Loved Insight and grew so much in a very supportive and fun environment! Seems impossible but over a long weekend I discovered blocks to my happiness and was able to make real life changes when I went home read more

Do not take this seminar. I took it for years and it didn't make my life any better. Actually, when I took it the first time as a teen I left so pretentiously that I lost all my friends and lost the school year. You learn to live in this unrealistic selfish "love and peace" bubble. I took the seminars years ago and I still in contact with people who took it, pretty dysfunctional people. One girl in her 40's lives alone and still daydreaming, my older brother is immature, does not make any money and her wife pays the bills but he in to "love and peace" but never accountable. I mean... Pamela who married a guy she met in the seminar and when he got cancer she left him because "it was ruining her inner peace", he died later and she married someone else. People go to that seminar to find balance in their lives and end up with a "superego". It is like if this girl you always liked comes to you one day, you spend 3 weeks with her and she tells you she wants to marry you, then she leaves and a month later you see her and she is living with someone else but you still thinking "she loves you" even years later when she had already kids with that other man... That would be the best way to describe Insight effects on your life. A sentiment that grows in you that never works in reality. I took Insight 1 and 2, I volunteered even did the audio for one event, met John Rogers and so on... I understand "the game of life" and the sharing and such. But the seminar first touches your buttons and makes you sensible and then plays with your inner child making you feel "very happy" and now all of a sudden you are "elevated" and such. This kind of process is literally sugar-coating your actual issues. Now you pretend to be better when in reality you still a time bomb. As therapy is pretty much the flea market. It will not leave you grounded, on contrary... this is a seminar where usually 80% of the people come out of the closet and those who did the prior seminar come back to catch anybody who comes out just to take advantage because I saw my share of those too, and in different countries. read more

The best investment of your time, money, heart, and efforts. I participated in the Insight Seminar's if you years back during a time of incredible growth in pain. The community is very warm loving and the work is quite transformative. It opened up a space for me to have courage to walk through issues that I have been dealing with for most of my life. The community is incredibly supportive. The work is very reasonable. I found out some very well-known transformative teachers have participate in this work. It is a gem of a place. I have the opportunity to participate I highly recommend you do so. read more

The simple truth is this: unlike any other seminar out there, insight is all about the strength coming from the participant, not from the facilitators telling you how to live your life. It's all about getting tools for building up self awareness, self care and self esteem, without having someone do your breathing for you. If anything, it's empowering. Anyone with a cynical view of insight is kind of proving that they either didn't participate, weren't listening or better yet stayed stubborn. I don't know, it's none of my business. At the end of the day, I can speak from my experience: it was life changing. I was able to switch my view on life from that of a negative one to that of a completely empowering and forward view on life, thanks to the tools and processes. This organization has also gotten me to Africa twice on service trips, given me numerous opportunities to serve, given me some of my best friends in life and given me chances to give back to communities around LA and the world. If you read this review and want to transcend being a cynic of experiences that can be beneficial and check it out yourself, it's worth the 4 days and the fee. My strongest recommendation is doing the Insight 2, after the 1. The 2 is where I was impacted the most positively. read more

Insight is volunteer run and led, weekend away in SM CA with an unusual price..I paid $450 in Philly and in SM they charge $50 insightseminars.org do change your life for the good I had the air miles to fly to San Fran, Santa Fe nyc,philly and nj to do it again ,since It is called the Awakening heart which proved it really works permanently. read more

This seminar changed my life. Literally. And the best part was after my parents (who at the time were in their 60s) participated and for the first time I recall, my father told me he loved me. This was in the 1990s, dad is long dead. If not for the self reflection opportunity offered by Insight Seminars, I am not sure I would have ever heard those words pass my dads lips. The seminar is so dang inexpensive $195 for 4 days-- how anyone thinks that is too much is beyond me. I live in Seattle--I have flown to Santa Monica to participate in Insight Seminars--probably more inconvenient than having to park 5 while blocks away!! If you're looking to take a deep dive look at who you are, how you are, who you want to be, and desire to live lovingly--then check out The Awakening Heart Seminar through Insight Seminars a nonprofit 501 c 3. read more

HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT! It is absolutely life changing. Excited to attend Insight 2 ! Can't wait :)

