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The University of Healing Arts and the Brain Optimization™ Institute’s mission is to empower their clients and students to fulfill their potential, physically, mentally and spiritually.

This goal is pursued through powerful, scientifically and spiritually based healing arts such as Brain Nutrition Counseling, Life Coaching and Spiritual Psychology Counseling, Professional Psychotherapy, Neurofeedback, and Yoga. The University of Healing Arts also offers, as part of its mission, advanced five-month certification courses, leading to a Master of Arts degree in Life Coaching and Spiritual Psychology Counseling.

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The Power of Self-Caring

“Self-Caring has been scientifically proven to correlate with higher levels of happiness. Taking good care of oneself – with all of its subtleties – is the surest way to stay healthy and feeling good. I urge you to learn the art of self-caring.”

“Neglecting your nutrition is likely to result in neurotransmitter deficiencies, making your attempts to keep thoughts positive difficult, if not impossible; no matter how hard you try. Conversely, indulging often enough in negative thinking about yourself, the world and your circumstances, will make happiness elude you, regardless of how perfect your diet may be. Both forms of caring for yourself – good nutrition and positive thoughts – are vital, and they support each other.”

“If you systematically apply yourself to improving the way you take care of yourself, you are likely to make remarkable progress in the way you feel – in a few months you may not even recognize yourself. However, do not underestimate the challenge of Self-Caring. How many times have you made New Year’s resolutions, and then failed to keep them? Using the services of a Life Coach to support your efforts is an intelligent way to secure your success.”

- Quotes from “The Power of Self-Caring: A Scientific Path to Happiness and Beyond” by Juan Pablo Girardi, MA, MFT, founder, Brain Optimization Institute.

Answers to Fundamental Questions about the Certifications & Services offered at Brain Optimization™ Institute at the University of Healing Arts

The Brain Nutrition Counseling Certification program was the first of its kind in the US. Despite the voluminous research demonstrating that Brain Nutrition improves mental health and wellbeing, up until now, this powerful healing approach has been neglected by mainstream medicine and surprisingly, even by alternative medicine. This Certification program is also available long distance, by phone. Contact us at 818-508-1720 for details and the latest class schedules.

According to an increasing amount of solid scientific research and clinical experience, anyone suffering from depression, anxiety, ADD, ADHD, substance abuse, chronic pain, or any form of mental/brain distress, can derive tremendous benefit by using a drug-free and affordable nutritional approach. The Brain Optimization Institute’s stand, based on the research and our extensive clinical experience, is that nutrition is an essential part of any serious attempt to improve mental health or brain functioning. We have designed a powerful and effective Brain Nutrition approach based on both the latest research and our many years of clinical experience.

This approach is designed to safely and effectively optimize one of the most powerful systems in the body – the neurotransmitters in the brain. Neurotransmitters are chemicals so critical to the correct functioning of the brain, that many of our actions can compromise their proper and balanced presence. Deficient diet or harmful lifestyle can, and over time, definitively do, have grave consequences to our health. Considering that our brain controls and affects every single aspect of our lives, nurturing and caring for our brain as if our lives depend upon it, is, indeed, the epitome of good common sense!

The Holistic Brain Program is one of our most successful programs for adults; it continues to produce positive results in the lives of our clients, even those who were on the verge of giving up. Most people are seeking more energy and to feel better and be happier; and in the process, overcome depression, anxiety, ADD, substance abuse, chronic pain, and other forms of mental/brain distress. The Holistic Brain Program is a most effective and affordable, TWELVE-WEEK program, CUSTOMIZED for your particular brain type and life requirements.

The Holistic Brain Program is designed as a powerful, two-fold combination of Life Coaching and Brain Nutrition Counseling™.

1. Brain Nutrition Counseling™: There is solid scientific evidence that brain-optimizing nutritional interventions will significantly support the goal of feeling and functioning well. This part of our drug-free program, works safely at optimizing your brain's neurotransmitters – one of the most powerful systems in the body – using effective brain supplements and easy-to-follow dietary modifications.
2. Life Coaching: In the process of dealing with many challenging life situations, we often fail to take good, loving care of ourselves or we fail at manifesting our potential and life’s purpose. Such failure unavoidably leads to unhappiness and further complications. This second part of the program, runs concurrently to the first and consists of twelve weeks of Life Coaching sessions designed to improve your skills at taking loving care of yourself and expressing your potentialities. Taking good care of oneself and manifesting our potential is not a trivial thing. It requires the understanding of fundamental scientific, physiological, psychological and spiritual principles – ranging from the basic to the most subtle. Life Coaching is profoundly advantageous to learning and practicing the art of self-caring as well as an effective tool to help you manifest your life’s purpose.

Does Brain Optimization Institute at University of Healing Arts offer a Certification as a Life Coach?

