If you’ve ever felt called to become a coach — or you’re already coaching, teaching, healing, mentoring, or guiding people, and you know there’s more depth available — this episode is for you.

This is a special, limited-time replay of my recent masterclass, where I shared the heart of my Integrative Coaching Mastery Method and why I created my certification.

After 13 years of coaching, more than $100,000 invested in training and certifications, and years of working with clients who sometimes knew exactly what they “should” do but still couldn’t create lasting change, I realized something important:

Change doesn’t only happen in the mind.

A belief is not always just a thought.

It can live in the body.

The nervous system.

The emotions.

The subconscious.

The identity.

The habits and behaviors that keep people repeating the same patterns.

And if we want to become truly transformational coaches, we need to know how to work with the whole human.

In this masterclass, I share the five layers of change every masterful coach needs to understand: mindset, emotional, somatic, subconscious, and behavioral. I also walk you through why mindset alone isn’t always enough, how to know when a client needs a different layer of support, and what it actually takes to become the kind of coach who can create deep, lasting transformation.

You’ll also hear a live coaching demo where I guide someone through a real belief shift using several of the five layers in real time, plus stories from students currently inside the certification.

This episode is also an invitation into the 2027 cohort of The Integrative Coaching Mastery Certification — a 12-month certification and business mastermind for big-hearted humans who want to become masterful, integrative coaches and build meaningful work around the transformation they’re here to create.

Inside the certification, you’ll learn how to coach across all five layers of change, practice your skills, receive mentorship and feedback, do your own deep personal work, and build the business foundation to help the right people find you, trust you, and hire you.

Early enrollment is open for a limited time.

If you feel the pull to become a coach — or to become a more skilled, confident, integrative coach — I invite you to listen to this replay and apply for the certification.

This may be the moment you stop circling the desire and start becoming the coach you’re meant to be.

• Why fear is not a stop sign when you’re stepping into your next level
• Why most coaching tools only address one layer of change
• The five layers of change: mindset, emotional, somatic, subconscious, and behavioral
• Why mindset alone often isn’t enough to create lasting transformation
• How emotions drive action, avoidance, self-sabotage, and desire
• Why nervous system regulation and somatic work matter in coaching
• How subconscious tools like hypnosis and NLP can accelerate change
• Why behavior change requires more than information and willpower
• What it means to learn, live, and lead as a coach
• Why coaching is not just about having tools — it’s about becoming the person who can hold the room
• What’s included inside The Integrative Coaching Mastery Certification

The 2027 cohort of The Integrative Coaching Mastery Certification is now open for early enrollment.

This is a 12-month certification and business mastermind where you’ll learn how to coach the whole human, practice until you trust yourself, and build the business foundation to get paid for your work.

Early enrollment includes 6 extra months inside The Pleasure Project Program so you can begin your own personal transformation before the certification officially begins.

Apply here

Early enrollment is available until June 12th and the cohort is limited to 12 women.

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In this episode, I’m taking you behind the scenes of how my coaching certification came to life — including the imposter syndrome, self-doubt, and identity shift that came with saying yes before I felt fully ready.

After 13 years of coaching, five different certifications, hundreds of clients, and a lifetime of studying transformation, I realized there was something missing from so many coaching trainings: a truly comprehensive approach to lasting change.

Most methods focus on one or two layers.

But real transformation happens through multiple layers: mindset, emotional, somatic, behavioral, and subconscious.

That’s what led me to create The Five Layer Method — the framework I now teach inside my coaching certification program.

In this episode, I share:

• The unexpected question that led me to create my certification program
• Why I spiraled into imposter syndrome after saying yes
• How I coached myself through fear, self-doubt, and overthinking
• Why doing it before you feel ready is often part of the work
• What I learned after taking five different coaching certifications
• Why one modality is rarely enough to create lasting client breakthroughs
• How coaching skills can help you whether you want to become a coach, grow your wellness business, lead teams, support your kids, or create deeper transformation in your work

I also share why coaching skills are so valuable for yoga teachers, wellness practitioners, healers, and heart-led leaders who want to make a bigger impact and create more valuable offers.

In just a few days, I’m teaching a brand new free live masterclass called The Five Layer Method that Creates Confident Coaches and Client Breakthroughs.

Inside the masterclass, I’ll walk you through the five layers of change and show you why this method is so powerful for helping people create lasting transformation.

I’ll also be coaching live and demonstrating my Belief Transformer process, so you can experience the work in action.

And if you’ve been considering my coaching certification, I’ll be sharing details about early enrollment for the 2027 cohort.

