Question 1

What is the Lumina Process Level I?

Accepted Answer

The Lumina Process Level I is a live, three-month virtual course from Newfield Network, led by Alexander Love (M.Ac., MCC). It introduces an original parts-informed coaching methodology, the Lumina Process, developed by Love as a synthesis of parts work traditions, shadow resolution, and wisdom from healing and contemplative disciplines. Completing all course requirements earns 40 ICF CCE units (36 Core Competency + 4 Resource Development), applicable toward ICF credential renewal. The name comes from the Latin lumina, meaning light. The process shines light into what has been in shadow.

Question 2

How is the Lumina Process different from IFS?

Accepted Answer

The Lumina Process is parts-informed but is not an IFS (Internal Family Systems) program. It draws on the distinctions IFS offers around parts (the idea that clients contain multiple sub-personalities or parts, each with its own perspective and role), but it does not use IFS terminology, protocol, or certification. The Lumina Process also integrates Chinese medicine, Tibetan Buddhism, Daoist internal alchemy, John Kessler's Integral Polarity Practice, and developmental theory into its framework. Coaches completing this course will become parts-aware without undergoing the longer formal IFS Level 1 training process.

Question 3

What is shadow work, and how does the Lumina Process approach it?

Accepted Answer

Shadow refers to the beliefs, impulses, patterns, and capacities that have been suppressed, rejected, or pushed aside, often in response to early experiences or social conditioning. These parts persist out of awareness and continue to shape behavior. The Lumina Process approaches shadow by illuminating it rather than fixing or bypassing it: bringing light to what has been in shadow so the client is no longer unknowingly run by it. Rather than diagnosing or pathologizing, the approach creates conditions for integration and wholeness.

Question 4

Who is Alexander Love, and what is his background?

Accepted Answer

Alexander Love holds a Master of Acupuncture (M.Ac.) and is a Master Certified Coach (MCC), the ICF's highest credential. He developed the Lumina Process as a synthesis of his training in Chinese medicine, Tibetan Buddhism, Daoist practice, IFS, John Kessler's Integral Polarity Practice, and developmental theory. He teaches the Level I course as its sole instructor and provides the monthly group sessions that form the live component of the program. Love's clinical background in acupuncture and his MCC-level coaching experience together shape the course's integration of somatic, relational, and wisdom-tradition perspectives.

Question 5

What ICF credit does Lumina Process Level I earn?

Accepted Answer

Completing all requirements of Lumina Process Level I earns 40 ICF CCE units, broken down as 36 Core Competency units and 4 Resource Development units. These are continuing coach education credits, applicable toward ICF credential renewal for holders of the ACC, PCC, and MCC credentials. The course is not a Level 1 or Level 2 ACTP program; it does not count toward initial ICF credential applications, only toward renewal.

Question 6

Who is Lumina Process Level I designed for?

Accepted Answer

The course has no formal prerequisites and is described as accessible to coaches new to parts work and shadow resolution, though prior coaching experience is helpful. It is particularly suited to coaches who want to become parts-informed without committing to the full IFS Level 1 training process; coaches interested in shadow work and depth-oriented approaches to personal transformation; practitioners drawn to the integration of Eastern wisdom traditions with contemporary coaching; coaches seeking 40 ICF CCE units for credential renewal while deepening their practice vocabulary; and coaches who have completed Newfield's CPPM and want to extend their ontological foundation into parts-based work.

Question 7

What wisdom traditions does the Lumina Process draw from?

Accepted Answer

The Lumina Process synthesizes insights from Internal Family Systems (parts work), Chinese medicine, Tibetan Buddhism, Daoist internal alchemy, John Kessler's Integral Polarity Practice, and developmental theory. These traditions are presented as frameworks that have tested and proven their usefulness in understanding how human beings change (how patterns form, how they get stuck, and how they can be illuminated and integrated), not as cultural appropriation or spiritual instruction. Alexander Love's background as both a Master of Acupuncture and an MCC-credentialed coach is the foundation for this cross-disciplinary synthesis.

Question 8

What format is Lumina Process Level I delivered in?

Accepted Answer

The course runs for three months in a live virtual format via Zoom. Sessions are recorded and uploaded to the course platform, where they are permanently accessible after the live course ends, so participants can revisit content beyond the program's duration. The live format includes monthly group sessions with fellow participants, which are themselves part of the learning architecture; the cohort experience and peer community are built into how the course works, not optional extras. Pricing and cohort start dates are available through Newfield Network at newfieldnetwork.com/continuing-education.

Question 9

What does completing Lumina Process Level I tell me about a coach?

Accepted Answer

Completing Lumina Process Level I tells you the coach has undergone three months of live training in Alexander Love's parts-informed, shadow-resolution methodology and earned 40 ICF CCE units through that training. The program is not an ICF Level 1 or Level 2 initial credential. Coaches who hold the Lumina training alongside an independent ICF or EMCC credential have an externally verified competence base alongside the Lumina-specific training, which is worth asking about directly. The Lumina Process works with shadow material and parts dynamics at significant depth. It is not therapy; coaches using it should understand where coaching scope ends and clinical support becomes appropriate. If you're working through trauma, clinical depression, or an anxiety disorder, confirm with any prospective coach how they draw that line.

Question 10

What should I ask a coach trained in the Lumina Process before hiring them?

Accepted Answer

Ask how long they've been applying the Lumina Process with clients since completing the course, since 40 hours of training is a foundation, not full mastery. Ask them to describe the difference between parts work in the Lumina Process and IFS, since a coach with real command of the methodology can explain this clearly. Ask how they handle moments when a client's shadow material starts to feel more like trauma than a coaching challenge, since the Lumina Process can reach significant depth and a responsible practitioner knows when to refer. Ask whether they hold any independent ICF or EMCC credential alongside the Lumina certification, since these provide external verification of general coaching competency that the CCE course alone does not.

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