Dr Cortina is an author, master coach, speaker, counselor, facilitator, philosopher, trainer, transformation specialist as well as an entrepreneurship and leadership expert with more than 20 years of experience. He offers a profound space of exploration and grounding to identify and transform what is getting in the way of our passion, purpose and success. He is the co-founder of the Innerland Institute as well as co-developer of the IBC™ model. He is also the author of the book Curflexion, a guide for moving away from our underlying human experience of separation and unfulfillment.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and eco-nomics as well as masters and doctoral degrees specializing in leadership and entrepreneurship from the University of British Columbia and the University of Calgary. He is also a certified counselor by the American Philosophical Practition-ers Association in New York, a graduate of the Certificate in Applied IFS Therapy and Broader Clinical Applications at the Adler Graduate Professional School in Toronto and a graduate of the Finance Program for Senior Executives at the University of Oxford. Additionally, throughout his life, he has been fully immersed in several eastern transformational traditions such as Mahamudra, Dzogchen, and Advaita.