Robin Samelson -
      Author

"On top of a mountain in Philo is a healing place,
its stewards are skilled Alchemical Hypnotherapists.
There, I healed my fragmented self.
The aftermath changes my world daily.
Spiritual abundance now flows freely."







      Anne Grothaus, "Elkwoman" -
      Senior Software Engineer/Writer

"One week after my Empowerment, I walked into
my Body Worker's office and she exclaimed:
'What did you do....? I have never seen you
in your power like this before!'
And she was right!
Now, every single day, I am more wholly present
in my body and grounded in my power.
Situations that once seemed too overwhelming
and difficult - I am now able to handle.
I have the inner resources to stand before my fears
and no longer run and hide.
I now live my life as the powerful woman that I am!"







      Kathleen Bloom -
      Designer

"As long as I can remember, my spiritual experiences
and feelings seemed to hover above me - always elusive.
During my Empowerment this gap between spirit and
my body closed. I now can feel my spiritual connection
at a cellular level."







       Charl Lee -
       Retired Education Coordinator

"One can never say too much about the effects of
an Empowerment with George and Brigitta! Here is my story:
In October 2001, two weeks after my divorce, I was struck with Arthritis. In the five years leading to my Empowerment in October 2006, it literally crippled my spine, knees and hands. I walked into this workshop a sad 71 year old, all bent over, unable to kneel,
with finger joints painfully swollen and visibly crooked.
The transformation miracle and healing process awaiting me
were amazing! As I surrendered to healing love, allowing my body to straighten out, I had a vision of my spine being a flag pole with
the flag of "Freedom from Pain" unfurling...! And suddenly I could kneel and make a fist again! My fingers straightened out about
two weeks after I got home from the Empowerment. I woke up
one morning and the joints simply weren't swollen and the fingers straight! The Mind and Body can do Miracles!
I'm so grateful to be alive and in such good health and a lot is thanks to the work of Brigitta and George!"

PS: "For the first time in over 15 years my hands are free of pain and flexible enough to knead dough! I'm able to bake my own bread again!"







      Lynn Nickerson -
        Engineer

FIREWALKER
"Power, emotion, past realities,
They are what we come to release.
Love, peace, harmony,
They are what we come to give.
Walking through life with painful disillusionment,
It's a wonder we come at all.

Divinity called,
Gave us a choice:
To firewalk or not.
We will not dance across the coals,
We will not be sheltered from the heat.
We will drag each step,
One foot after the other,
Through the heart of hell.

We accept the challenge,
And find love to coach us through.
We can never describe to another,
What this firewalk is like.
But everyone will know,
From our body, our eyes, our disposition,
That we did walk the fire,
And we did change our lives."

Editor's note:
The term 'Firewalk' is Lynn's beautiful metaphor
for the Empowerment process.
No actual firewalking occurs at the Workshops.

      Sheryl Allen -
      Mystical Matriarch

"I have found few facilitators as authentic in 'walking their talk'
as Brigitta and George D'Amato. They embody the essence of
Empowerment in all areas of their lives.
Brigitta embodies divine radiant feminine love,
a strong queenly presence with a playful zest for life.
George has the heart of a benevolent king,
comfortable shedding tears of sorrow as well as tears of joy
while standing strong in his masculine presence.
With open hearts, open minds and open arms
they welcome all aspects of every participant
and meet you exactly where you are.
They will take you safely through the depths of despair
or through the delights of heaven and help you face
whatever demons or angels may appear....!
With their professional, loving guidance
I journeyed far beyond where I have ever gone before and
returned with parts of myself that feel delicious and delightful.
I am deeply grateful for the gifts George and Brigitta share
and for how much they care."







      Nancie Shideler -
      Retail / Caregiver

"For 8 years I have been severely overweight.
I couldn't even imagine myself  thin again.
Since my Empowerment 12 months ago
I have released 80 pounds... and the pounds
are dropping off as I write!"







