Courageous Wholeness
Cohorts

Begin your journey towards living and leading with more courageous wholeness by registering for an upcoming cohort.

Learn more about currently scheduled cohorts below.

If none of these options work for you, add your info to our “Intent to Participate” form and we’ll let you know as soon as new cohorts are scheduled.

We hope to see you soon!

What is a Courageous Wholeness Cohort?
Upcoming Cohorts
FAQs

What is a Courageous Wholeness Cohort?

The Courageous Wholeness app is an onramp to a powerful, personalized inner development experience. To access the full potential of that journey, users must do some deep reflection work the first time they interact with the app. Specifically, this involves crafting a Personal Leadership Mission Statement and a related Shadow Mission Statement.

We have learned that this initial inner work is best done in thoughtfully facilitated space that provides support, context, and community. We’ve created these cohort experiences to launch users on this journey in the most effective and impactful way possible.

In practical terms, here’s what it means to participate in a Cohort:

  • Participate in a mandatory one-hour Launch Call (there will always be multiple time options to chose from)

  • Complete a 5-7 minute Start-of-Program Baseline Survey

  • Interact with the daily prompts on the app for 1-2 minutes per day over the course of the month

  • Complete a 5-7 minute End-of-Program Feedback Survey

  • OPTIONAL: Attend a 30 minute Community of Practice call at the midpoint and the end of the month.

That’s it! Cohorts require only 2-2.5 hours of your time over the course of the month. By design, these experiences are maneagable commitments that launch you powerfully on your journey while ensuring this inner work fits into your busy schedule.

What You’ll Get by Participating in a Cohort

  • Clarity regarding your personal leadership mission and your shadow.

  • Daily personalized reminders and reflection prompts related to your inner development

  • Opportunities to practice being the person you most want to be

  • Connection to a community of fellow travelers who are passionate about living and leadership with greater courage, integrity, and wholeness

  • An important voice in shaping the future of the Courageous Wholeness movement

How Do You Know It Works?
The Founding Cohort occurred in September 2026; 77 participants spent a month working with the app, and 57 participants completed both the Start-of-Program and End-of-Program surveys. The results of showed statistically significant shifts in several dimensions.

By far the biggest impact was an increase in clarity about one’s shadow mission (an increase of 1.26 points on a 5 point scale). Users also reported meaningful changes in their ability to notice their shadow in real-time and their ability to relate to their shadow with compassion.

You can read the full Founding Cohort Evaluation Report here.‍ ‍

Based on feedback from the Founding Cohort, the app has been significantly revised. We are committed to continually learning from user experiences to provide the most meaningful, responsible, and impactful experience possible for future users.


What Does it Cost?
All it costs is $9.99, which is the fee for an annual subscription to the Courageous Wholeness App. You will pay this fee when you first access the app during the Launch Call.

When Are The Next Cohorts Happening?
Here’s what we currently have planned:

-Northern Lights Cohort, November 2-30 2026

-Juniper Cohort, January 4-31, 2026

Learn more about these options below.

If currently scheduled Cohorts don’t work, add your name to this “Intent to Participate” form and we’ll let you know as soon as additional cohorts are scheduled.

Upcoming Cohorts

A night sky with the Northern Lights and stars, silhouette of trees in the foreground, and text overlay reading "The Courageous Wholeness Northern Lights Cohort, November 2026" with a gold circle design.

Dates: November 2-30th

Deadline to Register: Sunday, November 1st

Register for the Northern Lights Cohort
A digital illustration featuring a large tree on a grassy field against a sunset sky with clouds. Text overlay reads: "The Courageous Wholeness Juniper Cohort January 2027" with a partial gold circular graphic.

Dates: January 1-31st 2027

Deadline to Register: Wednesday, December 30th 2027

Register for the Juniper Cohort

Need More Options?

If these options don’t work for you, simply fill out our brief “Intent to Participate” form and we’ll let you know as soon as we schedule additional cohorts.