I attended Insight I in May and just completed Insight II this past weekend. Enriching and transformative are the two words that come to mind first to describe these events for me. Also, loving, supportive community were a big part. I'd highly recommend these workshops for anyone who wants to grow into becoming their highest self. read more

I've taken seminars before and what I loved the most about Insight was the practical things they teach. It's about doing exercises to help you see your patterns. I have become more self aware and bigger in my own skin. Other seminars left me feeling like I had things wrong with me and this one made me feel confident in my own skin for once. read more

I've now attended Insight I, II, and III seminars and I can't say enough good things about them. In each case the facilitator was wise, funny, and loving. The mix of large group discussions, small group exercises, pair discussions, and quiet reflection time is just right. The program has helped me get out of my head and be more heart-centered, more aware of the present moment, and a better listener, manager, friend, parent and husband. read more

Great value for the money. You will leave uplifted, energized and having made some new, wonderful friends. I would send anyone I love to these programs! read more

Insight Seminars changed my life. I took Insight I in 1984, and have gone on to take every training they offer, have worked and volunteered for Insight over the years ever since. Why? It's positive. It's fun. My life keeps getting better and better. The people involved are some of the most loving, caring and open I have ever met. The seminars have empowered me to create great success in my relationships, career, family and health. My mom took Insight a year before I did. After I decided to take it, and gained so much, I had the same response I've heard from so many grads, "I only wish I would have taken it earlier". Insight has given ME the tools to open my heart and allow love to flow - to give and receive, create what I want and lead a very fulfilling life. If something isn't going as well as I'd like, I have the awareness and tools to change and improve. I have a reference point of life being great, graceful and expansive. I've seen thousands of people go through this seminar and gain greater self-esteem and self-acceptance, healing the wounds of their past that block them from getting what they want, freedom of expression, improved relationships, finding their life's purpose, receiving love, creating their dream job and more. I've been around Insight for many years - insight and outside of the organization. Insight has always had the highest standards and ethics, focused on one thing: to bring more loving to the planet. They consistently do this better than any other organization I've seen. I recommend Insight Seminars to anyone who wants to live even more joyous and free. read more

It's so hard to take what they teach you and remember to use this in your everyday lives. The world is crazy crazy crazy and they teach you to find the calm in the storm. To be true to yourself and to love and be kind to each other without judging. If we all did this the world would be a better place. read more

I was a skeptical before i went but was impressed. Its a great program - go with an open mind and trust the process. Its fun, its effective and its inspiring. I really got insight and made some important changes! read more

I took my first Insight over 20 years ago. It was a life changing experience and I then went to Insight 2. I want to go back! The energy is amazing! Highly recommended. read more

I can only say wonderful things about them. I did a series of Insight Seminars in the 80s and 90s and then recently, I did one again because I simply wanted to renew my relationship with the very healthy concepts they teach. In essence they teach awareness coupled with personal responsibility. There are all sorts of wonderful games and exercises, as well as the chance to do heartfelt sharing. The facilitators are very skilled. Two powerful things I took from Insight is learning how to replace emotional reactiveness with responsiveness as well as the importance of having truly clear focused intentions. I have also done Tony Robbins' Firewalk weekend which I really enjoyed. However I would describe Insight as a lot more heartfelt in its approach (and a heck of lot cheaper!) read more

I attended Insight I & II back in 2006 and what I took from those sessions helped me positively change things in my life.

I participated in Insight when I lived in Santa Fe in my 20's and experienced it as uplifting, intelligent, heartfelt, professional and fun. It gave me tools to increase my happiness, productivity and self-esteem. I loved that it was experiential in nature and involved fun processes, games, interactive exercises as well as "lecturettes" or mini-lectures that provided information and sharing opportunities without having to sit down for too long! I made many friends, worked through some old beliefs that were no longer serving me, and refined and clarified my sense of my life's purpose. I will always be grateful for the time I spent learning and growing with Insight as a catalyst... And the best part of all is the awesome kick-start it gave me to life long learning and growth which continues to this day! read more

