Power-Conscious Authentic Leadership
2025-10-01 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Denver) | https://rightuseofpower.org/event/power-conscious-authentic-leadership/
A 10-week online training synthesizing Authentic Leadership and Right Use of Power concepts and practices for leaders of teams, organizations and communities. The program consists of six 2-hour classes and four 1-hour integration/coaching sessions.
Authentic Leadership encourages leaders to bring themselves fully and creatively to their leadership challenges and to invite others to do the same. Becoming an authentic leader involves expanding self-awareness and presence, cultivating good communication skills and leading with both vulnerability and courage. However, power dynamics can sometimes derail leaders’ best intentions and create awkward moments that erode trust.
Integrating Right Use of PowerTM concepts and practices into your leadership approach will strengthen your ability to lead with integrity and empathy by enhancing access to your personal power and acknowledging the impact that role and status power have in all of our interactions.
We will explore the 5 types of power in the context of Authentic Leadership—helping you understand the power you have and how to wield it skillfully with empathy and compassion. This is particularly important in diverse work environments in which power is distributed unevenly in society, and yet we seek to create inclusive workplaces.
The 6 bi-monthly, 2-hour class sessions will include community-building, lecture, dialogue, small-group interaction, self-reflection and embodiment exercises.
In addition, there will also be four 1 hr integration sessions with the instructor, to explore specific leadership challenges and receive personalized coaching. This is open to everyone.
Learning Outcomes:

Understand the role of authenticity in cultivating trust and engagement in the workplace
Understand how the “Right Use of Power” can enhance one’s ability to lead with integrity and heart
Learn and apply the 3 core competencies of Authentic Leadership
Explore the 5 types of power and how they influence leadership roles
Increase self-awareness, credibility and leadership impact using a variety of methods
Discuss how to effectively bring these skills into the workplace

Prerequisites for this program:

Right Use of Power Basics Course
Right Use of Power Core Training

Class Sessions
Wednesday
October 1, 2025 12pm – 2pm MDT ~ Introduction to Authentic Leadership and Right Use of Power
October 15th, 2025 12pm – 2pm MDT ~ Embodied Presence and Personal Power
October 29th, 2025 12pm – 2pm MST ~ Skillful Communication and Role Power
November 12th, 2025 12pm – 2pm MST ~ Compassionate Change and Status Power
November 26th, 2025 12pm – 2pm MST ~ Creating a Culture of Authenticity, Trust and Empowerment
December 10th, 2025 12pm – 2pm MST ~ Practicing Authentic Leadership Moments, Integration and Celebration

Integration Sessions
October 8th, 2025 12pm – 1:00pm MDT
October 22nd, 2025 12pm – 1:00pm MDT
November 19th, 2025 12pm – 1:00pm MST
December 3rd, 2025 12pm – 1:00pm MST

Cancellation/Refund Policy:

Full refund minus a $50 admin fee available up to 2 weeks before the first day of training OR
A voucher for the full amount paid for a future training available up to 1 week before the first day of training

Additional Questions?
We’re happy to answer them! Email us at training@rightuseofpower.org .
Instructor:

SUSAN SKJEI, PH.D., PCC, is a RUPI Faculty Member and teaches in the Core and Teacher Training programs. Over the last 25 years, Susan has worked with thousands of leaders in the US, Canada and Europe to cultivate mindfulness and authenticity, strengthen relational, coaching and strategic skills, and effectively lead the changes they want to see in their organizations and in the world. She has a unique ability to create energetic and high trust learning environments that accelerate the achievement of practical organizational results while building strong, collaborative relationships. Formerly a Vice-President and Chief Learning Officer in the technology sector and an international consultant, she was also the founder and Director of the Authentic Leadership Center at Naropa University. She enjoys hiking, biking and watercolor painting.

Maya Shaw Gale

Maya Shaw Gale is a Board Certified (BCC) life and leadership coach, a certified Hakomi practitioner and trainer, an energy medicine teacher, and an advanced RUP teacher. Over the past year, she has been part of a team developing a RUP coaching and consulting application. Based in Sedona, Arizona, Maya maintains a private practice where she coaches community and business leaders, healers, spiritual teachers, artists, and highly sensitive and empathic individuals.
Throughout her life, she has studied with a number of shamanic and indigenous teachers and is deeply committed to integrating indigenous perspectives of interconnectedness and reverence for all life into contemporary culture. She has served on the Board of the Tribal Trust Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting indigenous cultures and supporting wisdom keepers in sharing their teachings. Currently, she is collaborating with two corporate consultants to develop Business Beyond Usual, a new-paradigm approach to business.

Basics Training - October 16th, 2025
2025-10-16 09:30 - 14:30 (America/Denver) | https://rightuseofpower.org/event/basics-training-october-16th-2025/
Right Use of Power™ is a dynamic, inspiring, and relational approach to the ethical use of power to promote well-being, the common good and right relationship. We share a language and framework for understanding and navigating power with strength AND heart.
The Right Use of Power™ approach is a conscious ethics deep-dive and recognizes that the issues of power in relationships are complex. Our Right Use of Power™ programs focus on increasing skillfulness, engagement, and awareness in uses of power. It is ethics from the inside out.
Our Basics Training is a 5-hour live, online global learning experience for people who want to deepen their understanding of power and start to learn how to use power with strength and heart. Empowering, relevant, and dynamic, our program is presented through engaging presentations, facilitated discussions, and experiential practices.
In our Basics Training, you will:

Learn about the five types of power side-by-side with people around the world in a connecting and conscious environment.
Expand your understanding of the nuances of power, which creates more room for complexity in relationships.
Deepen your awareness of your own personal power and how it impacts others.
Get an introduction to power differentials and their key aspects for better navigating relationships.

When: Thursday, October 16th, 2025; 9:30am – 2:30pm MST (Denver USA)

(Due to the complexity of the time zones, we are only sharing the Mountain Time Zone. Click here to see the hours in your own time zone)
Where: Online using Zoom (link will be provided after registration)

Continuing Education Credits (CEUs):
The Right Use of Power Institute™ is an NBCC – Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPtm) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program (NBCC Provider #6736).
The Right Use of Power Institute™ is an ICF – Approved Continuing Education Provider.
There is an additional $20 purchase fee for CE documentation. This fee can be paid in our online Shop after your registration is purchased.

Cancellation/Refund Policy:

Full refund minus a $50 handling fee available up to 2 weeks before the first day of training OR
A voucher for the full amount paid for a future training available up to 1 week before the first day of training

Please see our Video Recording Policy. To indicate your preferences for video recordings, please be sure to fill out the intake survey in your welcome email.
Questions? We’re happy to answer them!
Email us at:
training@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our training programs.
admin@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our website, membership levels, sign up.

Facilitators:
Dr. Cedar Barstow

Cedar (she/her) is a consultant and teacher on ethics and ethical issues. She has been designing, developing, and teaching this approach since 1994. Cedar’s background includes 30 years as a psychotherapist and 25 years as a teacher.
She is the author of books and articles on ethics, counseling with elders, women and independence, and psychotherapy and spirituality. Cedar is also a Hakomi Experiential Psychology Trainer and a member of the Naropa University Adjunct Faculty. She maintains a private psychotherapy and ethics consulting practice in Boulder/Denver and teaches both Right Use of Power™ and Hakomi nationally and internationally.
The Right Use of Power™ educational materials and exercises were developed by Cedar over a period of 20 years and dozens of trainings.
These teachings have been influenced by many sources in Cedar’s background. She is particularly grateful for her extensive experiences as an administrator, therapist, and trainer of the the Hakomi Method of Experiential Psychotherapy, chair of both the Hakomi Institute International Ethics Committee (HIEC) and the United States Association of Body Psychotherapy (USABP) Ethics Committee, ethics expert contributor to GoodTherapy.org, consultant to numerous organizations, and ceremonialist with the Earth Song Ceremonial Dance Community.

Veronica Borgonovi

Veronica (Bore-go-no-vee; she/her) is a member of the core faculty at the Right Use of Power Institute and has facilitated RUPI’s Basics, Core, and Power and Equity Challenge programs. She has also been a student in RUPI’s Power-Conscious Authentic Leadership and Power-Conscious Restorative Integration programs. Veronica is an experienced project leader, manager, mentor, and coach and has supported over 40 client projects in management and social sector consulting across several countries. As an internal organizational leader, she guided a multi-year effort to transform organizational culture around equity and inclusion across multiple teams and geographies.
Veronica is guided by her values of wholeheartedness, interdependence, curiosity, connection, and adventure. As the first in her family born in the United States and a daughter of immigrants from different racial, class, and national backgrounds, she is on a continual exploration around identity and authenticity. Veronica loves the outdoors and finds peace, joy, and, unfortunately, sometimes injuries in nature, on both land and water. One of Veronica’s most prized possessions is a peer-voted award for “Most Supportive” from her high school speech and debate team, which hangs on her wall as a continual reminder to be in right relationship with others.

Collective Transmutation Circle: Honoring Grief - Sun, October 26, 2025
2025-10-26 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Denver)
Collective Transmutation Circle
Dear Right Use of Power Community,
Our mission—to promote a dynamic, inspiring, and relational approach to the ethical use of power—feels particularly relevant now. Our core values serve as anchors during this time: we create belonging by holding space for all voices and experiences, maintain clarity through authentic communication, foster mutuality by supporting one another with care and curiosity, and embrace evolution as we grow through change together.

An Invitation to Connect
We invite you to join us for our next monthly Collective Transmutation Circle on October 26th, @ 1 pm – 2:30 pm MST.
This gathering provides a space to:

Ground together & draw strength from our community
Connect to universal, personal, and collective power
Find inspiration and support in challenging times

You can join us at:
Zoom Meeting Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84380430279?pwd=[REDACTED]
Whether you’re feeling energized, depleted, or somewhere in between, your presence enriches our collective wisdom and strength.

Who can join?
All RUPI community members and their loved ones—friends, family, and close connections of any kind—are warmly invited to join this gathering.
As we move forward together, let us remember that our individual and collective responses to this moment matter. Through conscious engagement with power, we can contribute to positive change in our communities and beyond.

In solidarity and hope,
Right Use of Power Members Circle (Dau Windwater, Ki Smith, Kelly Sheeran, Sarah Buino, Fenna Diephuis, Magi Cooper, Cedar Barstow, Amanda Aguilera)
Right Use of Power Institute

Community of Practice: A Gathering – Wed, Oct. 29
2025-10-29 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Denver) | https://rightuseofpower.org/event/community-of-practice-a-gathering-wed-oct-29/
Join us for a monthly gathering where Right Use of Power students and facilitators come together to reflect, connect, and deepen their wisdom around power dynamics in everyday life. These Community of Practice events are a brave and compassionate space to share real-life stories, explore challenges, and celebrate growth in using power ethically and heartfully. Whether you’re still unpacking the types of power, navigating up-power roles, or working with feedback and repair, you’re welcome here. Come as you are, and let’s learn together how to use our power with presence.
Dau has facilitated Right Use of Power™ Basics Trainings, Core Trainings, and the Power and Equity Challenge programs, helping individuals and communities engage with power through strength, heart, and connection.
Suggested donation:$20-$50
Register and Donate here
Dau Windwater

Dau Windwater (they/them) is a dedicated guide and facilitator passionate about the ethical use of personal power. Dau holds an interdisciplinary graduate degree in Environmental Justice and Buddhist Divinity. Their work focuses on helping people cultivate their personal power, deepen their relationship with nature, and stay present and curious with the unknown.
With a background in tai chi, aikido, and dance, Dau weaves movement and embodiment practices into their teaching. They approach facilitation through a lens of compassion, loving-kindness, and a commitment to cultivate conflict-positive spaces that nurture genuine connection and community. As a nonbinary queer person living with invisible disabilities, Dau brings lived experience, resilience, and depth to their work. They also practice Indigenous technologies of elemental medicine, integrating earth-based wisdom into modern healing and leadership practices.
Dau is honored to guide others in exploring how power can be a force for good — relational, rooted, and deeply human.

