Calmologist
Certification Course
Go deep into peace, empowerment, healing on all levels and spirituality.
Our most comprehensive and popular course providing the greatest personal and professional benefits and value. Calmology is our complete system for mental, emotional and physical healing, transforming your relationship with your mind, body and world, making positive life changes, and spiritual discovery.
Be powered by peace by unifying therapy and spirituality - with the help of our Calmology techniques - Mind Calm, Body Calm, Calm Cure and Mind Detox. Be fully equipped to help yourself (and others, when qualified) to find peace with problematic life issues, while gaining the rare capacity to access calm, clarity and presence - anytime.
Even if you aren’t sure if you want to ‘earn from what you learn’, yet, this course offers massive personal benefits - from diving into the principles and tools, and includes opportunities for you to receive one-to-one sessions. You are supported by a dedicated mentor for the entirety of the course, the teaching resources, and by monthly group ‘Supervision Session’ zoom meetings.
Calmology unifies coaching, therapy and spirituality and is proven to provide inner peace, healing, change, and awakening.
This Calmologist certification course is an ‘Accredited Qualification’.
“Having done many courses, I can honestly say this one has been the game changer.”
Sharron, Calmologist Graduate, UK
Top 10 Benefits Of Calmology:
Here’s how you can help yourself and others by taking this Calmologist course.
★ Cure the Cause - Find and release the mind-based causes of physical, emotional and life issues.
★ Resolution - Find peace with the past and move on free from anything that’s happened to you.
★ Inner Calm - Access calm anytime, anywhere - by gaining a healthier relationship with your mind.
★ Diagnosis - Understand the mind-body connection for diagnosis, healing and empowerment.
★ Meditation - Learn powerful meditations that are easy, enjoyable and offer profound benefits.
★ Positivity - Change limiting beliefs, improve mindset, mental health and emotional wellbeing.
★ Clarity - Stop over-thinking and be able to use your mind as a tool (instead of it using you!)
★ Empowerment - Improve self-belief and confidence, and stop anxiety or fear from stopping you.
★ Awareness - Access higher states of consciousness, including optimism, peace, love and happiness.
★ Awakening - Explore the spiritual-side of life, know thyself, and study deep spiritual possibilities.
★ Infinite Possibilities - As a big bonus, you can also make an income while doing meaningful work that changes lives and makes a positive difference in the world. With Calmology, the possibilities are infinite!
What Is Calmology?
Calmology consists of five primary methods: Mind Calm, Body Calm, Soul Calm, Calm Cure and Mind Detox.
Mind Calm is the modern meditation technique that gives you 'peace with mind' and proves the secret to life success is inner stillness.
Body Calm helps your body heal and stay healthy - including a philosophy, meditation technique, protocols and directories listing the mind-body connection causes.
Soul Calm has an emphasis on avoiding the common spiritual traps, and includes two meditations for healing and knowing thyself.
Calm Cure is the unexpected way to improve your health, your life and your world - by calming unconscious conflicts.
Mind Detox is a method for ‘healing the hidden cause’ by discovering and resolving the mind-based causes of chronic physical, emotional and life issues.
Scroll down for more info about each Calmology technique.
Soul Calm is taught separately, and if a Calmologist also takes the Soul Calm Coach course (when it is available) they qualify as a Master Calmologist.
Student Testimonial (Video)
Next Level Learning
Can you relate? You want to heal, make changes or live positively, but after investing time, money and effort, your health, emotional or life issues have continued. Or you feel like ‘there’s something missing’ and don’t yet feel the deep peace and contentment you desire.
Why is this? There are BOTH therapeutic and spiritual causes to most life challenges - including (but not limited to) past traumas and unresolved events, toxic beliefs or over-thinking, an unhealthy relationship with our mind and emotions, or a disconnection from our ‘Authentic Self’. Until these causes are recognised, released and resolved, change is often limited or temporary, healing is hindered, and problematic patterns tend to remain in place.
So, what’s the answer? We need a unified and integrated approach. Thankfully, this is what Calmology offers because it consists of a powerful combo of coaching, therapy and spirituality.