     Leigh-Ann Levy -
     Business Consultant

"What a huge life enhancing experience!!!
I was at my wits end, in constant pain and in a depressing downward spiral. But thanks to my work with George and Brigitta, my life is now on an uphill course!
I was suffering from post Breast Cancer ailments,
which triggered my Epstein Barr/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
as well as newly diagnosed Fibromyalgia. The doctors were confused and wondered if I also had Lupus!
I was constantly in and out of doctor's offices and had numerous x-rays and MRIs, yet no one knew quite what to do with me.
My painful symptoms remained a complete mystery.
I became totally depressed, had no energy and could barely get off the couch. I was an emotional wreck.
I became extremely negative and no longer wanted people around me - including my loving family.
I felt somehow toxic and afraid that I would drag others down into my spiral of negativity. Finally one day, I decided to find 'something within' to help me with my unbearable pain.
I was sick of all my doctors and went on line to do research into some sort of 'Inner Healing'. While checking out 'Self Hypnosis', two names kept coming up: George and Brigitta D'Amato.
I went to their website and was intrigued by the 'Somatic Self Healing Workshops' they host at "Solitude".
When I called Brigitta, I immediately felt a connection with her and in that instant I knew I had to go there.
The minute I arrived at "Solitude" I knew that this would be life altering for me. It's a feeling you get the moment George and Brigitta welcome you with open arms!
The Trance Journeys, alone time and time spent together,
Self Hypnosis Sessions, picking apples in the orchard and feeding the deer, enjoying nature and each other - all played
a tremendous part in my healing.
I was given tools (spiritual yet practical tools) to take home with me to apply to my everyday life. I'm delighted to say that my health and my mind set are now getting visibly stronger every day!

I have always enjoyed massages and Reiki treatments and recently had a remarkable experience. This Reiki practitioner just held her hands over my body without ever touching me.
Without George's and Brigitta's tools I would have laid there fretting and thinking: "Why is she not touching me,
and am I getting anything out of this...?"
Instead I used their Self Hypnosis Technique and promptly
went to my 'Inner Sanctuary' where I had one of the
most powerful energetic sensations ever.
I could feel the healing energy pouring out of the Reiki practitioner's hands and into my body! That experience still blows me away and I know for sure that I have George and Brigitta to thank for this! I would absolutely, and without any doubt, recommend an Empowerment at "Solitude" for anyone who wants to strengthen and enhance their health and their life from within.
It is the most wonderful gift I ever gave to myself!"







      Bernice DarrochMannix, "Resplendent Hummingbird" -
      Wife and Mother

"I want you to know my truth and use it on your web site:

I am whole today in a way I never even dreamed possible
before doing my Empowerment with you.
I now know that I am worthy of everything 'fabulous' in life!!!
I also know that I am an awesome wife, mother and friend!
While doing my own inner work in our group with you,
I witnessed the transformation miracles and healings of others.
Men and women came together and shared their wounds, love
and support, and we not only healed ourselves but each other!
We women and men bravely confessed stories that had
haunted us all our lives (often for 50 years and more...!).
Some of us feared we surely would be shunned...,
but we were received by you and the group with more love
and acceptance than any of us had imagined possible.
Many of us came away from this Empowerment
looking - and feeling! - 10 and 20 years younger!
From the deepest place in my heart,
I recommend this work for everyone!"







      Sandy Sheldon -
      Herbalist

"My three Empowerments have been the most loving,
intimate and powerful experiences of my life.
I've attended intense and deeply moving seminars
before but they don't come close to the depth of love,
truth and transformation of a D'Amato Empowerment.
During these weekends I was able to see
the pattern of rage I've had toward myself -
and particularly toward men!
Brigitta helped me move through the pain and reclaim
my powerful self. I now stand strong among men
rather than as a victim of them, I feel naturally equal.
I am able to be their friend now that
I'm able to be my own."







    Charleen M. Lee -
      Lead Recruiter for Kelly Services

"I had not had a good night's sleep in years.
This old leg injury kept waking me up with
dreadful cramps - sometimes I would have to
pace in pain for close to an hour.
The first night home after my Empowerment
I noticed something unexpected: no leg cramps!
It's months later now and I have been sleeping
like a baby. I suspect I released and healed
far more than I dared hope for.
I am able to relax from inside out
all the way down to my legs...!"
 







