Dharma Foundations & Facilitator Certification 5-Year Training

Step Into a New Role: Become a Catalyst for Transformation

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Online Trainings & Retreats with Carlos de León

Introduction to the Program

Are you called to support others on their spiritual and emotional journey? The Dharma Facilitator Certification is a profound path of service, offering the tools, clarity, and presence needed to guide meaningful transformation in others while deepening your spiritual growth and personal evolution.

This five-year program is ideal for those committed to the lifelong path of Ontogony Teachings and who feel inspired to integrate these principles into their personal and professional lives. Whether you desire to support friends and loved ones with compassion, offer guidance to clients, or enhance your existing healing or therapeutic practice, this training will enrich your capacity to serve.

A Path for Practitioners—Not Only Professionals

The intention is to empower every sincere practitioner to apply essential principles and techniques in everyday life, especially in the first two years. This is about embodying a compassionate presence in service to healing, clarity, and redemption in daily experience.
  • A chance to revisit and deepen foundational teachings 
  • A path to greater clarity, confidence, and applied compassion 
  • A personal journey enhanced by the benefit of community and spiritual Grace 

Retreats provide additional nourishment through empowerments and Shaktipat, creating an environment for accelerated transformation and spiritual alignment. 

This Immersion Program & Certification Is Perfect for You If You...

  • Feel called to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives 
  • Are ready to become a force for healing, clarity, and transformation 
  • Want tools you can apply in both personal and professional contexts 
  • Value a direct, comprehensive, and practical learning approach 
  • Prefer a blend of self-paced study and structured live teachings 

What You’ll Learn

This in-depth certification journey weaves together meditation, mindfulness, life coaching, and transpersonal therapy, preparing you to:

  • Guide others through emotional, physical, and spiritual transformation 
  • Create meaningful shifts in mental and emotional well-being 
  • Offer support in times of crisis and spiritual challenge 
  • Assist in processes of death, dying, and preparation for liberation 
  • Serve as a compassionate ambassador of Dharma teachings and practices 

A Transformational Path of Service, Clarity & Awakening

The Dharma Facilitator Certification is a five-year path of conscious service and spiritual maturity. Each year, we integrate live teachings, experiential practices, and immersive retreats—designed to cultivate the wisdom, clarity, and skillful means needed to hold space for true transformation, both personally and collectively.

Whether you’re a therapist, practitioner, or seeker, this training empowers you to walk the path of service with wisdom, compassion, and skill.

Students may choose to complete the initial 3-Year Dharma Foundations Certification or continue onward to the full 5-Year Dharma Facilitator Certification.

Why This Training Is Unique

This is not simply a course—it is a transformational spiritual path. Whether you are a therapist, coach, healer, or sincere practitioner, this training offers timeless wisdom, grounded practices, and spiritual empowerment to support others with presence, compassion, and clarity.

Upon Completion of the Foundations
3-Year Certification

You Will Be Able To:

  • Offer mindfulness and meditation guidance 
  • Support emotional and spiritual healing 
  • Serve with confidence during times of crisis, death, and transformation 
  • Embody the clarity, compassion, and integrity of a Dharma Facilitator 
  • Walk the path of transpersonal service with wisdom and presence 



Upon Completion of the
5-Year Certification

You Will Be Able To:

  • Complement your Therapy or Counselling Practice by providing teachings of mindfulness and meditation guidance;
  • Offer services of deep emotional and spiritual healing; 
  • Be a facilitator of a spiritual guide in times of crisis, death, and transformation;
  • Walk the path of Dharma Service with immense clarity, compassion, and integrity of a Dharma Facilitator for all levels of the program; 
  • Be a channel for community service and support to other students on the path of  transpersonal service with wisdom and presence .

