Impact Trainings
Impact Trainings Humiliates, Manipulates and Indoctrinates Ripoff

I attended the first seminar called Quest. It's the first and basic training and costs about $500. Impact says it's trainings are "designed to empower the human spirit toward living a free, unconditional loving and joyful life. We provide professional facilitators and a safe environment for each student to discover and be their true selves."

I entered the training as a pretty happy person, and after attending my self-esteem has been shattered, my confidence gone, my trust is diminished, I'm depressed and struggling with anxiety.

Imact uses public humilation, yelling, namecalling, rigid rules, sleep deprivation and peer pressure to break you down. For example: On the second night, my group (about 120 people) were told to get into small semi sercles of anout 9 people. We had been yelled at all day, and several people had already been kicked out (thus losing their $500) for breaking the rigid rules. We were NOT given a chance to see the rules before our money (and non-refundable deposit) was taken. After we all got into the semi-circles, we were all told we would each have a chance to stand in front of the circles to recieve "feedback" from trainers and fellow trainees. Our instructions were that in order to properly "serve" each other, we were not allowed to say anything nice, or even neutral to each other. Whenever someone didn't follow these instructions they were yelled at by the staff.in this high pressure, sleep deprived state, people were told things such as:
"My experience of you is that you are a loser."
"I couldn't be in relationship with you because you wouldn't be worth the work."
"You have no real friends or relationships."
"You hide behind your fat."
"You are weak."
... Et cetera
The majority of the group is sobbing by the end of the exercise. We were told by the staff that this is good for us because it helps us break down the "walls" that are holding us back from success, happiness, meaningful relationships, etc.in reality, these comments put people in a vulnerable, broken down, emotional, and most of all suggestable state.in this vulnerable state we were told that all our problems could be fixed by using the "tools" and philosophies that Impact teaches. For example:
-There is no right or wrong, only working and not-working
-There are no victims, everyone has choices that lead them to their circumstances or feelings
-There are no accidents
-You are already perfect, just by being you
-"language of increase" where certain words are encouraged and others discouraged.
Discouraged words: "you, yours, think, help, hope, have to, understand, right & wrong, need, want, victim, etc.
Encouraged words: "I, mine, know, assist, deserve, get to, natural knowing, choice, possibility, etc.
-There are many, many more
These philosphies seem to ultimately protect Impact from blame when something goes wrong with a trainee (ie "it's your own choice to feel hurt by our statements", "we just kicked your husband out, but there are no accidents, it was supposed to happen that way"). They can also create a dangerous belief system in those who take it to heart.

The last half of the last day is basically a hard-sell environment trying to convince everyone to spend $700 for the next training, Summit, and also to sign up friends and family.

What did I get out of this training? My first therapist (to help me recover), broken self-esteem, no confidence, anxiety, broken trust, and time wasted. It has and will takes months to recover and I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND IMPACT TRAININGS TO ANYONE. I'm not the first or last person vicitm of this company. The worst part is that I've only covered the tip of the iceberg concerning Impact Trainings, and I'm glad I got out when I did.

Company: Impact Trainings
Country: USA
State: Utah
City: Bluffdale
Address: 14823 S Heritagecrest Way
Phone: 8015729700

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