I also have to say how truly disappointed I am in Tammy M. for totally abusing Yelp and its intended purposes. You Tammy with your Big One Review on yelp and your sad Ferris wheel analogy have obviously been brain washed into writing this review. Yelp is meant to analyze & critic businesses and Share our own personal experiences with other yelpers. Is not meant to attack other yelpers who are sharing their own personal experiences which is exactly what you choose to do and complete abuse of this powerful social media tool. I was actually going to upgrade my review to two star because insight did the right thing by returning my money but after I read your review which spent the majority of time attacking me I see that this business does not reserve more than one star when they choose to do things like have people like you attack other yelpers in your review I do not wish to be a part of any group or CULT that practices this type of intimidation and abuse. You stay on your carnival Ferris wheel girlfriend! Your review only solidified my choice to get off! read more

SOME THOUGHTS ON INSIGHT 1 Insight 1 is brilliant. I understand it has undergone some tweaking over the years since I took it in 1996, 1997 and again in 1998, the last 2 occasions "auditing" it. I think it's time that I should do it again. I understand that Insight and other seminars evolved from the "seminar movement" (EST which admittedly doesn't have the greatest reputation; and another seminar whose name I don't recall) of the early 1970s but my perception is that Insight is kinder and gentler, if you will, than those "pioneers". I find it fascinating because a lot of human potential-spiritual growth movements sprang up at that time including Primal Therapy, some channelers, the Jesus movements on campus (I think there were 2, beginning the late 1960s) along with the Seminar Movement. The 3 Insights 1's that I attended were extremely well structured. The facilitators and leaders had very high intentions for the well-being, personal growth and healing of attendees. There are various exercises, some with another person, some group, some individual that taken together offer real diversity and opportunity for one to, well, gain insight . Moreover, the themes change from one exercise to another and some require some physical exercise, some not. There really was no judgement. Some people were religious, some aren't. Some people were really into psychology, some not. The same is true for age. There were people in their late teens to late 70s. The point here is that doing the seminar, with an open heart, if you will, can augment your reality in positive ways, no matter your path. Insight 1 gave me an "insight", if you will, that the group experience is a gestalt. The definition of a gestalt is a system where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. I now see how important groups are whether it is a church congregation or "group therapy". We are all connected and when you have a group such as Insight 1, where participants are there to reconnect to a higher experience of love, then a lot of great, lasting things can occur. Now, I suppose I should say something about the negative. Once you are out of the seminar, you are back out in the psychic reality of "the real world" with its fears, pettiness, pain which can be a little jarring because you've just spent 3 (and now 4) days opening up. I think Insight has made some effort to create a community but I'm not sure how much they can do, given the nature of "daily reality". Here are a few suggestions. Greatly reduce your eating, or even fast for the 3 or 4 days preceding Insight. Be a little hungry when you go in. Eat very lightly when you go out for meals with other participants. I think they encourage you to eat with different people each day. Do NOT have sex with spouse or boy or girlfriend for several days before and during the seminar. NO EXCEPTIONS. Obviously do not take drugs or drink during the seminar. Insight can be life-changing. Insight is not a cult. The people are there to advance the healing of mankind. read more

Taken insight 1 & 2 defiantly changed my life and help me grow. Love the experiences and bonds that will never break. I have true friends for life. read more

I recently completed Insight II and it was the most challenging experience I ever went through in my life but the knowledge gain about myself is priceless. Life is a struggle externally, these seminars have taught me invaluable information. I live in NYC and it is truly upsetting that something like this does not take place in the city. read more

Insight Seminars gave me the ability to look at life from a new perspective. I was able to see what areas of my life were working better than other areas and make changes so that my life could work more to my advantage. Actually simple keys with a profound effect. Thank you Insight read more

My experience of Insight was that it offers great educational tools for living life more successfully. I met some wonderful people there who have being friends for decades after the seminar ended. Insight is like anything else in life the more you put into it the more you get out of it. If you participate fully in the seminar then it definitely gives you the opportunity for self awarenesses you may not have had previously. I found the Insight 2 to be one of the most impactful weeks of my life. It facilitated me to experience my true self stepping forward more fully. read more