Power & Leadership through the Enneagram
2025-10-30 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Denver) | https://rightuseofpower.org/event/power-leadership-enneagram/
In this mini workshop, you’ll be introduced to the foundations of the Enneagram — a dynamic map that describes nine personality styles, or character strategies. Together we’ll explore how these patterns shape our power, presence, and leadership.
Learning outcomes:

Introduction to the Enneagam model
The nine types and the three centers of intelligence (head, heart, and body)
How the structure of our personality is central to our personal power and leadership style

To deepen, we will be examining three Enneagram styles through the lens of power.
We will hear three interviews on the topic:

Cedar Barstow, the founder of RUPI
Amanda Aguilera, Executive Director
Sarah Buino, Mission Circle Lead and Board President

The session is led by Sari Ajanko, RUPI Associate Facilitator (in Certification Training) and member of the Mission Circle (Board of Directors). Sari is a Leadership Coach and a Certified Enneagram Teacher in the Narrative Tradition. She has been a teacher and mentor on the narrative enneagram teacher training in Finland.
Sliding Scale
100 % supports RUPI Mission.

Basics Training - November, 2025
2025-11-10 11:00 - 13:30 (America/Denver) | https://rightuseofpower.org/event/basics-training-november-2025-2/
Right Use of Power™ is a dynamic, inspiring, and relational approach to the ethical use of power to promote well-being, the common good and right relationship. We share a language and framework for understanding and navigating power with strength AND heart.
The Right Use of Power™ approach is a conscious ethics deep-dive and recognizes that the issues of power in relationships are complex. Our Right Use of Power™ programs focus on increasing skillfulness, engagement, and awareness in uses of power. It is ethics from the inside out.
This Basics Training is a 2-day, 2.5hrs live, online global learning experience for people who want to deepen their understanding of power and start to learn how to use power with strength and heart. Empowering, relevant, and dynamic, our program is presented through engaging presentations, facilitated discussions, and experiential practices.
In our Basics Training, you will:

Learn about the five types of power side-by-side with people around the world in a connecting and conscious environment.
Expand your understanding of the nuances of power, which creates more room for complexity in relationships.
Deepen your awareness of your own personal power and how it impacts others.
Get an introduction to power differentials and their key aspects for better navigating relationships.

Basics Training Series:
2 days (2.5hrs per day)
Time: 11:00am-1:30pm MST
(Due to the complexity of the time zones, we are only sharing the Mountain Time Zone. Click here to see the hours in your own time zone)

Dates:

Monday, November 10th, 2025
Monday, November 17th, 2025

Where: Online using Zoom (link will be provided after registration)
Please see our Video Recording Policy. To indicate your preferences for video recordings, please be sure to fill out the intake survey in your welcome email.

Continuing Education Credits (CEUs):
The Right Use of Power Institute™ is an NBCC – Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPtm) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program (NBCC Provider #6736).
The Right Use of Power Institute™ is an ICF – Approved Continuing Education Provider.
There is an additional $20 purchase fee for CE documentation. This fee can be paid in our online Shop after your registration is purchased.

Cancellation/Refund Policy:

Full refund minus a $50 handling fee available up to 2 weeks before the first day of training OR
A voucher for the full amount paid for a future training available up to 1 week before the first day of training

Questions? We’re happy to answer them!
Email us at:
training@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our training programs.
admin@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our website, membership levels, sign up.

Facilitators:
Dr. Amanda Aguilera

Amanda currently serves as the Executive Director of RUPI. Driven by her core values of curiosity, courage, and connection, Amanda is adept at putting things together in new ways, creating visuals that help make learning more accessible, and communicating complex ideas in simple ways.
Amanda has a commitment to be courageous in the service of reducing and repairing harm in relationship and promoting the cultural shift toward power-and-equity consciousness, conflict positivity and conflict competency. At the core of her academic and personal passion is the advancement in understanding social power dynamics and deepening the personal and collective uses of power in the world with wisdom and compassion.
Her doctoral dissertation focused on the dynamics of shame and power in the justice system and she continues to develop theoretical models in the intrapersonal and interpersonal experiences of power dynamics, including the integration of neurobiology, contemplative practices and restorative practices as they relate to power differentials.

Nelly Marcadet

Nelly Marcadet (she/her/ella/elle) is a power-conscious somatic facilitator and faculty member at the Right Use of Power Institute, where she leads the International Circle. Trained in IFS (Internal Family Systems) and Hakomi, she supports individuals in deepening self-awareness, releasing limiting beliefs, and cultivating harmony in their lives, along with confidence in the ethical use of power.
She provides grounded, welcoming spaces for clarity, integration, and authentic connection, nurturing right relationship with oneself and others.
Nelly collaborates with people from diverse backgrounds — including professionals, spiritual leaders, and communities — fostering wise and compassionate relationships with power, and developing trust, skillfulness, accountability, and integrity.
Her facilitation weaves presence, attunement, and embodied wisdom, gently accompanying each person’s unique unfolding.

Basics Training in Finland - Nov 13, 2025
2025-11-13 09:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Helsinki) | Helsinki, Finland, Yliopistonkatu 5, Helsinki, Finland
Right Use of Power Basics -työpaja
Neljättä kertaa Suomessa ja suomeksi
Tule mukaan ja tutustu Right Use of Power ™ -ajattelun perusteisiin
Right Use of Power™ on dynaaminen, inspiroiva ja valtasuhteita tarkasteleva lähestymistapa. RUP-ajattelulla pyritään tukemaan hyvinvointia ja toimivia ihmissuhteita sekä vahvistamaan tietoisempaa suhdetta valtaan ja eettiseen vaikuttamiseen. Tutkimme yhdessä sitä, miten voimme navigoida kaiken valtaan liittyvän dynamiikan keskellä ja käyttää sekä vaikutusvaltaamme että sydäntämme.
Right Use of Power -koulutukset ovat syväsukelluksia käytännön etiikkaan. Pyrimme lisäämään niin tietoisuutta kuin myös taitoja ja tunnistamaan sen, miten monitahoinen asia valta ja valtasuhteet ovat.
Right Use of Power -lähestymistavassa eettisyyttä tarkastellaan sisäisenä kompassina – ei ulkoa sisään päin tulevana koodistona.
Basics -ohjelma on yksipäiväinen työpaja, jossa on mukana sekä teoriaa että keskusteluja ja harjoituksia. Opit tunnistamaan viisi vallan lajia sekä syvennät tietoisuuttasi omasta henkilökohtaisesta vallastasi sekä siitä, miten vaikutat toisiin.
Coachit Huom! ICF:n CCEU pisteitä tästä koulutuksesta saa neljä (Core Competencies / Ethics). Muistathan merkitä toiveen todistuksesta jo rekisteröityessäsi.
Basics-koulutukseen osallistuminen mahdollistaa jatkon muihin Right Use of Power Instituutin koulutuksiin (Core Training, Certified Facilitator Training, Power and Equity Challenge).
Suomessa toteutettavalla koulutuksella kerätään varoja Right Use of Power Instituutin toimintaan. Toivomme osallistujien valitsevan korkeimman hintatason: USD 225. Sinä voit kuitenkin vapaasti tehdä myös muun valinnan oman maksukykysi mukaan, ja halutessasi toki tehdä myös lisälahjoituksen.
Aika: Torstai 13.11.2025 klo 9-16
Paikka: Yliopistonkatu 5, Helsinki
Kouluttajana:
Sari Ajanko, Leadership Coach (PCC)
Johdon työnohjaaja (CSLE)
Affiliate Right Use of Power Teacher
Right Use of Power Instituutin hallituksen jäsen
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Right Use of Power™ is a dynamic, inspiring, and relational approach to the ethical use of power to promote well-being, the common good and right relationship. We share a language and framework for understanding and navigating power with strength AND heart.
The Right Use of Power™ approach is a conscious ethics deep-dive and recognizes that the issues of power in relationships are complex. Our Right Use of Power™ programs focus on increasing skillfulness, engagement, and awareness in uses of power. It is ethics from the inside out.
Our Basics Training is a 5-hour live, online global learning experience for people who want to deepen their understanding of power and start to learn how to use power with strength and heart. Empowering, relevant, and dynamic, our program is presented through engaging presentations, facilitated discussions, and experiential practices.
In our Basics Training, you will:

Learn about the five types of power side-by-side with people around the world in a connecting and conscious environment.
Expand your understanding of the nuances of power, which creates more room for complexity in relationships.
Deepen your awareness of your own personal power and how it impacts others.
Get an introduction to power differentials and their key aspects for better navigating relationships.

When: Thursday, November 13th, 2025; 9am-4pm EEST
Where: Yliopistonkatu 5, Helsinki, Finland

Continuing Education Credits (CEUs):
The Right Use of Power Institute™ is an NBCC – Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPtm) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP is solely responsible for all aspects of the program (NBCC Provider #6736).
The Right Use of Power Institute™ is an ICF – Approved Continuing Education Provider.
There is an additional $20 purchase fee for CE documentation. This fee can be paid in our online Shop after your registration is purchased.

Cancellation/Refund Policy:

Full refund minus a $50 handling fee available up to 2 weeks before the first day of training OR
A voucher for the full amount paid for a future training is available up to 1 week before the first day of training

Questions? We’re happy to answer them!
Email us at:
training@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our training programs.
admin@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our website, membership levels, or sign up.

Facilitator: Sari Ajanko

Sari’s professional career is rooted in hospitality management. Twelve years as a leader in the language service sector were an integral step for Sari in learning how to thrive in client-focused consulting services. Since 2008, Sari has worked in professional coaching and training services. In 2013, she became the founder and CEO of Diversitas Oy (Ltd).

Her company and client offerings are the vessel of fusing her passions, leadership development, professional coaching and personality models and maps. Sari’s mission has been to take the D & I discussions to the next level, including the less visible aspects of diversity that we all share. Sari’s book on ”Leading multiplicity – Leader’s self-awareness as its core” (in Finnish) was published in 2016.

Sari is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) certified by ICF (International Coaching Federation), Certified Business Coach Master, and Trainer/Mentor of Coaching & Leadership skills. Sari also holds certifications as a WholeBody Focusing Trainer and as an Enneagram Teacher in the Narrative Tradition.

Sari is always looking for new concepts and modalities to make her training and coaching more impactful. Sari is excited about the potential of somatic therapies, currently progressing through certification with Hakomi Mallorca.

Sari lives in Helsinki beside the Baltic Sea with her Canadian husband, Jim Grant, who is also a RUPI teacher, and their “power pawsitive” Office Manager Reiki (Shih Tzu).

