Artella's 2012 ARTbundance™ Certification Training Program


The Winter/Spring 2012 ACT Program is now in session. The next session is planned for Summer 2012.

If you would like to be notified...





A message from Artella Founder Marney Makridakis:

So, if you've come to this page, at least some small part of you is interested in applying for the the 2012 ARTbundance™ Certification Training Program (ACT).

ACT is a 14-week program which offers comprehensive training and turn-key business building materials for using the ARTbundance™ Philosophy of self-discovery through creativity and applying them in a variety of professional venues, including...
  • Coaching
  • Leading Workshops
  • Public Speaking
  • Teaching
  • Writing
  • Creating Online Learning Environments
  • and much more...


The ARTbundance™ Philosophy is an innovative approach of self-discovery through creativity, based on the 9 ARTbundance Principles (Gratitude, Intuition, Balance, Choice, Vision, Action, Attraction, Connection, Service) and the exciting utility of ARTsignments™: unique exercises that use art and creativity as a conduit for exploration and transformation.

I have been developing ARTsignments™ for eight years, and have been training coaches and practitioners since 2009. ARTbundance™ and ARTsignments™ are also the basis of creative exploration in my upcoming book, Creating Time: Using Creativity to Reinvent the Clock and Reclaim Your Life (released by New World Library in April 2012).

The ARTbundance™ Certification Training Program is an intense, dynamic, training experience that runs for 14 weeks. The Winter/Spring 2012 class is currently in session.

ACT is a joyful, immensely promising opportunity for those who would like to use their deep interests and passion for creativity to serve and inspire others through creative and truly satisfying work. We have now run six training sessions since 2009, and all have been incredible experiences, both for the fantastic Graduates and for me, getting to work and play with such amazing people!

Read some comments by participants
from the ARTbundance™ Training Program, here!

NEW! Listen to Audio ACTimonials!
These Audio ACTimonials are a consolidation of about two dozen ACT Graduates sharing their personal experiences with the program. The recording is approx 24 minutes...feel free to listen to a little, or a lot! :-)

NEW! Browse our Directory of Certified Coaches and Practitioners! The page will open in a new tab, so you don't lose your place here.


We have run six sessions of ACT Trainees, and based on the feedback we have received from the program Graduates, we have continued to expand and enhance the program with each subsequent session.

The most recent updates and additions include...

  1. Extended program Time - The curriculum has been expanded from 10 to 14 weeks, to deliver MORE content to you!

  2. New Content and Options for Increased Versatility - The earliest ACT sessions were designed exclusively to train ARTbundance™ Coaches -- a pioneering, unique hybrid of inspiring coach, creativity teacher, workshop leader, and spiritual guide.

    Feedback from our trainees has shown us that ACT is equally effective and enlightening for those who may not necessarily be interested in pursuing one-on-one Coaching. Beginning in Fall 2010, we expanded the program content, and are now offering extended training that is applicable across a wide scope of venues and formats (including but not limited to coaching, leading workshops, teaching, online businesses, public speaking, etc.)

    Those not necessarily interested in one-one-one Coaching may opt out of the ARTbundance™ Coaching Track Requirements, and, upon successful completion of the program, these graduates will become Certified ARTbundance™ Practitioners, and will be ready to use their training in a variety of professional venues. (It is not necessary to choose whether you wish to study to be a Certified ARTbundance™ Coach or a Certified ARTbundance™ Practitioner ahead of time; the ACT process is designed to help you organically discover your own personal ARTbundance™ niche and develop it along the way.)

  3. Expanded Business Building Materials – Our graduates say that the ARTbundance™ Business Building components offer a comprehensive course in and of itself. So we’ve now expanded it to allow more time for this important subject. You will receive and study a step-by-step action plan for building your business or practice, specifically tailored for creative, right-brained entrepreneurs.

  4. One-on-one mentoring with Certified ARTbundance™ Coaches! - I happen to think that our Graduates are some of the most creative, insightful Coaches out there. You’ll now get the opportunity to have one-on-one mentoring connections with them, and learn from the best…who have traveled the very same road that you’re on!

  5. Expanded practice opportunties! - We’re expanding the opportunities for practicing and receiving feedback on live coaching, public speaking, and workshop leading. Your practice opportunities include both peer-to-peer practice with your colleagues, as well as practice with a larger audience in the Artella commuity.

  6. ARTsignment™ License Program! - Included in the price of enrollment, trainees receive a full unlimited license for using all ARTsignments™ presented in the Certification Training Program in their own professional endeavors.

  7. Membership in ACT Web site! - Our new robust online community that allows you not only to connect with your fellow trainees and Marney, but also connect with our active and inspiring ACT Alumni. Whereas previous groups communicated in a simple forum, the Spring 2011 group is invited to participate in a full community Web site, full of unique opportunities for accountability, connection, brainstorming, and networking.

  8. Expanded turn-key marketing and PR package! - Following completion of your training, you’ll receive a newly-expanded promotional package with built-in marketing options within the Artella community, including interviews, free advertising, article publication, focus group opportunities, and more.

  9. ACT Alumni Association! - Following completion of the course, invitation to the ACT Alumni Association, which provides on-going opportunities for collaboration, networking, and mutual support with your ACT colleagues.  When the 14 weeks of training are complete, your ACT journey is only just beginning, as you are now invited to participate in a variety of ACT Alumni Association activities, including our popular “ACT PRACT” Open Door Practice Coaching Gatherings, held exclusively for ACT Alumni!


In addition to all the expanded components listed above, the Certification Program also includes all the cornerstone elements that have been praised by our Graduates, including:

  1. 14 weeks of hands-on training with Artella's founding flower-child, Marney Makridakis :-), including live teleclasses taught by Marney; dynamic follow up exercises; weekly, individually-reviewed assignments; practice coaching with your peers; and for those who want to do public speaking and workshop leading, opportunities to speak, teach, and be evaluated by the group.