The Brain Optimization Institute at the University Of Healing Arts offers a unique Life Coaching Certification program. In this course we use powerful Life Coaching techniques designed to facilitate the manifestation of authentic, personal goals and potential. These methods have been enhanced by the discoveries and methodology resulting from the research on Self-Caring completed at the Brain Optimization Institute. A career in Life Coaching offers you vital opportunities and knowledge for your personal development, as well as an exciting field of study and work. Consider coming to our Free Introductory Class – call us for further details.

This course in Life Coaching is the result of thirty years of intense self-development work, and fifteen years of clinical psychotherapy and Life Coaching. It is a powerful combination of disciplines, designed to coach the client towards a fulfilling and successful life at all levels – physically, mentally and spiritually. In a few sessions, with the use of combined powerful paradigms, you and your clients can quickly move from the suffering of the victim state to the relief and freedom of the victor state.

This Certification program is also available long distance, by phone. Contact us at 818-508-1720 for information and the latest class schedule.

How can Life Coaching help me to be happier and more successful? Can it help with depression, anxiety and relationship difficulties?

A significant function of life coaching is to help you to develop the optimum self-caring strategy – a most fundamental step in attracting a life of abundance – abundant physical and mental health, money, harmonious relationships and more. Additionally, self-caring is the foundation for the flowering of your potential both as a human being and a spiritual being. Spirituality, isolated from a solid foundation in self-caring, leads to mental and physical disease instead of enlightenment.

Saying: “Take care of your self” is more than just a friendly way to say good-bye. Such common expressions, spoken almost unconsciously, often conceal a deep wisdom. In working towards the goal for optimal success in life, nothing impacts our health and level of happiness as powerfully as our ability, or inability, for self-caring. Even the entire development of the human brain and its state of health throughout life, are intrinsically connected to self-caring.

In recent years, the Brain Optimization Institute has been using psychometric testing to measure and quantify the ability of our clients to practice self-care. Simultaneously, we use a Self-Perceived Happiness Scale, a tool that, considering its simplicity, offers an excellent assessment of one's state of happiness – or unhappiness. After several years of collecting this data, the statistical analysis clearly demonstrates a distinct correlation between self-caring and level of happiness.

Life Coaching teaches that loving oneself is not a passing feeling but a matter of caring for oneself in thought and action. Feelings are not always directly under our control, but we can control the quality of our thoughts, actions and self-caring. This quickly leads to positive feelings.

At the Brain Optimization Institute, our clients often take the Self-Caring Inventory and the Self-Perceived Happiness Scale. These two tests bring about the realization that happiness increases naturally, as self-care develops in new ways. Clients also realize that consistent happiness cannot be achieved by assault, or through shortcuts, such as using drugs, becoming a millionaire, or falling in love twice a year. They come to understand that happiness, or feeling good, is simply the natural result of taking good care of oneself. We have repeatedly observed how, in a period as short as twelve weekly sessions, and sometimes even sooner, our clients find themselves propelled into a level of happiness that they had denied themselves for decades.

Finding a Life Coach to guide you can be invaluable. Do not underestimate the challenge of improving the way you care for yourself – professional help is a sound strategy. A small investment in a well-designed Life Coaching program is extremely cost effective, and can be a meaningful first step towards a successful life. How many times have you made New Year's Resolutions, and then failed to keep them? Have you ever asked yourself why that happens? A life coach has experience in this area, and you can benefit immensely from his guidance. You are likely to experience delightful improvements in your level of optimism, which will also attract greater financial rewards. Quality Life Coaching pays for itself.

Life Coaching can have a dramatic and positive impact on your physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing, as well as on your interpersonal relationships. Even more significant is the improvement that can be brought about in your most definitive relationship: your relationship with your Self. Depressive and anxious states of mind can be triggered by unbalanced brain chemistry or by living an inauthentic life. This is a situation that can manifest in various ways; working in a field that you strongly dislike, or not being able to materialize your dreams, or a habit of chronic, highly critical self-talk. Many of our clients have found that these situations can be successfully addressed with Life Coaching. Similarly, an experienced Couples Coach can be invaluable if your relationship has issues due to stress and unhappiness due to faulty communication, and other challenges.

If your life is not what you want it to be, and you are eager to attain greater fulfillment, call us today at 818-508-1720 and schedule your FREE initial Life Coaching consultation. Start living your best possible life today!

What is Neurofeedback and why is it such a safe and effective alternative treatment for ADD, ADHD, Asperger’s Syndrome and Autism?

Neurofeedback (EEG biofeedback) is a proven therapeutic technology based on the technique that had been developed by solid laboratory research on epilepsy in the 1960’s and 1970’s. By combining today's computing power with state-of-the-art software, neurofeedback empowers both children and adults by allowing them to literally retrain their brains for relief of many psychological problems and for optimum performance. The brain is constantly producing electromagnetic waves. In children with ADD, ADHD, Asperger’s syndrome and Autism, this electrical activity is often plagued with restless, conflictive, stress-inducing waves. Neurofeedback gently and effectively trains the brain to generate normal, soothing, healthy, electromagnetic waves. Such waves support good focusing, impulse control, positive moods, and good organizational skills. Neurofeedback also re-establishes and increases communication between neurons – a vital factor for healthy, efficient brain functioning.