Hopi Perspectives on the Wise Use of Power: Thought Leader Webinar
2025-11-20 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Denver) | https://rightuseofpower.org/event/hopi-perspectives-on-the-wise-use-of-power-thought-leader-webinar/
Join us for an open conversation featuring our guest thought leader, Ruben Saufkie — a Hopi wisdom keeper from the Water Clan, fine silversmith, and international teacher who shares about Hopi culture in Arizona, the sacred nature of water, and the wisdom of Hopi prophecy.
~ WATER IS LIFE ~
We are Water ~ Flow like Water.
Lightning and Thunder are Energy
~ to give us strength to endure
ALL challenges we face in life.
~ Ruben Saufkie Sr.
Ruben be speaking with us about Hopi perspectives on the wise use of power and how we share power with non-human beings and Mother Earth herself.
Join us!
Hosted by Maya Shaw Gale and founder, Cedar Barstow
Maya Shaw Gale

Maya Shaw Gale is a Board Certified (BCC) life and leadership coach, a certified Hakomi practitioner and trainer, an energy medicine teacher, and an advanced RUP teacher. Over the past year, she has been part of a team developing a RUP coaching and consulting application. Based in Sedona, Arizona, Maya maintains a private practice where she coaches community and business leaders, healers, spiritual teachers, artists, and highly sensitive and empathic individuals.
Throughout her life, she has studied with a number of shamanic and indigenous teachers and is deeply committed to integrating indigenous perspectives of interconnectedness and reverence for all life into contemporary culture. She has served on the Board of the Tribal Trust Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting indigenous cultures and supporting wisdom keepers in sharing their teachings. Currently, she is collaborating with two corporate consultants to develop Business Beyond Usual, a new-paradigm approach to business.
Dr. Cedar Barstow

Cedar (she/her) is a consultant and teacher on ethics and ethical issues. She has been designing, developing, and teaching this approach since 1994. Cedar’s background includes 30 years as a psychotherapist and 25 years as a teacher.
She is the author of books and articles on ethics, counseling with elders, women and independence, and psychotherapy and spirituality. Cedar is also a Hakomi Experiential Psychology Trainer and a member of the Naropa University Adjunct Faculty. She maintains a private psychotherapy and ethics consulting practice in Boulder/Denver and teaches both Right Use of Power™ and Hakomi nationally and internationally.
The Right Use of Power™ educational materials and exercises were developed by Cedar over a period of 20 years and dozens of trainings.
These teachings have been influenced by many sources in Cedar’s background. She is particularly grateful for her extensive experiences as an administrator, therapist, and trainer of the the Hakomi Method of Experiential Psychotherapy, chair of both the Hakomi Institute International Ethics Committee (HIEC) and the United States Association of Body Psychotherapy (USABP) Ethics Committee, ethics expert contributor to GoodTherapy.org, consultant to numerous organizations, and ceremonialist with the Earth Song Ceremonial Dance Community.

Community of Practice: A Gathering – Mon, Nov. 24
2025-11-24 16:30 - 17:30 (America/Denver) | https://rightuseofpower.org/event/community-of-practice-a-gathering-mon-nov-24/
Join us for a monthly gathering where Right Use of Power students and facilitators come together to reflect, connect, and deepen their wisdom around power dynamics in everyday life. These Community of Practice events are a brave and compassionate space to share real-life stories, explore challenges, and celebrate growth in using power ethically and heartfully. Whether you’re still unpacking the types of power, navigating up-power roles, or working with feedback and repair, you’re welcome here. Come as you are, and let’s learn together how to use our power with presence.
We are delighted to introduce Dr. Cedar Barstow, founder and Executive Director Emerita of the Right Use of Power Institute, as our facilitator this month.
Register and Donate Here Now

Dr. Cedar Barstow

Cedar (she/her) is a consultant and teacher on ethics and ethical issues. She has been designing, developing, and teaching this approach since 1994. Cedar’s background includes 30 years as a psychotherapist and 25 years as a teacher.
She is the author of books and articles on ethics, counseling with elders, women and independence, and psychotherapy and spirituality. Cedar is also a Hakomi Experiential Psychology Trainer and a member of the Naropa University Adjunct Faculty.
She maintains a private psychotherapy and ethics consulting practice in Boulder/Denver and teaches both Right Use of Power™ and Hakomi nationally and internationally.
The Right Use of Power™ educational materials and exercises were developed by Cedar over a period of 20 years and dozens of trainings.
These teachings have been influenced by many sources in Cedar’s background. She is particularly grateful for her extensive experiences as an administrator, therapist, and trainer of the the Hakomi Method of Experiential Psychotherapy, chair of both the Hakomi Institute International Ethics Committee (HIEC) and the United States Association of Body Psychotherapy (USABP) Ethics Committee, ethics expert contributor to GoodTherapy.org, consultant to numerous organizations, and ceremonialist with the Earth Song Ceremonial Dance Community.

Virtual Book Launch Party with Dr. Amanda Aguilera – Sat, Nov. 29, 2025
2025-11-29 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Denver) | https://rightuseofpower.org/event/virtual-book-launch-party-with-dr-amanda-aguilera-sat-nov-29-2025/
Celebrating Shaping Power for Good: Wayfinding to Right Relationship
Saturday, November 29th, 202510:00 – 11:00 am MSTOnline (via Zoom)Gifts for attendees + exclusive giveaways!
Join Us for a Live Virtual Celebration
Be among the first to celebrate the release of Dr. Amanda Aguilera’s groundbreaking new book, Shaping Power for Good: Wayfinding to Right Relationship.
This one-hour online event will include:
– Highlights and stories from the author
– A first conversation about the book and its key ideas
– Q&A with Dr. Amanda Aguilera
– Giveaways and special launch gifts
– Connection with the Right Use of Power community
Whether you’re a longtime RUPI community member or new to Amanda’s work, this celebration is an invitation to explore what it means to shape power for good—within and around you.
Join us for this free, interactive event and be part of the very first conversation about Shaping Power for Good.

Pre-Order the Book
Be among the first to receive your copy of Shaping Power for Good: Wayfinding to Right Relationship.
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About the Book
Shaping Power for Good: Wayfinding to Right Relationship
In this transformative work, Dr. Amanda Aguilera explores power in its many forms, offering a compassionate and practical framework for navigating the complexities of human relationships.
Drawing on decades of research and practice, Dr. Aguilera expands the Right Use of Power™ model to identify six distinct types of power: Personal, Role, Status, Collective, Systemic, and Universal Power.
Through vivid examples and grounded insights, Amanda reveals how power shapes our lives—often in unseen ways—and provides tools to engage with integrity, awareness, and courage.
This book invites readers to:
– Recognize and reclaim their Personal Power
– Use Role and Status Power ethically in relationship
– Harness Collective Power for social transformation
– Understand and influence Systemic Power with consciousness
– Connect with Universal Power to act from a place of grounded compassion
Shaping Power for Good is more than a book—it’s a call to action to live in right relationship with self, others, and the systems we inhabit.

About Dr. Amanda Aguilera

Dr. Amanda Aguilera is a consultant and facilitator specializing in power-and-equity consciousness and conflict resolution. Guided by her values of curiosity, courage, and connection, she brings clarity to complex ideas through accessible frameworks and visuals.
Her work centers on reducing and repairing harm in relationships, fostering conflict positivity, and advancing a cultural shift toward equity consciousness and ethical power use.
Amanda’s doctoral research explored the dynamics of shame and power in the justice system. Her ongoing work integrates neurobiology, contemplative practices, and restorative principles to illuminate how power operates in our personal and collective lives.

Basics Training - December, 2025
2025-12-08 09:30 - 14:30 (America/Denver) | https://rightuseofpower.org/event/basics-training-december-2025-2/
Right Use of Power™ is a dynamic, inspiring, and relational approach to the ethical use of power to promote well-being, the common good and right relationship. We share a language and framework for understanding and navigating power with strength AND heart.
The Right Use of Power™ approach is a conscious ethics deep-dive and recognizes that the issues of power in relationships are complex. Our Right Use of Power™ programs focus on increasing skillfulness, engagement, and awareness in uses of power. It is ethics from the inside out.
Our Basics Training is a 5-hour live, online global learning experience for people who want to deepen their understanding of power and start to learn how to use power with strength and heart. Empowering, relevant, and dynamic, our program is presented through engaging presentations, facilitated discussions, and experiential practices.
In our Basics Training, you will:

Learn about the five types of power side-by-side with people around the world in a connecting and conscious environment.
Expand your understanding of the nuances of power, which creates more room for complexity in relationships.
Deepen your awareness of your own personal power and how it impacts others.
Get an introduction to power differentials and their key aspects for better navigating relationships.

When: Monday, December 8th, 2025; 9:30am – 2:30pm MST (Denver USA)

(Due to the complexity of the time zones, we are only sharing the Mountain Time Zone. Click here to see the hours in your own time zone)
Where: Online using Zoom (link will be provided after registration)
Please see our Video Recording Policy. To indicate your preferences for video recordings, please be sure to fill out the intake survey in your welcome email.

Continuing Education Credits (CEUs):
The Right Use of Power Institute™ is an NBCC–approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPtm) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program (NBCC Provider #6736).
The Right Use of Power Institute™ is an ICF – Approved Continuing Education Provider.
There is an additional $20 purchase fee for CE documentation. This fee can be paid in our online Shop after your registration is purchased.

Cancellation/Refund Policy:

Full refund minus a $50 handling fee available up to 2 weeks before the first day of training, OR
A voucher for the full amount paid for a future training is available up to 1 week before the first day of training

Questions? We’re happy to answer them!
Email us at:
training@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our training programs.
admin@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our website, membership levels, or sign up.

Facilitators:
Dr. Amanda Aguilera

Amanda currently serves as the Executive Director of RUPI. Driven by her core values of curiosity, courage, and connection, Amanda is adept at putting things together in new ways, creating visuals that help make learning more accessible, and communicating complex ideas in simple ways.
Amanda has a commitment to be courageous in the service of reducing and repairing harm in relationship and promoting the cultural shift toward power-and-equity consciousness, conflict positivity and conflict competency. At the core of her academic and personal passion is the advancement in understanding social power dynamics and deepening the personal and collective uses of power in the world with wisdom and compassion.
Her doctoral dissertation focused on the dynamics of shame and power in the justice system and she continues to develop theoretical models in the intrapersonal and interpersonal experiences of power dynamics, including the integration of neurobiology, contemplative practices and restorative practices as they relate to power differentials.

Sarah Buino

Sarah is trained as a Right Use of Power Facilitator and also serves as Chair of RUPI’s Mission Circle (Board of Directors). We are delighted to introduce her as our presenter this month.
Sarah Buino, LCSW, RDDP, CADC, NMT, is a multi-talented therapist, speaker, educator, consultant, and visionary founder of the therapy practice Head/Heart Therapy, Inc, and business consulting organization Head/Heart Business Therapy. As an esteemed member of Loyola University Chicago’s adjunct faculty and dynamic podcast host, Conversations With a Wounded Healer, she passionately advocates for personal growth and collective action.

Community of Practice: A Gathering – Mon, Dec. 15
2025-12-15 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Denver) | https://rightuseofpower.org/event/community-of-practice-a-gathering-mon-dec-15/
Join us for a monthly gathering where Right Use of Power students and facilitators come together to reflect, connect, and deepen their wisdom around power dynamics in everyday life. These Community of Practice events are a brave and compassionate space to share real-life stories, explore challenges, and celebrate growth in using power ethically and heartfully. Whether you’re still unpacking the types of power, navigating up-power roles, or working with feedback and repair, you’re welcome here. Come as you are, and let’s learn together how to use our power with presence.
We are delighted to introduce Maya Shaw Gayle, one of our RUPI teachers, as our facilitator this month.
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Maya Shaw Gale

Maya Shaw Gale is a Board Certified (BCC) life and leadership coach, a certified Hakomi practitioner and trainer, an energy medicine teacher, and an advanced RUP teacher. Over the past year, she has been part of a team developing a RUP coaching and consulting application. Based in Sedona, Arizona, Maya maintains a private practice where she coaches community and business leaders, healers, spiritual teachers, artists, and highly sensitive and empathic individuals.
Throughout her life, she has studied with a number of shamanic and indigenous teachers and is deeply committed to integrating indigenous perspectives of interconnectedness and reverence for all life into contemporary culture. She has served on the Board of the Tribal Trust Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting indigenous cultures and supporting wisdom keepers in sharing their teachings. Currently, she is collaborating with two corporate consultants to develop Business Beyond Usual, a new-paradigm approach to business.

Basics Training - January 9, 2026
2026-01-09 09:00 - 14:00 (America/Denver) | https://rightuseofpower.org/event/basics-training-january-9-2026/
Right Use of Power™ is a dynamic, inspiring, and relational approach to the ethical use of power to promote well-being, the common good and right relationship. We share a language and framework for understanding and navigating power with strength AND heart.
The Right Use of Power™ approach is a conscious ethics deep-dive and recognizes that the issues of power in relationships are complex. Our Right Use of Power™ programs focus on increasing skillfulness, engagement, and awareness in uses of power. It is ethics from the inside out.
Our Basics Training is a 5-hour live, online global learning experience for people who want to deepen their understanding of power and start to learn how to use power with strength and heart. Empowering, relevant, and dynamic, our program is presented through engaging presentations, facilitated discussions, and experiential practices.
In our Basics Training, you will:

Learn about the five types of power side-by-side with people around the world in a connecting and conscious environment.
Expand your understanding of the nuances of power, which creates more room for complexity in relationships.
Deepen your awareness of your own personal power and how it impacts others.
Get an introduction to power differentials and their key aspects for better navigating relationships.

