Dear Bari,

I wanted to thank you again for the wonderful teleclass last week!

First of all, I take part in teleclasses all the time and it is very rare that I am impressed. Generally I'm happy to pick up anything I didn't already know, which is also rare and more often than not I use them as an exercise in observing someone else's teaching techniques and taking notes on that. So I was elated to make some realizations and shifts of my own within the call. What a joy!   Thank you again for your beautiful gift of time, energy and spirit. It was a pleasure to take part and to learn. What an exciting process.

Peace and contentment to you! havi

Havi Brooks. Yoga Educator.

Wow! I was just blown away by the tele-intro-class that you did last Monday night. Girl, you are good! I had so much fun listening to you holding the space, sharing your gifts and knowledge from deep within you, honoring each one of us, reminding us to honor ourselves and our bodies. And all with such grace and beauty!  WOW!!!  Just gorgeous! So whole. I learned so much on so many levels and appreciated all over again who and how you are on this planet. Yes, yes, yes.  

Love, Kathy Reynolds, Psychotherapist

Dear Bari

I am not even the same person I was 7 weeks ago because of your Level I course.  I almost feel confident. At least I think I know ho wit would feel to feel confident. I'm getting there.

You and Conscious Bookkeeping are an answered prayer.

Thank you,

Beth Borray

"Hannah and I have really loved our work with Conscious Bookkeeping. We have learned so much and feel a great deal of movement and change in our lives. Joetta is a wonderful and supportive coach who brings many areas of wisdom to our process. We definitely tell others about your wonderful work. Thanks so much. Best, Emily"

Emily Bender, NC Nutrition for the Whole Family

"Hi ladies, I just wanted to thank you both for such a wonderful course. I am moving through my practice at a pace which feels sustainable, learning more every day, behaving more consciously, developing and using my system, paying bills on time, avoiding fees, setting small goals, putting aside money for specific purposes. It is a work in progress and it feels do-able for the first time. I hope you are well, thanks for all your help. I am truly inspired. Warmly, Lia"

Lia M Salciccia, LMFT

My husband and I took Conscious Bookkeeping's Level I course last winter for help setting up Quickbooks for his business and to get our household finances in order. We'd been struggling with a LOT of debt from an SF mortgage, a remodel gone out awry, and from just a lack of thoughtfulness about our spending. Almost every credit card was maxed out and the credit card companies were starting to raise our interest rates. I called Consumer Credit Counseling Services but they said my current interest rates were better than the rates they could negotiate for us and advised us to toughen up, start budgeting and slowly pay it all off over 3 or 4 years. Since taking the course, we fully transitioned the business accounting to Quickbooks and, after seeing a couple of monthly profit and loss reports, revised his estimating formula to take all of the business' expenses into account. We also put our household on a budget. Since doing that, we've been able to pay down over $20,000 in credit card debt (over 30%) while starting an emergency savings fund and fully funding our retirement plans. This has been a great year. On an extra good note, we're expecting our first baby early next year and are feeling like we're in great shape financially for this new phase of our lives.

Liz T., San Francisco

"Bari Tessler is a dynamic woman; visionary, leader, speaker and author. She draws a large audience and people are continuously thankful that we have hosted her. She offers a unique and engaging system for exploring our financial well being. Her writing is clear and insightful. Bari's work and presence are a fabulous contribution to our store and community. We love hosting her and always invite her back."

Sarita Benntowle Events Coordinator Gateways Books

Dear Bari,

My partner and I have had three meetings with Joetta. I can't remember how we found out about Conscious Bookkeeping, but I think it was from Bay Area Business Women newspaper. I know it was something like that, anyway, because I had been looking at ads and talking to different people about some financial advice.

I just wanted to let you know that we are so impressed by Joetta. We had hoped to see her no more than twice, but now we plan on a continuing relationship. She is a very clear communicator, compassionate, a good listener, very patient(my lack of Quicken skills must have had her close to screaming), and obviously brilliant with money.

I am 36, Oliver is 38. For the first time in our lives--literally--we feel confident and hopeful about our finances. We also feel a wonderful sense of control. This is exactly what we wanted from a financial advisor.

Two other important details, things I truly appreciate about Joetta:

1. She is willing to come to our home. This is huge for us and definitely helped us choose Conscious Bookkeeping/Joetta over the other women we had been talking to.

2. She is very respectful of our goals and ethics. I work for a non-profit and I'm proud of it. I do not want to make a ton of money, I want to handle my money well and do a ton of work for the organization I believe in. I want to be secure, but I do not need to be rich. The other "money people" I have spoken with all lectured me and tried to change my personal priorities. I'm sure Joetta has some opinions about my choices :), but she never blinked when I described what I wanted and she has provided the guidance I needed for my own individual needs and desires. In other words, she gave me a great deal of respect and that helped cement the relationship and build trust.

