From fragmentation to a connected field

NEWNEI, developed by Roy Martina and Trinity Aurora, works with imprints: unresolved patterns that begin in our own story, our family line, our biology, or our culture, and live on in our emotions, beliefs, body, and sense of identity, below conscious awareness.

It is not alone. From somatic practice to trauma research, from coaching to therapeutic practice, different approaches work with these same underlying patterns. They often develop in parallel, using different languages and entry points, while pointing to a shared underlying reality.

The NEWNEI Institute was established to address this fragmentation: to build a connected, evidence-informed field around imprints, in which NEWNEI takes its place alongside related approaches and is examined on its merits. We want to be a reference point for anyone who wants to understand imprints, whether professionally trained, academically curious, or looking for something that helps when other approaches have reached their limits.

What we do

The Institute works in close collaboration with the NEWNEI Academy, which offers training and certification. The Institute itself does not.

Where we are going

A world in which the understanding of imprints is part of the conversation about human wellbeing, and in which that understanding is visible, accessible, and grounded across disciplines.

Where people carrying years of unresolved load can find their way to this kind of healing, including NEWNEI, without having to rely on coincidence. Where practitioners are well trained, well connected, and held to shared standards developed together with the NEWNEI Academy. Where research into the nervous system, emotional memory, inheritance, and human behavior increasingly informs practice.

This will take time. We are not in a hurry, and we are building deliberately and carefully.

We are inviting further advisors to join the board. Together they will guide the Institute's research agenda, review its standards of responsible practice, and question its claims where needed. New advisors come from outside the NEWNEI community as well as from within it, because a field only matures when it is questioned by people who see it differently.

We are looking for experienced people in these areas:

These are the initial focus groups, and members can propose new ones. Content, entry requirements, and start dates will be announced per focus group. The intended direction around cancer concerns complementary support and personal development, not treating cancer or replacing oncological care.

A new system,
not NEI with a new name.

NEWNEI grew out of years of research and practice by Roy Martina, founder of Neuro-Emotional Integration (NEI), and his further development of NEI together with Trinity Aurora. Its developers describe it as a new system with different starting points.

NEWNEI takes an omnidimensional view of the human system: the physical body, the mind, the energetic system, personal experience, ancestral inheritance, layers of consciousness, and the interaction between them. The body is used as an interface. Facilitators work with muscle testing and structured protocols to verify information in the system, rather than working from interpretation or assumption, and are trained in radical neutrality for this reason.

What we mean
by imprints.

An imprint is a pattern that keeps acting after the moment that created it has passed. To understand one, we ask two simple questions: where does it come from, and where does it show up?

Every imprint has both an origin and an expression.

A grandmother's unspoken loss (an ancestral origin) can become the conviction “it is not safe to rely on anyone” (mental), a tightness in the chest (somatic), and the role of the one who never needs help (identity). Working with one layer often moves the others.

Some origins, such as early relationships and life events, are well described in psychology and neuroscience. Research on epigenetic and intergenerational transmission is younger and still debated. We name every origin clearly, and we are equally clear about where the evidence stands for each.

From understanding imprints
to resolving them.

Knowing where an imprint comes from and where it shows up is the first step. Resolving it is the next. Approaches differ in which layers they reach and how: talking therapies usually start with the mental layer, body-oriented work with the somatic layer, and systemic work with the family line.

NEWNEI aims to connect both axes. Its developers use the body as an interface to trace an imprint back to its origin, and then address it on the levels where it shows up today. Throughout, the aim is to give the client their sovereignty back: to strengthen their own capacity rather than their dependence on a practitioner. The principles below describe how they approach this. Studying how well it works is part of the Institute's research.

Key principles, as its developers describe them

NEWNEI is a complementary method and does not replace diagnosis or treatment by a physician or other licensed healthcare professional. Results differ from person to person.

The scientific findings above do not prove that NEWNEI works; they show why the questions it asks are worth studying. Building that evidence is the Institute's task.

Research that
practice can trust.

The Institute builds the research that neither a training academy nor an individual practitioner can credibly produce alone. We study how NEWNEI and related approaches work, for whom, and with what effect.

Our research is conducted with scientific integrity and is transparent about its methods and limitations. We work with practitioners to document cases systematically, and with universities and independent researchers to design studies that hold up to scrutiny.

Each paper describes how two approaches differ; it does not rank them. These papers are interpretive overviews based on publicly available information and established practitioner knowledge. They are not official descriptions of each method, and they do not claim that one method is more effective than another; that is a question for research.

These fields describe where we want to build knowledge. They are not claims of effectiveness; that is what research is for.

