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The Deep Coaching Intensive was an important part of my coaching journey. When I first started reading Leon’s book, I knew this was what I wanted to learn. It resonated very deeply for me. So I was excited to join the DCI. At first, I wasn’t sure what to expect, and then it took a few classes for me to settle in. And then I experienced Leon’s coaching and my whole world was rocked. And I was hooked. Deep Coaching is like none other that I have experienced. And going through the program had a profound impact on my confidence level as a coach and my impact - both in my being ness and also in my coaching skills. I even went further with Deepening Practice because I wanted to learn more. I definitely recommend the program. It was a portion experience.

Don't hesitate. DCI will not only transform you but will leave you prepared to serve others as a deep transformational coach. I wasn't sure what I was looking for when I started my search for a coaching program that resonated with me, and like all great things in life, it found me. I turned down many coaching programs prior to finding the Center for Transformational Coaching and I can clearly see why now. It's more than a coaching program, its a new way of being within yourself. Once I spoke to one of the advisors I knew I had found the people and program I had been looking for. My only regret is that I didn't find DCI much sooner in my own transformational journey. Even if you have been on a transformational path for many years, you will learn and grow so much from this course. The content, the teachers, the students, and the staff, all embody this work. You will leave with a greater understanding of yourself and how to successfully serve others as a deep transformational coach. I'm so grateful to have found my home :)

I looked into many coaching programs. I was clear I wanted a Transformational coaching program. When I found the DCI, something told me that I have found what I was looking for. Little did I know I was going to gain a lot more to what I was expecting and looking for. Deep Coaching is really profound and it's constantly amazing me. I never thought this was possible with coaching and I am loving all the possibilities, the practices and feeling my heart's expanding in every lesson. If you are feeling the call for something transformational, powerful and expansive, this is the right place for you.

When I think of the Center for Transformational Coaching, I think of integrity. Everyone I met during my coach training—from the founder, Leon, and director, Jonathan, to my learning leader, Cate, and all my wonderful classmates—were there for the right reason: to support soulful transformation with care and compassion. Moreover, they themselves were walking examples of courageously living into their own transformation. Their integrity reinforced an incredibly powerful experiential course that was designed to enable participants to step deeper into their own transformation while learning to hold space for others to do the same. In other words, I found a coaching home that was full of authenticity, love, and the training I needed to transition into a new vocation. I am forever grateful.

My experience at the CTC was not only transformational for me during the class, but also now having been out of the classroom and into 'real' life for some time and still call my classmates from my cohort lifetime friends. We continue to support each other and connect multiple times. This class not only changed me to awaken to my true purpose, but brought so many beautiful souls into my life as an added bonus. I would recommend this coaching program above any other and the support during and after is priceless.

I explored a number of training options for coaching and my intuition told me to enroll in the DCI program. I’ve done a lot of different training programs and so many of them felt incomplete. DCI turned out to be far beyond my expectations and has been completely in alignment with what I wanted to learn and has been such an incredible support on my own personal journey. I feel incredibly grateful that I landed here. Leon is humble, super knowledgeable, and a gracious leader. I can’t recommend this program enough.

When I first began, I wasn’t sure if I was ready to call myself a coach, let alone a transformational one. But from the very first session, I was met with a depth of presence, integrity, and spiritual wisdom that made it clear; this wasn’t just a training, it was a path of becoming.
This course didn’t just teach me how to coach, it taught me how to remember who I am. Through the principles of deep listening, presence, and heart-centered guidance, I was invited to reconnect with my own essence. I learned that transformational coaching is not about fixing or advising, it’s about holding sacred space for truth to emerge. And I experienced first hand how healing that can be.
The DCI challenged me to show up not just as a student, but as a human being in the midst of her own transformation. I navigated grief, endings, rebirth, and redefined my own relationship to trust, power, and purpose throughout the course. The phrase ‘your transformation enables another’s’ became deeply real to me.
I felt held and supported by this amazing community every step of the way. Leon has built something very special. If you’re looking for a coaching path that honors the soul, embraces wholeness, and invites you to lead from love and truth then this is it. It’s not just training, it’s a soul awakening !

If you’re looking for a truly profound coaching training – this is it!
In a world where almost anyone can call themselves a coach or train coaches, I’m deeply grateful I found the Center for Deep Transformation. This training was exactly what I was searching for: a profound, well-structured program that beautifully combines psychological wisdom and spirituality.

It provides the essential foundation to connect on a being-level – not only with yourself, but also with your clients. From my heart, I can wholeheartedly recommend this Deep Transformation Coaching Training to anyone seeking a professional, heart-centered path into coaching.

I’m truly grateful that Leon VanderPol founded this center to cultivate coaches and share this deep wisdom about human connection with the world.

DCI came to me at the right time, in divine timing, when I was ready to go deep into my self-discovery journey and embrace the unfolding.
The space, the course, and the practices we are learning are truly life-altering. Once embodied, you are no longer the same person you once were. The book "A Shift in Being" is a gift to the world, at a time when chaos, uncertainty and fear rule our minds. Its wisdom gently guides you home to your essence. The CTC community events are equally soulful — spaces where we can come just as we are, be held without judgment, and simply be. Together, they form a sacred journey of healing, and becoming whole and I carry a deep gratitude for being part of it.

My experience with the Deep Coaching program was life-changing. I did the Deep Coaching Intensive with Cate Baio and Leon Vanderpol. The course was more than I could have ever asked for. The teaching was top notch and the material was profound. It was a personal and professional transformation for me to learn the deep coaching model. I loved the spiritual component to this deep work to help create everlasting change, discovering life long patterns and behaviors. It helped me to connect with my higher self and work with others on a very authentic and connected level.

