“Michael is humble yet enlightened with a kind heart, an open mind and a compassionate soul. His knowledge and experience in the mind body awareness space is not only in-depth but it is contagious. He had helped to set me on my own personal journey of transformation and awareness to which I am eternally grateful. Michael’s patience and guiding style inspired me to discover my inner strength and fortitude. I strongly recommend him for any organization that seeks to transform its culture and strives to cultivate not only effective managers but enlightened leaders.”

“Michael is one of the most inspiring people I’ve met. He is dedicated to helping humanity on all levels –from creating a community center for seekers to courageously doing grunt work in the trenches, literally, all in a part of the world forgotten by most in the time of need. I’m not sure which shines more, his heart or his smile.”

Michael Bartura was the group coach for an Asian Leadership Institute online leadership coaching program that I joined in 2014. Michael worked very skilfully with our small but diverse group of executives and guided us through the sessions. I was impressed by his ability to probe deeper and offer alternative or supporting suggestions. Michael is a skilled and experienced coach and I am happy to say he helped us to connect as a group, encouraged us to meaningfully practice, and supported us in making some of the changes and adjustments that we identified.

Michael was my team up coach and personal coach for over the course of about 2 years. I always left the Skype meetings with a feeling of gratitude and a better understanding of how my thinking processes were keeping me stuck with fear, resentment, worry and issues with control and perfectionism which were reinforced by continual approval seeking and had a underbelly of insecurity.
Some of my daily practice is in acceptance as in “it is what it is”, and “people are who they are”.
I now realize I was constantly swimming against the current trying to control my environment in ways that led to excessive anxiety and obsessive worry which kept my limbic system in a constant flight or fight pattern.
Upon reflection, I now know that these negative patterns can change through the neuroplasticity of the brain. ( which means the brain can change itself through repetition of positive thoughts and feelings and behaviors.
It is a continual work in progress but very worthwhile.
Michael was very positive and introspective along with guiding me through tough times. He has had a very positive influence on my life.
For that I am very grateful.

“I was privileged to be able to attend the New Year New You retreat with Michael Bartura from Happiness Habits, at the Gawler Foundation in January 2021. It is obvious from the way Michael approaches his craft that he is knowledgeable and passionate about what he offers. Michael was dedicated to the participants in the group, ensuring we got the most out of the weekend. I walked away better for the experience, and grateful to be armed with some great goal setting tools to use going forward. I plan to do this retreat again around the same time next year, and if there were other suitable retreats offered by Michael before then, would be happy to consider it.”