Year-long coaching certification · 2027 cohort
The Art of Mentoring
For coaches, therapists, HR professionals and leaders, and for anyone ready to make guiding others their calling.
Move beyond goal-setting. Learn to hold space from the heart, and guide others to lasting change, beginning with your own.
Begin Your ApplicationAn intentional space for dedicated practitioners. Every application is reviewed for alignment. Applications close Friday, January 8, at 11:59 pm Pacific.
Why this program
Where traditional coaching stops
Most coaching works on goals, habits and mindset. Clients make real progress, and then, months later, the same patterns return. A different kind of coaching is needed to make change last.
- 01Goals and action plans work on the surface. The patterns that hold people back run deeper, in emotional triggers and beliefs formed early in life.
- 02When coaching only reaches the mind, clients loop back into the same reactions, relationships and roadblocks.
- 03Most coach trainings offer a toolbox of techniques. Few offer a clear, step-by-step map of how people actually change.
- 04And a mentor can only guide others as far as they have gone themselves. The inner work comes first.
The foundation
Not a toolbox. One complete system.
The Art of Mentoring brings together the full Rise 2 Realize Life System: a step-by-step framework, refined over 15 years and more than 8,000 clients, for how people release old emotional patterns, rise through the levels of consciousness, and live a life of purpose. You live it yourself first, and it changes you as deeply as it changes the people you guide. Then you learn to guide others through it.
Emotional Mastery
A precise method to calm emotional triggers, turn reactions into conscious responses, and release the subconscious programming behind them.
Self-Realization
A clear roadmap through the seven levels of consciousness, from the patterns we were conditioned into toward who we truly are.
The Meaning of Life
The integration: aligning each person’s path with their heart-based core values, so their life becomes an act of service.
The full system is laid out in Arda’s latest book, The Meaning of Life: The Path toward Enlightenment. It’s your companion text for the year.
The framework
CICILIA: seven competencies of a mentor
On this foundation, you learn the master framework for every live session, conversation and team you guide. Each competency is a way of being, practiced until it becomes second nature.
Curiosity
Letting go of judgment to find the root cause.
In the Flow
Trusting the body’s wisdom to sense where the conversation wants to go.
Connectedness
Creating a space where people feel safe enough to open up.
Intuition
Reading what isn’t said: hidden dynamics and unspoken motives.
Listening
Holding a safe space where different ideas can surface.
Inspiration
Using core values and metaphors to awaken potential.
Assertiveness
Speaking the truth plainly, with full respect and no ego.
Live sessions begin Wednesday, January 13, 2027.
“Coaching isn’t just a career. It’s a path of becoming your Higher Self, and of serving the greater good of humanity.”
Your mentor
Arda Ozdemir
Spiritual guide, executive and life coach, and author of five books, including The Meaning of Life. For 15 years, Arda has mentored more than 8,000 people, from executives and founders to couples and parents.
Before coaching, he spent two decades in corporate finance, finishing as a VP of Finance in Silicon Valley. He created the Rise 2 Realize Life System to give people what he was missing then: a clear, practical path from reacting to life to creating it.
Your year
The rhythm of the journey
Twice a month, the cohort gathers live to learn, practice and integrate. Between sessions, you practice with peers and reflect on your own transformation.
The tuition
A conscious gift, and a commitment
The tuition is intentionally accessible. It isn’t a discount, and it isn’t how we measure the value of this work. It’s our gift to the community and an energy exchange that asks for real commitment.
We’re building a community of mentors who will carry this work forward, through the Rise 2 Realize Life School and the tools we’re creating for people everywhere.
Certification
What it takes to be certified
The certification asks for presence, practice and honesty. These six requirements keep the standard high, for you and for the people you’ll guide.
- 1
Full attendance
Active presence in every live session, with replays to catch up when life happens.
- 2
Weekly peer practice
Practice sessions with fellow students in the cohort, every week.
- 3
One case study
Three coaching sessions with one client outside the program: a short report on each, plus a recording of one session for feedback.
- 4
Reflection journal
A journal, every two weeks, tracking your own shift from mind-based goals to heart-based values.
- 5
Live demonstration
A 30-minute mentoring session, live in front of the cohort, applying the CICILIA framework with full presence.
- 6
Graduation session
A recorded session with a certified Rise 2 Realize coach, evaluated by Arda and a committee of certified coaches.
Not sure yet?
Meet Arda at a free webinar
Experience the approach before you apply. Each webinar is a free, live taste of the Rise 2 Realize Life System, from 7:00 to 8:00 pm Pacific, with time for your questions.
Questions
Frequently asked
Who is this program for?
Existing coaches, licensed therapists, relationship counselors, leadership mentors and HR professionals who want to guide deep, lasting change. And anyone who has found helping others to be their calling, and is ready to begin one of the most rewarding and fulfilling journeys there is.
Do I need coaching experience?
No. The framework is step by step, and you start practicing with peers from the first weeks. Experienced coaches gain a complete system to integrate with what they already know.
How often do we meet live?
On the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month, from 6:30 to 8:00 pm Pacific. Join us in person in Los Altos, California, or live on Zoom. In June, July and August, we meet once a month so you can rest and integrate.
What if I miss a live session?
Full attendance is part of certification. But life happens: every session is recorded, and replays are available in the private student portal.
How much time does it take each week?
Plan for about 1.5 to 2 hours a week outside the live sessions, for small-group peer practice and your reflection journal.
What certification will I receive?
You’ll graduate as a Certified Rise 2 Realize Life Coach. This is Rise 2 Realize’s own certification, built on the Rise 2 Realize Life System; it isn’t accredited by an outside coaching body.
What happens after I’m certified?
Graduates can apply to be listed as qualified Rise 2 Realize coaches and receive coaching requests from our community and the tools we’re building.
Why is the tuition $990 for a full year?
We see tuition not as a price tag but as an intentional energy exchange. It keeps the program accessible, and it asks everyone in the cohort for real commitment to the work.
How is the tuition paid?
Tuition is $990, paid in full when you enroll, after your application call. There are no payment plans.
How does the application work?
Three simple steps. Fill in a five-minute application. Then book a short call with Arda to make sure the program is the right fit for you, and you for it. If it’s a yes on both sides, you’ll receive your enrollment link.
Should I read The Meaning of Life first?
It’s recommended but not required. The book is the program’s companion text, and reading it early gives you a head start on the system.
Your invitation is open
The 2027 cohort begins Wednesday, January 13. If this work is calling you, take the first step.
- 1ApplyA five-minute form
- 2Talk with ArdaA short alignment call
- 3Enroll$990, paid in full
Applications close Friday, January 8, 2027, at 11:59 pm Pacific. Your place is confirmed at enrollment.