Testimonials

I recall that during a Love Coach training that you were working with a couple that were ready to throw away and dissolve their relationship. It was quite apparent from their interchange with each other that they absolutely couldn’t stand each other. I thought to myself that no one can help this couple find love for each other. Yet, you were able to bring them into empathy with each other, help them understand each others needs, and before the session was over they were hugging again! You are a Master – Scott!

Scott is a masterful guide in the intimate realms of the heart. I HIGHLY recommend his workshop for any beloveds who have experienced a loss of love in relationship. You can find the flame again… it’s not lost, it’s only hidden… and Scott can help you to re-discover and re-kindle the flame… or simply help you to keep it burning bright!

We both feel as if we are soul mates and it seemed as though we might not be able to stay together. After your program we spent a few hours discussing the tools of Compassionate Connections and it opened us both up. We spent hours discussing our current relationship in depth, how much it means to us, and what we can do to take the next step. I feel as if there is another level of relationship available to both of us and working together with this type of communication we can reach that level. Thank you for your work in this area and we are really looking forward to putting this to work in helping us reach that level.

I attended the Compassionate Communication workshop last night and I am just left speechless… Scott Catamas is an amazing teacher. What touched me the most was his compassionate and loving attitude towards each one of us. Everyone in the class received a personal gift to take away from that night and hearing about each others gifts gave everybody the chance to share and learn from each other. Last night made me a better person. How often can one claim that? I wish to share it with the whole world and hope that many people will grab this opportunity to come and join me. THANK YOU!!!

Scott helps parents/children by providing some simple tools that encourage their emotional growth, and he’s a resource for the kid in all of us who may need to be reminded of the joy in our relationships.

First of all, Scott’s Compassionate Connections class is the best that I have ever experienced! This is real BIG…to NOW have specific tools that support opportunities to listen, share and make requests. My partner and I have found greater clarity, appreciation and empowerment in our daily lives and are able to have real authentic conversations with a calmness that was not there before. This means that we are connected more intently and are able to finally talk with each other with compassionate boundaries rather than volatile bursts of anger, loudness and a feeling of complete discomfort that was leading us in a downward spiral that we both thought was tragic and hopeless. We’ve truly created a higher level of tolerance, respect and love for one another. We both feel that we’ve been heard and love living in a playing field of unconditional acceptance.

Compassionate Connections will also be a very important pivotal point how we communicate this to our extended families, friends, our communities, and even those for one conversation, like the telephone company operator. They also respect and respond better to someone with compassionate needs, reassurance and understanding rather than someone yelling at them, calling them names and giving threats.

I look forward to experiencing life in a more grander way now that I am using Compassionate Connections. Scott, you are AWESOME!

I loved meeting you! I came home flying telling everyone about my wonderful new discovery and your workshop! I cant wait to learn more!!!!

Scott has been INSTRUMENTAL in my journey towards cultivating a relationship that matches ME. As a coach with NVC training myself, I admire his high level of skill, persistence, and clarity when in sessions. Scott has a way of bringing conversations back around to their essence and kept us on track when we really needed it, while also allowing space for processing to occur. He has boldly given me feedback and direction which was completely unpalatable at the time, and which fully supported me in having a great life now. Scott has always held a firm respect for both me and my partner while also helping me to see more plainly my part in the matter(s). My work with Scott has been invaluable, has helped me let go when I needed to, and to remember that we are all just doing our best and that we all have precious needs which we are so intent to meet. I highly recommend Scott as a coach!

I wanted to say thank you for your workshop that I attended Sunday. I truly appreciate it and fear that my words will fall short in trying to get across how meaningful it was for me. My mind Is making all these new connections on how this material can work in my life. I’m feeling a lot. I’m sure much more will come up as I learn more, but I just wanted to let you know that your presence was inspiring to me. I see a man who can access his emotions from a place of strength and realness and honesty, and that’s what I am learning to be. I feel like you’ve helped me see possibilities that I didn’t know where there, and that’s exciting.

