What are people saying about Stephanie’s books, online courses, and live programs? How does The Spacious Way stack up with the KonMari method?
Below is a small sampling of testimonials from colleagues, readers, and students (culled from thousands).
“It is not simply by chance that I ask Stephanie Bennett Vogt to come back every year to brilliantly share her magic. The ability to “clear the space within” and be fully present for yourself and others is not only the foundation of all energy work – it is the foundation of a happy life.” –Amy Mims, Director, New England School of Feng Shui
“I love all of Stephanie’s books, and A Year for You is my new favorite. With its weekly lessons and practical, doable practices, this book will help you to completely rewire your life, release stress, and rest into the beauty of spaciousness. Stephanie’s compassion and encouragement shine through every page, and make even the most daunting tasks easy, and even fun.” HeatherAsh Amara, best-selling author of The Warrior Heart Practice and Warrior Goddess Training
“I really love how [Stephanie] takes a gentle, whole life approach in A Year for You… In some ways, it runs counter to the Konmari craze, while agreeing in places. She starts with the inner game and encourages taking time to get to know ourselves as we declutter and reshape our surroundings. This book offers an antidote to the anxiety of our times by going to the heart of the matter.”–Jacob Nordby, author The Creative Cure
“A Year to Clear nourishes your life and awakens you to new heights of simplicity and possibility. After a year, you’ll want to go back and start all over again.” –Madisyn Taylor, co-founder of DailyOM
“Your Spacious Self is an enlightening combination of wisdom, humor, and common sense. It takes those daily (and sometimes annoying) tasks in home tending and transforms them into an experience that will open your heart and feed your soul.” –Arielle Ford, author Wabi Sabi Love
“I have followed Stephanie Bennett Vogt since 1996, with the launch of her first book. She is a master teacher in the art of clearing your home, your life and your mind in a gentle way … and explaining why the gentleness will achieve the change you, yourself, desire…Because, after all, it is not just about what containers you should buy today to corral your possessions or how they should be stored. It is about how you handle yourself and your things, and how to do it with kindness toward yourself.”–Amazon reviewer, A Year for You
“You are like the Lighthouse in the fog… pointing the way for me to “Slow Down” and not crash and burn in the “overwhelm.” I love this and I love the Baby Step approach. Thank you for reminding me that I can do this!” –J.P.
“I have followed so many ‘gurus’ over the years that I need to figure out what works for ME, and not necessarily what Marie Kondo/Flylady/Peter Walsh/ various nutrition people/etc say I should do? I like this slow drip method, because it is more ME work, rather than a how to.” –T.S.
“I have tried many, many de-cluttering/organizing programs and they haven’t worked…and I know exactly why – it’s me. I need to de-clutter mentally before I can do this or that to make everything pretty and organized. This course has been the first program I have found to deal with my mind set first! I can’t thank you enough Stephanie Bennett Vogt for this godsend!” –G.R.
“It’s not even a week yet in my Year to Clear, and you’ve already facilitated marvelous SHIFTs for me to lighten the load. What a genius technique at the end I will be using over and over, as doing it just the first time today created a definite and astonishing breakthrough for me. So THANK YOU SO MUCH for coming up with the notion of a Year to Clear, in all its meanings, and for sharing all your years of discovery and even the science behind why some things work so well. I will be spreading the word, yes, Stephanie!” –S.K.
“How does a little daily email, one that is sometimes only a sentence or two motivate me to accomplish so much!?!? Daily awareness and cultivating an ability to observe and not judge have been huge positive factors. It’s helped me step back and look deeper into the why of my behaviors without feeling bad about them. This in turn, is helping me let go of things.”–S.O.
“I like how out of the box your message is. I want to grasp it with my brain but you keep telling me to do it another way. One I know is there but hasn’t been used much and needs to be developed. Thanks.” –S.W.
“Kudos to you, Stephanie, for personally involving yourself with your work. I’ve never before experienced a teacher with such a follow-up presence. Truly, in so doing you have gone above and beyond the norm, even in a field that is perhaps not itself the ‘normal’ and yet, at the same time, extra-ordinary!” –B.R.
“I’ve lost 30 pounds in the last 9 weeks… Can’t believe I’ve been able to do it because I love coffee/chocolate/lard/sugar!!! Of course there are bite marks all over the woodwork in our house, but I’m sticking with it. I have so much more energy…I really hope people get the message that this work will change their lives for the better.” –L.R.
“Stephanie, you teach from your heart, and it is a gift to witness!” –S.F.
“I received [Marie Kondo’s] book in e-form for a book review, and while I enjoyed it, your approach is the one that meshed with me. I realize you’re not plumbing for compliments, but it’s true. Marie was too radical for me, and you use a tender way of clearing. Much better in my state of mind. I think her immaturity was showing just a bit.” –M.G.
“I decided to try the commando method of organizing briefly. Your book [A Year to Clear] had made a profound, actually life-altering, changes in my mindset; my psychological/emotional- and financial-worlds are deeply indebted. But I thought I’d try the KM way to make faster progress in my physical world… In a way it felt like forcing myself to give up items I didn’t want to give up, which was very stress-inducing, not the home feel I am going for! … I remain highly successful as a devotee of yours for my internal space, and my outer space is a really comfy, peaceful work in progress!” –M.B.
“I, for one was paying attention to what happened with Marie Kondo’s book because I only took it out of the library, read a few pages on folding my jeans and then promptly returned it…. There are no absolutes. Maybe I just think your approach is more lasting, more empathetic and more of what is disappearing from the culture.” –H.S.
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