NeuroSomatic Flow™ Online Teacher & Coach Training

the world’s first and only therapeutic flow arts program created by a doctor of neuroscience

The 2020 Inaugural Training successfully completed on Sept. 28th!

Get on the WAIT LIST for the next training launching winter/spring of 2021!

(Limited to 12 spots.)

PROGRAM PURPOSE

The purpose of this program is to train and educate professionals to teach and share the “medicine of flow” in any environment, from clinical to corporate, or even at home with your children. If you are considering this program, then you likely are already familiar with the powerful therapeutic benefits of “flow art practices”, including neuro-protective effects and relieving depression and anxiety. The “flow arts” is a rapidly emerging field proving to be one of the most powerful transformative and healing somatic practices. The problem, until now, is the lack of evidence- and scholarly-based training for it to work in environments other than circus, festival or other, more casual scenes.

We have held the vision for years to help bring the medicine of flow into those environments that could benefit the most like hospitals, mental health institutes, research institutes, schools, universities, government departments, the military, and corporate offices. As we all know, it is difficult to bring new paradigms of learning and healing (especially play-based) into these environments without being presented in a credible way. Usually this means . . . . based in science.

We’re thrilled to present the first training of its kind (that we are aware of) to help solve this problem and support professionals like you spread this medicine. If you already have a coaching or therapy practice, this training will allow you to include flow movement designed to unlock and re-wire areas in the brain and body where traditional coaching/therapy do not focus. If you are a yoga, fitness, or dance teacher, this program will make your offerings more dynamic and transformative. As a healing modality that nurtures the inner child, NeuroSomatic Flow™ offers professionals a powerful addition to their current practice.

Not interested in learning to teach? That’s OK.

The Foundations course will help you to deepen your personal practice. You’ll walk away with a solid home practice, along with profound new perspectives on your own health and life.

Ultimately, this program is designed to help you help yourself and others let go of limiting perceptions, come home to who they truly, and create the joyful life that is their birthright.

If you’re not willing to learn how to lead some dance, shimmy and play, at the end of a “neuroscience of transformation” presentation,
then this program is probably not for you.

The Flow Arts

As we step into this new decade, it’s truly amazing to think of the rapidly rising number of lives being transformed by yoga, dance and the flow arts.

It is an exciting time to be living. People are so ready to learn how play again and to explore new dimensions of BE-ing.

Yogis are ready to get off the mat, dancers are ready to get on the mat, and flow artists all over the world are paving a new path in somatic healing in the most joyful, creative ways possible.

For several of you, poi and/or hoop-dancing, may not be your primary inspiration for doing this program. Be assured that poi and/or hoop-dancing are NOT the primary focus in this program. However, we urge and encourage you to bring this into your personal practice. Studies, widely available on the web, have shown that just five minutes a day of this kind of “juggling” or “dance” movement will increase brain mass, synaptic connectivity, reduce anxiety, and help overcome depression.

So why flow arts?

This rapidly emerging field referred to as the “flow arts” is, at its deepest core, a form of yoga, a path of inquiry.

As a transformative and healing somatic practice, a rising number of studies have revealed therapeutic benefits, powerfully restoring and retraining the nervous system. It’s not only an art to unify, bridge, and harmonize various aspects of oneself, but also to weave together many different disciplines into a singular-threaded, creative expression. These disciplines can include meditation, dance, yoga, simple play, and performance; in addition, it often includes moving with an object such as poi, staff, or the hula-hoop. This movement art requires learning to move gracefully in relationship to oneself, others, and the natural cycles and rhythms universal to life.

You may be thinking to yourself, “There are so many activities in the world that have us learn to move, think and feel in transformative new ways . . . . why flow arts?”

Good question.

What is unique about the Flow Arts is that it bridges so many different practices and modalities to maximize engagement of as many somatic sensory systems as possible.

You will learn why this is important in alchemizing our minds, bodies, and emotions, later in this program.

What is NeuroSomatic Flow™ (NSF)?

To answer this question, let us begin with the root word, soma.

According to ancient Vedic texts, Soma was originally a plant worshipped as a Vedic deity of the moon, flowing waters, ecstasy, and inspiration. Soma also means the living body of an organism in its wholeness. Somatic coaches, therapists, and teachers support clients in optimizing their lives by resourcing the innate intelligence of the body. In a world that has become dominated by mental processes, the rapidly growing field of somatics (which includes yoga and other movement meditations) is helping to bring people back into their bodies and restore a much needed balance between the mind and the body. 

NeuroSomatic Flow™ focuses not only on reclaiming the wisdom of the body, but also on creating new ways of being through new ways of moving that re-wire the brain and nervous system while simultaneously releasing limiting beliefs and trauma in a joyful way. 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW for the neurosomatic Flow™ training Journey*

This program is made up of 4 distinct, training components. This way, you get to decide how far and how deep you wish to go.