The use of Neurofeedback as an alternative healing approach for children dealing with ADD, ADHD, Asperger’s syndrome, and even Autism, has deservedly gained a high volume of media attention during the last few years. In fact, the documented results obtained with ADD and ADHD afflicted children trained with Neurofeedback have been nothing short of dramatic. These extraordinary results have been completely confirmed (see our Results & Statistics page) by our own experience here at the Brain Optimization Institute. These successful outcomes have inspired many parents to opt for this powerful, but gentle, drug-free alternative; allowing their ADD and ADHD children more productive, harmonious and organized lives. If you are a parent considering Neurofeedback for a child with ADD, ADHD, Asperger’s Syndrome or Autism, please call us today at 818-508-1720, and take advantage of our FREE initial consultation.


	Drug-FREE Healing Alternatives for ADD, ADHD, Asperger's Disorder, Autism, Depression, Anxiety and Life Enhancement through Life Coaching, Neurofeedback & Brain Nutrition Counseling.

	The Brain Optimization Institute is equally devoted to healing and education. All of the healing services offered by the institute are provided by our faculty, licensed professionals & certified practitioners in their respective fields. 4361 Tujunga Ave., Suite B Studio City, CA 91604 Los Angeles Office: 818-508-1720 MAP AND DIRECTIONS Every Saturday, from 11:30am to 1pm The Science of Feeling Good FREE seminar. Click HERE to see our full list of events ************************************ BRAIN NUTRITION COUNSELING™ with CERTIFICATION LIFE COACHING with CERTIFICATION SPIRITUAL PSYCHOLOGY COUNSELING with CERTIFICATION PRACTICUM CERTIFICATION COURSES - ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD! MASTERS IN LIFE COACHING MASTERS IN SPIRITUAL PSYCHOLOGY Help for Anxiety, depression, ADD & Life Enhancement HOLISTIC BRAIN PROGRAM FOR ADULTS LIFE COACHING WITH EMPHASIS ON BRAIN NUTRITION PSYCHOTHERAPY Help for ADD, ADHD, Asperger & AUTISM NEUROFEEDBACK FOR CHILDREN Help for Relationship Issues COUPLES COACHING SPECIALIZED NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING CHELATION COUNSELING PROGRAM THE SCIENCE OF FEELING GOOD™ YOGA ROOM SCHEDULE HATHA YOGA RESTORATIVE YOGA University of Healing Arts Catalogue Class Schedules The University of Healing Arts and the Brain Optimization Institute operate on a quarterly system. New classes for each one of the certifications begin in Spring, Winter, Fall and Summer. 2008 Summer Schedule: There is still some availability for class enrollment. Call for information. 2008 Fall Schedule: Note: Introductory Classes are always held on Saturdays at 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM. The regular, on-going classes of the 5-month courses, are held on weekday evenings. Life Coaching with Certification (5 Months): LCC Introductory Class: Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 11:30AM. Brain Nutrition Counseling with Certification (5 Months): BNCC Introductory Class: Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 11:30AM Spiritual Psychology Counseling with Certification (5 Months): SPCC Introductory Class: Saturday, September 20, 2008 at 11:30AM Signing Up for a Certification Course Groups are small - maximum seven students per instructor in one class. This system ensures that the student receives the necessary personal interaction with the instructor. If you intend to get certified in any of our courses during the next semester you may consider reserving your space in advance. For information about our next semester track, please give us a call. The Length of Our Masters Program Our Masters Degree programs require the completion of 3 certification courses. These courses cover the 3 fundamental aspects of counseling and coaching: the physical, mental and spiritual. Each certification takes 5 months. Additionally, the student will need to complete a practicum of 21 supervised sessions, and a twenty-page dissertation. Depending on your personal schedule, the courses, practicum and dissertations can be taken one at a time or within a fairly concurrent time frame. Certifications: The Foundation of UHA Masters Degrees The UHA Masters degrees are founded in certification in the following fundamental fields: Brain Nutrition Counseling, Life Coaching and Spiritual Psychology. Together they address the 3 fundamental aspects of human life: physical, mental and spiritual. The Unique Value of UHA Certifications Certifications are rarely, or perhaps never, recognized or credited as valid steps towards a Masters Degree. The University of Healing Arts acknowledges the significant investment and effort that obtaining a serious certification represents; therefore completion of UHA certification programs is credited towards the UHA Masters Degrees. There are three certification courses required to attain a Masters. Each has been specifically designed to insure that they are a crucial part of an integrated, harmonious program that leads to true mastery. Additionally, upon graduation, the UHA program offers the invaluable flexibility of working either as a Life Coach or a Spiritual Psychology Counselor. Throughout the Masters program, the student receives a solid preparation in the three fundamental aspects of life that govern health and happiness – physical, mental and spiritual. What You Will Learn You will be taught to skillfully coach or counsel your clients towards the fulfillment of their life's purpose and soul potential. You will be taught how to guide them towards a fulfilling experience in the three fundamental aspects of life: physical (nutrition and caring for the physical vehicle), mental (positive thinking and caring for the mind), and spiritual (caring for the soul’s agenda and the “return