    All classes and practice sessions are held via teleconference, making it possible to attend from anywhere in the world. Classes are held weekly, on Wednesdays, alternating between day times and evening times (1:00pm and 7:00pm Eastern Time) to accomodate for the variety of personal schedules and time zones of the participants. Of course, all classes are also recorded, and it is not necessary to attend classes live.

    The curriculum schedule is as follows:

    • Week 1: Introduction to ARTbundance™

    • Week 2: Overview of ARTbundance™ Principles

    • Week 3: Making ARTbundance™ Your Own: Discovering and Developing Your Own Niche

    • Week 4: ARTbundance™ Principles in Action: Individual Coaching, Group Workshops, Public Speaking, and Online Learning

    • Week 5: ARTbundance™ Tools: Developing Communication and Intuition

    • Week 6: Integration and Best Practices: Individual ARTbundance™ Coaching

    • Week 7: How to Use and Create "ARTsignments™"

    • Week 8: Integration and Best Practices: Group Workshops, Public Speaking, and Online Learning

    • Weeks 9-11 (multiple practice sessions during three weeks): Live Training and Practice: Live 1-to-1 Coaching, Public Speaking, and Workshop Facilitating

    • Week 12: Integrating other tools and trainings, including The Wealthcare Program

    • Week 13: ARTbundance™ Business Building Master Class – Part 1

    • Week 14: ARTbundance™ Business Building Master Class – Part 2


  2. Your Inspiring, Illustrated Step by Step Certified ARTbundance™ Guide. This covers everything from Conducting Individual Sessions, Group Workshops all the way to Setting Up eProducts on your own website or blog.

  3. An active, engaging online community Web site for networking, support, brainstorming and connection with your ARTbundance™ Training Colleagues.

  4. For those interested in becoming Certified ARTbundance™ Coaches, two actual, live monitored sessions arranged for you to coach, complete with evaluations from both Marney and your client.

  5. Upon successful completion of the ARTbundance™ Training Program, permission for you to officially use the designation of Certified ARTbundance™ Coach or Certified ARTbundance™ Practitioner in all your materials. (We also provide graphics for you to post on your site or include on your promotional materials)

  6. An extensive ARTbundance™ Promotion Pack, with ready-to-go marketing materials for your own Web site, and multiple opportunities for promoting yourself within the Artella community.

  7. 25% off all Artella eProduct Unlimited Use Licenses including The NEW Wealthcare™ Program Unlimited Master Reprint License. The Unlimited Master Reprint License offers a turn-key solution, allowing you to start earning passive income on your web site as you develop your coaching practice. With the license, ALL the e-Courses in The Wealthcare Program are yours to distribute online. This option and discount is for those who want to add an additional turn-key stream of passive income to their coaching web site, in addition to becoming Certified ARTbundance™ Coaches or Practitioners.

ARTbundance™ Coach Training Program Rates

Training Program Cost: $1399
Artella Member Rate: (available to any Artella Member or Artella Affiliate) $1199

For your convenience, the following monthly payment plans are also available:

- 2 monthly payments of $699.50 ($599.50 for Members or Affiliates)
- 3 monthly payments of $466.33 ($399.67 for Members or Affiliates)
- 5 monthly payments of $279.80 ($239.80 for Members or Affiliates)


In addition, we will be offering a very limited number of scholarships through the Lonnie D. Kliever Scholarship Fund for those in the most serious financial need. The scholarship rate is $799 (available in 1 payment, 3 payments of $266.33, or 6 payments of $133.16). If you would like to apply for a scholarship, please be sure to indicate that on your application. We only have a few additional scholarships for those in the most serious financial need, and ask that you only apply in good faith if receiving the additional monetary gift is the only way you would be able to enroll.


I believe two things will be more important than anything else in order to be a very successful ARTbundance™ Coach or Practitioner:

  1. The first is the ability to sincerely listen and identify the deep needs and desires of the person or people you are working with.

  2. The second is the ability to tap into the universal wellspring of creative wisdom and energy that actually can inspire people to make positive changes in their lives.

Previous coaching experience, or art/craft experience are not necessary to make the selected group of applicants, nor are they going to be the primary considerations in choosing this group. Those will be helpful skills if you have them but the top applicants will be chosen based on a wide range of qualities to ensure that the program is a great match for everyone.

Read comments by ARTbundance™ Training Graduates, here.

NEW! Listen to Audio ACTimonials!
These Audio ACTimonials are a consolidation of about two dozen ACT Graduates sharing their personal experiences with the program. The recording is approx 24 minutes...feel free to listen to a little, or a lot! :-)

The Winter/Spring 2012 ACT Program is now in process! The next session is planned for Summer 2012.

If you would like to be notified and receive an application when the next session is announced, simply fill out the form on this page.




If you have any questions, please feel free to email me directly



Free ARTbundance™ Teleclass Recordings!



  • Download your free copy of "ARTsignments™ in Action: A Fun Romp through the ARTbundance™ Sandbox - This TeleParty was SOOOO much fun that we really wanted…, so we really wanted to share it with you! Simply go here to download your own copy of the TeleParty recording PLUS the follow-up ARTsignment™ Workbook!


  • Download your free copy of "Discover Wonder Woman's Greatest Superpower! " -- Last year, over 1,000 people signed up to learn how to Lasso Love to Get Things Done in this fun ARTbundance™ workshop, featuring special guests Kathy Cano-Murillo (aka The Crafty Chica) as well as several graduates of the ARTbundance™ Certification Program. Download your copy of the teleclass recording plus the Follow-Up Booklet!