When you join by June 26, you’ll receive a special early enrollment discount plus six months inside The Pleasure Project Program before the certification even begins, so you can start receiving coaching, experiencing the tools, and watching the method in action.

Click the link below to join the free masterclass.

https://www.danaskoglund.com/5layermethod

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In this episode, I’m sharing a special three-part Ayurveda Summer Camp series that I originally recorded as a video series a few years ago — and the content felt too good not to bring to the podcast.

Ayurveda is one of the most practical, beautiful systems for understanding your body, energy, habits, and daily rhythms. It’s not about following a rigid list of rules or trying to force yourself into someone else’s version of health. It’s about learning how to listen to your body, understand what it’s communicating, and create simple daily routines that bring you back into balance.

Inside this episode, we explore what Ayurveda actually means by “perfect health,” why so many of us keep making choices that go against what we know is good for us, and how to begin living in deeper integrity with your body, your energy, and the natural rhythms of the day.

You’ll also learn the basics of the five elements, the three doshas, and the Ayurvedic clock — including why your biggest meal should be at lunch, why bedtime matters so much, and why your morning routine can shape the energy of your entire day.

• How Ayurveda defines perfect health
• Why perfect health is less about discipline and more about alignment
• The #1 cause of disease, according to Ayurveda
• Why we keep doing things we know don’t serve us
• How self-awareness helps you rebuild body integrity
• Ayurveda basics of the five elements and the three doshas: kapha, pitta, and vata
• How the Ayurvedic clock can help you optimize digestion, sleep, energy, and clarity
• Why lunch is meant to be your biggest meal
• Why getting to bed before your second wind matters
• Why the early morning hours are so powerful for identity, creativity, and neuroplasticity
• How daily rituals help you stop living reactively and start living intentionally

This is exactly what we’ll be diving into in June inside The Pleasure Project Program: magical morning routines, better sleep, aligned meals, daily rituals, and the little things that help you feel and look your absolute best.

If you’d love support applying these principles to your real life, I’d love to invite you to join us.

Apply for The Pleasure Project Program here

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I’m back with a quick personal update and a reflection on something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately: the mental load of holding onto things that may no longer fit.

Over the past few months, I’ve been deep in the creation of my coaching certification program, which has been a huge and beautiful undertaking. And as much as I love this podcast, I had to make the decision to put regular episodes on hold while I gave my full energy and attention to the certification.

Because when we say yes to one thing, we inevitably have to say no to something else.

In this episode, I’m sharing what’s been happening behind the scenes, why letting go can feel so uncomfortable, and how our brains often justify keeping things because “it doesn’t take that much time” — even when it’s taking up space mentally, emotionally, and energetically.

This is a short check-in episode, but there’s a powerful question inside it:

What are you holding onto that may be costing you more than you realize?

• Why the podcast has been on pause
• The mental load of creating my coaching certification program
• Why saying yes to one thing often means saying no to something else
• The difference between how much time something takes and how much mental space it requires
• Why letting go can feel scary, even when it’s the right move
• How the brain resists change because it craves certainty and familiarity
• What might open up when you finally release something you’ve been carrying
• Upcoming Ayurveda workshops and retreats
• Early enrollment for the next round of my coaching certification program

I’m currently enrolling interest for the next round of my coaching certification program, beginning in 2027. Early enrollment opens in June and includes special bonuses, including six months inside The Pleasure Project Program and a significant discount.

This certification brings together the five layers of change: mindset, emotional, somatic, behavioural, and subconscious. It’s the program I wish existed when I was training as a coach — and it’s the result of 30 years of study, practice, teaching, and coaching. Email me at [email protected] to get on the interest list

I’m also teaching upcoming Ayurveda and neuroplasticity workshops, including one at Pranify Yoga on May 21st and another at the Sun Peaks Summer Solstice Weekend Retreat.

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How I used ChatGPT to uncover my patterns (and turned it into a Success Playbook)

I share a behind-the-scenes experiment that turned into a game-changing self-coaching tool: I uploaded two years of journal entries to ChatGPT and asked it to identify my patterns. What came back was like having an ultra-insightful coach mirror back the exact moments I get dysregulated, slip into fear-based survival mode, and unintentionally self-sabotage… plus the specific non-negotiables that keep me grounded, regulated, and moving forward.

If you’ve ever wondered why you “know what to do” but still fall into the same loops, this episode will help you see the real root: safety. When the body doesn’t feel safe, it defaults to fight/flight/freeze/fawn — and willpower won’t fix that. Awareness + regulation tools + a personalized Success Playbook will.

