“I’ve taken all the workshops from all the companies, and nothing is
like this. Hristiyan workshop is on another level.”~ Ruslan, Seattle
“After a brief phone call, I took a leap of faith to spend money I really didn’t have, to take a 2 day workshop, that to this daily, I firmly believe rivaled my college education (yes, it was that good).”
~ Dwight Dillon, LA
“Hristiyan did more for me in 3 day workshop then my therapist for the last 2 years”
~Andrew Gray, LA
You may know me. I’m one of the 25 best Pickup Artists in the World,
apparently. But I have to confess something: I am NOTHING compared to
Hristiyan. See, I’ve been in this game for a while. I started hanging
with “naturals” when I was 12, and kept learning that way till I was
30, when I discovered DYD. Since then, I’ve worked with and made
friends with the very best teachers and ladies men in the community. I
know everyone, and everything. But I never felt the need to let
someone ELSE teach me (even in the one class I did take, I ended up
doing more teaching than learning). That all changed the weekend that
I decided to take Hristiyan’s workshop. (you can read the rest of this
testimonial here
http://hristiyan.blogspot.com/2008/07/sean-messenger-experience-from.html~ Sean Messenger
“Many gurus teach “tricks” and canned routines to try to help you fool a woman into bed. Hristiyan is not at all like that–his entire approach is based on being genuine, and on finding a deep connection with those around you. After attending his workshop, I found myself relating more deeply not only to women, but also to my friends and family as well; this was worth far more to me than getting another lay or two (though that’s nice too
.”
~ Mike
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“I have a huge paradigm shift during the workshop – what I thought impossible was actually possible. For the first time in my life, I was able to turn a woman on without a word: she was panting, her face blushed like a rose, her head was tilting all around with sweat on her face, and she closed her eyes enjoying every moment of it. I didn’t even say a word – I was simply touching her forearm, and was 100% present with her. While appreciating her beauty, I allowed myself to be 100% sexually connected and turned on by her. I strongly encourage everyone who wants to be more sexual with women to check out Hristiyan.”
Thomas, SF
Before taking Hristyan’s workshop, I had virtually no sexually experiences with women whatsoever. Two weeks after taking his workshop I Can’ t believe, I met some random girl I didn’t even really know, and after a date she was in my bedroom and we were sitting on my bed making out and a while later she was completely naked in my bed with me on top of her. Un-freaking-believable. Except the sex was beyond terrible but besides that my head is spinning right now. She just left cuz she had to go home, but dang I can’t believe I just got laid.” – Tom, LA
Review on my workshop from one of the guys that took my workshop
http://forum.casanovacrew.com/viewtopic.php?f=44&p=60721
After entering the seduction community, I waited two years before taking a workshop or bootcamp. I’d been tempted by many pickup companies, but felt none would benefit me fully. When I met and hung out with Terrance Thames, then spoke with Hristiyan on the phone for a few minutes, I realized this was the workshop I’d been waiting for.
I will give a summary of what this experience consisted of this past weekend, but you would have to be sitting in the room with all the participants to truly feel what transpired.
I had no preconceptions or expectations at the start of this experience, and showed up as a blank slate. I surrendered to the coaches and let them lead me through the three days without resistance. I absorbed and incorporated everything that was told to me and by the end, I felt a palpable shift inside me and witnessed it several times in those with whom I interacted.
So bottom line, if you rely on defense mechanisms and “stories” that protect the ego from potential harm, you will need to work past those. Several other men attended the workshop, and while all had some form of unconstructive thought patterns and resistance, all broke past them by the end with the persistence and assistance of the coaches. And a huge part of what I gained from this experience came from watching others transform, seeing their struggles and witnessing their light bulbs switch on.
Friday, 5pm-1am
Tonight we each sat in the hot seat. Hristiyan asked us a series of questions intended to elucidate why we were there. What did we want from the workshop? How could he help us get there?
But the answers we gave were typically not the deep motivating factors. “I want to fuck a lot of women” may sound like a reason, but the question then becomes “why? How would that make you feel if you had it?” And if the answer to that question wasn’t sufficient, the coaches dug deeper to find the real motivators. And even then, often it wasn’t the verbiage that mattered; in my case it was the absence of power behind my words and body language. Lack of power, a desire for empowerment, and an inability to express my power as a man became my issues.
After sitting in the hot seat, we each realized what our intentions for the workshop would be. For example: to speak with clarity, to have integrity in the eyes of our children, to express ourselves fully and without filter. My intention for the next couple of days would be to communicate with power as a man.
Saturday, noon to 8pm
Two other male coaches drove down from the Bay area and helped out. During the day three women joined us. The presence of women was a key catalyst in our transformations. These women were there to assist us, but also because some had confusion about what motivated men when it came to dating, and they wanted to try to see things from our perspective.
