The Perfect Combination of Support and Structure You Need to Succeed

Discover how to create a foolproof blueprint for your most successful, awakened, joy-filled year yet.

The Perfect Combination of Support and Structure You Need to Succeed

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Yes, It’s a Year to Change Your Life. But on a Deeper Level, It’s a Year to Reclaim Your Life.

Watch program participants share successes on their valuable, soul-searching journey with like-minded seekers.

Interested in A Year to Change Your Life But Not Sure?

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Are You Yearning For a Major Change?

You’re not alone. There are so many others, just like you, who want to get in touch with what’s calling them. And, who want to move beyond the barriers that keep them stuck in a constant state of “unsatisfied.”

Enter: A Year to Change Your Life.

It’s a program designed for mature and motivated participants who want to deepen their understanding of themselves. If you desperately want to develop a plan for the future, one that will reveal and facilitate personal growth and development, this course is made specifically for you.

Put an End to Self-Limiting Patterns

What if you were given the master plan to achieve exponential growth without the fear of failure stopping you before you started?

A Year to Change Your Life outlines each step you need to take to achieve everlasting change.

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If You're Feeling Stuck...

The truth is, change has been living inside of you this whole time. You only need to take this one small step to invite huge transformation into your life.

What Makes A Year to Change Your Life So Powerful?

Based on years of experience as licensed therapists, yoga teacher trainers, Certified Mindfulness Meditation Trainers and life coaches, Augusta and David Kantra designed A Year to Change Your Life to be an immersive experience of exploring your life story.

You’ll tease out the strengths, passions and dreams that have become a part of your unique personal signature and use this information to explore, create and develop new stories for the future.

Regardless of whether your life up to this point has been incredible or a disappointment, the next chapters have yet to be written. In those chapters, you are meant to play a leading role. After all, if you’re not the hero in your own life story, that’s got to change!

A “good life,” according to research, requires 5 elements:

  1. Pleasure
  2. Engagement
  3. Relationships
  4. Meaning
  5. Achievement

A Year to Change Your Life has been developed to help you discover all of these elements and put them together into a plan of action—all in a safe, connected environment with people like you who want the same thing.

Break down the walls of the current circumstances that fence you in and discover your passions and desires for the next chapter of your life. You’ll learn how to become the creator of your future self and develop a plan to uncover the change you’re seeking.

What It Is:

  • The application of experiences and inquiries designed to cultivate awareness of who you really are and who you desire to become—and the development of a plan to make it happen.
  • An opportunity to be part of a like-minded group of people who are likewise committed to the discovery process and meaningful life change.
  • Learning techniques and practices that open up your capacity to be more conscious and alive in your life and relationships.

What It Isn’t:

  • Although we’ll be talking openly and honestly with one another, this isn’t group therapy.
  • A series of lectures where you passively take in information.
  • A course where you will be graded.

Ask Yourself One Question

What’s going on in your life that brings you here today?

A lack of vision? Missing passion? A feeling that there’s got to be more to life than this?

The beautiful reality is that it’s never too late to be who you want to be. And it starts with one tiny step…

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Expect Transformation

For 1 weekend a month over a 12-month period, you will gain clarity on 12 core areas that drive your life:

January

The Journey Begins/Feeling Alive

  • Awaken to the possibilities of the life you want.
  • Learn to release the weight of what’s holding you down.

May

Small Change
Pay Big Dividends

  • Discover the secret of Kaizen. (i.e., good change)
  • Learn how to turn small changes into BIG results.

September

The Wheel of
Life

  • Life has been studied across thousands of years… discover what we’ve learned.
  • Unearth the secrets of a good life.

February

Who Am I...
Really?

  • Discover your purpose—your driving life force.
  • Assess, explore and align your key signature strengths.

June

What Is
My True Calling?

  • Discover what brings meaning and passion to your life.
  • Learn to live into your intentions.

October

Living a Life With Passion

  • Awaken to the possibilities of the life you want.
  • Learn to release the weight of what’s holding you down.

March

What Is
My Life Story?

  • Learn what your personal story has been.
  • Become the mindful author of the life story you’re creating.

July

My Inner Cast
of Characters

  • Discover how your inner characters help or hinder your life.
  • Become the director of your life, not just an actor.

November

Learning to
Go Deeper

  • Discover how to delve more deeply and meaningfully into your experiences.
  • Life is a journey… an adventure, not just a commute.