When: Friday, January 9, 2026; 9:00am – 2:00pm MST (Denver, USA)
(Due to the complexity of the time zones, we are only sharing the Mountain Time Zone. Click here to see the hours in your own time zone.
Where: Online using Zoom (link will be provided after registration)
Please see our Video Recording Policy. To indicate your preferences for video recordings, please be sure to fill out the intake survey in your welcome email.

Continuing Education Credits (CEUs):
The Right Use of Power Institute™ is an NBCC – Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPtm) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program (NBCC Provider #6736).
The Right Use of Power Institute™ is an ICF – Approved Continuing Education Provider.
There is an additional $20 purchase fee for CE documentation. This fee can be paid in our online Shop after your registration is complete.

Cancellation/Refund Policy:

Full refund minus a $50 handling fee available up to 2 weeks before the first day of training OR
A voucher for the full amount paid for a future training available up to 1 week before the first day of training

Questions? We’re happy to answer them!
Email us at:
training@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our training programs.
admin@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our website, membership levels, or sign up.

Facilitators:
Dr. Amanda Aguilera

Dr. Amanda Aguilera is the Executive Director of the Right Use of Power Institute and a coach, facilitator, and author specializing in social power dynamics. Her passion is finding right-relationship by supporting generative conflict, encouraging explicit conversations about power, and normalizing messing up with self-compassion.
Nelly Marcadet

Nelly Marcadet (she/her/ella/elle) is a power-conscious somatic facilitator and faculty member at the Right Use of Power Institute, where she leads the International Circle.
Trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS), Hakomi, and the Right Use of Power™ approach, she supports individuals in deepening self-awareness, releasing limiting beliefs, and cultivating harmony in their lives, along with confidence in the ethical use of power.
She provides grounded, welcoming spaces for clarity, integration, and authentic connection, nurturing right relationship with oneself and others.
Shaped by multicultural experiences, she works primarily in English, French, and Spanish, and is also fluent in Italian and Portuguese — bringing sensitivity to the nuances of language and culture in her facilitation.
Nelly collaborates with people from diverse backgrounds — including professionals, spiritual leaders, and communities — fostering wise and compassionate relationships with power, and developing trust, skillfulness, accountability, and integrity.
Her approach weaves presence, attunement, and embodied wisdom, gently accompanying each person’s unique unfolding.
www.innerlotusbloom.com

Power Mapping Tool with Jeff Couillard: Thought Leader Webinar January 2026
2026-01-15 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Denver) | https://rightuseofpower.org/event/power-mapping-tool-with-jeff-coulliard-thought-leader-webinar-january-2026/
This interactive thought-leader program invites participants into a practical, real-time exploration of power as it shows up in everyday relationships and organizational life. Together, we will work with a simple power-mapping tool to examine live, real-world power dynamics and power struggles, moving beyond theory into direct application.

Participants will leave with an actionable framework they can immediately use to better understand and navigate a current conflict or tension, whether personal or professional. The session is designed to be accessible and valuable across roles and contexts, offering meaningful insights for people at any level of leadership or experience with the Right Use of Power.

Jeff’s bio

Jeff Couillard is a Facilitator for the Right Use of Power™ and a past president of the RUPI Board of Directors. He is Co.CEO and Chief Learning Architect at The Ally Co. (TACO), where he helps senior leaders and their teams to connect with their power, align with what is most meaningful, and take positive action towards it.

Having spent his earlier years leading teams and helping to build leading addiction treatment programs, Jeff has developed a skill set and approach to change that is grounded in the human experience and a deep understanding of power and motivation.

Hosted by RUP founder, Cedar Barstow

Cedar Barstow

Cedar (she/her) is a consultant and teacher on ethics and ethical issues. She has been designing, developing, and teaching this approach since 1994. Cedar’s background includes 30 years as a psychotherapist and 25 years as a teacher.
She is the author of books and articles on ethics, counseling with elders, women and independence, and psychotherapy and spirituality. Cedar is also a Hakomi Experiential Psychology Trainer and a member of the Naropa University Adjunct Faculty. She maintains a private psychotherapy and ethics consulting practice in Boulder/Denver and teaches both Right Use of Power™ and Hakomi nationally and internationally.
The Right Use of Power™ educational materials and exercises were developed by Cedar over a period of 20 years and dozens of trainings.
These teachings have been influenced by many sources in Cedar’s background. She is particularly grateful for her extensive experiences as an administrator, therapist, and trainer of the the Hakomi Method of Experiential Psychotherapy, chair of both the Hakomi Institute International Ethics Committee (HIEC) and the United States Association of Body Psychotherapy (USABP) Ethics Committee, ethics expert contributor to GoodTherapy.org, consultant to numerous organizations, and ceremonialist with the Earth Song Ceremonial Dance Community.

Core Training (5 Days) Jan 19-23, 2026
2026-01-19 09:00 - 13:00 (America/Denver) | https://rightuseofpower.org/event/core-training-5-days-jan-19-23-2026/
Our Core Training is a 5-day, live, online global learning experience that follows our Basics Training (which is a prerequisite for the Core Training). The Core Training is for people who are ready to dive deeper into all of the types of power. In the Right Use of Power™ approach, we explore our own relationship with power and increase our skill in navigating our personal and professional relationships.
In our Core Training, you will:

Learn about the neurobiology of power and how to counteract the effects of our brains and bodies on power
Explore role power differentials and learn how to handle challenging interactions when there is a power difference.
Understand the importance of feedback and the difference between intention and impact.
Start to understand the shadow aspects of power and how we can work with them.
Learn how to work with conflict in power-conscious and generative ways.
Better understand systemic power and how it influences the other types of power.
Learn about shame and other emotional experiences that may impact our use of power

After our training, participants have said they can now:

Be more ethically proactive around power dynamics.
Engage their personal power with more awareness and presence.
Be more aware of the shadow aspects of power.
Lean into feedback and conflict with more skill and awareness of power.

Core Training Series:
5 Days (4 hours per day, including 30 min break)
Time: 9:00am – 1:00pm MDT (Denver/United States) each day
(Due to the complexity of the time zones, we are only sharing the Mountain Time Zone. Click here to see the hours in your own time zone)
Dates:

Monday, January 19th
Tuesday, January 20th
Wednesday, January 21st
Thursday, January 22nd
Friday, January 23rd

Continuing Education Credits (CEUs):
The Right Use of Power Institute™ is an NBCC – Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPtm) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program (NBCC Provider #6736).
The Right Use of Power Institute™ is an ICF – Approved Continuing Education Provider. Our Core Program has received a total of 12 CEU credits:
9 credits in: Core Competencies
3 credits in: Resource Development
There is an additional $20 purchase fee for CE documentation. This fee can be paid in our online Shop after your registration is purchased.

Cancellation/Refund Policy:

Full refund minus a $50 handling fee available up to 2 weeks before the first day of training OR
A voucher for the full amount paid for a future training is available up to 1 week before the first day of training

Please see our Video Recording Policy. To indicate your preferences for video recordings, please be sure to fill out the intake survey in your welcome email.
Questions? We’re happy to answer them!
Email us at:
training@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our training programs.
admin@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our website, membership levels, sign-up.
Facilitators:
Dr. Amanda Aguilera

Dr. Amanda Aguilera is the Executive Director of the Right Use of Power Institute and a coach, facilitator, and author specializing in social power dynamics. Her passion is finding right-relationship by supporting generative conflict, encouraging explicit conversations about power, and normalizing messing up with self-compassion.

Nelly Marcadet

Nelly Marcadet (she/her/ella/elle) is a power-conscious somatic facilitator and faculty member at the Right Use of Power Institute, where she leads the International Circle.
Trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS), Hakomi, and the Right Use of Power™ approach, she supports individuals in deepening self-awareness, releasing limiting beliefs, and cultivating harmony in their lives, along with confidence in the ethical use of power.
She provides grounded, welcoming spaces for clarity, integration, and authentic connection, nurturing right relationship with oneself and others.
Shaped by multicultural experiences, she works primarily in English, French, and Spanish, and is also fluent in Italian and Portuguese — bringing sensitivity to the nuances of language and culture in her facilitation.
Nelly collaborates with people from diverse backgrounds — including professionals, spiritual leaders, and communities — fostering wise and compassionate relationships with power, and developing trust, skillfulness, accountability, and integrity.
Her approach weaves presence, attunement, and embodied wisdom, gently accompanying each person’s unique unfolding.
www.innerlotusbloom.com

Formación Básica en Español - 29 y 30 de enero de 2026
2026-01-29 10:00 - 12:30 (America/Denver) | Zoom
El Uso Adecuado del Poder™ es un enfoque dinámico, inspirador y relacional para el uso ético del poder, con el fin de promover el bienestar, el bien común y las relaciones adecuadas. Compartimos un lenguaje y un marco para comprender y navegar el poder con fuerza Y corazón.
El enfoque Uso Adecuado del Poder™ es una inmersión consciente en la ética, y reconoce que las cuestiones de poder en las relaciones son complejas. Nuestros programas Right Use of Power™ se centran en aumentar la habilidad, la implicación y la consciencia en el uso del poder. Es una ética desde adentro hacia afuera.
Nuestra Formación Básica es una experiencia de aprendizaje de 5 horas, en línea, en directo, para personas que desean profundizar su comprensión del poder y empezar a aprender a usarlo con fuerza y corazón. Empoderadora, relevante y dinámica, nuestra formación combina presentaciones interactivas, discusiones facilitadas y prácticas experienciales.
En nuestra Formación Básica, podrás:

Aprender sobre los cinco tipos de poder junto a personas de diferentes partes del mundo en un entorno de conexión y consciencia.
Ampliar tu comprensión de los matices del poder, lo que crea más espacio para la complejidad en las relaciones.
Profundizar tu conciencia sobre tu propio poder personal y cómo influye en los demás.
Recibir una introducción a los diferenciales de poder y sus aspectos clave para navegar mejor las relaciones.

Cuándo :
Fecha: Jueves 29 y viernes 30 de Enero

Horario Madrid CET: 18:00 hrs a 20:30 hrs

Horario México CST: 11:00 hrs a 13:30 hrs

Horario Denver MST: 10:00 hrs à 12:30 hrs

Puedes encontrar conversiones para tu zona horaria en este
Convertidor de Zonas Horarias Equivalentes.
Dónde:
En línea a través de Zoom (El enlace será proporcionado después de la inscripción).
Por favor revisa nuestra Política de Grabación en Video. Para indicar tus preferencias respecto a las grabaciones, asegúrate de completar la encuesta que recibirás en tu correo de bienvenida.
Política de cancelación/reembolso

Reembolso completo menos una cuota del equivalente a $50 USD en la moneda de tu país. Disponible hasta dos semanas antes del inicio de la formación. Puedes utilizar esta herramienta virtual de conversión de monedas para encontrar el equivalente en una moneda familiar para ti.

— como alternativa —

Un cupón por el monto total pagado, válido para una futura formación. Disponible hasta 1 semana antes del primer día de la formación.

¿Tienes preguntas? ¡Estaremos encantad@s de responderlas!
Escríbenos a:

training@rightuseofpower.org para cualquier pregunta relacionada con nuestros programas de formación.
admin@rightuseofpower.org para cualquier pregunta sobre nuestro sitio web, niveles de membresía o inscripción.