At a glance

• Listing in the Practitioners' Directory
• The Institute Calendar, featuring NEWNEI Academy activities and a curated selection of other events
• Training organizations can show in their directory listing that they offer training, and in which methods
• Priority access to NEWNEI Institute events
• Discounted access to NEWNEI training and certification at the NEWNEI Academy
• Opportunity to contribute to the newsletter with articles or interviews
• Use of the NEWNEI Institute member logo on your website
• Opportunities to speak at events or webinars

How membership works.

1. Until 31 December 2026

   Join as a founding member

   Everyone who joins this year becomes a founding member, with basic membership free for life.

2. From 2027

   An administrative fee

   New members pay an annual administrative fee of €95.

3. Later

   Optional extras

   Premium options, such as an enhanced directory listing or specific programs, are available to all members, founding members included.

A listing shows membership of the Institute. Certification in NEWNEI is issued by the NEWNEI Academy; the certification shown is as stated by the member.

Two roles, one direction.

NEWNEI Academy

Teaches the method

• Develops NEWNEI^®
• Facilitator Trainings
• Facilitator Certification
• Golden Shift Program

together

NEWNEI Institute

Studies and connects

• Researches how the method works
• Shapes shared standards with the Academy
• Connects the wider field
• Helps people find qualified practitioners

Ibiza in November.

The autumn school holidays have ended. The Halloween parties are over. The clubs have closed their doors for the season, and the tourists have left the island.

What remains is Ibiza at its most extraordinary.

Freed from the crowds, the heat, and the noise that made it one of the world's most iconic nightlife destinations, the island shows a different side of itself in November: quieter, more spacious, more magnetic. Locals breathe more easily again, and those who know Ibiza well understand that the most beautiful season has just begun: the off-season.

Once a year, we come together.

IMPRINTS is where the field becomes tangible. The year's research is presented, questioned, and taken further, and people from different methods meet around one shared question: are we all working with the same underlying phenomenon, and what becomes possible when we step outside our own method?

The hotel is reserved exclusively for our gathering, with no other guests on site. With 170 rooms, the venue offers both space and privacy, creating the conditions for a truly immersive experience. Members of the NEWNEI Institute receive priority access and a significant discount.

What to expect.

All plenary talks are in English. The Imprints Labs run in parallel in English, German, and Dutch, so everyone can follow in the language they feel most at home in. The program is in development; speakers and the full schedule will be announced.

Three days of exclusive immersion.

We gather in a sea-front setting designed for focus, exchange, and meaningful connection. Accommodation, conference spaces, and hotel amenities are all in one place, so the experience stays both immersive and relaxed. The venue has one of Ibiza's most beautiful conference centers, combining professional facilities with the island's distinctive atmosphere.

More than a conference.

Three nights included.

Each room accommodates two people, and you are welcome to bring a guest. Your guest stays with you at no additional room cost. Access to the IMPRINTS program and all shared moments is reserved for registered participants; if your guest would like to join fully, they can be added as a delegate for €495.

Members of the Board of Advisors are invited to attend as our guests.

Three ways to join.

Join a gathering where disciplines meet, perspectives expand, and meaningful connections emerge. Founding members benefit from a significantly reduced ticket price and early access to the most limited room allocation.

Not a member yet? Join before 31 December 2026 and your basic membership is free for life, so you can join first and reserve at the member rate. Non-members are welcome at the regular rate, subject to availability.

What it is about

You help a client move forward. Something shifts. Then, weeks or months later, a familiar struggle returns, sometimes as a different problem altogether. Why can someone want change so strongly and still move in the opposite direction? In this masterclass, Roy shares the missing links he and Trinity Aurora are exploring in NEWNEI, so you can look at a familiar challenge with new eyes.

What you will explore

• Coaching, therapy and healing. How each one approaches a recurring problem, and where each tends to stop.
• The loop behind the problem. How NEWNEI^® looks at the patterns that keep leading someone back to the same struggle.
• Your own experience matters. Why your personal growth shapes what you are able to see in others.
• A structured inquiry. How the NEWNEI^® app guides a session step by step.
• Neutrality. How your own expectations shape the questions you ask, and how to stay open.
• Your practice. Positioning, training options and the value of a community of practitioners.

Three steps in NEWNEI

You leave with practical insights, new questions and an exercise you can use right away, in your own life and in your conversations with clients.

Who it is for

This masterclass is organized by the NEWNEI^® Academy and shared by the NEWNEI Institute. It is an introduction, not a training; further training with the Academy is a separate, optional step.

Get to know NEWNEI
in person.

The City Tour is the easiest way to experience NEWNEI for the first time. Each stop has its own theme, from an afternoon workshop to a full experience day. Trinity and Roy explain the method, show how they work, and answer your questions in person.

The events are held in Dutch, with some English NEWNEI terms. Tickets are sold by the NEWNEI Academy through newneitour.com. You can book for up to four people at once, and your e-ticket arrives by email. Remember to enter the code NNImember for your 25% Institute discount.