Do you feel called to be of service to families during pregnancy and beyond in all areas of health?
Our cutting-edge and revolutionary certification program is designed to equip new and experienced professionals with a combination of comprehensive advanced professional offerings drawing insight from several health fields of preconception, childbirth, postpartum and parenting. You are not here to learn one method. You are here to become the practitioner families trust when nothing else has worked.
The goal of our program is to provide new and experienced professionals seeking advanced knowledge, tools and support necessary to work with families in the most optimal, valuable, transformative and integrated way.
We invite you to explore creating a life where you are experiencing not only your deepest calling but also making a tremendous difference in the world of babies and parenting.
A great additional benefit about this program is that not only will you receive the title as a Holistic Pregnancy & Parenting Health Practitioner, you also gain a certification in each of the programs you complete within it.
You receive access to the IPHI Case Vault, including:
Newborn sleep cases
Breastfeeding challenges
Postpartum burnout
Colic & reflux
Trauma-impacted families
Neurodivergent children
High-stress homes
Cross-cultural families
This allows you to learn how to:
Assess root causes
Ask the right questions
Create individualized plans
Work ethically and safely
This is what turns knowledge into real practitioner skill.
You also receive:
✔ Intake forms
✔ Parent questionnaires
✔ Sleep history templates
✔ Red-flag checklists
✔ Assessment charts
✔ Client scripts
✔ Consent forms
✔ Case documentation tools
So you don’t just know what to do, you know how to do it professionally.
You will also receive training on:
How to position yourself
How to price your services
How to speak to parents
How to attract your first clients
How to explain holistic care
How to build a sustainable practice
This is not a hobby.
This is a career pathway.
12 Monthly Founder Mentorship Sessions with Mar De Carlo
These are personal strategy, case-review, and practitioner-development sessions where you are guided directly by the founder of holistic sleep coaching.
You can use these sessions for:
Client cases
Certification questions
Business and branding
Scope of practice
Confidence and positioning
Professional growth
You are not doing this alone.
You are being personally mentored into mastery.
This program is designed for:
Doulas
Nurses
Midwives
Therapists
Coaches
Educators
Healers
Parents who want to become practitioners
Professionals ready for a meaningful, respected career
If you want authority, depth, and real impact, this is for you.
HOW THIS PROGRAM WORKS
ONLINE INSTRUCTION
All of our courses are taught online. All you need is Internet access to login and be part of each class.
LIVE VS. SELF-DIRECTED VS. COMBO?
We offer two types of courses. Depending on the course you are currently studying in the list, we offer one, or both options.
Live: a date is selected among participants a few weeks before the start of classes. During this live interactive call you can ask questions as needed. Each class is recorded though so even if you miss it, you’ll still be able to listen to it at your convenience!
Self-Directed: all sessions are pre-recorded and you are given access to the new modules as you complete each one. You will email your instructor, or attend a weekly/monthly conference-call with the instructor, to ask any questions you may have as needed.
Combo: Many of our course include a combination of self-directed and live programs.
Beginning 2026, IPHI is moving to an invite-only model for practitioner training.
This is to:
preserve professional integrity
limit saturation
maintain quality
and protect graduates’ earning potential
This pathway is only available to practitioners who are aligned, serious, and ready to serve.
Upon acceptance into our program, you will receive instructions for your first online class along with a curriculum outlin. You have up to four years to complete the program.
IPHI has trained practitioners in 70+ countries.
Graduates are eligible to apply for professional membership with:
✔ Association of Professional Sleep Consultants
✔ American Association of Drugless Practitioners
✔ International Compliance Assurance for Holistic Practitioners
✔ International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine
You are entering a recognized professional field, not a coaching trend.
Upon completing all seven certifications, you will earn the prestigious title of Holistic Pregnancy & Parenting Health Practitioner.
One time payment (most savings)
$13,577 Save with a bundle package payment of $7999 us dollars
Payment Plan Options
We are proud to be known as the first organization to:
Introduce the first Baby Planner certification program in 2009 to the Baby Planner professional industry and authored the first baby planning book to the Baby Planner industry titled “The Baby Planner: A Guide to Becoming a Baby Planner and Starting Your Own Business.”