I have taken Insight I, II & III and volunteered in a number of their seminars to support others who wished to do their own personal growth work. I have quite a bit of experience as a customer and working with their staff as operations support. The vast majority of people who I've seen go through the seminar have told me it was a positive experience. Once in awhile someone has a bad experience. Overall, I've had a very positive and supportive experience myself which is why I kept going back. But, I don't believe seminars change peoples lives, for good or for bad. They simply provide a space and opportunity to advance your inner growth work. I believe people choose to make changes to their life as a result of inner work they do while attending a seminar and then, often times, feel the need to rationalize that their decisions as good or bad going between extremes of righteousness or victimhood. I guess I'm a little more neutral about it. It is what you make of it. I like to compare a seminar experience like going to a gym. There are many gyms out there. You have to find the one that fits you best. No gym is for everyone. Yet anyone could get benefit from going to just about any gym. And if you don't get any benefit, it's not the trainer or the dumbbell's fault. You need to show up and do your work. Or if the environment doesn't suit you, find another gym. If working out in general doesn't suit you, then don't work out. There is no requirement to work out. Often times sales strategies get organizations in trouble for making promises about what they can do for you, ie: how you'll lose your belly fat, and get amazing muscle tone, just sign here for your lifetime membership. They are organizations that have to pay overhead and employee costs. They need customers. While sales strategies sometimes lack integrity in their execution, buyers need to beware and be wise about their expectations. But, people who show up and do their work will tell you how great gyms can be. People who don't either accept they didn't do their work or blame the gym. Also, organizations are run by people. And people are sometimes wonderful, and sometimes...less than wonderful. Depends on the day! I've had experiences on both sides with Insight staff. But ultimately that's not the deciding factor for me attending an Insight seminar. My reasons are my own, to become a master of myself, to create a better life with less suffering, to get toned and lose my spiritual body fat, LOL. I'm happy to take on the responsibility for my results because I have to live with myself. I give them a 4-star rating because while they are not perfect, they have been around a long time, they run a tight seminar with proven track record, and have -on the whole- professional people who probably should make more money than they do. It's one of the cheapest seminar series out there that I've seen. And I believe they have a great mission and are doing the best they know how to achieve that mission. I have NO REGRETS. I highly recommend personal growth work in general because it can significantly improve your experience of life and relationships. I recommend Insight IF you are open to this kind of work and you feel the time is right. It's a very supportive environment, not harsh like many others out there. But, I also recommend HAI (Human Awareness Institute) and others. Try a few of them and see what works best for you. Insight I is only $50, so a cheap trial to see if it works well for you. If you're on the fence, ultimately, listen to your heart and it will know the answer. read more

This place offers several excellent programs to open the heart and mind. I had done a similar program many years ago and it was nice to have a review. I recommend it! read more

I've taken Awakening the Heart and Level II and have had an amazing experience so far. I'll be taking Level III in October and I can't wait. read more

I had taken ALL the Insight Seminars over 35 years ago! I was so grateful to have had that experience then and now!!!! I had a wonderful experience at Insight 1 this past weekend! The fact that Insight is still around offering these magical experiences IS the true testimony that their mission is still clear! The company and all of its trainers have the highest level of integrity and are truly there for us! I'm so happy to be back and look forward to many more amazing experiences!!!! read more

Insight Seminars are absolutely AMAZING. I learned more about my true self in 3.5 days than I have in my whole life. They follow through with the fact that it is YOUR choice to be there and YOUR choice to look inside yourself and make the change you want to see in your life. They give you the tools to discover that you are perfect just the way you are and they help you break down all of the barriers you've built up about yourself. It simply becomes up to you if and how you're going to use them. Everybody in the group became like a big family and we now all keep in touch. I am choosing to continue on my Insight Journey and I'm already seeing the abundance of friends, love, money, and happiness grow in my life because I am embracing who I am and not who others want me to be. Insight is AMAZING. The negative reviews seem to be from people who weren't ready to take control of their own lives and that's okay. When you're ready, you're ready. Insight showed me what real self love and acceptance is. read more

I'm tempted to say (like many Insight graduates) "Insight changed my life!" But I think a more accurate way of putting it would be, "I changed my life...after doing Insight!" It's a subtle distinction, I know, but one I think the Insight organization itself would agree with. I was the one who did the "work" of transformation, (It wasn't really "work" It was actually quite fun!) But I was the one who opened my heart, who CHOSE the change and allowed that change to take place! So I give myself the credit! Insight just provided the "laboratory" (an incredibly "safe space" emotionally) and the structure in which the transformation could take place! But when you think about it, that's no small feat, to create an environment like that! And I'm happy to report, that that positive transformation, that deeper awareness of who I am, has stayed with me over the years and enabled me to be more loving, more powerful, and much more effective in the world. When I first signed up to do the seminar, I thought I might have fun, meet some nice people, maybe expand my social circle a bit. I did NOT expect to have one of the seminal experiences of my life, but that's exactly what happened. I can't say enough good things about Insight! read more