      Alynne Wilkinson Grue -
      Management Consultant

"My Empowerment weekends have taken me far beyond
that which I expected in deeply understanding myself; understanding others and relating more effectively to them;
and in advancing my healing in all areas.
Of particular impact my health has improved significantly
and I take few medications. The majority of symptoms I experienced as a result of Fibromyalgia are minimal or absent
and have been for two years. My inner work has resulted in me being a more patient and loving mother. My kids regularly tell me, 'You are the best mom in the world', not because I spoil
or indulge them, but because I know how to better guide
and support them through the realities of childhood
in a world that can feel unsafe and chaotic.
My husband and I have used our Empowerment experiences
to build a stronger relationship. We know our relationship
is not perfect, nor will it ever be. However, were it not
for Empowerments, we would not have survived
some of the significant and unusual stresses without
the tangible relationship skills we have learned and practice.
Do I recommend Empowerments?
I absolutely do for people of all ages and backgrounds
who are open-minded, ready to change their lives,
who are ready to make that commitment and who will
keep the process of self-improvement as a guiding light in their lives. An Empowerment is a supportive and loving process
that takes one where you want to go...not where a therapist
or facilitator wants to take you.
You are the captain of your own ship at Empowerments.
Chart your direction. Sail your course. Live your dreams.







      Lorna Vaughn -
      Sales

"With the exception of my wedding day and the
birth of my children, this Empowerment was
the most significant event of my life."







      Terry Barber -
      Dept. of Defense  Language Teacher (Germany)

"This life altering workshop enabled me
(at age 55) to break free of the chains of my
unhappy, abusive past and start making
decisions about creating my own happier life.
(You don't know how hard it was to reduce this
down from 500 pages...!)."







      Judith Musafia -
      Author

"Dear wonderful and well-loved George & Brigitta!
Did you know that during your seminar I got parts
of me back that I probably hadn't had for quite a
few lifetimes? I also solved a major life problem.
I became capable of staying present in the face
of other people's emotions!"







       Raven Stead -
       Activities Director for Seniors

"I have over 20 years experience working with renowned
healers, shamans and therapists. Always I have come away
with feelings of power and strength and wonderful insights,
but they would  slowly fade as I returned to my daily life.
Now, after only two  Empowerment weekends with
George and Brigitta, I have a  whole new life:
the very life I have always wanted!"







     Paula Wood, "Wolf Mother" -
     Move & Project Coordinator for Premera Blue Cross

"In November 2000 I went to my first Empowerment
with my then husband. Very dear and trusted friends
had highly recommended it to us.
I was extremely unhappy, angry, depressed and sick.
In fact, I had been hospitalized with a kidney infection
which I was barely able to fight. I had come to realize
that my body and spirit were crying out for changes
I was too weak to make.
My Empowerment weekend would change all that.
I recall feeling absolutely petrified and stand-offish
when I walked in that first morning. I didn't want to
get close to anyone, not physically or emotionally.
All I wanted was to turn around and go home.
It was hard to open up in a room full of strangers.
Yet, at the same time, I felt unbelievably supported.
Brigitta and George wouldn't have it any other way!
There were moments when I felt that my journey
was the most important thing in everyone's heart...!
My immediate transformation was amazing, but as
for so many participants, it was only a beginning.
Within a few months, my life would be totally changed.
I took George and Brigitta's recommendation and
made no drastic changes within the first two weeks
after the workshop, but made use of that time to take
a good look at myself and my life.
I noticed that I was different - deep down inside.
A few weeks later, I found the courage to leave
my husband. It had to be done for me to stay alive.
I freed myself from a lot of burdens that I had
unknowingly and naively claimed as my own.
I became willing to protect a precious part of me
that I had re-discovered during the Empowerment.
In April of 2001 I did another Empowerment.
Unbelievably, my second workshop was even more
powerful than the first. With the love and support of
the group, I was able to share what is, in my judgment,
the most horrible thing about myself. I emptied my heart
and my body of a lot of guilt, shame and pain.
I couldn't believe I deserved to feel this free and happy!
People who knew me before my Empowerments say
that they see a totally different person today.
Most importantly, every time I look into the mirror,
I am amazed by my own change. I seem to shine from
the inside out, instead of from a glow inside my dark mask.
The real me - my heart, my joy, my spirit - is shining through!
I wish you could publish BEFORE and AFTER pictures!
This is not a comment from ego but from a humble woman
who has come into her own and who is totally blown away
by where she has been and where she is now!"







