
Illuminate
Program
Uncover your radiance, integrate what you’ve learnt to step into your full self.
Illuminate
Program
Uncover your radiance, integrate what you’ve learnt to step into your full self.
For those ready to go from hidden and healing to finally whole.
Illuminate isn't just the next step after Ignite—it's where profound transformation takes root.
This immersive 4-month journey moves beyond establishing safety and into the deeper realms of self-discovery, integration, and authentic expression.
Having built a foundation of embodied safety through Ignite, you're now ready to illuminate what truly lies beneath the surface—to reclaim the parts of yourself that have been waiting to be seen, heard, and honoured.
Do you…
Lack confidence despite your accomplishments?
Feel overwhelmed by life's demands?
Struggle to find or trust your voice?
Feel disconnected from your body?
Live at the mercy of your thoughts and reactions?
Sense a lack of abundance and fulfillment in your life?
There are real reasons for this—and there is a way through.
Are you dreaming of a world where…
You start to move with a felt sense of freedom, discover deep contentment, and express your emotions fully. A world where awareness, personal power, and humility coexist in beautiful harmony.
Know your worth and your right to feel safe in your body.
Lay down your armour, your defenses, and lead from a place of courage, clarity, and calmness. Take back your POWER to lead yourself well, to be proud of how you hold yourself and show up both publicly and privately.
Let us show you how…
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Welcome to Illuminate – your next step after Ignite:
Where we explore what lies beneath
the surface.
Our Illuminate Transformation program is the next step after our foundational Ignite program.
Transcending conventional psychology or yoga—it's much more than a physical practice or mind-based process. It represents the culmination of Martine's skills and insights from over two decades as a therapist and yoga therapist specialising in trauma and stress disorders.
The illuminate program offers what traditional approaches often miss: a safe space to both heal AND integrate. Because true transformation requires both.
It's a science-backed, evidence-based program helping you experience deeper healing for greater change.
The illuminate program offers what traditional approaches often miss:
a safe space to both heal AND integrate. Because true transformation requires both.
The Illuminate curriculum:
A four-month journey to wholeness
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Theme: Who am I beneath the survival strategies?
Healing is not a matter of willpower. It's a matter of understanding with compassion.
We begin by exploring:
Who am I beyond my personas?
Why am I here in this program?
What do I tell myself about wellness?
Why am I stuck in survival mode?
During this foundational month, we'll:
Shatter the shame/guilt complex—understanding the brain's role in keeping you in survival mode
Explore feeling unsafe, chronic fear, and trauma expressions of fear
Examine Maslow's hierarchy of needs
Re-establish the basic needs to support your body out of survival mode
Focus on setting boundaries
Introduce shadow work—what are your protectors?
Begin the delicate process of integration
Create a safe container
Learn somatic yoga prescriptions for self-regulation
Practice safety & stabilisation techniques
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Theme: Reconnecting with your body's wisdom
Trauma is the main cause of disembodiment—a deep disconnection from your body, a lack of flow between mind, body, and gut.
Now that you have a path to care for your basic needs, we can move with your system's need for safety—reclaiming a sense of safety in your body.
During this month, we'll focus on embodiment—not just having a body but experiencing life through conscious awareness and a sense of being. To learn to feel at home in your body.
We'll explore:
Nutrition and the microbiome
Food and mood connection
Sleep regulation
Digestion and its role in wellbeing
Inflammation
Pain management
Immune system function
The chakra system
Anatomy of emotions
Body armoring
The 3 brains (head, heart, gut)
Physiology of stress
Self-esteem
Through practices like:
Trauma-sensitive yoga
Intuitive eating
Meditation
Nervous system regulation
Learning through experiential workshops
Personalised prescriptive practices
Holistic self-care
Sound healing
Expressive arts
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Theme: Rewiring your patterns
Now that you've established safety and embodiment, we'll focus on nervous system regulation and neuroplasticity—practicing new ways of being and establishing new neural pathways to allow space for change and prepare for integration.
We'll explore:
Neuroscience fundamentals
The difference between mind and brain
Unpacking core beliefs about self
The autonomic nervous system and your unique expression
Epigenetics—you are not limited by your genetics
Knowing your worth
Learning to nurture your inner child
How stress, shock and trauma accumulate in our bodies
Purpose and direction
Working with protective parts
Through practices like:
Yoga for anxiety and depression
Intention setting
Getting to know your protectors
Finding your authentic voice
Yoga nidra
The pillars of mindfulness
Sound healing
Mantra and chanting
Vagal toning
Developing intuition
Unlearning maladaptive responses to trauma
Building inner resources
Getting out of the past and into the present
Grounding techniques
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Theme: Bringing it all together
In this culminating month, we go deeper into integration—the final piece of the transformation puzzle.