Unified Methodology
All of the coaching and therapy work we do with Calmology is done within the bigger ‘spiritual context’ - of accessing inner peace and presence, and knowing who you really are. To master what we teach is to be able to flex between ‘fix it, change it, improve it’ coaching and therapy work, with our awareness-raising ‘peace with’ philosophy and spiritual practices.
With our Calmologist course you can ‘heal and know thyself’ - both within and beyond your mind (ego), your body and life purpose. With this additional spiritual element to your personal and professional work, you can help to free yourself and others from a multitude of problems, along with stress, struggle and suffering - and live with calm, clarity, and empowerment.
This is what will make you different to other coaches and therapists out there. The rare ability to help others to heal and awaken is the value you can offer, and the difference you can make. Calmology is deep, impactful, meaningful, valuable and transformative. Best of all, this work never feels like ‘work’ - as it’s fascinating, a joy to do, and incredibly rewarding on many levels.
Calmologist Testimonials
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“Having done many courses over the years, I can honestly say this one has been the game changer. No matter what the problem is, whether it’s emotional, physical, life stuff or spiritual, having one course that benefits all of these aspects of life - simply and effectively - is priceless.
The 'peace with' philosophy that sits at the heart of this course is very simple but so profound and powerful. If you're ready for your life to change for the better, I highly recommend investing in this course.”
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"The course is life changing. I went from existing to living, sick to healthy and dull to vibrant. Everything you want is right here.”
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“Before starting the Calmologist course, I had hit rock bottom in my life. I was riddled with hate, resentment and felt angry on a daily basis. I was very egotistic (as I thought it kept me safe). I didn't like the way my life was looking, and my relationships with my children was suffering.
My life has never been the same since taking the Calmologist course. The friends (family) I have gained over the last few years has been amazing. I no longer getter stressed and have out burst. I've learned to let go of my ego and am truly living a happier and content life and know how to unpack anything that shows up in my life. Words will never be able to explain how much your work has changed my life around - on behalf of children and myself, we can never thank you enough Sandy <3.”
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“Truly an amazing course that has given me inner peace and calm. Sandy offers such enthusiasm and honesty in all that he delivers via the Calmologist course. When you complete the course it isn’t the end, but just the beginning of an exciting life journey.”
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“I'm not exaggerating when I say that this course changed my life - in a very positive way! It's worth every penny and minute you invest. You get a lot more from it than you expect. It's not for the fainthearted because it makes you become honest with yourself. But if you keep going you are rewarded with real insight and peace.”
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"The course was absolutely amazing. My body feels healthier, my relationships have improved immensely and I have come home to my true self and found an inner joy that I didn't know existed."
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"This course has been a wonderful experience where I have discovered countless practical tools for everyday life that I can use myself and share with others who need some loving and pragmatic support. The whole course enables self-discovery and a 'peace of mindset' to experience life fully and now.”
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“If you know what you want in life but do not know how to get it, let Calmology help you find those answers. Eliminate your limitations by empowering yourself to experience a more fulfilling life, eradicating the mind-body conflict and freeing your soul to flourish.”
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“This journey has been really amazing and life changing for me. I have learned how to live life more peaceful and to master life situations with great tools that make it easy and fun. I am seeing life from a new perspective and I love it!”
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“The Calmologist course has been mind blowing. I have experienced so many breakthroughs for myself and the clients I have worked with during my case studies and co-coaching sessions.
Sandy is the most genuine and humble trainer I have ever been mentored by. His intuition and presence bring another powerful dimension into the courses. The ongoing support via my personal trainer, webinars, meetings and supervision sessions have been invaluable to my growth and confidence. Very seldom have I completed a course and felt completely prepared for clients as I have on this one!”
Student Testimonials (Video)
‘Mind Calm can change your life!’
Suzy Greaves, Editor of Psychologies
Mind Calm is the modern-day meditation technique that provides ‘peace with mind’ and proves inner stillness is the secret to life success.
If you want to stop your mind from working overtime, worry less, feel better and get more done with less stress, then Mind Calm is the meditation technique that you've been looking for!
Mind Calm is based upon our pioneering ‘peace with mind’ philosophy. When meditating with Mind Calm you do NOT have to stop or change your thoughts, fix or improve your feelings, or perfect your life before you can enjoy some much-needed peace. With Mind Calm, we rediscover our inner awareness, which we find is already and always perfectly calm and ‘at peace’.
