that opened itself up, guided by Michael, held us all, and the experience of that connection with All that is, and in particular with all of us in the room, was so deep and filled with love, that stories and preconceived notions just fell away.  There was simply a deep sense of knowing, of resting in each other's presence, resting in Presence.  For That, no words were needed.  To have come home to That is the purest blessing I've ever received, and I feel grateful."
  

• "As a graduate of the eight-month Radiant Mind course, I was curious about a three day Introduction to Radiant Mind, so I attended two of Michael Shandler's three-day workshops.  I was inspired and moved by the profound shifts that students experienced during these workshops.  Many expressed their change in perception and experience as life altering. The direct transmission of this teaching was made possible through Michael's skillful, sensitive, and respectful response to each participant.  This opened the group as a whole into greater and greater spaciousness.  As a result of these workshops, I have personally experienced a shift into a deep awareness of the simultaneous existence of both the unconditioned and conditioned in the moment-to-moment flow of my life."
  

• "Many thanks for your direct, honest, and unpretentious approach to the Radiant Mind non-dual philosophy in this past weekend's workshop.  As advertised, the workshop provided a wonderful space for investigating our true nature, and experiencing the healing power in that connection.  Your willingness to share openly withy the group, and the respect accorded to all who participated, was deeply appreciated.  With warm regards and best wishes."

• "The 3-day Introduction to Radiant Mind with Michael Shandler was a true taste of Radiant Mind.  Michael masterfully presented this work from his own authenticity.  He skillfully blended together various elements that opened up the direct experience of resting in pure awareness.  For me there was a real sense of timelessness, a felt sense of vast spaciousness, deep healing and truly natural contemplation."

• "A most unusual event...The workshop promised 'nothing' and delivered... Together we rediscovered our peaceful and intimate nature, and rested in that space... Although we tried diligently and persistently to 'make sense' of our experience, we resisted the compulsion to make it solid and just noticed the machinations of our thoughts over and over... Michael skillfully guided us through unfamiliar territories.  He allayed our fears and helped us find our connections to all and everyone... In characterizing this workshop I'm already defeating its purpose:  perhaps I should just shut up and urge you to 'just do it'...The power of the group, its wisdom and inclusiveness, its openness and support, made it possible to go deeper and further than any of us could go alone."

• "I took the Introduction to Radiant Mind workshop with Michael Shandler in Vancouver, in April, 2007.  For me the timing of the worhop was perfect; I was just emerging from a personal crisis and I felt particularly open and vulnerable. The material was exciting and provocative.  It challenged us to examine entrenched beliefs that we were living by even though they were not always serving us.  As a veteran of decades of self-improvement programs and leader of workshops myself, I was very impressed with the depth and breadth of Michael's learning and his highly professional skill in piloting the workshop.   Whatever arose was addressed simply as the stuff of life in the moment. The matter of fact dealing with drama, combined with various exercises and periods of silence, created an environment where 'magical" transformation could and did occur."

Andrew Jordan, M.Sc., Art Therapist, Vancouver

• "Michael Shandler has been guiding others on their spiritual paths for more than 25 years.  He is uniquely qualified in this role; his breath of knowledge and depth of wisdom will help you to find the path that is just right for you.  I am especially appreciative of the spaciousness of Michael's approach.  He will listen carefully as he seeks to grasp your essence. In serving your needs, he will draw on his exceptionally strong intellect and highly refined intuition.  I feel confident in saying that most anyone would be better off by working with him. Personally, I have benefited at both the deepest levels of my being as well as in more mundane areas such as career and relationships.  He has helped me to feel more unified, and to take action so that my whole life would be focused in a more genuine way, bringing way more love to others as well as myself. "
  

Paul Roud, Ph.D., Psychologist

• "In my experience, Michael Shandler has been most helpful as a coach. In one conversation he helps me develop confidence in two significant ways.  He provides me with strategic and practical advice for building the non-profit organization that I head.  At the same time he shares spiritual insights that give me strength and courage to be hopeful and joyful as I meet the unfolding challenges of the work."
  
  Rabbi Rachel Cowan
  Executive Director, the Institute for Jewish Spirituality

• “Over many years, when I, or others, have had complex and thorny issues with no clear resolution, speaking with Michael inevitably results in a new way of seeing, or framing, or holding those issues - and often a path out of the dilemma that didn't exist before.  Michael brings many talents to bear, including the spiritual orientation that has been an important part of his being for some time. I encourage anyone who thinks he or she might benefit from those talents to work with Michael.”    
  

Alan Hurwitz,  Ed.D., Consultant

• “I am the head of a small non-profit science center in Amherst MA.  Several times in the life of our Institute, through personnel crises, through my own lack of confidence, or my own lack of knowledge as a leader, I have looked to Michael Shandler for coaching. In so many cases, the interconnection of personal problems (including blind-spots or actual inadequacies) with professional and institutional demands has meant we needed a special combination of talents.  Michael has always brought his great intelligence, skill and experience, fully informed with the wisdom of the heart. His psychological insight and incredible powers of listening never fail to make me hear myself in a new way; and his training and long experience as a consultant have made otherwise difficult meetings into a real ground for discovery not only of what I need  to do next, but what the motivations of other players meant and ultimately what our organization as a whole was up against.  It is rare to find someone who combines such strong intuition, dedication to spiritual growth and trained professional skills in personal and organizational development.  I recommend that anyone facing the need for coaching interview Michael and explore how they might best benefit from a connection to him as their own personal coach."        
  

• “Michael Shandler has been a valuable resource and guide for me, in both career and personal affairs, by helping me to see clearly the issues at hand,  to come to an inner knowing of the best choice of action, and to have the confidence to move forward with that choice.  He is supportive and fully committed to anyone seeking his help. He guides with wisdom, and he empowers through connection and clarity."
  

Joyce Duncan, M.D.

• "Michael Shandler is a highly skilled spiritual guide for individuals and groups.  With compassion and discernment, he helps the people he guides to open, receive, and experience the Divine in the present moment as-it-is."