ANI ANDERSON
Ani Anderson, MS, OT, LMT, CEMP, ICF-PCC, ELI is the CEO of Somatic Coaching Academy and co-creator of the cutting-edge Sensation-Based Motivation coaching method. She is a sought-after mindset and motivation expert for some of the most innovative thought leaders on the planet and teacher of coaches, therapists, experts and consultants dedicated to getting the most sustainable holistic results for their clients.
At the age of ten Ani was cast in a Broadway musical from a nationwide search for the new “Annie.” After 7 years as a working actress, she went to college to pursue a degree in occupational therapy. In 2005, frustrated by the confines of the western medical system, Ani started her own holistic private pay, private practice. From there, she and her husband Brian went on to create two thriving wellness centers, an international training institution, and somatic coach training academy.
Ani is the “secret weapon” for executives and 7-figure coaches, consultants and experts from all over the world who want to make a bigger impact with their work without burning themselves out. She speaks on topics such as; purpose, mindset for financial freedom and somatic coaching. Ani is known for helping people fix problems other professionals can’t seem to solve and her clients have exceptional results in all areas of life including business growth, financial success, parenting, love, healthy weight, anxiety and healing difficult relationships. She has over 25 years of client experience and is the best-selling author of Find Your Soul’s Agenda: The one word that will make your whole life a success.
Certifications include:
- BS/MS Occupational Therapy
- Massage Therapy
- CranioSacral Therapist
- Somatic Emotional Release Therapist
- Sangha leader in the tradition of Thich Naht Hanh
- Certified Energy Medicine Practitioner
- Certified Infant Massage Practitioner
- Certified Integral Qigong & Tai Chi Instructor (200 hours)
- Certified iPEC Coach, ACC ICF
- Certified Energy Medicine Index Practitioner
- Certified Human Design Practitioner
Ani’s Soul’s Agenda is to feel Alive and inspire others to feel the same.
BRIAN TRZASKOS
Brian Trzaskos (PT LMT CSCS CMP MI-C) is a somatic science expert, co-creator of Sensation-Based Motivation coaching, and believes that regardless of anyone’s current or past circumstances, absolutely everyone matters and holds the potential to live a deeply purposeful and self-actualized life. He is a nationally recognized expert for his work in coaching, training, and mentoring leaders of health and wellness service organizations and human development professionals in evidence-based practices of mindfulness, Rehabilitative Qigong & Tai Chi, and the new science of trauma-informed motivation. Initially educated as a physical therapist at the State University of New York at Buffalo and the world-renowned Craig Hospital in Denver CO, Brian has extensive experience in neurophysiology, somatic psychology, and integrative wellness modalities.
Brian and his wife, and business partner Ani have created two wellness centers in their hometown in the Adirondack mountains, an international training institute for rehabilitation professions, a full product line teaching Qigong and Tai Chi for physical rehabilitation, as well as their proprietary trauma-sensitive somatic coaching methodology. Their training ranges from manual and energetic body therapies, to eastern philosophy and healing arts, to traditional mindset, motivation and mindfulness. All together their philosophy on human behavior, motivation, and transformation encompasses the full spectrum of wholistic human intelligence.
Ani and Brian are consistently referred to as bodymind experts who make potentially esoteric and scientific information practical and actionable for individual and team success. They have worked with leaders in the manufacturing, professional development, education, healthcare, and wellness fields; and their programs have been shown to improve individual’s motivation scores up to 167%.
Lecturing and teaching across the U.S. and Canada, Brian has impacted thousands of people with his ground breaking work which has been featured at national conferences, as well as BoldHaus Groove and Debbie Allen’s Highly Paid Expert events. Currently Brian is one of the only practitioners licensed in the U.S. to employ the Motivational Maps assessment, the only known assessment designed to measure the full spectrum of motivation. Along with these assessments and the research supported sensation-based coaching methods he has developed, Brian’s solutions get to the core of persistent problems in health, motivation, and performance, turning leaders and businesses into the irresistible organizations that employees and clients alike love to continually support.
Licenses / Certifications include:
- New York State Physical Therapy License
- New York State Massage Therapy License
- Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness
- Advanced Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness
- Trauma Informed Organizations
- Motivational Maps Advanced Licensed Practitioner (LPAC)
- Senior Trainer, Integral Qigong Teacher Training – IIQTC
- Senior Trainer, Tai Chi Easy – Healer Within Foundation
- Certified Integral Qigong & Tai Chi Instructor
- Certified Sun Style (73 Forms) Tai Chi Instructor
- Certified Tai Chi for Rehabilitation Instructor
- Certified Tai Chi for Energy Instructor
- Certified Tai Chi for Arthritis Instructor
- Certified Meditation Instructor
- Certified Mulligan Practitioner
- Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
Brian’s Soul’s Agenda is to be in the way of influence and teach others to live in the natural laws.