What I did not expect was how much the live seminars mattered. You can watch videos anywhere; you cannot get a faculty member to stop you mid-session and show you where you lost the client. Everything is in one place on the platform, the recordings post the same day, and the community actually answers. I would do it again.

Become a Gaja Certified Mind-Body-Spirit Coach
A 21-week online coach training that combines ICF-accredited training, NBHWC-approved health coaching education, meditation, Ayurveda, and whole-person transformation.
- • Tuesdays, 3:00–5:00pm PT
- • Wednesdays, 8:00–10:00am PT
- • Live weekly sessions with faculty, recorded
- • Interest-free payment plans, no credit check
- • Gaja Certified Mind-Body-Spirit Coach

Feeling called to guide others toward better health, purpose and balance?
The Gaja Coach Certification is an ICF and NBHWC accredited mind-body-spirit coach training that equips you with a proven, evidence-based framework to support whole-person transformation, while deepening your own growth and clarity.
In 21 weeks you complete a comprehensive health and wellness coach certification that blends ancient wisdom with modern coaching science, so you can confidently support clients in creating sustainable change in mind, body and spirit. Start today: you get immediate access to the eLearning videos and course materials the moment you register.
This isn't just another online coaching course. It's a gold-standard, science-backed, soul-centered coach training that weaves the highest professional standards together with timeless Vedic wisdom, so you can guide your clients toward sustained well-being in every area of life.

You don't need years of experience to be effective. Just a genuine desire to learn, practice and grow.
A proven coaching framework
A step-by-step method for coaching with confidence, rooted in the ICF core competencies and the NBHWC curriculum.
World-class experts
Coaching faculty with decades of experience, and board-certified M.D.s leading your health training sessions.
An accredited certification
A credential accredited by the ICF and approved by the NBHWC, with the structured preparation to sit for your board exams with confidence.
Exam prep and ongoing mentorship
Gaja students pass their accreditation exams at higher than average rates, with no additional course required. Bi-weekly mentorship calls continue long after you graduate.
A global community of coaches
Gaja coaches live and work all over the world: a built-in network of collaborators, peers and friends for life.
Lifetime access to tools
A 350-page printable coaching manual, branded worksheets, client templates and a library of practices.
If any of these resonate, take the next step.
Whether you're starting fresh or deepening an existing practice, this certification gives you the structure, skills and support to make a real impact.
- ✓You've had a successful career and you're ready for a second chapter guiding others toward healing, self-discovery and growth
- ✓You're an HR, health or mental-health professional looking for a proven, structured coaching model backed by leading coaching organizations
- ✓You crave deep personal growth while learning how to create lasting change for others
- ✓You're looking for a career that aligns with your purpose, full-time or as a side business
- ✓You seek expert mentorship and a like-minded community to grow alongside
What graduates say about the Gaja Coach Certification.
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Your life will change. You will make changes to your health. Be more conscious about how you're living. Become more present. You gain patience. You evolve. And then you help others evolve, too.
AdrianaGaja Certified Coach - “
This is a kind, loving space. The people I met through it are amazing. If I needed a new client they would help me find one. Because of these connections, I don't have to figure it all out alone.
MingGaja Certified Coach - “
This program made it possible for me to set up a whole new career path for myself doing exactly what I want to do: helping other people realize their greatest potential.
JamieGaja Certified Coach - “
This was deeper than any program I've done before. It changed me. The purpose statement I created in the program is now my north star. It keeps bringing me back to where I'm supposed to be.
AdamGaja Certified Coach
Your path to becoming a skilled, certified coach is here.
Our methodology integrates the highest industry standards for coach training with meditation and integrative health practices. The training includes everything you need to become a confident, impactful coach.
- Length
- 21 weeks online
- Time each week
- About 6–8 hours
- Format
- Self-directed eLearning plus one live weekly seminar with faculty
- Accreditation
- ICF Level 1 · NBHWC approved program
Weekly 90-minute interactive webinars
Practice coaching, demos, Q&A and lots of supportive feedback.
Three 1:1 coaching sessions
Personalized coaching and support from program faculty.
Three practical skills assessments
Expert feedback to refine your skills and grow as a coach.
Weekly small-group sessions
Guided by a mentor coach: connect, practice and integrate in a smaller setting.
Live NBHWC health competency Q&As
Expand your health knowledge and prepare for the national board exam.
A sure pathway to ICF ACC
All ICF Level 1 competencies, and preparation for the ACC credentialing exam.
The curriculum builds your expertise step by step.
- Weeks 1–3
Part one: foundations
Becoming a health and wellness coach; the Gaja Coaching Model; Meditation Foundations (your personal Primordial Sound mantra) and Ayurvedic Health Foundations (the five elements, the three doshas, your own dosha).
Includes the Gaja Meditation Foundations and Ayurvedic Health Foundations courses - Weeks 4–6
Part two: coaching fundamentals
Coaching presence and relationship building, active listening, powerful questioning and soul reflections: the skill of making clients feel truly seen and heard.
