The Missing Link Between Knowing, Doing, and Being
Align Head, Heart & Gut
with ICF Accredited 3 Brains Coaching
Neuroscience is clear: we don’t have 1 Brain, we have 3.
One in the Head, one in the Heart, and one in the Gut.
Each contains neurons, memory, and the power to make independent decisions.
So it raises an essential question:
When we have 3 Brains, how can working on just 1 ever bring real, lasting change?
Every day, these 3 Brains guide the way we think, feel, and act.
When they’re out of sync, clients overthink, overgive, or overpush — and progress doesn’t last.
When they align, clarity, confidence, and courage become natural.
That’s what this certification is about:
Coaching coaches move beyond mindset, and guide transformation that truly sticks — because it works with human biology, not against it.
The Hidden Truth About Our 3 Brains
For decades, we were taught that decisions are made in the head.
Neuroscience shows something more powerful: we have 3 functional brains - in the Head, Heart, and Gut -each with neurons, memory, and its own intelligence.
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Head Brain — The Planner
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Brilliant at logic and strategy, the Head Brain analyses, plans, and connects cause with effect.
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When balanced, it’s the Analyst, Order Keeper, and Observer — clear, structured, and insightful.
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But when it leads alone, the Perfectionist easily takes over: it overthinks, needs certainty, and forgets the human touch.
Heart Brain — The Connector
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With around 100,000 neurons, the Heart Brain senses what feels true long before the Head decides.
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At its best, it’s the Caretaker, Peacekeeper, and Pleaser — creating trust, empathy, and belonging.
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When over-activated, these protectors give too much, blur boundaries, and struggle to say no and are on the brink of burnout.
Gut Brain — The Doer
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Home to over 500 million neurons, the Gut Brain fuels power, drive, and the instinct to win or avoid losing.
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In balance, it’s the Performer, Controller, and Endurer — decisive, energetic, focused.
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When it dominates, those same protectors push too hard, rush to results, or fight to stay in control, even when it costs them peace of mind.
When the 3 Brains are aligned, decisions are clear, confident, and sustainable. When they’re not, people get stuck: the Head over-analyses, the Heart over-gives, and the Gut over-controls. The result is indecision, burnout, or self-sabotage.
Many coaching methods stop at the Head: coaching clients to understand what to do and why, and how to create smart strategies and action plans.
Yet knowing what, why, and how rarely guarantees lasting change.
Clients often understand exactly what to do — and even why it matters — but struggle to maintain it long enough for it to become a new habit or belief.
To illustrate this with a simple example:
We make a shopping list — what we need, why we need it, and how it makes sense to have it.
Then we go to the supermarket without breakfast or lunch, and we’re really hungry.
The question is: what ends up in the cart, only what’s on the list, or a few quick snacks to quiet the feeling in our stomach?
So who was really in charge of the shopping, and who overtook the logic?
That’s why clients often relapse: two-thirds of their inner decision-makers were never invited to the conversation.
3 Brains Coaching changes that.
It teaches you how to work with all 3 intelligences — so clients don’t just understand change, they live it.
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Think with clarity through the Head.
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Feel in alignment through the Heart.
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Act with focused energy through the Gut.
This isn’t theory, it’s how our biology actually creates behaviour.
Once you integrate this approach into your coaching, you’ll notice the shift immediately — first in yourself, and then in every client you work with.
About this training:
The 3 Brains Coach Certification by Christoffel Sneijders is a neuroscience-based, ICF and EMCC-accredited program that teaches coaches to align the Head, Heart, and Gut brains for sustainable transformation. It combines embodied practice, emotional intelligence, and neuroscience tools for lasting client results.
Every 3 Brains Coach Certification begins by creating a foundation of safety and coherence.
From the very first session, you’ll experience how Curiosity, Compassion, and Trust (CCT) align the nervous system, open all 3 wisdom centres, and allow real learning to occur.
This physiological coherence is what makes the rest of the program so powerful—because insight lands in the body, not just the mind.
Our Unique Approach: What Makes This Training Different
Most coaching trainings promise fresh tools.
In reality, many only polish mindset work — reframes, strategies, and action plans.
Helpful, yes. But limited. They stay in the Head and never reach the deeper biological and emotional layers that truly keep clients stuck.
The 3 Brains Coach Certification is unique because it’s built on our comprehensive understanding of full evolutionary biology — the actual neural networks in the Head, Heart, and Gut - not just the neuroscience of the head
It bridges neuroscience, embodiment, and evolutionary biology to reach the root of human behaviour — where transformation actually happens.
The Real Reason Change Doesn’t Last
Most clients don’t relapse because they lack willpower.
