After several years of development, we’re proud to release the following coach training program which, we feel, is the most comprehensive of its kind in the world . . . .

PROGRAM PURPOSE


The purpose of this program is to provide training and certification for women eager to lead the new paradigms of healing, relating, and living that the future is calling for. This inaugural training is specifically for women who are seeking not only to develop their facilitation skills, but importantly, a tribe to move mountains with… and birth the bigger vision of NaiAsa to serve as many communities as we possibly can.

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.

“Sister Circle”Artist: Karen MacKenzie

“Sister Circle”

Artist: Karen MacKenzie


PRINCIPLES


At NaiAsa Institute, we recognize and operate from the following:

  • Virtually all of the “problems” that show up in a person’s life (physical, emotional, mental, social, professional, romantic, financial) are merely symptoms from core imbalance and limiting beliefs.

  • When balance is restored at the root, harmony, healing, and flow will happen naturally in the periphery.

  • The most common “root” imbalance in the modern world is energetic with yang energies dominating yin energies, resulting in a disharmonious flow of the Sacred Feminine & Masculine.

We believe that in the balancing of these energies, coupled with clear vision, purpose & commitment inside of a loving community, people thrive with joy, ease & flow.


To be a NaiAsa Institute-certified coach (the highest certification you can get), you must be able to demonstrate knowledge, presentation skills, mastery of flow foundations, applications of learned theories, facilitation skills, and the ability to create accountability and trust.

As a result of investing time, energy, and resources into this comprehensive program, graduates will not just be coaches . . . . they will be NaiAsa Institute Coaches which means they:

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  • Are Healers, Spiritual Counselors, Educators, Soultrepreneurs, Leaders, and Stewards of Global Change

  • Are certified yoga teachers and lovers of dance and creative movement

  • Have mastered theoretical AND experiential concepts of neuroscience & flow psychology

  • Have the equivalent of a Masters Degree that rivals the best of any programs out there

  • Have transcended the illusion of separateness that pervades society today

  • Are focused more on how people FEEL as opposed to how much they KNOW

  • See how the unlocking of the Sacred Feminine within each (no matter if you’re a man or woman) is a path to heal the planet

  • Cultivate harmony between science and spirituality, technology and nature, and yin and yang principles



PROGRAM DETAILS*

This program consists of 4 spirals or modules (most can be taken in any order):

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spiral 1: NeuroSomatic Flow™ FOUNDATIONS TEACHER TRAINING (Therapeutic Flow Arts MODULE) - available january 2020

PURPOSE: TO TEACH & FACILITATE FLOW ARTS INTO YOUR PERSONAL OR PROFESSIONAL YOGA, CLINICAL, CORPORATE, OR THERAPY PRACTICE

CREDIT HOURS: 100

Studies have shown that just five minutes a day of “juggling” or “dance” movement will increase brain mass, synaptic connectivity, reduce anxiety, and help overcome depression. The “flow arts” is a rapidly emerging field proving to be one of the most powerful transformative and healing somatic practices. Please click here to learn more about the rising number of studies revealing therapeutic benefits, including neuro-protective effects, especially in the aging population.

For professionals in therapy, health science, corporate coaching, movement arts, fitness, and yoga, this program allows them to expand their practice to include flow movement specifically designed to unlock areas in the brain where traditional therapies don’t focus. Our NaiAsa Flow Practitioners are trained and skilled to work in any environment, from clinical to corporate. Combined with modalities that nurture the inner child, the Therapeutic Flow Arts track offers professionals a powerful addition to their current practice.


SPIRAL 2: BEAUTY THAT TRANSFORMS RETREAT (EXPERIENTIAL COMPONENT) - available now

PURPOSE: TO PERSONALLY EXPERIENCE THE TRANSFORMATIVE & THERAPEUTIC BENEFITS OF A NAIASA INSTITUTE RETREAT

CREDIT HOURS: 50

ENRICH your personal or professional practice with new, cutting-edge, somatic life coaching skills. Expand your knowledge on the neuroscience of dance, yoga, and "flow", all while forming meaningful bonds with inspiring souls that will last a lifetime. The Beauty that Transforms retreat and program combines the measurable & powerful benefits of Somatic Coaching and Movement (Flow Arts, Yoga, & Dance) to help restore the nervous system, release old trauma, and reclaim precious, priceless, joyful BLISS.


SPIRAL 3: virtual, 9-month feminine awakening journey (experiential component) - available september 2020

PURPOSE: THIS PROGRAM TAKES THE 1ON1, 9-MONTH COACHING JOURNEY INTO A GROUP ENVIRONMENT WHERE NEUROSOMATIC SOUL COACHING™ PRACTICES AND TECHNIQUES ARE INTRODUCED

CREDIT HOURS: 100

This program combines the measurable & powerful benefits of Somatic Movement, Yoga, Dance, & Coaching, (life purpose, passion, health, money, relationship, and spiritual) all to achieve balance, fulfillment, & most importantly, AWAKENING to the purest, truest, & most original Yin essence. Participants are introduced to NeuroSomatic Soul Coaching™ practices and techniques to help restore the nervous system, release old trauma, and reclaim precious, priceless, joyful BLISS.