Certification

Certification includes:

  • Dharma Tools for Liberation & Service 
  • Transpersonal Therapy & Shadow Work 
  • Spiritual Empowerments for Deep Healing 
  • Advanced Techniques in Body Reading, Dreamwork & Reframing 
  • Meditation Approaches from Vajrayana, Kabbalah, Sufism, Taoism & More 

Full certification as a Dharma Facilitator requires completion of:

  • Completion of all five years of study and practice 
  • Both the live/online and residential retreat components are offered each year
  • Approval for Years 4 and 5 (via application process) 
  • Upon successful completion, graduates are eligible to apply for acceptance into the Advanced Dharma Study Group, the final step toward becoming a Certified Dharma Practitioner and Facilitator.

Program Format

A Transformational Journey of Service, Clarity & Spiritual Maturity

The Dharma Facilitator Certification is a five-year immersive journey designed to support sincere practitioners embodying spiritual principles through conscious service. Whether you intend to bring greater clarity to your spiritual path or offer support to others, this training cultivates the tools, presence, and understanding required to walk as a compassionate guide.

The first two years lay a profound foundation for anyone on the spiritual path who seeks to deepen their clarity and confidence in applying essential principles and techniques, not as professional helpers, but as committed practitioners. This stage of the journey is open to all students wishing to integrate what they have learned in a meaningful way that supports others and contributes to the process of redemption in daily life. Through a return to core teachings, participants not only gain insight into how to assist others but also deepen their own transformational process.

Engaging with the training offers significant personal benefits. The in-person retreats open access to streams of Grace through empowerments and Shaktipat, further activating each practitioner's spiritual potential.

Years three and four focus on therapeutic tools that are particularly useful for students working with others in purification and shadow integration processes. These years address the transformation of the energetic roots of suffering and provide deeper skills for those involved in personal or professional healing work.

The fifth and final year is reserved for mature and advanced practitioners and requires approval by Carlos de León. This stage is intended for those who will be guided in the understanding of Spiritual Psychopathology, Essential and Social Disorders, and the advanced practices of Healing and Liberation.

Each year of the training includes two essential components: a live-streaming online series and an in-person retreat. While the online teachings may be taken independently for personal enrichment, full certification requires completion of both elements.

Each sequential year of study includes two essential components:

  • A Live-Streaming or Online Training Series 
  • A 6-Day Residential Annual Retreat in Canada 

Please Note: Attendance in both programs is required for certification, and they offer complementary dimensions of theory, practice, and transmission.

5-Year Certification Timeline

YEAR ONE
Essential Dharma Tools:
Foundations for Practice & Service 

In this first year of study, the focus is on building a solid foundation of personal practice and transpersonal service. The curriculum offers a powerful integration of Eastern wisdom and Western therapeutic insight, presented in a format that is direct, practical, and deeply transformative. Participants develop clarity, personal alignment, and tools for compassionate presence through this process.

2025-2026 Live-Streaming Series: Dharma Training (Year One): Foundations, Practice & Service

  • Dates: September 8, 2025 – May 11, 2026 
  • Program Series: 20 Live-Streaming Sessions 
  • Language: English Interpretation
  • All practitioners and students are welcome to join us on the path! 

This series of live-streamed sessions provides theory, tools, and guided practice in a community setting. The current and upcoming sequence of study is as follows:

  • Prayer & Mindfulness 
  • Meditation & Liberation 
  • Karma Purification & Rectification 
  • Phowa & Assistance in the Dying Process 
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2026 Dharma Retreat (Year One): Foundations, Practice & Service

As the culmination of Year One of Essential Dharma Tools, this 6-day residential retreat offers an immersive opportunity to deepen practice, refine understanding, and receive empowerments that cannot be transmitted online. With a focus on prayer, meditation, karma purification practices, Phowa, and Dharma in service, the retreat serves as a sacred container for embodiment of the teachings. 

This powerful gathering supports the living transmission and empowerment of the Dharma—activating the potential of the teachings through direct experience, personal guidance, and the strength of community practice.
  • Retreat Dates: May 25 through 30, 2026 
  • Language: English
  • Retreat Highlights: Prayer, Meditation, Karma Practices, Phowa, and Service 
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Who Can Attend?
Open to all practitioners and students who have participated in the Year One Live-Streaming Training Series.

