Embodied Awareness Facilitator Certification Program Description
Developed by Dr. Beth Hedva R.Psych (#3121), Transpersonal Psychologist, International Trauma Trainer, Healer and Author
Course
Expectations
This year-long program provides training, support, and supervision to individuals wishing to incorporate Embodied Awareness into their occupation or
to share skills and practices with individuals, groups, communities, or institutions. The program requires attendance at three 5-day Seminars plus
monthly meetings with cohorts and Mentors by phone, SKYPE, facebook, email and in person. Successful completion of 200 hours of supervised
practicum plus course work entitles the participant to receive Embodied Awareness Facilitator Certification from the Canadian Institute for
Transpersonal and Integrative Sciences. Transcripts for 150 CEU’s are available through the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association.
Description
Program Goals
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150 CEU’s
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Transcripts provided
by Canadian Counselling
Psychotherapy
Association
Target Audience
Number of
Participants
Duration
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To oversee, support and supervise the development of Embodied Awareness Facilitation and Mentorship skills.
To integrate Embodied Awareness practices and Embodied Inner Leadership Skills into the larger culture by training qualified
individuals as Embodied Awareness Facilitators and Mentors
To provide participants with training and protocol for facilitating culturally sensitive embodied awareness practices for
individuals and communities, to share with individuals, groups, communities, institutions, professional colleagues and others
To identify and respond to cross-cultural and transpersonal issues within group dynamics, and develop group leadership skills
To provide participants with guidance to incorporate embodied awareness practices into current profession.
To support participants in furthering their personal understanding and practice of embodied awareness
To provide a community of collegial support for participants.
Open to the general public: Educators, Helpers, Healers and Leaders: helping professionals, doctors, nurses, psychologists, social
workers, counsellors, human resource personnel, managers, teachers, trainers, clergy,
Limited to 12 participants and up to 6 faculty in training
One Year (13 months) training for Certificate of Completion.
Certification require full attendance in c 3 five-day ‘in the city retreat format’ seminars, plus completion of 200 hours of practicum in
the form of monthly meetings with cohorts and or Mentors by phone, SKYPE, facebook, email, or in person.
The deadline for EARLY REGISTRATION NOVMBER 15th
Location
Dates
Of In-Person
Training Sessions
Times
Tuition
Calgary, Alberta
Last Week of February
Last Week of May
First Week Of October
(*unless conflicting with secular, stat or religious holidays; or inclement weather)
Inclement Winter weather conditions may necessitate short notice cancellation and rescheduling of sessions
-- 9:45 am to 5:30 – 6:00 pm (5 Day seminars begin punctually, on time; and ending depends on the flow of the group process)
Each seminar also includes one or two ‘open-ended’ community building group sessions with pot-luck dinner TBA by group participants
--Monthly cohort and mentor meetings times and locations TBA by participants
Tuition Payment: *Does not include travel, room, and board.
 $5,500 + 5% GST ($275) Payment Plans available upon request.
 $4,995 + 5% GST ($249) EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT: after submitting completed application, interview,
acceptance into the program and paid in full by Aug 15th
 $3600.00 + 5% ($180) Discount for EARLY CAREER Helping Professionals
 $1,995.00 + 5% GST ($99.75) for Level 1, 2 or 3 sold separately
 If you are accepted into the program: Half (50 %) of the tuition fee plus GST, must be paid upon acceptance to secure your
place in the program. The balance is due by the first day of the program.
Payment Plans, Work-study and Scholarships available to qualified applicants based on available on funding. Please include request
for financial support, or donation to our scholarship fund with application.
*Additional one-on-one mentorship or supervision optional, and provided by faculty members--fees are not included in tuition fees.
Does not include travel, room, and board.
Prerequisite
Application Fee
And Interview
Must have a minimum of three years prior experience with and commitment to one’s own personal Self-development practice
(psychotherapy, self-development, mind-body-spirit practice, meditation or spiritual practice, and or professional training in an allied
field) or permission of instructor
$100 + GST ($105.00) (NON-REFUNDABLE). Paid by e-transfer, money order, wire transfer, Visa or MC
INTERVIEWS held November - January.
The deadline for EARLY REGISTRATION NOVMBER 15th
Early Application
Deadline
Cancellation ~
Refund Policy
Faculty
EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 15
If you cancel your enrollment into the program 31 days or more prior to the start of the program, you will be refunded 50% of any tuition
payments you have made up until that date. If you cancel 30 days or less prior to the start date, you will forfeit any tuition payments you
have made up until that point. There is no refund for no-show. Questions? Please contact admin@drbethhedva.com
Dr Beth Hedva, Ph.D (Psychology) MA (Clinical Psychology) MA (Transpersonal Counselling Psychology), Developer.
