Join the Northern Lights Cohort!
Here’s what you need to know:
The Northern Lights Cohort experience will run for one month, from November 2nd-November 30th, 2026.
Cost: $9.99 (for an annual subscription to the app)
THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28th.
What You’ll Get:
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
What You’ll Do:
Participate in a mandatory one-hour Launch Call in early November
Complete a 5-7 minute Start-of-Program Baseline Survey
Interact with the daily prompts for 1-2 minutes per day
Complete a 5-7 minute End-of-Program Feedback Survey
OPTIONAL: Attend an one-hour post-program focus group to share your experience in detail
These commitments will require approximately 2.5 to 3.5 hours of your time over the course of the entire month.
FAQs
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The Northern Lights Cohort is a group of approximately 100 thoughtful leaders who commit to working with the Courageous Wholeness App in the month of November 2026.
They will get a meaningful leadership development experience and will provide honest feedback to inform the Center’s future efforts. -
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.
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We are looking for a diverse cohort of 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 the Northern Lights Cohort will 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
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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
-A community of valued partners who want to help shape this work in the future
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Participants will:
-Participate in a mandatory one-hour Launch Call in early November
-Complete a 5-7 Start-of-Program Baseline Survey
-Interact with the daily prompts for 1-2 minutes per day
-Complete a 5-7 minute End-of-Program Feedback Survey
-OPTIONAL: Attend an one-hour post-program focus group to share your experience in detail
These commitments will require approximately 2.5 to 3.5 hours of your time over the course of the entire month.
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The Northern Lights Cohort will run from November 2nd through November 30th, 2026.
The deadline to register is Wednesday, October 28th.
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Participants will pay $9.99 to get lifetime access to the Courageous Wholeness App.
This will be paid during the launch call as users are onboarded to the app. -
Complete this brief application form to express your interest in getting involved with this pilot.
The deadline to register is midnight on October 28th.
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Reach out to maxklau@courageouswholeness.org with any additional questions.
TESTIMONIALS
“Our greatest aspirations and visions can be undermined by fear and old ways of being. The daily prompts helped me become more aware and more choiceful. I noticed how subtly these patterns can arise in me, and I found a renewed sense of self-compassion and empowerment.”
-Ashley Munday
“A short time using this app raised my awareness of the shadow side of leadership to such an extent that I not only became more cognizant of when I was acting out my shadow, but also began integrating this framework into my teaching and writing”
-Rabbi David Jaffe
“I’ve been blessed to have had many opportunities for personal and professional growth experiences. This program is right up there with the best of them, and it shows the power of AI at its best.”
-Jay Kaufman
“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
“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.”
-Sumerhra Aftab
“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