Become a
Neuroscience Master Practitioner

Upon completion of this training you will be able to:

• Describe how mental life is constructed by "psychological primitives" that combine to form our experience.
• Explain that traditional interventions usually only focus on one or two faculties (such as behavior or emotion), whereas deep and lasting change only occurs when we "reconstruct" the brain's inner blueprint.
• Outline the ways in which the actions we take and the outcomes we get in life are constructed based on past experience, and help clients construct new ways of being so they can see more possibilities for effective action.

Upon completion of this training you will be able to:

• Understand language as an active process of constructing our beliefs and personal reality.
• Gain insight into your own linguistic construction of reality, in order to expand your way of being.
• Explain the importance of shifting from negative to positive self-assessments, and how to do it.
• Identify and work with the basic linguistic acts, the forms of language that generate our perceived reality, in order to help clients explore new realities that they may want to adopt.

Upon completion of this training you will be able to:

• Describe the role of somatic awareness in everyday life to improve health, relationships and performance.
• Develop the ability to switch between internal landscape and sensory experience, to provide a more accurate map of reality.
• Explain how core affect influences our perception, cognition and behavior (and help clients to better manage their mood).
• Facilitate somatic and embodied shifts to transform clients' way of being.
• Identify the postures and practices that are impacting affective and mental states, and how to change them

Upon completion of this training you will be able to:

• Help clients work with the brain's affective and emotional "systems" to improve their health, wellbeing, relationships, and performance.
• Understand the difference between affect, mood and emotion, and the roles that each play in our way of being.
• Describe to clients how the brain makes emotions to help them understand that they have more control over their experiences than they think.
• Use the two-step affect awareness and labeling process to increase emotional awareness and granularity.

Upon completion of this training you will be able to:

• Understand language as an active process of constructing our beliefs and personal reality.
• Gain insight into your own linguistic construction of reality, in order to expand your way of being.
• Explain the importance of shifting from negative to positive self-assessments, and how to do it.
• Identify and work with the basic linguistic acts, the forms of language that generate our perceived reality, in order to help clients explore new realities that they may want to adopt.

Upon completion of this training you will be able to:

• Describe the differences between permanent and personal domains of human concern.
• Design the domains of concern that clients will observe and assess their lives with.
• Bring clients' awareness to the unavoidable concerns of life, so they can act to take care of them.
• Develop a personal concerns map for each client, to help guide them toward their new way of being.

The self is not a singular, stable entity. It’s something we build and rebuild over time, shaped by the same “ingredients” or psychological primitives that our brain uses to construct emotion, cognition, and other mental states.

In other words, the Ideal Self is not discovered—it’s constructed! Learn the tools to construct an ideal self that aligns with vision, values, and aspirations—so you can help clients create the life they truly want.

At the conclusion of this training, you will be able to:

• Explain the importance of personal vision, including purpose/meaning, core values, and aspirational identities.
• Describe the roles that emotional attractors and the Ideal Self play in helping people change.
• Use a neuroscience-based approach when working with values and vision, as well as co-creating the relationship.
• Coach with curiosity and facilitate change by working with components of the Self: vision, values and aspirational identities.

Being able to change our behavior is critical to success as a high-performer. Upon completion of this training you will be able to:

• Use evidence-based behavior change strategies to help clients define their ideal future and recognize their obstacles to success
• Identify when to shift from visioning and future-oriented questioning to problem solving and planning (timing this correctly accelerates results)
• Help clients gain insight into the barriers preventing them from changing their behavior
• Create an action plan so that clients know exactly what to work on, and can start taking action immediately (an invaluable but often overlooked step in behavior change)

We have all heard of the power of habit. Yet, so many clients struggle to make behavior change stick. Upon completion of this training you will be able to:

• Understand the neuroscience of how habits are formed, so you can help clients to start taking charge of the habits that impact their life.
• Identify the specific behaviors and habits that need to change to unlock potential.
• Leverage the brain's valuation system to "tip" into a new behavior and reinforce it for long-term change.
• Know when to use motivation, immediate action, or micro celebration to establish and reinforce new behaviors.
• Draw from the neuroscience-based habit formation map, so you know exactly what part of the habit process to focus on for rapid and lasting change.