April

Cultivating
Quiet Mind

  • Learn to quiet the gremlins in your mind.
  • Manage the 3 obstacles to happiness: worry, wanting and regret.

August

The Importance
of Play

  • Awaken your inner child and learn how to let go and have more fun.
  • Live your life with honesty and authenticity.

December

Moving Forward
to 2022

  • Discover how to delve more deeply and meaningfully into your experiences.
  • “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” ~Lao Tzu

January

The Journey Begins/Feeling Alive

  • Awaken to the possibilities of the life you want.
  • Learn to release the weight of what’s holding you down.

February

Who Am I...
Really?

  • Discover your purpose—your driving life force.
  • Assess, explore and align your key signature strengths.

March

What Is My Life
Story?

  • Learn what your personal story has been.
  • Become the mindful author of the life story you’re creating.

April

Cultivating Quiet Mind

  • Learn to quiet the gremlins (i.e., painful thoughts) in your mind.
  • Manage the 3 obstacles to happiness: worry, wanting and regret.

May

Small Change
Pay Big Dividends

  • Discover the secret of Kaizen. (i.e., good change)
  • Learn how to turn small changes into BIG results.

June

What Is My True Calling?

  • Discover what brings meaning and passion to your life.
  • Learn to live into your intentions.

July

My Inner Cast of Characters

  • Discover your inner characters and how they help or hinder your life.
  • Become the director of your life, not just an actor.

August

The Importance of Play

  • Awaken your inner child and learn how to let go and have more fun.
  • Live your life with honesty and authenticity.

September

The Wheel of
Life

  • Life has been studied across thousands of years… discover what we’ve learned.
  • Unearth the secrets of a good life.

October

Living a Life With Passion

  • Awaken to the possibilities of the life you want.
  • Learn to release the weight of what’s holding you down.

November

Going Deeper

  • Discover how to delve more deeply and meaningfully into your experiences.
  • Life is a journey… an adventure, not just a commute.

December

Moving Forward to 2022

  • Discover how to delve more deeply and meaningfully into your experiences.
  • “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” ~Lao Tzu

2021 Is the Year to Make It Happen

Don’t miss the chance to be a part of something so profoundly meaningful for your life’s journey.

Here is your chance for deep exploration—a way for you to free up your most authentic self and make room for the love, connection and awareness that serve you in life.

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FAQs

We are planning to meet at CALM Living Studio for our training weekends. We will limit the number of participants so that appropriate social distancing can be maintained.

Our Studio is well ventilated and we have medical-grade air purifiers as well. However, in light of the pandemic, we will be able to live-stream our trainings for anyone that feels unable to come in person.

It’s important to note that at this time, though, A Year to Change Your Life is only available to people who have the ability to physically come to the CALM Living Studio.

The option to ZOOM will be available for anyone that feels ill, has been exposed or is compromised in some way. 2020 taught Augusta and David all the ins and outs of Zooming and showed them that true learning and connection is possible with that format.

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It’s important to note that at this time A Year to Change Your Life is only available to people who have the ability to physically come to the CALM Living Studio.

Times:

  • Fridays: 6 – 9 p.m.
  • Saturdays: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. — lunch break — 3-6 p.m.

Dates:

  • 1 weekend per month for 12 months (12 weekends = 108 hrs)

Meeting Weekends Starting January 2021:

  • Jan 22 & 23
  • Feb 19 & 20
  • March 19 & 20
  • April 16 & 17
  • May 21 & 22
  • June 18 & 19
  • July 16 & 17
  • Aug 20 & 21
  • Sept 17 & 18
  • Oct 15 & 16
  • Nov 5 & 6
  • Dec 10 & 11

Join A Year to Change Your Life today!

Option I:
Early Full Payment in full by December 15, 2020, of $2,800 ($400 savings)

Option II:
Full payment after December 15, 2020, of $2,950 ($250 savings)

Option III:
4 Payments (after deposit of $500) of $675. Total = $3,200

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We ask that you plan to attend all sessions and make every effort to do so. However, we understand that things come up and that there can be unforeseen circumstances that might prevent you from being present at times. Because of how important the group element is in the process, and how challenging change can be, we encourage dedication and commitment throughout the training.

