The Wholeness Work® Certification

In brief: The certification pathway of EATWW e.V. leads from practitioner to certified coach, trainer and teaching trainer. Each step builds on personal practice, live trainings, feedback from certified trainers and membership in the association.

How do I become a The Wholeness Work® Coach or Trainer?

You probably already know from your own experience that The Wholeness Work® can have transformative effects. Live training and coaching provided by experienced, qualified, skilled and kindhearted coaches and trainers is the central medium of a growing The Wholeness Work® movement around the world.

Connirae Andreas and EATWW aim to make The Wholeness Work® accessible to as many people as possible in a high quality way.

Getting started with The Wholeness Work® is very easy and direct. Over time, the entire depth of the transformation work can be experienced. The resulting complexity of the subtle details develops great significance for the competent presentation of The Wholeness Work® to clients and groups.

Roles and experience levels

Practitioner

In this role you adopt The Wholeness Work® and its different formats in your own experience – meditation, mindfulness, sleep or self-coaching practice. You can start right after you know the basic process and make use of peer groups and material EATWW offers to its members.

Coach

You work with The Wholeness Work® with your clients and guide them through the transformation processes, enabling them to use the methods continuously for themselves. You can label yourself The Wholeness Work® Coach and be listed on the EATWW website.

Trainer

You pass on The Wholeness Work® in the existing training formats (Level I – day 1 and 2, Level II – day 3 and 4, Level III – day 5 and 6, …) to practitioners, coaches and therapists — and can offer a Coach Certification Service in coordination with the teaching trainers.

Teaching Trainer

In this role you conduct the training of The Wholeness Work® Trainers. To promote quality at all levels of experience and learning, Connirae Andreas and the EATWW Board appoint Teaching Trainers.

Each element of the Coach and Trainer pathway is designed to provide benefits for you — increasing your skill and ease with The Wholeness Work®, and adding to the transformation you experience yourself, and for your clients and participants.

Pathway to certified Coach

  1. Become a member of the EATWW and practice the processes yourself. Personal experience with the functioning of the method is essential. Connirae recommends doing the personal exercise for three months (90 days) before you start coaching others in a significant way.
  2. Take part in at least four live trainings (2× Level I Foundation and 2× Level II) — at least one of them with Connirae Andreas personally or a certified The Wholeness Work® Trainer. After this, you will have a feel for how to respond to a range of questions and challenges.
  3. Gain feedback on your work: for that purpose, The Wholeness Work® Trainers offer Coach Certification Services (pricing is up to the respective trainer). Submit two demos of yourself guiding someone else in The Wholeness Work® to a certified trainer of your choice (live or video — one straightforward, one involving a challenging situation). Your mentor will review them with you in a supportive process of review and suggestions. You may be asked to add a period of additional practice and learning to show a range of flexibility and skills. You can also make use of the peer group opportunities EATWW offers to its members.
  4. Hand in a written statement describing what The Wholeness Work® means to you personally and your work, plus your vita with training and coaching credentials.
  5. You can receive recognition and certification from the EATWW as a certified coach and be part of a growing community. Please understand that EATWW will award this recognition when we believe that The Wholeness Work® will be passed on in a quality and congruent manner in the future. We will do our best to support you in gaining the experience you need.

We as EATWW understand that coaches have some background in general coaching skills — psychology studies, systemic consulting, practice as a coach or therapist, and/or a background in transformative methods such as NLP, Ericksonian Hypnosis or hypnotherapy. Please contact us if you have questions considering your background.

Pathway to certified Trainer

For the certification as trainer you first follow the coach pathway. After one year of experience as a certified coach you can receive certification as a trainer with additionally:

  1. Participate in Level I and Level II at least one more time (as participant or coach) with Connirae Andreas personally or a Teaching Trainer — for a total of three times.
  2. Participate in the Level III training at least two times with Connirae Andreas personally or a Teaching Trainer.
  3. For training a level you have completed the following level at least two times — e.g. to train Level III you have completed 2× Level IV.
  4. Demonstrate the ability to lead someone through each of the methods taught in Level I and Level II (Basic Process, Reclaiming Inner Authority, What's Missing, Dissolving Roles, Letting Go, Where Standing, Me & You, direction of escape, Wholeness Work presuppositions, etc.), demonstrate the formats to groups, answer questions, show your ability to work with unusual clients and deal with unexpected events in a demo context. Co-training together with a Teaching Trainer is a proven way to conduct a trainer certification — please check the conditions of the Teaching Trainers regarding the Trainer Certification Services.
  5. Take part in at least four (online) supervisions offered by the Teaching Trainers.
  6. Hand in a written statement "My personal development with The Wholeness Work®" plus your vita as a trainer.

EATWW understands that The Wholeness Work® Trainers have some background in general training skills in experience-oriented trainings in the areas of communication, personal development, coaching, business, etc. and/or comparable experiences and trainings. Please contact us if you have questions considering your background.

As a certified trainer of The Wholeness Work®, we place the responsibility for the certification of The Wholeness Work® Coaches in your hands. To ensure the quality of the entire The Wholeness Work® education it is necessary to be a member of the association and to carry out the coach certification services in close consultation with the teaching trainers and Connirae Andreas.

As an EATWW member with The Wholeness Work® Coach, Trainer or Teaching Trainer status, you will gain access to The Wholeness Work® training resources, such as instructional videos, trainer manuals and participant manuals.

Teaching Trainer

We believe this role will contribute to the overall quality of our work, especially as the method spreads across Europe — so the most experienced people support others at a high level. The prerequisite for appointment as a Teaching Trainer is certification as a The Wholeness Work® Trainer. Please contact us at info@wholenesswork.eu if you are interested in this role — we will discuss your request with Connirae Andreas.

We consider our growth as a learning organization as a joint process of all members. As a learning community, you can participate in forming and shaping the certification elements — peer groups, online resources, annual meetings and trainer summits.

If you have any questions, please email us: info@wholenesswork.eu