This program is suited to like-minded individuals from many walks of life. If you have a genuine interest in taking a coaching approach to aspects of your leadership, please join us.

You do not need to have any intention of working as a professional coach, in order to benefit from the program. 

Indeed, part of our 'raison d'être' is to make high level coaching skills a part of everyday leadership. If you are ready to take your leadership to the next level of depth and refinement, in whatever capacity you work, we would love to have you with us on this journey. 

Whilst most of our participants are self-sponsoring, many are sponsored or part-sponsored by their employer. If you are a manager, business or government leader, HR professional, or in-house coach, we recommend requesting that your course costs be paid by your organisation. Here are some pointers to guide you.

Step 1: Jot down the challenges faced by the business, and how introducing coaching-style conversations could assist. For example, if there is a problem with employee engagement, making coaching skills part of the standard management practice and leadership style could provide a solution. Or if the market is going through rapid change, a coaching approach to leadership can provide resilience, and help the business to adapt quickly and easily. 

Step 2: Articulate in more detail how you personally can integrate coaching skills into your daily work. For instance, you may be known for your decisiveness and expert knowledge, yet recognise that to develop a new strategic vision will require getting the perspective of your colleagues and other stakeholders. Or perhaps you are responsible for the performance of a team, and know that coaching them will raise their game. Be ready to give real-life examples of your own strengths and weaknesses. 

Step 3: Share information with the relevant person, such as your HR Director. If needed, put them in contact with the program manager, Laura Mayer, at [email protected]. We welcome multiple participants from the same employer, for a faster and stronger impact on the company culture. 

Step 4: After giving or gaining budget approval, purchase the program and your LIFEdance Community membership. If you are being sponsored by your employer and they require an invoice or information to set up as a supplier, please write to [email protected] for support. We can provide single-price invoices where needed (to include your LIFEdance Community membership and the program, or to cover the participation of several employees from the same organiation).

Step 5: Make space in your schedule and get started on your powerful learning journey! It is important to inform your assistant that the program is a high priority for you, and to allocate time for the self-led activities as well as live learning. We recommend keeping a journal of your experience and progress, together with your program notes, and debriefing from time to time the improvements in your individual and collective performance, as you apply what you learn! 

To ensure an optimal learning environment, each cycle of boas coaching essentials and professional coach certification has a limited number of participants.

We are currently accepting participants for our next cycle, and will announce "sold out" once all the seats have been taken. We encourage you to apply today by selecting the program you are interested in and making the purchase. Afterward, you will receive an email with a link to some questions so we can get to know you, your goals, and your learning needs. Please complete this form, which will take around 30-45 minutes, and be sure to meet the submission deadline.

Once your intake form has been processed (which may take up to 72 hours), you will receive an email confirming whether we believe our program is a good fit for your current learning needs. If so, your seat will be secured. If not, we will process a full refund immediately after our communication.

Sessions will be conducted in English.

The program fees for the coaching essentials are available on this page. This is accredited globally by the International Coaching Federation as a Level 1 coach education program.

If you wish to follow a longer, more in-depth training, you may continue on to our ICF-accredited Level 2 boas professional coach certification. Please write to [email protected] for details. 

Our coach education program fees also include a one-time boas license fee. This license grants graduates from these programs the privilege to offer boas via coaching and to purchase our via coaching tools. The eligibility to retain this license is contingent upon the successful completion of the programs and ongoing demonstration of ethical practice.

Program participants are expected to be members of our online membership, LIFEdance Community, which offers continuous personal and professional development, peer community, and support. Additionally, LIFEdance Community members qualify for significant discounts on further courses in LIFEdance Academy, including coaching supervision and mentoring.

You have the option of paying in one payment or spreading it out over six monthly payments.

To confirm your place in the program, you will be asked to complete a form with some questions. This helps us understand you better - your goals and learning needs.

Once your application has been processed (which may take up to 72 hours), you will receive an email indicating whether we believe our program is a good fit for your current learning needs. If so, your seat will be secured. If not, we will process a full refund immediately after our communication.

Kindly note that this is the only circumstance in which we provide refunds. Please make sure that you have a genuine interest in your own personal and professional growth, and that you wish to participate in this learning journey, before you purchase the program. 