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Deposits are non-refundable. Once the program begins in January, all tuition is non-refundable and is due as contracted.

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You are not required to buy any additional resources.

We’ll provide  A Year To Change Your Life daily journal AND a Reflection Journal—both covered by your tuition.

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Kind Words

My thinking and reasoning have changed dramatically and are much less driven by fear. I’ve met wonderful and beautiful people, and we have all helped each other in this sanctuary of safety and learning.

~Kyle Michael

A Year to Change Your Life was an enriching experience, affording participants an opportunity to examine their lives and hopes for the future in the safety net of others also seeking change. Well worth the time and cost.

~Julie Dukes

You Can Do This

If you’ve been yearning for that missing piece — that actionable piece — to kick-start the life you’ve always wanted… then, welcome.

Clear, achievable next steps to living a life you love are waiting for you.

Is Something Holding You Back
From Making 2021 Your Best Year Yet?

A year feels like too long of a commitment—and, how are you going to find the time?

A Year to Change Your Life was specifically created to fit your busy lifestyle:

  • You meet only 1 weekend a month for 12 months.
  • Coursework is assigned in digestible bites that allow you time and space for your other commitments.
  • Your success is paramount. You’ll be surrounded by carefully chosen, like-minded seekers who will faithfully support you every step of the way.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, like you can’t escape the time-pressure crunch, this is your chance to identify what truly matters to you. You’ll discover how to declutter your life to reclaim hours, days, even years that are rightfully yours.

But, how do you find or make time when you feel you truly have none to spare? The most effective way to do today what you intend to put off until tomorrow is to do it now.  

Think you don’t have time for A Year to Change Your Life? That’s a sure sign you need it now.

You're concerned about the cost.

A Year to Change Your Life is a big investment, so finding the right instructors is crucial to your overall experience.

You’ll be spending 108 hours with your course leaders. And in that time, you’ll experience a wide range of emotions that require just the right guidance and expertise to keep you moving forward.

With A Year to Change Your Life:

You’re getting 2 psychotherapists as your lead teachers.

David and Augusta Kantra are licensed therapists with over 50 years of combined clinical experience.

Creating new habits, identifying and reaching goals, living from the heart and igniting a transformation — these are dynamics in which they are deeply schooled and highly skilled. And while the course isn’t therapy, it is firmly rooted in the teachings of psychology and neuroscience.

You’re learning from instructors who’ve studied under world-renowned mindfulness teachers.

Both Dr. David and Augusta Kantra continue to study directly under distinguished mindfulness leaders like Jack Kornfield, Tara Brach and Philip Moffit.

The Kantras are incredibly grateful to be able to pass the torch of knowledge on to their own students.

You believe you’re terminally unchangeable.

You’ve attempted to make changes in the past, but they’ve had a knack of not sticking. Granted, you’ve never undertaken transformation with this type of support before, but what if it still doesn’t work?

A Year to Change Your Life will be a mixed scene. Each one of you will be in a different stage of life improvement. Some will have been doing journey work for years, others will be brand new.

Yet, almost by magic, no one is bored, no one is left behind. Everyone excels.

But, it’s not magic. It’s intention:

  • Participants are carefully chosen for this program.
  • Coursework is deliberately curated.
  • You’ll be met wherever you are—mentally and spiritually.
  • Your course mates will be supporting you every step of the way, and your course mentors will be expertly guiding you toward your goals.

A Year to Change Your Life was created with the deepest intention of making you feel safe and successful. As your new self-belief system grows, so will your commitment to the program.

You're not really sure...

You don’t know what to expect…

Your mind is swimming in doubt. How are you supposed to emotionally open up around strangers? Will you be able to stick with it until the end? What if you just can’t get unstuck?

There are countless excuses your mind will use to get in the way of making a decision.

But, what if the only thing standing between you and living the life you’ve only daydreamed about was 12 weekends?

And, what if the only thing keeping you from living the life you’ve always wanted was your commitment to being vulnerable, introspective and open?

Would you take the chance?

If you feel called to say yes, the time is now to move forward. This is your opportunity to achieve true, lasting change.

A Year to Change Your Life Teachers

David Kantra, MS, PsyD, E-RYT 500, CMMT* (Teacher)

Dr. Kantra is a clinical psychologist who has owned and operated a private practice for over 30 years.

