About NRI

Expanding human capacity — in people, in organizations, in systems.

We research the neuroscience of integration, train practitioners in it, and partner with organizations to put it to work — committed to the full humanity of every person.

Mission

To expand human capacity through the neuroscience of integration; training practitioners, and partnering with individuals, organizations, and collectives to grow and evolve in response to a rapidly changing and complex world.

Educate. Train. Consult.

Vision

We imagine a world that cultivates environments where Mind–IQ ∫ Body–SQ ∫ Spirit–RQ integration is practiced daily — creating environments where all humans can flourish through the process of wholeness-making.

Values

Illuminate

— the neuroscience and spirituality of wholeness

Equip

— embodied skills for adaptive evolution

Partner

— to co-create integrative cultures that support wholeness-making

Integrate

— science, spirit, and systems thinking

Our Commitments

Integration is personal. It is also societal. Wholeness-making is not politically neutral. NRI is committed to the full humanity of every person.

Open & Affirming

NRI is radically and fully affirming of all people — across every gender identity, sexual orientation, faith background, and embodied experience. Wholeness-making belongs to everyone.

Anti-Racist

We actively analyze and dismantle systems of racial dominance and their neurobiological impacts on communities. The integration NRI cultivates includes justice — not as an add-on, but as essential to wholeness itself.

Anti-Ableist

NRI honors the full diversity of human bodies, nervous systems, and neural experiences. Our model is context-responsive — not prescriptive — because there is no single "right" way to be an integrated human.

Feminist & Womanist

NRI is grounded in feminist and womanist scholarship and practice. We analyze systems of dominance, center marginalized voices, and create tools that serve liberation — not just optimization.

The people of NRI

A dynamic team doing integrative work — in our own collaboration, not just in what we teach.

Dr. Shaleen Kendrick, ThD

Dr. Shaleen Kendrick, ThD

Founder and CEO

Executive culture consultant, Neurotheologian and creator of the Neuro-Relational Integration™ Model. Dr. Kendrick developed NRI through her doctoral research, bridging neuroscience, spirituality, and systems thinking into daily practice. She is the principal researcher and is continually updating NRI based on newly released cutting-edge discoveries across fields of study.

Aaron Bailey

Aaron Bailey

Business Manager

Operations, partnerships, and the logistics that keep the work moving — proposals to scheduling to delivery.

Tyler Chernesky

Tyler Chernesky

Linguistic Developer

Translates the NRI model into language people can engage, remember, and apply — across the website, courses, and communications.

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