The following pre-requisites are required for admission into our programs:

• substantial and demonstrable work experience in a relevant field (see Who is the Program Really For?)
• evidence of understanding the nature of the program and its fit with your own professional learning and development needs
• a professional ethos and personal qualities that will support excellence in coaching

These pre-requisites are assessed by the faculty on a case-by-case basis.

These are some of the many benefits you will experience during and after your participation in the boas coaching essentials:

• Strengthen professional expertise and credibility
• Discover and refine your own coaching style and preferences
• Join a community of world-class coaches
• Learn, apply, reflect on and combine new methods
• Explore and integrate intellectual, artistic and intuitive learning styles Invest time to explore themes in depth
• Develop generic skills applicable to a wide range of conversational contexts
• Experience somatic awareness, movement and voice work in your learning
• Develop core skills for generating well-crafted questions
• Enhance coaching confidence and market awareness
• Network and share experience with peers
• Receive discounted prices for metavision™ - the boas approach to professional coach supervision

Whether you are coaching as a professional coach, or in a leadership role, these are some of the many benefits your coachees will experience during and after your participation in the boas coaching essentials program:

• Align individual and shared goals
• Renew motivation and focus
• Clarify personal and professional purpose
• Improve life balance
• Integrate personal and professional roles
• Increase vitality and flow of energy
• Enhance ethical congruence
• Engage multiple intelligences
• Sharpen decision-making
• Make a bigger, better difference through their daily activities

Our programs are not only for professional coaches; we welcome seasoned coaches, new coaches, and individuals in other fields who want to bring a coaching approach to their daily activity. We believe that the standards and skills of professional coaching are relevant far beyond the profession. 

This said, there has been an explosion of interest in coaching as a proven means of leadership development. In this growing and unregulated market, advanced training, certification and supervision can ensure your credibility, professionalism and depth and breadth of experience.

Our vision for our coach training programs is to cultivate excellence in coaching by supporting each coach’s engagement with self, other and community, and the deepening and refinement of coaching skills. In order to be a trustworthy guide and companion on a coachee's life journey, a coach needs much more than effective techniques or specialist knowledge. Courage, compassion, clarity and calm are essential qualities of a great coach, and are needed in equal measure.

The goal of these programs is to create and nurture a community of world class coaches who embody the ethos and spirit of boas’ via^® coaching, who demonstrate the highest standards of the coaching core competences as defined by the ICF, who bring their own unique strengths and style to their work whilst holding each other accountable to professional standards, and whose own vocation, integration and alignment allows them to keep growing and learning through their transformational work in this complex and changing world.

We view coaching as a co-creative dialogue between coach and client; this is reflected in the program design.

Combining faculty-led sessions with peer group action learning, the programs draw on a wide range of disciplines, including humanistic psychology, neuro-linguistic programming, organizational behaviour and artistic inquiry. Coaching engages the whole human being, so as a coach you need to bring your whole self to the process. The programs encourage you to discover, identify and engage your inner resources and to integrate this holistic approach into your coaching practice.

You will learn to apply the boas via^® (vocational integration and alignment) model as a guide in all of your coaching dialogues. The focus of via® is on raising self awareness, exercising new skills and transcending limiting attitudes. via® coaches support and challenge leaders to define their own life work, integrate their different roles and relationships and align their personal goals with those of their colleagues, their organization, and the wider community.

Through your participation in the programs you will:

• Increase your skills in each of the coaching core competencies as defined by the ICF (generic skills applicable to a wide range of coaching contexts)
• Strengthen professional expertise and credibility through an in-depth knowledge of the via coaching model
• Identify and refine your own coaching style and preferences
• Explore and integrate intellectual, artistic and intuitive learning styles
• Gain specific expertise in movement observation, somatic awareness, and the engagement of the thinking body
• Gain insight and skill in working with cultural diversity and complexity
• Understand how coaching can support organizational cultural change and the co-creation of coaching-based leadership
• Discover innovative approaches to coaching outdoors in harmony with nature
• Enhance your self-confidence and market awareness
• Develop skills in networking and reciprocal learning with peers

To ensure high quality, these advanced development programs for experienced professionals includes initial assessment, ongoing review and final assessment and certification.

