Testimonials

Julia Mancuso worked with Kristen 3 days before the 2010 Olympics, where she won two silver medals in ski racing: “The work helped me see things from several new and unique perspectives. I really appreciate the time we spent together.” -Julia Mancuso

These are never requested, they are derived from emails received after the clinic:

“(Ski to Live) was, bar none, head and shoulders above the rest, the most powerful teaching and skiing experience I have had in my 39 years of skiing.” -Randy Wall, professional ski instructor

“I am a person who likes to read and research but some things must be experienced. It’s like the difference between reading a recipe and tasting the food. What (Ski to Live) offers absolutely must be experienced and I can think of no better “classroom” for exploring one’s big mind, big heart and place in the universe than the spectacularly beautiful mountains in Utah. I also can’t imagine a better guide for the journey than Kristen. STL is fascinating, intense and really fun.” -Lisa Reifsnyder

“Kristen Ulmer created a safe place to go deeper than anyone had offered before, to explore the mind, body and spiritual connection in relation to a key element: skiing.”- Abby Landmeier

“It was an extraordinary experience. The combination of applying consciousness perspective and technique to skiing itself was truly excellent.  Of course the person doing the teaching is the key and Kristen manifests what she teaches.” David Meggyesy

“I came to Ski to Live for some help getting unstuck- I thought in my skiing.  I learned through you that the work to become unstuck in my skiing are in fact tools to get unstuck in life.  What will bring me more in life will also bring more to my skiing. This did not go as planned!  It went better. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.”  -Philip Holbert

It would be tough to deny that I had a very soulful and rich experience this past week. From the group bonding, to your guidance, to the epic snow…it was a weekend to remember. I wanted to push my own limits in a direction that I hadn’t tested before, and although I was a bit unsure as to what this workshop would entail, I never felt threatened, and always remained open. I just went with it. And it felt right.” -Dave Young

“Today at work the immediate feedback that I received was that I looked less stressed and that I was smiling with my entire being. Wow! Thank you so much for everything. I am so very grateful. What a glorious gift.” -Barbara Yates

“I cannot stop thinking about our great ski weekend. I feel like I stepped out of my life for three days, then returned home with a greater depth of understanding of myself. It was as though I was looking from the outside in.” –Cathy Richie

“Kristen, In a weekend, I learned to synthesize hours of therapy and weeks of reading into something I could use in my life. On top of it all, I met some wonderful people and enjoyed the fresh air and the views. I now feel like I am more in touch with myself and that the conversations I need to have first are within me. I can sail my own ship with confidence now. Two days later, I’m running and doing yoga, and actually being an athlete again. I lost that in my divorce and the sadness that followed. I feel more powerful already!” –Kris Goodfellow

Hi Kristen. Your Ski To Live experience was incredible for me. I’ve shared it (verbally) with a fascinating cross-section of people and gotten nothing but wildly positive responses… Clearly you provided me a resonant, powerful, beautiful approach to life and I will be working to convey that with my words in the weeks and months and years to come. Trust that I’ll be in touch again soon. Have a great experience this weekend and, most of all, THANK YOU!” -Greg Hamilton

“Thank you hughly for all that you gave to us and everybody in that clinic. It was just absolutely amazing. It’s not only a once in a lifetime experience but just from a teaching perspective some of the things you did were just really astonishing.” -George Hart

“I wanted to thank you for changing my life. I don’t think I realized how much of an impact Ski to Live had on me until recently and it’s been a year since I attended. I knew it had an impact right after, but as time has gone on, there have been more and more lessons that pop up into my head that I never initially considered. I love that!” -Amy Epp

“It is shocking to think that a couple of decades of religion and a couple years of therapy – each helpful for various reasons – hadn’t yet accomplished what (Ski To Live) effected in three days.” -Tom Epting

“I just wanted to let you know that attending Ski to Live was one of the most amazing things I’ve ever done. Thank you so much for having the inspiration to create STL and the courage to make it happen.” -Melanie Tollemache

“You know it’s a special experience when you have an amazing time with complete strangers. A time that is both uproariously funny, profane, irreverent and also deeply insightful, thought-provoking and life altering in the best sense of the word. I will always be grateful to (Ski To Live) for that.” -Scott DeKuyper

“All I have to say is WOW! What an amazing experience!! Kristen, Thank YOU for being so wonderful to have the vision and foresight to put a program like this together. You are truly making an impact to the population one by one. I am already starting to think about next season and would like to attend another clinic.” -Christy Wilson

“The skiing part of STL re-opened to me the FUN in skiing. I’ve been jumping, and fallin’ down and laughing almost every day on boards since the workshop. I also feel that Big Mind was the 25 carat diamond in the box of Cracker-Jacks. I was hoping for something good, but had no expectation of that good.” -Chris Kline

“The STL clinic was a holistic experience. I was surrounded by a group of gracious people hand-in-hand with life philosophies which I believe in, and in a setting and a sport which represents life to me. And the thing that works about (Bid Mind) is that it isn’t affiliated with a specific religion, so it’s non-threatening.” -Vena Margo

“Oh my, what a weekend that was! It was and continues to be all you promised, Kristen, and more. The tribe we formed is by far one of the most powerful groups I have ever encountered.” -Bill McGinnis

“A great combination of challenge to the physical, mental and spiritual components of life, and it was fantastic to have it based in skiing. Kristen really got me focused on the present. I can’t remember ever feeling as limber, open and in the now as my three days with them.” -Dan Reiner