Intent to Participate Form

FAQs

  • Courageous Wholeness Cohorts are structured opportunites to encounter the work of the Center for Courageous Wholeness with support, context, and community. They happen multiple times every year.

    Participants get a meaningful leadership development experience while providing honest feedback that informs the Center’s future efforts to improve this approach to inner development.

  • This method and the related app were both developed by Dr. Max Klau, a Harvard-trained expert in servant leadership development, Integral Master Coach, author and speaker who has spent years developing a powerful, scalable approach to doing inner work at scale at some of America’s highest-performing nonprofits.  The approach is described in detail in Dr. Klau’s new book, Developing Servant Leaders at Scale: How to Do It and Why It Matters.

  • Courageous Wholeness Cohorts are designed for thoughtful individuals who:

    -Understand the importance of shadow work

    -Recognize the need for inner development

    -Are excited to test an innovative approach to leadership development

    -Are willing to share honest feedback to inform the future development of this approach

    That’s it! Individuals in any field and at any stage in their career are encouraged to apply.

  • Members of Courageous Wholeness Cohorts get the following:

    -Clarity regarding your personal leadership mission and your shadow.

    -Daily personalized reminders and reflection prompts related to your inner development

    -Opportunities to practice being the person you most want to be

    -Connection to a community of fellow travelers who are passionate about living and leadership with greater courage, integrity, and wholeness

    -An important voice in shaping the future of this the Courageous Wholeness movement

  • The Center for Courageous Wholeness gets the following:

    -Active engagement with its new approach to inner development

    -Honest feedback about how this approach can be improved in the future

    -Data regarding the impact of this approach on users

    -An ever-growing community of valued partners who want to help shape this work in the future

  • Participants will:

    -Participate in a mandatory one-hour Launch Call

    -Complete a 5-7 Start-of-Program Baseline Survey during the launch call

    -Interact with the daily prompts for 1-2 minutes per day over the course of a month

    -Complete a 5-7 minute End-of-Program Feedback Survey

    -OPTIONAL: Attend a 30 min Community of Practice call at the mid-point and end of the month

    These commitments will only require approximately 2-2.5 hours of your time over the course of the entire month.

  • We current have two Cohorts planned:

    The Norther Lights Cohort will occur in November 2026. Learn more and register here.

    The Juniper Cohort will occur in January 2027. Learn more and register here.

    If neither of these work for you, add your info to our “Intent to Participate” form and we’ll let you know as soon as additional cohorts are scheduled.

  • Participants will pay $9.99, the cost of an annual subscription to the Courageous Wholeness App.

    This will be paid during the launch call as users are onboarded to the app.

  • Reach out to maxklau@courageouswholeness.org with any additional questions.

  • The Courageous Wholeness process is profound. Articulating both my personal leadership mission and my shadow mission gave me a clarity I hadn’t found elsewhere, and reflecting on them daily has kept that insight alive in how I live and lead. I recommend it to anyone who wants to show up more consciously.

    Karen Abrams-Gerber

  • Through the app, I have done deep and meaningful reflection in a way that felt personally meaningful, and while also feeling approachable and manageable. Each day felt genuinely tailored for my journey. This work has expanded my own self-awareness.

    Rebecca Youngerman

  • The Courageous Wholeness App gave me a space to slow down and look at myself more honestly, not just the parts I am proud of, but also the parts I tend to hide when I feel weak, anxious, or unsure of myself. It helped me understand my reactions, accept my own vulnerability with more compassion, and realise that becoming a source of empathy for others also begins with learning to face and accept my own whole self.

    Sumehra Aftrab

  • Using the Courageous Wholeness App helped me set a rhythm for contemplation and allowed me to irrtiratively explore my personal leadership mission and personal shadow at a time when self-reflection was essential for my personal transition. Thank you for this gift.

    Mathew Sherman

  • I looked forward to the texts inviting me to take a minute and reflect. The opportunity to take a brief, manageable moment to reflect upon how I am showing up as a leader was immeasurable. Small investment, large reward!

    Larry Glover-Mead