About Christian
Christian Pankhurst is a world-leading authority on heart-centered communication and heart intelligent relationships. He is the creator of the Heart IQ™ Method, a coaching framework that specializes in group dynamics and intimacy development. This methodology utilizes ‘circle work’ to create incredible results by leveraging the ‘Heart IQ™ Amplified Field’ to accelerate awareness and inspired action.
In 2009, he was awarded the title of ‘Britain’s Next Top Coach’ after winning a national coaching competition with a majority of votes from 92 countries and landing a £100,000 media production package. Following this success, Christian opened the Heart IQ™ Academy in 2011, creating a professional training organization that has certified over 350 personal and small group coaches as well as large event facilitators in over 50 countries around the world. The Heart IQ™ Academy offers a one-of-a-kind education by combining professional coach training in both online and live event formats along with embodied application of these training principles through Christian’s unique circle work method for personal and group awakening.
Christian is also the founder of the Heart IQ™ Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to spreading Heart IQ™ into the heart of families and communities all over the world. Future plans include development of the first Heart IQ™ School at the Foundation’s headquarters in the Netherlands.
Graduating as a Chiropractor in 2002, Christian has worked closely with many world-leading experts in the field of personal transformation. In 2006, after extensive study with mentors from multiple disciplines, he began developing a new approach to coaching individuals and couples that integrates practices from natural healing philosophies, various spiritual teachings, therapeutic psychology, dance and movement modalities, martial arts, embodiment practices, non-violent communication, circling and numerous healing arts disciplines. This grand synthesis provides students with a deep understanding of the human condition and gives them the essential tools they need to help individuals and couples both heal and awaken.
Christian lives in the Netherlands with his partner, Sumir, at the Heart IQ™ Headquarters - a stunning four-hectare retreat and community center near Groningen. Together, they lead the dedicated Heart IQ™ Network team to spread the work of Heart IQ™ around the world.
About Stephanie
Stephanie Fabela is an expert in human dynamics, the expression of the self through embodiment, and relationship intimacy. She has been working with embodiment coaching for the past 14 years in both large and small groups, as well as supporting individuals and couples on their transformation journey. She holds degrees in Art and Cognitive Psychology, which is the study of how human beings develop in their emotional and mental capacity to navigate the experiences of life.
Since 1999, Stephanie has studied the human and energetic anatomy through disciplines such as Chinese and Naturopathic medicine, Network Chiropractic and Somato Respiratory Integration, which all focus on integrating life force through physical expression of focused attention, breath, movement, energy, touch and sound.
In 2011, she discovered the world of Heart IQ™ and began her studies with Christian Pankhurst to become certified as a Heart IQ™ Small Group Circle Coach and Large Event Facilitator. Currently, Stephanie holds two important positions on the Heart IQ™ Network team: Director of Programs and Education and Head Trainer. She works daily with Christian to co-create the training programs that serve those wishing to upgrade their relationship skills and change the course of their lives with coaching the Heart IQ™
Method. She co-facilitates with Christian at all the Heart IQ™ live events, ensuring that students are supported and trained to the highest standards of certification and personal development awakening.
She currently lives in the Netherlands with her partner, Dan, working to translate the extraordinary work of Heart Intelligence so that it is available and understandable to all those who are brave enough to open their hearts to feeling more of themselves and living a more joyful life.