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Are you tired of setting intentions, but not seeing results?
Do you have tons of inspiration, but struggle to take action?
Want to be sure you’re living your best life?
Sometimes, the change we want to see in our lives feels unattainable.
Changes like…
Finding more meaningful work
Creating new habits
Improving relationships
Learning a new skill
Sharing more time with loved ones
Making a difference in our community
We get it.
Making lasting change can be daunting.
It can leave you feeling frustrated, confused, hopeless, and discouraged.
You’re not alone in this struggle
Studies consistently show that less than 20% of resolution-makers have lasting success in creating change 1, 2, 3. That means a whopping 80% of people struggle to make changes that stick.
This really matters to us.
Without the tools to make the shifts and changes we crave, it’s difficult–if not impossible–to design the lives we imagine.
Lives full of:
- adventure
- vibrant health
- accomplishment
- meaningful experiences
- connected relationships
- and a deep sense of purpose
What if we could help you find the missing tools
to create your most inspired life?
Find Clarity
Get clear about the what matters most to you & the changes you need to make to get there.
Overcome Obstacles
Move through barriers & difficulties that have stopped you in the past.
A Guiding Hand
Use our easy to follow roadmap to guide you through making the changes you crave.
Trust & Confidence
Gain confidence in your ability to do the things you care about even if they intimidate you.
Now imagine being wholly supported throughout the process.
Course Overview
Cultivate Change is an eight-week online course for big-hearted people who have a genuine desire to create meaningful change in their lives (and the world!). The course helps you fast-track your growth and saves years of costly trial and error.
You’ll learn how to:
- harness proven tools and strategies for making meaningful change
- create long-lasting motivation
- uncover what’s stopping you and learn how to overcome these obstacles
- clarify the “deeper why” behind your desire for change
- set highly effective goals that propel you toward the life you imagine
- show up for your life in a way you’re proud of
The course is delivered in eight weekly modules. Each module consists of easy-to-follow videos with transcripts, experiential worksheets, guided audio activities, and our most loved additional resources.
The course is hosted in our private Cultivate Change online community, accessible from your computer or mobile device.
You’ll also get access to a high-level Group Discussion Guide. So round up a few friends to take the course with you and support each other’s change-making journey!
Ready to finally make the lasting changes you’ve been dreaming of?
Cara Maiolo, LPC, Counselor & Amber Valenti Armstrong, PA, Functional Medicine Provider
Your Guides
We live and breathe this work.
We cultivate change for a living and have worked with thousands of counseling clients, medical patients, and Luminary students. Now we want to share what we’ve learned with you.
After more than a decade each in our respective fields of physical and mental health, we’ve created this course to address one of the greatest challenges we see in our work: making lasting change. We see so many incredible people trying desperately to make changes to enhance their lives. But the number actually having success with the changes they want to make is heartbreakingly low.
This matters to us, because we want as many people as possible empowered to make change and living lives that they love!
We sincerely hope we have the privilege and honor of supporting your journey.
You Might Be Wondering
How much time will I need?
You may be worried about the time it takes to complete this course. Making change requires an investment of time and energy. There is simply no way around it. But the rewards are worth every ounce of effort.
We encourage you to work through this self-guided course at your own pace one. This is an 8-module course, encouraging you to focus on one module per week. We recommend you set aside about two to three hours per week during that time to complete each module. You will have ongoing access to all of the course content, so you can work through the material at any time.
Can I work through it at my own pace?
Yes, this course is completely self-guided. You can take as much time as you need, or as your schedule allows, to complete the course. Since you have ongoing access to the course, you can go at your own pace, come back to tools and resources you love any time, and go through this course over and over again when you want to make a change with a little extra support.
What if I want to take the course with a friend or group?
We’re so glad you asked! As a part of your course you’ll get exclusive access to the Cultivate Change Group Discussion Guide. This guide will make it simple, easy, and meaningful to check in with one or more friends who are taking the course right alongside you.
A number of past students have taken the course with a group of friends and LOVED it. The support and connection took their course experience to the next level. So we encourage you to sign up with a friend if you can!
If you register with a group of 5 or more we offer an additional discount. Please get in touch for more details at cultivatechange@beluminary.com.
Is this course the real deal?
Two licensed and practicing healthcare professionals designed this course. We’ve been rigorously trained in our respective fields and seasoned through over a decade each in practice. We have dedicated our lives to helping people move toward what matters most to them and we can’t wait to join you in your change-making journey.
This is a not a quick fix. We are not selling a magic bullet. This is the real deal and in order to be effective it requires your engagement and willingness to do the work.
We’re teaching real, evidence-based, effective tools. This is not just a goal-setting workshop. This is a course that will you empower you to cultivate deeply nourishing and effective practices to support you throughout the process of making change.
Nothing else has worked, why should I try this?
We encourage you to give this a chance! If you are willing to try something new, we will walk you through the steps and skills needed to become a powerful change-maker.
This course is packed full of practical, down-to-earth, and clinically-validated practices. They are results-driven and have helped many move toward their values and goals, and ultimately to a life they love.
We believe that anyone can become a powerful change-maker with some diligence, adequate support, a roadmap to guide them, a toolkit of effective change-making tools, and a willingness to keep growing their skills. Including you!
Is this course right for me?
No single course, training, book, or other resource is the right fit for everyone. But if you’ve read everything we have to say this far down on our sales page, then our guess is that our approach resonates with you. We encourage you to take the time you need to make the decision to study with us. And then take the leap!