ALL PARTS OF THE ONLINE TRAINING PROGRAM INCLUDE:

• Small group, live video calls to ensure material is fully understood & integrated

• Tests, assignments, and video submittals demonstrating competency required for certification

• minimum 4-6 hr per week commitment to be successful

part 1 (12 weeks): THE medicine of flow foundations course - PRACTITIONER, ARTIST, & SCHOLAR

This training is for those who seek to:

• begin or deepen their own personal, flow practice

• re-kindle or awaken their inner fire and joy of life

• theoretical study and experiential application of the neuroscience of Transformational, Somatic Learning 

• fulfill the requirements to become a certified NeuroSomatic Flow™ Teacher, Coach or NeuroSomatic Flow™ Technique (NSFT) Facilitator
  

This Foundations Course is required for all certifications from NaiAsa Institute.

For those who want to continue their NeuroSomatic Flow™ Training Journey after Part 1 . . . .

(ABOVE) The inaugural, 2020 NeuroSomatic Flow™ Teacher Training graduates from around the world - U.S., Canada, Virgin Islands, Indonesia, and Japan

Click here to check out Dr. Jinju’s highlights of the 2020 journey

Part 2 (8 -12 weeks): the nsf teacher training

This training is for those who seek to:

• teach NeuroSomatic Flow™ classes

• incorporate NSF into their current, professional health practice or yoga/movement classes

• fulfill the requirements to become a certified NeuroSomatic Flow™ Coach or NeuroSomatic Flow™ Technique (NSFT) Facilitator
  
  

This NSF Teacher Training is required for anyone wanting certification as a NSFT Facilitator. If not, then with the completion of Part 2 you’ll be able to demonstrate:

• Presenter Level of Understanding of NeuroSomatic Flow Concepts, including Basic Neuroscience Transformational Learning, Flow Psychology, and Somatic Healing

• Mastery and Embodiment of NeuroSomatic Flow Foundations (Fluency, Technique and Practice)

• Ability to self-facilitate Mind-Body Re-Programming/Re-patterning of Behavior and Beliefs Soul Level Integration of NeuroSomatic Principles with Offering of Soul Expression Piece

• Competency in Teaching the Art of Flow in a Transformational Context Sacred Scholarship with Completion of Evidence-based Research Paper & Presentation
  

  Many trainees feel complete with their NSF Training after Part 2.
  

However, for those who want to continue their NeuroSomatic Flow™ Training Journey after Part 2 . . . .

PART 3 (10 - 12 WEEKS): THE NSF COACH TRAINING*

This training is for those who seek to:

• utilize NeuroSomatic Flow™ for healing, transformation, and optimization within private 1-on-1 coaching journeys

• be trained and certified as a professional coach

• learn and practice the foundations of professional life coaching according to International Coach Federation (ICF) guidelines

• fulfill the requirements to become a certified NeuroSomatic Flow™ Technique (NSFT) Facilitator
  
  

This NSF Coach Training is required* for anyone wanting certification as a NSFT Facilitator.
*Those with previous training in coaching, therapy, or counseling, are eligible to skip Part 3 of the NSF training journey.

For those who want to continue their NeuroSomatic Flow™ Training Journey after Part 3 . . . .

PART 4 (6-8 WEEKS): neurosomatic flow™ technique (NSFT) facilitator

This training is for those who seek to:

• facilitate healing, transformation, and optimization in a 1-on-1 context using NSFTs

• have a more systematic process of utilizing Flow to up-level their current personal or professional practice

• learn prescriptive flow patterns for the re-patterning of specific, limiting belief patterns and emotional states

As in all our trainings and journeys, the concepts of the program are layered within the 5 elements:

AIR (Science) - This element invites theoretical study and curious exploration to cultivate wisdom, inspiration, knowledge, intention, and expanded perspectives for what is possible. Trainees will devote scholarly study of the neuroscience, philosophy, and language of Flow.

EARTH (Soma) -  The Earth element roots the formless into form, and honors physical experience through all sensory systems as a crucial way of “knowing” and “discerning.” Candidates will learn how to create safe and strong containers for healing and embodied transformation to occur for themselves and for their clients.

WATER (Sacred FeminYinity) - According to many cultures, water is considered the most feminine/yin and the most powerful of all the elements. Water rules the realm of emotionality, sensuality, relationships, and the art of flow. Research has confirmed that relationship is more important for the healing journey than any techniques used by a therapist, psychologist, physician, counselor, and beyond. (This is also the component that seems to get the least attention in most Western-based, health professional training programs.) Because NaiAsa NeuroSomatic Flow Teachers (and Coaches) are also healers, candidates will cultivate those essential qualities of presence, playfulness, compassion, and beyond to cultivate nurturing relationships that naturally propel clients forward in a balanced, and organic, way.