A graduate of the University of Denver and the University of Notre Dame, Dr. Kantra spent most of the first 20 years of his career working as a therapist with children, adults and couples, serving as a business consultant with a variety of businesses and organizations, teaching as an adjunct professor, and freelance writing for newspapers & magazines.

During the last 10 years, Dr. Kantra has embarked on a “life-change” of his own, studying in the areas of yoga, mindfulness, and life change strategy. He and his wife of 35 years, Augusta Kantra, refocused their private practice in the direction of wellness in 2012, with the opening of the Center for CALM Living.

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During the last decade the Kantras have developed and launched CALM® (Creating Awareness Living Mindfully) workshops and trainings and opened the CALM Living Studio where they train aspiring yoga and mindfulness teachers.

With the development of A Year to Change Your Life, Dr. Kantra is very excited to not only continue to change and evolved his own life but also have the pleasure and honor to help others begin their own journeys.

Augusta Kantra, MS, LPC, YACEP, E-RYT500, CMMT* (Teacher)

Augusta and her husband, David, own and operate the Center for CALM Living and CALM Living Studio in Fairhope, Alabama.

Professionally, Augusta wears many hats and is passionate about all of them.

As a psychotherapist, she works with clients to help them look at the dynamics that trip them up and unravel the knots of confusion that may have developed around these patterns.

As a teacher of Yoga Assisted Self-Discovery groups, she teaches mindfulness, meditation and movement to small on-going groups of dedicated individuals that share the journey and support each other through life’s ups and downs.

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As a yoga teacher trainer, she (together with David) runs trainings at the foundational (200hr) and advanced (500hr) levels. And as a yoga teacher, Augusta teaches CALM (Creating Awareness – Living Mindfully) yoga classes for the community.

Augusta Kantra, MS, LPC, YACEP, E-RYT 500, CMMT* (Teacher)

Augusta and her husband, David, own and operate the Center for CALM Living and CALM Living Studio in Fairhope, Alabama.

Professionally, Augusta wears many hats and is passionate about all of them.

As a psychotherapist, she works with clients to help them look at the dynamics that trip them up and unravel the knots of confusion that may have developed around these patterns.

As a teacher of Yoga Assisted Self-Discovery groups, she teaches mindfulness, meditation and movement to small on-going groups of dedicated individuals that share the journey and support each other through life’s ups and downs.

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As a yoga teacher trainer, she (together with David) run trainings at the foundational (200hr) and advanced (500hr) levels. And as a yoga teacher, Augusta teaches CALM (Creating Awareness – Living Mindfully) yoga classes for the community.

Backstory

Augusta and David have been married for 35 years and have two daughters, both of whom are psychotherapists.

In 2008, Augusta was diagnosed with advanced-stage colon cancer. Without warning, life changed dramatically for her and her family. She underwent surgery and chemotherapy.

She and David began walking daily, never missing a day during chemo. Many lifestyle changes were made, and many lessons were learned. During the final months of her treatment, as an affirmation of and commitment to her healing, Augusta started the Saturday Morning Yoga class that celebrated its 10th-anniversary last year.

In 2009, Augusta and David decided to pursue their foundational and advanced yoga teacher training with Rolf Gates. In 2012, they created the first CALM (Creating Awareness – Living Mindfully) courses, opened the Center for CALM Living, and teamed up with Rolf Gates to offer yoga teacher training.

In 2016, the Kantras created and opened their training program for aspiring yoga teachers, the CALM Living School of Yoga, where they guide trainees through the transformational journey of yoga teacher training.

From 2017 through 2019, Augusta and David trained with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach through the University of California Berkeley to become Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teachers.

By 2020, the Center for CALM Living expanded and CALM Living Studio was built in to better accommodate the trainings, workshops, groups and retreats that are the very lifeblood of Augusta and David.

Augusta and David are not strangers to transformational life changes. Whether it’s in one of their already established programs, or the new A Year to Change Your Life program, Augusta and David stand ready to guide, support and encourage their participants to create their best lives possible.

Don’t miss the opportunity to harness the possibilities inside yourself!

A Stronger Sense of Self
and Renewed Energy

That’s what happens when you finally let go of who you thought you had to be—that persona you’ve dragged around with you for half of your life.

A Year to Change Your Life reconnects you to who you’ve always been deep down. And, space is made for more ease, more energy and more fun.

Now is the time to reclaim your best you.

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