NSF Practioner, Teacher, and Coach Guidelines

🌿 NeuroSomatic Flow®

Teacher & Coach Operational Guidelines
 Engagement, Referrals, Stewardship & NSF Publishing



For: Certified NSF Teachers (Level 1 & 2) and Coaches (Level 3)
Effective: February 27, 2026

Why These Guidelines Exist

These guidelines are here to help you navigate the practical side of being an NSF teacher or coach—how to engage people who want to learn more, how referrals and stewardship work economically, and what's needed when you create and share NSF content publicly.

Everything here exists to:

  • Preserve what makes NSF transformative

  • Protect the value of your certification

  • Encourage you to share this work generously

  • Support your income as a teacher and practitioner

  • Keep NSF from becoming diluted or generic

  • Build something sustainable for all of us

Let's walk through it.

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What Is NeuroSomatic Flow®?

The “Elevator Pitch” for Conversations

When someone asks "What is NeuroSomatic Flow?" start here:

The essence:

"NeuroSomatic Flow® is a neural-rewiring methodology created by a neuroscientist that honors the whole human."

If they want more detail:

"It's a healing and coaching modality that supports the release of limiting patterns, rewiring of the nervous system, and unlocking of flow—so you can reclaim what's missing."

The approach:

The practice involves moving with specific universal flow patterns for 5 minutes a day, intentionally—within a coaching framework designed to rewire the nervous system and unlock new possibilities."

From here, you can (also see below):

  • Ask questions to understand what they're looking for

  • Direct them to the website for more depth (once the book is published, this will be a resource you can offer as well)

  • Offer a specific next step (free Medicine of Flow Circle, Gateway NSF, etc.)

    • Free Medicine of Flow Circle, Gateway NSF, etc. 

    • Invite them to one of your classes or workshops

    • Invite them into an introductory coaching session (Lev 3 coaches)

    • NSF Prescriptions via YouTube (TBD) 

If they ask "But HOW does it work?" or want more detail:

"The guiding principle is simple:

When the body learns to intentionally move in a new way, the brain rewires itself to perceive in new ways ... all while simultaneously releasing old trauma and stories that no longer serve.

The bigger framework of NSF integrates neuroscience, ontology, flow psychology, somatic healing, embodied play, and relational attunement with movement practices (dance, yoga, flow arts), breathwork, and indigenous wisdom traditions."

(This level of detail goes into the weeds—use it only when someone is genuinely curious about the methodology.)

The Formal Definition for Written Copy (social, blogs, YouTube video descriptions etc.)

NeuroSomatic Flow® (NSF) is a neural-rewiring methodology created by a neuroscientist that honors the whole human. It's where the neuroscience of transformation meets the wisdom of the body to rapidly rewire and unlock Flow.

NSF is both a healing and coaching modality that supports the release of limiting patterns, rewiring of the nervous system, and unlocking of flow—to reclaim what's missing.

The practice is rooted in this principle: When the body learns to intentionally move in a new way, the brain rewires itself to perceive in new ways ... all while simultaneously releasing old trauma and stories that no longer serve.

Through intentionally moving with specific universal flow patterns for just 5 minutes a day within a coaching framework, NSF creates lasting neural rewiring and unlocks new possibilities.

The overarching framework of NSF integrates neuroscience, ontology, flow psychology, somatic healing, embodied play, and relational attunement with movement practices (dance, yoga, flow arts), breathwork, and indigenous wisdom traditions.

Shorter version (for tight character limits):

NeuroSomatic Flow® is a neural-rewiring methodology created by a neuroscientist that honors the whole human. It's where the neuroscience of transformation meets the wisdom of the body to rapidly rewire and unlock Flow.


Understanding NSF vs NSFT vs NSF Prescription

This distinction matters—not for splitting hairs, but for preserving what makes this work deep.

NeuroSomatic Flow® (NSF)

NSF is the overarching, multi-disciplinary methodology - based in the philosophies and relational framework of this lineage.

NeuroSomatic Flow® Technique (NSFT) 

NSFT is the process and structured procedure which applies the NSF methodology and philosophy.

(As we move forward, we envision “branches” of NSFT such as Dance NSFTs, Flow Arts NSFTs, Yoga NSFTs, Martial Arts NSFTs, etc.)


NeuroSomatic Flow® Prescriptions

These are specific, customized formulas created from the NSFT process used to support someone working to achieve a particular outcome(s).

NSF Prescriptions can also be guided in group settings such as a class or a workshop by certified NSF Teachers. NSF Prescriptions may be created or co-created by NSF teachers and coaches. To maintain coherency and quality standards, there is a feedback and approval process before they may be shared publicly.