      Diana Alarcon -
      Entrepreneur

"Incredible changes are happening since my Empowerment.
My relationships with friends and family are closer and cleaner.
I'm able to be in the middle but not in the muddle...!"







      Leanne Forest -
      Habitat For Humanity Fundraiser (Canada)

"Curious? Skeptical? Excited? Amazed? Relieved?
All these words fit perfectly as I reflect on my
Empowerment weekend.  
Guided by Brigitta and George through a 'Hypnotic
Trance Journey', I was reunited with my deceased
grandmother to experience an amazing conversation
filled with healing answers. And all that in French!
(French is my childhood language and the only one
my grandmother spoke). What are the chances of
finding a therapist (like Brigitta) who can facilitate
such work in French...?
I've attended lots of workshops that have given me
a good 'whack on the head' -  but this one gave me
a wonderful 'whack on the heart'!"







      Shiloh McCloud -
      Painter & Gallery Owner

"Thank you, beloved friends! I want you to know that
however unpoetic this may sound, I was deeply blessed
by you both and what I witnessed. Never before
have I been in such a space of true healing! My faith
in the ability to heal has drastically increased through
my own experience and the Empowerments of
all the others! Thanks for your work!"

Message for George
from my 'inner tiny child':
George, you are such a great inspiration of a
hero-man and of a vulnerable man for us kids!

Message for Brigitta
from my 'inner tiny child':
Thanks for helping me be loved. Now that I am
allowed to play, I get to have my way more often!







      Linda Richardson -
      Word Processor

"My weekend seminar with George and Brigitta
not only enhanced my spiritual journey of self love,
it changed my life. I have established a surprising
connection with my inner guidance and am learning
rapidly to trust its amazing wisdom. I'm getting better
physically too. My heart hasn't hurt once since the
somatic healing Friday night of the last Empowerment.
That crazy galloping and jumping - especially in the
middle of the night - has stopped. Yea!"







      Sharesa Motta -
      Skincare Specialist

"For 4 years I have suffered from acute insomnia.
After only one great Empowerment, I have been
sleeping ever so peacefully all through the night."







      Gabriele Thomann -
      Registered Baby Nurse (Australia)

"All my life I have been plagued
by an inexplicable 'dog phobia'.
A regression into my childhood
revealed a perfect explanation plus
the permanent release from that fear.
Now, when I pet a dog, I'm delighted
with that new loving connection.
It is a miracle for sure!"







      Fabienne Gauthier -
      Executive Retreat Director

"Thanks for my Empowerment, it has truly
catapulted me into the next dimension.
I needed that, Brigitta!"







      Shoshanna Kazan -
      Baker/Owner "One Smart Cookie"

"During my Empowerment the Hebrew word
'Dayenu' kept coming to me, which means:
it would have been enough.
If we had come for the beauty of Solitude alone,
it would have been enough.
If we had shared three days with the two of you,
it would have been enough.
If we had spent our time with that amazing group
of participants but witnessed no dramatic healings,
it would have been enough.
If I had come all by myself and only for myself,
and not watched the unfolding of my Jeremiah's
tender and precious heart,
it would have been enough.
If we had experienced love, miracles and healings
during the workshop but not gone home to such
dynamic results,
it would have been enough.
Results?
A renewed and even more loving relationship
with my beloved. The absolute conviction that
I don't have to let fear come between me and
my future!
Every day brings fresh feelings of purpose,
enthusiasm, deserving and entitlement.
I love you both (and of course your priceless
assistant James, whose presence enriched
everyone's experience!) more than I can say.
You have changed my life. You've helped me to
heal my heart. I will never forget this experience,
nor will I dishonor it by climbing back into that
cave of fear that had circumscribed my life."







      Norene Klemm -
      Registered Nurse