Summary
The Matrix module explores the dynamic frameworks that sustain and connect life on multiple levels—biological, ecological, and cosmological. Etymologically rooted in the Latin mater (mother), "matrix" refers to a generative source, a plenum, a potent substrate that orchestrates life and creates structure, support, and nourishment.
The Open Order - emerges as Biologos, organizing life in a way that creates sensitive, chaotic patterns. The matrix encompasses DNA, epigenetics, and mitochondria, the cytoplasm that sustains cellular activity (intracellular), and the intercellular matrix (ICM), also referred to as the extracellular matrix (ECM), providing cells with structural and biochemical reinforcement and dynamism.
The program also delves into the function of the interstitial-fascial, a continuous network of connective tissue that connects muscles, organs, and the skeletal system,
acting as both a structural support and a vitality reservoir.
This seamless integration, from the DNA to the intracellular matrix to the extracellular matrix, reflects a unified dynamic whole that sustains our cellular, physical, and energetic states—thus our lived experience.
Ecologically, the matrix reflects the interdependence of natural systems, while cosmologically, the matrix mirrors the interconnectedness of the universe, from quantum fields to the cosmic web, creating a parallel between the microcosm of our bodies and the macrocosm of existence.
Therefore, our corporeal form is an embodied, embedded, continuous participant within existence (GAIA), reflected in the cosmological, ecological, and biological matrix of life.
In this module, we continue to explore the influences and principles of NAIO™ through the lens of the Matrix—a dynamic and interconnected web. Participants are introduced to the foundational theories and embodied experiences that underpin NAIO™, emphasizing how these principles reflect the biological, ecological, and cosmological unity of systems. This understanding supports the development of a practice as a somatic educator and healthcare practitioner, integrating holistic awareness of the interconnected matrix of Gaia that sustains embodied-lived experience.
Module Objective
The Matrix Module immerses participants in the interconnected systems that orchestrate and sustain life, emphasizing the principles of NAIO™. Participants will continue to explore the philosophical and historical development of NAIO™, gaining an understanding of its meta-themes while developing practical skills in Open Awareness, settling, and self-regulation. This approach helps people connect with their own sense of wholeness, natural fluidity, and alignment with the ordering matrix of life—a vast plenum of emergent gnosis that flows as processes inside cells to bigger patterns in the universe and in the environment.
Through embodied practices, participants cultivate compassionate relational skills, including self-reflection, listening, and touch-based resonance. The program integrates knowledge of the biological matrix, from DNA, mitochondria, and epigenetics to fascia, bones, interstitial fluids, and the extracellular matrix, revealing how these systems form a unified whole. Participants also deepen sensory awareness, exploring life’s polyrhythmic movements within the crystalline matrix through somatic education principles grounded in the latest scientific insights.
The NAIO™ Matrix curriculum provides an in-depth exploration of interconnected matrices that support life across scales:
- DNA, Epigenetics, and Mitochondria: Examining their role in orchestrating cellular function within the intracellular matrix.
- Intracellular and Extracellular Matrix: Understanding as a primordial crystalline substrate and how they connect to form an integrated system of life support.
- Fascia, Bones, and Lymph: Exploring how connective tissue and skeletal systems form a unified network from interstitial fluids to bones.
- Biologos Orchestration: The generative pattern-making process that underlies and sustains life in all its forms.
- Ecological and Cosmological Matrix: Drawing connections between biological and cosmic interdependence.
- Somatic Practices: Techniques to enhance awareness, movement, and nervous system regulation.
Participants will develop a deeper understanding of how these systems interconnect and integrate within the body and the larger web of life.
Module Type & Format
The Matrix module consists of 81-hours of multi-modal study. Consisting of the following six constituents:
- 8-10-day in-person retreat: 36-hours
- Online in-person classes: 20-hours
- Online self-paced classes: 20-hours
- In-person individual salon: 2-hours
- In-person group salon: 3-hours
NAIO™ International training programs are designed with layers of experience and learning opportunities in mind. The intention
is to support people sensing, feeling and becoming deeply connected with the
holistic life awareness process of NAIO™.
Format summary
1. Matrix 8-10 day in-person retreat
The Matrix-Cosmos in-person retreat is scheduled over 8-10-days. Each day consists of class hours of learning, discussions and experience. Lunch and tea breaks are included. This totals 72-hours of in-person attendance. (36 hours of Matrix Module)
2. Matrix in-person online tutorials
The Matrix in-person online tutorials consist of four days (usually over 2 weekends) of 5-hour tutorials with breaks included. This totals 20-hours of in-person attendance.
