NAIO
Practitioner Certification Path
After completing the Introductory Course, the Ethics & Belonging Module, and the Training Orientation Module, students progress through the six Foundation Modules that form the core of NAIO™ Practitioner Training. These are delivered through a multi-modal approach — online coursework, live online sessions, personal and group mentoring, and in-person Immersions. This integrated structure supports deep learning while allowing for flexible and diverse modes of engagement.
The NAIO™ Practitioner Certification is a 900-hour training pathway, structured in a modular, blended format.
It begins with prerequisites: the NAIO Introductory Course (35 hours: 30 hours of recorded coursework and 5 hours of live online sessions), followed by the Ethics & Belonging Module and the Training Orientation Module — together orienting students to NAIO principles and preparing them for the certification path.
Following these prerequisites, students enter the six Foundation Modules that form the core of the training. Each module represents 70 hours of learning: 60 hours of online coursework, 4 hours of live online sessions, 1 hour of individual mentoring (Personal Salon), and 5 hours of group practice and dialogue (Group Salon).
Modules are paired and delivered through three residential Immersions (7, 7, and 8 days), providing approximately 176 in-person hours across the training. These Immersions serve as the program's primary embodied, in-person component, and include each student's individually arranged Receiving Sessions with the lead teacher.
Six Modules
Click each module above for an overview and summary of each one.
NAIO Practitioner Certification Path
Become a practitioner through an immersive exploration of bodily-being & becoming.
EACH 70-HOUR MODULE CONSTITUTES
Self-paced study for certification
Completed over the duration of the NAIO™ Practitioner Certification Path
Practice Sessions
150-hours
Receive
Sessions
20-hours
Ethics & Belonging
14-hours
Elective Somatic Classes
40-hours
Capstone Project
40-hours
900-HOURS OF TRAINING FOR CERTIFICATION
LEARNING STRUCTURE SUMMARY
The NAIO™ Practitioner Certification is 900 hours of integrated study, combining in-person training, live online learning, guided mentorship, and supervised practice. This blended, modular design balances experiential immersion with applied learning and ongoing professional development.
A 35-hour introduction to NAIO™ principles and preparing students for entry into the certification path.
The training begins with the NAIO Introductory Course (35 hours: 30 hours of recorded coursework and 5 hours of live online sessions — a 1-hour personal meeting, a 2-hour live Q&A, and a 2-hour group practice session) that orients students to NAIO™ principles and embodied foundations. This course prepares each participant for entry into the Ethics & Belonging Module, the Training Orientation Module, and the six-module practitioner training sequence that follows.
Immersion One follows the Introductory Course, prerequisites (Ethics & Belonging and Training Orientation), and the Basis Module, ensuring hands-on, in-person contact early in the training. Immersion Two integrates the Primordia and Bios Modules. The final Immersion Three integrates the Physis, Matrix, and Cosmos Modules, running one day longer to include the Certification Review.
Across the certification path, the three Immersions provide 176 hours of direct instruction, guided practice, and mentorship — including each student's individually arranged Receiving Sessions with the lead teacher.
These gatherings serve as experiential anchors, integrating study, movement, and professional formation in a shared, relational environment.
Structured study, live mentoring, and peer dialogue supporting integration.
Each module includes 60 hours of online coursework, 4 hours of live online sessions, a 1-hour Personal Salon (individual mentoring with the lead teacher), and 5 hours of Group Salon (peer practice and collective reflection).
Salons and live sessions provide space for supervision, dialogue, and integration, and may be scheduled flexibly to align with cohort readiness and developmental timing.
Supervised, documented sessions applying NAIO™ principles in peer or client contexts.
Students complete 150 hours of supervised practice sessions as part of their professional formation. These sessions are educational, not commercial — they must not be advertised or offered as professional services, and students may not charge or accept donations for them. Each session is logged and verified with date, duration, and client name and signature. Logs are periodically reviewed by mentors to ensure professionalism, balance, and ethical alignment.
Guided experiential classes cultivating embodied awareness.
Electives deepen sensory attunement, coordination, and embodied presence. Students select from offerings such as Cosmocean Classes, the NAIO Self-Care Series, Continuum Classes, Body of Wonder Somatic-Ecological Embodiment Courses, Craniosacral Atelier Courses, and related workshops and retreats. These 40 hours complement theoretical learning with lived, kinaesthetic understanding.
Ten individual sessions supporting personal integration and embodiment.
Students undertake 10 receiving sessions (20 hours) with the lead teacher, and where geographically needed, with qualified practitioners, to support embodiment, regulation, and personal development within the training process. These sessions are arranged individually within the In-Person Immersion windows.
Professional standards and ethical foundations.
Fourteen hours of focused study address ethics, scope of practice, communication, and the foundations of professional responsibility for NAIO™ practitioners. Completed as a prerequisite, alongside the Training Orientation Module, before entry into the six Foundation Modules.
Final integrative project demonstrating synthesis and competency.
The Capstone Project synthesizes learning across all modules into a creative, written, or practice-based presentation that demonstrates professional readiness and integrated understanding of NAIO.
Overview of total hours by mode
Total Program Hours: 900
- 176 in-person Immersion hours (three residential gatherings: 7, 7, and 8 days)
- 424 hours of guided online learning and mentorship (Introductory Course, Foundation Module coursework, live sessions, and Salons)
- 300 hours of independent and supervised practice (Practice Sessions, Receiving Sessions, Electives, and the Capstone Project)
Together these elements form a cohesive, progressive pathway — blending academic depth, embodied inquiry, and professional mentoring within a structured somatic framework.
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