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Mind-Body (Connection) Practitioner Certification

Internationally Registered, Recognised & Approved Training
Eligible for Practitioner Insurance & Accredited CPD

Online Course

Self-paced weekly modules

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Duration

6 months provided

Accredited CPD

MBP = 140 Points

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Prepare to change your life, from the inside out!

Start Anytime with 6 Months to Complete Your Course – No Prior Experience Necessary!

A Deep Dive Into the Mind-Body Connection,
Nervous System Regulation, Neuroplasticity &
Positive Psychology

This course was truly amazing on a personal and professional level. The knowledge and content of all modules with its information is outstanding. I found it all fascinating as it is all-engaging, leaving you wanting to learn more. I have full confidence in myself to work with clients as I have learnt such in-depth knowledge. Thank you Viki and team for developing such a course that covers such important learning skills and knowledge that will make myself a successful Mind-Body Practitioner. I’m looking forward to studying more courses of yours xx”

Penny Szakal - AUS

WHO IS A MIND-BODY CONNECTION PRACTITIONER?

A Mind-Body Practitioner offers a deep understanding of what contributes to our emotional, physical and mental health via neuro-education, a deep awareness of the powerful mind-body connection and how thoughts contribute to physical stress, impacting the health and function of the nervous & immune systems.

Finding inner balance – homeostasis – is about regulating the nervous system with effective stress relief practices and holistic tools to balance the mind, body, emotions and spirit.

This course provides in-depth and evidence-based education on the mind-body connection, the stress response, stress symptoms and triggers, nervous system education, somatic practices to regulate the nervous system, psychoneuroimmunology (PNI), brain training techniques, and positive psychology to integrate your holistic health approach or simply improve and transform your mindset and life!

Learn how to understand the mind-body connection and apply practical neuroscience tools to effectively address the symptoms and effects of stress and increase the wellbeing of your clients in a more holistic and integrative way.

Support your clients’ thoughts, feelings and physical experiences by implementing a variety of somatic (bottom-up) practices including: meditation, visualisation, breathing, mind-body relaxation tools.

Combine these with the (top-down) skills of neuroplasticity, positive psychology and science-backed approaches.
Originally written as the next step for our coaches-in-training, these modules deepen your understanding of the mind and nervous system and enhance your knowledge and effectiveness with a huge variety of exercises and tools to draw from.

The ORIGINAL first of it's kind Certified Mind-Body Practitioner course is perfect for existing coaches, counsellors and holistic wellbeing practitioners to complement your existing client work and approach.

It’s the perfect addition to your practitioner toolkit in any of the following modalities and approaches:

  • Psychology, Psychotherapy or Counselling
  • Alternative and Complementary Medicine
  • Various types of Holistic & Empowerment Coaching
  • NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) Practitioner
  • Chiropractic Care, Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy
  • Fitness, Health & Transformation Coaching
  • EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)
  • Dietician, Nutritionist or Nutrition Coaching
  • Reiki, Energy Healing & Massage Therapy
  • Meditation, Yoga & Pilates Teaching
  • Hypnotherapy & RTT Practitioners


.... and many other holistic and allopathic health professions.

Facilitate a Deep Self-Awareness & Embodied Presence via Mind-Body Healing

Life is getting busier and busier – and more demanding than ever before. As fewer people prioritise self-care and restoration, illness, disease and mental health become more prevalent in our society.

This is where a trained Mind-Body Practitioner is so unique in understanding the strain that chronic stress and lack of meaning can place on each individual who’s lost connection to their authentic self in favour of external expectations and demands.

We all need time out to soothe our soul and recharge our body. You'll learn HOW to guide clients into their own 'felt sense' to embody physical sensations and explore their inner landscape for emotional regulation. You'll help them switch focus from external demands to internal calibration.

This enlightening experiential course will teach you how to implement mind-body practices and holistic tools to rewrite your mindset, rebalance your emotional state, regulate your nervous system, and overcome the limiting stories that keep negatively impacting your emotional health, happiness and healing potential.

