Mind-Body-Spirit Coach Certification
Become a Gaja Certified Mind-Body-Spirit Coach
21 weeks6–8 hrs/weekNext cohort Jan 26
Graduate as Gaja Certified Mind-Body-Spirit CoachCoaching at Gaja
Coaching that works with the whole person.
People don't change in pieces. Gaja trains coaches to work with the mind, the body and the spirit at the same time, with a method that is ICF-accredited, NBHWC-approved, and taught live by faculty who still coach every week.
What Gaja believes about coaching
Four things we won't compromise on.
1
Change is a whole-person event.
A client who wants to sleep better is also carrying a job, a nervous system and a story about who they are. We teach coaching that meets all three: evidence-based behavior change, breath and meditation to settle the body, and Ayurveda-informed daily routines that make new habits stick.
2
Presence before technique.
Powerful questions come from attention, not from a script. The weekly live seminars are mostly practice: coaching, being coached, and being watched by a mentor who tells you plainly what they saw and what to try next.
3
Credentials should mean something.
The Mind-Body-Spirit Coach Certification meets the ICF Level 1 and NBHWC education requirements. You graduate with a credential the boards recognize, a practicum log of real client hours, and a directory listing that verifies all of it.
4
A practice is also a business.
A certification without clients is a certificate on a wall. The 21-Day Business Kickstarter, the coaching labs in the Studio and the Pro Directory exist so that your first paying clients arrive while you are still in the cohort.
How it's taught
Twenty-one weeks. Short interactive lessons you take at your own pace, one two-hour live seminar a week in a small group with faculty (Tuesday or Wednesday), four Health Competency Q&As, and a ten-hour practicum with real clients. Recordings post the same day you miss a seminar.
What you graduate with
Graduates are Gaja Certified Mind-Body-Spirit Coaches. The program meets the education requirements for ICF credentialing and the NBHWC board exam, and comes with a verifiable certificate and a listing in the Pro Directory.
Certifications
One certification, and a pathway beyond it.
Take the Coach Certification on its own, or enroll once in the Total Well-Being Coach pathway, which adds 2 more Gaja certifications to it with one faculty and one enrollment.
Graduate as Gaja Certified Mind-Body-Spirit Coach
Total Well-Being Coach Certification
Coach from every dimension of well-being
3 trainings, one enrollment3–6 hrs/week
Graduate as Gaja Certified Total Well-Being CoachFoundations course
Before you certify: the business foundations.
Three focused weeks on the practical side of a practice: your offer, your pricing, your first clients. Take it before the certification, alongside it, or on its own. All courses →
Business developmentAbout 10 hours
21-Day Business Kickstarter
21 lessons on product formation, social media marketing, branding and business development: a soul-centered framework that takes you from planning and ideation through pricing and marketing to sustaining your business and your energy over time.
Start today →
Upcoming cohorts
Dates, seminar times and seats.
- Sep152026Mind-Body-Spirit Coach CertificationIn progressSeptember 2026 cohort · Sep 15, 2026 – Feb 24, 2027Live seminars: Tuesday 8:00–10:00am PT or Wednesday 3:00–5:00pm PT
- Jan262027Mind-Body-Spirit Coach CertificationEnrollingJanuary 2027 cohort · Jan 26, 2027 – Jun 30, 2027Live seminars: Tuesday 3:00–5:00pm PT or Wednesday 8:00–10:00am PT
Faculty
Who teaches coaching at Gaja.
Lead facultyDallas Brown
Founder and CEO
Coaching
Lead facultyDr. Sheila Patel
Chief Medical Officer and Director of Ayurveda Programs
AyurvedaMeditationCoachingYoga
Lead facultyRoger Gabriel
Director of Meditation Programs
MeditationAyurvedaCoaching
Lead facultyMary McEvilly Hernández
Director of Coaching
Coaching
Heather Haslem
Coach Mentor
Coaching
Michelle Kabashinski
Coach Mentor
CoachingAyurveda
Isabelle Moreau
Coach Mentor
Coaching
Lorene Clark Lacayo
Coach Mentor
Coaching
Gaja Studio
Upcoming coaching classes.
Live online for Studio members; the recording and class notes join the library afterwards.
- Coaching Lab: Live PracticeFri, Oct 30, 2026 · 12:00 PM EDT · 45 min · Members · Mary McEvilly Hernández
- Coaching Lab: Live PracticeFri, Nov 6, 2026 · 12:00 PM EST · 45 min · Members · Mary McEvilly Hernández
Gaja Pro · Coaching
Upcoming in the cohorts.
Live seminars, Q&As and workshops for enrolled students. Dates only; the sessions themselves are for the cohort.
- Oct28Questioning & Soul ReflectionsLive seminar Coach Certification · September 2026 cohort · 3:00 PM PDT
- Nov3Post Instructor Manual (week 7)Live seminar Coach Certification · September 2026 cohort · 8:00 AM PST
- Nov3Purpose – ExperienceLive seminar Coach Certification · September 2026 cohort · 8:00 AM PST
- Nov4Purpose – ExperienceLive seminar Coach Certification · September 2026 cohort · 3:00 PM PST
- Nov10Purpose – StructuredLive seminar Coach Certification · September 2026 cohort · 8:00 AM PST
- Nov11Purpose – StructuredLive seminar Coach Certification · September 2026 cohort · 3:00 PM PST
- Nov12Health Competency Live Q&AQ&A Coach Certification · September 2026 cohort · 12:00 PM PST
- Nov17Purpose – ImprovLive seminar Coach Certification · September 2026 cohort · 8:00 AM PST
Admissions
Thinking about coaching?
Admissions will tell you honestly whether the next cohort fits your schedule, walk through the payment plans, and answer the ICF and NBHWC questions. Or email support@thegajacollective.com.