Level 0
Sat Nam
Helsinki 19–22 November, 2026
Remember who is here before the roles, the habits and the stories.
Level 0
Initiation into the Transcendence School
A four-day school for anyone who wants to lead their life from their own centre.
The Sanskrit expression Sat Nam means “True Name”: the recognition of one’s essential identity beyond roles, conditioning and narrative.
“Before you can lead others, you must first lead yourself.”
Level I
Level II
Level III
Level IV
What is self-leadership?
The foundation for self-leadership:
- Recognise identification with thoughts and emotions
- Tell awareness apart from mental content
- Develop internal observation
- Settle the nervous system
- Build embodied presence
Level 0 creates the foundation.
The foundation
Methodology Framework
Participants begin learning how to:
- Observe their own psychological and emotional patterns
- Recognise the parts of themselves that take the lead, and the Self that can lead them
- Settle through breath, body awareness and rest
- Cultivate presence and attention
- Stay centred during uncertainty or emotional activation
Core Practices in Level 0
Four columns, as on the Level 0 page.
Self-Leadership Workshops
- What is self-leadership?
- What is identification?
- Self and parts
- Integration and direction
Tools You Will Meet
- The language of parts
- The Eight C’s of Self
- The Inner System Map
- The Triangle of Awareness
Daily Embodied Practices
- Morning yoga or meditation
- Guided rest
- Embodied Self-leadership practice lab
Integration and Evening Sessions
- Integration circles each morning
- Opening evening with cacao and inner dance
- Two evening sessions
Evening sessions are held within a psychological and integration framework. Taking part in every session is a personal choice.
Retreat Structure
Thursday 15:00 to Sunday 15:00
Each day follows a steady rhythm:
- Morning practice
- Integration circle
- Self-leadership workshop
- Guided rest and embodied practice
- Evening session
Our Team
Trainer
Anthony Tatekawa
Founder of the Transcendent Institute. Psychologist specialised in integrative psychotherapy, group work and certified yoga teacher.
Trainer
Farah Diva
Host and trainer
Maija Flytström
Therapist and facilitator trained across a wide range of approaches. She has organised retreats in Finland for several years, bringing warm presence and attentive listening to her work.
Host and trainer
Juha Peurala
Facilitator an trainer with more than a decade of experience leading retreats in Europe and Finland.
Level III: Programme Schedule
Thursday
Holding Space
Purpose
Safety, regulation and shared language
Arrival from 15:00 | Opening circle.
Workshop with Anthony:
What is Self-Leadership?
Opening evening with cacao and inner dance
Friday
Grounding & Identity
Morning
Midday
Workshop with Anthony:
What is identification? Introduction to inner architecture
Afternoon
Evening
Purpose
Direct experiential insight into identity structures.
Saturday
Awareness & Remembrance
Morning
Midday
Workshop with Anthony:
Self-Leadership, Self and parts. Introduction to the Inner System Map
Afternoon
Guided rest | Practice lab: the Eight C’s in the body and the Triangle of Awareness
Evening
Closing evening session
Purpose
Expansion of awareness and heart-centred connection.
Sunday
Integration & Direction
Morning
Midday
Workshop with Anthony:
Integration and direction. Introduction to Level I, Insight
Closing
Closing circle and certificates | Closing brunch | The school ends at 15:00
Purpose
Integration, grounding and direction for the weeks ahead.
Upcoming Event
Helsinki, Finland 19th to 22nd november, 2026
FORMAT
DURATION
LANGUAGE
TYPE
GROUP
What You Take Home
By the end of the school you will be able to:
- Say in your own words what self-leadership is, and what it is not
- Recognise when you are identified with a thought, an emotion or a role
- Speak about your parts instead of from them
- Name the part of you that most often takes the lead
- Find the qualities of Self in your body, and notice when they are absent
- Map one protective part: what it does for you and what it costs you
- Use one practice to settle yourself
- Name one practice and one direction for the weeks ahead
Price and Payment
Price per person
€990
Everything included
- No paid extras.
- Includes 20 hours of training
- Accommodation and all meals
- Printed materials
- The Inner System Map
- Certificate of Participation
Travel is not included.
How to book
- Press Book your place and pay [the deposit of € __ / the full amount].
- Complete the short health questionnaire you receive by email.
- Your place is confirmed once the questionnaire has been reviewed.
- You receive the date of the online preparation call and what to bring.
Payment
- Methods: [card / bank transfer]
- Deposit: [amount], balance due by [date]
- Cancellation: [terms]
Questions before booking?
Certification: Certificate of Participation, Level 0 (20 hours), issued by Transcendent Institute with [Finnish co-signer]. It recognises participation. It does not license ceremony facilitation or clinical practice.
Completion allows progression into Level I, Insight.