THE MIND-BODY CONNECTION &
MODERN STRESS REGULATION

I loved this course! It brought in so many aspects that all connected, and it was easy to follow, interesting and engaging! I have learned a lot about myself and my behaviours, my favourite part being how my mind influences my body and how to use this to my advantage as well as how to take control of my own thoughts and be autonomous in my life! I feel like a more knowledgeable and confident person in my personal and professional life, and I feel a lot more compassionate towards myself."

Hannah Altmann - writer & editor, South Africa

Life-Changing Education, Practical Approaches

Biology of Belief & the Mind-Body Connection
Cultivating Self-Awareness, Childhood Conditioning, Emotions, Placebo/Nocebo, Mind-Body Balancing Tools

Biology of Stress  & The Nervous System
Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI), Autonomic Nervous System Regulation, Acute & Chronic Stress, Stress Reduction Practices

Applied Neuroscience & Brain Health
Brain & Beliefs, Conscious/Subconscious Patterns, Habit Loops, Rewiring the Brain & Neuroplasticity

Cognitive Interventions & Positive Psychology
Growth Mindset & The Art of Flourishing, Identifying Strengths, Gratitude, Conscious Intention, Journalling

The course is spot on. It’s a real blend of theory about the mind and how to apply simple techniques to support clients. I absolutely loved it. It has not only made me look at my own mind body connection but it’s made me more confident in instructing students within yoga classes to help them connect their mind with their physical self for long-term change!"

Louise Hill - Yoga Instructor, United Kingdom

This enlightening and in-depth course offers practical and sought-after education on the neuro-psycho-physiological mind-body relationship and how our patterns of thinking and behaving in modern life impact our ability to manage stress effectively, improve our sleep, support healthy habits, and disrupt unhelpful thinking.

You'll take a fascinating deep dive into the Stress Response and autonomic nervous system, and Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) – how thoughts impact our feelings and nervous system health.

You’ll learn the science-backed tools to restore positive and supportive connection between thoughts, feelings and physical experiences via the use of meditation, visualisation, breath work and brain training.

CREATE THE PERFECT ENVIRONMENT FOR SELF HEALING

Benefits

Practical & Effective Science-Based Approaches

The Certified Mind-Body Practitioner Course will finally fill in the blanks and give you the knowledge and know-how to effectively empower yourself and your clients with Mind-Body balancing techniques. Learn a proven framework based on grounded science of the mind-body connection, effective stress reduction for nervous system regulation, practical neuroscience and positive psychology.

Biology of Belief & the Mind-Body Connection

Cultivating self-awareness, Childhood Conditioning, Emotions, Placebo/Nocebo, Mind-Body Balancing Tools

Neurobiology of Stress & the Nervous System

Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI), Autonomic nervous system Regulation, Acute/Chronic Stress, Stress Reduction

Applied Neuroscience & Brain Health

Brain and beliefs, Conscious/Subconscious Patterns, Habit Loops, Rewiring the Brain and Neuroplasticity

Cognitive Interventions & Positive Psychology

Growth Mindset and the Art of Flourishing, Identifying Strengths, Gratitude, Conscious intention, Journaling
Over the last 5-6 weeks undertaking this course, I can’t quite believe the turnaround in the way I now treat myself. I am the woman who would look in the mirror every day and say awful things to what I was seeing, react poorly to small things and lack dedication to pursuing personal goals like daily exercise and meditation. What I have noticed going through this course is the consciousness I approach life with now: the gentleness and appreciation I now have toward my body, the way I approach daily challenges that arise. I breathe and assess rather than react, I can’t wait to meditate daily, and I exercise most days now happily, rather than procrastinating. 
When I enrolled in this course I wouldn’t have thought that in this amount of time my mind and the way I go through life could shift so dramatically. It’s been incredible. I’m excited for what my life will be going forward and am looking forward to sharing what I have learned with friends, family and eventually my clients. Thank you so much for these gifts."
Kristy Stephenson - MBP graduate

Four Comprehensive Modules

The Mind-Body Connection Practitioner (MBP) certification course is comprised of four theory PDF modules + training webinars, integration tasks, 1 competency quiz + practical coaching sessions. Delivery is one module per week (theory PDF, teaching webinar + competency tasks) to absorb the learning, integrate the practices, self-reflect and solidify the knowledge through application. This course can be completed within 5-6 weeks, however you have 6 months to gain your certificate.