Personas Facilitadoras:
Nelly Marcadet

Nelly Marcadet es una facilitadora somática consciente del poder y miembro del equipo docente del Right Use of Power Institute (RUPI), donde lidera el Círculo Internacional. Formada en IFS (Sistemas de Familia Interna) y Hakomi, acompaña a las personas en el camino de profundizar en la conciencia de sí mismas, liberar creencias limitantes y cultivar armonía en sus vidas, junto con confianza en el uso ético del poder.
Ofrece espacios acogedores y enraizados que favorecen la claridad, la integración y la conexión auténtica, alentando una relación justa consigo y quienes nos rodean.
Nelly colabora con personas de diferentes ámbitos — incluyendo profesionales, líderes espirituales y comunidades — para favorecer relaciones sabias y compasivas con el poder, fortaleciendo la responsabilidad, la destreza y la integridad.
Su facilitación entrelaza presencia, sintonía y sabiduría corporal, acompañando con suavidad la evolución única de cada persona.
Dr. Amanda Aguilra

La Dra. Amanda (ella) es consultora y facilitadora en el área de la conciencia sobre el poder y la equidad, y la resolución de conflictos. Impulsada por sus valores fundamentales de curiosidad, valentía y conexión, Amanda es experta en combinar ideas de formas innovadoras, crear recursos visuales que facilitan el aprendizaje y comunicar conceptos complejos de manera sencilla.
Amanda está comprometida a actuar con valentía para reducir y reparar el daño en las relaciones y promover un cambio cultural hacia una mayor conciencia sobre el poder y la equidad, una visión positiva de los conflictos y el desarrollo de competencias para su gestión.
En el centro de su pasión académica y personal se encuentra el avance en la comprensión de las dinámicas del poder social y la profundización del uso personal y colectivo del poder en el mundo con sabiduría y compasión.
Su tesis doctoral se centró en la dinámica de la vergüenza y el poder en el sistema judicial, y continúa desarrollando modelos teóricos sobre las experiencias intrapersonales e interpersonales de las dinámicas de poder, incluyendo la integración de la neurobiología, las prácticas contemplativas y las prácticas restaurativas en relación con las diferencias de poder.
La Dra. Amanda Aguilera es también autora, psicoterapeuta y conferencista, además de cofundadora de la organización Sacred Wayfinding, donde ella y su socia acompañan a individuos y grupos a través de ritos de paso y viajes espirituales.

Basics Training (2 Days) - February 17 & 24, 2026
2026-02-17 09:30 - 12:00 (America/Denver) | https://rightuseofpower.org/event/basics-training-feb-2026/
Right Use of Power™ is a dynamic, inspiring, and relational approach to the ethical use of power to promote well-being, the common good and right relationship. We share a language and framework for understanding and navigating power with strength AND heart.
The Right Use of Power™ approach is a conscious ethics deep-dive and recognizes that the issues of power in relationships are complex. Our Right Use of Power™ programs focus on increasing skillfulness, engagement, and awareness in uses of power. It is ethics from the inside out.
This Basics Training is a 2-day, 2.5hrs live, online global learning experience for people who want to deepen their understanding of power and start to learn how to use power with strength and heart. Empowering, relevant, and dynamic, our program is presented through engaging presentations, facilitated discussions, and experiential practices.
In our Basics Training, you will:

Learn about the five types of power side-by-side with people around the world in a connecting and conscious environment.
Expand your understanding of the nuances of power, which creates more room for complexity in relationships.
Deepen your awareness of your own personal power and how it impacts others.
Get an introduction to power differentials and their key aspects for better navigating relationships.

Basics Training Series:
2 days (2.5hrs per day)
Time: 9:30am-12:00pm MST
(Due to the complexity of the time zones, we are only sharing the Mountain Time Zone. Click here to see the hours in your own time zone)
Please see our Video Recording Policy. To indicate your preferences for video recordings, please be sure to fill out the intake survey in your welcome email.
Dates:

Tuesday, February 17th, 2026
Tuesday, February 24th, 2026

Where: Online using Zoom (link will be provided after registration)
Continuing Education Credits (CEUs):
The Right Use of Power Institute™ is an NBCC – Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPtm) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program (NBCC Provider #6736).
The Right Use of Power Institute™ is an ICF – Approved Continuing Education Provider.
There is an additional $20 purchase fee for CE documentation. This fee can be paid in our online Shop after your registration is purchased.

Cancellation/Refund Policy:

Full refund minus a $50 handling fee available up to 2 weeks before the first day of training OR
A voucher for the full amount paid for a future training is available up to 1 week before the first day of training

Questions? We’re happy to answer them!
Email us at:
training@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our training programs.
admin@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our website, membership levels, or sign up.

Facilitators:
Leah Fink

Leah Fink is an engaging facilitator, consultant and speaker whose work is grounded in real-world experience transforming mental health in the workplace. As the owner of All Thrive, she brings practical insight from helping organizations identify and close gaps in their mental health practices. With a background as a registered social worker in addictions and mental health, Leah combines professional credibility with a relatable, human-centered approach that focuses on creating meaningful change.

Nelly Marcadet

Nelly Marcadet (she/her/ella/elle) is a power-conscious somatic facilitator and faculty member at the Right Use of Power Institute, where she leads the International Circle. Trained in IFS (Internal Family Systems) and Hakomi, she supports individuals in deepening self-awareness, releasing limiting beliefs, and cultivating harmony in their lives, along with confidence in the ethical use of power.
She provides grounded, welcoming spaces for clarity, integration, and authentic connection, nurturing right relationship with oneself and others.
Nelly collaborates with people from diverse backgrounds — including professionals, spiritual leaders, and communities — fostering wise and compassionate relationships with power, and developing trust, skillfulness, accountability, and integrity.
Her facilitation weaves presence, attunement, and embodied wisdom, gently accompanying each person’s unique unfolding.

Universal Power: Configurative and Emergent: Thought Leader Webinar February 2026
2026-02-19 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Denver) | https://rightuseofpower.org/event/universal-power-configurative-and-emergent-thought-leader-webinar-february-2026/
Universal Power: Configurative and Emergent
Universal Power is the newest type of power that Right Use of Power Institute has been exploring. How do we talk about Universal Power–power that is both all-inclusive and beyond our human capacity to understand?
An interesting distinction that we are making is between the emergent experience of Universal Power coming through us and all creation, and the configurative experience of Universal Power, which is felt outside of us, shaping and influencing us within the largest possible context.
This distinction between ‘configurative’ and ‘emergent’ is particularly useful in understanding how Universal Power intersects with systemic power and collective power, role and status power, and of course personal power.
Let’s talk about it together. This program is an introduction to these concepts and also to our exciting upcoming online course for spiritual leadership.

Thea Elijah

Maryam Thea Elijah is a Murabi Ruhi of the Shadhuliyya Sufi order under Sidi Muhammad al-Jamal ar-Rafa’i ash-Shadhuliyya. She grew up in the household of Lex Hixon, a multiply ordained adept in a number of sacred traditions, and so from childhood, she has been immersed in earnest and honest interfaith conversations. She is also a Chinese medicine practitioner of 40 years with a particular delight in ‘interfaith healing’ conversations between medical modalities that are rooted in spirit. Maryam Thea Elijah is currently designing and preparing to teach the Right Use of Power Institute’s “Right Use of Power for Spiritual Leaders” program.

Hosted by RUPI founder, Cedar Barstow

Cedar Barstow

Cedar (she/her) is the developer of the Right Use of Power approach to issues and dynamics of power and ethics since 1994. Cedar’s background includes 30 years as a psychotherapist and 25 years as a teacher.
The Founder of The Right Use of Power Institute (RUPI), she and her colleagues continue to grow and evolve the concepts, skills, books, embodied exercises and courses that are accessed through the website.

Circle of Honor Celebration – Sun, Feb 22, 2026 | 9:00–10:30 am MST
2026-02-22 09:00 - 10:30 UTC | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83333591229
Come Celebrate With Us
RUPI CIRCLE OF HONOR
Join Us in Honoring a Few of the Extraordinary People Who’ve Shaped Our Journey
Please join us to celebrate:
Sunday, February 22, 2026
9:00–10:30 am MST
Hosted by the Right Use of Power Institute
For more than 35 years—since the beginning of Right Use of Power ethics trainings in 1989—so many people have poured their care, wisdom, and leadership into this work. They showed up, believed in the vision, and helped grow RUPI into the community it is today.
To honor this legacy, we are proud to host our very first Circle of Honor—a gathering dedicated to celebrating individuals who have been truly essential to our journey.
This inaugural Circle of Honor will recognize 14 remarkable people whose contributions span every chapter of our story, from our earliest days to the present moment.
Honorees

Cliff Penwell
Kathy Ginn
Rich Ireland
Marni Harmony
Charna Rosenholtz
Magi Cooper
Jeff Couillard
Maya Shaw Gale
Ren Feldman
Regina Smith
Sherri Taylor
Barbara Castro
Peg Syverson
Peggy Kass

We warmly invite you to join us—whether you’ve worked closely with these honorees, been inspired by their leadership, or simply wish to be part of this meaningful moment of gratitude and reflection.
Event Details
Sunday, February 22, 20269:00–10:30 am MSTRSVP below

This gathering will be a time to pause, reflect, and celebrate the people whose presence and dedication have shaped Right Use of Power. Expect a joyful, meaningful space filled with appreciation and connection.
We hope you’ll join us.
Cedar Barstow, Shiva Roofeh, and Sari AjankoOn behalf of the Right Use of Power Institute and Mission Circle

Thought Leader Webinar | When Power Hurts: From Moral Injury to Moral Courage – March 19
2026-03-19 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Denver) | https://rightuseofpower.org/event/thought-leader-webinar-march-19/
In this conversation, Gabriela Zapata-Alma, LCSW, CADC unpacks moral injury as a crisis of conscience shaped by power, systems, and survival responses – and how moral courage and ethical defiance can help individuals and organizations use power in ways that protect dignity, justice, and connection. Come join us in this engaging conversation.

Gabriela Zapata-Alma

Right Use of Power Institute is honored to have Gabriella on our Board of Directors.
Gabriela Zapata-Alma, LCSW, CADC (they/elle) is a liberation-centered clinician, educator, and national expert with 20 years’ experience supporting survivors of interpersonal and structural violence. They lead GZA INK, serve as Associate Director of the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health, and direct the Alcohol and Other Drug Counselor Training Program at the University of Chicago. A survivor and published author, Gabriela centers trauma-informed, survivor-led approaches and intergenerational healing in all their work.

Hosted by Maya Shaw Gale

Maya Shaw Gale is a Board Certified (BCC) life and leadership coach, a certified Hakomi practitioner and trainer, an energy medicine teacher, and an advanced RUP teacher. Over the past year, she has been part of a team developing a RUP coaching and consulting application. Based in Sedona, Arizona, Maya maintains a private practice where she coaches community and business leaders, healers, spiritual teachers, artists, and highly sensitive and empathic individuals.
Throughout her life, she has studied with a number of shamanic and indigenous teachers and is deeply committed to integrating indigenous perspectives of interconnectedness and reverence for all life into contemporary culture. She has served on the Board of the Tribal Trust Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting indigenous cultures and supporting wisdom keepers in sharing their teachings. Currently, she is collaborating with two corporate consultants to develop Business Beyond Usual, a new paradigm approach to business.

Shaping Power for Good: An AMA with Dr. Amanda Aguilera - March 20 , 2026 – 1-2pm CDT
2026-03-20 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Denver) | https://rightuseofpower.org/event/shaping-power-for-good-an-ama-with-dr-amanda-aguilera/
A thought-provoking talk with a leading expert on power dynamics, author and executive director of the Right Use of Power Institute

In Shaping Power for Good: Wayfinding to Right Relationship, Dr. Amanda Aguilera presents a groundbreaking exploration of power in its many forms, offering a transformative framework for understanding and navigating the complexities of human relationships.
Drawing on decades of research and practice, this book advances the Right Use of Power model through vivid examples and thoughtful analysis. Dr. Aguilera illuminates all the types of power at play in our relationships, offering practical tools for navigating these dynamics with integrity and awareness.
In this 1-hour session, Dr. Amanda will share some highlights of the book and engage participants in an interactive exploration of power dynamics in everyday life. She will:
1. Introduce key concepts from the Right Use of Power model, including the six types of power: personal, role, status, collective, systemic and universal.
2. Guide participants through brief experiential exercises to help them identify and reflect on their own relationship with power.
3. Explore the concept of “power-consciousness” and how it can be developed to enhance personal and professional interactions.
4. Engage the audience in a Question & Response session, addressing specific questions and scenarios related to social power dynamics as well as the contents of the book.