Mind Calm also cultivates positive states of being - including joy, love and clarity. So, even if your new to meditation, your mind is busy, or your life is often loud, you will be amazed by how peaceful your mind and life can be!
‘Every body needs Body Calm’
Sonia Choquette, Bestselling Author
Body Calm is only taught in our Calmologist course and it’s one of the most loved elements.
Body Calm is our powerful meditation-based approach to healing and staying healthy. Offering a total system for self-healing and health - it includes an profound philosophy, meditation technique, stress-reduction and healing protocols - including the super powerful ‘Embodying Excercise’ - and directories listing the common mind-body connection causes of health conditions.
Harnessing the scientifically proven mind-body connection, the meditation has been specially designed to improve your mindset and mind-body connection communications, and give the body the inner harmony and rest it needs to recover and remain well.
When the meditation is combined with the philosophy and protocols, Body Calm can help to bring more peace and balance within your mind, body, soul and life circumstances.
Your body will love you for learning and using it!
Body Calm Testimonials (Video)
‘Exceptional tools to stimulate healing of your mind, body and soul.’
- Phil Parker, Bestselling Author
Calm Cure is also only taught within our Calmologist course, and is a method for applying our pioneering ‘peace with’ philosophy to all aspects of your life.
Based upon the observation that physical disease, emotional unease and persistent life problems are often caused by conditioned inner conflicts, and that anytime we have a problem, we are usually caught in an unconscious conflict.
Conflict plays a key role in disease within the body and causes us to create the same old life problems over and over again - as conflict within ourself and with life creates disharmony, distress and keeps us connected to, and recreating, what we do not want.
Calm Cure is a method that can be used to highlight and heal these inner conflict, and in doing so calm the hidden conflicts causing physical condition, emotional issues and persistent life problems. Using the Calm Cure to clear conflict from your life can empower you with the ability to ‘keep calm’, wake up to wellness, feel free, and enjoy a truly successful life, one that you love.
‘The results are remarkable.’
Sasha Allenby, Bestselling Author
If something negative is happening in your mind, body, or life circumstances, and you don’t know why, then Mind Detox can help!
We believe we we are born with brilliance built in. However, unresolved past ‘stuff’ and different forms of mental toxicity can make it harder for us to consistently feel good, achieve our goals, and be our best self.
Mind Detox is all about going beyond solely treating ‘physical and life’ symptoms to heal the hidden mind-based causes. It consists of a proven 5 Step Method for resolving any past events or beliefs that are causing present-day problems.
It also includes principles and protocols for curing what we call the 5 Core Causes. Ultimately giving you the ability to uncover and cure the mind-based causes of almost any issue, while increasing peace and potential. With Mind Detox, the possibilities are infinite!
Is this course for you?
Our accredited Calmologist qualification teaches you everything you need to start a new career as a coach or meditation teacher - if you wish. Alternatively, you may just want to do this course for your own personal development and benefit. You do not need to have any other qualifications to do this course.
Past students have included: life coaches, therapists, counsellors, holistic health practitioners, body workers, nutritionists, yoga teachers and fitness trainers - as it provides many helpful insights and techniques that you can add to your toolkit and support your chosen profession. We’ve also had plenty students learning solely for their own personal development and growth.
As a general guide, this Calmologist course is ideal for:
★ Anyone looking for ways to work more deeply, and resolve the cause, of their own or client’s chronic issues.
★ Anyone looking for a healthier relationship with their mind and a deeper experience of peace and presence.
★ Anyone interested in the mind, integrative health, emotional wellbeing, and mindfulness.
★ Anyone with an interested in meditation, spirituality and answering the ‘bigger life questions’.
★ Anyone looking for a proven and powerful ‘structure’ for coaching, therapy and mentoring sessions.
★ Yoga teachers and fitness trainers wanting to offer meditation to individuals and groups.
★ Therapists, coaches and holistic health practitioners looking to expand their list of services.
★ Those looking to make a positive difference to others and an income doing meaningful work.
The methods taught give you a structure for coaching and therapy and for teaching meditation. Whenever anyone comes to you with an issue, you will be able to work with them to explore the possible ‘root causes’ and resolve them. You will also be able to teach others how to heal their relationship with their mind and life. Imagine the possibilities of having this life-changing knowledge and skills. This course has been specially designed to provide personal benefit as you also gain the expertise required to earn an income (if you want) from sharing Calmology with others.
