Wholehearted
Life Coaching Certification
A decolonized approach to heart-centered coaching
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Do any of these sound like you?
Are you the person people turn to when they need support?
Are you the person that others think of first when they need guidance?
Are you the person who genuinely loves helping others?
Have you ever thought, "I wonder what it would be like to become a coach?" but then gotten overwhelmed by how to do it?
Are you the person who secretly dreams of starting your own business where you can make an impact and live the life of your dreams?
So you want to become a coach?
Perhaps you're overwhelmed by all the options. Maybe you're disheartened that most coaching programs don't reflect your values and beliefs.
The Wholehearted Coaching Certification is a holistic life coaching certification that teaches you foundational coaching skills from a decolonized perspective.
Our mission is to make coaching a more diverse, safe, and inclusive space by fostering a new generation of coaches who prioritize healing, transformation, and liberation for all.
Become a coach who practices with skill, care, and ethics while interweaving your own magic and medicine into the work that you do.
You will be supported in not only how to become a coach who can facilitate change and transformation within others but also how to build a values-aligned business. Learn how to create a practice and business that is a reflection of your heart, soul, and deepest beliefs.
The world needs more incredible coaches like you, love.
Hear why past participants chose the Wholehearted Coaching Certification…
14 Live Virtual Classes with Live Monthly Virtual Retreats
6 Mentor Sessions (4 group and 2 one-on-one)
12 Practice Coaching hours completed with peers and outside clients
6 Monthly Office Hours with a Mentor Coach
Assignments that support your growth as both a coach and an entrepreneur
A holistic curriculum that includes foundational learning in somatics, mindfulness, trauma-informed care, gender-affirming space holding, diversity and inclusion, and much more
A diverse team of heart-led Teachers, Leaders, and Facilitators with various backgrounds, identities, and areas of expertise
This certification is for you if...
You want to become a coach who creates inclusive spaces that facilitate authentic growth and transformation
You are a heart-based changemaker ready to decolonize how we heal and minimize harm
You want to coach with a holistic approach that considers body, spirit, and mind.
You want to create a thriving coaching business that exists outside of hustle culture
You want to leave a legacy behind that includes making an impact within the communities you hold most dear
Ideal applicants are BIPOC and White Folks committed to creating inclusive, diverse, and supportive spaces that help to facilitate growth and healing for all communities.
Those considering applying for this intensive coach training program should consider setting aside a minimum of 2-3 hours per week to fulfill all class requirements through the program
While I knew that I would come through this certification process, feeling better equipped as a coach, particularly with a decolonized foundation, what was even more surprising was how much better equipped I also feel to confront and process my own self, my various parts and my mental health in a much more loving way.
Coaching was a job that kind of found me. Before I found this certification, I had been working as an executive coach for the last few years. However, the more and more I coached, the more I wanted to find a coaching certification that would help strengthen my abilities and skills. I knew I wanted to focus on working with Black and BIPOC women and I was looking for a program that would give me the tools to hold space for the communities I hold most dear.
During my time in the Wholehearted Coaching Certification, I have expanded my dream of what coaching can be and what kind of coach I can be.
Moreover, while I knew that I would come through this certification process, feeling better equipped as a coach, particularly with a decolonized foundation, what was even more surprising was how much better equipped I also feel to confront and process my own self, my various parts and my mental health in a much more loving way.
So much gratitude for this certification leading me on a path to not only become a better coach, but also a better version of myself.
The 9 Pillars of Wholehearted Coaching
Throughout our 6-months we will be focusing on nine holistic areas that support new coaches in creating inclusive transformational spaces, while also building a values-aligned business. This is about coaching from your heart and creating a thriving business that reflects your soul. For a deeper look at the 9 Pillars check out our Certification Overview.
Honor Origins
We start by examining the coaching industry’s roots and our own cultural origins so we can create a coaching practice of integrity and intentionality.
Prism Your Presence
Learn how to create transformational coaching spaces through the power of our presence. By tapping into deeper awareness, we improve our capacity to be present to the many needs of our clients and create relationships based on trust.