This thought-provoking talk will leave participants with a deeper understanding of power’s role in their lives and concrete tools for wielding it more consciously and compassionately.

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We’re delighted to share a recent podcast featuring Dr. Amanda Aguilera, where she explores key ideas from her book Shaping Power for Good: Wayfinding to Live Your Purpose.
🎧 Listen here:

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/leaderful/id1647102934?i=1000755795449

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6C5W2SmDSmMbcEPZrCurEP?si=-NVKK0taSHmCom3GLXjEFQ

Bring your questions and join us for a meaningful conversation on living and leading with integrity, purpose, and impact.
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Dr. Amanda Aguilera is the Executive Director of the Right Use of Power Institute and author of Shaping Power for Good: Wayfinding to Right Relationship

Basics Training - April 2026
2026-04-08 14:00 - 19:00 (America/Denver) | https://rightuseofpower.org/event/basics-training-april-2026/
Right Use of Power™ is a dynamic, inspiring, and relational approach to the ethical use of power to promote well-being, the common good and right relationship. We share a language and framework for understanding and navigating power with strength AND heart.
The Right Use of Power™ approach is a conscious ethics deep-dive and recognizes that the issues of power in relationships are complex. Our Right Use of Power™ programs focus on increasing skillfulness, engagement, and awareness in uses of power. It is ethics from the inside out.
Our Basics Training is a 5-hour live, online global learning experience for people who want to deepen their understanding of power and start to learn how to use power with strength and heart. Empowering, relevant, and dynamic, our program is presented through engaging presentations, facilitated discussions, and experiential practices.
In our Basics Training, you will:

Learn about the five types of power side-by-side with people around the world in a connecting and conscious environment.
Expand your understanding of the nuances of power, which creates more room for complexity in relationships.
Deepen your awareness of your own personal power and how it impacts others.
Get an introduction to power differentials and their key aspects for better navigating relationships.

When: Wednesday, April 8, 2026 – 2pm – 7pm MST (Denver, USA)

(Due to the complexity of the time zones, we are only sharing the Mountain Time Zone. Click here to see the hours in your own time zone)
Where: Online using Zoom (link will be provided after registration)

Continuing Education Credits (CEUs):
The Right Use of Power Institute™ is an NBCC – Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPtm) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program (NBCC Provider #6736).
The Right Use of Power Institute™ is an ICF – Approved Continuing Education Provider.
There is an additional $20 purchase fee for CE documentation. This fee can be paid in our online Shop after your registration is purchased.

Cancellation/Refund Policy:

Full refund minus a $50 handling fee available up to 2 weeks before the first day of training OR
A voucher for the full amount paid for a future training is available up to 1 week before the first day of training

Please see our Video Recording Policy. To indicate your preferences for video recordings, please be sure to fill out the intake survey in your welcome email.
Questions? We’re happy to answer them!
Email us at:
training@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our training programs.
admin@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our website, membership levels, sign-up.

Facilitators:
Dr. Amanda Aguilera

Dr. Amanda Aguilera is the lineage holder for the Right Use of Power(TM) curriculum. She currently serves on the Right Use of Power Institute’s Board of Directors and mentors Right Use of Power facilitators. Dr. Amanda is a coach, psychotherapist, facilitator, and author specializing in social power dynamics. Her passion is finding right-relationship by supporting generative conflict, encouraging explicit conversations about power, and normalizing messing up with self-compassion. She is the author of Shaping Power for Good: Wayfinding to Right Relationship and is the founder of Sacred Wayfinding. You can find more information about Dr. Amanda here.

Leah Fink
Leah was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, where she still lives with her husband, Brandon, and two cats. She is the owner and founder of All Thrive, a contributing author to the Art of Connection, and the host of the weekly live show Your Mind-Your Reality-Your Results. She holds an applied degree in Ecotourism and Outdoor Leadership (ETOL) and a diploma in Social Work, both from Mount Royal University, and is currently a registered social worker. Her work and volunteer experience have focused on helping people understand more about themselves and grow their confidence. This also includes working with youth in a wilderness-based addiction and mental health program. Later, Leah went on to supervise that program, where she focused on program development and growing her facilitation skills as she trained multiple staff teams. She is now the owner of All Thrive, where she helps people and businesses develop their skills in personal and professional relationships. She is certified in True Colors personality typology and the Right Use of Power (effectively using power dynamics).

Thought Leader Webinar | Using Rooted Personal Power in Times of Political Upheaval – April 23
2026-04-23 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Denver) | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85711670151
FREE EVENT
In times of change and uncertainty, questions of power—how we hold it, use it, and respond to it—become essential. In this Thought Leader session, Farzin explores the relationship between personal power and collective dynamics, drawing from his experience across both liberatory and institutional spaces.
He reflects on how individuals make intentional choices about where to place their energy, skills, and influence, and how power operates within different systems of governance. Rooted in the principles of the Right Use of Power Institute, this conversation invites participants to consider how personal power can remain a steady, ethical, and responsive force in complex times.
Come join us in this engaging conversation.
Farzin Farzad

Right Use of Power Institute is honored to have one of our former Board of Directors join us.
Farzin Farzad (he/him/his) is the Founder of Critical Equity Consulting, LLC, a boutique organizational justice firm that partners with organizations to drive systems-level change and advance equitable outcomes. His expertise is grounded in experience across higher education, local government, and the private sector, and is complemented by Master’s degrees in International Affairs and Diplomacy, along with a certificate in Conflict Resolution. Farzin also serves as the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Run for Something.

Hosted by Dr. Cedar Barstow

Cedar (she/her) is the developer of the Right Use of Power approach to issues and dynamics of power and ethics since 1994. Cedar’s background includes 30 years as a psychotherapist and 25 years as a teacher.
The Founder of The Right Use of Power Institute (RUPI), she and her colleagues continue to grow and evolve the concepts, skills, books, embodied exercises and courses that are accessed through the website.

These webinar recordings are available to all Power Positive Members and higher.

Formación Básica en Español - 29 de Abril y 6 de Mayo 2026
2026-04-29 10:00 - 12:30 (America/Denver) | https://rightuseofpower.org/event/formacion-basica-en-espanol-29-de-abril-y-6-de-mayo-2026/
El Uso Adecuado del Poder™ es un enfoque dinámico, inspirador y relacional para el uso ético del poder, con el fin de promover el bienestar, el bien común y las relaciones adecuadas. Compartimos un lenguaje y un marco para comprender y navegar el poder con fuerza Y corazón.
El enfoque Uso Adecuado del Poder™ es una inmersión consciente en la ética, y reconoce que las cuestiones de poder en las relaciones son complejas. Nuestros programas Right Use of Power™ se centran en aumentar la habilidad, la implicación y la consciencia en el uso del poder. Es una ética desde adentro hacia afuera.
Nuestra Formación Básica es una experiencia de aprendizaje de 5 horas, en línea, en directo, para personas que desean profundizar su comprensión del poder y empezar a aprender a usarlo con fuerza y corazón. Empoderadora, relevante y dinámica, nuestra formación combina presentaciones interactivas, discusiones facilitadas y prácticas experienciales.
En nuestra Formación Básica, podrás:

Aprender sobre los cinco tipos de poder junto a personas de diferentes partes del mundo en un entorno de conexión y consciencia.
Ampliar tu comprensión de los matices del poder, lo que crea más espacio para la complejidad en las relaciones.
Profundizar tu conciencia sobre tu propio poder personal y cómo influye en los demás.
Recibir una introducción a los diferenciales de poder y sus aspectos clave para navegar mejor las relaciones.

Cuándo :
Fecha: miércoles 29 de abril y miércoles 6 de mayo 2026

Horario Madrid CET: 18:00 hrs a 20:30 hrs
Horario México CST: 10:00 hrs a 12:30 hrs
Horario Denver MST: 10:00 hrs a 12:30 hrs
Puedes encontrar conversiones para tu zona horaria en este
Convertidor de Zonas Horarias Equivalentes.
Dónde:
En línea a través de Zoom (El enlace será proporcionado después de la inscripción).
Por favor revisa nuestra Política de Grabación en Video. Para indicar tus preferencias respecto a las grabaciones, asegúrate de completar la encuesta que recibirás en tu correo de bienvenida.
Política de cancelación/reembolso

Reembolso completo menos una cuota del equivalente a $50 USD en la moneda de tu país. Disponible hasta dos semanas antes del inicio de la formación. Puedes utilizar esta herramienta virtual de conversión de monedas para encontrar el equivalente en una moneda familiar para ti.

— como alternativa —

Un cupón por el monto total pagado, válido para una futura formación. Disponible hasta 1 semana antes del primer día de la formación.

¿Tienes preguntas? ¡Estaremos encantad@s de responderlas!
Escríbenos a:

training@rightuseofpower.org para cualquier pregunta relacionada con nuestros programas de formación.
admin@rightuseofpower.org para cualquier pregunta sobre nuestro sitio web, niveles de membresía o inscripción.

Personas Facilitadoras:
Nelly Marcadet

Nelly Marcadet (ella) es facilitadora somática consciente del poder y miembro del equipo docente del Right Use of Power Institute, donde lidera el Círculo Internacional.
Formada en IFS (Sistemas de Familia Interna), Hakomi, y el enfoque de Right Use of Power™ (Uso Adecuado del Poder), apoya a las personas en su camino de profundizar la autoconciencia, liberar creencias limitantes y cultivar armonía en sus vidas, junto con confianza en el uso ético del poder.
Ofrece espacios acogedores y enraizados que favorecen la claridad, la integración y la conexión auténtica, alentando una relación justa consigo mismo y quienes nos rodean.
Moldeada por experiencias multiculturales, trabaja principalmente en inglés, francés y español, y también habla con fluidez italiano y portugués, aportando sensibilidad a las sutilezas del lenguaje y la cultura en su facilitación.
Nelly colabora con personas de diferentes ámbitos — incluyendo profesionales, líderes espirituales y comunidades — para favorecer relaciones sabias y compasivas con el poder, fortaleciendo la confianza, la responsabilidad, la destreza y la integridad.
Su enfoque entrelaza presencia, sintonía y sabiduría corporal, acompañando con suavidad la evolución única de cada persona.
www.innerlotusbloom.com

Livier Ayon

Livier Ayon, es facilitadora y creadora de oportunidades de liderazgo para jóvenes. Livier es la visionaria y fundadora de AbrazoPaz, una organización enfocada en promover una cultura de paz y compasión, fortaleciendo las comunidades a través de programas con enfoque principal en adolescentes, integrando mentoría intergeneracional y aprendizaje experiencial multidisciplinario.
Con el objetivo de profundizar su comprensión del impacto del poder en la normalización de la violencia, Liv llegó a RUPI en 2021, lo que para ella ha sido una fuente creciente de inspiración y transformación para el cambio social. Livier está comprometida a brindar enriquecimiento de la diversidad y compasión dentro de los grupos y las comunidades. El juego, las artes expresivas, la atención plena y la inclusión participativa son el foco central de su trabajo, así como los fundamentos básicos de los enfoques informados sobre el trauma. Liv ha colaborado con grupos a nivel internacional y en México (por ejemplo, co-iniciadora del Jam de YES! y contribuó al Movimiento NGL). A Livier le encanta la vida, la danza y el juego creativo, practica yoga y Ki Aikido, vive rodeada de naturaleza y le apasiona fomentar lo mejor en el desarrollo humano.