They relapse because their 3 Brains — Head, Heart, and Gut — are out of alignment.
When that happens, five predictable misalignments appear:
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Brain Dominance – One brain takes over.
The Head analyses everything, the Heart over-feels, or the Gut drives on survival.
The others go quiet — and decisions lose balance.
Protectors like the Perfectionist, Pleaser, or Controller take the wheel, thinking they’re helping.
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Conflict Between the Brains – Two or all three disagree:
The Head says yes, the Heart says no, and the Gut says run.
The person becomes stuck between thinking, feeling, and acting.
Insight competes with instinct; values clash with safety.
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One or Two Silent Brains – One or more intelligences shut down completely.
Often trained by upbringing or culture — “don’t feel too much,” “don’t trust your instincts,” “stay logical.”
The silence of one of the brains becomes a form of protection, creating a belief that it is better not to do something, but it cuts off vital intelligence.
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Trauma or Coping Takeover – A past impactful event keeps one brain locked in a single mode.
The Heart replays loss, the Gut stays on high alert, and the Head loops through analysis.
Emotional memory drives today’s choices, long after the event is over.
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Role Confusion – One brain starts doing another’s job.
Overthinking replaces action, achievement replaces belonging, and control replaces trust.
The inner team turns into chaos: no clear captain, just over-functioning parts trying to stay safe.
When these misalignments rule, clients think they’re “stuck.”
In reality, their inner leadership team is simply out of sync.
Traditional coaching primarily focuses on the Head, teaching awareness and strategy, but overlooks the emotional safety of the Heart and the embodied action of the Gut.
3 Brains Coaching brings all three intelligences back to the table.
It helps clients:
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Think clearly with the Head.
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Feel safely connected with the Heart.
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Act powerfully and purposefully with the Gut.
Once that alignment is restored, change no longer needs constant effort.
It becomes who they are.
How the 3 Brains Coach Certification Resolves the 5 Misalignments
These five misalignments cover every way humans disconnect from themselves. That’s why this program includes a corresponding 3 Brains solution for each — from dominance and conflict to trauma and coping — giving coaches a full framework for alignment on every level: cognitive, emotional, somatic, and evolutionary.
1. Creating the starting point of coaching → Balanced Awareness
Tool: The 3 Brains Dominance Test
You’ll learn to identify which Brain leads and makes the subconscious decisions in day-to-day life.
Clients finally see why they repeat patterns — and how to regain inner leadership.
2. Trust in the coaching partnership → Alignment through the CCT State
Tool: Curiosity, Compassion, and Trust
Misalignment always creates internal tension — the nervous system senses danger even when logic says everything is fine.
The CCT State—Curiosity, Compassion, and Trust—restores biological safety by activating the ventral vagal system and reconnecting the 3 Brains.
When coach and client meet in this state, the body releases a neurochemical balance where serotonin and oxytocin rise, cortisol drops, and the brain becomes ready for change.
Insight is no longer just understood — it becomes physiologically believable.
Curiosity lowers resistance and engages the Head. Compassion opens the Heart to connection. Trust gives the Gut permission to act safely.
When the coach maintains their own CCT State — with all three wisdom centres awake — they listen beyond words, sensing shifts in energy, emotion, and intuition.
In this shared coherence, transformation happens naturally, without pressure or force — where biology, psychology, and presence work as one.
Why Coach Embodiment Matters
When coach and client meet in this calm state, their nervous systems synchronise — much like tuning forks.
Oxytocin and serotonin rise, cortisol drops, and the body enters a state identical to the placebo effect.
It’s not mindset work; it’s biology in harmony.
That’s why the coach’s embodiment is key: when your own three Brains are open and aligned, your coherence invites the same alignment in your client.
Transformation begins not with technique — but with who you are when you’re fully present.
“From Our Live Trainings”
In every cohort, coaches experience the power of 3 Brains alignment firsthand.
One of the signature moments is the “I see you, I value you, I trust you” exercise — activating the Head, Heart, and Gut in turn.
Within seconds, both coach and client feel fully present, safe, and connected.
It’s a simple but profound practice that shows how fast the body responds when all three Brains are in dialogue.
3. Brain Dominance → Re-awakening Communication
Tool: The Language of the 3 Brains
Every Brain speaks its own language.
Through The Language of the 3 Brains, you’ll learn to recognise the subtle cues in words, tone, and body language that reveal which Brain is leading and which are unheard.
Coaching then becomes translation: helping clients give voice to what each Brain needs to say.
When the Head feels heard, the Heart acknowledged, and the Gut respected, alignment happens naturally.
This isn’t just communication — it’s neuro-linguistic alignment, giving coaches the ability to listen on 3 frequencies at once.