Here are some metaphors to understand their relationship:

The Kitchen Metaphor:

NSF is the kitchen or school of cooking

NSFT is the cooking process unique to the NSF kitchen

NSF Prescription is the signature dish

The Pharmacy Metaphor:

NSF is the pharmacy

NSFT is the laboratory process unique to the NSF pharmacy

NSF Prescription is the signature pill



How to Use These Names

Use NSF when:

  • Describing your training lineage

  • Representing your certification

  • Speaking about the full relational framework

  • Referring to the framework as a whole

Use NSFT when:

  • Guiding the procedure in a class or in a private coaching session (for ex, the attendees or client are guided to formulate their own unique mantra)

  • Creating shareable practice prescriptions

Use NSF Prescription when: 

  • Sharing specific, pre-approved, formulas designed for specific outcomes. Prescriptions have specific flow sequences and specific mantras/affirmations.


When Someone Asks: "How Do I Learn More?"

After a talk, workshop, retreat, or public event, here's how to support people who want to go deeper:

Option 1: One-on-One Coaching

If someone wants personal support and you're certified to offer it:

  • Offer 1:1 sessions within your scope (Level 2 = groups only, Level 3 = private coaching)

  • You keep 100% of coaching fees

  • Use your own scheduling and payment system

  • No lineage revenue share applies—this is your independent, professional work

Option 2: Point Them to Official NSF Pathways

If someone wants general information about NSF, share:

  • Official website link or QR code (we will provide)

  • “Medicine of Flow” book (when available)

  • Monthly Medicine of Flow Circle (free community intro)

  • Bali Dakini Poi (if relevant)

  • The NSF Gateway (online foundational program)

  • NSF Teacher Training

Don’t forget to give them your official referral code (you'll receive this separately if you’ve chosen to participate in one of the paths detailed below).

When sharing these offerings, use the approved brand language we provide.

How Referral Rewards Work

When you use your official referral link or code, here's how the reward works:

1. Monthly Medicine of Flow Circle

Free community introduction
Referral Reward: None

2. Bali Dakini Poi

Referral Reward: 20% of the profit in cash (sales price minus cost) or 40% of the profit in credit (also see below)

Applies when someone purchases through your referral link/code

Note: Official BDP Ambassador Program coming soon.

Until changed, your choice will be between 20% cash of the profit (sale minus production cost) or 40% credit of the profit (credits may be used toward NaiAsa Institute offerings such as coaching, training, courses, retreats, and designated products.)

3. NSF Gateway

Online foundational program

Referral Reward: 25% of tuition
Applies when someone enrolls via your referral link/code

If that person eventually signs up for Level 1 within 12 months of joining the Gateway, then you will have the opportunity to choose the stewardship options listed below.

4. NSF Teacher Training (Level 1)

This one has two pathways depending on how involved you want to be:

Path A: Stewardship Model (Active Mentorship)

If you commit to:

  • Scheduled 1:1 mentorship sessions

  • Supporting integration

  • Answering curriculum questions

  • Staying engaged throughout their entire training

You receive: 50% of tuition after it’s fully paid
This rate continues if they progress to Level 2 & 3
Your stewardship also contributes toward future Level 4 eligibility

Path B: Referral-Only

If you refer but don't actively mentor:

You receive: 25% of tuition after it’s fully paid
This rate continues if they progress to Level 2 and Level 3
Stewardship responsibility stays with us or designated leadership

At times, help will be needed from Level 3+ coaches to conduct 1-on-1 coaching sessions that are included in the Flex-Paced NSF Teacher Training as students normally receive 2 coaching sessions and 1 practicum in both Levels 1 & 2.

In exchange, the coach will receive 75 USD per session or 150 USD in credit (may be used toward NaiAsa Institute offerings such as coaching, training, courses, retreats, and designated products).


The Path to Level 4 (It's Not About Referrals)

What Actually Matters for Advancement

Advancement within NeuroSomatic Flow® is based on:

  • Embodiment

  • Maturity

  • Stewardship capacity

  • Community contribution

  • Alignment with lineage vision

Advancement is not contingent upon referral activity.

Let's be clear about that.

Referrals Are a Bonus, Not a Requirement

While referring and stewarding trainees can provide one pathway for earning income and participating in mentorship roles, referral is not a prerequisite for advancement toward Level 4.