Basics Training (2 Days) - May 2026
2026-05-11 09:30 - 12:00 (America/Denver) | https://rightuseofpower.org/event/basics-training-2-days-may-2026/
Right Use of Power™ is a dynamic, inspiring, and relational approach to the ethical use of power to promote well-being, the common good and right relationship. We share a language and framework for understanding and navigating power with strength AND heart.
The Right Use of Power™ approach is a conscious ethics deep-dive and recognizes that the issues of power in relationships are complex. Our Right Use of Power™ programs focus on increasing skillfulness, engagement, and awareness in uses of power. It is ethics from the inside out.
This Basics Training is a 2-day, 2.5hrs live, online global learning experience for people who want to deepen their understanding of power and start to learn how to use power with strength and heart. Empowering, relevant, and dynamic, our program is presented through engaging presentations, facilitated discussions, and experiential practices.
In our Basics Training, you will:

Learn about the five types of power side-by-side with people around the world in a connecting and conscious environment.
Expand your understanding of the nuances of power, which creates more room for complexity in relationships.
Deepen your awareness of your own personal power and how it impacts others.
Get an introduction to power differentials and their key aspects for better navigating relationships.

Basics Training Series:
2 days (2.5hrs per day)
Time: 9:30am-12:00pm MST
(Due to the complexity of the time zones, we are only sharing the Mountain Time Zone. Click here to see the hours in your own time zone)

Dates:

Monday, May 11th, 2026
Monday, May 18th, 2026

Where: Online using Zoom (link will be provided after registration)
Please see our Video Recording Policy. To indicate your preferences for video recordings, please be sure to fill out the intake survey in your welcome email.

Continuing Education Credits (CEUs):
The Right Use of Power Institute™ is an NBCC – Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPtm) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program (NBCC Provider #6736).
The Right Use of Power Institute™ is an ICF – Approved Continuing Education Provider.
There is an additional $20 purchase fee for CE documentation. This fee can be paid in our online Shop after your registration is purchased.

Cancellation/Refund Policy:

Full refund minus a $50 handling fee available up to 2 weeks before the first day of training OR
A voucher for the full amount paid for a future training is available up to 1 week before the first day of training

Questions? We’re happy to answer them!
Email us at:
training@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our training programs.
admin@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our website, membership levels, or sign up.

Facilitators:
Nelly Marcadet

Nelly Marcadet (she/her/ella/elle) is a power-conscious somatic facilitator and faculty member at the Right Use of Power Institute, where she leads the International Circle.Trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS), Hakomi, and the Right Use of Power™ approach, she supports individuals in deepening self-awareness, releasing limiting beliefs, and cultivating harmony in their lives, along with confidence in the ethical use of power. She provides grounded, welcoming spaces for clarity, integration, and authentic connection, nurturing right relationship with oneself and others.
Shaped by multicultural experiences, she works primarily in English, French, and Spanish, and is also fluent in Italian and Portuguese — bringing sensitivity to the nuances of language and culture in her facilitation. Nelly collaborates with people from diverse backgrounds — including professionals, spiritual leaders, and communities — fostering wise and compassionate relationships with power, and developing trust, skillfulness, accountability, and integrity. Her approach weaves presence, attunement, and embodied wisdom, gently accompanying each person’s unique unfolding. www.innerlotusbloom.com
Veronica Borgonovi

Veronica Borgonovi is an experienced organizational and project leader, manager, mentor, and coach and has supported over 40 client projects in management and social sector consulting across several countries. She is passionate about organizational culture and leadership development, and guided a multi-year effort to transform practices, policies, and ways of being around equity and inclusion for a global social impact consultancy across multiple teams and geographies.

Basics Training in Finland - Friday, May 22, 2026
2026-05-22 09:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Helsinki) | Helsinki, Finland, Yliopistonkatu 5, Helsinki, Finland
Right Use of Power Basics -työpaja
Viidettä kertaa Suomessa ja suomeksi
Tule mukaan ja tutustu Right Use of Power ™ -ajattelun perusteisiin

Right Use of Power™ on dynaaminen, inspiroiva ja valtasuhteita tarkasteleva lähestymistapa. RUP-ajattelulla pyritään tukemaan hyvinvointia ja toimivia ihmissuhteita sekä vahvistamaan tietoisempaa suhdetta valtaan ja eettiseen vaikuttamiseen. Tutkimme yhdessä sitä, miten voimme navigoida kaiken valtaan liittyvän dynamiikan keskellä ja käyttää sekä vaikutusvaltaamme että sydäntämme.
Right Use of Power -koulutukset ovat syväsukelluksia käytännön etiikkaan. Pyrimme lisäämään niin tietoisuutta kuin myös taitoja ja tunnistamaan sen, miten monitahoinen asia valta ja valtasuhteet ovat.
Right Use of Power -lähestymistavassa eettisyyttä tarkastellaan sisäisenä kompassina – ei ulkoa sisään päin tulevana koodistona.
Basics -ohjelma on yksipäiväinen työpaja, jossa on mukana sekä teoriaa että keskusteluja ja harjoituksia. Opit tunnistamaan viisi vallan lajia sekä syvennät tietoisuuttasi omasta henkilökohtaisesta vallastasi sekä siitä, miten vaikutat toisiin.
Coachit Huom! ICF:n CCEU pisteitä tästä koulutuksesta saa neljä (Core Competencies / Ethics). Muistathan merkitä toiveen todistuksesta jo rekisteröityessäsi.
Basics-koulutukseen osallistuminen mahdollistaa jatkon muihin Right Use of Power Instituutin koulutuksiin (Core Training, Certified Facilitator Training, Power and Equity Challenge).
Suomessa toteutettavalla koulutuksella kerätään varoja Right Use of Power Instituutin toimintaan. Toivomme osallistujien valitsevan korkeimman hintatason: USD 275.

Sinä voit kuitenkin vapaasti tehdä myös muun valinnan oman maksukykysi mukaan, ja halutessasi toki tehdä myös lisälahjoituksen.
Aika: Perjantai 22.5.2026 klo 9-16
Paikka: Yliopistonkatu 5, Helsinki

Kouluttajana:
Sari Ajanko, Leadership Coach (PCC)
Johdon työnohjaaja (CSLE)
Affiliate Right Use of Power Teacher
Right Use of Power Instituutin hallituksen jäsen
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Right Use of Power™ is a dynamic, inspiring, and relational approach to the ethical use of power to promote well-being, the common good and right relationship. We share a language and framework for understanding and navigating power with strength AND heart.
The Right Use of Power™ approach is a conscious ethics deep-dive and recognizes that the issues of power in relationships are complex. Our Right Use of Power™ programs focus on increasing skillfulness, engagement, and awareness in uses of power. It is ethics from the inside out.
Our Basics Training is a 5-hour live, online global learning experience for people who want to deepen their understanding of power and start to learn how to use power with strength and heart. Empowering, relevant, and dynamic, our program is presented through engaging presentations, facilitated discussions, and experiential practices.
In our Basics Training, you will:

Learn about the five types of power side-by-side with people around the world in a connecting and conscious environment.
Expand your understanding of the nuances of power, which creates more room for complexity in relationships.
Deepen your awareness of your own personal power and how it impacts others.
Get an introduction to power differentials and their key aspects for better navigating relationships.

When: Friday, May 22nd, 2026; 9am-4pm EEST
Where: Yliopistonkatu 5, Helsinki, Finland

Continuing Education Credits (CEUs):
The Right Use of Power Institute™ is an NBCC – Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPtm) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP is solely responsible for all aspects of the program (NBCC Provider #6736).
The Right Use of Power Institute™ is an ICF – Approved Continuing Education Provider.
There is an additional $20 purchase fee for CE documentation. This fee can be paid in our online Shop after your registration is purchased.

Cancellation/Refund Policy:

Full refund minus a $50 handling fee available up to 2 weeks before the first day of training OR
A voucher for the full amount paid for a future training is available up to 1 week before the first day of training

Questions? We’re happy to answer them!
Email us at:
training@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our training programs.
admin@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our website, membership levels, or sign up.

Facilitator: Sari Ajanko

Leadership Coach | RUPI Faculty Member
I’m a leadership coach based in Helsinki, Finland, where I live with my Canadian husband.
My journey with Right Use of Power began during my Hakomi studies, when Cedar’s book immediately resonated with me. As a leader, the concept of empowerment had always carried deep meaning, and I knew instantly that this framework held something essential.
Though I once dreamed of attending the trainings in Colorado, it wasn’t until the pandemic that the opportunity opened up—an introductory workshop online. Since that first experience, I’ve attended nearly every RUPI training available, many more than once. This path led me to become a facilitator, associate teacher, and board member.
The ongoing journey of power-consciousness has been deeply transformational. Right Use of Power offered a missing piece in my professional life, especially as I reflected on my years in leadership. Understanding my own power more clearly has not only brought insight—it has changed the way I am.
The RUPI framework brings language and clarity to conversations that are often overlooked. I’m committed to making power-consciousness accessible across professions, especially supporting leaders in using their power wisely and ethically.
I’m honored to contribute as part of the RUPI faculty and Mission Circle.
More about Sari:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sariajankodiversitas/
www.diversitas.fi

Right Use of Power™ 3-Day: Basics + Core Training
2026-06-23 09:00 - 15:00 (America/Denver) | https://rightuseofpower.org/event/3-day-basics-core-hybrid-training/
This is a limited time only training with Dr. Amanda Aguilera.
Right Use of Power™ is a dynamic, inspiring, and relational approach to the ethical use of power to promote well-being, the common good, and right relationship. In this 3-day Hybrid Training, we integrate our foundational Basics and Core curriculum into one cohesive learning journey, offering both a strong grounding and a deeper dive into the complexities of power.
This immersive experience is designed for those who want to build fluency in the language of power while developing the awareness and skill to navigate power dynamics with greater presence, clarity, and care. Through engaging presentations, facilitated discussions, and experiential practices, participants explore power as an internal, relational, and systemic force—learning to work with it consciously from the inside out.
In this 3-day Hybrid Training, you will:

Learn about the five types of power in a connected, global learning environment.
Expand your understanding of the nuances and complexities of power in relationships.
Deepen awareness of your own personal power and how it impacts others.
Be introduced to power differentials and how to navigate them more skillfully.
Explore role power and how to work with challenging interactions across differences in power.
Learn about the neurobiology of power and how to counteract unconscious patterns.
Understand the importance of feedback, including the difference between intention and impact.
Begin to recognize and work with the shadow aspects of power.
Develop skills to engage conflict in more generative, power-conscious ways.
Explore systemic power and how it shapes our experiences and relationships.
Increase awareness of emotional dynamics, including shame, that influence the use of power.

After this training, participants often report that they can:

Be more ethically proactive in navigating power dynamics.
Engage their personal power with greater awareness, presence, and responsibility.
Recognize and work more skillfully with the shadow aspects of power.
Lean into feedback and conflict with increased confidence and clarity.
Respond to complexity in relationships with more grounded, conscious choice.

This training runs daily from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM MDT, including a 10-minute break each hour and a one-hour break each day, supporting both depth of learning and integration.

Basics + Core Training Series:
June 23–25 | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM MDT (Denver, USA)
3 Days (6 hours per day, including hourly 10 min breaks and a 1-hour break)
(Due to the complexity of the time zones, we are only sharing the Mountain Time Zone. Click here to see the hours in your own time zone)
Dates:

Tuesday, June 23rd
Wednesday, June 24th
Thursday, June 25th

Continuing Education Credits (CEUs):
The Right Use of Power Institute™ is an NBCC – Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPtm) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program (NBCC Provider #6736).
The Right Use of Power Institute™ is an ICF – Approved Continuing Education Provider.
There is an additional $20 purchase fee for each CE documentation. This fee can be paid in our online Shop after your registration is purchased.
Cancellation/Refund Policy:

Full refund minus a $50 handling fee available up to 2 weeks before the first day of training OR
A voucher for the full amount paid for a future training is available up to 1 week before the first day of training

Please see our Video Recording Policy. To indicate your preferences for video recordings, please be sure to fill out the intake survey in your welcome email.

A limited number of scholarships are available to support accessibility; we encourage you to email training@rightuseofpower.org if cost is a barrier.