It’s one of the fastest ways to unlock clarity, trust, and authentic action.
4. Conflict Between Brains → Alignment through listening to the highest need
Tool: 3 Brains coaching methodology
When the Brains disagree — the Head says yes, the Heart says wait, and the Gut says run — it’s not sabotage; it’s self-protection.
Each Brain defends what it values most: the Head seeks understanding and certainty, the Heart seeks belonging and harmony, the Gut seeks safety and momentum.
Using the 3 Brains Coaching Methodology, you’ll learn to detect which Brain is leading and which are unheard, then coach a dialogue between them to reveal their highest shared need.
When that need becomes clear, tension dissolves — the system no longer fights itself; it cooperates.
Clients experience a profound realisation: they were never broken, just internally divided.
Through awareness, curiosity, and precise re-engagement, they reclaim inner leadership — thinking, feeling, and acting as one aligned intelligence.
5. Silent Brains → Re-awakening Communication
Tool: Belief Rewiring
Many of our core beliefs were created long before logic — often before age seven — when the Heart and Gut learned what was needed to feel safe, loved, or accepted.
These beliefs once protected us, but in adulthood, they can keep us small, pleasing, or over-controlling.
Through targeted 3 Brains Coaching techniques, clients reconnect with the Brain that originally created the belief — Head, Heart, or Gut — and re-code its meaning in the present moment.
The protective intention is honoured, the emotional charge dissolves, and the belief evolves into one that supports growth and alignment.
This is the moment where coaching meets biology — change happens safely in the now, transforming emotional memory into empowered action.
6. Trauma or Coping Takeover → The Belief–Event Integration Process
Tool: Event Rewiring
Some experiences leave a deep emotional imprint — moments when the Heart or Gut decided what was needed to survive, protect, or belong.
Even decades later, those events can still feel active because the Heart and Gut live entirely in the present moment.
In Event Rewiring, we coach clients to revisit these experiences safely through all three Brains — without reliving the story.
By acknowledging the wisdom and protection that once guided them, the stored emotional charge dissolves and the system updates its meaning.
What was once survival becomes strength; what was once pain becomes clarity.
This process is pure coaching, not therapy — because we work in the now to reshape how the past lives in the body today.
It’s where neuroscience, presence, and empowerment meet — and lasting transformation begins.
7. Role Confusion → Embodied Realignment
Tool: Embodied, Experiential Practice
When one Brain takes over another’s job, it’s not insight that fixes it — it’s experience.
Through live demonstrations and practice, you’ll guide clients to feel what aligned action truly is.
The system re-learns balance, and clarity replaces chaos.
Together, these five solutions give you a complete framework — a map that addresses every level of misalignment:
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Cognitive (Head),
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Emotional (Heart),
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Somatic (Gut),
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and Evolutionary (Protectors and Belief–Event links).
That’s why 3 Brains Coaching delivers change that sticks — not because clients try harder, but because every part of them finally works together.
And everything you learn here remains pure coaching—never therapy.
Because both the Heart and the Gut live in the present, whatever happened five, ten, or thirty years ago is still felt as if it were happening now.
That means we can coach people safely in the present to create their future—without revisiting the past, but by transforming how it lives in them today.
This is why 3 Brains Coaching isn’t about fixing the past — it’s about empowering the present.
Because when people align their Head, Heart, and Gut, they stop surviving life — and start leading it.
What You’ll Learn in this ICF-Accredited Program: Your Path to Mastery
Everything you’ve just read comes alive here.
The 3 Brains Coach Certification turns theory into experience — so you don’t just understand alignment, you embody it.
Once you understand how the misalignments arise and how to resolve them, you’ll experience their transformation step by step in the certification journey itself.
Delivered over 8 immersive online sessions, this program combines cutting-edge neuroscience, live coaching practice, and reflective integration.
You’ll learn, apply, and transform — in real time, within a safe and energising learning community.
Program Structure: Learn, Apply, Transform
8 Sessions Across 4–6 Weeks
When: Thursdays and Fridays
Duration: 4 hours per session
Format: Live, interactive online training
Program Overview: Your Journey to 3 Brains Mastery
Week 1 — Dive into the Science of the 3 Brains
Gain a clear understanding of how the Head, Heart, and Gut shape every decision.
Learn the language of each Brain and begin to coach from integration, not separation.
You’ll explore the evolutionary and neurological foundations that prove each Brain—Head, Heart, and Gut—has its own neural networks, neurotransmitters, and decision-making capacity.
From the gut’s 500 million neurons that drive instinct and safety, to the heart’s 100 000 neurons guiding connection and empathy, you’ll learn how real biology underpins human behaviour.