The Invitation-Based, Co-Facilitation Pathway

Level 3 graduates who demonstrate:

  • Consistent engagement

  • Stewardship maturity

  • Leadership presence

  • Capacity to hold the group field

  • Alignment with NSF philosophy

May be invited by us to:

  • Serve as paid co-facilitators in trainings

  • Support live or online training containers

  • Mentor trainees within official programs

  • Participate in stewardship roles independent of referral activity

Compensation for this work will be determined per engagement.

This Is Not MLM

NSF does not operate under a multi-level marketing model.

Advancement is not tied to recruitment thresholds.

There are:

  • No downline hierarchies

  • No mandatory referral quotas

  • No rank advancement tied to sales volume

Leadership development is relational and invitation-based.

In Summary

Referrals may accelerate engagement opportunities.

They do not define leadership eligibility.

Stewardship arises from demonstrated maturity, not recruitment metrics.

Stewardship Accountability

To qualify for the 50% commission:

  • You need to declare stewardship at enrollment

  • Your engagement needs to be demonstrable if we check in

If someone enrolls expecting mentorship and doesn't receive it, we'll need to address that. We're not interested in policing, but we do need to ensure people get what they signed up for.

Your Scope of Practice

Each certification level has clear boundaries—this protects you, your clients, and the integrity of the work.

The Levels

  • Level 1 – Practitioner: Personal use only

  • Level 2 – Teacher: Group teaching and facilitation

  • Level 3 – Coach: 1:1 private coaching sessions

  • Level 4 – Authorized Trainer: Regional Level 1 trainings + co-facilitation of global trainings

Stay in Your Lane

Do:

  • Represent your training level accurately

  • Work only within your certified scope

  • Be clear about what you're qualified to offer

Don't:

  • Offer private coaching if you're only Level 2

  • Offer trainings unless you're authorized as Level 4

  • Make medical, psychological, or diagnostic claims at any level

  • Misrepresent your authorization status

Clear scope protects everyone.

What You Can Create (and What You Can't)

We want you to innovate, create, and build. Here's how that works within the lineage.

You're Encouraged To:

  • Create complementary offerings that align with NSF philosophy

  • Develop your own brand and professional identity

  • Innovate on delivery methods and teaching approaches

  • Use NSF principles in your professional work

  • Share NSF Prescriptions publicly (with our approval—more on that below)

  • Tag NaiAsa Institute in your posts

  • Use approved brand assets and logos

Please Don't:

  • Label derivative work as "official NeuroSomatic Flow®" without authorization

  • Publicly redefine core NSF philosophy

  • Offer "NSF certifications" unless you're an authorized Level 4 trainer

  • Use NSF names for offerings that diverge significantly from the methodology

  • Modify official curriculum and present it as standard NSF training

If your work evolves in a different direction, give it its own name. You can say it's "informed by NeuroSomatic Flow®" or "NSF-influenced," but the public should know they're receiving something different from certified NSF training.

Please note: since there are many uses of the acronym “NSF” in the health & wellness industry, be sure to establish “NeuroSomatic Flow® (NSF)” from the very beginning of your copy (for a video caption, post, blog, YouTube description, etc.) - don’t use NSF by itself before you establish this.

Afterwhich, NSF can be used by itself or as a descriptive for Technique, Prescriptions, etc.

This protects your innovation while keeping the lineage coherent.

Creating & Sharing NSF Prescriptions

If you're Level 2 or above, we want you creating and sharing NSF prescriptions as this work needs to be out in the world.

We just need a quick check-in, first.

Before You Post Publicly

(This includes social media, YouTube, workshops, recorded programs, downloadable materials, etc.)

  1. Send us the content or outline for review

  2. Wait for our "good to go"

  3. Then publish

This review isn't about micromanaging you—it's about preserving:

  • Philosophical coherence

  • Scope integrity

  • Trademark protection

  • The essence of what makes NSF transformative

If something goes out without approval, we may need to ask you to take it down.

Repeated issues could pause your NSF publishing privileges—but our hope is we never get there.

Trademark Formatting (Yes, It's Boring—But Important)

When you reference NSF intellectual property:

For the applied methodology:

NeuroSomatic Flow® Technique or NSF

For the lineage name:

NeuroSomatic Flow®

Use the ® symbol at first reference in your caption or description. You don't need to repeat it throughout—just make it clear at the beginning.

This formatting protects the name from becoming generic, which protects the value of your certification.

