Anastasia Berezhnaya

A powerful course. The information is presented in an clear manner, and it’s easy to understand. By learning about conflicts and manipulations, I realized that I often manipulated people close to me without noticing it. It’s astonishing how common conflicts and manipulations are. After this course, I can recognize manipulations, understand which people I should maintain relationships with, and from whom it’s better to run from. I know how to prevent conflict situations, what to answer without making enemies, and set my boundaries to create comfortable relationships with acquaintances, friends, and loved ones. Thank you, Misha, for the knowledge, attention, and sensitivity.

Olga Lutskevych

This course helped me understand various forms of psychological abuse and manipulations, and provided effective techniques to resist them. I became aware of behavioral patterns in those around me and in myself. We talked about the importance of recognizing manipulations in time, which doesn’t always mean avoiding them—everyone has their own red flag. Two four-hour intensive sessions helped me establish principles of my behavioral hygiene and strengthen my personal boundaries to prevent exploitation of my resources through deception. Now, I’m also very interested in motivation methods—creating resources for myself and others. If there’s a follow-up on this topic, I would gladly attend the next course or the Studio.

Theodoro Karalenka

How to distinguish a shallow trainer from one who provides knowledge and experience? It’s simple: in the first case, you’ll hear beautiful speech, logical and well-structured phrases, but no useful information will stick. Later, you’ll try to recall: what did they say?—And nothing comes to mind. After Misha Kostrov’s course, on the other hand, you leave filled with knowledge and a new perspective on communication between people. What’s important is the practical exercises that reinforce the information. You understand where you were manipulated or taken advantage of, where you allowed your boundaries to be violated, and now you recognize such attempts and know how to respond. Human relationships are one of fundamental aspects of survival, and this course undoubtedly helps improve this aspect. I highly recommend it to anyone looking to enhance their quality of life!

Liya Altukhova

This is a fantastic course that personally helped me understand my relationships with many people more deeply and start a major cleanup in my life. If this were taught in schools, many people would face fewer problematic and critical situations. It covers personal boundaries, manipulations, classification of manipulations, and dealing with manipulators. After just two days of the course, you’ll come out a completely different person. I highly recommend it!