• The real reason self-sabotage happens: your subconscious is designed for survival, not success
• How fight/flight/freeze/fawn can show up as:
• People-pleasing and overcommitting (fawn)
• Overworking and pushing harder (fight)
• Procrastinating, scrolling, avoiding (flight/freeze)
• Why “try harder” and “more discipline” often backfire when you’re dysregulated
• The power of awareness: naming your triggers and patterns so you can interrupt them in real time
• How I created a Success Playbook (and why certain practices became non-negotiable)
• Why a simple habit tracker can help reinforce safety, consistency, and momentum
• How you can create your own Success Playbook in about an hour — even without years of journaling

I created a Google Doc with journal prompts (takes ~1 hour) + the exact ChatGPT prompt to generate your own Success Playbook.

To get it:

1. Click here to go to the Instagram post
2. Comment PLAYBOOK
3. You’ll be automatically sent the Google Doc

If this episode helped you, share it with a friend — and please rate + review the podcast. It helps more people find these tools and use them to create real change.

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In this masterclass-style episode, I share the core framework behind Your Year of Pleasure: how to stop white-knuckling your goals and create results with pleasure and ease instead of pressure. You’ll learn the Being & Becoming paradox (loving where you are while loving where you’re going), the two habits to stop immediately if you want real change, and how to work with your nervous system and subconscious patterns so follow-through becomes easier—and more enjoyable.

If you’re tired of the “I’ll be happy when…” treadmill, this one is your reset.

• Why “getting what you want” doesn’t automatically make you happier (hello, hedonic treadmill)
• The Being & Becoming paradox: how to love your life now without giving up your desires
• The New Rule: I can love where I am… and still want more
• The 2 things to STOP if you want to change your patterns:

1. Judging yourself
2. Identifying with your challenges as “who you are”

• How subconscious programming + nervous system safety drive your habits and choices
• Why avoiding emotions keeps you stuck—and how learning to feel it all creates freedom
• How to change your relationship with fear so action becomes easier
• The 4-step Follow-Through Formula to reduce resistance and build momentum
• The “Pleasure Tax”: what we pay when we rely on quick fixes for relief

If you’re done postponing your life—and you want coaching support while the pattern is happening—I invite you into The Pleasure Project Program, a 12-month coaching experience designed to help you rewire your patterns, build pleasure-based follow-through, and create results with more ease, joy, and self-trust.

Apply here

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Happy New Year! This episode is your invitation to pause before you sprint into New Year goals. In today’s episode, I share pieces from my 2-Day Annual Planning Retreat, including a powerful reframe on why your dream life is closer than you think, how subconscious programming shapes what you believe is possible, and why the real key to transformation isn’t willpower—it’s alignment, emotional mastery, and self-trust.

You’ll explore how to reflect on your wins (so you don’t miss your own life), why visualization and “observation” matter, and how to become the kind of woman who can hold what she says she wants. This is equal parts mindset, neuroscience, and deep personal truth—designed to help you step into 2026 with clarity, confidence, and excitement.

• Why reflecting on your wins is a potent step before setting new goals
• How weekly “win tracking” helps you stop living in “not enough” energy
• The quantum-inspired idea that your desires already exist as possibilities—and the real gap is programming, not potential
• How visualization trains your brain’s Reticular Activating System (RAS) to notice opportunities aligned with your vision
• Why “resistance” often isn’t laziness—it’s a lack of internal safety
• The difference between the happiness of pursuit vs. the pursuit of happiness
• How to “insource” the feelings you think you’ll get once you reach the goal
• The surprising reason you may not have what you want yet: avoidance of unwanted emotions
• What emotional mastery actually looks like: the ability to hold duality—desire and discomfort, joy and fear

Annual Planning Retreat Replay + Workbook

You can still access the full replay and workbook so you can take yourself through the planning process for 2026.

👉 Get the replay + workbook here

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• Share it with a friend who’s setting goals for 2026
• Leave a rating + review (it helps more women find this work)
• And if you want support implementing your vision (not just writing it down), keep an eye on myupcoming offerings in 2026—including the revamped Pleasure Project Program and my new Coaching Certification Program.

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We’re taught that great decision-making is about logic—more pros/cons, more research, more certainty. But neuroscience tells a different story: we don’t decide with logic alone. We decide with emotion. And when you’re struggling to choose, it’s often because you’re trying to avoid an uncomfortable feeling—regret, failure, judgment, disappointment, uncertainty.

