NeuroSync Academy
NeuroSync Academy | CPD Offerings
Term 1, 2026
LIVE COURSES | TERM 1, 2026
21-Day Live Cohort R1250
21-Day Nervous System Reset: Experiential Learning - Micro-habit Stacking + Neuroscience
Starts 23 July 2026
- One live google meeting with recording (if you missed).
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Daily delivered via whatsapp: 6 daily steps pdf and voice-notes for 21 days
- 16 CPD clinical points
Advanced Nervous System Regulation course
Register and receive the recordings
Clinical Nutrition + Nervous System Webinar series
- 120 min each
- 2 Clinical CPD points
- R380 each
Cortisol Detox & Nervous System Regulation (Recordings)
Perimenopause & Menopause: Hormones, Nutrition & Nervous system regulation (Recordings)
15 April – The Gut-Brain Axis: Microbiome, Vagus nerve & Mental Health
Nervous System Regulation & Clinical Application – SERIES
- 90 minutes each
- Each session = 2 Clinical CPD points.
- Do one or all
Dates:
- 21 May – The Dorsal Vagal State in Everyday Life / Burn-out
- Also coming:
- A Clinical Protocol for Anxiety
- Breathing Techniques for NS Regulation
- HRV in Therapy
Expand: Full nervous system immersion
- A 4 month nervous system coaching journey to master your nervous system and reclaim your life.
- 20 Clinical CPD points
Starts: 24 July 2026
Sessions: 4 X coaching sessions per month. (1 x 60 min online session per week. Sessions will be recorded.)
Cost: R5000.00 ( 4 MONTHS OF COACHING) R1250 payable monthly over 4 months.
SELF-STUDY/SELF-PACED ARTICLES
(Available anytime in 2026)
ETHICS ARTICLES (2 Ethics CPD points each) R200 each
- Ethical Use of Health-Related Videos on Social Media
- Ethics & Medical Aid Claims
- Ethical Use of WhatsApp in South African Healthcare
Total available: 6 Ethics CPD
CLINICAL ARTICLES (2 CPD each)
- Anxiety & the Nervous System
Total available: 2 Clinical CPD
SELF-PACED RECORDED COURSES
(Available anytime in 2026)
Advanced Nervous System Regulation Course (16 CPD) R2800
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome & Identity: A Neuroscience Framework (4 CPD) R750
Heart-Brain Coherence Webinar with Dr Tim Royer (2 CPD) R400
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Current CPD Courses & Articles
21-DAY LIVE COHORT
16 CPD Clinical Points
21-Day Nervous System Reset: Experiential Learning - Micro-habit Stacking + Neuroscience
Delivered daily to your phone
Start 2026 with a regulated, resilient nervous system —and bring that capacity into your clinical practice.
Why 21 days?
The neuroscience behind real change.
Every morning your brain has two options: repeat what it knows, or build something new.
You’ll learn and experience practices rooted in:
- neuroscience
- micro-habit stacking
- polyvagal theory
- coherence
- breathwork
- movement
- nervous system regulation
- embodied regulation
What’s included:
- Daily neuroscience PDF
- Daily voice note (5–8 min)
- Breathwork + movement + microhabit practice
- WhatsApp delivery (simple &
- accessible)
Starts: 9 April 2026
Format: WhatsApp delivery
Cost: R1250
Expand: Full nervous system immersion
20 CPD Clinical Points
Online course
A 4 month nervous system coaching journey to master your nervous system and reclaim your life.
4 X coaching sessions per month.
(1 x 60 min online session per week. Sessions will be recorded.)
Starts: 24 July 2026
Format: Online
Cost: R5000
(4 MONTHS OF COACHING) R1250 payable monthly over 4 months.
2 Clincal CPD Points
CPD ARTICLE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
Anxiety and the Nervous System: A Clinical Overview of Causes, Dysregulation, and Regulation
Anxiety is on the rise — but how well do we understand its root cause?