Five stars was a incredible start to a wonderful journey highly recommend insight seminars looking forward to continuing on my journey with insight 2 and beyond , read more

I found my way to my first Insight seminar (Insight I: "The Awakening Heart") in February 2015 as a participant. I could not have known at the time I had signed up for it, how meaningful (and perfect) it would be to be there, just one week after a very unexpected significant event in my life. I felt called to proceed in the same year and attended Insight II ("The Opening Heart") and Insight III ("Centering in the Heart"). The facilitators, assistants and participants create a safe, insightful, interactive, playful and expanding experiences with each one. Each different, and, building on each other. Deepening. Creating deep bonds as a community, as well as the individual transformations which are profound. I then volunteered as an assistant several times and also attended the Insight Master Class ("Living Love"). I can't put it accurately into words yet I trust that, once you found your way to this organization, you too, will have a transformative experience that will touch your life deeply, and forever... For the highest good. read more

One expression that has always stuck with from Insight is "you either have everything you want in your life, or all the excuses why you don't ". Things in life are often challenging, but when I remember that is my choice in how I deal with the cards that life deals me, it is usually much more enjoyable. Also the simple principles of don't hurt yourself and don't hurt others, take care of yourself so you can help take care of others and (especially) use everything for your advancement. All these simple truths keep me on track most of the time and gently remind me when I'm not. In today's world where there are so many distractions and so much noise, it's nice to get back to simple, practical truths. read more

Without a doubt, my participation with Insight Seminars has had the most consistently positive influence on my life, out of all the educational programs I have experienced. Like any activity, you get out of it what you choose to put into it. My first Insight I as a teenager in the 80s supported me to start believing in myself and overcoming severe low-esteem. My involvement in subsequent seminars (II and III), plus opportunities to volunteer and mentor other teens, gave me increased self-confidence and enhanced social poise amongst peers. I learned to live and express from my heart with loving, but also to stand up for myself and enforce strong boundaries in relationships of all stripes. As an adult, I returned to audit several Insight seminars and, most recently, participated in the new Insight Masters Class, which powerfully took the work to a much deeper level and began to shift some long-standing emotional and behavioral patterns...this transformation continues to integrate into my consciousness several months later. Even though I am a professional writer, I have no words to express how grateful I am for Insight Seminars over the decades. If everyone on Earth could take the Insight seminar, our world would be a much more loving place. read more

I took the training in 1983 and 1984. I have never been the same. There is much enlightenment in the moment but the long term effects have been loss of memory, not being able to recall adequately and I feel the seminars are a detriment. I remember one of the leaders told me I may not remember things but I would feel love. I'd rather have my memories back. I would not encourage people taking these seminars as they do change and expand the spirit but there are negative side effects they do not discuss. read more

I like to describe this seminar by giving the example of a computer. The screen is what we see (our lives as we know it), but what shows up on the screen is derived from many different programs (experiences that develop into patterns or habits) that are running in the background, often times invisible. I have historically felt like a pretty 'aware' person, however Insight has allowed me to step outside of my life in such a format that I can identify the hidden 'programs' that I was running which then gave me the power of choice to either keep or change them based on if they were working for me. (Which many of them were THE thing that was hindering me from having what I want). This also helps me (even today) to identify limiting beliefs and behaviors that come up and immediately address them. I highly recommend this work. It has been one of the most powerful influences in my life, and I am so thankful. read more

I LOVE THE INSIGHT SEMINARS! I am in the process of having a life 'do-over' and being involved in Insight and the Insight community has made it possible for me to open up my heart and stay strong and balanced. The facilitators are fantastic! They come from all different walks of life and give all that they have to give when they are there for us, the participant. My experience is that the Insight Seminars are the people who care, for me, for us and for the Universe, and the goal is to make the world a better place where people care for each other and love each other, instead of the alternative...... how much better can this be.......... think about it..... and world full of love, loving and peace..... I'll go for that. read more