home” into pure Consciousness). Transfer of Credits or Degrees The University of Healing Arts acknowledges that obtaining a Bachelor's degree almost always involves a significant effort and financial investment on the part of the student. Therefore, in most cases, it is our policy to accept a student’s Bachelor's degree and welcome them to graduate studies. You will be required to present proof that you have completed a Bachelor's program. In case you have not yet attained a Bachelor's degree, you can still receive certification in any of our main certifications - Brain Nutrition Counseling, Life Coaching, Relationship Coaching and Spiritual Psychology. These certifications can in the future, be applied towards your Master's degree, once you have completed a Bachelors program. Who are the Founders? The founders of the University of Healing Arts and the Brain Optimization Institute are Juan Pablo Girardi, MS, MA, MFT and Viviana Girardi, B.A. CYT. Juan Pablo was born into an Italian/Spanish family in South America. From early childhood he felt a great interest in science and later for the humanities, especially for the psychology of Consciousness. At 24 he graduated in engineering from the most prestigious University in Chile. After marrying Viviana, at 30, his spiritual interests brought him to the U.S. Here, he completed a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology and obtained his MFT State License (Marriage Family Therapist). Juan Pablo has accumulated extensive clinical and coaching experience, gained through more than fifteen years of working with clients. He has also been deeply involved in spirituality for more than thirty years, and during the last ten years his focus has been on non-dual teachings. Viviana Giradi was born in one of the most beautiful places on the planet in the Southern Part of Chile. From early childhood she felt a natural inclination towards sports and physical education. She graduated from the University of Chile with a Bachelor's in physical education. In her early twenties she felt a deep interest in the spiritual life and Yoga. She was certified as a Yoga teacher by Erich Shiffman and she has been teaching Yoga for several years at the University of Healing Arts. Juan Pablo and Viviana are presently working tirelessly for the fulfillment of their life purpose through the University of Healing Arts and the Brain Optimization Institute. Accreditations The University of Healing Arts and The Brain Optimization Institute are proudly non-accredited and non-mainstream institutions. They are completely independent of any external financial or political interests, or pressures, including dependency on shareholders or government funding. Our mission is Graduate Education at its best - that is our only focus. Scholarships and Financial Aid UHA, with the help of Chase Bank, is pleased to present access to a completely interest-FREE loan program. This can be applied, not only to all our certifications, but also to our excellent healing programs. For more information please contact us. Class Duration and Scheduling Classes are held once a week. They last between one and half hour to two hours. Each week there will be homework to complete for the next class. Classes are usually held in the evenings, at our offices and classrooms in Studio City, Los Angeles, California. Each certification takes about five months to complete. (21 weeks). Books and Homework The courses require the student read from specific books that have been carefully selected to deliver the maximum study value. These books are all provided by the University or the Institute and are included in the price of the courses. After each class the student will have homework to complete for the following week. Most of these assignments involve reading a certain chapters from the books provided. You can expect an average of three hours homework per week. Occasionally the homework will involve seeing a particular movie that illustrates the study material. Writing assignments of an introspective nature may also be assigned. Student Confidentiality The student's personal and academic information, including e-mail correspondence, is completely confidential. The University of Healing Arts and The Brain Optimization Institute do not share this information with any other organization. Grades No grading system is applied at any stage at the University of Healing Arts or at The Brain Optimization Institute. Completion of Classes and Homework To be granted any of the certifications the student has to complete all of the 21 classes and each one of the homework assignments. An honor system is used and the students sign an attendance sheet indicating they have completed their homework. Missed Classes Students can make up a maximum of three missed classes for no extra charge, in each course. This is done through one-on-one tutoring, by arrangement with the instructor. If the student misses more than three classes, there will be a reasonable charge for tutoring. Students are also welcome to make up missed sessions in the next quarter for no extra charge. Dissertations Each one of the courses requires a 4-page dissertation to be written and submitted before certification can be granted; either during the course or following completion. The subject of the dissertation is to be agreed upon by the student and the instructor. During the course, the instructor may suggest various subjects that would be appropriate for an interesting, exciting dissertations. The students can then choose, according to their natural inclinations. The final dissertation for the Masters degrees must be at least 20 pages. The topic chosen by the student may be in either Life Coaching or Spiritual Psychology. The review of the dissertation and feedback from the instructor, are included in the tuition. Dissertations