Week 2 — Harness the Power to Drive Change
Master the CCT State (Curiosity, Compassion, Trust) to create safety and dissolve resistance.
Discover how brain anchors and early imprints shape comfort zones and block growth.
Discover how conscious breathing regulates the vagus nerve and brings instant alignment between the 3 Brains.
You’ll experience how the simple act of synchronised breathing lowers cortisol, increases oxytocin, and makes the body receptive to insight—a live demonstration of biology supporting coaching.
“When we practised the ‘I see you, I value you, I trust you’ alignment exercise,
the shift in the group was immediate—everyone felt more grounded, present, and connected.”
— Participant, 3 Brains Coach Certification
Week 3 — Elevate Emotional Intelligence and Break Barriers
Step into the deeper layers of transformation — where emotion meets biology and belief becomes behaviour.
Through the 3 Brains Belief Rewiring process, you’ll learn how the Heart and Gut store emotional memories and how to coach clients to release limiting patterns safely in the present moment.
You’ll explore the Autonomic Nervous System as the communication bridge between the 3 Brains — understanding how the sympathetic, parasympathetic, and enteric systems translate emotion into action.
By mastering this awareness, you’ll guide clients to recognise stress signals early and turn anxiety, grief, or self-doubt into grounded clarity.
Every exercise in this module is pure coaching, neuroscience-informed, and designed to make emotional intelligence felt rather than discussed — turning insight into embodied alignment and restoring inner leadership across the Head, Heart, and Gut.
Week 4 — Solidify Transformation and Embed Change
The final week is where knowledge becomes mastery.
You’ll bring everything together — theory, embodiment, and lived practice — and experience what true integration feels like.
You’ll apply the 3 Brains Stuck Release Technique to help clients move beyond outdated coping mechanisms rooted in earlier experiences, transforming survival responses into aligned, confident action.
Through full-length 3 Brains Coaching sessions, you’ll weave together the CCT State, Belief Rewiring, and Event Rewiring into a natural coaching flow.
These live practices build trust in your own presence and show how transformation unfolds safely in real time.
By the end of this journey, you’ll not only know how to facilitate change — you’ll embody it.
This is where coaching presence becomes mastery: clear in the Head, compassionate in the Heart, and powerful in the Gut.
You won’t just understand how the 3 Brains work —
You’ll coach from a place where they all speak through you.
This is the essence of the 3 Brains Coach:
a professional who integrates science, embodiment, and humanity —
guiding change that lasts because it begins where biology, emotion, and awareness meet.
Coaching Topics You’ll Master
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End Inner Conflict: Resolve the tug-of-war between Head, Heart, and Gut.
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Replace Limiting Beliefs: Transform mental blocks into empowering new realities.
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Defeat Procrastination: Help clients act with focus and purpose.
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Combat Stress and Burnout: Restore balance and well-being.
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Turn Insights into Action: Make every “Aha!” moment stick.
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Unlock Hidden Potential: Guide clients to activate their full inner intelligence.
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Master Decision-Making: Cultivate clarity, confidence, and consistency.
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Coach Effortlessly: Help clients solve problems without forcing change.
Why It Works
Because every exercise, reflection, and live demo you’ll experience in this training is pure coaching — never therapy.
The Heart and Gut live in the present moment, so even memories from five, ten, or thirty years ago are felt as now.
That means we can coach safely in the present, helping clients move forward without re-entering the past — transforming how it lives in them today.
What You’ll Gain
This certification gives you more than knowledge — it gives you mastery.
You’ll leave with the tools, skills, and confidence to coach lasting transformation — for your clients, your practice, and yourself.
For Your Clients
They’ll stop relapsing into old habits because you’ll guide them to align their Head, Heart, and Gut — not just think differently.
They’ll move beyond indecision and self-sabotage into clarity, energy, and consistent action.
They’ll experience real transformation: from temporary insights to embodied, sustainable change.
For Your Coaching Practice
You’ll add an ICF-accredited, neuroscience-based method (40 CCEUs) that sets you apart in a crowded field.
You’ll explain — with science and simplicity — why clients get stuck and how alignment unlocks progress.
You’ll receive a full professional toolkit: the 3 Brains Preference Assessment, a 146-page manual, live practice, and lifetime application rights.
You’ll see client retention and referrals grow as people experience breakthroughs that truly last.
For You
You’ll strengthen your own alignment between Head, Heart, and Gut — coaching from calm, confidence, and compassion.
You’ll experience the tools firsthand, so you don’t just teach them — you embody them.
And you’ll join a global network of 3 Brains coaches, sharing insight, practice, and inspiration.
This training doesn’t just change how you coach.
It changes how you think, feel, and show up — bringing clarity, connection, and authentic power to every conversation.
