Integral Coaching Program — Level 1

Coaching is, at its core, the art of listening so completely that the person across from you can hear themselves — perhaps for the first time. Level 1 builds that capacity across 104 hours of immersive, practitioner-built training, from foundations through to competent professional practice.

Whether you are starting a professional practice, coaching as a leader, or developing internal coaching capacity for your organization, this program gives you the methodology, the practice hours, and the mentorship from ICF-credentialed coaches (MCC, PCC, ACC) who have been doing this work for over twenty years. You will learn to see what is really happening in a client's system — through the Ontological Perspective of Emotion, Discourse, and Body — not as theory, but as something you can actually work with in every session.

The Five-Module Arc

Each module builds on the previous one. Together they form a complete journey from foundations to professional readiness.

Module 1: Essentials — The Coaching Architecture

What coaching actually is — and what it is not. Not mentoring, not consulting, not therapy, not advice-giving. The Integral Coaching framework and the ICF Core Competencies that define professional coaching. Participants learn the foundations: listening, powerful questioning, curiosity, and the difference between what you see (external reality) and what your client is making it mean (internal interpretation). Common coaching mistakes — and how to avoid them.

This module is precise. By the end, participants know exactly what coaching is, why it works, and how it differs from other helping professions.

Module 2: Process — Emotion, Discourse, Body

This module introduces the Ontological Perspective: Emotion, Discourse, and Body — three lenses that reveal not just what a client says, but how they hold it emotionally and how their body expresses it. Participants learn to observe the coherence (or incoherence) between these three domains, creating a balance between the 'Doing' and the 'Being' within the client's development.

They also learn the Drama Triangle and how to move clients out of it, plus techniques for knowing yourself as deeply as you know your coachee — personal history, values, and the space you create for others. Trust is the foundation this module builds on.

Module 3: Deep Dive — Knowing Self and Client

This is where most coaching training stays at the surface. We go deeper. Participants work with value systems — both seen and unseen — using systemic listening and questioning to help clients see and question the interpretations constraining them. Not through psychology or therapy, but through coaching.

When the coaching relationship builds trust, people can move beyond their comfort zones and reveal who they actually are. This module develops the capacity to integrate and apply coaching skills collectively, with continuous feedback and assessment from trainers.

Module 4: Spirit — The Five Elements and Five Rings

Most coaching programs skip this entirely. This module begins with the body-presence relationship: how a coach's physical awareness shapes their coaching capacity. Participants then explore the Five Elements — Fire (courage and willpower), Earth (patience and discipline), Air (perception and comprehension), Water (nurture and feeling) — drawn from Miyamoto Musashi's Book of Five Rings and adapted for coaching practice.

Each element is experienced through bodywork, tested through the Element Assessment, and connected to the Zen principle of the "beginner's mind." Participants create a personal roadmap from the energy dynamics of the elements — understanding which elements they lead with, which they avoid, and how to bring them into balance. This is where coaching moves from technique to presence.

Module 5: Alchemy — Integration and the Hero's Journey

All four modules come together. Participants explore the interplay of feminine and masculine energy in coaching presence — not as gender, but as complementary forces that shape how a coach holds space. They then begin their own Hero's Journey: the transition from student to practitioner, from learning the method to embodying it.

Participants work with guest clients and receive assessment and feedback from instructors. By the end, each participant has created an Integrated Coaching Map — a coherent framework for how they coach. They know their voice. They are ready for the next level or for professional practice.

Program Details & Logistics

Who This Program Is For

Aspiring professional coaches — You want to build a coaching practice on methodology, not credentials alone.

Leaders and managers — You recognize that coaching is a core leadership skill and want real methodology behind it.

HR and L&D professionals — You are building internal coaching capacity and need coaches who can work across the organization.

Anyone serious about real coaching — You are not looking for a weekend workshop or a certificate on the wall. You want methodology that works in real organizational contexts.