The moment I purchased ´The Dragon Queen´ course, I knew the woman entering that transformative space would not be the same woman walking out of it. And I was right! I’m so grateful I trusted my intuition and said yes to this journey.

Dragon Queen felt like a journey back to myself. With every Gate, I felt more of me returning home. It was as though I was finally invited into the hidden attic of my psyche; opening the boxes of emotions, memories, and parts of myself I had buried away for years, but that also held my power, authenticity, creativity and aliveness. Handan's warm and powerful energy was palpable throughout the course; she provided a sense of familiarity and safety that I had often missed in my life

During the eight weeks of the “Dragon Queen,” I underwent profound transformations. I noticed how I now lead from my body, guided by intuition that no longer negotiates, allowing grief to surface as I recognize my capacity to hold loss and let go when it's time - something I had struggled with for far too long.

I released relationships that had been emotionally over for years. I became more grounded in my identity, more vocal about my boundaries, and finally able to say:
“No.” “This doesn’t work for me.” “I’m not accepting this behaviour toward me.” I noticed I was no longer absorbing everyone else’s emotions or abandoning myself to keep my connection to others. I started allowing myself to receive, finally!

The adaptive strategies & the masks I once wore, were no longer scary instead, I've embraced each one of them with love, understanding their origins. A sense of wholeness and self-love started brewing from there. What surprised me most was discovering softness, warmth and vulnerability within myself again — alongside a deep sense of power, self-respect, Venusian Fire, passion, and presence in my body. Allowing the body to feel things I’ve suppressed for far too long.

I now feel anchored in my Authentic Self, external noises don’t affect me as much. The roles of perfectionism and peacemaking that once regulated people in my life, have been set aside. I recognize patterns and wounds, and this course has instilled in me the compassion necessary to honor those previous versions of myself.

I thoroughly enjoyed every somatic experience and inner constellation led by Handan. I’ve come to realize that the body knows so much more than the mind.

Physically - I’ve lost weight (around hips and legs), I’ve finally released shame and I want the world to see me as I see myself “lovable and beautiful.”

Thank you, Handan, for holding this space so powerfully. The sovereignty is back. I feel stronger and lighter, having recognized my own power and ability to break free. And I finally feel the capacity to hold myself.

I decided to take the “Dragon Queen” course because I recognised a pattern of suppressing myself to be “nice,” and I wanted to shift this, as it was impacting both my relationships and my ability to fully enjoy.

Through this experience, I feel I’ve strengthened my ability to stay in my True Self when trauma-driven parts show up. As I moved through each gate, I started noticing subtle shifts, I respond differently in situations, express my truth more easily, and I’ve become more attuned to the signals in my body.

I also deeply appreciated being guided by you, Handan. You are so genuine and have created a space where I felt truly safe and held. I felt no pressure to perform, only an invitation to stay with whatever my body needed to express.

One of the biggest shifts for me is that I now feel able to face situations that, just a few months ago, would have felt impossible.

Now, I feel I have the capacity to stay with myself even when I feel challenged—whether that’s feeling powerless in professional contexts or shrinking in personal relationships. Instead of abandoning myself, I can stay present, trust what I feel, and act in alignment with my truth. I feel a stronger sense of self trust.

I hope to continue integrating everything we’ve been working on over the past weeks.

Before this work, I could feel that something in me was off: I would get triggered in certain situations, but I didn’t fully understand what was happening inside me or how to respond to it. I felt overwhelmed by my emotions at times, and even though I had awareness, I didn’t have a way to actually shift what was happening in my body.

Through this course, I’ve learned how to connect to the different parts of myself, not just intellectually, but somatically. I can now feel when a specific part of me is activated, understand what it needs, and respond to it in a way that brings regulation instead of overwhelm.

Instead of reacting or getting lost in emotional patterns, I now have a tool to come back to myself in real time.

What really shifted for me is understanding that healing isn’t just about changing thoughts. I had done mindset work before, but this showed me that the body holds deeper layers of truth. When those layers are accessed and released, the shift is completely different; it’s not just a mental change, it’s something you feel in your entire system. And from that place, your life begins to reflect it. You move differently, respond differently, and make decisions from a place of stability instead of reactivity. You stop repeating the same patterns and no longer abandon yourself in the moments that used to take you out.

Since doing this work, I feel more present in my body, more grounded, and more secure within myself. Situations that would have previously triggered me don’t have the same charge anymore. There’s more space, more clarity, and a sense that I can actually hold myself through whatever comes up.

I never thought I could feel this level of internal safety and stability without needing to ‘fix’ everything first. But this work showed me that it’s not about becoming perfect, it’s about building a relationship with yourself that can hold all of you.

What’s also incredible is that I said yes to this course before I even knew what it would fully be, and even before it started, I could already feel shifts in my energy. That alone showed me how powerful this work is.

This has truly been life-changing.

As someone who has been working on self-love for a long time, this course didn’t just add more concepts, it brought me back to myself in a real, embodied way. I feel more like who I’m meant to be.

I’ve always wanted a dragon tattoo, and now I know that if I get one, it will be a reminder of this class, it will represent the moment I realized that the power, clarity, and love I was searching for were already within me.

I just needed the right guidance to access it.

The topics of this workshop hit every part of me I've been wanting to meet & integrate - to let the pure version of those parts I know are me to shine through.. and what struck me was realizing it was the same for every participant.

It was all very powerful but what i’m enjoying most after having done this workshop is: the emerged version of myself that can comfortably feel, say & radiate, "This doesn’t work for me.” without collapsing, justifying or having to explain further.. it’s magic.

I've been doing self-development and healing work for nearly 30 years, including with Handan. This workshop was the first time I started to genuinely grasp what it feels like to actually ‘feel' in the body.

Handan holds space in the most extraordinary way — she holds a rare nuanced combination of seemingly opposite traits which makes the container she holds in a workshop very powerful and transforming.

She’s both strong & compassionate - which makes me feel safe, seen & accepted.
She’s structured & flows - which makes me feel held and at the same time allowed to play.
She has strong boundaries and she's caring. She checks on each of us individually both during the class and outside the class.
She has deep & multi-discipline knowledge but she doesn't just teach it to us; she didn’t just study them, she IS them. She embodies the wisdom of all the work she’s done on herself.. and the examples of her life that she shares makes it all feel relatable, and possible for everyone.
I feel like I can trust every step of the journey with Handan and that’s why I highly recommend this workshop if the topic is calling you now!