“I truly love this BTB course. It is at 8 am for me and I absolutely love starting my day off with it. I particularly love it when we do fun things - play games, laugh, sing loudly. The laughter and fun is such an invigorating and uplifting way to start off the day.”

Tracy F.

"As both a Coach and an avid student of Positive Psychology for many years, I highly recommend this course to everyone, whether you are new to Positive Psychology or not.

Emiliya is gifted with the ability to make content experiential and didactic and uses a holistic and embodied approach to deepen the lessons and make them meaningful.

She is entertaining, engaging and knows how to connect with the participants using an online platform. She is a consummate professional with the biggest heart. I am so pleased I joined this group and cannot wait to learn more in the next go-round.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart"

Sheryl Sarnak

“In all my years of intense personal growth and accountability work, this has already been the single most powerful amplifier and accelerator of my ... I don't even know what words to use to complete the sentence. Nothing has given me the ability to tap into my own strength and resourcefulness and innate power faster or more deeply or more consistently, and to share that out not only in my own family and small circle of friends but through my work community as well. I had already made a commitment to "bring more magic" into the world. BTB has given me a whole new support system to amplify that vision, authentically, and with tremendous joy. Thank you.”

Maryn B.

"I've been on a journey since 2018; learning and integrating Positive Psychology into my life. My most recent engagement in the topic is through a program called 'Better Than Before' offered by The Flourishing Center CEO, Emiliya Zhivotovskaya.

Emiliya is a master at taking complex, life-changing concepts and presenting them in a fun and engaging way.

The really great thing about Better Than Before is that we meet every day just for an hour and we learn one concept.

Each day includes a related self-care strategy, a movement or breathing technique, and an invitation to try something related through-out our day.

Then we meet again the next day and we learn another positive psychology technique.

It's a great way to infuse positive psychology into your life!

Emiliya is very skilled and knowledgeable and brings her high-level coaching abilities when interacting with us, her deep knowledge of the research and positive psychology work, and her fun engaging way of interacting and creating a light, encouraging, and uplifting environment.

I highly recommend joining the Better Than Before program which she plans to continue for another 30-day stretch! You meet friends, learn the powerful practice of regulating your thoughts and emotions, and you'll have a blast!

Kami Huck

Bounce Back Better is my constant companion during one of the worst crises I've ever known.

When Pandemic Pandemonium hit, I was like everyone else, freaking out and isolated. Then Bounce Back Better, a 30-day natural high, was thrust into my lap. Every day for 1 hour I get to celebrate vitality and survival with 100s of strangers who are JUST LIKE ME. We want to thrive but we feel like we got our butts kicked.

"I'm in Brooklyn, 2 miles away from what the New York Times calls "the epicenter of the epicenter" and the only traffic on our streets for the past month were ambulances. That one-hour is my salvation.

I never know what Emiliya is going to cook up but I know that it's going to make my heart beat faster, my mind electrify and the load on my shoulders come off, not just for an hour but for most of the day. At least 24 hours. Then I'm back for more."

"It is truly a gift and a blessing to be part of Emiliya's Better Than Before Challenge program. I am deeply inspired by Emiliya's strength and resilience, especially having just lost her dad to Covid-19 during the first few days of the Better Than Before program-may Sam Zhivotovskaya rest in peace.

In the middle of her very personal and difficult loss, she turned her attention, knowledge, skills, and energy into helping others navigate this challenging time of Coronavirus lockdowns and social distancing.

In today's difficult environment, her creativity and enthusiasm are incredibly admirable and worthy of celebration! I love the Better Than Before safe container Emiliya has created where we all come together every day to share and learn from each other.

Her positive psychology teachings, creative breakout room activities, practical tips, fun exercises, and personal anecdotes have all provided me with countless strategies to better deal with the new reality of our world through things like different breathing practices, meditations, body movements, visualizations, affirmation, etc. all with the goal of emerging from Covid-19 stronger, with more resilience, positivity, and grace than ever before.

The self-care tools and practical skills she teaches us are not only immensely helpful but also very doable. She is a master at breaking down the complexity of something as big and overwhelming as Covid-19 into smaller and more manageable "pieces" that we can work with, through the lens of positivity and gratitude.

As a result of the Better Than Before program, I now have more confidence, faith and hope for the future of our world. Thank you Emiliya, you are a gift and a blessing to all of us who have the pleasure of knowing you. If the world had more people like you, it would be a happier, safer and more beautiful world."

Marina Hood

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