Former Course Students


Every Aspect Has Been Covered to the Minutest Detail!

Atula took the 3-month Classical Language Mastery program from April to June 2024, as she was interested in learning Pāḷi and Gujarati, as the former reflects her wish to understand her meditation practice more profoundly, and the latter is her mother tongue.

She found that she could reduce lots of learning time and make her learning more efficient, although she has never attended a university. Moreover, since every aspect was covered in the minutest detail, Atula couldn’t think of anything that was missing in the program, and she enjoyed every bit of it. Later, she plans on learning Sanskrit and Hindi as well. She found the videos amazing and took notes on every session, which amounted to six months of notes in her diary.

Moreover, Atula found the live sessions and workbooks very helpful and was especially surprised at how well the Anki card decks were done, i.e., all in the minutest detail. She enjoyed the module on Anki the most, as well as on diet and recovery. She was always looking forward to the classes and doing her homework.

She recommends the program to everybody who wants to study oriental languages, especially for people who want to learn fast and efficiently.


I found the Coaching Incredibly Helpful!

Weller attended the 3-month Classical Language Mastery program in 2024, as he was, among other things, interested in learning Classical Chinese and improving his Mandarin.

He found his motivation to be the hardest to keep consistent. He felt inspired and motivated by my previous 2-week Pāḷi course. He especially found the program’s first part very helpful, laying the emotional groundwork for his upcoming studies and clearing out space, allowing him to dive into his studies, which was invaluable to him. Moreover, he appreciated the systematic, organised way of studying and benefited from my experience, personalised guidance and coaching.

He found the program to be a curious mixture of coaching and technical instruction, specifically the coaching, incredibly helpful. Weller was surprised how studies can be made very personal, i.e., linking deeper drives to fully engage in one’s studies.

He recommends this program to people willing to go to this depth of understanding themselves as most beneficial, as the drive and motivation for the studies come naturally if they adhere to the process. Furthermore, anyone who has very difficult and demanding studies requiring loads of memorisation, such as medicine or law, will benefit from this program.

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The Spaced Repetition Program Was Taken to a Whole New Level!

Anna took the 4-month Pāḷi intensive course in February 2023.

Before joining, she had a little bit of experience but not really making much progress.

Through Anna's hard work and dedication, she successfully finished the course and, with this, the entire textbook.

She especially appreciated the support of the program and the systematic flashcards.

To Study and Read About the Dhamma Has Now Finally Become A Part of My Life!

Sofia took the 4-month Pāḷi intensive course in February 2023.

Because of her unswerving work ethic, she completed the entire course.

Sofia got tremendous benefits which she recorded in a 15-minute voicemail to a friend, and she is especially happy about the friends and insights she gained through this course.

The Course Had an Impact on My Sanskrit Studies And Was Very Beneficial For My Meditation Practice!

Elli took the 4-month Pāḷi intensive course in February 2023.

She previously studied Sanskrit for 1 year at university and also in online studies. Because of her diligent study habits, she completed the entire course.

Although the workload was quite intense, through the flashcards and the translation exercises, Elli could apply what she had learned.

The course not only had an impact on her Pāḷi reading but also on her Sanskrit studies.

Moreover, the course was very beneficial for her meditation practice. She is very grateful for her study group and feels now prepared to continue reading Pāḷi on her own.

I Lost My Fear of Learning and Understood Grammar for the First Time!

Björn took the 4-month Pāḷi intensive course from February to June 2023.

Because of his dedication and frequent attendance of the classes, Björn completed the entire course.

He likes the feeling of familiarity with the Pāḷi language, reading the suttas, and even reciting the verses.

The biggest takeaway Björn got is that he lost his fear of learning and understood grammar for the first time.

Even though it was a lot of material, the course was still manageable for him, and he never felt stressed.

Björn definitely recommends this course to others, as it made him understand the Pāḷi, and as he appreciated the recitation of it a lot as well.

You Are Greatly Supported by Other Students and also By the Kind and Patient Teaching of the Tutor!

Margaret took the 4-month Pāḷi intensive course from February to June 2023.

Margaret, in general, aimed to deepen her understanding of the suttas from which vipassanā and S.N. Goenka's teaching came, and in particular, wanted to read and understand the Mettasutta.

Margaret found the mutual support of the other students and me very helpful.

Although she needed to leave early to look after a family member in need, she will continue to study and benefit from the recorded lessons. Her goal of understanding the Mettasutta was there.

Margaret can recommend this course to others and hopes they take up the challenge.

He Always Pushes You in A Very Nice and Gentle Way, But Very Focused.


Dirk struggled before with the creation of his online course.

He found the processes and the communication to be super beneficial.

Dirk also found the structure and the attention to detail very helpful.

Moreover, Dirk appreciated being taken to the next level in his online course creation and even going beyond this goal.

The most important thing for Dirk was to be encouraged to go above his limitations.

Due to Dirk’s strong work ethic, he could finish his goal and even went beyond it.

Dirk can, therefore, highly recommend our collaboration.

It's Fantastic That You Could Answer All My Questions,

Including Every Curiosity During My Studies!


Nick took the 2-month Pāḷi intensive course from January to April 2024. Nick has been learning Pāḷi on and off for 3 years alone as well as in a study group.

He hoped to understand the language much deeper after grasping it superficially.

Nick found it fantastic that I could answer all his questions, including every curiosity and nuance that came up during his studies.

Moreover, he found how I answered the questions insightful and appreciated how I organised the Anki card deck since it saved a lot of time.

So, he not only learned the answers to his questions but also how to answer his own questions independently in the future.

What he found surprising is that he gained a much deeper understanding of grammar and, thus, the Pāḷi language, which changed the way he learned.

Nick can, therefore, recommend this course to beginning, intermediate and advanced students.

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