- Weeks 7–18
Part three: the Gaja Coaching Cornerstones
Purpose, Intention, Meaning and Shadow, three weeks each, from experiential learning to structured coaching to improvisational mastery.
- Weeks 19–21
Part four: the Gaja Pillars of Health
Identifying and preventing disease; the six pillars of health: nutrition, movement, sleep, meditation, emotions and self-care.
Bonus: the 21-Day Business Kickstarter.
Lifetime access to a companion course for turning inspiration into aligned action, in three phases: becoming a business, making it happen, keeping it going. You'll also hear from Gaja-certified entrepreneurs who turned purpose into practice.
Bonus course · $347 value21-Day Business KickstarterVision, business models, branding, pricing, client agreements, insurance and scope of practice, and a business that evolves with you.
Included · $349 valueGaja Meditation FoundationsThe same foundational meditation journey your clients will take, from the inside.
Included · $349 valueGaja Ayurvedic Health FoundationsThe Ayurvedic approach to individualized health: the doshas and how to balance them.
21 parts, 158 lessons
Module 1: Becoming a Gaja Coach9 lessons
- •Lesson 1: Course Overview
- •Lesson 2: Coaching 101
- •Lesson 3: The Gaja Coaching Model
- •Lesson 4: Getting Your Practice Client
- •Session 1 Key Takeaways
- •Intake Session Checklist
- •Intake Form
- •Arc of a Coaching Session
- •5 Key Competencies
Module 2: Meditation Foundations8 lessons
- •Introduction to Gaja Meditation
- •Personal Mantra Instruction
- •Growing in Practice
- •The Seven States of Consciousness
- •Mindfulness Through the Senses
- •Personal Mantra Card
- •Meditation Foundations Summary
- •Audio Library
Module 3: Ayurvedic Health Foundations10 lessons
- •Lesson 1: What's Ayurveda
- •Lesson 2: The Three Doshas
- •Lesson 3: Prakruti
- •Lesson 4: The Five Senses
- •Lesson 5: Vikruti
- •Doshas and the Elements
- •Introduction to Ayurveda
- •Prakruti Quiz
- •The Five Senses
- •Vikruti Quiz
Module 4: Coaching Presence & Relationship4 lessons
- •Lesson 1: Your Coaching Presence
- •Lesson 2: Being Present During Change
- •Lesson 3: The Coaching Relationship
- •Session 4 Key Takeaways
Module 5: Listening3 lessons
- •Lesson 1: Where to Listen From
- •Lesson 2: What to Listen For
- •Session 5 Key Takeaways
Module 6: Questioning & Soul Reflections5 lessons
- •Lesson 1: Questioning
- •Lesson 2: Reflecting
- •Lesson 3: Preparing for Part 3
- •Session 6 Key Takeaways
- •Preparing for Part 3
Module 7: Purpose - Experience7 lessons
- •Lesson 1: Welcome to Part 3—Coaching Cornerstones
- •Lesson 2: Do you know your purpose?
- •Lesson 3: Discover your purpose
- •Lesson 4: Integrate your archetype
- •Purpose Experience Fillable
- •Purpose Experience Printable
- •Purpose Mantra Card—Satyam
Module 8: Purpose - Structured10 lessons
- •Lesson 1: Welcome to Session 8
- •Lesson 2: Teaching Purpose Coaching Concepts
- •Lesson 3: Clarifying Special Powers
- •Lesson 4: Clarifying Legacy
- •Lesson 5: Explaining Archetypes
- •Lesson 6: Facilitating the Archetype Exercise
- •Lesson 7: Purpose Structured Coaching Examples
- •Session 8 Key Takeaways
- •Facilitating the Purpose Worksheet
- •Finding Your Purpose Meditation Script
Module 9: Purpose - Improv11 lessons
- •Lesson 1: Welcome to Session 9
- •Lesson 2: Absolute Purpose
- •Lesson 3: Relative Purpose
- •Lesson 4: Clarifying Core Values
- •Lesson 5: Purpose Home Practices
- •Lesson 6: Purpose Improv Coaching Examples
- •Session 9 Key Takeaways
- •Core Values Vocabulary
- •Activity Script — Guided Visualization Exercise
- •Core Values Worksheet
- •Purpose Home Practices
Module 10: Intention - Experience7 lessons
- •Lesson 1: Welcome to Session 10
- •Lesson 2: The Intention Worksheet
- •Lesson 3: Look for Synchronicities
- •Intention Mantra Card—Shrim
- •Intention Worksheet Fillable
- •Intention Worksheet Printable
- •Wheel of Life
Module 11: Intention - Structured11 lessons
- •Lesson 1: Welcome to Session 11
- •Lesson 2: The Well-being Vision
- •Lesson 3: Clarifying Priorities
- •Lesson 4: Setting Goals
- •Lesson 5: The Action Plan
- •Lesson 6: The Contingency Plan
- •Lesson 7: Committing, Then Letting Go
- •Lesson 8: Intention Structured Coaching Examples
- •Session 11 Key Takeaways
- •Best Day Visualization
- •Felt Sense Exercise
Module 12: Intention - Improv12 lessons
- •Lesson 1: Welcome to Session 12
- •Lesson 2: Gratitude for the Present
- •Lesson 3: Investing in the Future
