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4 months. Life changing.
The Winter 2025 program enrollment opens soon.

The Holistic Life Coach certification program at HeartWork

Hi! I’m Amy.

Master certified coach, yoga teacher trainer, lover of people and all things home.

My passion is to help people create lives that are aligned with who they authentically are and how they want their life to feel. A life that just clicks on all levels.

That’s why I created the Holistic Life Coach Training at HeartWork Studio. To help people lead themselves and ultimately others to a life just like that.

And.. I love teaching people how to lead others to their own holistic, on-purpose life.

Why holistic life coaching?

Never before have so many people realized they have been living a life that was too busy, too hurried, and not as fulfilling as they would like it to be. They don’t know how to get off the hamster wheel they’ve been on for so long. Many realize they

have been chasing the wrong dream, but don’t actually know how to change it.

That’s where a well-trained holistic life coach comes in.

These coaches are trained to help people create a well-rounded, intentional life. The coach helps the person identify where they are, then uses tools and processes to help them discover what they want to move towards, and then assist in supporting them as they uncover all the things they want to let go of to find their intentional life.

What our program graduates are saying…

  • "This program changed my life. The training gave me the knowledge and confidence to set up my own coaching program, it has opened my life to the depths of self power. I would recommend 10/10."

    -Meg E., Holistic Coach for nurses and front line workers

  • "Amy's guidance along with her experience in both the wellness world and coaching worlds combine to create an incredible training experience."

    -Ellie Etzell, Expansion Coach at www.EllieEtzell.com

  • "Through sharing impactful tools and facilitating meaningful coaching conversations, Amy creates a community of learners. Team, partner, and laser coaching calls helped me take the next step in creating my own coaching platform and brand. "

    -Gretchen C., Creator of www.CreateStillLife.com Coaching

:How this certification program developed:

I had been a life coach for a long time but too many of my clients were not getting lasting results.

There was something missing in my work with clients but I couldn’t figure out what it was. Despite having 3 coaching certifications I was stumped as to why folks weren’t getting the lasting changes we expected.

Then one Saturday I was teaching a four hour long workshop in my yoga teacher training school and at one point said, “Knowing how you want your life to feel and then shifting to become that new version of yourself is where lasting change happens. This is the holistic approach to changing your life. You take the life coaching tools, apply yogic theory and add the holistic model.”

As the group wrote that statement down, I realized I had combined my life coach training with yogic theory and the holistic model of living in my own life with incredible results. But I hadn’t combined those together in coaching others. Why hadn’t I combined these concepts in my coaching? Why had I been teaching them separately to different groups, but combining them in my own life with great results? Immediately I shifted my coaching approach to combine the philosophy of yoga with all those great coaching tools I had learned. The result was the holistic approach I had been living but not sharing.

Instantly, my clients started seeing lasting positive changes in their lives.

I added this new model I created into my yoga teacher school and those students began creating massive shifts in their life too. Watching the incredible changes through these students solidified for me how powerful the combination of yogic theory, holistic living and life coaching were.

We are living in a new world, one that many of us felt was coming. It is a time where we are slowing down and taking a collective pause as people. We are realizing we have been like hamsters on a wheel for far too long. We want something deeper, something more fulfilling. This is a perfect time to dive into that calling you have felt to build your career helping others in the holistic field, or to find ways to have your team you manage move forward in their skills and approach, or to just use the work on yourself or your loved ones.

The powerful combination of life coaching tools, traditional spiritual practices, mindfulness, body work, intention and clarity can be aligned to create a new paradigm for living. An amazing, holistic life.

Most of the graduates from June 2023

Class size is kept small in order for participants to receive focused attention.

Have a great time getting to know the other fantastic people in your training cohort. You will develop lasting friendships while you participate in practice coaching and learn together.

Graduates from August 2021

Learn what holistic coaching is and how to coach yourself.

Amy Machacek Shonka

Background and Certifications:

-Life coach certifications in 2008 (Wellness Mapping Life Coaching), 2012 (Institute of Integrative Nutrition), & 2014 (Certified Canfield Success Coach & Canfield Methodology Coach).