Meet Your Trainer: Christoffel Sneijders
With a career spanning over 33 years, Christoffel Sneijders is a visionary leader and expert in human behaviour, dedicated to unlocking the potential within individuals and organisations.
As the founder of the 3 Brains Coaching Method, he has transformed the lives of over 13,000 individuals, empowering coaches, leaders, and therapists to create meaningful and lasting change.
A Unique Blend of Expertise
Christoffel combines a rich background in coaching, clinical psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, NLP, Constellations, Reiki and neuroscience, holding prestigious credentials such as:
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ICF Master Certified Coach (MCC)
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Visiting Professor at IE Business School and Georgetown University Qatar
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Author of “How Men & Women Fit” and “Relationships? Which Brain is Talking?", acclaimed books exploring emotional intelligence and leadership through the lens of the 3 Brains.
Transforming Lives Through Science and Compassion
Christoffel’s work is rooted in cutting-edge neuroscience, blending scientific rigour with heartfelt empathy. His approach enables coaches to harness the unique powers of the Head, Heart, and Gut Brains, guiding clients toward alignment, clarity, and authentic
transformation.
Your Guide to Coaching Excellence
In every training session, Christoffel brings:
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Passion and Authenticity: A deeply personal commitment to each participant’s growth.
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Proven Techniques: Grounded in neuroscience and evolutionary biology.
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Hands-On Experience: Practical tools that drive real-world results.
“When you join this certification, you’re not just learning skills—you’re embarking on a transformative journey led by someone who believes in your potential.”
Join the Movement
Let Christoffel’s extensive expertise, empathy, and innovative vision guide you toward becoming the coach and leader you aspire to be. Together, you’ll help build a world that thrives on connection, purpose, and courage.
>300
Certified 3 Brains Coaches Worldwide
42
Countries
> 97%
Satisfaction Rate
40 CCEU
28 CC & 12 RD
24
Development points
Investment and Logistics
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Pricing:
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Complete Program: €1,995 (incl. VAT).
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Early Bird: €1,845 if registered 1,5 months prior to the start of the training
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Payment plans are available
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“Spaces are limited. Reserve your spot now!”
“Imagine the impact: guiding leaders to align their Head, Heart, and Gut for authentic transformation. Join the revolution in coaching today.”
“Become a Certified 3 Brains Coach”
Imagine the impact you’ll create as a coach who empowers leaders, transforms lives, and inspires lasting change.
By aligning the Head, Heart, and Gut, you’ll unlock the potential for authentic decision-making, deeper connections, and courageous actions.
This is your moment to lead the way into a new era of coaching and leadership.
Don’t wait - take the next step toward becoming the coach who makes a difference.
FAQs: Your Questions Answered
Frequently asked questions
I believe in YOU so that you can become the best.
This message is for everyone who is in search of a transformative tool that deepens the connection between you and your clients throughout their coaching journey. Look no further, because I've recently achieved certification as a 3 Brains Coach, and the experience has been nothing short of heartfelt and remarkable!
Christoffel Sneijders MCC, author of "Relationships? Which Brain is Talking?", has masterfully shared his extensive research, wisdom, and coaching expertise in a way that not only makes learning enjoyable but also immediately applicable (which is what I wanted). Finding a program as unique as this one is a rarity, where clients effortlessly break free from limitations, unlock their true potential, and experience benefits that stick.
The exercises provided are not just theoretical; they are real-time, actionable tools that can be seamlessly integrated into your coaching sessions with clients, including those in the corporate and executive leadership spheres. Having spent over two decades as an MCC coach, I've encountered countless training programs, but few that have delved as effectively into the core of client issues or offered solutions as impactful as this one.
As an MCC coach, I wholeheartedly encourage each and every one of you to explore this coaching framework and consider adding it to your list of best practices. It has truly been a game-changer in my coaching journey, and I'm confident it will be the same for you.
Karen Keller, Ph.D., MCC, CEO/Founder at Keller Institute™
"Initially, I was skeptical about the course but I needed coaching education hours and signed up.
Insights gained from my participation in 3 brain coaching refined my executive coaching.
The training was unique.
The 3 brain method simplified my coaching approach and allowed me to help my clients efficiently identify challenges resulting from disconnects between the heart, head, and gut.
Since the training, I have deployed this approach to clients and have found that identifying core issues is unearthed more expediently when the head, heart, and gut discussion is infused.
Christoffel Sneijders did a fantastic job of keeping a class of internationally based; experienced coaches focused on adding essential tools to their coaching experiences.
An unexpected benefit to the course was that it helped me better understand my own issues.
I would highly recommend the training."