- •Lesson 4: Guiding Visualizations
- •Lesson 5: Coaching Commitment
- •Lesson 6: Coaching Accountability and Social Support
- •Lesson 7: Intention Home Practices
- •Lesson 8: Improv Coaching Examples
- •Session 12 Key Takeaways
- •Best Day Visualization
- •Felt Sense Visualization
- •Safe Place Guided Imagery Script
Module 13: Meaning - Experience6 lessons
- •Lesson 1: Welcome to Session 13
- •Lesson 2: Make Your Own Meaning
- •Lesson 3: Mindful Moment
- •Meaning Mantra Card—Ahum
- •Meaning Worksheet Fillable
- •Meaning Worksheet Printable
Module 14: Meaning - Structured6 lessons
- •Lesson 1: Welcome to Session 14
- •Lesson 2: When to Coach Meaning
- •Lesson 3: Facilitating the Meaning Making Process
- •Lesson 4: Common Challenges of Coaching Meaning
- •Lesson 5: Meaning Structured Coaching Examples
- •Session 14 Key Takeaways
Module 15: Meaning - Improv9 lessons
- •Lesson 1: Welcome to Session 15
- •Lesson 2: Awareness of Meaning
- •Lesson 3: The Mind and Body Reaction
- •Lesson 4: Perspectives on Meaning
- •Lesson 5: When Meaning Isn't Appropriate
- •Lesson 6: Meaning Home Practices
- •Lesson 7: Meaning Improv Coaching Examples
- •Session 15 Key Takeaways
- •Meaning Guided Meditation
Module 16: Shadow - Experience6 lessons
- •Lesson 1: Welcome to Session 16
- •Lesson 2: The Shadow Work Process
- •Lesson 3: Mindful Moment
- •Shadow Mantra Card—Moksha
- •Shadow Worksheet Fillable
- •Shadow Worksheet Printable
Module 17: Shadow - Structured5 lessons
- •Lesson 1: Welcome to Session 17
- •Lesson 2: Beginning the Shadow Work Process
- •Lesson 3: Facilitating the Shadow Work Process
- •Lesson 4: Shadow Structured Coaching Examples
- •Session 17 Key Takeaways
Module 18: Shadow - Improv10 lessons
- •Lesson 1: Welcome to Session 18
- •Lesson 2: Emotional Intelligence
- •Lesson 3: The Shadow of Positive Emotions
- •Lesson 4: Addressing Microtrauma
- •Lesson 5: Somatic Process Coaching
- •Lesson 6: Shadow Home Practices
- •Lesson 7: Shadow Improv Coaching Examples
- •Lesson 8: Coaching Completion Session Example
- •Session 18 Key Takeaways
- •Completion Session Activity Script
Module 19: Identifying and Preventing Disease7 lessons
- •Lesson 1: Ayurveda, Health Coaching, and the Travis Illness-Wellness Continuum
- •Lesson 2: Understanding Genes
- •Lesson 3: Understanding Disease
- •Lesson 4: Biology, Experience, the Three Brains, and the Nervous System
- •Lesson 5: Coaching and Health Care
- •Session 19 Key Takeaways
- •Session 19 References
Module 20: Pillars of Health, Part 16 lessons
- •Lesson 1: Nutrition
- •Lesson 2: Movement
- •Lesson 3: Sleep
- •Session 20 Key Takeaways
- •Session 20 References
- •Your Digestive Fire
Module 21: Pillars of Health, Part 26 lessons
- •Lesson 1: Meditation
- •Lesson 2: Emotions
- •Lesson 3: Self-care
- •Lesson 4: Program Conclusion
- •Session 21 Key Takeaways
- •Session 21 References
In their own words
“The program gave me myself back.”
I came in burned out and not sure who I was outside my job title. The first part of the program is about you before it is about coaching anyone else, and that is what changed things for me. By the practicum I was coaching real people with a mentor watching, and the feedback was kind and specific. Twenty-one weeks later I had two credentials and, more importantly, a practice.
I enrolled right after a webinar and worried it was a rash decision. It wasn't. The Health Competency sessions with Dr. Sheila are worth the tuition on their own, and the mentor coaching sessions gave me the confidence to say I am a coach out loud.
Tuition and payment plans
One price for the whole program: eLearning, the live cohort, faculty assessments, the community and your credential. Interest-free plans, no credit check; the enrollment agreement and refund policy are shown before you pay anything.
- 1Complete all eLearning lessons
- 2Attend or watch all 20 methodology seminars
- 3Attend 4 Health Competency Q&As
- 4Complete the practicum log (10 coaching hours)
- 5Instructor sign-off
How much time does it take each week?
Plan on 6–8 hours: eLearning, one live two-hour seminar, and practice coaching.
Do I have to attend live?
You commit to one weekly seminar group (Tuesday or Wednesday). Recordings are posted for sessions you miss, but live attendance hours count toward certification.
Are payment plans available?
Yes. Interest-free plans with no credit check.
The January 2027 cohort begins Jan 26, 2027.
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