YEAR TWO
Essential Dharma Techniques:
Working with the Unconscious Self;
Tools for Inner Clarity

Year Two continues the transformation journey by diving into the terrain of the unconscious. This stage offers practical tools to recognize, understand, and transmute emotional patterns, body-mind dynamics, and symbolic language, opening new gateways for healing and clarity.

2026-2027 Live-Streaming Series

  • Dates: September 7, 2026 – May 10, 2027 
  • Program Series: 20 Live-Streaming Sessions 
  • Language: English Interpretation 
  • All practitioners and students are welcome to join us on the path! 

This series of live-streamed sessions provides theory, tools, and guided practice in a community setting. The current and upcoming sequence of study is as follows:

  • Neurosis & Emotional Patterns 
  • Body Reading Techniques 
  • Reframing & Cognitive Tools 
  • Dream Interpretation & Symbolic Language 

This program is open to all practitioners and students committed to deepening their understanding of the self and supporting inner transformation.

Registration Opens June 2026!

2027 Dharma Retreat (Year Two): Working with the Unconscious Self (Hosted in Canada)

As the culmination of Year Two Essential Dharma Techniques, this 6-day residential retreat focuses on transforming the unconscious through the exploration of emotional patterns, body-mind dynamics, cognitive reframing, and the symbolic language of dreams. It offers a profound opportunity to deepen your practice, refine your understanding, and receive empowerments that cannot be transmitted online. 

This sacred and immersive experience supports the living transmission and empowerment of the Dharma Teachings as presented in the Year Two Live-Streaming Training—activating the transformative potential of the teachings through direct experience, personal guidance, and the strength of community practice. 
  • Retreat Dates: May 24 through 29, 2027 Retreat 
  • Language: English
  • Highlights: Exploring emotional patterns, body reading techniques, cognitive reframing tools, and the symbolic language of dreams. 
Registration Opens June 2026!
Who Can Attend?
Open to all practitioners and students who have participated in the Year Two Live-Streaming Training Series.

YEAR THREE
Flying into Freedom: Transforming Negativity & Opening the Heart

Year Three of the Dharma Facilitator Certification explores ancient and modern technologies of purification and liberation, guiding participants through profound shadow work to transform the unconscious roots of suffering. Drawing from five major spiritual traditions, the program integrates insights from the Shadow and the Seven Sins, the Tantric and Vajrayana understanding of the emotional Poisons, the Sufi teachings on the Nafs, and Kabbalistic purification practices.

This sacred and immersive experience supports the living transmission and empowerment of the Dharma Teachings as presented in the Year Three Online Training. It is a powerful stage of personal purification that also prepares participants to hold space for others walking the path of healing and awakening. 

2027-2028 Online Series: Flying into Freedom

  • Program Series: 30 Online Sessions 
  • Language: English Interpretation
  • All practitioners and students interested in developing skills to be of service or currently working with others are welcome to join us on the path!

This series of online sessions provides theory, tools, and guided practice in a community setting. The program you can review and study at a leisurely pace to deepen your connection with the content, which includes the following:

  • Shadow & the Seven Sins 
  • Tantra & Vajrayana 
  • Poisons of the Nafs in Sufism
  • Kabbalistic Purification 

Note: This course will be included in the Premium Membership starting December 2025. It is currently ongoing live-streaming with Carlos de León.

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2028 Dharma Retreat (Year Three): Flying into Freedom (Hosted in Canada)

This six-day residential retreat, the culmination of Year Three Dharma Facilitator Training, focuses on ancient and modern technologies of purification and liberation. Through the lens of five spiritual traditions, participants encounter shadow work and transform the energetic roots of suffering. It offers a profound opportunity to deepen your practice, refine your understanding, and receive empowerments that cannot be transmitted online.