This accredited CPD article takes you beyond symptoms and into the science.
- Understand how the autonomic nervous system drives anxiety
- Explore brain regions, neurotransmitters, and the stress response
- Learn how trauma, dysautonomia, and neuroplasticity affect patients
- Discover clinical tools for nervous system regulation and patient care
Certificates issued within 48 hours
Cost: R200
Digital PDF Format
(Read + 10 Questions/quiz)
Earn 2–6 CPD Ethics Points
(At Your Own Pace)
Accredited self-study articles for busy health professionals.
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3 Accredited Ethics Articles (2 points each)
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WhatsApp Use in Healthcare Boundaries, consent & professionalism in digital communication.
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Medical Aid Claims Transparency, over- servicing & ethical billing practices.
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Social Media Conduct
Patient confidentiality, video ethics & reputation management.
Certificates issued within 48 hours
Cost: R200
Digital PDF Format
(Read + 10 Questions/quiz)
16 Clinical CPD Points
CPD Course | 16 CEUs
Advanced Nervous System Regulation – 3-Day Immersive Training for Therapists
Ideal for:
For clinicians ready to deepen their expertise and clinical application in nervous system regulation.
This intensive, three-day CPD-accredited training is designed for healthcare professionals and therapists with a clinical background who want to go beyond surface-level tools and truly understand the science behind nervous system regulation.
What makes this course different?
Rather than offering a prescriptive, “one-size-fits-all” approach, this training equips you with the theoretical foundations, scientific evidence, and clinical reasoning skills to design regulation strategies that are unique to each client. You will learn how to unpack the complexities of the autonomic nervous system—and then, using your own professional expertise, repackage that knowledge into interventions that fit your client’s context.
Inside the training, you will explore:
- Nervous System Anatomy & Function – A deep dive into how the autonomic nervous system operates, including brain–body connections, survival states, and the role of the vagus nerve.
- Regulation Science – Understanding the Window of Tolerance, interoception, neuroception, and how to measure autonomic function.
- Clinical Observation Skills – Practical ways to read nervous system cues in real-time.
- Evidence-Based Regulation Modalities:
- Breathwork Science –
- Eye Movement Regulation
- Somatic Regulation –
- Protocol Design – How to create your own nervous system regulation protocol from assessment to intervention, guided by the
4 Clinical CPD points
Finding Self:
How to Identify, Break the Loop, and Overcome Impostor Syndrome
Online course/masterclass
This 4 point CPD course (3 hours contact learning, 1 hour self study) is designed for HPCSA registered professionals, including psychologists, occupational therapists and counsellors.
The course provides clinicians with:
- An understanding of impostor syndrome and its six recognised subtypes.
- A neuroscience and nervous system regulation perspective on how impostor patterns develop and loop.
- Practical tools and frameworks for breaking these loops in both therapists themselves and in their clients.
This CPD activity aims to deepen clinicians’ understanding of impostor syndrome and equips them with practical, neuroscience informed strategies to address it in themselves and their clients.
Enhances self-awareness – Therapists learn to recognise their own impostor patterns, reducing over-functioning, burnout, and countertransference.
Improves clinical outcomes – By identifying impostor loops in clients, practitioners can integrate targeted nervous system regulation and cognitive reframing, helping clients move from self doubt to self trust.
This course helps clinicians:
- Recognise impostor syndrome patterns (in themselves and clients)
- Understand the nervous system and cognitive loops that sustain impostor beliefs
- Apply practical, regulation-first interventions to break the cycle
Two international experts! Do not miss this opportunity
Register for the recording
Cost: R400
(watch recording)
John Wierenga
Co-Founder and CEO
Inner Armor
Inner Armor has 35+ years of experience and expertise in enhancing resilience and peak performance by optimizing the autonomic nervous system through breathing, HRV, and vision training
Dr Tim Royer
Royer Neuroscience, Denver, NC
Dr. Timothy Royer is a clinical neuropsychologist and co-founder of Royer Neuroscience (RNS), a leading center focused on optimizing brain performance through advanced neurofeedback and heart rate variability (HRV) training. He is also co-founder of Inner Armor.