Ted Hawkins, Executive Coach ex-partner PriceCoopersWaterhouse
Thank you so much for your kindness and for this fantastic training. I enjoyed every second of it!
Thinking about what was particularly valuable for me, I would have to pick "experiencing 3 brains coaching" in person. Each time we practiced coaching with a partner,
I walked away with significant insights into areas of my life where I felt stuck, and by the end of the course I had found answers, got unstuck and felt renewed energy flow.
Also the opportunity to review and let go of some old beliefs that don’t serve we anymore was extremely valuable!
You provided a wealth of wonderful information, tips, tricks, food for thought, inspiring moments, and first hand experiences, which have brought this training to life and made it stick!
It’s pretty darn perfect, if I may say so as a perfectionist!
Regina Fasholt PCC COACH MBA, Psychologist, Sr. Executive Coach,
Since the "three brains" related courses have not yet been seen in the Chinese market,
I attended Chris' course with curiosity. At first, I was not accustomed to Chris's accent, and most of the participants come from outside the Asia-Pacific region, there were some differences in how we learn and understand.
Amazingly!
Driven by Chris's charismatic body language with compassion and enthusiasm, the concern of “accent” has disappeared and I felt more and more connected to other participants.
I have experienced a mindful journey of "three brains" coaching session, which genuinely helped me connect with my inner self; I will employ the good stuff learned in this course to help my clients discover the truth, manifest the vision in their life.
Chris, thank you for such an abundant and substantial gift!
Surina Wang MCC, Master Certified Coach/International Coaching Federation
Benedicte, executive PCC coach, shares her 3 Brain Coaching Training Experience.
🤞 I'd like to know how it is; watch this two-minute sharing from Benedicte.
“I was truly delighted with this programme, in particular the quality of the content, materials and research complemented by Christoffel’s abundance of knowledge and expertise which he shares with generosity and humility.
The 3-brains concept really lands with my clients, supporting them to unpack complex unspoken thoughts, feelings and behaviours to arrive at solutions with greater clarity and confidence. “
Jane Emmanuel, PCC Assessor and mentor on the ICF accredited Coaching Development training course and Coach Supervisor
"I have taken a number of courses throughout my career and must say this was one of my favourites.
I was in a class of very experienced peers, all whom had a MCC or PCC designation.
We found this was remarkably simple language that could take coaching conversations much deeper and broader than expected.
It was really quite remarkable.
I have studied Mindfulness, EQI, Leadership theory and I am certified in multiple leadership and personality tools. I was pleasantly surprised at how complex yet simple the Three Brains theory was.
I would highly recommend it to anyone"
Jill MacLeod, PCC
"Great choice!
I followed this program in April 2020 and it is a great one for self-awareness and self-development, besides, it provides a toolset to coach and help others to move forward.
The ICF CCEUs were a plus and guarantee of quality.
Christoffel provides his best knowledge and experience in the field of business, coaching and therapy, and the virtual experience of the online training worked out very good!"
Maria Alonso Jaén, PPC Executive Coach and Leadership Trainer
“Thank you Christoffel
I can honestly say that this was one of the most enjoyable, interactive and genuine training programmes that I have experienced.
The combination of your style and the subject matter created a very safe space, for me at least, and I have taken a great deal from this training.
In fact, after the first day, I recommended that my three closest colleagues (covering UK, Israel and South America) read your book and have a look at your work.
All the very best,.
Claire K. PCC Business Psychologist & Coaching Professional
Tatjana, executive headhunter and coach, shares her 3 Brain Coaching Training Experience.🤞 I'd like to know how it is; watch this one-minute sharing from Tatjana.
"3 Brains coach training is invaluable if you are looking to help your clients connect with themselves and their inner wisdom to live in alignment with their truth.
Grateful to Christoffel for sharing such powerful tools with us!
He has a way of enhancing the learning environment as well as making it very enjoyable, leading to new personal and professional insights!"
Alison Sinclair, Self Leadership Coach, Live Your Truth Coaching, UK.
The 3 brains certification training blends cutting edge neuroscience knowledge with very effective coaching skills building.
The concepts and the tools are easy to integrate into your coaching practice and they add another dimension to the work we do as coaches.
It takes coaching conversations much deeper and broader. It encourages and supports a shift in thinking and behaviour, taking it off automatic pilot and putting it into manual operation.
The 3-brains concept really lands with clients, supporting them to reveal complex unspoken thoughts, feelings and behaviours to arrive at solutions with greater clarity and confidence.
Chris is a great facilitator and thought-provoking, energising coach he has very deep knowledge on the subject.
Many thanks Christoffle, wonderful training and I highly recommend it to other coaches.