1. The Mind-Body Connection

  • The BodyMind
  • Conditioned Beliefs
  • Childhood Programming
  • The Placebo & Nocebo Effects
  • Biology of Belief
  • Influence of Thoughts
  • Power of Emotions
  • Mind-Body Balancing Tools
Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this module students will have a clear protocol of how to present and outline their learning within a client setting. They will gain insight into epigenetics research and be able to explain how beliefs shape personal reality, and how the power of the placebo effect can either help or heal. They will examine their own conditioned beliefs and mental narratives and use various evidence-based approaches to challenge old programs by demonstrating their understanding and application of the mind-body connection in action. Students will also learn and demonstrate their experience of applying mind-body tools to increase internal balance and awareness of their mind-body connection.

3. Applied Neuroscience

  • Neuroplasticity or How to Rewire the Brain
  • Meet Your Brain
  • Metacognition
  • Challenging Belief Systems
  • Changing the Meaning
  • Rewriting the Story
  • Rewiring the Brain
  • The Power of Visualisation
Learning Outcomes: At the end of this module students will have a sound understanding of the main parts of the brain, their functions and interactions with each other, and how these parts communicate with the nervous systems. Students will deepen their understanding of how neuroscience benefits the mind-body relationship, and how the brain makes new connections and rewires new thoughts. Students will use cognitive reframing techniques to examine belief patterns and challenge old perceptions. They will demonstrate application of identifying self-sabotaging patterns and confrontational skills in the context of metacognition, behavioural patterns, and memory reconsolidation. The power of visualisation will round out this lesson with an understanding around how to use the mind and brain proactively.

2. Understanding Modern Stress

  • Psychoneuroimmunology
  • The Stress Response
  • The Relaxation Response
  • Fear Equals Stress
  • Life Balance & Needs Fulfilment
  • The Power of Breathing
  • Stress Reduction Techniques
  • 10 Techniques to Stress Less
Learning Outcomes: At the end of this module students will be able to define psychoneuroimmunology and how it relates to mind-body health and behaviour. They will gain an in-depth understanding of the stress response and how client’s belief systems cause underlying stress patterns in the mind and body. Students will demonstrate a sound understanding of the autonomic nervous system and its’ branches, and learn different breathing techniques to induce homeostasis (balance). Students will complete a personal stress assessment and identify personal patterns of stress. They will implement a variety of strategies in addressing their personal stress and use science-based relaxation techniques and cognitive reframing tools to strengthen their mind-body connection.

4. Positive Psychology

  • Positive Psychology
  • Human Happiness
  • Fixed & Growth Mindsets
  • Humanistic Psychology
  • Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
  • The Science & Power of Gratitude
  • The Four Human Tendencies
Learning Outcomes: Upon completion students will be competent in their understanding of positive psychology practices, and the theory of human happiness using various exercises to shift focus, perspective and mindset, and thereby mood and behaviour. Students will learn how to design and implement a unique happiness blueprint and demonstrate understanding of Maslow’s hierarchy of human needs and its’ application within a holistic framework. They will demonstrate application of mindful attention, developing a growth mindset, and gratitude practices and examine their personal tendencies in relation to behaviour change. With a solid knowledge base, students will finish this course with a confident ability to explain the mind-body connection, how to identify maladaptive stress responses, and how to use a large variety of approaches and mind-body practices to rewrite unhelpful belief and behavioural patterns, and vastly improve health outcomes.

Life-Changing Mind-Body Healing modules packed with Science, Intuition & INNER WISDOM

COURSE DETAILS

This Certification Course Includes...

Professionally, this certification is perfect for existing Coaches & Counsellors, other qualified mental health professionals and wellness practitioners who lacked these important brain & nervous system based subjects in their professional modality training. This is a highly practical and experiential course!