Thank you for providing an opportunity to explore ways to communicate compassionately. Scott’s style shows his beautiful, compassionate self and he gave concrete tools to practice from that place within ourselves.

I thoroughly enjoyed the sessions Scott shared at Grace House. I am more aware of my thoughts and am seeing some changes in my habits. Scott has a gift that breaks down the barriers to communications and gets to the heart of the matter. His energy is contagious and I am looking forward to his workshops in the spring.

It took me years to fully open my heart and it is because I knew I would cry all the time. Now I am in joy and sadness all the time. Scott taught me to celebrate the sadness! The COMPASSION in the room allowed expansion of my heart, the pain was revealed and released – like a load off the chest. It was beautiful to be a part of everyone’s heart state. I am blessed to have been present in the healing space.

I just wanted to drop you a message to let you know how profoundly you touched my life and helped me to start to begin a new way of living. I have started working with a trainer three days a week which feels really good. I am reading Dr. Rosenberg’s book on NVC and am working to practice everyday the many wonderful things that I learned from you. I hope that we will be able to meet again when you are in town. My best to you.

Thank you for presenting your workshop. When I left on Saturday night, I knew I had enjoyed the evening and knew the information was very valuable. Sunday morning I discovered that for the first time in my life someone heard and acknowledged the deep pain behind my story of ‘not being liked or accepted’ Your compassionate listening shifted my world. You are a beautiful soul (and I might add an attractive man on the physical plane) and I so appreciate your work and thank you for hearing me. I am looking forward to seeing you again and becoming more proficient with Compassionate Communication.

Scott is an amazing teacher, that anyone would be lucky to have the chance to learn from…. and he will be in town soon! If you are available, I highly suggest you go to this workshop! Make sure to let him know you’ll be attending, and invite anyone who you think would be interested!!!

Scott, compared to all the other ‘alternative/holistic/metaphysical etc.’ events that I have been to, none have touched me quite as viscerally as you did.

I just wanted to say thank you for the time you’ve spent with me this week. I can already see a difference in myself. This morning I was cleaning up the house a little (the regular dishes, laundry,…) and started to feel anxious. Then I started thinking about the babysitter coming over this afternoon. Just the thought of someone coming in my house made me start to feel embarrassed and that I would never get the house clean enough. I stopped and realized I was judging myself. The babysitter doesn’t care how clean my house is. And I’m doing the best I can. That TOTALLY changed my day. Instead of running around like a crazy person, getting angry and yelling at the kids, then going to the yoga workshop all stressed out, I had a more productive, relaxed day. I feel good! So much less stress! Thank you SO MUCH!!!!

Hi Scott, Thanks for supporting us. Yes, the shift you facilitated has made a noticeable difference in my life. I feel stronger and more confident. I have been getting flash insights into the type of relationships I have attracted and the negative habitual behavior that created them. I am starting to see someone new, the kind-hearted man who was also in the workshop that day. He’s truly the sweetest man I’ve ever known. Much love and gratitude for you love, kindness and compassion.

Thanks for all this yummy information!!! The main thing I’m working on, that you touched on, is finding a new relationship with the past. Having been abused, starting at a young age, I have a lot of triggers, I’m learning. It ranges from if I break something, my hands go up to protect my face to getting angry & shutting down when anyone calls me a variation on my name. I now know why I have those reactions but I am now wanting to NOT have any reactions! As I said, at my ripe age, I finally know real love & intimacy. I’m on my way & have a ways to go, but I’m loving my journey & won’t give up!!!! Thank you again for your inspiration!!!

I took your workshop around Memorial Day at Harbin. My fiancee and I had gotten engaged that weekend and thought Compassionate Communication would be a really good way to start our engagement. I’m sure that doesn’t happen too often, so I think you’ll remember us. We have been using the tools and it is making such a huge difference for us. Maybe it was because we took the course together and really loved it, maybe it was the puppets, but we’re able to use the language and skills with a lot of laughter. Thank you for sharing your gifts with us!!