are graded on a pass/fail system. Career Opportunities Career opportunities for students that have graduated from the University of Healing Arts are varied and numerous, including the following: Teaching, Healing, Lecturing, Writing books and articles, Life Coaching, Spiritual Psychology Counseling, Wellness Coaching, Relationship Coaching, Brain Nutritional Counseling, General Nutritional Counseling, Retreat Facilitator, Creator of Educational CDs and videos, Founder of a holistic or wellness center and more. Long Distance Certifications and Degrees Certifications are now being offered by telephone. In this format, groups are limited to only two students and the instructor; communicating through a conference-call system. This ensures that the optimum course quality by allowing the students maximum interaction with their instructors. Note: In order to keep our curriculums as up to date as possible, the programs presented below are subject to changes at any time. Brain Nutrition Counseling with Certification Curriculum BNC-1 - Psychometric systems approach to balancing the neurotransmitters through natural supplements and the application of this scientific/clinical methodology to Brain Nutrition Counseling (BNC). (3 weeks) BNC-2 - Healing the brain through scientific use of Carbohydrates and the application of this research to (BNC). (2 weeks) BNC-3 - Healing the brain through scientific use of Protein and the application of this knowledge to (BNC). (2 weeks) BNC-4 - Healing the brain through scientific use of Fats and the application of this to (BNC). (2 weeks) BNC-5 - How to correct sleep disorders affecting the brain using natural substances and the application of this natural and scientific approach to (BNC). (1 week) BNC-6 - Fundamental, general supplementation to optimize brain functioning, increase intelligence, prolong youth, and extend life span and the application of this approach to (BNC). (1 week) BNC-7 - Use of supplements to optimize increasing blood flow to the brain while at the same time protecting and healing the cardiovascular system and the application of this research-based knowledge to (BNC). (1 week) BNC-8 - Minerals that affect brain function directly and indirectly and pertinent research, the corresponding supplementation, and the application of this information to (BNC). (1 week) BNC-9 - Antioxidants that have an impact on decreasing inflammation, improving brain health and optimizing brain functioning and pertinent research and the application of this crucial information to (BNC). (1 week) BNC-10 - Unique vitamins that have a powerful impact on brain functioning and the use of these nutrients in (BNC). (1 week) BNC-11 - The Brain - Gut Connection. How to heal, and improve the digestive and assimilation system, how this leads to a healthy, optimal brain and how this understanding is applied to (BNC). (1 week) BNC-12 - Chelation of heavy metals and the brain. The ancient battle of the body to keep heavy metals away from the brain and modern natural technologies for oral chelation supporting this process and applications in (BNC). (1 week) BNC-13 - Natural antibiotics: How to combat germs, viruses and fungus using natural, powerful antibiotic substances. How this healing work can produce profound and rapid healing in the brain and how these solutions can be presented in (BNC). (1 week) BNC-14 - Introduction to other type of brain technologies, including neurofeedback, Brain Gym, cranial-electro stimulation, open focus, alpha synchronic training and more. and how these leading edge approaches apply to (BNC). (2 weeks) BNC-15 - Case Analysis (Vignettes) (1 week) BNC TOTAL WEEKS: 21 Life Coaching with Certification Curriculum LCC- 1 - The Power of Self-Caring. Assessing and helping your client to optimize Self-Caring - a fundamental aspect of manifesting his or her Life Purpose. (3 weeks) LCC- 2 - The Science of Typology. Assessing your client’s type and guiding them towards authentic goals. (4 weeks) LCC- 3 - Cognitive Psychology. Using empirical, Cognitive Psychology to help your client to identify and correct self defeating thoughts and beliefs. (4 weeks) LCC- 4 - From Victim to Victor. Using the Powerful Karol Ruth Knox model to help the client to move from the victim to the victor state. (1 week) LCC- 5 - Self-Concept. Assessing and correcting negative, self-defeating thoughts, affecting self-esteem and self-concepts in your client. (1 week) LCC- 6 - Metaphysics. Pros and cons of metaphysics. The law of attraction. Positive expectations vs. no expectations. Metaphysical techniques to create positive expectations - Positive Denial, Positive Illusions, Scripting, Affirmations technique, and more. Applications to coaching. (3 weeks) LCC- 7 - The Life Coaching Process. Self-Caring, Identification of the Life Purpose, Goal Setting, Action Planning, Staying Focus, Dealing with Expectations. Applications to coaching your client. (2 weeks) LCC- 8 - How to dramatically decrease stress about outcome by managing expectations. Karma Yoga and how to integrate it in the coaching process. (1 week) LCC- 9 - Healing the relationship with money. Business principles to create your own Life Coaching practice. Avoiding dual relationships. Ethics. (2 weeks) LCC TOTAL WEEKS: 21 Spiritual Psychology Counseling with Certification Curriculum SPC- 1 - The Soul Level. The birth of individuality. Levels of spiritual development. The Soul's compassionate accountability. Vocation is a Soul issue. Life purpose and the script for an incarnation. Applications to Spiritual Psychology Counseling (SPC). (3 weeks) SPC- 2 - The Map of Consciousness. Assessing and healing shame, guilt, despair, fear, sadness, anger and excessive pride and how to approach these issues in SPC. (5 weeks) SPC- 3 - Metaphysics vs. Mysticism and their place in SPC. (1 week) SPC- 4 - Living a Life Free of Expectations and how this can be presented in SPC. (1 week) SPC- 5 - The Art of Accepting the Present Moment. Why time does not exist? The Power of Surrender and how this is central to SPC. (3 weeks) SPC- 6 - The Power of Bhakti Yoga and where it figures in SPC. (1 week) SPC- 7 - The Path of Self-Inquiry and how to utilize this technique in SPC. (2 weeks) SPC- 8 - The Advaita Path, a key philosophy in SPC. (5 weeks) SPC TOTAL WEEKS: 21 Curriculum for the Masters of Arts in Life Coaching with Emphasis in Specialty of Your Choice MA-1 - Completion of the Certification in Brain Nutrition Counseling. (21 weeks) MA-2 - Completion of the Certification in Life Coaching (21 weeks) MA-3 - Completion of the Certification in Spiritual Psychology Counseling (21 weeks) MA-4 - Completion of the Practicum. 