My experience with the DCI was utterly life transforming, both personally and professionally. Personally, it deepened my healing journey to depths never before felt. It has also helped my profoundly in my role as father to two young children, and as a husband. Professionally, I have learned and experienced the practices and states of being necessary to support others on their transformational journeys. The community of like-hearted souls here offers beautiful support, nurturing and a whole lot of fun! Thank you Leon and all at the centre!

I first learned about Leon Vanderpol and the Center for Transformational Coaching through his book “A Shift in Being.” It was life changing. The book put into words what my soul was searching for. I then signed up for their weeklong retreat and I knew immediately I had found my tribe. I’m currently in the Deep Coaching program and it is hands down one of the best decisions I have ever made. I have met amazing people from all over the world and my life is transforming and blossoming in ways I could not have imagined. The best part is that I know this is a lifelong connection and anchor in a world that is always in flux. Words are not enough to convey the deep gratitude I feel for Leon, the Center and all the wonderful souls that have come into my life.

I have been a full-time yoga and meditation teacher and a studio owner since 2014 before joining centers DCI program in 2025. Our studio has been a community and a space for all walks of life who are looking for both physical strength and inner peace, but the call for physical strength through yoga has changed to a deeper searching for meaning of life since 2020. I heard the deep calling, and yet, I didn't have enough skills to provide for people that came to me, and this is the reason that led me to DCI. In 2025, I prioritized myself to dive deep with the experts from the coaching field and many other like-hearted and like-minded people from different parts of the globe, and engage ourself for deep study and work on ourself on the weekly basis. I just recently completed my DCI program, and I already know by heart that this will put me on the path from leading people's physical health to leading their heart on the journey of personal growth and true transformation. For me, looking back, this is exactly aligned with myself in a meaningful level, completed my study and training with DCI not only helped me on the personal level, but also opened a big door for me that is full of potential for me to stretching my wings. I am truly grateful!

If you're ready to expand, if you're seeking a deeper, more conscious way of being, if you're ready to take a deep dive into yourself and Life itself, don't scroll, give yourself a huge blessing: enroll.
The Center for Transformational Coaching's programs have given me an arena where deep diving nurture and enliven me. My life became richer and my intentions fruitful through the growth that flowed my way. Cherished relationships evolved from this program, as well as the most important relationship of all, the one I have with myself.
Highly recommended: 5 stars.

If you are a serious seeker, coach, or coach to be, that truly lives the spiritual values of love, authenticity, abondance, acceptance, faith, and joy, and you are looking to contribute in a deeply meaningful and cutting edge way…seek no more. You have arrived. The DCI is it. Sign-up and buckle up, the rest will do itself, like it happened to me and many others. This is not your normal coaching program, This one helps you master the art and science of revealing others to themselves, by revealing YOU to you. Enjoy!

I found the Center for Transformational Coaching just about a year ago, and WOW, has my life been forever changed!

I've been a coach for about 5 years in health and wellness and was looking for a way to work on a deeper level with people. Something just felt missing in my practice and life.

I started with a course called Holding Space and knew the Center was the place for me. I just finished the DCI (Deep Coaching Intensive) and to say my life has been profoundly transformed is an understatement. It is hard to explain the deep, beautiful, and healing personal transformational process the DCI takes you through, all while equipping you to become a coach to help others do the same.

I am continuing to re-read Leon's book (A Shift In Being), participate in the community through the Healing Pain Inner Workgroup, and explore all the other offerings the Center has.

The community of other incredible individuals on this journey has also been an integral part of my growth and transformation.

Overall, if I was able to give the Center a 10+ star rating, I would. I am so grateful for the work done here and the gifts shared with the world! My life will never be the same - in all the most amazing ways - because of what I've gained here!

The DCI is a beautiful journey that has opened up a whole new realm of opportunities within me. It’s a practice based spiritual guide that first and foremost is helping me have a better experience with my life and circumstances.
I am grateful to the universe that I came across DCI.

My experience with the CTC was life changing for me. As a graduate of the Deep Transformational Coaching program, I am grateful for the amount of personal development the program supplied. The opportunity to take a class with a global team provided a wonderful array of perspectives. The coaching community within the CTC is amazing. Highly Recommend ❤️

When I was looking for an ICF-approved transformational coaching program, the 'Deep Coaching Intensive' stood out. I decided to buy and read 'A Shift in Being', and before I was halfway through, I knew I wanted to enroll in the program. Monica Larrabeiti was my Learning Leader — a great coach, an inspiring facilitator, and a beautiful human being. Leon’s body of work is genuine; he walks the talk and brings something unique and truly valuable to the coaching industry. In my view, the DCI is an outstanding program — both for its rich content and for the exceptional professionals you get to meet. If you’re looking for a transformational program that will help you become a better version of yourself, personally and professionally, look no further — go for the DCI!

The deep coaching intensive was truly such a profound life changing experience. I left the journey with far more than I had anticipated. I knew I would leave with the capacity to coach others but what I didn’t fully understand at the time was how much it was going to shift every aspect of myself. The course opened up an opportunity for a deep healing journey within. One that I have emerged from feeling a lot lighter and more free.

I didn’t realize how much I would be able to use what I learned not only in coaching but in my everyday life. I have never felt so connected in every way.

I am so grateful I said yes to this journey. For anyone considering it, I highly recommend you say yes if you want to learn to coach in a heart centred, soulful way while being a powerful light to the world✨
I have been able to use what I learned for coaching, as a yoga teacher, reiki healer, sound healer, in my everyday relationships… the potential is uncapped with how you can use deep coaching as it very much becomes a part of your being.