Ensuring clarity and transparency is important to us. Our programs' policies, which provide clear boundaries for specific situations, can be easily accessed below:

1a General Disability Policy

boas partners supports individuals with disabilities and is committed to providing disabled individuals access reasonable accommodations. In addition, boas partners prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability and ensures equal opportunity for all qualified individuals with disabilities. boas partners is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in compliance with all local, state/territory, and federal laws. 

Our goal is to create a learning environment which meets the needs of each individual student. We are able to accommodate a variety of learning disabilities to make our program more accessible. Please contact Laura Mayer at [email protected] before enrolling to determine if your needs can be met.

1b DEIJ Statement

As members of the ICF community, boas partners ascribes to the core values of integrity, excellence, collaboration and respect. The foundation of these values is a shared commitment to diversity, inclusion, belonging and justice. We will place diversity, inclusion, belonging and justice at the forefront of every decision we make at boas partners. As we continue the journey toward our vision, we will recommit ourselves to valuing the unique talents, insights and experiences that every coach and client brings to the world.

1c Non-Discrimination Policy

It is the policy of boas partners that:

Recruitment and hiring of all personnel is conducted without discrimination against any individual with regard to race, age, religion, color, creed, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, or veteran status.

All staff and personnel will not discriminate against any employee or participant because of race, age, religion, color, creed, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, or veteran status.

All individuals are welcome to participate regardless of race, age, religion, color, creed, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, or veteran status.

All employees, students, and other participants should be able to enjoy an environment free of discrimination and harassment. This includes, but is not limited to, discrimination or harassment in the areas of race, age, religion, color, creed, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, or veteran status. boas partners does not and will not tolerate conduct by any employee, student, volunteer, contractor, visitor, or vendor which unreasonably interferes with an individual’s ability to learn in a welcoming environment. 

Participants who wish to report discrimination are encouraged to follow the grievance policy outlined below. boas partners will promptly investigate all claims and reports of inappropriate conduct. 

2 Code of Conduct

Participants are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner during all sessions. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Arriving on time to all sessions.
• Attending all live sessions and mentor coaching sessions (see participation, attendance and illness policies below.)
• Having your camera on for virtual live sessions.
• Participating fully in all sessions and mentor coaching sessions. This includes being prepared for the session, involving yourself in discussions and activities, assuming responsibility for your learning, and contributing to the learning of others.
• Engaging in discussions with integrity and honesty.
• Being respectful of your fellow participants and instructors, including silencing your cell phone, not texting, and other disruptive behaviors.
• Embracing diversity and inclusion while respecting the dignity and humanity of others.

3 Payment/Fees Policy

All registrations are secured on a first-come, first-served basis. Your registration in our courses are dependent upon receipt of full payment. We accept payment through our website and accept all major credit cards and PayPal. All prices are given in USD unless otherwise stated.

3a Registration Modifications

Modifications to registration, including substitutions of participants or transfer of course dates, must be completed at least seven days before the program date. Participants may contact boas partners to modify their registration at [email protected]. Course changes will be allowed as long as there are spots available.

Once your participation in the program is confirmed, your registration is no longer subject to modification. In exceptional circumstances we shall consider requests for modifications to registration, including substitutions of participants or transfer of course dates. Any such requests must be completed at least seven days before the program date. Participants may contact boas partners at [email protected] to request any modification to their registration. We endeavour to accept modification requests where they can be accommodated.

4 Refund Policy

Cancellation of a course must be made a minimum of 30 business days prior to the course to be eligible for a full refund. Cancellations made less than 7 days before the course are not eligible for a refund. Written notice of cancellation shall be effective on the date the withdrawal is received by boas partners. Refunds will be made within 10 days following receipt of cancellation or withdrawal requests.

We do not provide refunds to the course fees and if you choose to cancel your participation, you will remain responsible for the payment of the fees for your place in full. In exceptional circumstances we shall consider requests for a full or partial refund, and we may agree to make a discretionary refund of part or all of the fees paid. Any such request must be made a minimum of 30 business days prior to the course to be considered. Cancellations made less than 7 days before the course are not eligible for a refund and a discretionary refund will not be considered. Written notice of cancellation and any request for a discretionary refund shall be effective on the date the withdrawal notification is received by boas partners. If offered, refunds will be made within 10 days following our offer of a full or partial refund.