Kim Haxton, Potowatomi, born on the Wasauksing First Nations Reserve, Canadian Amerindian facilitator and ceremonialist
Dr. Patrick Tribble, Chiropractor,Teacher, Healer and Expert Intuitive specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of difficult and
chronic disorders DC
Meaghan Farquharson, (Faculty in Training), Psychologist, Certified Clinical Counsellor, Trauma Recovery Specialist, Certified Yoga
Instructor and Group Facilitator
Past Guest Faculty Have Included: Dr. Jean Pettifor (co-writer of Canadian Psychology Association’s Code of Ethics);;
David Lertzman, Ph.D. Haskayne School of Business Faculty;
Dr Stuart Heller and Carol Heller, Founder of Movement Psychology.
Course Structure
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Three 5-Day Seminars with the full group.
Monthly face-to-face supervision with Mentors
Monthly peer-practice sessions (in person –face-to-face meetings; or by phone / SKYPE / or closed facebook groups for remote)
Regular personal/professional/ check-ins and peer-review
Optional online interactive website (via closed facebook group)
Reading with monthly written assignments
Course is designed to collect a minimum of 200 hours practicum within 12 months (averaging about 4 hours/week over 48
weeks) In some cases a participant may need extra time collecting hours, and may still qualify for certification if hours are
completed within 24 months.
The deadline for EARLY REGISTRATION NOVMBER 15th
Level 1
Learning Objectives
Inner Leadership Development
1. Introduction to Group Facilitation, group process, ground rules, creating safety, sharing circle, conversation circle and building
group cohesion
2. Explore the Human Stress Response: Neruopsychology and the Triune Brain; Heart Coherence and Neruocardiolgy;
3. Inner Leadership: Integrate information received through senses, cognitive thoughts, emotions, perceptions and subtle senses
4. Enhance counselling skills; Distinguish styles of listening; Cultivate deep listening-listening, Listen with one’s whole body
5. Introduce’12 Senses’’ as described by Dr. Ramses Seleem; Explore and Apply 12 senses using Embodied Awareness Practices
Level 2
Learning Objectives
Spiritually Directed Therapy: Using InnerWork with Individuals
 Explore Wilber's Spectrum of Consciousness; Spectrum of Psycho-pathologies; Spectrum of Treatment Modalities;
 Review Hedva's Spectrum of spiritually Traumatic Awakenings ,
 Develop culturally sensitive and personally meaningful strategies to address physical, psycho-social, spiritual - transpersonal and
eco-psychological dimensions of recovery from injury
 Practice Hedva’s Spiritually Directed Treatment Modalities;Identify stress reduction interventions for adults, youth and children
 Apply Embodied Awareness Innerwork including Energy Medicine and Breath work, Guided Imagery, Symbolic Process
 Practice training self and others to engage and embody intuition and creativity using T-R-U-S-T meditation method
Level 3
Learning Objective
 Introduce Group Process and Transpersonal Group Dynamics, Hedva’s .Spiritually Directed Treatment Protocol for Individual
and Group Work; Sharing Circle/Circle-Process
 Define and explore Spiritual By-Pass; Personal and Collective Shadow , 13 'Guardians'; Address cross-cultural / diversity issues
 Distinguish between group ‘content’ and process’ identify how and when to intervene and the role of the ‘group Guardian’ as
defined by Christina Baldwin and Anne linea’s ‘Circle Way’
 Group facilitation and one-on-one coaching techniques for training self, others and groups to engage embody awareness
 Apply Embodied Awareness for self-care, individual treatment and group facilitation in private practice, agency and or
community settings
The deadline for EARLY REGISTRATION NOVMBER 15th
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200 hours of
Practicum
Experience
Requirements
Reading Materials
Available at
Self-Connection
Books, Calgary or
online through
Amazon.com
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Required:
Betrayal, Trust and Forgiveness, by Dr. Beth Hedva
Embodied Awareness Study Guide, By Dr. Beth Hedva
Recommended Reading
The Biology of Transformation by Joseph Chilton Pearce
MindSight by Daniel Siegel
Circle Way by Christina Baldwin and Anne Linea
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Certification
Advanced Training
Participants are expected to be engaged in Self-Study Practices and answer (in written form) all exercisess in the course
materials (a minimum of 50 hours counts as “50 hours of practicum experience)
Meet face-to-face, by phone, or SKYPE, in dyads with cohorts (11 other participants) for a minimum of 50 hours of cohorts
practicum experience
Meet face-to-face, by phone, or SKYPE, in small groups with Mentors and cohorts for a minimum of 50 hours of cohort group
practicum experience
Provide 50 hours of Community Service offering embodied awareness training to individuals or groups depending upon one’s
training, background, interest and experience
Community service hours may be collected with co-workers, EA cohorts, friends, family members or as a volunteer within in a
community service placement (examples: church, temple, school or community center; health-services agency; suicide
prevention center, homeless shelter, youth at risk, rape crisis center, etc.) unless current job serves as placement (to be approved
of by core faculty or faculty in training)
To qualify for Embodied Awareness Facilitator Certification Participant must demonstrate successful completion of all
course work including participation in practicum training groups, complete all homework assignments and a minimum of 200
hours of practicum experience
Individuals who demonstrate excellence and skill may be selected to be trained as an Embodied Awareness Mentors and or assist with
future Embodied Awareness Certification courses
The deadline for EARLY REGISTRATION NOVMBER 15th