The Inner Journey
Harvest the power of working with images for deeper insights.
A 3-day experiential training in visual tools for trainers, facilitators & coaches. Working with emotions, images and strengths.
How do you help a participant reach an insight they can’t quite put into words?
Sometimes the best tool isn’t another question. It’s an image.
Most of us who train, facilitate and coach are good with words. Far fewer of us were ever trained to work with images. And that is exactly the gap the Inner Journey closes.
It’s a 3-day, hands-on training for trainers, facilitators and coaches who want to add a whole new layer to their work: working with emotions, images and strengths, in 1:1s and in groups.
Milan, Italy: 6-8 October 2027, 9:00-17:30
(Dates may still change slightly, for both Milan and Sicily, based on early-bird sign-ups.)
Tentative alternative location:
Sicily, Italy: October 2027 - get in touch via contact form or LinkedIn to express early interest.
What is the Inner Journey?
You know the moment in a session when the words start going in circles?
That’s exactly where an image cuts through.
The Inner Journey is a 3-day, hands-on training built around metaFox tools and a lot of live practice. You work with emotions, images and strengths, using cards, compasses and exercises you get to keep.
Working with images isn’t a replacement for working with words. It’s a complement. A way of adding images to the questions and conversations you already do well, so the whole thing gets more holistic and more brain-based. When we work through images, not just words, the insight often lands deeper. And it stays longer.
And it’s an active journey. You practice live in the room. You test methods in small groups. You swap variations and real use cases with other trainers and coaches, so you walk away with a ton of ideas from the whole room, not just from the trainers.
If you are an ICF certified coach, the Inner Journey also earns you 16 CCE units in Core Competencies and 4.5 in Resource Development.
The three days: emotions, images & strengths
Day 1: Emotions
Identify and work with emotions and needs, using the Nonviolent Communication (NVC) framework and an Emotional Intelligence framework.
Day 2: Picture cards
Tips, techniques and exercises for using visuals to surface patterns and reach deeper insight than what words alone can do.
Day 3: Strengths
Uncover your own strengths, and learn tools and questions to build on strengths in others, grounded in Seligman (the founder of positive psychology) and Niemiec’s (the leading authority on working with strengths) work.
And you leave with tools you can use the very next day, in 1:1s and in workshops.
Who is it for?
This training is first of all for facilitators and trainers, and for coaches who want new tools, more versatility, and to learn to go deeper when working with images.
For ICF coaches: it also carries ICF CCE units: 16 in Core Competencies and 4.5 in Resource Development.
It’s also a strong fit for therapists, counselors and leaders. Honestly, for anyone whose work is helping other people grow. The techniques are just as powerful in a leadership conversation, a performance chat, or any 1:1 that matters.
It works best if you already have some years of experience and are ready to significantly increase your impact.
Not sure you fit? Get in touch and let’s figure it out together.
What you'll walk away with
- an extensive workbook, full of exercises to keep exploring long after the course
- 6 metaFox card decks and 3 compasses, yours to keep and use for years
- your own personalized Strengths Discovery report
- 1 year of access to the metafox.online platform for coaching & facilitation
- a 1.5h follow-up call for deeper integration, so the insights actually stick
Why work with images & visual tools?
Your questions are sharp. Your listening is strong. So why do some conversations still stay on the surface?
Because words have their limits. A card or an image reaches spaces that questions alone can't.
Here's what these three days give you:
Two levels of value: professional and personal
The immediate level: new tools, exercises and ways of working you can use straight away. The deeper level: insights into your own patterns, strengths and energy that keep landing for weeks. That's what happens when professional development goes deep enough to touch the personal, too. And the two feed each other.
Tools you can use immediately
Not concepts to revisit someday. Ready-to-use formats for 1:1 and group work, practiced live in the room, so you can bring them into your very next session.
Personal connections & shared experiences
Three days of practising together, taking turns as coach and client, builds a special kind of trust. You try every tool on yourself first, share real stories, and leave with peers you can keep exchanging ideas with long after the training.
A grounded methodology, not a fad
NVC, Emotional Intelligence, Seligman and Niemiec's strengths science, and metaFox's field-tested tools (over 100,000 sold worldwide). No fluff, just science-based and highly practical exercises.
The group itself
An international group of coaches, trainers and facilitators from all walks of life. It's one of the things I loved most about London, all the delicious conversations that happen, and the people you meet.