Introduce the first Holistic Pregnancy & Child Sleep Consultant Certification in 2011 to the Child Sleep Consultant industry and Integrative Adult Sleep Coach Certification in 2015, training professionals and raising an incredible amount of awareness to vital subjects that, at the time, were not being considered or evaluated as part of the child sleep consultant-client relationship. This led us to introduce our Holistic Science of Sleep Method for Adult & Child Sleep.
Introduce and launch an Eco-Maternity Consultant & Greenbirth Educator certification program in 2010, expanding coaching professionals knowledge and skillset for non-toxic living.
Introduce and launch an integrative Pre-Post Natal Nutrition Coach Certification program in 2013, expanding coaching professionals holistic nutrition knowledge and skillset for working with clients throughout pregnancy and postpartum.
We have a very different approach and philosophy toward the standard mainstream roles and definitions professions such as “Baby Planner” and “Sleep Trainer”, “Adult Sleep Caoch”,“Nutrition Coach” “Eco-Consultant”. We believe in highly integrative, team based and holistic approaches that are very comprehensive, on the cutting edge and based on our founder 27+ years experiences in the industries health, fitness, yoga, parenting and business. We consider each client’s unique needs and meet them where they are at.
We are an accredited educational parenting and health institution represented in 65 countries.
We have a talented faculty team.
We offer continuous support via member support calls and a private online group for current students and graduates that you can access at any time.
We update our courses regularly and require our graduates to pursue their continuing education in order to maintain an active certification.
Once you officially receive your certification and maintain it, you receive a lifetime of program updates so long as you keep your certification active and renew it every two years.
Yes.
We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discovery, PayPal, bank transfers and checks.
The International Parenting & Health Institute is an International Organization and so all of our courses are recognized in all countries, provided the profession isn’t regulated by law in your country.
On average we find most students spend between 5-6 hours per week. Many of our students work full-time jobs and find it quite convenient to take an online course that is recorded and available to be listened to at any time day or night! However, we do not encourage rushing through our programs. In fact we motivate and inspire our students to learn in a stress free environment and in a way they can take their time to properly absorb and apply the information they are learning. This is why we provide our students a one year course deadline and a one time three month complimentary extension if needed.
One time payment (most savings)
$11,878 Save with a bundle package payment of $8200 us dollars
Payment Plan Options
To apply to the International Parenting & Health Institute, we ask you to fill out an enrollment form and submit a resume that will help us assess your qualifications and requirement standards. Once all the application components have been submitted and reviewed, if you are accepted, you will be contacted for a 30-minute interview. Upon acceptance, you will be guided through the payment process and course access to immediately begin your journey.
Our bundle package already has been discounted by $3,678 which is a significant savings, In addition, your investment for our entire program includes our online curriculum, private community, a designated course instructor, support calls and bonus business training, Sleep Consultants with their own business can price their services anywhere from $75-250 an hour. If you work full time, you have a potential of earning six figures and if your work part-time, you can easily earn back your tuition investment ten fold. Of course commitment, discipline, focus and motivation are necessary to achieve these financial results, but the opportunity is available and we’re here to support you every step of the way throughout your learning process. This is why we do not offer a course discount. The return on your small investment is a great one, not only financially but for your personal educational growth as well.
Mar De Carlo, founder and CEO, is a first generation Hispanic-American international entrepreneur, author, coach, speaker, curriculum developer, actress and mentor to parenting, health, fitness and lifestyle professionals. She is the mother of two children and has over 27 years of training and experience coaching groups and individuals from all walks of life to help them overcome a variety of health and business challenges. She has pioneered several successful training programs & international businesses.
She is the founder of:
Mar’s extensive background and accomplishments are rich and diverse. She brings a wealth of talent as an International Entrepreneur, Motivational Speaker, Artist, Holistic Educator, Curriculum Developer, Author, Health, Life & Business Coach, Baby Planner, Adult, Pregnancy and Child Sleep Coach, Dancer, Fitness Instructor, Personal Trainer, Yoga Instructor, Stress Management Coach, Singer, Actress and Mother with a multitude of certifications, training, management under her belt.
We are excited to meet you and we look forward to supporting your professional journey.
PO BOX 996, Ojai, CA 93024
Phone: 805-669-4744
Fax: 415-704-3259