What Your NSF Content Needs to Include

When you share NSF Prescriptions publicly:

Include:

  • Clear distinction between shareable techniques and full NSF certification pathways

  • Accurate representation of your certification level

  • Proper trademark formatting

  • Alignment with NSF philosophy

Avoid:

  • Medical or therapeutic claims

  • Diagnostic language

  • Redefining NSF philosophy

  • Suggesting NSF Prescriptions replace professional training

Brand Assets (Coming Soon)

We're building an official NSF Asset Library for you, including:

  • Approved logos

  • Origin stamp graphics

  • Brand photography

  • Copy templates

  • Standardized language

Once it's live, please use these when publishing NSF content under NSF branding. It keeps everything cohesive and professional.

Staying in Good Standing

To keep your Referral Rewards eligibility and publishing privileges active:

  • Keep your certification current

  • Represent your level accurately

  • Don't make medical/psychological/diagnostic claims

  • Use trademark formatting correctly

  • Use your referral codes for tracking

  • Get pre-publication approval for NSF content

  • Work within your scope

If something slips, we're not coming at you with consequences first—we're reaching out to find alignment.

But repeated issues could result in:

  • Loss of commission eligibility

  • Pause on NSF publishing privileges

  • Removal requests for unauthorized content

  • In rare cases, review of certification status

Our intention is always alignment and restoration, not punishment.

If Something Goes Sideways

If there's misrepresentation, scope confusion, or unauthorized content, we'll initiate a conversation.

Our approach:

  • Reach out to discuss

  • Clarify what happened

  • Find alignment together

  • Move forward as stewards

We're interested in clarity and repair, not punitive measures.

Clear standards protect everyone in this ecosystem—including you.

This Framework Will Evolve

As NSF grows and we learn what works (and what doesn't), we may refine:

  • Commission structures

  • Stewardship requirements

  • Publishing guidelines

  • Trademark policies

We'll give you reasonable notice before any changes take effect.

Please note: This is a living framework for a living lineage so we reserve the right to reasonably modify anything in these guidelines as needed.


Energy Exchange & Community Containers

Why We're Clarifying This Now

Since you completed your training, we've stayed accessible to graduates for mentorship, strategic guidance, creative collaboration, and business support. It has felt organic, generous, and mutually inspiring.

Many of you have continued to:

  • Stay active in WhatsApp community spaces

  • Support current trainees

  • Participate in or co-facilitate Medicine of Flow Circles

  • Promote NSF offerings

  • Share NeuroSomatic Flow publicly

  • Engage in collaborative initiatives

This reciprocal exchange has felt aligned and energizing for everyone involved.

As NSF continues to grow, we need to gently clarify the container around this exchange so it remains sustainable—for you, for us, and for the lineage.

Active Engagement

If you feel inspired to remain actively engaged in the NSF community—through participation, promotion, collaboration, and support of the evolving vision—then we feel inspired to continue offering informal access to our mentorship and guidance.

This access is relational, not contractual.

No additional monetary contribution is required beyond your standard certification.

The intention is mutual stewardship.


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*A quick word about co-facilitating a Medicine of Flow Circle:

We’re excited for you to experience what it feels like to hold space for participants from around the world in an NSF container.  While we know that you’ll give it 100% in your preparation and presentation, we want to help you and the brand be as professional as possible while having fun in front of the community.

We request you:

- use a wireless headset or lavalier mic
- be properly lit with at least an adjustable, circular light

Being properly heard and seen goes a long way as it’s an investment in your business!

Please ask us for help at any time.

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When Engagement Shifts

Life happens. There may be seasons when you don't have the bandwidth to remain actively engaged in community spaces or ecosystem growth.

That's completely understandable.

In those cases:

  • Transitioning from the more intimate training and leadership WhatsApp group to the broader community group may make sense

  • Our accessibility may become more structured

  • Strategic advisory support, marketing consultation, or access to certain assets may be offered within defined containers

  • In the future, a financial contribution for access to shared marketing and education resources may be established

This is not a removal of certification.

It's simply a reflection of sustainable exchange.

Participation levels can shift over time as your life circumstances change—and that's okay.


The Guiding Principle

This clarification isn't about restriction.

It's about preservation.

Preservation of:

  • Our bandwidth as founders

  • Relational integrity across the ecosystem

  • Community inspiration

  • Long-term sustainability of NeuroSomatic Flow®

Generosity remains central to how we operate.

Clarity ensures we can continue to be generous.

Final Word . . .

NeuroSomatic Flow® is a lineage, not a hack system.

These guidelines exist so we can:

  • Share this work generously

  • Protect what makes it distinctive

  • Preserve the integrity of your certification

  • Prevent dilution

  • Build something that lasts

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We’re so honored and privileged to have you join us on this journey!

JInju & Nova 



Questions? Reach out. We're in this together.

Science. Soul. Soma.
 A living lineage, tended with care.