The Academy of Human Potential was founded by Dr Mark Atkinson in 2008 with the intention of creating and delivering some of the world’s most innovative self-development courses. At the heart of our courses and training programmes is the focus on helping individuals shift from a fear-based way of being to one rooted in awareness, honesty, acceptance, love and contribution.
Our foundation training is a six-day intensive called the Freedom Process. This is open to anyone who is committed to actualising and experiencing their fullest potential for emotional health and spiritual growth. For more information click here
Our two professional training programmes are in Human Potential Coaching and Mind-Body Medicine. Both of these can be started at anytime. For more information please see below.
Professional Training Programmes
Diploma in Human Potential Coaching
Do you have an interest in positive psychology, human potential, holistic health, conscious living and spiritual development?
Would you like to enrich the work you do or start a new career in which you are well-paid to help others create healthier, happier and more fulfilling lives?
If so, why not find out more about our 18 month part-time training programme in Human Potential Coaching?
Human Potential Coaching is a presence-based approach to coaching which is designed to help individuals identify and resolve the emotional and psychological blocks to achieving goals and creating a healthy and fulfilling life.
In our training programme you will:
Be guided through a six-month personal growth and spiritual development programme
Be provided with all of the knowledge, skills and tools for establishing yourself as a successful Human Potential Coach
Receive hands-on training through our intensive four-day workshop
Become highly proficient and effective in facilitating balance and integration of the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual dimensions of your clients
Receive training in a series of innovative somatic techniques, mind-training tools and nutritional approaches for releasing the blocks to human thriving and flourishing.
Receive ten hours of personal mentoring
Be provided with professional advice and support in establishing and marketing your own business
Have a stimulating and rewarding learning experience that is part-time, flexible (consisting of home study modules, mentoring and a workshop) and takes about 18 months to complete.
Be provided with the opportunity to also train in Freedom Process breathwork.
"Training as a Human Potential Coach has completely transformed and enriched my life. My journey through the training as a Human Potential coach has brought me to a place where I now live my life with my heart full of love, joy and profound gratitude for so very many things."
Mary Milne
“I think the single factor that made the Human Potential Course exceptional was the integrity of the man teaching it, Dr Mark Atkinson.In every respect of life he walks his talk and this made the delivery of the content of the course particularly potent. The course is well structured, the delivery prompt, the feedback accurate and helpful.I especially appreciated the individual mentoring sessions and the flexibility of the whole course which is still, as anything pioneering will be, a work in progress. The residential workshop was exciting, compassionate, patient and inspiring and equipped me to integrate it into an already busy and successful practice and assist my clients to even higher levels of consciousness.”
Kitty Campion
Diploma in Mind-Body Medicine
This 12-month part-time training programme has been designed to provide healthcare professionals with a comprehensive level of knowledge and an eclectic mix of psychological and emotional skills and techniques for facilitating health, healing and personal growth
In this diploma course you will:
Become proficient in the use of the innovative psychological approach - Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
Explore the scientific and theoretical foundations of mind-body medicine and learn how psychological and emotional factors influence disease, health and healing
Be provided with an introduction to healing physical, emotional, sexual and spiritual trauma using Peter Levine’s Somatic Experiencing and EmoTrance.
Learn about principles and tools of positive psychology, guided imagery and energy psychology
Receive hands-on-experience and guidance in applying the tools you have learnt, by attending our one-to-one intensive mind-body skills training day with Dr Atkinson
Be taught using a variety of media including interactive audio CD’s, books, course handouts and research papers.
Learn how to help your patients/clients switch to a more positive and aware thinking style; reduce emotional arousal, manage stress and emotional distress and reduce worry, mind chatter and introspection.
Explore creative and innovative ways of working with patients/clients
Learn how to integrate and apply mind-body tools and strategies into your clinical practice
Have a stimulating and rewarding learning experience that is part-time, flexible (consisting of ten home study modules and a one-to-one intensive) and takes on average just 12 months to complete.
Who should consider this course?
Any healthcare professional who wants to enrich their clinical work and learn innovative mind-body approaches to health and healing. This includes doctors, nurses, psychologists, psychotherapists, mental health workers, dietitians, nutritional therapists, CAM practitioners, social workers, counsellors, coaches, and healthcare students.
To download the course prospectus please click here
