Frequently Asked Questions

The Unfollowing Institute is an organization dedicated to helping people create meaningful change as they change life chapters. It is a mobile, international school that conducts both virtual and in-person classes.

The Unfollowing Process is delivered as three in-person, experiential learning programs. The three courses are meant to be taken slowly. Students take each one, when the timing works for them based on their own unique life transition. A private Global Unfollowing Network, made of up students and alumni, support students in-between courses and well beyond the process.

The process is a unique combination of Gestalt, Art, and Somatic therapies along with more traditional “classroom” style learning. Courses and the community are designed to be safe and supportive.

You do not have to think during the Unfollowing Process— the details of every day and every hour of the process is handled by the Instructors so that all you have to do is experience and be present.

The Unfollowing Process is a set of three experience-based learning classes meant to be taken in succession to help you as you change life chapters.

The Virtual Class is a prequel to the process and not based on experiential learning. It’s meant to help you see your inner landscape more clearly and results in a written diagnostic you can use as you enter the Unfollowing Process or/or with the work you do with your psychotherapist or coach.

Experiential learning is learning by doing. Traditional learning is learning through simulating (thinking).

You can think of it as the difference between reading, talking, or watching something about riding a bike and riding a bike. Experiential learning is powerful because it rewires your brain (Neuroplasticity). The result is that someone who perhaps thought riding a bike was too hard or complicated has a completely new point of view, skills, and consciousness about it after the experience.

Anyone who is age 25 or over is welcome to apply. All applicants undergo an interview to determine fit for the program. Once accepted, applicants can sign up for their first course.

Students of all ages over 25, nationalities, genders, cultures, sexual orientations, and spiritual beliefs complete the Unfollowing Process. The things students have in common are a serious commitment to the process and to change.

The Unfollowing appeals to people who are willing to courageously confront the deepest parts of themselves to determine what has been confining their lives.

The Unfollowing Process is an excellent complement as you conduct therapy or recovery programs. It is not a substitute for those things. The Unfollowing Institute supports psychotherapy and other forms of relief as part of our students overall investment in self-care and wellness. If you are currently in a recovery program, we ask you to wait at least three months following that program before attending one of our courses.

No. Even if you are partnered, this is your journey. We do not allow partners or friends to participate in any of the courses together. The Unfollowing Process relies on you to focus on yourself. Keeping partners and friends out of the same class helps keep outside interpersonal dynamics out of the classroom.

As the process is based on experiential-learning, we don’t share an agenda or syllabus in advance.

Expect your days to be very full and highly structured. Depending on your course, it will include a variety of cognitive, intuitive, and cathartic exercises designed to allow you to view and understand the important factors in your life from a new perspective. You will also learn tools and practices that will support you after the process.

Your course will include presentations and discussions, guided meditations, journaling, cathartic exercises, small group sessions, personal interactions with teachers, and lots of creative expression.

As attendance in your course is small, you can expect to get to know your classmates. While there are group activities and sharing, your deeper work is done independently and/or with your instructor. Instructors will ensure that all students feel comfortable and safe at all times. You do not have to share the content of what you are working on with others, and no matter what you choose, you will feel supported by being in the presence of others who, like you, are committed to their growth and unfollowing.

Every day of every course is different as we take you through the process. The three courses vary in the level of experiential learning. The first course *Dig Deep*, is 90% experiential learning. The second and third course, *Face your World* and *Enter with Purpose* is a more balanced blend of experiential and conventional learning.

Experiential learning requires that you be present and focused at all time. This means you will be digitally disconnected from the world during the course.

Telephone calls, emails, and texting are not permitted, as well as connecting to the internet and other “outside” means of communication. Your family will still be able to reach you if there is an emergency.

Western and Eastern locations are taught in English. If you are interested in translation services, please contact us.

A detailed information packet will be provided for all registered students which details what to bring.

Please visit our calendar on the home page or the calendar on the virtual class page to see upcoming and available dates. Once you have found a date that works for you, you can go to the register page to sign up.

Once you are registered, someone from the Unfollowing Institute will contact you to explain the required paperwork. A Confidential Enrollment Agreement and a pre-process assignment will be provided to you.

The virtual prequel class is $495

Tuition for the The Unfollowing Process is $5,250. This covers:

• More than 100 hours of professional instruction and guidance
• All course materials
• Three meals a day
• Individual attention; there are never more than 8 students per teacher
• All-inclusive lodging – 7 days/6 nights.
• A post-process coaching call with your teacher
• A follow-up conference call with one of your teachers & your classmates
• Enrollment in Global Unfollowing Network

There is no deposit for our virtual course. Deposits for the Unfollowing Process start your pre-work and allow you to secure a spot for a course. Deposits are non-refundable.

You are responsible for your travel to and from the course. This includes any hotel accommodations you may need before/after the course.

Your accommodations, food, exercises and activities during the course are included.

All tuitions must be paid in full no less than 2 weeks before a course. If you have not completed your payment by then, you will be removed from the course and put on a wait list.

Only students who have registered, paid their deposit, and completed all paperwork may be added to waitlists.

If an opening occurs, registration is first-come-first serve. Students who have paid in full will be contacted first. Students with deposits will be contacted second.

You are welcome to contact us to see if there is room in your preferred course. If not, you will be added to the waitlist.

Virtual Courses are non-refundable. If you have paid in full for one of our courses and need to cancel, please contact us to discuss options. There are no refunds for students who have paid in full and cancel within two weeks of the course date.

Please contact us to discuss options.