Why Learn With Us?
Award-Winning* Accredited Online Courses for Changing Your Life and World
(Federation of Holistic Therapists Tutor of the Year)
Our students are guided from start to finish by their own dedicated supervisor.
Our home study courses include live broadcasts and online resources.
Our training offers the right balance of theory and ‘hands-on’ practice.
Our courses are affordable with payment plans available.
Our connected community of students and alumni make lasting friendships.
Our courses improve lives and make a positive impact upon the world.
Our graduates gain meaningful and rewarding professions.
Our students get access to Sandy’s Calm Clan Online Resources and Community.
Our Alumni services offer free support from Sandy for life.
What’s covered in the Calmologist course?
As Calmology combines therapy and spirituality, the course reflects this with Mind Calm (meditation/spiritual) and Mind Detox (healing/therapy) modules.
Covered in the Mind Calm modules:
★ How to access inner calm, clarity, contentment and consciousness in everyday life - and guide others to do the same, if you wish.
★ The Mind Calm meditation technique and awareness-raising exercises for embodying calm by shifting from your mind and over-thinking to the present moment and being consciously aware.
★ How to heal your relationship with your mind and emotions, discover inner stillness and presence, and coach others from a living experience of conscious awareness.
★ The spiritual wisdom and self-knowledge required to authentically share the Mind Calm principles and modern-day meditation technique with others.
★ The mind-body connection and the Body Calm meditation technique - for helping the body heal and stay healthy.
★ The Calm Cure principles and technique for uncovering and calming the ‘unconscious conflicts’ that may be causing chronic stress, health conditions and persistent life problems..
★ How to use Sandy’s 5 Body Calm Directories that list the common mind-body connection causes of issues relating to the body parts, organs, 12 systems of the body, and over 100 health conditions.
★ How to combine everything to offer impactful one:one sessions and/or group meditation classes/workshops - including the exact agendas for delivering introductory talks and weekend workshops.
Covered in the Mind Detox modules:
★ How to find peace with past-present-future, identify and change toxic beliefs, release negative emotions and bad habits, and clear the blocks to manifesting future goals.
★ The Mind Detox method for discovering and resolving the unconscious mind-based causes of chronic health conditions, emotional issues and persistent life problems.
★ The power of the unconscious mind, how to release a lifetime of negative emotions ‘in minutes’, and top 10 ‘antidote learnings’ for purifying perceptions and finding peace with the life events.
★ The ‘Mind Detox Mindset’ for engaging the work, the structure of one:one sessions, and what to do when things don’t ‘go to plan’.
★ Other contributing factors and potential causes/reasons why people end up with physical, emotional or life problems.
★ The 5 Core Causes - Over-Think, Over-Feel, Over-Time, Over-Control and Over-Do - along with their principles and protocols.
★ The Advanced Mind Detox Method for discovering and resolving root cause events from during birth, in the womb, past generations or even past lives. Also, how to work on ‘future memories’.
★ Additional more ‘advanced’ protocols for curing the cause.
★ How to combine everything to offer impactful one:one sessions, which provide deep healing and lasting change.
Modules & More
The ‘home study’ course resources consist of teaching videos by Sandy C. Newbigging, supported by downloadable manuals. You will receive 15 one-to-one meetings with your dedicated course supervisor, access to monthly Supervision Session zoom meetings with Sandy, email support throughout, along with access to our co-coaching network to practise the techniques other students. To graduate as a Calmologist, you will do online exams and submit case studies.
You have up to 24 months to do the Mind Calm and Mind Detox modules. Click below to view the module listings:
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PERSONAL USE MODULES
Part 1 : Finding Your Calm Self
Part 2 : Closing Your Eyes To Wake Up
Part 3 : Discover Peace AND Mind
Part 4 : Being Context Aware In Daily Life
Part 5 : Exploring the Mind Calm Thoughts
Part 6 : Playing Mind Calm Games
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MIND CALM MODULES
Part 1 : Mind Calm Philosophy + Why Meditate?