Willem ROYAARDS CEO & Partner 3R Consultants, Work Energy Analysis and Coaching & Tools. Executive, business and team coach ICF
For a coach, it's a WIN/WIN training and a beautiful learning journey
TRUST, SINCERITY, EXCHANGES between peers, FUN,
Strong but rather simple processes to use with most of our clients.
It's a fantastic approach to structure intuition and dare to follow it.
Super tool to prepare yourself prior to a session and be aware of your alignment (or not) Head/Heart/Gut
During the session, use meta position, check which brain you are using and adjust if needed
....And it's amazing to see our clients discover their 3 brains, and understand the power of alignment through experimentations.
And then explore situations following their gut intuition with an open mind an an open heart.
Marie de Beaufort
Executive coach and Head of Operation & Marketing at 3R Consultants Europe
I enjoyed the class immensely.
I really appreciate your authority on the subject and methods of coaching. Your teaching style was engaging, and you also made the class fun.
Further, you did not shy away from any questions; though they may have been generally challenging, or even critical in some way of Three Brains, you addressed them thoroughly and to the satisfaction of the one who asked.
I really appreciate that intellectual purity and emotional vulnerability on your part!
Finally, the practicum sessions were really valuable. It’s one thing to learn from the book and lecture notes; but putting things to practice was most valuable.
Your class was money well spent, and I can personally recommend Three Brains Leadership Coaching.
Dr. Gregory L. Fisher, Ph.D.
Principal Scientist; Product & Marketing Manager; Coach
"It was truly an experiential experience rooted in science, and a clear game changer personally and professionally.’
I appreciate that the learning was both knowledge base and experiential. So we learn the work. We practice the work. We reap the benefits of the work.
The manual, the techniques and the book provide a sustainable way to revisit the work to consider the coaching conversation and how I might integrate it and use it in helping my clients reach the highest outcome."
Sonya Ware
Executive coaching Wisdom for Leading & Living
"Thank you so much, Christoffel.
I enjoyed the course and content. You created a wonderful space that encouraged learning.
It was just the right number of participants for discussion and questions. I appreciated the mixture of international students.
There is a lot to absorb in the course. Having the sessions two days in a row and a week apart was helpful in sustaining interest and retention.
There was a nice balance between practice and didactic learning."
Clarice Scriber MCC
Clarity Consulting, Inc.
Christoffel is an absolutely delightful trainer !
The structure, content and design of this training is amazingly flowing and the teachings are easily applicable to enhance and add value to your existing coaching practice !
In this transformative training there is a sweet balance between learning new knowledge and practicing new skills in an inspiring atmosphere.
I highly recommend this training if you want to take your coaching skills to their next level and meet new interesting fellow coached from all over the world.
Henrika Tonder
Performance Coaching (ICF) for Executives, High Performers & High Potential Talents
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" As coaches or business executives we commit to improving, honing our knowledge, skills.
The 3 brains certification training blends cutting edge neuroscience knowledge with very effective skills building. Do not miss the opportunity to add such valuable learning to you skill sets.
What you will learn will remarkably change your effectiveness.
The tools you add to your toolbox will help you become a more impactful and effective coach or business executive. "
Walter Stilphen
Retired General Manager, Coastal pacific Food Distributors and executive coach
Chris is one of the most accommodating trainers who will go an extra mile to help out his students.
Knowing that Chris brings a wealth of experience form both coaching and training background, he can provide guidance on whether about training or running a business.
Thank you for the opportunity and anyone who is looking for a unique way of learning, this is the place for you.
Arabelle Yee International Speaker | High Performance Coaching.
As soon as the 3 brains coaching course announcement came into my mailbox I knew I had to submit.
Now I really understand why it can be so difficult for myself to set boundaries. Now I know I have to teach my gut brain that everything is okay. And not let the other brains take over.
This is a pattern I often see in my coachees as well; a big head- and heart-brain and less self care and self-esteem.
This course gave me practical tools and language to work around it!
Moniek de Boer, coach & trainer, gynaecologist
I really enjoyed the course with lots of very interesting content covered which I have been able to integrate into my coaching in a seamless way.
It was also lovely to meet and work with the other coaches on the course who hailed from many different countries bringing a very special energy and dynamic to the training.
Adrian Mitchell PCC MICF MIACP
ICF Award Winning Trainer at the Irish Lifecoach Institute
I am so happy that I did Christoffel's Three Brains Coaching Training!
The tools and techniques taught were POWERFUL and the whole process connected me with a love of coaching.
In the course, I cleared many blocks to success in relationships, health and career and helped others to do so too.
I connected to my inner child and cried in every coaching practice I received. which has been life changing.