The two days consisted of a series of exercises. You can run an exercise and get very little out of it, or if you have excellent facilitators, you can run that exercise and transform. The coaches threw out questions and comments time after time that were relevant to each participant’s intention, watched his reaction and response, and guided him forward. Often, the actual response mattered little, but what the coach keyed in on were subtle aspects: defensive joking, mental noise, lack of clarity, evasiveness, defensiveness, unclear emotions. When we played these games, it was often the “metagame” that mattered more. One participant kept trying to change the rules of the game…why? Another participant would state “you” when trying to speak from the first person…why? Another would create conditions (yes, but…) instead of giving a solid answer (yes!)…why?
We chose a partner and locked eyes with him. I’ve never held eye contact with someone for this length, perhaps an hour? During this time we had to tap into our inner power as well as our love. We expressed each of these nonverbally and the other man called out how convinced he was, from 0-10. Then we tried to balance these two factors – power and love – and the other man by merely feeling our presence, rated how well we balanced these. Again, to read these words I would be unimpressed. This is an exercise you need to involve yourself in to understand; it was the first of a few times that weekend I would feel what was meant by power.
Women are a no-BS mirror of men. If a woman is confused, it is because the man lacks clarity. If she is bored, it’s because he lacks presence. If she is jumping around emotionally, it is because the man is not captivating her attention with his power. So when a woman stands in front of you and gives you unfiltered feedback, you can trust it is genuine.
The exercises that followed consisted of us trying out various statements and the women telling us how they felt. If they felt creeped out, turned on, sad, whatever, this would come right back out at us. And we then would do whatever needed to be done to improve that response. In this way, Hristiyan’s workshop is like no other. It’s one thing for a group of men to give you a conceptual understanding of how things work, but it’s quite another when a woman is providing second-by-second feedback based on the emotions you are causing inside her.
We had one kino exercise, and my intention became getting a girl horny without words and with a minimal amount of touch. One of the participants took me into another room and we did some play combat, pushing each other around. This allowed me to tap into my masculine energy, and by the time I walked up to the girl, she felt it strongly without a need for words. I caressed her arms, and she got turned on. This was the second time I would feel that sense of power, and witness the reaction it provoked in others.
The guys went out to a bar afterwards, but I decided my night would be better served spent one-on-one with my lady friend, applying what I learned. There is a cute story there that really opened my eyes to many things, and I’d be happy to share it with you in person.
Sunday, 11am-9pm
Today’s exercises focused on staying present while saying Yes or No to a woman, and to ask her how we may serve her in such a way that she felt it was genuine.
If a woman asked us to do something we didn’t want to do, our response of Yes had to be convincing. That is, even if the request required tremendous sacrifice, she needed to feel that when we said Yes it was because our love of the woman at that moment mattered more than the hardship the request would cause. There could not be any sense of resentment in the Yes, either. There had to be full surrender in it.
Similarly, when she asked us to do something we really wanted (that is, sexual), we had to give a No response that made her feel like we had checked in and realized the request was not in alignment with our calling. But while we said No, it couldn’t have a hint of anger. She had to feel that while you were putting her in her place, she still felt your love for her.
We role-played a few scenarios, and each time, the coaches were able to demonstrate that when faced with a challenge, the most effective response is that which is emotionally direct and genuine. If you talk around something, she won’t feel you, and you won’t get the desired response. But if you stop thinking and talking, and focus on your presence and expressing your love and power, she will feel it and you will get the response you want…in less time and with much less effort.
To summarize, Hristiyan’s workshop was a transformative process for me and everyone else who attended. This isn’t about being a pick-up artist or fucking girls. It’s about waking up to the fact that women respond at a very deep emotional level, and unless you are present with yourself and true to your feelings, you will never be able to effectively communicate with women. Period.
I’m still with the same girlfriend, going on 2 years, who I met after I took Hristiyan’s first independent workshop in SF. I believe the expertise and depth Hristiyan brought to the workshop, and the people who he brought in, worked better for me in this relationship than any of the PU101 stuff.
After almost three months since the workshop, I have a good perspective on what it gave to me.
Before the workshop, I had a very extensive exposure to different pick-up methods taught by different gurus, and what I know now that was always missing was a guidance about what happens beyond getting the number, getting a date, getting past the first few weeks.
I remember Hristiyan asking me before the workshop what it is that I want, and I had a really hard time answering that question.
I did know that something was missing, and I was definitely determined to find out what it is.
My answer at the time was that I don’t meet enough women or that I don’t meet all the women that I would like to meet.
I didn’t realize until the last day of the workshop, and even more so after the workshop that what was really missing was my capacity or skill to truly connect with a woman I have feelings for, and create a strong, genuine, and lasting loving relationship.
The workshop, and Hristiyan’s support, and teachings helped me accomplish what I was truly looking for.
I’m grateful every day, and I cherish every day the deep and loving relationship with Emily who I was lucky enough to have met at workshop.
It was one of the best weekends in my life, and one of the defining moments where I learned more than I have thought is possible, and I opened myself to experience something I wasn’t aware was achievable, and I made one special woman very happy.
What more can a man ask for?
I would like to thank Hristiyan, Mike, and Terrance for their help, advice, often brutal criticism, and support at the workshop, and weeks, and months after it, also big thank you to Jato, and Mark for convincing me to take the workshop, and last, but not least huge thank you to Emily for being such a wonderful, loving and lovable person.