Once previously split-off parts of self and memory are available to you in a body that can hold space for you, we can support the reintegration of your authentic self. This means rewriting the narrative of your story, retraining your brain from its role as your warning system (constantly assessing danger everywhere).
We'll explore:
Attachment wounding sequences
Validating and releasing fear, shame, guilt and anger
Building intimacy in relationships
Self-compassion practices
Reconnecting with intuition
Assertiveness in communication
Understanding the hormones of relationships
Living in balance mentally, emotionally and physically
Resilience building
Pacing and maintenance
Recognising when you're out of sync
Finding lasting calm
Trauma-informed nutrition
Through a variety of modalities:
Polyvagal theory-inspired vagal toning exercises
Dance and movement therapies
Trauma-informed yoga
Journaling
Bilateral stimulation therapies
Somatic therapies
Qigong
Sound and music therapies
Tai Chi
Martial arts
Expressive arts therapies
Included in your Illuminate experience:
Deep support
Not generic guidance, but learning specific to YOU.
Profound integration
Embodiment and integration practices
Trauma-informed/sensitive therapies
Nervous system integration
Whole body wellness integration
Practices to support your internal and external connections
Essential building blocks
Connection
Authenticity
Self-Expression
Loving relationship to Self & Body
Transformative power
Rediscover your truest sense of intuition. Take back the power of self-leadership through the integration of yoga, psychology, and somatic practices.
Included in your Illuminate experience:
Deep support
Not generic guidance, but learning specific to YOU.
Profound integration
Embodiment and integration practices
Trauma-informed/sensitive therapies
Nervous system integration
Whole body wellness integration
Practices to support your internal and external connections
Essential building blocks
Connection
Authenticity
Self-Expression
Loving relationship to Self & Body
Transformative power
Rediscover your truest sense of intuition. Take back the power of self-leadership through the integration of yoga, psychology, and somatic practices.
Healing from the inside out
The Illuminate program teaches you that:
Healing isn't about fixing—it's about understanding and integration
Your mind and brain are not the same
You are not limited by your genetics or past
Your nervous system can be retrained
Stress and trauma accumulate in the body—and can be released
You deserve to reclaim your authentic voice and expression
This is the ultimate self-exploration and self-care gift you can give yourself.
Illuminate teaches you the tools and insights to move beyond clearing blocks into truly finding stability and balance within your nervous system and brain. You'll create new practices rooted in neuroplasticity that free you to live to your fullest potential.
lluminate teaches you the tools and insights to move beyond clearing blocks into truly finding stability and balance within your nervous system and brain. You'll create new practices rooted in neuroplasticity that free you to live to your fullest potential.
Stories of transformation
Meet Martine Coates:
Your guide who walks the walk
Trauma Therapist, Trauma Yoga Facilitator/Trainer, and Trauma Educator with a passion for supporting others to live, love, and heal.
I believe transformation IS possible. But to transform, we need both a safe space to heal and a safe space to integrate.
Having worked alongside world-renowned trauma experts and witnessed countless transformations in my clients, I've developed an approach that honours the whole person—addressing both the neurological imprints of trauma and the soul's yearning for expression.
Illuminate represents the culmination of my life's work—bringing together evidence-based somatic practices, trauma-sensitive yoga, cognitive therapy, and embodiment techniques into a cohesive pathway toward wholeness.
I don't just teach these methods—I live them. Everything I share in this program comes from both professional training and personal experience. I've stood where you're standing now, and I can attest that the journey, while not always easy, leads to a freedom and authenticity worth every step.
Your investment includes:
Your investment includes:
Is this program right for me?
Illuminate is perfect for those who:
Have completed the Ignite program and are ready for deeper work
Are committed to their healing journey and willing to explore beneath the surface
Want personalised, trauma-informed guidance rather than generic wellness advice
Are ready to move beyond coping mechanisms into true transformation
Desire a holistic approach that addresses mind, body, and spirit
Value both community support and individualised attention
What happens after Illuminate?
As you complete this transformative journey, many participants discover a new sense of purpose and possibility. Some continue in The Immersion community, while others find they now have the tools to navigate life's challenges with newfound resilience and authenticity.
The real magic of Illuminate isn't just what happens during the program—it's how it continues to unfold in your daily life for years to come.

Begin your deeper transformation
Your Investment
Regular Investment: A$3600.00
Payment Plans Available.
Space is limited to ensure personalised attention and deep connection.
Begin your deeper transformation
Your Investment
Regular Investment: A$3600.00
Payment Plans Available.
Space is limited to ensure personalised attention and deep connection.