Questions? We’re happy to answer them!
Email us at:
training@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our training programs.
admin@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our website, membership levels, or sign-up.
Facilitators:
Dr. Amanda Aguilera

Dr. Amanda Aguilera is the lineage holder for the Right Use of Power(TM) curriculum. She currently serves on the Right Use of Power Institute’s Board of Directors and mentors Right Use of Power facilitators. Dr. Amanda is a coach, psychotherapist, facilitator, and author specializing in social power dynamics. Her passion is finding right-relationship by supporting generative conflict, encouraging explicit conversations about power, and normalizing messing up with self-compassion. She is the author of Shaping Power for Good: Wayfinding to Right Relationship and is the founder of Sacred Wayfinding. You can find more information about Dr. Amanda here.

Basics Training (1 Day) - Aug 18, 2026
2026-08-18 09:00 - 14:00 (America/Denver) | https://rightuseofpower.org/event/basics-training-1-day-aug18/
Right Use of Power™ is a dynamic, inspiring, and relational approach to the ethical use of power to promote well-being, the common good and right relationship. We share a language and framework for understanding and navigating power with strength AND heart.
The Right Use of Power™ approach is a conscious ethics deep-dive and recognizes that the issues of power in relationships are complex. Our Right Use of Power™ programs focus on increasing skillfulness, engagement, and awareness in uses of power. It is ethics from the inside out.
Our Basics Training is a 5-hour live, online global learning experience for people who want to deepen their understanding of power and start to learn how to use power with strength and heart. Empowering, relevant, and dynamic, our program is presented through engaging presentations, facilitated discussions, and experiential practices.
In our Basics Training, you will:

Learn about the five types of power side-by-side with people around the world in a connecting and conscious environment.
Expand your understanding of the nuances of power, which creates more room for complexity in relationships.
Deepen your awareness of your own personal power and how it impacts others.
Get an introduction to power differentials and their key aspects for better navigating relationships.

When: Tuesday, August 18, 2026 – 9am – 2pm MST (Denver, USA)

(Due to the complexity of the time zones, we are only sharing the Mountain Time Zone. Click here to see the hours in your own time zone)
Where: Online using Zoom (link will be provided after registration)

Continuing Education Credits (CEUs):
The Right Use of Power Institute™ is an NBCC – Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPtm) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program (NBCC Provider #6736).
The Right Use of Power Institute™ is an ICF – Approved Continuing Education Provider.
There is an additional $20 purchase fee for CE documentation. This fee can be paid in our online Shop after your registration is purchased.

Cancellation/Refund Policy:

Full refund minus a $50 handling fee available up to 2 weeks before the first day of training OR
A voucher for the full amount paid for a future training is available up to 1 week before the first day of training

Please see our Video Recording Policy. To indicate your preferences for video recordings, please be sure to fill out the intake survey in your welcome email.

A limited number of scholarships are available to support accessibility; we encourage you to message the training coordinator if cost is a barrier.

Questions? We’re happy to answer them!
Email us at:
training@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our training programs.
admin@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our website, membership levels, sign-up.

Facilitators:
Dr. Amanda Aguilera

Dr. Amanda Aguilera is the lineage holder for the Right Use of Power(TM) curriculum. She currently serves on the Right Use of Power Institute’s Board of Directors and mentors Right Use of Power facilitators. Dr. Amanda is a coach, psychotherapist, facilitator, and author specializing in social power dynamics. Her passion is finding right-relationship by supporting generative conflict, encouraging explicit conversations about power, and normalizing messing up with self-compassion. She is the author of Shaping Power for Good: Wayfinding to Right Relationship and is the founder of Sacred Wayfinding. You can find more information about Dr. Amanda here.
Nelly Marcadet

Nelly Marcadet (she/her/ella/elle) is a power-conscious somatic facilitator and faculty member at the Right Use of Power Institute, where she leads the International Circle.
Trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS level 2), Hakomi (Certified Practitioner), and the Right Use of Power™ approach, she supports individuals in deepening self-awareness, releasing limiting beliefs, and cultivating harmony in their lives, along with confidence in the ethical use of power.
She provides grounded, welcoming spaces for clarity, integration, and authentic connection, nurturing right relationship with oneself and others.
Shaped by multicultural experiences, she works primarily in English, French, and Spanish, and is also fluent in Italian and Portuguese — bringing sensitivity to the nuances of language and culture in her facilitation.
Nelly collaborates with people from diverse backgrounds — including professionals, leaders, and communities — fostering wise and compassionate relationships with power, and developing trust, skillfulness, accountability, and integrity.
Her approach weaves presence, attunement, and embodied wisdom, gently accompanying each person’s unique unfolding.
www.innerlotusbloom.com

Core Training (5 Days) August 24-28, 2026
2026-08-24 09:30 - 13:30 (America/Denver) | https://rightuseofpower.org/event/core-training-5-days-august-24-28-2026/
Our Core Training is a 5-day, online, global learning experience that follows our Basics Training (which is a prerequisite for the Core Training). The Core Training is for people who are ready to dive deeper into all of the types of power. In the Right Use of Power™ approach, we explore our own relationship with power and increase our skill in navigating our personal and professional relationships.
In our Core Training, you will:

Explore role power differentials and learn how to handle challenging interactions when there is a power difference.
Understand the importance of feedback and the difference between intention and impact.
Start to understand the shadow aspects of power and how we can work with them.
Learn how to work with conflict in power-conscious and generative ways.
Better understand systemic power and how it influences the other types of power.
Learn about shame and other emotional experiences that may impact our use of power

After our training, participants have said they can now:

Be more ethically proactive around power dynamics.
Engage their personal power with more awareness and presence.
Be more aware of the shadow aspects of power.
Lean into feedback and conflict with more skill and awareness of power.

Core Training Series:
5 Days (4 hours per day, including 30 min break)
Time: 9:30am – 1:30pm MDT (Denver/United States) each day
(Due to the complexity of the time zones, we are only sharing the Mountain Time Zone. Click here to see the hours in your own time zone)
Dates:

Monday, August 24th
Tuesday, August 25th
Wednesday, August 26th
Thursday, August 27th
Friday, August 28th

Continuing Education Credits (CEUs):
The Right Use of Power Institute™ is an NBCC – Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPtm) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program (NBCC Provider #6736).
The Right Use of Power Institute™ is an ICF – Approved Continuing Education Provider. Our Core Program has received a total of 12 CEU credits:
9 credits in: Core Competencies
3 credits in: Resource Development
There is an additional $20 purchase fee for CE documentation. This fee can be paid in our online Shop after your registration is purchased.

Cancellation/Refund Policy:

Full refund minus a $50 handling fee available up to 2 weeks before the first day of training OR
A voucher for the full amount paid for a future training is available up to 1 week before the first day of training

Please see our Video Recording Policy. To indicate your preferences for video recordings, please be sure to fill out the intake survey in your welcome email.
Questions? We’re happy to answer them!
Email us at:
training@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our training programs.
admin@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our website, membership levels, sign-up.
Facilitators:

Nelly Marcadet

Nelly Marcadet (she/her/ella/elle) is a power-conscious somatic facilitator and faculty member at the Right Use of Power Institute, where she leads the International Circle.
Trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS level 2), Hakomi (Certified Practitioner), and the Right Use of Power™ approach, she supports individuals in deepening self-awareness, releasing limiting beliefs, and cultivating harmony in their lives, along with confidence in the ethical use of power.
She provides grounded, welcoming spaces for clarity, integration, and authentic connection, nurturing right relationship with oneself and others.
Shaped by multicultural experiences, she works primarily in English, French, and Spanish, and is also fluent in Italian and Portuguese — bringing sensitivity to the nuances of language and culture in her facilitation.
Nelly collaborates with people from diverse backgrounds — including professionals, leaders, and communities — fostering wise and compassionate relationships with power, and developing trust, skillfulness, accountability, and integrity.
Her approach weaves presence, attunement, and embodied wisdom, gently accompanying each person’s unique unfolding.
www.innerlotusbloom.com

Leah Fink

Leah Fink is an engaging facilitator, consultant and speaker whose work is grounded in real-world experience transforming mental health in the workplace. As the owner of All Thrive, she brings practical insight from helping organizations identify and close gaps in their mental health practices. With a background as a registered social worker in addictions and mental health, Leah combines professional credibility with a relatable, human-centered approach that focuses on creating meaningful change.

Semester Core Training (7 sessions) Sept 1 – Nov 24, 2026
2026-09-01 14:30 - 16:30 (America/Denver) | https://rightuseofpower.org/event/semester-core-training-7-sessions-sept-2026/
Our 2026 Semester Core Training is a self-paced, multimodal course with 8 online asynchronous modules and 7 live integration sessions. You will be responsible for completing the required modules before the corresponding live integration sessions. This learning experience follows our Basics Training (which is a prerequisite for the Core Training).
The Core Training is for people who are ready to dive deeper into all of the types of power. In the Right Use of Power™ approach, we explore our own relationship with power and increase our skill in navigating our personal and professional relationships.
In our Semester Core Training, you will:

Understand the importance of feedback and the difference between intention and impact.
Start to understand the shadow aspects of power and how we can work with them.
Learn how to work with conflict in power-conscious and generative ways.
Better understand systemic power and how it influences the other types of power.
Learn about shame and other emotional experiences that may impact our use of power

After our training, participants have said they can now:

Be more ethically proactive around power dynamics.
Engage their personal power with more awareness and presence.
Be more aware of the shadow aspects of power.
Lean into feedback and conflict with more skill and awareness of power.

Semester Core Training Integration Sessions:
Integration Sessions will be every other Tuesday and will be 2 hours long.
Time: 2:30pm – 4:30pm MDT (Denver/United States) each day.
(Due to the complexity of the time zones, we are only sharing the Mountain Time Zone. Click here to see the hours in your own time zone)
Please see our Video Recording Policy. To indicate your preferences for video recordings, please be sure to fill out the intake survey in your welcome email.
Dates:

Tuesday, September 1 – Welcome & Introduction Session
Tuesday, September 15 – Integration Session (Reviewing Modules 1 & 2)
Tuesday, September 29 – Integration Session (Reviewing Module 3)
Tuesday, October 13 – Integration Session (Reviewing Module 4)
Tuesday, October 27– Integration Session (Reviewing Modules 5 & 6)
Tuesday, November 10– Integration Session 5 (Reviewing Modules 7 & 8)
Tuesday, November 24– Power Object Presentations & Closing

Continuing Education Credits (CEUs):
The Right Use of Power Institute™ is an NBCC – Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPtm) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program (NBCC Provider #6736).
The Right Use of Power Institute™ is an ICF – Approved Continuing Education Provider. Our Core Program has received a total of 12 CEU credits:
9 credits in: Core Competencies
3 credits in: Resource Development
There is an additional $20 purchase fee for CE documentation. This fee can be paid in our online Shop after your registration is purchased.

Cancellation/Refund Policy:

Full refund minus a $50 handling fee available up to 2 weeks before the first day of training OR
A voucher for the full amount paid for a future training is available up to 1 week before the first day of training

Questions? We’re happy to answer them!
Email us at:
training@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our training programs.
admin@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our website, membership levels, sign up.

Facilitators:
Ki Smith

Ki is an Internal Family Systems (IFS)-trained contemplative psychotherapist, coach, mediator, and facilitator of Power-Conscious Nonviolent Communication, and Core Faculty with the Right Use of Power Institute. Ki works with individuals, dyads, and groups to support restoration, healing, and transformation. She is passionate about co-creating beloved community where collective care is valued, collective wisdom is centered, and collective power is strengthened.

Veronica Borgonovi

Veronica Borgonovi (Bore-go-no-vee; she/her) is an experienced organizational and project leader, manager, mentor, and coach and has supported over 40 client projects in management and social sector consulting across several countries. She is passionate about organizational culture and leadership development, and guided a multi-year effort to transform practices, policies, and ways of being around equity and inclusion for a global social impact consultancy across multiple teams and geographies.