This sacred and immersive experience supports the living transmission and empowerment of the Dharma Teachings as presented in the Year Three Online Training, activating their transformative potential through direct experience, personal guidance, and the strength of community practice.
  • Retreat Dates: May, 2028 
  • Language: English
  • Retreat Highlights: Exploring Shadow & the Seven Sins, Tantra & Vajrayana Poisons, Nafs in Sufism & Kabbalistic Purification
Registration Opens June 2027!
Who Can Attend?
Open to all practitioners and students who have participated in the Year Three  Online Training Series and previous Years One & Two.

YEAR FOUR
Oriental Transpersonal Therapy:
A Therapeutic Wisdom Approach

Year Four of the Dharma Facilitator Certification offers a diploma-level training that introduces eight transpersonal models drawn from mystical, psychological, and spiritual traditions around the world. This rich and integrative series provides therapeutic tools and frameworks for understanding human experience through the lens of spiritual transformation.

Each module invites deep personal reflection and offers practical methods for guiding others in processes of healing and awakening. The curriculum explores a wide range of approaches, including Tantra and Yoga, Buddhist and Zen psychology, Kabbalistic and Vajrayana wisdom, and Taoist and Shamanic traditions—each contributing unique insights into the journey of liberation. 

2028-2029 Online Series: Oriental Transpersonal Therapy

  • Program Series: 24 Online Sessions (4-Module Series) 
  • Language: English
  • All practitioners and students interested in developing skills to be of service or currently working with others are welcome to join us on the path!

This series of online sessions provides theory, tools, and guided practice in a community setting. The program you can review and study at a leisurely pace to deepen your connection with the content, which includes the following:

  • Tantra & Yoga Approaches 
  • Buddhist & Zen Methods 
  • Kabbalah & Vajrayana Wisdom 
  • Taoist & Shamanic Paths 

This program will open to all practitioners and students who are committed to deepening their understanding of the self and supporting inner transformation.

Registration Opens June 2028!

2029 Dharma Retreat (Year Four): Transpersonal Therapy through Purification

As the culmination of Year Four of the Dharma Facilitator Certification, this 6-day residential retreat offers a profound opportunity to integrate and embody the eight transpersonal models explored throughout the year. In an immersive and sacred environment, participants deepen their understanding of therapeutic transformation through direct experience, personal guidance, and the support of community practice. 

Rooted in the living transmission of the Dharma, the retreat brings to life the teachings drawn from Tantra and Yoga approaches, Buddhist and Zen methods, Kabbalistic and Vajrayana wisdom, and Taoist and Shamanic paths. This integrative container supports practitioners in refining their tools, expanding their vision, and anchoring the principles of healing and liberation into their being and their service. 
  • Retreat Dates: May, 2029
  • Language: English
  • Retreat Highlights: Focus: Purification Practices, Shadow Work, Vajrayana, Kabbalah, Sufism, Tantra, and Zen
Registration Opens June 2028!
Who Can Attend?
Open to all practitioners and students who have participated in the Year Four Online Training Series and previous Years One, Two & Three.

YEAR FIVE
Spiritual Deliverance:
Advanced Study of Healing & Liberation

Application & Acceptance Required

Year Five invites you to step into the culminating year of the Dharma Training: an advanced path of inner alchemy, healing, and spiritual liberation. This intensive year invites mature practitioners to deepen their capacity for service by exploring the roots of suffering and the subtle architecture of the psyche through a multidimensional lens.

This year focuses on an advanced path of inner alchemy and liberation. It explores spiritual psychopathology, essential and social disorders, and the multidimensional understanding of suffering and transcendence. The curriculum offers a profound investigation into both individual and collective dimensions of dysfunction and their potential for transformation.

Guided by Carlos de León, students will use therapeutic and spiritual tools to illuminate the interplay between essence, ego, and environment, ultimately opening pathways for true deliverance and conscious evolution.