Thank you!
Bogie, New York
I was at the Casanova Crew SNL seminar…. I just wanted to let you know that that eye contact exersize was freaking LIFE CHANGING for me.
I’m a Realtor. Extremely part time now since I went thru some personal stuff where I lost EVERYTHING (self-respect included). But I realized that that is the #1 thing that made me “connect” w/ clients and people in general was eye contact and being COMFORTABLE with it.
And since I lost… Well everything, I found it hard to look people in the eyes again and I think it showed in my overall tone… People treated me as such.
And now that I’m doing that one little thing, it is REALLY captivating people. Like people that I’ve known for a couple years have told me they can see a change in me recently.
From a freaking 5 minute exersize, I’m starting to turn my life around. That is one thing, ESPECIALLY as a sales person that will make or break your success… Anyhow, I just wanted to say thanks like 2 million percent for coming out to that CC Seminar and showing me that something so simple can be SO powerful. I’m getting my “swagger” back!
-GK
I first heard of Hristiyan at a Casanova Crew Seminar in Los Angeles, back in December 2009. He shared with us a simple “gazing” Technique that was to be utilized in order to give a man presence and also enable communicating at a higher level. I was instructed to simply do the technique with a stranger, in the group. I immediately thought, “This is gay; I am here to meet chicks, not dudes!” At first impression I thought that Hristiyan was a weirdo with an accent who thought that he could teach us something about women. He was right. I soon connected with this stranger for a seriously intimate level of non-verbal communication. I cannot tell you how much rapport with built in a few moments of doing this exercise was actually built, but that I made friends with this stranger. His name is Doug, and afterwards we spoke at a great length of why we were at a seminar on how to get girls, His face and name is burnt into my mind forever. Using this technique has enhanced my life and relationships to higher level of intimacy with women and with those who are close to me as well as others. People now say that I have presence that demands to be recognized but does not beg for attention either, with an air of confidence that was not present prior. That was over 6 months ago, and I use it every day with every person. Thank you Hristiyan!!
Taking Hristiyan’s workshop was by far the best decision I’ve ever made for my confidence and interactions with women. The way women respond to me now is completely unrecognizable from only a few months ago. Recently I seduced a pornstar- something that would have been unimaginable to me prior to taking Hristiyan’s workshop. I’m 19 years old, and in the past week, I’ve been intimate with 3 extremely gorgeous women, two of which are more than 10 years older than me, and one of which is literally the hottest, sexiest woman any man has ever laid my eyes on. She is a real life Megan Fox. The attention I get from women now is ridiculous, and Hristiyan not only recognizes and appreciates that in a deep and unique way, but supports me in moving to the next level.
I’ve studied ALL the pickup products. I’ve met the pickup gurus. And there is simply no workshop like Hristiyan’s. This is world class stuff. Do NOT take this workshop if you aren’t willing to have the earth-shattering shifts with women that you’ve always wanted. If you want to play in the kiddie pool, you aren’t ready for this workshop. But if you’re willing to step up and become the man you’ve always wanted to be, this might be exactly what you’re looking for.
This is not an “…art of the pick up…” course.
Hristiyan has a unique and potent ability to see into the truth
of another man and where he is disconnecting from his ability
to simply “be” . This being is more important to connecting with
women honestly and with the possibility for depth than anything we
can do.
His precision in delivering particular information to a specific individual
is wizard-like. He displays a fluidity in his connection with women that
shows he has strength and resilience. He seems unfazed by the challenges
that women are uniquely capable of placing in front of men and he does
an excellent job of transmitting that fundamental knowledge which will allow
a man to come out of the fog of confusion about women and into a clear
view that the simple truth of being with women is to be centered in one’s
own emotions.
Women seem so much less of a painful mystery for me now. There seems
to be more possibility for being myself and a capacity to be curious about
who any particular woman really is.
As men we get so caught up in doing that we forget to just be.
That authentic be-ing is what attracts women to us and as I heard Hristiyan
once say “…women are masters of seduction, we have to get out of our
own way and let them seduce us…”
Best advice about women that I’ve heard from a man in 30 years.
My review of the weekend..
Wow.. I am still rocked by this course 2 weeks later! I was shown my blind spots, i felt what i couldn’t feel before, I connected with People like I never have before and I connected with myself on a whole new level.
I think we are all given glimpses of ourselves in life.. interacting with others..Have you ever wished you could go back and do it differently..? How often to you get a chance to be in a safe environment to practice and get feedback on how you show up to the game of life? This course takes you and your fellow brothers (participants) on a wild ride.. if you are willing to take it, really can’t be valued in $$
Having done did AMP in SF (authentic man program) I was a little skeptical of doing another workshop.. Although I did get some breakthroughs in amp..it didn’t manage to crack me open as deeply as this one..I think Amp was a good warm up for this course
.all i can say is the weekend is like a microcosm of the world we live in and it got me dancing with the universe again..;-)
Thank You !
D sf