Word: ests
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Retreat International association, explaining the appeal of retreats. But isn't this just the latest fad of the Me generation? Twig Branch, 42, a Presbyterian insurance agent based in Charlotte, N.C., who first attended the Abbey of the Genesee last November, disagrees. "First of all," he says, "unlike est, they let you go to the bathroom. This has an authenticity to it. It was not manufactured 15 weeks ago for your consumption today. Three weeks later, it was still profound." In fact, say the sanctuaries, participants want less of the progressive offerings like Jungian theory, preferring guidance in basics such...
Could "Truman" -- the story of a man whose life is televised from birth -- really happen? Only on the Internet. Starting at 6 a.m. EST this morning, a Florida baby's emergence from the birth canal was broadcast to the public on the Web by America's Health Network...
...locale is aesthetically pleasing--but maybe that's just because of the C'est Bon Cafe...
...your story on the Landmark Education Corp. [SOCIETY, March 16], the firm that is carrying on est, Werner Erhard's self-help programs: before I participated in the seminar called the Forum, I couldn't get out of my own way. The Forum and other Landmark programs have given me the tools to create excellence consistently in my life, in my family and in my community. Werner Erhard, personal problems aside, will someday be realized as an innovator and a genius in the field of ontology, the study of being. DENNIS E. BLUTE Peabody, Mass...
There are other organizations following a similar credo based on est teachings. They are all extensive moneymaking schemes shrouded in the psycho-babble of leadership. They tear down people's insecurities without providing the absolutely necessary rebuilding process. Someone needs to take action against these "self-help" seminars before more people are physically, psychically and psychologically damaged by the process. I certainly was. I attended an est program two years ago. It was the worst experience of my life. To this day the nightmare experience continues to be quite real. JUDITH SWEDEK Boulder, Colo...