Part 2 : Hearts Highest Hope + What You Want Is Inside You
Part 3 : Thinking Makes You Miss Life + The Peace With Mind Miracle
Part 4 : The 5 Hidden Causes of a Busy Mind
Part 5 : More to Life Than You May Think + The Silent Solution
Part 6 : Serenity & Success Formula + 3 S’s for Being Super Human
Part 7 : 3 Step Meditation Technique + Meditation Happenings
Part 8 : The Purpose & Meaning of the 10 Mind Calm Thoughts
Part 9 : Additional Mind Calm Games
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BODY CALM MODULES
Part 1 : Body Calm Philosophy
Part 2 : Unconscious Thinking + Uncomfortable Emotions
Part 3 : Unhealthy Beliefs + Unresolved Past + Unwanted Present
Part 4 : Unloved Body + Unheard Heart + Unawake Being
Part 5 : The Body Calm Meditation Technique
Part 6 : When the Body Heals + Optimum Meditation Mindset
Part 7 : Embodying Exercise + Body Calm Wellness Directories
Following these 7 modules, you then access 6 more training videos providing guidance on professionally sharing the Body Calm meditation-based methods.
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CALM CURE MODULES
Part 1 : The Power of Calm
Part 2 : Health: Helpless to Healed
Part 3 : Emotions: Upset to Upbeat
Part 4 : Relationships: Conflict to Connection
Part 5 : Career: Average to Awesome
Part 6 : Money: Frustrated to Free
Part 7 : Time: Bounded to Beyond
Part 8 : World: Pissed-off to Proactive
Following these 8 modules, you also access 8 more training videos with demonstrations of the technique along with pairs practice sessions - so you can see Calm Cure in action.
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Part 1 : Benefits of Mind Detox + Symptoms/Causes
Part 2 : Toxicity/Purity + Problems/Peace + Clear/Here
Part 3 : Mind Detox Mindset + The 5-Step Method
Part 4 : The Ultimate Cause + Over-Think
Part 5 : Over-Feel + Over-Time
Part 6 : Over-Control + Over-Do + Q&As
NOTE: Our The 5 Core Causes are introduced during the Level 1 ‘Foundation’ modules - for personal use only.
To share the 5 Core Causes with others, plus more advanced modules, go for the Master Practitioner course.
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Part 7 : Optimum Service State + Purifying Perceptions
Part 8 : Clarifying the Problem + Discovery Questions
Part 9 : Taking Session Notes + Discover the Root Cause
Part 10 : Resolve the Root Cause + Antidote Learnings
Part 11 : Questions & Answers Session with Sandy
Part 12-17 : 6 videos with Mind Detox Demonstrations so you can learn by seeing the method in action.
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Part 1 : The Mind Detox Master Mindset & Methods
Part 2 : The 5 Core Causes (Over-Think)
Part 3 : The 5 Core Causes (Over-Feel)
Part 4 : The 5 Core Causes (Over-Time & Over-Control)
Part 5 : The 5 Core Causes (Over-Do & Ultimate Cause)
Part 6 : The Advanced 5 Step Method (Part 1)
Part 7 : The Advanced 5 Step Method (Part 2)
Part 8 : The Advanced 5 Step Method (Part 3)
Part 9 : The Advanced 5 Step Method (Part 4)
Part 10 : Reasons & Remedies (Mirrors & Messages)
Part 11 : The Conflict Cure Method (Part 1)
Part 12 : The Conflict Cure Method (Part 2)
Part 13 : The Advanced Conflict Cure
Part 14 : Coaching with the Mind Detox Directories
Part 15 : Working with Future Events (Plus Session Journeys)
This course also includes Business & Marketing modules - providing practical advice and real-world strategies for being a professional and profitable Calmologist.
Photograph: Sandy guiding over 600 people through a guided Mind Calm Meditation.
Courses inside this Calmologist course
This course offers amazing value as you get all of these courses and bonuses!
Course #1
Online Academy Course
Worth £2495
Mind Calm Master
This course teaches you everything you need know to ‘master’ your mind and meditation and offer one-to-one meditation coaching sessions and group meditation talks/classes.
You will learn the Mind Calm and Body Calm meditation principles and techniques - for peace with mind, cultivating positive states of being, and helping your body to heal and stay healthy. You will also learn Calm Cure for clearing the unconscious conflicts that I’ve found to cause so many chronic conditions and persistent problems.