This course is entirely delivered online. And, of course, not everyone likes that format. However, this course is extremely experiential and helps you get out of the tech loop and bring the learning directly into your life. It’s also the most affordable and easy-to-access format available. We’d love to have you join us in a workshop or retreat if you prefer to study with us in person instead.
If you’re truly not ready or in a position to invest your time and energy into this change-making course, it might not be a good fit for you right now, but please come back and visit us when you feel ready.
Is it really worth the cost?
You might be worried about the cost of the course. However, we want to invite you to consider the personal cost that comes with waiting to make the important changes you deeply desire, or the cost in the long run if you’re not living your fullest, healthiest or most thriving life.
We’ve designed this course to contain the same high caliber information and resources as our one-on-one work with clients, but at a price point more people can access, and from the comfort of your own home. You get access to countless hours of our expertise consolidated and refined into an educational course. We want as many people as possible to gain access to this life-changing information for much less than what it would cost for individualized instruction.
What is Luminary?
Luminary is a learning community focused on wellness and personal development. It’s a place where you can find expertly curated tools to help you experience thriving health, cultivate deep connection, and ignite your inner light in a world that needs the gifts that only you can offer.
Dive deeper into our world to learn more about us.
I have more questions
Your care and satisfaction is our top priority. If you’re still on the fence or have more questions, we’d love to help. Write us at hello@beluminary.com and we’ll take care of you.
The Cultivate Change course is not only worthwhile, it’s well executed and coming from two women who are very qualified to create this type of course material.
The course is designed to help you look deeply into what you want from this life. It’s a short one, for all of us. We want to make the most of it! If you’re feeling stuck or feeling like you just need a plan, I love the way they’ve put this course together. As a physician and wellness expert, I believe in your ability to create the change you want to see in your life.
This course is all about empowering you toward wellness- and Cara and Amber do it beautifully.
Sarah V, MD
FOUNDER & CEO, Osmia Organics
Cultivate Change came at the perfect time for me- I‘ve been wrestling with a few big shifts in my life and putting a structure behind that process was really helpful.
The course is built around a set of tools that you can use in all aspects of life, which feels really grounding. That, plus being taught those tools in a “face-to-face” video platform by Cara and Amber feels really personal and like they understand the hard work it takes to make real change. I’ll revisit this online content over and over, especially some of the downloadable audio content, as part of a daily practice to re-align with what is truly important to me.
Sarah H.
FOUNDER, Good & Partners
What would I tell my friends about Cultivate Change? ‘Do it now. You won’t regret it.
I used this course to help me live more aligned with my values in my long-term relationship. I’ve always been really scared to get married- it comes from a lot of things from my past. But my partner really wanted to get married. This course gave me the tools I needed to help me get clear on what I most deeply wanted and helped me navigate the fear that comes with it. I used my core value of adventure as a compass, tapped into my courage, and on the last day of our Grand Canyon trip I asked him to marry me while floating down the river.
The best part? I didn’t do it for him, but I did it because I wanted to leap into that adventure together.
Kiki W
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR & YOGA TEACHER
Cara and Amber have created such a well-informed & quite literally life-changing course series with Cultivate Change!
Since completing the 8 weeks of incredible teachings, I find myself mentally returning to the tools from the course often as I navigate through day-to-day life. And I especially love that I have access to the videos and materials anytime I find myself in need of a reset.
It’s like having a lifelong treasure chest of skills.
Sheila D.
PAINTER, Sheila Dunn Art
I’m so grateful to have had this course, it’s hard to believe, but I had never examined my values with real honesty or looked at my unhelpful thoughts with empathy and still have the ability to move forward.
I feel like I reconnected to that powerful, anything is possible teenage self of mine, and now she’s got 38 years of experience and some powerful change making tools to support her–game on!
Jess J.
DIRECTOR OF COLOR DESIGN, Nike
I used the Cultivate Change course for an area of my life that I’d been tending not to prioritize lately, despite its importance to me: adventure and play.
Feelings of guilt, selfishness, and “I should be doing something else more important” would often overwhelm my need for adventure. The course helps walk you through making decisions based on and aligned with your core values, so that no matter what area of life you are struggling with or want to create change in, if you do it in a values-based way there is no room for guilt or shame. I will definitely redo the course (probably many times!) to work through other areas of my life that could use a boost – it’s an invaluable resource to have when you are truly motivated to make change happen.
Tara, A
MOTHER & ENTREPRENEUR
Cara and Amber are a wealth of knowledge, experience, and full-hearted passion. They beautifully balance knowing their stuff, being completely human and accessible, and sharing a devoted joy for connecting with others on the road to health and wellness.
Jen L.
OWNER, FLORAL DESIGNER & POET, Nectar & Bloom
Working with Cara and Amber unlocked what was holding me back from being my best self. I was finally able to give myself the permission I needed to care for and nurture me, which in turn has truly improved all other aspects of my life. It’s been life changing.
Kathryn E.
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR
Cara and Amber live their lives with an authenticity and integrity that inspires others to be their best selves. Their joy is contagious. Working with Cara and Amber has been an integral and tremendous part of my own development as a yoga teacher, business owner, and growth as a person. Their positive energy and approach to living helps guide you in that direction. Their Cultivate Change course promises to be a deeply nourishing and life changing experience. Don’t miss it.
Carianne E.
YOGA STUDIO OWNER & TEACHER, Kula Yoga On Main
In a sea of wellness practitioners and offerings, Cara and Amber offer something real that will change your life. Together you have a power team to help you harness your strengths, break through past limitations, and live into the life you know you are worthy of.
Emily H.
ENTREPRENEUR & HEALTH COACH, Intrinsic Way
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