Scott is a wonderful teacher of Compassionate Connections and has been studying and practicing for many years. Scott brings humor, sensitivity, experience and a genuine love of sharing his gifts to all his sessions. This is a wonderful workshop to attend.

Everyone of your workshops touches me so deeply. As a mother of two, as I watched you work with the family, I had tears in my eyes. I love your work, and I love to work with you. Thank you for combining your DEEP CARE & COMPASSION with the WISDOM of these tools.

We are still vibrating at a high level with all the amazing and profound awakenings, openings, sharings and insights we had as a result of our time together on Saturday night. I’m feeling such gratitude for you and our new deepening of connection. Some of the reflections are still warming my heart and continue to keep my fire burning with ever-more passion for my life’s calling!

Dearest Brother; Just would like to let you know again just how much I appreciate your nurturing & compassionate way in which you share with us and so many. The Art of Compassionate Connections which we have been putting into practice. To be able to listen and give empathy is so heart expansive that the love my beloved and I share is a testament to just how the work you do is so powerful and near and dear to our hearts. Thank you again for being all that you are and all the support that you continue to share with us. Love, Your friend, Ramu

Aloha 😉 your calls did the trick for me – I am applying Compassionate Communication and it is working for me. I am loving it

Hi, Scott, I want to share how much I appreciate your work and support. Although I’m challenged by the path my partner and I have taken of spending two weeks apart, I believe it was the right choice and I appreciate your help in supporting us in seeing that option.
I also appreciate your beautiful articulation of the concept of holding one’s own precious needs in one hand and the other person’s in the other and seeking to balance them. It helps me have a clear way to articulate what I want as part of the foundation of my relationships, in any aspect of life. I can see my relationship history of finding people who deeply enjoyed the way I met their beautiful needs and longings but who were not in a place that they could hold my needs in one hand and theirs in the other.

Regardless of the outcome with my partner, I feel that the work I’ve done with you will help me have greater clarity in looking at relationships and finding people who can meet me in that balance in my life. It also gives me a good way to articulate a balance to my clients and students- that image is a beautiful centered place that doesn’t fall to narcissism or co-dependence, nor people-pleasing.

The piece from our first session about my needing to grieve and mourn my disappointment about my partner not being ready for the steps I was wanting was hugely helpful. I was able to do that and come into greater clarity.

I also found it tremendously valuable to have someone else be the space holder so I could be with myself in terms of the experience. It was a huge relief to have someone with your skill to hold the container and make safe space for me to speak my truth. I can slip into being the space holder and participant in my relationships and, in going through this with my partner, it was keeping me from being as clear as I needed to be.

Thank you so much for the care you took with my family. That was truly a memorable session yesterday. You really reached out to us with skill, connection, care and of course, compassion.

Scott – Whatever planet you come from – I want to go there, live there, be one with your ‘people.’ You have amazing perception, clarity and compassion. Thank you, thank you, thank you, for taking us on and accepting this challenge. You are beautiful.

My friend, You are amazing. Thank you for making a difference in my life and the life of everyone you come in contact with. You are definitely making the world a beautiful place to live by touching one person’s heart at a time. Many blessings

Dear Scott! We thank you soo much for the fabulous evening! Always inspired by your high level of consciousness, deep healing wisdom and super Light*! much Love~!!!

Dear Scott, We are so grateful for all you have done for our family. I will begin to hold practice groups and get into the Compassionate Connection tools much more deeply. You are an inspiration of what we can all be when living fully in love and compassion. I’m so glad we’ve met and hope to offer your workshops again in the future.

Hi Scott, We met at Harbin Hot Springs during one of your workshops. I found the session very helpful and have enjoyed listening to some of your podcasts on UNITY.FM; I am back home in New Jersey, working through a few issues with my 22 year old daughter who is also my employee now that she has graduated from college with a fine arts degree with no major job prospects. Your tools have been valuable in our process.