Course #2
Online Academy Course
Worth £2495
Mind Detox Master
This life-changing and empowering course teaches you several strategies for diagnosing and resolving the possible mind-based root-cause of physical, emotional and life issues.
You will gain the ability to work on unresolved events and memories from this lifetime, from past generations or past lives, and even use the Mind Detox Method to ‘heal’ future events too! You will also learn the 5 Core Causes - including Over-Think, Over-Feel, Over-Time, Over-Control and Over-Do - along with their principles and protocols. Plus more diagnostic strategies!
Plus these bonus!
(Click on laptop images to watch intro videos)
Bonus #1
Online Course
Worth £995
Mind Body Connections Course
This new 6-part course (recorded in 2024), includes my latest research on the mind-body connection - for diagnosis, healing and empowerment. During this course, I share the science and symbolism of the mind-body connection, along with the Calmology techniques for listening to your body, helping it to heal and stay healthy. This is the course for every body!
Includes a special guest interview with David Hamilton PhD.
Bonus #2
Membership
Worth £324
Calm Clan Community Resource
Wisdom Made Mobile! Membership includes exclusive access to monthly live broadcasts with me, and sometimes with guest experts, meditations library, expert interviews archive, toolkit and more. This is a great bonus because I share my latest insights and you get to maximise your personal benefits.
“The meditations, tools and ability to ask Sandy anything is invaluable.” Antonia, Calmology Student from England
Quick Summary Of What’s Included:
★ Dedicated Mentor - You will be given your very own dedicated mentor (who has successfully taken the course); who you can meet with, ask questions anytime, and who will support you throughout the duration of your Calmologist course.
★ Zoom Meetings with Sandy - Each month we have ‘Supervision Session’ meetings; to connect and share with me and other students, and get your questions answered.
★ Co-Coaching Network - You will gain access to our network of students and graduates, so you can meet one-to-one to practise the Calmology methods. You basically get the golden ticket to unlimited coaching and therapy!
★ Mind Calm Master - Including 6-part Mind Calm Retreat, 9-part Level 2 Mind Calm Coach modules & 15-part Level 3 Body Calm and Calm Cure modules.
★ Mind Detox Master - Including 6-part Mind Detox Masterclass, 10-part Level 2 Mind Detox Practitioner modules & 15-part Level 3 Master Practitioner modules.
★ Mind-Body Connections - Including 6-part course for understanding the mind-body connection for diagnosis, healing and empowerment.
★ Calm Clan Membership - Including live twice-monthly webinars, expert interviews, meditations library and more.
★ Private Telegram Group - You will get access to our private Academy Telegram group - to share, ask questions, and receive updates and reminders from me.
★ Assessments - Including marking (and feedback) of your exam and case studies.
★ Certificate - Upon graduation, you will receive a (digital) Calmologist certificate.
★ Free On-Going Support - Yes, you read that right! As a graduate, you can attend Sandy’s monthly ‘Supervision Sessions’ for free for life!
Total Value: £6309
Sale Price: £1997.50
(Or 15 x £250/mo + £495 Deposit)
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Praise for Calmology
Mind Calm helps you to make the shift from becoming happy to being happy.
- Dr Robert Holden, Bestselling Author
Ancient wisdom translated into modern, practical tools for inner calm. Mind Calm can change your life.
- Suzy Greaves, Psychologies Magazine
Every body needs Body Calm.
- Sonia Choquette, Bestselling Author
Body Calm guides us to create a harmonious relationship with our physical body.
- Rebecca Campbell, actress, Bestselling Author
Calm Cure introduces you to exceptional tools to stimulate healing of your mind, body and soul.
- Phil Parker, Bestselling Author
Calm Cure removes inner conflict so we are better able to have great relationships, success in our careers, an abundance of money, more time and even impact the wider world in a more honest, real and powerful way.
- Dr David Hamilton, bestselling author
Mind Detox includes a simple yet highly effective approach so that peace, health, and happiness are attainable states for us all..
- Yoga Magazine
Sandy's Calmology techniques have enabled me to achieve a lightness, a calmer mind, a relief from stress and a sense of harmony.
- Sadie Frost, actress, producer and bestselling author