“I think what you’re doing is amazing.  It’s part of this “New Earth” revolution that “I”, and in turn everything, seems to be going through.  I’m not sure if I could’ve gotten the lessons that I did if it wasn’t related to skiing.  For sure it would’ve taken me A LOT longer and perhaps had not quite the same impact. What a fantastic way to teach people that love to ski about how the universe works.  Or rather, how it works for me.  I feel like you’re part of an amazing revolution.” -Amy Epp

“I came to ski. I left enlightened. I have done many ski stories, this was the first that left me feeling enriched, not hedonistically pampered, by the sport.” -Dave Arnold, article in The Boston Globe about the Snowbird clinic

“I got some mind blowing insights, not just on my motivations around skiing, but my motivations for just about anything. I had fun because Kristen put together a program that attracted very diverse, but fascinating and accomplished individuals that were themselves inspirational.” -Kathy Epley

“For me, Ski to Live is my reality, because skiing is our lives, but it’s not just self-indulgent or hedonistic, rather it takes us to a place of clarity, joy and insight about our place in the world. This type of program has to be led by someone who also really believes this, and I would recommend it to friends because the leadership, particularly with Kristen, was outstanding.” -Gregg and Sheridan Davis

“I am on this amazing turbo charged growth path – I am blooming faster and faster, at a wonderfully rapidly unfolding pace- there are truly no words to describe this. Ski to Live is one of the three BIGGEST events in my life that have helped me really turn a HUGE corner. I am deeply grateful!! Thank YOU!” -Martha Hamilton

“Your Ski to Live Clinic was one of the best things I ever did. Whenever I get in a situation on skis where I begin to doubt my abilities, I always go back to my experiences there I realized that I don’t need to be so hard on myself.” -Kim Fredericks

“I couldn’t really tell much about STL from the outside, but it looked “different” and different was what I was looking for. The frankly radical mix you’ve created in STL appeals to individuals who have, in one way or another, already begun a search—for greater meaning. This was certainly true in my case. Ski to Live was a tangible step that I could take in response to a growing sense that I needed to do something different with my life. And now, last month, with love and gratitude to you, I cashed in a twenty-plus-year career to begin the process of exploring.” -Jeff Fink

“When I first heard about (STL) I thought (Kristen was) a crazy cliff launcher who’s trying to cash in on her fame by hosting some foo-foo Zen-ski clinic. That judgement was soooo wrong. Kristen, you invited me to do things differently, I started to open up, (another STLer wrote that she started blooming), to see different options than the same-old-thing. I realize that I am content with how I ski. As a ski instructor, this is a sin. A vicious circle had been broken. But, you, and what you do, have helped me reconnect with the mountains, spirituality, skiing, people, my job, myself and “it.” My wheel is unstuck. From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU.” -Patrick Fagan

Private Event Quotes

Sports

“Kristen’s coaching was awesome, honest, refreshing. She really tied the spiritual concepts together with skiing. The whole experience was life-changing. I feel that something switched for me and I was shown a new way to see the world and myself.” -Alyson Dutch

“It has been very hard to explain what happened to others. One ends up abridging the experience and trying to explain it in a way that others might understand, but that has always meant not conveying the full extent of what I experienced and learned”. -Craig Rutzel

“I’m sure there’s more that will come to light from last weekend as time passes. I feel the cool thing about my journey is that I’ll progress for awhile and then get stuck on something, search and search, and eventually the answer comes.  The difference now is that I will let the answers come to me, rather than fighting and hunting.” -Amy Epp

“I was blown away. I hadn’t expected the group to respond so deeply and thoroughly as they did. The spiritual portion was kind of a surprise- that steals the show. That’s much of the beauty of (this work).” – Bob Hiemstra

“What a time we all had. The skiing was great, but the experience was outstanding. None of us will ever be the same.” -Allen L Piper

“I had to share with you one of the best racing moments I have had. Saturday I kicked some boy bootie big time. Not only did I win my class but I beat the fastest guy in the club. It was amazing. I earned my stripes. I can’t wait to discuss this with you. (This part of me was) definitely dominant. It hit a cord when you said this was a strong motivator for you. I did not realize it and certainly never thought it was ok to feel this way. I know our time together has already begun to profoundly change my life. There is much work for me to do but I look forward to every moment.” -Mary Anne Melnick

“Thanks Kristen for a truly original, wonderful, productive, awe inspiring, soul searching, healthy and magical day! I’m left with a whole lot to think about and to feel about, and a whole lot of skiing left inside me!” –Ursula Hermacinski

Personal/ business events

“The connection with you and the ah-ha moments I have in your sessions are huge for me.  You inspire trust and really connect with (us) in a big, very real way.  Thank you.  Thank you!” -Kathleen Toth

“Kristen’s got what it takes, that’s for sure. She was very attentive and caring.  Over the course of a day, she can get involved with (many) people on a very personal level, which is very important so everyone can come away with a “Big Mind” experience.  She’s has a lot of Love in her and that’s what really makes the experience work.” –Jim Saxton

“I feel I have been exposed to elements within myself that I was unaware of; that there is more to me than I previously knew existed.” -William Stahley

“Kristen is more real, alive and brilliant than most people I have met in my life.  Thanks for letting me peak into this world.  I loved it!” -Seanie Newey

“These sessions are like 2 hours of fresh air in a smog filled world.”  -Steve Brook