Training Starts 2026
Aqua NAIO™ Practitioner Training Program
250-hours including a 5-day Water Immersion Retreat
Culminating in certification as an Aqua NAIO™ Practitioner
Asynchronous Online
25-hours of tutorials outlining the application of water-based facilitation and ensuring safety.
Synchronous Online
30-hours of in-person presentations and discussions about practitioner skills, benefits of water and supporting various client needs.
7-Day In-Person Retreat
A dive into Aqua NAIO with water-based sessions that develop practitioner resonance and confidence in the water as well as practitioner listening and presence skills.
Personal & Group Salon
A 2-hour private mentoring and Aqua NAIO™ session, combined with a 8-hour group salon to consolidate practitioner learning experiences.
Additional hours: Homestudy, Supervised Practicum Stream, Ethics
The Aqua NAIO™ pathway is offered in these formats:
• As an advanced 250-hour specialisation for graduates of the 900-hour NAIO™ Practitioner training, extending their professional scope into aquatic and water-based contexts.
• As part of the integrated 1,150-hour Dual Pathway, which combines both NAIO™ Practitioner and Aqua NAIO™ Practitioner certifications within a single continuum of study.
• As a stand-alone 350-hour professional training for licensed or accredited touch-based or somatic practitioners who wish to specialise in aquatic practice under the NAIO™ ethical and trademark framework.
Completion of these pathway options certifies you as an Aqua NAIO™ Practitioner, specialised in aquatic, water-based contexts.
The Dual NAIO™ Pathway's (Integrated Land and Aqua Certification)
The Dual NAIO™ Pathway offers an integrated 1,150-hour professional formation combining the full 900-hour NAIO™ Practitioner training with the 250-hour Aqua NAIO™ specialisation. Designed for students wishing to embody the NAIO™ philosophy across both terrestrial and aquatic contexts, this pathway weaves the foundational, relational, and cosmological dimensions of NAIO™ into a seamless continuum of study.
Graduates of the Dual Pathway are certified as both NAIO™ Practitioners and Aqua NAIO™ Practitioners, authorised to offer NAIO™ sessions in land-based and aquatic environments.
Certification for the different pathways is granted under the NAIO™ trademark, owned by Prue Jeffries and licensed to NAIO™ International (Dione Endeavours LLC), and is governed by defined trademark usage agreements and scope-of-practice and ethical guidelines.
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