It was wonderful making new friends from around the world and Christoffel was an excellent teacher and guide, remaining calm and friendly, loving, funny and professional, no matter what question or situation arose. I
loved being led and found the information, learning about the head, heart and gut brains, fascinating as well.
The whole experience was excellent and I highly recommend this course!
Mireille Parker ♰, Author of Wonderlust and Love Queen: The Making of a Master and Transformational Coach.
I very much enjoyed the programme and have found the clarity of the Three Brains Coaching very useful.
I have integrated the concepts and the tools into my coaching practice from the very first session and they have added another dimension to the work.
Sheena Bailey MCC
"Thank you so much Christoffel! The training was incredible and liberating for me personally!
This cohort was forthright direct and operated in truth, this perspective and way of showing up helped me to be courageous as well!
This training was truly powerful, a game changer for coaches and the clients we serve."
Robyn McCoy, MA, ACC
Principal & Senior Advisor Trinity C
Highly recommend Christoffel’s 3 Brains certification course 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Christoffel is one of the rare instructors who gives genuine care and attention to every participant.
When you are in Christoffel’s course, you feel ’seen’ and supported. He remembers vital details about every single person and tailors his feedback and approach accordingly.
Christoffel cares about his students’ outcomes and spares no effort to address every question or concern. I don’t think there was anyone (in the course) who wasn’t touched by Christoffel’s awesome heart ❤️, which does absolute wonders in combination with his great skills.
There is a lightness of spirit about him and ego-free confidence, which attracts a similarly amazing group of people (to the course).
Christoffel is a truly great coach with whom it is a blessing to meet, difficult to part (you don't want the course to end) and impossible to forget.
Kamila Shakirova, MAcc, US CPA, Local CPA, Auditor of RoK, Certified Professional Coach in training
I consider my application in the 3 Brains Coach Training as one of the best investments.
Christoffel is an amazing professional and trainer, able to create a great atmosphere of trust, humour and support in the class, sharing his deep and profound knowledge of the topic, giving very concrete techniques I can use in ma coaching practice.
I appreciate his energy during all lessons, sparkling through the screens.
I honestly recommend this training to everybody who is interested in his or her own development as a coach as well as to everybody who wants to broad his/her coaching portfolio.
Hana Vykoupilová HR Consultant | L&D Architect | Coach | Essential Skills Trainer
Great job Chris!
I signed up for Three Brains to learn some new ways of taking my clients deeper into the their coaching journey and sharpen their EQ.
This program provided an excellent platform to achieve that and I now have a new arrow in my quiver.
Thanks for delivering a value-added program!"
CEO, Executive Coach, Speaker, former Chief People Office
“This course was an absolute game changer for me: Christoffel being an amazing teacher provided groundbreaking and deep knowledge while also created a safe space to explore and put all the tools immediately into practice.
This holistic approach enables to go deep into the root cause of many of our and our clients’ problems and solve them so powerfully and with ease.
I can confidently recommend it to anyone working in any helping profession.”
Bernadett Dara ACC Business and Career Coach & Multi Channel Marketing Manager MSD
Life is intriguing.
I was in a dark place before I started learning about the 3 Brains Coaching Certification.
My physical therapist, a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine who knew nothing about coaching or the 3 Brains theory, told me that I needed to pay attention to my gut health, use my head less, and open my heart. I knew that was right, but I didn't feel that it really meant a lot to me.
Things changed since I started learning.
With the kind support of amazing Chris and class mates, I realized that I relied on my head brain too much, while my heart brain and gut brain were always shut down.
Once I was aware of this, what my physical therapist told me became meaningful suddenly.
How intriguing my meeting this learning is!
I believe the transformation that happened to me will happen to my clients someday.
Mr. Sneijders is fully committed to his purpose, and I believe more and more people will benefit from his great work.
3 Brains Coaching Certification Training is far beyond a CCE course.
It's an amazing journey to expand your knowledge of human beings and the coaching toolkit, discover more about yourself, and create fun together with interesting souls in a way filled with inclusion, wisdom, and joy.
Ming Han Executive Coach
Katrina Campbell-Sloan former Head of Government Relations, Europe and Asia World Energy Council
describes her experience and success with 3 Brains Coaching
" Brilliant training!
I completed the 3 Brains Coaching course with Christoffel in the spring of 2021 - it was truly transformative and provided an exceptional opportunity to obtain valuable knowledge and practical tools to transform our clients’ as well as our own lives.
Christoffel is highly knowledgeable and experienced in the fields of coaching, therapy, neuroscience (and many more), and his integrative approach really enables to uncover & work through the underlying beliefs.
Highly recommended course! "
Eszter Dara ACC, Marketing Manager Nestle & Health & Wellness Coach
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