Corinne Badenhorst
NeuroSync Academy
OT, Heartmath - anxiety and trauma certification, Dipl. Psychoneuroimmunology Passion: Nervous system regulation and coherence, 20 years clinical experience.
Heart–Brain Coherence Webinar (Available as a Recording)
Discover the science and application of coherence in clinical practice
Could a single, measurable state improve focus, emotional stability, and physiological health—at the same time? That’s the promise of heart–brain coherence.
In this 2-hour training (available as a recording), we explore:
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he science of coherence – how synchronizing the heart, brain, and nervous system impacts health and performance.
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Heart Rate Variability (HRV) – what it reveals about autonomic function and resilience.
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Evidence-based applications – practical ways to integrate coherence techniques into therapy, coaching, and healthcare practice.
Why coherence matters:
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Studies show that sustained coherence can increase cognitive performance by 20–30%, improve emotional stability by 40%, and support reductions in stress hormone levels by up to 23%.
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High coherence states have been linked to better sleep, lower blood pressure, improved immune response, and more effective decision-making.
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HRV, the key measure of coherence, is one of the strongest predictors of both longevity and resilience under stress.
Who is it for?
This webinar is ideal for healthcare providers, therapists, coaches, and wellness professionals who want a science-backed, clinically relevant understanding of coherence—plus tools you can use immediately with clients.
Clinical Applications of Heart-Brain Coherence: Tools for Patient Care and Professional Well-Being
Meet the NeuroSync Academy Team
Corinne Badenhorst
Occupational Therapist
Corinne Badenhorst is an Occupational Therapist, course creator, and founder of NeuroSync Academy — a space where science, soul, and clinical practice meet.
With more than 24 years in the field, group-therapy, program development and her own personal journey - Corinne’s work is shaped by a deep passion for understanding the nervous system, integrating trauma-informed science, and translating complex theory into tools that actually work — in therapy rooms, hospital wards, and everyday life.
Her journey has led her through advanced training in psychoneuroimmunology, HeartMath, polyvagal theory, and somatic regulation, all of which now form the foundation of the CPD-accredited programs she teaches across South Africa and beyond.
At her core, Corinne believes that healing begins with regulation — and that restoring the people who hold space for others is one of the most powerful ways to change the system from within.
Lize Jooste
Registered Dietitian (BsC, NWU)
With over 17 years of experience in clinical nutrition, Lize Jooste offers a deep and compassionate understanding of how the GUT-Brain axis influences human biochemistry and unlocks the body’s innate potential to thrive. Her advanced training in nutritional support for neurological conditions—including ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorders, and Cerebral Palsy—has shaped a practice rooted in science, empathy, and innovation.
Lize is endlessly fascinated by the body’s ability to heal itself when given the right tools. Her superpower lies in translating complex nutritional science into simple, healing recipes that fit seamlessly into daily life. She believes that true wellness emerges when healthcare professionals collaborate across disciplines to create lasting, whole-body change.
For Lize, food is more than nourishment—it’s medicine.
Change the Nervous System — One Ducky at a Time
Every client who walks into my practice leaves with a tiny rubber ducky.
Why? Because sometimes the biggest change comes from the smallest reminder.
The ducky is not just a toy — it’s a cue. A cue to pause. A cue to breathe. A cue to step out of autopilot and return to regulation.
Science shows that micro-pauses during the day reset the autonomic nervous system, lowering stress hormones, restoring vagal tone, and building resilience one breath, one pause at a time.
And so the ducky becomes a symbol:
That nervous system change doesn’t require an hour — sometimes it just takes a moment.
That therapists can plant seeds of regulation in playful, memorable ways.
That regulation is possible when we remember to pause.
So here’s to therapists everywhere — changing the nervous system, one ducky at a time.