-Selected for and served on the Assisting Team for Jack Canfield Success Coach training program from 2015-2017. Assisting participants from 17 different countries as they became Certified Coaches.

-Yoga teacher and teacher trainer who has taught over 14,000 hours of yogic philosophy, asana, and theory since 1998.

-Creator of The Holistic Life Coach Certification Program at HeartWork Studio, Founder of The HeartWork Yoga Teacher Training School, Developed the LifeRevamp nutrition and coaching program, is a Master certified Holistic Life Coach, and the owner of HeartWork Studio. I’ve taught thousands of people how to create their own intentional, on purpose life.

-Certified feng shui consultant through the Holistic Home School of Feng Shui.

-Degrees in psychology and architectural drafting and design.

Program creator & director

The course includes:

Both online and in-person course materials including a beautiful, full-color manual

In-person weekend trainings in Northfield, MN for 3 weekends

Live online training via zoom monthly

Additional videos to support each module

Monthly peer to peer practice coaching sessions

One-on-one coaching calls with Amy during the program

Access to our private group on Telegram

A marketing workshop to help you map & craft your vision

A private web portal with all course materials and videos

A graduation ceremony at end of the program

Participants who complete program requirements will be recognized as

a Certified Holistic Life Coach through HeartWork Studio

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All live, virtual sessions will be recorded and available in the course portal. The in-person trainings will not be recorded.
Additional recordings will be posted monthly and are a required component for each participant.

Upon successful completion of the program, participants will receive a certification as a Holistic Life Coach through HeartWork Living. This certification is included in the registration fee. 

Interested but need more details?

Book a discovery call with Amy.

Text Amy (507) 649-0898 to set one up.

Include your name, your request for a discovery call, and that you are interested in the Holistic Coaching program in your text.

Dates and information for the Winter 2025 program coming soon.

Month 1: Zoom Mondays 7-9pm

Month 2: In-person training weekend: In-person at HeartWork Studio in Northfield, MN. Zoom training: Monday evening 7-9:00pm

Month 3: Zoom trainings: Tuesday evening, and Monday evening from 7-9:00pm

Month 4: Zoom and In-person training. In person & on Zoom from 7-9:00pm

Month 5: In-person weekend at HeartWork Studio in Northfield, MN

Additional monthly homework and peer to peer coaching sessions are required

Please note:

In-person training weekend training hours are: Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 10am-4pm (subject to change slightly). There are local hotels and short-term rentals if you live out of town. Inquire early as Northfield venues fill up early. Contact Amy for suggestions.

In addition to the dates listed above, each month you will have a 1:1 coaching session with Amy (additional sessions with Amy by request),

and two coaching sessions with another member of the training group. These times will be scheduled directly with Amy and your cohort partner.

Zoom calls and in-person trainings will be recorded and available in the private group portal.

Total fee: $3,200

A $500 deposit saves your spot, and is applied towards the total fee.

Payment options:

$3200 paid in full on the first day of class (save $90!)

or

$500 deposit + 6 monthly payments of $460 

You will choose which payment option you want during the registration process.

Only the deposit is collected when you register.

FAQs

  • All our zoom calls are recorded and will be available in the course portal for you.

  • Feeling scared means you are on the cusp of making a change. Imagine yourself one year from now if you had completed the program and see how you would feel. Then imagine you pass on it for this year and think about how you would feel then.

    You may figure out what to do from playing this game with yourself.

    Or, give Amy a call and we will talk through this to see if it's a good match for you at this time. Start by texting Amy at 507.649.0898 and we will set up a call time.

  • We will have specific sessions of brain storming ideas for all of you. Also, part of doing this work on yourself will give you clarity on what you may want to create for yourself.

  • We don't do employment placement but feel confident you will be able to either create your own company to coach others or that you may be able to find employment in a company that is looking for coaches.

  • You will have completed all the videos or live coaching calls. You will have participated in practice coaching calls with an assigned partner.

    To complete the program, you will put your skills into action through experiential learning and coach your first client.

  • You do not need any experience to take this program. You will get all the information and training you will need during the program. Through learning in the Zoom calls, working with the handouts and booklets, and working with Amy and also your accountability partner, you will feel very prepared.

Are you ready to join?

Join us!

4 months. Life changing.