In this episode, I break down why analysis paralysis happens, why waiting to feel confident is a trap, and how to make decisions from self-trust instead of fear.

You’ll walk away with a simple 3-step framework to help you decide faster, cleaner, and with way more peace.

In this episode:

• Why decision-making isn’t driven by logic—it’s driven by emotion
• The real reason you procrastinate decisions (and what “thinking about it” usually means)
• How avoided emotions turn into analysis paralysis and self-doubt
• Why “Is this the right decision?” is the question that keeps you stuck
• A new definition of confidence: self-trust, not certainty
• The hidden cost of choosing “not now” (and why indecision is still a decision)
• A 3-step decision framework you can use immediately: your why → normalize discomfort → choose growth

If you’re craving a real reset—one that actually changes how you live (not just how you plan)—join one of my New Year's Retreats:

✨ If you’re in Kelowna and want a full embodied reset, join in-person:

Pranify Yoga on January 1, 2026, to ring in the New Year with movement, mindfulness, reflection, and visioning. Click here to save your spot (use discount code HAPPYNY50 for $50 off!)

✨ If you want time to pause and plan from home during the quieter days, join the virtual retreat:

My 2-Day Annual Planning Virtual Retreat on Monday, December 29 & Tuesday, December 30, 2025. Click here to sign up

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In this episode, I’m finally sharing something that has been 13 years in the making: my brand new coaching certification program. It feels surreal to say that out loud.

I start by taking you back to the moment everything changed for me—the night I realized I wasn’t willing to settle for a job just to pay the bills. Thirteen years later, I’ve turned my annual income into my monthly income, and I can honestly say I have the most fulfilling job in the world.

In this episode, I’m walking you through the 7 steps to becoming a life coach, based on everything I’ve learned through helping hundreds of people transform their lives. Whether you’re already coaching, secretly dreaming about it, or just curious if this path is for you, this conversation will help you get clarity on what’s next.

• The real beginning of my coaching journey (and the full-body “no” that redirected my entire life).
• Why knowing your story, your values, and your “why” is the foundation of everything.
• The skills every great coach needs—and why one modality isn’t enough.
• What makes an offer truly compelling (hint: it’s not more sessions).
• Simple ways to get visible without feeling like you’re “putting yourself out there.”
• How to think about sales in a way that actually feels good.
• What “red carpet delivery” looks like in practice.
• And the mindset work that separates the people who dream about coaching from those who actually build a career doing it.

If you’ve been feeling that tug—like there’s something more you’re meant to do, or a bigger impact waiting for you—listen closely. You’ll know if this path is calling your name.

For the first time ever, I’m bringing together everything I’ve learned—mindset, behavioural, emotional, somatic, and subconscious coaching—into one year-long program. This founding round is small, intimate, and high-touch because I want to personally mentor each coach through the process.

If you want 2026 to be the year you finally step into the work you feel called to do, you can apply to join the founding group. There are only a few spots left, and if you’ve been listening to this episode thinking “this is me”… it probably is.

👉 Apply here to join us (or reach out to me directly if you have questions).

And if you have a friend who’s been talking about becoming a coach, send this episode their way. One conversation really can change the entire trajectory of someone’s life.

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In this episode, I’m sharing the full keynote speech I delivered at the Beauty & Wellness Conference — a talk that struck a deep chord with so many entrepreneurs navigating the highs and lows of growth.

If you’ve ever found yourself hustling harder, doing “all the right things,” and still wondering why it feels so hard… this episode is for you.

I take you behind the scenes of my Pleasure Project — the experiment that changed everything for me. After years of believing that success required pushing, proving, and perfecting, I decided to do the opposite. I stopped forcing. I started listening. I made pleasure my strategy.

Inside this episode, you’ll learn:

✨ Why “doing more” isn’t always the answer — and what to focus on instead

✨ The real reason we disturb our own peace (and how to stop it)

✨ How to regulate your nervous system when fear and self-doubt show up

✨ The surprising science behind getting your hopes up

✨ And the mindset shift that will help you grow your business without losing yourself in the process

Whether you’re an entrepreneur, creator, or anyone working toward big goals, this conversation will remind you that your peace, pleasure, and presence are not luxuries — they’re your power source.

So take a deep breath, tune in, and discover how to build your dream life and business without burning out.

Resources Mentioned:

• Episode on DeLulu is the Solulu (for more on the power of belief and hope)
• A Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl

If this episode resonated:

Please rate, review, and share it with someone who needs the reminder that success doesn’t have to mean stress.

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