A first step on a certification path
The Inner Journey is the first of three events that make up metaFox's Visual Coach Certification Program. So this is a genuine first step on a certification path, not just a one-off taster.
Meet your trainer –
Mirna Šmidt
I’m a certified Inner Journey facilitator now. Before becoming a facilitator for this course, I went through this exact Inner Journey process in London, in March 2026. So I’m not handing you a manual. I’m sharing something I’ve lived.
I’ve also used metaFox tools since the very beginning, 9 years back, and I’ve known the founders since my early training days. I’m a genuine fan of how they build the whole metaFox brand. That’s the short version of why I trust this program enough to bring it home.
On my own side, I bring 18+ years of designing and delivering training, with an MSc in Applied Positive Psychology which strongly influences the way I approach learning.
Through Trainers Toolbox I’ve worked in over 30 countries.
So you get metaFox’s content, plus a seasoned facilitator running the room.
Discover more about me on LinkedIn, and do connect!
What do participants say?
Dates, price & details
Location: Milan, central location
Dates: 6-8 October 2027, 9:00-17:30
Language: English
Price: €1,450
- Anchor fee listed here according to Croatian law. (10.9.2026.): €1,450
With Inner Journey, you get a full toolbox:
- 3-day experiential learning journey
- 6 packs of metaFox card decks and 3 compasses
- an extensive workbook with many additional exercises
- your own personalised Strengths Discovery report
- a follow-up call for better integration
- a year on the metaFox.online platform
And one of the things I love most? All the delicious conversations that happen along the way.
Also possible: Sicily, Italy, in October 2027 (tentative) - get in touch via contact form or LinkedIn to express early interest.
A quick note:
This is a metaFox program, and I'm one of their certified Inner Journey trainers. So this one is a little different from my usual courses. It is not a Trainers Toolbox course. It's a program I love enough to bring to you and deliver myself, in collaboration with metaFox.
Interested but unsure it is the right event for you? Join us for a demo masterclass
This demo masterclass is your chance to experience one of the exercises that we cover in the program, and to get answers to any of your questions about the Inner Journey:
Coming soon
(The demo masterclass is a paid session of €97 via Luma. And if you decide to join the Inner Journey afterwards, those €97 are fully deducted from your Inner Journey fee, so trying it out first costs you nothing extra.)
Ready to join?
If you are looking to add new tools, insight and depth to your work as a coach and facilitator, I'd love to have you in the room in Milan in October 2027.
Questions, curious about the Sicily option, or ready to sign up?
The easiest way is to reach out to me on LinkedIn, or via the contact form.
Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
The Inner Journey is a program designed by metaFox. I'm one of their certified Inner Journey trainers, and I'm delivering the Italy edition in collaboration with metaFox. I'm hosting the details here because I believe in it and want my community to know about it.
It's designed first for facilitators, trainers and coaches, and it's just as valuable for therapists, counselors and leaders. It works best if you already have some experience to apply the tools to. Not sure you fit? Get in touch and we'll figure it out together. For ICF coaches: it also carries ICF CCE units: 16 in Core Competencies and 4.5 in Resource Development.
Yes, it's certified by metaFox. The Inner Journey is the first of three events that make up metaFox's Visual Coach Certification Program. It also carries ICF CCE units: 16 in Core Competencies and 4.5 in Resource Development.
The full 3-day training, an extensive workbook, 6 metaFox card decks and 3 compasses to keep, your personalized Strengths Discovery report, 1 year of access to the metafox.online platform, a 1.5h follow-up integration call, and refreshments during the event.
Coffee breaks and snacks during the day.
Lunch is not included.
€1,450. Installments are possible; just get in touch and we'll sort out a plan.
English.
Cancel 3 months (90 days) or more before the start, and you get a 50% refund. Cancel within 90 days of the start, and we're not able to refund the fee. But we'll do our very best to find someone to take your place, and if we do, you get your money back. You're welcome to help us find your replacement too, that's often the quickest way.
Yes. The Inner Journey comes to Milan, Italy, on 6-8 October 2027, with Sicily in October 2027 as a tentative alternative. Curious about the Sicily option? Reach out and I'll share what's coming.
Fill in the sign-up form, and I'll walk you through the next steps. If you have questions first, reach out on LinkedIn or via the contact form.
Still have questions?
Reach out on LinkedIn or via the contact form, and let's talk it through. If Milan in October sounds like your kind of thing, this is the right place for you.