Testimonial: Yun Xiang

Xiao Wu’s “Art of Parenting” course was a real wake-up call for me. It was the first time I realized that even having just one genuine “active listening” session could bring real happiness and pleasure to both parent and child; It was the first time I truly understood that delivering a proper “I” message contained multiple layers of meaning; it was the first time in my life that I drew a picture that captured my deepest emotions – a mournful night scene beneath a cold moon; it was the first time I truly let myself go when playing a game and discovered that I could heal myself through such relaxing and “childlike” activities; it was the first time I truly saw children for who they are and realized that how they think is very different from how we adults think.

In the unforgettable words of Xiao Wu: “Children don’t live in the spaces created by an adult’s empty talk or grand pontifications, instead they live in the present, real moment where they remember everything in their hearts”. It was truly my first time ….