2029-2030 Live-Streaming Series

  • Dates: September, 2029 – May, 2030 
  • Program Series: 20 Live-Streaming Sessions  
  • Language: English Interpretation
  • All practitioners and students are welcome to join us on the path! 

This series of online sessions provides theory, tools, and guided practice in a community setting. The program you can review and study at a leisurely pace to deepen your connection with the content, which includes the following:

  • Spiritual Psychopathology 
  • Endogenous & Exogenous Disorders 
  • Social & Endo-Exo Dynamics 
Registration Opens June 2029!

2030 Dharma Retreat (Year Five): Spiritual Deliverance (Hosted in Canada)

The culminating retreat of the Dharma Program offers an immersive experience in the rituals and practices of spiritual liberation. Designed for advanced students, it focuses on healing disorders of the soul and opening access to higher dimensions of service and realization. 
  • Retreat Dates: May, 2030 
  • Language: English
  • Retreat Highlights: Prayer, Meditation, Karma Practices, Phowa, and Service 
Registration Opens June 2029!
Who Can Attend?
Prerequisites: Completion of prior years, and for Advanced Student-Practitioners, Approved by Carlos de León.

Need Guidance or Have Questions?

We’re here to support you in your next step. Email us at info@ontogony.com to schedule a Zoom Meet & Greet with a member of our team.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

No, unfortunately, this training is a focused program separate from the Memberships. However, as a token of our appreciation for your commitment, if you are a Prime or Premium Member, you receive a 30% discount on the regular tuition for the online and live-streaming series.

Yes, you can apply your 30% discount to the Online and Live-Streaming Training Programs. However, please note that this discount does not apply to the Yearly Retreats. Also, Premium Members will have access to the Flying into Freedom Growth Group starting December 2025, which is currently ongoing live with Carlos de León. Your 30% discount can be applied to this as well.

The first four Online or Live-Streaming Training are open to anyone wishing to deepen their practice of service. However, to qualify for certification and join the retreats, you must have participated consecutively in the previous years and complete the necessary prerequisites.

No. Participation in the live-streaming or online training corresponding to the retreat year is required to attend the retreat and be eligible for certification. Retreat participation requires prior enrollment and participation in the corresponding live-streaming training to ensure you are fully prepared for the deepening and integration of the program.

Once you enroll in the required Live-Streaming or Online Training for the corresponding year retreat, you will receive a registration link where you can select your preferred payment plan and lodging options.

Yes, you can cancel your attendance at the retreat. However, please note that we do not offer cash refunds. The amount of credit you receive depends on how far in advance you cancel. For complete details, please review the Retreat Cancellation Policy.

Yes, you can cancel; however, please note that there are no cash refunds for cancellations (please view the terms and conditions). Additionally, cancellation means you will no longer be eligible to attend the associated retreat or receive certification.

No prior experience is necessary. The program series is designed to support sincere practitioners at all levels; however, a commitment to the entire training pathway is recommended.

All live-streaming sessions are recorded and uploaded to the platform classroom, making them available for replay at your convenience if you miss the live class.

Yes, we understand that everyone's financial situation is different. That's why we offer multiple payment plans to accommodate different budgets. Review complete details as outlined during the registration process.

Training in live-streaming or online formats is primarily offered in Spanish with English interpretation, and the Retreats are offered in English with some support available for Spanish speakers. Please get in touch with us if you have specific language requirements.

Yes. After completing the required live-streaming courses and retreats, you will earn a Diploma—either the 3-Year Dharma Foundations Certification or the full 5-Year Dharma Facilitator Certification by application and completion of the whole program.

Our team is available to assist you via email and meet-and-greet sessions. You will also have access to community support through online groups and forums. For further assistance, please contact us at info@ontogony.com.

Ready to Deepen Your Practice & Facilitate Transformation?

This training offers more than tools—it opens the gateway to a path of service, healing, and spiritual empowerment. Whether you're supporting a community, working with clients, or simply bringing greater peace and insight to those around you, this program offers meaningful preparation for the times we live in.

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