5 Transfer of Credit Policy

At this time, we are not able to accept partial course credit from other organizations or programs. Even if you have completed a Level 1 program, you must enroll for the entirety of a Level 2 program. Individuals with questions about this process should contact Laura Mayer at laura.mayer@boaspartners.com.

6a Participation Policy

Success in our program requires full commitment by all participants. By enrolling in this course, participants agree to being fully present during all sessions and participate to the best of their ability. This includes arriving on time, abiding by the code of conduct, and engaging in course activities.

6b Attendance

In order to provide you with the minimum required training hours for certification, it is important that you are present at all course meeting.

If you have an emergency or become ill and are not able to attend a coaching session, please contact Laura Mayer at laura.mayer@boaspartners.com immediately. You will be expected to complete the session materials, review the session recording, and complete a coaching session outside the live session to make up for the missed session.

If you need to miss more than 6 hours of the course, you will have the option to work with the instructor to cover the missed material at your own expense or register for another course. If you miss more than 2 hours of mentor coaching, you will need to arrange and pay for individual mentor coaching sessions to complete the required 10 hours of mentor coaching to satisfy the International Coaching Federation requirements.

Petitions to this policy are considered on a case-by-case basis and must be submitted in writing to boas partners.

6c Course Engagement

Our courses are designed to be interactive and engaging for our participants. It is therefore an expectation that you participate in course activities, including dialogue with the course instructor and peers, mock coaching activities, and experiential learning exercises. If you are unable to participate in an activity, please inform us as soon as possible. Please refer to the code of conduct above for additional details.

6d Illness Policy

In order to provide you with the minimum required training hours for certification, it is important that you are present at all course meetings. If you have an emergency or become ill and are not able to attend a session, please contact Laura Mayer at [email protected] immediately. You will be expected to complete the session materials, review the session recording, and complete a coaching session outside the live session to make up for the missed session. See attendance section above for additional information.

Please do not attend any in-person meetings if you are ill, or have been exposed to or have tested positive for covid or another contagious illness.

Petitions to this policy are considered on a case-by-case basis and must be submitted in writing to the instructor and boas partners.

7 Partial Completion Policy

boas partners will offer learning credit for partial completion of a course. The number of hours awarded will depend on the number of hours of curriculum received. If you are interested in receiving partial learning credit for a course in which you are currently or were previously enrolled, please contact Laura Mayer at laura.mayer@boaspartners.com no more than 30 days after the course has ended. Please include details about the course in which you were enrolled, the number of credit hours you are seeking, and any additional relevant information. If approved, you will receive a certificate of credit from boas partners indicating the number of training hours completed.

Individuals with questions about this policy are encouraged to contact Laura Mayer at laura.mayer@boaspartners.com.

8 Grievance Policy

boas partners seeks to ensure equitable treatment of every person and to attempt to solve any grievances in a timely and fair manner. Participants have the right to file a grievance regarding presentation or content, facility concerns, or instructor/faculty behavior. All grievances will be addressed to the best of our ability to prevent further problems. A process for filing grievances can be found below:

A participant should first attempt to resolve the issue directly with the educator/trainer, staff, or participant with whom they have an issue. If participants are not comfortable approaching the individual, they can proceed to step 2.

If participants are not comfortable approaching the individual with whom they have a grievance, or are unable to resolve the issue directly, participants should submit a written grievance to the program manager within 10 days. The program manager will review the issue and talk to the student within 10 days of receiving the complaint. The program manager will work with all parties involved to resolve the issue.

If a participant does not feel the issue is resolved, a written request for an appeal should be sent to Laura Mayer at laura.mayer@boaspartners.com for review. This appeal should include the original complaint and reason(s) the participant is unsatisfied with the resolution attempt(s).

Appeals are reviewed and a written response will be provided to the participant within 20 days. All appeal decisions are final. 

9 Statement on Ethics, Integrity, Transparency

As an ICF Accredited provider, boas partners adheres to and emphasizes the International Coaching Federation Code of Ethics. The ICF Code of ethics describes the ICF core values, ethical principles, and standards of behavior for all ICF professionals. Meeting these ethical standards of behavior is the first of the ICF core coaching competencies. You can read more about the ICF Code of Ethics here.