Resilience refers to the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, or significant sources of stress. Upon completion of this training you will be able to:

• Highlight that resilience it's a dynamic process that can change over time and be developed or strengthened
• Describe the neuroscience of resilience and other factors that impact it: physical, social, emotional, environmental etc
• Recommend tools and resources to help clients take a multifaceted approach to developing resilience
• Draw on a range of tools to help coach the various drivers of resilience

Mindsets are not just theoretical constructs. They have profound real-world implications. From educational settings to professional environments, the mindset we adopt can shape learning experiences, responses to setbacks, and overall trajectories of success. Upon completion of this training you will be able to:

• Explain how mindsets shape the way we perceive our abilities, how we approach challenges, and how we react to successes and failures.
• Identify mindset characteristics and help clients shift from a fixed to a growth mindset by changing their language.
• Use the Mindset Characteristics Scale to help clients identify the mindset subfactors that need attention, so you can coach them effectively.
• Teach clients how to adopt a growth mindset, develop a mindset implementation plan, and help them shift unhelpful fixed mindset beliefs.
• Develop an understanding of the multidimensional approach to the growth mindset, to help clients develop the growth mindset sub-abilities.

Stress arises when we perceive a situation as demanding more than the resources we believe we have to handle it.

This is known as the cognitive appraisal theory of stress, which emphasizes that our brain’s interpretation of the situation and our available internal resources—rather than the situation itself—determines our stress response.

In this workshop you will learn:

• The basic science of stress and the factors that contribute to feeling stressed.
• How to identify the unique "ingredients" the brain uses to construct stress responses.
• How to shift unhelpful thoughts that cause stress, overwhelm, uncertainty or doubt. 
• Simple techniques to change how your brain responds to stressful or worrying situations.

Upon completion of this training you will be able to:

• Describe temporal motivation theory and how it underpins procrastination
• Identify and address the contributing factors that cause the client to postpone, delay, or put off tasks and decisions
• Help clients work with the brain's valuation system so they can start taking immediate action

Studies have revealed that there are at least three independent intellectual domains, that each domain has its own brain network, and that they are highly susceptible to a number of influences. Upon completion of this training you will be able to:

• Describe the four domains of cognitive function and their roles in daily life and high-performance
• Explain how sleep, exercise, nutrition and stress impact cognitive function, and how clients can make simple changes to improve their cognition overnight
• Recommend tools, resources and products to help clients improve memory, reasoning, verbal ability and attention

A 'mental state' is defined as a state of being that makes us feel or think a certain way. Peak Performance Mental States include flow, thinking, learning, creativity, and relaxation states. Upon completion of this training you will be able to:

• Understand the neuroscience evidence supporting peak performance mental states
• Explain that focused attention is key to accessing states needed for performance and productivity
• Describe the various triggers that dramatically increase the likelihood for peak performance mental states to emerge
• Provide tools to help clients to switch on their Peak Performance Mode, and stay in the optimal arousal zone

Problem-solving and decision-making can be tackled strategically. Upon completion of this training you will be able to

• Describe the how, why and when of insight and analytical thinking as thought-modalities for problem solving.
• Highlight why the biggest issue when faced with a problem or decision is not the problem or decision itself, but the brain's response, and how to address it.
• Utilize a neuroscience-based coaching process to facilitate insight-solutions to problems.

Fewer distractions, less demands, lower stress, high quality work, faster progress towards goals, more free time. Productivity is key! Upon completion of this training you will be able to:

• Describe the roles of reward (dopamine), arousal (noradrenaline), and attention (acetylcholine) for developing motivation and sustained focus for important tasks
• Help clients use deliberate distraction to improve productivity and flow (not all distraction is bad)
• Recommend tools and resources to help clients build their productivity skills
• Develop a productivity checklist with clients so that they can reach an optimal state of functioning for productivity