21 supervised sessions, one-on-one, with the instructor. (21 weeks, estimated) MALC-5 - Completion of a 20-page dissertation on a subject related to Life Coaching. Note: The Certification Courses leading to this Masters Degree can be pursued sequentially or concurrently. When taken sequentially, completion of the Masters program may last as long as two years. If taken together, for highly motivated students, the Masters can be completed in about a year, or even less. Curriculum for the Masters of Arts in Spiritual Psychology Counseling with Emphasis in Specialty of Your Choice MA-1 - Completion of the Certification in Brain Nutrition Counseling. (21 weeks) MA-2 - Completion of the Certification in Life Coaching (21 weeks) MA-3 - Completion of the Certification in Spiritual Psychology Counseling (21 weeks) MA-4 - Completion of the Practicum. 21 supervised sessions, one-on-one, with the instructor. (21 weeks, approximately) MASPC-5** - Completion of a 20-page dissertation on a subject related to Spiritual Psychology Counseling. Note: The Certification Courses leading to this Masters Degree can be pursued sequentially or concurrently. When taken sequentially, completion of the Masters program may last as long as two years. If taken together, for highly motivated students, the Masters can be completed in about a year, or even less. 4361 Tujunga Ave., Suite B Studio City, CA 91604 Los Angeles Office: 818-508-1720 MAP AND DIRECTIONS			MISSION STATEMENT: The University of Healing Arts and the Brain Optimization™ Institute’s mission is to empower their clients and students to fulfill their potential, physically, mentally and spiritually. This goal is pursued through powerful, scientifically and spiritually based healing arts such as Brain Nutrition Counseling, Life Coaching and Spiritual Psychology Counseling, Professional Psychotherapy, Neurofeedback, and Yoga. The University of Healing Arts also offers, as part of its mission, advanced five-month certification courses, leading to a Master of Arts degree in Life Coaching and Spiritual Psychology Counseling. 0% FINANCING NOW AVAILABLE! For Neurofeedback treatment and Life Coaching, Brain Nutrition Counseling, Spiritual Psychology and Relationship Coaching programs! Receive your certification for as low as $147.00/month! Call us for details. 818-508-1720 CRUCIAL ADD & ADHD NEWS & RESEARCH: Even short-term use of RITALIN causes Chromosomal Damage! BBC NEWS: Drugs for ADHD, 'not the answer' BBC NEWS: Life after Ritalin... SERVICES NOW AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE! Some of our most effective healing programs and certifications are now available long distance, by phone. Call us for details. 818-508-1720 NEW E-BOOK ! "The Power of Self-Caring" from Juan Pablo Girardi, MA, MFT, Founder of The Brain Optimization Institute. $9.00 US The Power of Self-Caring “Self-Caring has been scientifically proven to correlate with higher levels of happiness. Taking good care of oneself – with all of its subtleties – is the surest way to stay healthy and feeling good. I urge you to learn the art of self-caring.” “Neglecting your nutrition is likely to result in neurotransmitter deficiencies, making your attempts to keep thoughts positive difficult, if not impossible; no matter how hard you try. Conversely, indulging often enough in negative thinking about yourself, the world and your circumstances, will make happiness elude you, regardless of how perfect your diet may be. Both forms of caring for yourself – good nutrition and positive thoughts – are vital, and they support each other.” “If you systematically apply yourself to improving the way you take care of yourself, you are likely to make remarkable progress in the way you feel – in a few months you may not even recognize yourself. However, do not underestimate the challenge of Self-Caring. How many times have you made New Year’s resolutions, and then failed to keep them? Using the services of a Life Coach to support your efforts is an intelligent way to secure your success.” - Quotes from “The Power of Self-Caring: A Scientific Path to Happiness and Beyond” by Juan Pablo Girardi, MA, MFT, founder, Brain Optimization Institute. Answers to Fundamental Questions about the Certifications & Services offered at Brain Optimization™ Institute at the University of Healing Arts Can you receive Certification as a Brain Nutrition Counselor at the Brain Optimization™ Institute? The Brain Nutrition Counseling Certification program was the first of its kind in the US. Despite the voluminous research demonstrating that Brain Nutrition improves mental health and wellbeing, up until now, this powerful healing approach has been neglected by mainstream medicine and surprisingly, even by alternative medicine. This Certification program is also available long distance, by phone. Contact us at 818-508-1720 for details and the latest class schedules. What is Brain Nutrition and why is it so crucial? According to an increasing amount of solid scientific research and clinical