Additionally, boas partners commits to acting with integrity and transparency. We hold ourselves and our participants to the highest level of integrity and strive to be as transparent as possible by explicitly stating measures being taken to provide programs in an ethical manner. We do not believe in using manipulative or dishonest sales tactics and strive to provide a safe and ethical sales process. Further, we work to provide fair and equitable pricing for all programs to ensure access and quality of coaching education.

10 Ethical Marketing Agreement

boas consulting, LIFEdance Academy and LIFEdance Community provide full disclosure in promotional material, in print and electronic format, about the services and resources accessible to enrolled participants and the degree to which what is purchased is sufficient to achieve the learning outcomes declared by the program syllabi and curriculum descriptions. Information made available to students addresses what is, and what is not incorporated in boas consulting, LIFEdance Academy and LIFEdance Community programs based upon associated ICF program requirements, including the number of training hours, type of training hours, and available mentor coaching hours.

boas consulting, LIFEdance Academy and LIFEdance Community offers accurate and congruent descriptions between the written word and live interactions with provider personnel with regard to program elements, benefits, expected outcomes, expenses and access to resources and personnel to successfully satisfy program requirements.

As an ICF Accredited provider, boas consulting, LIFEdance Academy and LIFEdance Community adheres to and emphasizes the International Coaching Federation Code of Ethics. The ICF Code of Ethics describes the ICF core values, ethical principles, and standards of behavior for all ICF professionals. Meeting these ethical standards of behavior is the first of the ICF core coaching competencies. Students can read more about the ICF Code of Ethics in the course materials.

Additionally, boas consulting, LIFEdance Academy and LIFEdance Community commits to acting with integrity and transparency. We hold ourselves and our participants to the highest level of integrity and strive to be as transparent as possible by explicitly stating measures being taken to provide programs in an ethical manner. We do not believe in using manipulative or dishonest sales tactics and strive to provide a safe and ethical sales process. Further, we work to provide fair and equitable pricing for all programs to ensure access and quality of coaching education. 

11 Enrollment Agreement

We treat people and information with respect and care and expect you to do the same.

While recognising that our interactions and the culture we co-create arise spontaneously as an expression of shared values, we request your explicit agreement to some basic principles of conduct, as well as private data collection/storage/use. 

The purpose of this is to help us to respect your individual needs and preferences, and to ensure that we can protect the emotional safety and dynamics of the our groups and learning community.

Throughout the course, participants will be required to adhere to the following terms:

✓ I agree to treat people and information with respect and care.

 ✓ I agree to contribute to a climate of emotional safety and inclusion. I understand that LIFEdance Academy welcomes and values diversity.

 ✓ I agree to avoid self-promotion, spam messages, or posting and sharing links (unless requested by the LIFEdance faculty or administrators).

 ✓ I agree to respect everyone's privacy. I understand that being part of this learning group requires mutual trust, and that authentic, expressive discussions may be sensitive and private. What's shared in the group should stay in the group.

 ✓ I agree to LIFEdance / boas making video and audio recordings of training modules and coaching sessions, and print and electronic copies of written materials, including assignments, assessments, course work, and other relevant data.

 ✓ I agree to such data being collected and stored in both digital and analogue form.

 ✓ I agree to data being used by LIFEdance / boas in current and future research for use in academic and professional publications, for educational or other applications, in both print and digital media.

 ✓ I would like research publications to replace my name with a pseudonym and change my identifying details.

 ✓ I understand that the research may give rise to the development of products or services that have commercial value and which are the intellectual property of the researcher and I acknowledge these intellectual property rights. 

 ✓ I agree to data collected being used by LIFEdance / boas in future marketing. 

 ✓ I agree to LIFEdance / boas sharing my contact details with other participants and alumni of LIFEdance / boas training programs . 

Remember, while we maintain a playful approach to learning, we take our policies seriously to create a conducive and fair learning environment. If you have any specific questions or concerns about our policies, feel free to contact our support team for assistance. We want to ensure that your learning experience is both enjoyable and rewarding.

If your question is not addressed in this frequently asked questions section, please contact our team directly. You can reach out to us at [email protected] or complete our Contact Us form.