3. Matrix online self-paced tutorials
The Matrix self-paced online tutorials mirror and support topics delved into for the Basis module. Designed to support the integration of Naio™ the tutorials include awareness practices for participants. This totals 20-hours of attendance.
5. Matrix in-person 1-1 salon
Training participants schedule an in-person salon with Naio™ founder and educator Prue Jeffries for each module. The salon is an open ended choice around training topics pertinent to the Basis module and practitioner development of Naio™ . This totals 2-hours of in-person attendance.
6. Matrix in-person group salon
Matrix training participants schedule an in-person group salon with Naio™ founder and educator Prue Jeffries for each module. The salon is designed as an open ended gathering around training topics pertinent to the Basis module and practitioner development of Naio™ . This totals 3-hours of in-person attendance.
Assessment Structure
During the practitioner path there are practicum assessments, home study, projects, reflective exercises and ongoing review of training participants with educators throughout the program's length. Requirements for graduation of the entire certification program also include the training directors ongoing evaluation of suitability throughout the program.
To enter the NAIO™ Practitioner Training Program please also see all prerequisites needed on the website here:
Module Outcome
Upon completing the Matrix Module, participants will achieve the following competencies, grounded in the exploration of life’s interconnected matrices:
- Understand, summarize and relay the philosophical basis, history and development of NAIO™.
- Describe and show deepening ability for settling, centering and self-regulation.
- Demonstrate a knowledge and ability for being in Open Awareness.
- Orientate to an internal sense of wholeness, and innate fluidity.
- Discuss the Plenum and Wholeness, from embodied experience.
- Embody a connection with Open Order, the ordering matrix and flow enfolded within life.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the fluid crystalline matrix, as a primordial ground that generates and evolves form.
- Articulate Matrix Concepts: Understand the roles of DNA, epigenetics, and mitochondria in orchestrating cellular function, emphasizing their interconnectedness within the intracellular matrix.
- Integrate Matrix Systems: Explain the relationships between intracellular and extracellular matrices, demonstrating their integration into a life-supporting network.
- Explore Structural Networks: Recognize how fascia, bones, lymph, and interstitial fluids create a unified framework that supports structural integrity and dynamic communication.
- Embody Biologic (Biologos) Orchestration: Embody the generative pattern-making process sustaining life’s forms, connecting biological processes to ecological and cosmological interdependence.
- Practice Somatic Awareness: Apply somatic techniques to enhance awareness, movement, and nervous system regulation while connecting with the biological primal fluid-crystalline matrix systems and cosmic matrix.
This curriculum fosters a deep understanding of the body’s interconnected systems, preparing participants for advanced applications in somatic education and health practices.
Module Prerequisites
- Acceptance into the NAIO Practitioner Training Program
- Full attendance of the Basis, Primordia, Bio, Physis Modules
- The full payment of module fee $1550.00 is to be received no later than 30-days prior to the start date of the module. The time period may go to 60-90 days for overseas module training.
Module Fees
The 81-hour module fee is $1550.00 USD.
This includes access to the online learning portal for the module and also training materials.
Fees may vary in different global locations outside the USA to accommodate cost of living indexes.
There is an additional $500 USD Matrix-Cosmos residential immersion attendance fee.
Credentials Offered
Module participants are expected to complete the entire constituents of the Matrix module even if they do not wish to follow/continue in the NAIO Practitioner Training Program.
Module participants who finish the entirety of the constituents of the Matrix module will receive a Certificate of Attendance.
A Certificate of Completion for the Matrix module is only issued once NAIO Practitioner Training Program Participants are evaluated as graduating the complete training program, which is based also on qualitative evaluation of their meeting overall range requirements and suitability. Completion entails meeting the qualitative and quantitative expectations of NAIO.
Additional Information
- Module written materials will be provided as well as access to the online study portal.
- There will be additional readings and book purchase or borrowing suggestions for the module. The reading list will be provided on signing up.
- In-person retreat portion of modules please bring your own massage tables, bolsters, sheets, and blankets.
- Bring a notebook and pens for taking notes or equivalent.
- Please be aware of personal body hygiene, refrain from perfumes or scents, dress in comfortable clothing and bring your own food, and snacks.
- Please bring your own face-masks and sanitizers.
- In-person online seminars – you will need a computer with access to the internet and a quiet space.
- Please respect the cohesiveness needed for a module and attend all six constituents. Participants understand that if they do not attend all six module constituents they will not receive a certificate of completion. They also will not receive a refund or discount.
- The module online tutorials are accessible for 12-months only for module participants. People that enter the NAIO Practitioner Training Program will have extended access throughout their training.
- Module hours are 50-minute hour with 10-minute breaks, that can be taken accumulatively.
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