Intentional Exploration
We expand our coaching skills by learning how to use intuition and powerful questions to unlock our client’s deeper desires.
Facilitate Inner Knowing
By going inward, we utilize mindfulness and somatics to help facilitate expansive self-growth for both ourselves and our clients.
Orient Towards Wholeness
We learn how to step into our inherent wholeness by honoring all parts of ourselves and shifting the limiting beliefs that keep us fragmented.
Prioritize Possibility
By reclaiming our dream space, we move beyond the imaginable and show clients how to name and claim dreams that exist beyond possibility.
Embody Integrity
Build a values-aligned business that allows both you and your coaching practice to thrive. Learn the practical, legal and financial aspects of creating a strong entrepreneurial foundation.
Liberated Leadership
By replacing toxic definitions of leadership with practices that seek to prioritize our full selves, we demonstrate how to separate our worth from our business and how to build a business that reflects our deepest desires.
Design a Legacy
In framing our business as an expression of our legacy, we create a coaching practice at is sustainable so that we can serve the seven generations to come.
Program Investment
The cost of the program is $6400. 6-month, 8-month and 10-month payment plans are available. There is also one scholarship for someone who holds marginalized identities.
In order to secure your commitment, we require a deposit of $500 be paid at the time of enrollment (unless paying in full). Your deposit is retained and deducted from your course fee.
What makes the Wholehearted Coaching Program so special?
An emphasis on practice coaching and guided mentorship. You will walk away from this program confident about your coaching skills (... and with your first few clients)
An equal focus on not only how to coach but also how to build a values-aligned business
A diverse team of coaches and changemakers who will not only teach you powerful coaching tools but also how to work with a wide range of clients of varied backgrounds and needs
A transformational curriculum that not only shows you how to guide others on their growth journey but supports you on yours as well
A hoistic curriculum that includes foundational learning in somatics, mindfulness, trauma-informed care, gender-affirming space holding, diversity and inclusion, and much more.
An ICF Aligned curriculum that allows you to pursue ICF Accreditation upon completion of the certification
Hear why past participants chose the Wholehearted Coaching Certification…
Shirin Eskandani
I’m Shirin. I’m the founder of Wholehearted Coaching and the Wholehearted Coaching Certification.
As a coach, I have worked with 1000s of incredible humans helping them achieve their biggest dreams. Now, as a coach trainer, I work with aspiring coaches who want to make an impact in the world while creating a business that allows them to thrive!
I believe so deeply in the power of coaching. It is a modality that has changed my life and I have seen it change the lives of the people I have had the privilege to work with. My deepest wish is for there to be more coaches in the world. Coaches of different backgrounds and life experiences. Coaches who practice with care, skill and ethics. It’s time to reclaim what coaching is and what it truly can be.
My mission is to change the landscape of coaching by fostering a new generation of diverse coaches who practice through a decolonized lens that prioritizes healing, inclusivity and liberation for all.
I chose the Wholehearted Coaching Certification because it reflects my deepest values. Learning to coach from a decolonized lens means that I can support folks to live a fully authentic, and centered life.
I often found myself being the “go to” person for loved ones and even people I just met. I was a sounding board for their life’s up and downs. It’s always felt natural for me to hold space and support people in being seen without judgment.
To be honest, I was hesitant to join because I didn’t feel like I was well-equipped enough to become a coach. But I knew I had to take this leap, I knew this certification would help me become the coach I desired to be.
I chose the Wholehearted Coaching Certification because it reflects my deepest values. Learning to coach from a decolonized lens means that I can support folks to live a fully authentic, and centered life. Our mentors in the program continually root us coaches on, and provide us the space to trust our inner-knowing and honor our own growth.
The community I’ve found in the Certification has been one of my favorite parts of the program. This includes both the staff and my fellow colleagues. This coaching program is truly one of its kind and is changing the culture of coaching.
Become a certified life coach. Make an impact and change your life forever!