They Said It, Not Me

“Saddhabodhi is a teacher who straight up tells you, he’s not going to teach you anything. Yet at the same time he is one of the finest teachers I have ever encountered in my life. He is a gentle, perceptive soul and his presence alone is deeply felt. His courses have fundementally changed my life for the better and I am forever grateful for crossing paths with him.”

Julius

This beautiful human meets people with special empathy and radical acceptance. There is easy-going and welcoming atmosphere around him. He has child like curious energy, safe and bubbling. Saddhabodhi seems to know how hard and especially how fun it is to be human. He has intuitive wisdom and he is wise enough to say ”I don’t know.” He also cooks delicious food. I don’t know if he is cooking to participants anymore now when he is ordinated monk.

One almost cured participant of Saddhabodhis gestalt therapy group courses

Lotta

“If you have the opportunity to attend a meditation retreat led by Saddhabodhi, take it. His many years as a Gestalt therapist brings with it a depth of presence, grounded in experience. He has an eye for grasping precisely what is relevant in the moment. In a group setting, he listens beyond the noise, spotting subtle shifts and core dynamics that others might miss. Rather than offering canned wisdom, he meets you exactly where you are, gently guiding you back to present-moment awareness with remarkable clarity and intuition.”

Tina

Saddhabodi has been a gentle and safe companion, with whom it has been possible to free myself from the suffering that has been limiting my life. I have been seen and accepted at my most vulnerable by both Saddhabodi but also the group. Those experiences have been life-changing for me. In addition, we have had a lot fun along with all the hard work. I am forever happy that I I found my way to Saddhabodi’s therapy and forever greatful for everything we have been experienced in those sessions.”

Emilia

At the retreat, Saddhabodhi’s gentle presence and unhurried way of meeting me seemed to bring time to a standstill, opening into an eternal moment where I could rest in love.

His unconditional acceptance carried me through my pain, from a heavy burden to freedom—to the lightness of simply being. I warmly recommend him.

Päivikki

Saddha was the first therapist who was able and willing to witness my visceral, non-verbal pain of the early trauma. His ability to stay present, steady and compassionate was so groundbreaking that I keep on using the image of him as an inner resource in my trauma work.

Tapio

Saddhabodhi challenges you to truly be here and now, in his honest, kind, and uniquely witty way.
There, you are encouraged to feel it all, and you are seen and heard as a whole.

I’ve been going to his retreats for years.
In the first years, the retreats helped me make sense of the mess I felt my mind and life were then.
Nowadays, they help me return to and strengthen the peaceful and joyful core I've managed to find.

I can say this from my heart: Saddhabohis’s retreats have made a remarkable difference in my life.

Inna

In 2017 I lost myself, and my friends recommended to me this group therapy, that had an odd name. I chose it because it sounded weird enough to work, and was cheaper than individual one, so that’s how I met Marcus. What followed, over exceeded all my imagination.

Marcus guided my reconnecting process for over three years. He helped me to unearth the happy and contet child within me, that over time was burried under survival mechanisms that no longer were needed. He’s compassioned approach was accompanied with great sense of humor, not to forget the no bullshit - attituted, which I appreciated the most. Quite often in therapeutic enviroments the ones guiding the process forget the art of no bulsshit, but not this guy.

Marcus’s way of being present in the time of emotional need kicked off the repairing process within me, undoing the damage my parent unkowingly caused me during my childhood. He might come across like someone, who doesent lift the fork for you, nor save you from your unfunctional behavioral patterns, but make no mistake, when real pain surfaces, Marcus is there for you. And good news for peeps like me, Marcus’s unofficial behavioral speciality is martyrs, so if you’re ready to heal from that shit show then he’s your best chance!

This is the best therapy work I have ever done in my life. The years in gestalt group therapy felt like a second childhood, the one that I got an actual chance to mature to adulthood from, and to long it for it’s sweetness and realness, not for the pain and unmet needs. Somehow, what he does, works. Somehow, how he is, rekindles connection within others, too.

Anyone, who can spend time with this dog-loving, cooking-enthusiastic punk rock grandpa, who’s moved to tears by innocent pieces of dance, music, storys and feelings, should definitely immerse themselves with his presence! It’s nothing fancy, but it’s a real deal in an uncompromised and honest finnish way. You’re propably going to be disapointed at first, like my martyr ass was, but that’s where the real work - and real fun - starts. I wouldnt change a thing! I thank this beautiful man for midwifing my immature, suffering grown ass to mature, honest and connected adulthood, that lacks no childlike fun and is filled with joy of being here and now.

You go get yourself an updated connection with yourself, your children, parents, partner - life itself! And have some fun and great food and togetherness while doing it.

Marcus, I love you forever, I whole heartedly thank you forever, I miss you immensely forever, and I know your trick isnt a trick at all - you’re just being present in the time of need. But you see, we need people like you to remind us how to be there for our selves and for our loved ones. You’ve helped change lives, and thank goodness you still do!

Reetta Fredrika

Apparently:

“I spent some time with Saddhabodhi, and somehow I became a little kinder, a little quieter, and a little less busy fighting with life.”

ChatGPT

These are, of course, the good ones. The less enthusiastic ones are safely stored behind the firewall.