This time of year is an invitation for us to go within, lean into the darkness, and find our inner light. This may sound good enough, but for many of us, facing the darkness can feel scary. Rather than go within, we 'keep busy' and avoid getting to know who we are at a deeper level.


This course draws upon the wisdom of Newfield facilitators and mentor coaches to bring you key insights about the power in embracing your darkness. If you are on a journey of life long learning personal development, this course is for you. It is a gift from us at Newfield to say "thank you" for who you are and all that you do to make this world a brighter place. We hope this course will give you more tools and possibilities on your journey.

Your Facilitators

Veronica Olalla Love, PCC, NCC


Veronica Paz Olalla Love, NCC, PCC, M. Ac, Dipl. Ac is the Chief Executive Officer for the Newfield Network, United States branch and is an international presenter for the Newfield Network programs.

She combines over 20 years of experience working in the holistic health field with over two decade of immersion in the ontological coaching domain. In addition to being a somatic and program leader for the Newfield Network, she is co-founder of Enjoy Vibrant Living: a natural medicine clinic in Boulder, Colorado that blends ontological coaching and Chinese medicine within an integral context.

Veronica is a transformational leader who assists others to dive heart first into the inherent magic of life. In her unique and passionate style, Love invites us to remember the depth of potential we have as evolutionary beings. Veronica Olalla Love lives a profound commitment to carry on the Newfield lineage and ensure that its inherent brilliance is passed on with integrity for generations to come.

Marty Raphael, MCC


Marty Raphael is an ontological business coach with over 10,000 hours of coaching experience world wide. She has focused on social and organizational change as a consultant, mediator, and corporate executive for more than twenty years. Marty is a published author and speaker on such topics as Global Business Ethics, How Coaching Supports Effective Leadership, and Complexity Intelligence and Conversational Competencies in the Workplace. In particular, the body of distinctions within what Marty has termed complexity intelligence is her own synthesis from Goleman and Gardner’s work on emotional intelligence, Stuart Heller and Richard Strozzi Heckler’s ontology of the body, her coach training with Newfield Network, her training with the Coaches Training Institute, and her training and work as a certified mediator. By increasing leaders’ conversational competencies, she is privileged to help executives become formidable forces to affect positive and lasting organizational change.

Angela Cusack, MCC, ESIA, ACTC


As a writer, storyteller, speaker, and coach, Angela has dedicated her life to helping others discover their true selves. Yet the discovery is only the beginning. The real work begins when Angela dares to invite her clients to step into the “space between”, where they learn the power of experiencing experiences as they occur. A transformative remembrance of our undeniable intrinsic connection to nature and the world. This infusion of self with nature reconnects us to our universal creativity, resilience, and renewal,where we can reimagine what is. It’s this approach, in her work with CEOs and executive teams from across the globe, that has them refer to her as their “Organization’s Secret Weapon.”Angela is an internationally recognizedMaster Certified Coach(MCC) and Advanced Certification in Team Coaching (ACTC) by the International Coaching Federation (ICF). She also is recognized as an Accredited Coaching Supervisor by ICF and the European Mentor and Coaching Council (EMCC). Angela is skilled in working with multi-cultural leadership teams and global organizations; infact, Angela has served as a Newfield Mentor Coach since graduating from NewfieldNetwork’s Coach Training program in 2006. Additionally, she serves as a mentor coach in both the team coaching program andthe coach training program offered by The Coach Partnership,based in Singapore. Angela is devoted to advancing the field of coaching by supporting and encouraging coaches on their journey. Angela’s first book, Discover The Matrix, Integrity, The True Mark of Leadership,is now available on all platforms worldwide.

Alexander Love, MCC, NCC, M.Ac.


Alexander M. Love is an internationally renowned facilitator, developmental coach, and acupuncturist. He is the creator of the Lumina Process, a coaching modality that integrates parts work, Eastern wisdom, and Integral theory into a model of practice that evokes deep-seated transformation. Alexander is senior faculty at the Newfield Network and facilitates Newfield’s US coach training, their advanced training in Chile, and has created several on-demand courses. Alexander is a leading voice in defining the coaching field in this era. He emphasizes wholeness and is a leader in supporting humanity to access and live from our brilliant human potential.