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SPIRAL 4: NeuroSomatic Life and Soul Coach™ Training and Certification - available 2020

PURPOSE: TO FACILITATE HEALING & TRANSFORMATION IN A PROFESSIONAL COACHING ENVIRONMENT USING NAIASA INSTITUTE PRINCIPLES AND METHODOLOGIES

CREDIT HOURS: 50

What is a NeuroSomatic Life and Soul Coach?

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 life coaches 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 Soul Coaches are somatic life coaches who focus 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. Embodied play, word play, ritual, dance, flow arts, yoga, and breathwork, are a few of the transformational practices that set NaiAsa coaches apart from most classical life coaches. 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.

In order to be a NaiAsa Institute-certified Coach, you’ll need to take complete all 4 Spirals.

(What’s the difference between a Life Coach and a Therapist? Get the research here.)


We are either going to have a future where women lead the way to make peace with the Earth or we are not going to have a human future at all.
— Vandana Shiva


CURRICULUM

The curriculum of each program emanates from a construct of these 5 essential elements:

AIR (Science) - This element invites theoretical study and curious exploration to cultivate wisdom, inspiration, knowledge, intention, and clear vision. Candidates will devote scholarly study of and within the realms of neuroscience, cosmology, language & ancient philosophies (Koshas, Indigenous Medicine Wheel, etc.)

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. Before completing certification through this program, candidates are required to immerse into the experiential aspects of NaiAsa Institute principles by attending the full Beauty that Transforms retreat or the virtual Sacred Feminine Fire program. The next retreat will be held in Bali on March 21 - 31th, 2020. The next virtual women’s program began in March of 2019 & recently completed October 2019 (22-Week journey).

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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 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 Coaches will be skilled in and committed to having their clients take action that is, most importantly, aligned with purpose at the soul level. Candidates will have ample practice in mock coaching scenarios and will demonstrate their skills through various practicums throughout the training program. And yes, for those wondering, fire-dancing definitely plays a significant part in setting this program apart from any and all others.

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.


The future of the world depends on the full restoration of the sacred feminine in all its tenderness, passion, divine ferocity, and surrendered persistence.
— Andrew Harvey


Graduates of our 9-Month Inner Fire Journey who attended the BTT Bali retreat, March 2019

Graduates of our 9-Month Inner Fire Journey who attended the BTT Bali retreat, March 2019

Graduates of this program will demonstrate:

  • Presenter Level of Understanding of NeuroSomatics

  • Thorough understanding of basic neurophysiology

  • Ability to facilitate Mind-Body Re-Programming/Re-patterning of Behavior and Beliefs

  • Mastery of basic NaiAsana™ vinyasas

  • Sacred Scholarship Research Paper with evidence-based research & presentation


Certified Graduates are:

  • Ready to excel in not only the art and practice of coaching, but also a healthy start to generating income immediately (It’s fair to note that most coaching programs do not include a business component.)

  • Continually supported (Another unusual perk of this program are built-in post-graduation mentorship/coaching sessions)

  • Invited to facilitate or simply help hold space at future NaiAsa Institute trainings, programs, and retreats.

  • Able to receive Continuing Education hours from Yoga Alliance (TBD)

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This is not your typical coach training program.


What makes the NaiAsa coach training program & model unique is the incorporation & utilization of:

  • Harmonious Approach to Coaching balanced in the Masculine & Feminine Energies (Especially for women to remember the power of NOT forcing, but rather ALLOWING their dreams to manifest & unfold. Our 9-month coaching journey is a case in point of what’s possible without the masculine pressures & too linear)

  • Healing arts such as flow arts, yoga, and dance

  • Highly integrative model based in Spiral Flow Dynamics, Indigenous Wisdom and Modern Science

  • Cross-cultural approach to understanding the human condition

  • The curriculum was designed and is directed by a Neuroscience PhD

  • Divine and Sacred Feminine principles & teachings

  • Moon Cycles & Hormones

  • Yogic Philosophy (Kosha System & Tantra)

  • SEVA (Sanskrit word for selfless service) - All NaiAsa coaches are required to fulfill voluntary mentorship for under-resourced women and/or their families in the NaiAsa nonprofit outreach program within.

  • Radical Business Growth Support - from the start of the program, we will begin to promote you to the world through the website, retreats, virtual programs.

  • For women only

  • Tribe for Life

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We hope you’ll join us in changing the world . . . . one woman at a time!


Coming to know the hidden and forgotten Mother and the marvelous wisdom of the sacred feminine as revealed from every side and angle by the different mystical traditions is not luxury; it is, I believe, a necessity for our survival as a species.
— Andrew Harvey

Dr. Jinju & Sekai (at 2 years old)Honaunau Bay, Hawai’iPhoto: Cadencia Photography

Dr. Jinju & Sekai (at 2 years old)

Honaunau Bay, Hawai’i

Photo: Cadencia Photography