Includes

  • All learning tools & Resources
  • Virtual Guidance & Support
  • Four downloadable PDF modules + Training Videos
  • Competency Integration + Quiz
  • Access into our Private Community Spaces
  • Submission Assessments & Feedback
  • International Certification
  • 140 hours, 4 PDF modules + 4 x recorded teaching webinars and integration tasks delivered weekly.

Benefits

  • Flexible Online Learning from anywhere, anytime
  • Self-Paced Weekly Modules
  • Live Training Calls
  • Personal Growth & Professional Development
  • Supportive Community of Coaches & Practitioners
  • Industry recognition with IICT, IPHM, CMA & ACCPH
  • Eligible for professional indemnity & public liability insurance to practice

    • Qualification

    Certified Mind-Body Connection Practitioner (MBP).

    Prior Experience: a professional background in facilitating 1:1 client sessions is highly advantageous but not necessary. We recommend our Holistic Life Coach Practitioner certification as the perfect foundation of both theory and practical experience if you need it.

    Professional Certification

    Continuing Professional Development: This course has earned international CPD accreditation with the CPD Registry against the A.C.C.R.E.D.I.T.E.D Framework to ensure your materials meet and exceed the required standards. The official CPD activity credits and logo are provided on your certificate.
    NOTE: This course is not a 'coaching' course. It's a specialist knowledge and skills-based practitioner training that assumes you already posses the training & knowledge to facilitate 1:1 client sessions.
    THE WHOLE PERSON

    Approach change holistically – mind, body, spirit and emotions to mindfully address all aspects of a person's life.

    CHANGE BELIEFS

    Tools and exercises to identify and confront unconscious thinking patterns and change outdated beliefs.

    EVIDENCE-BASED

    Get the Training and Skills You Need So You Can Do What You Do Best… Help Your Clients Achieve Their Goals!

    Knowledge to Change Your Life & Help Others!

    Take a deep dive into the mind-body connection, biology of belief, placebo effect, stress & nervous system health, and how to reframe limiting beliefs, change unhealthy habits, and reconsolidate learning.

    Gain a mindful appreciation of what contributes to emotional, physical, spiritual and mental health via science-based facts, self-enquiry, application of mind-body (somatic) practices, visualisation exercises, breath work techniques, journalling, and the power of thoughts affecting the physical health of the body.

    Grow personally with the benefits of positive psychology practices to reinforce new mindset and behaviour patterns, and consider how your behavioural tendency affects ongoing behavioural change.

    I cured myself of auto-immune disorders through diet and positive psychology which resulted in a strong belief of the mind-body connection. Learning more about the placebo/nocebo affect in this course has been valuable for my understanding as to why it worked for me but not for others. I love learning about the body and was hungry for more information on neuroscience prior to enrolling in the course. It was one of the main deciding factors to choose this course above the others I was looking into. I think this information is so valuable that it should be an essential subject taught in schools.”

    Bec Wirtz - Cairns, Aus (MBP graduate)

    Approved, Registered, Accredited & Internationally Recognised Training with:


    • ACCPH – Accredited Counsellors, Coaches, Psychotherapists & Hypnotherapists
    • IICT – International Institute of Complementary Therapists
    • CMA – The Complementary Medical Association
    • IPHM – International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine Accreditation Board
    • AADP – American Association of Drugless Practitioners

    Includes Accredited CPD Recognition!

    THIS COURSE IS FOR...

    Anyone with a love of science, the brain, mindset, childhood belief conditioning, stress and the nervous system, the mind-body connection, the power of thought, releasing limiting beliefs, and effective behaviour change wanting to deepen their own personal growth, awareness and self-healing will gain tremendous knowledge and self-supportive tools throughout this learning.

    Meet Your Teacher

    —

    Viki Thondley

    Senior Lecturer
    FOUNDER & DIRECTOR of the MindBodyFood Institute: Psychotherapeutic Counsellor, Clinical Hypnotherapist, Somatic Practitioner (Trauma-Informed), Certified Life Coach, Meditation Therapist, Nutrition Coach, EFT & Mind-Body Practitioner.