“[I] am more grateful, happier, less anxious”
Dr. Srikumar Rao

“[I] am more grateful, happier, less anxious”

Difficult to summarize the many wonderful effects CPM has had on my life…don’t even know where to start because a lifetime of discovery happened in a very short time…feel closer to God…am more grateful, happier, less anxious…love my wife more…dwell less on negative thoughts…have embarked on computer music and rediscovered drums and percussion instruments…discovered so many books that are lifelong companions

Rafael Mier

MBA, Columbia Business School, 2004

United States

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