experience, anyone suffering from depression, anxiety, ADD, ADHD, substance abuse, chronic pain, or any form of mental/brain distress, can derive tremendous benefit by using a drug-free and affordable nutritional approach. The Brain Optimization Institute’s stand, based on the research and our extensive clinical experience, is that nutrition is an essential part of any serious attempt to improve mental health or brain functioning. We have designed a powerful and effective Brain Nutrition approach based on both the latest research and our many years of clinical experience. This approach is designed to safely and effectively optimize one of the most powerful systems in the body – the neurotransmitters in the brain. Neurotransmitters are chemicals so critical to the correct functioning of the brain, that many of our actions can compromise their proper and balanced presence. Deficient diet or harmful lifestyle can, and over time, definitively do, have grave consequences to our health. Considering that our brain controls and affects every single aspect of our lives, nurturing and caring for our brain as if our lives depend upon it, is, indeed, the epitome of good common sense! What is the Brain Optimization Institute’s Holistic Brain Program? The Holistic Brain Program is one of our most successful programs for adults; it continues to produce positive results in the lives of our clients, even those who were on the verge of giving up. Most people are seeking more energy and to feel better and be happier; and in the process, overcome depression, anxiety, ADD, substance abuse, chronic pain, and other forms of mental/brain distress. The Holistic Brain Program is a most effective and affordable, TWELVE-WEEK program, CUSTOMIZED for your particular brain type and life requirements. The Holistic Brain Program is designed as a powerful, two-fold combination of Life Coaching and Brain Nutrition Counseling™. 1. Brain Nutrition Counseling™: There is solid scientific evidence that brain-optimizing nutritional interventions will significantly support the goal of feeling and functioning well. This part of our drug-free program, works safely at optimizing your brain's neurotransmitters – one of the most powerful systems in the body – using effective brain supplements and easy-to-follow dietary modifications. 2. Life Coaching: In the process of dealing with many challenging life situations, we often fail to take good, loving care of ourselves or we fail at manifesting our potential and life’s purpose. Such failure unavoidably leads to unhappiness and further complications. This second part of the program, runs concurrently to the first and consists of twelve weeks of Life Coaching sessions designed to improve your skills at taking loving care of yourself and expressing your potentialities. Taking good care of oneself and manifesting our potential is not a trivial thing. It requires the understanding of fundamental scientific, physiological, psychological and spiritual principles – ranging from the basic to the most subtle. Life Coaching is profoundly advantageous to learning and practicing the art of self-caring as well as an effective tool to help you manifest your life’s purpose. Does Brain Optimization Institute at University of Healing Arts offer a Certification as a Life Coach? The Brain Optimization Institute at the University Of Healing Arts offers a unique Life Coaching Certification program. In this course we use powerful Life Coaching techniques designed to facilitate the manifestation of authentic, personal goals and potential. These methods have been enhanced by the discoveries and methodology resulting from the research on Self-Caring completed at the Brain Optimization Institute. A career in Life Coaching offers you vital opportunities and knowledge for your personal development, as well as an exciting field of study and work. Consider coming to our Free Introductory Class – call us for further details. The Self-Caring paradigm has been scientifically validated at the Brain Optimization Institute. This research delved into the correlation between Self-Caring and the level of happiness, resulting in a vital, new understanding and a breakthrough enhancement to traditional Life Coaching. To read the research "The Power of Self-Caring" from Juan Pablo Girardi, MA, MFT, Founder of The Brain Optimization Institute. This course in Life Coaching is the result of thirty years of intense self-development work, and fifteen years of clinical psychotherapy and Life Coaching. It is a powerful combination of disciplines, designed to coach the client towards a fulfilling and successful life at all levels – physically, mentally and spiritually. In a few sessions, with the use of combined powerful paradigms, you and your clients can quickly move from the suffering of the victim state to the relief and freedom of the victor state. This Certification program is also available long distance, by phone. Contact us at 818-508-1720 for information and the latest class schedule. How can Life Coaching help me to be happier and more successful? Can it help with depression, anxiety and relationship difficulties? A significant function of life coaching is to help you to develop the optimum self-caring strategy – a most fundamental step in attracting a life of abundance – abundant physical and mental health, money, harmonious relationships and more. Additionally, self-caring is the foundation for the flowering of your potential both as a human being and a spiritual being. Spirituality, isolated from a solid foundation in self-caring, leads to mental and physical disease instead of enlightenment. Saying: “Take care of your self” is more than just a friendly way to say good-bye. Such common expressions, spoken almost unconsciously, often conceal a deep wisdom. In working towards the goal