This message is just to share some feedback about your team. Thank you for offering such a valuable, truly helpful service. We originally cringed at the price, but we now feel your fees are worth every penny and then some. We don't feel that we gave up several hundred dollars to Conscious Bookkeeping--we feel that we invested it and we're getting a great return!

Sincerely,

Alex Bury

"Thanks for an inspiring presentation! It was the highlight of our day!"

Jerrell Ross Richer, PhD Green MBA Business Program, New College.

Bari’s a fabulous teacher, even without the bells and chocolate! She’s been a guest presenter in our Sustainable Local Enterprises (SLE) class for 5 out of the last 6 semesters (she was a student for the other one!), and we call her the “SLE darling,” as everyone loves her vivacious and infectious high energy. Her constantly evolving business, the high integrity she brings, and the twinkle and charm in her smile has everyone asking for more. We use Bari and Conscious Bookkeeping as a model example of a sustainable local enterprise: a business that merges the unique gifts of the entrepreneur with the unique authentic needs of her community. I can’t wait to see what the next year and five years bring: can I pre-request to be a guest on your TV show?

Lots of love and respect,

Christopher Peck, Financial Planner, Teacher - New College

Conscious Bookkeeping is a wonderful organization devoted to helping people bring a high level of consciousness to their financial life. I highly recommend!

Edward Mills, Life Coach

Please pass on my heartfelt congratulations to Bari for this opportunity to expand her message and mission with the Sounds True audio project. The world needs what Conscious Bookkeeping offers. I certainly am one of many who applaud Bari and Joetta and what they are creating.

Take care, Sharon

Sharon Cox, Certified Financial Planner

The Level I class was what I expected and more. I appreciated the visualizations and the insight that I received from them. The info was very helpful and affirming for me. I appreciated your guidance, expertise and knowledge throughout the class. I learned a lot from your strengths as a teacher towards everyone and at their different learning curves.

Thanks, Nancy P., Teacher, Maine

"Dear Bari,

Wow, I have taken a billion courses on many things / listened to a ton of introductory talks, and I have to tell you your intro conference call was amazing: very deep, very grounded, full, connected, comprehensive, and deeply practical. Fantastic, thank you, I just forwarded your newsletter to all my contacts."

Many blessings,

M. J. Artist/Coach

We are extremely grateful for you and your teaching. Our relationship in reference to our shared experiences with money has evolved to such a place of joy and openly supportive teamwork. It seems that the change was first catalyzed with your article and it's been a great ride ever since. We have so much appreciation for you, your work and your impact on us, as well as our local and global community. Thank you!

With love & gratitude, Cari & Richard, Great Couple

I've been working on business and personal bookkeeping, etc. today and took a pause just a moment ago and thought of you. i just wanted to extend my appreciation to you. honestly, i've never been so organized in my life. there simply aren't as many cloudy areas these days and i'm able to approach the money matters in my life with so much more fluidity. i can't tell you what a relief it is and how empowered i'm just beginning to feel since beginning my work with you and CB.

the past month and a half have been very challenging in that i've been confronted with so much of my past habits. it's also been challenging because in order to change these habits i've had to devote a great amount of extra time and energy to this process. it's taken a lot of self-discipline. i've been diligently working on redoing my 2006 tax stuff with personal and business as well as working out a plan with the irs to make consistent payments on past back taxes i've owed. it's really been hard because in the past, i just kept putting it off and that procrastination constantly weighed on me both physically and emotionally (i now realize). now that i'm working on it with open eyes i have so many different feelings that come up -- frustration with my old self, appreciation of myself for the new effort, sometimes wanting to give up because it feels hard, empowerment, etc.

i feel really close to being caught up to the present, if that makes sense. the past month or two have been about cleaning up the past, getting systems in place and creating systems for the present and future. it's taken a lot of time, effort, belief that it's possible and perseverance. my goal and vision is that by mid september, i will be completely done with having to deal with past blockage and from there be able to focus solely on current bookkeeping and future visioning. i can see the light at the end of this tunnel :)

Elizabeth Walker, Pilates Studio Owner

Bari created excitement by de-mystifying the topic "Bookkeeping". The mini-workshop was very practical with exercises which gave immediate results. Exploring the impact, on us, of how money had been viewed by our parents may be the cause or contributing to our inability to make and keep money. Getting in touch with how just the thought of money physically affects us was powerful, and for me lasting. How to transform the dreaded bill/debt into a pleasurable experience by giving it a VALUE was transforming for me!

Grace Bartholo, Life Coach

I read your March Yogi Times article this morning - it's been sitting in my in-box waiting for this moment, I guess. Your article very clearly defined the process I am in, just over half-way through Joetta's Map of Intentions course. It really IS as exciting as you say in the article. Because of it, I'm so present right now to the purpose and the value of the work I'm doing as a human being and as a Conscious Bookkeeping student, and the purpose and value of the work you all - in your organization - are doing.

"Know what you're doing." Yes!!

With appreciation and joy, Jane Bernstein, Freelance Writer

Neha Sangwan, Physician, Mind/Body stress reduction Coach and jewelry artist.