FIRE (Soul Expression) -  Fire is the element that ignites action and transformation. NaiAsa NeuroSomatic Flow Teachers (and Coaches) are skilled in and committed to having their students/clients connect with their practice in a meaningful way, that is, in a way that rekindles and awakens the Inner Fire. And yes, for those wondering, fire-dancing can definitely play a significant part in this journey, and while not a part of this program, it is a part of the retreat (depending on the pandemic) and the final coaching module.

SPIRIT (Seva) - Seva is the sanskrit word for “selfless service.” Seva is also an important key to sustainability in the new world. Conscious surrender and REST are the final vital parts of every learning cycle and necessary for integration and restoration. NaiAsa Institute has designed this training program (and all programs) to include both Seva and relaxed integration time as essential elements of not only the training, but also the bigger vision of NaiAsa.

Topics covered throughout the training journey:

• The Human Nervous System (high level) 

• Evolutionary Perspective of Brain Development - Why Talk Therapy is not Enough 

• Somatics & Neuroplasticity (re-programming)

• Your Brain in Flow (Whole-Brain Functioning, the Cerebellum & Beyond) 

• Emotional/Limbic Brain - Reward, Motivation, Learning & Addiction (Fear & Love)

• Breathwork and Flow

• Heart Intelligence and Role in Flow

• Stress, Trauma, and Resiliency

• The Role of Play in Healing

• The Role of Dance and Music in Healing

• Research Studies to Support the Therapeutic Use of Flow Arts Movement, Play & Dance

• Methodology - Rewiring & Re-patterning Subconscious Beliefs with NeuroSomatic Flow™ Movement

• Shamanic Perspectives of Mental Health & Flow

For those who go on to become NaiAsa Coaches (this is option for those who wish to go beyond the NeuroSomatic Flow™ journey - there will be an upcoming flow chart for that), elements that set our coaches apart from most classical, life coaches are transformational practices including embodied play, word play, ritual, dance, flow arts, yoga, and breathwork. Above all, however, is the paradigm shift from the more linear, rigid, ways of facilitating transformation to being more balanced, circular, flowing, intuitive styles of coaching, that powerfully guide their clients home, not just to their bodies, but equally importantly, to living a life aligned with their hearts, their bliss, and clarity on what ignites their soul.

FAQ

How much time do I need to invest in this program? We anticipate a minimum 4-6 hours/week.

Is this for women only? No, NeuroSomatic Flow is for all genders, ages, body types, etc. While we do have many programs designed specifically for women, this is not one of them. 

Whom is this program NOT for? This training is NOT for those focused exclusively on performance or circus arts.

How is it different from other flow trainings? While this program utilizes poi, and some hoop, as vehicles for the practice, the focus is on the body (somatic), and therefore taught as an embodiment practice. The trainee will learn the foundations of universal patterns of flow that can be applied to meditations, movements, and props beyond the poi. 

In addition, students will need to work hard, study hard, and be teachable in order to achieve certification. (This will not be accomplished by just paying tuition!)

How is NeuroSomatic Flow™ different from NaiAsana™? The major difference is the intended purpose behind the two practices. NeuroSomatic Flow refers to the methodology in utilizing specific flow movements and techniques to rewire and repattern the brain and nervous system for the purpose of healing and personal transformation. NaiAsana is a style of yoga that celebrates, honors and invokes the Divine Feminine, in her many expressions, across cultures and across time. NaiAsana often weaves in wisdom and mythology (e.g., Pele Namaskar). NaiAsana almost always incorporates NeuroSomatic Flow, but NeuroSomatic Flow doesn’t necessarily incorporate NaiAsana.

What are the NeuroSomatic Flow™ Techniques? NSFTs are prescriptive, flow movements using poi for the re-patterning of specific, limiting beliefs and emotional states.

Will these hours count as Continuing Education with any organizations?

Yes, possibly up to 30 hours could count towards CE requirements for Yoga Alliance.

Pre-registration for the Medicine of Flow Foundations course (Part 1)

(PLease note that we’re only accepting 12 students for this training.)

1) Fill out the form below to be put on the waiting list which is filling fast.

2) If you’d like to early-reserve a spot (the inaugural training in Spring 2020 sold out two months before it started), then please let us know in the form so we can put you on the “Earliest Bird” discount list. You’ll get an amazing discount for paying-in-full before the end of the year and ensure you’ll be in the training!

3) We will have special pricing for those who want to take the entire, NeuroSomatic Flow™ Training journey so please let us know if interested.