for optimal success in life, nothing impacts our health and level of happiness as powerfully as our ability, or inability, for self-caring. Even the entire development of the human brain and its state of health throughout life, are intrinsically connected to self-caring. How Do Self-Caring and Happiness Correlate? In recent years, the Brain Optimization Institute has been using psychometric testing to measure and quantify the ability of our clients to practice self-care. Simultaneously, we use a Self-Perceived Happiness Scale, a tool that, considering its simplicity, offers an excellent assessment of one's state of happiness – or unhappiness. After several years of collecting this data, the statistical analysis clearly demonstrates a distinct correlation between self-caring and level of happiness. Life Coaching teaches that loving oneself is not a passing feeling but a matter of caring for oneself in thought and action. Feelings are not always directly under our control, but we can control the quality of our thoughts, actions and self-caring. This quickly leads to positive feelings. At the Brain Optimization Institute, our clients often take the Self-Caring Inventory and the Self-Perceived Happiness Scale. These two tests bring about the realization that happiness increases naturally, as self-care develops in new ways. Clients also realize that consistent happiness cannot be achieved by assault, or through shortcuts, such as using drugs, becoming a millionaire, or falling in love twice a year. They come to understand that happiness, or feeling good, is simply the natural result of taking good care of oneself. We have repeatedly observed how, in a period as short as twelve weekly sessions, and sometimes even sooner, our clients find themselves propelled into a level of happiness that they had denied themselves for decades. The Challenge of Self-Caring Finding a Life Coach to guide you can be invaluable. Do not underestimate the challenge of improving the way you care for yourself – professional help is a sound strategy. A small investment in a well-designed Life Coaching program is extremely cost effective, and can be a meaningful first step towards a successful life. How many times have you made New Year's Resolutions, and then failed to keep them? Have you ever asked yourself why that happens? A life coach has experience in this area, and you can benefit immensely from his guidance. You are likely to experience delightful improvements in your level of optimism, which will also attract greater financial rewards. Quality Life Coaching pays for itself. Life Coaching can have a dramatic and positive impact on your physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing, as well as on your interpersonal relationships. Even more significant is the improvement that can be brought about in your most definitive relationship: your relationship with your Self. Depressive and anxious states of mind can be triggered by unbalanced brain chemistry or by living an inauthentic life. This is a situation that can manifest in various ways; working in a field that you strongly dislike, or not being able to materialize your dreams, or a habit of chronic, highly critical self-talk. Many of our clients have found that these situations can be successfully addressed with Life Coaching. Similarly, an experienced Couples Coach can be invaluable if your relationship has issues due to stress and unhappiness due to faulty communication, and other challenges. If your life is not what you want it to be, and you are eager to attain greater fulfillment, call us today at 818-508-1720 and schedule your FREE initial Life Coaching consultation. Start living your best possible life today! What is Neurofeedback and why is it such a safe and effective alternative treatment for ADD, ADHD, Asperger’s Syndrome and Autism? Neurofeedback (EEG biofeedback) is a proven therapeutic technology based on the technique that had been developed by solid laboratory research on epilepsy in the 1960’s and 1970’s. By combining today's computing power with state-of-the-art software, neurofeedback empowers both children and adults by allowing them to literally retrain their brains for relief of many psychological problems and for optimum performance. The brain is constantly producing electromagnetic waves. In children with ADD, ADHD, Asperger’s syndrome and Autism, this electrical activity is often plagued with restless, conflictive, stress-inducing waves. Neurofeedback gently and effectively trains the brain to generate normal, soothing, healthy, electromagnetic waves. Such waves support good focusing, impulse control, positive moods, and good organizational skills. Neurofeedback also re-establishes and increases communication between neurons – a vital factor for healthy, efficient brain functioning. The use of Neurofeedback as an alternative healing approach for children dealing with ADD, ADHD, Asperger’s syndrome, and even Autism, has deservedly gained a high volume of media attention during the last few years. In fact, the documented results obtained with ADD and ADHD afflicted children trained with Neurofeedback have been nothing short of dramatic. These extraordinary results have been completely confirmed (see our Results & Statistics page) by our own experience here at the Brain Optimization Institute. These successful outcomes have inspired many parents to opt for this powerful, but gentle, drug-free alternative; allowing their ADD and ADHD children more productive, harmonious and organized lives. If you are a parent considering Neurofeedback for a child with ADD, ADHD, Asperger’s Syndrome or Autism, please call us today at 818-508-1720, and take advantage of our FREE initial consultation.





























































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