Advancing the Science & Practice of Health Optimisation & Human Development
Syntony Institute trains the next generation of Health Optimisation Coaches.
Our work brings together contemporary health and longevity science with Health Coaching 3.0™ — helping future coaches develop the knowledge, judgement and practical capability to support people in improving how they feel, function, perform and age.
We believe the future of health is increasingly proactive, personalised, data-informed and human.
And that requires a new kind of health coach.
WHY SYNTONY?
Health Works Best When the Whole Person Works Together
Syntony means being in harmony or attunement.
For us, it reflects a core principle of health: human beings function best when the different dimensions of health and life are understood together rather than in isolation.
Physical health matters. So do the nervous system, mind, emotions, behaviour, relationships, environment and sense of meaning.
Syntony also reflects what effective health coaching seeks to create: greater alignment between what a person wants, what their health requires and how they actually live.
That idea sits at the heart of our work.
What a person wants
What their health requires
How they actually live
THE HEALTH LANDSCAPE HAS CHANGED
More Information. More Data. More Choices. Less Clarity.
People now have unprecedented access to health information, blood tests and biomarkers, wearables, nutrition advice, supplements, health technologies, longevity science, podcasts, social media and AI-generated health recommendations.
The problem is increasingly not a lack of information. It is too much information, too much data and too little clarity about what actually matters for the individual.
Knowing what you could do is not the same as knowing what you should focus on now.
And knowing what to do is still not the same as actually doing it.
This is why we believe health coaching is entering its next stage.
OUR PROFESSIONAL VISION
Health Coaching 3.0™
Personalised Health Optimisation & Functional Longevity
Health Coaching 1.0 focused primarily on health education and lifestyle guidance.
Health Coaching 2.0 brought greater emphasis to behaviour change and whole-person coaching.
Health Coaching 3.0™ builds on both for the era of personalised health optimisation, functional longevity, wearable data and AI.
It combines skilled coaching with a broader understanding of personalised health optimisation, behaviour and habit change, nutrition and metabolic health, assessments and biomarker literacy, nervous-system regulation, mind management, physical and cognitive capability, sleep and recovery, supplementation, health technology and longevity.
The aim is not to turn coaches into clinicians. It is to train coaches who understand the science, see the whole person and know how to translate knowledge into meaningful, sustainable action.
1.0
Health Education & Lifestyle Guidance
2.0
Behaviour Change & Whole-Person Coaching
3.0™
Personalised Health Optimisation & Functional Longevity
Understand the Science.
See the Whole Person.
Coach Meaningful Change.
A BROADER VIEW OF HEALTH
From Preventing Disease to Building Capacity
We do not think of health simply as the absence of disease.
We are interested in how well a person can function, adapt, recover and remain capable throughout life.
That means considering both:
Disease Risk & Burden
Reducing future disease risk and addressing existing health burdens.
Functional Capacity & Reserve
Building the capacity to function, adapt, recover and remain capable throughout life.
Health optimisation therefore asks not only:
“How can we reduce future disease risk?”
but also:
“How can we help this person function better now — and preserve that capability for the future?”
This broader perspective informs everything we teach.
THE HUMAN ADVANTAGE
Great Coaches Need More Than Information
The amount of health information available will continue to grow. AI will make access to that information easier still.
We therefore do not believe the future belongs to coaches who simply know the most facts.
It belongs to professionals who can understand the science, think critically, see the whole person, identify what matters most, build strong human relationships and help people translate knowledge into sustainable change.
That is the kind of Health Optimisation Coach we are training.
OUR EVOLUTION
From The School of Biohacking to Syntony Institute
Syntony Institute represents the evolution of The School of Biohacking.
The School of Biohacking was created to make emerging ideas in health optimisation, longevity and biohacking more accessible and practical.
Over time, our work became much broader. We realised that better health is not simply about using more technology, taking more supplements or finding the next optimisation strategy.
It is also about helping people change behaviour, regulate the nervous system, work more skilfully with the mind and emotions, build physical and cognitive capability, make sense of increasing amounts of health information and data, personalise their health strategy and develop greater resilience, wellbeing and human potential.
The term “biohacking” had become too narrow to describe what we were actually teaching.
Syntony Institute gives us a broader and more enduring identity — one that brings together health optimisation, functional longevity, professional coaching and human development. It also allows our work to speak to a much wider audience than the biohacking community alone.
The School of Biohacking remains an important part of our history. Syntony Institute is the next stage of that journey.
THE SCHOOL OF BIOHACKING
Health optimisation · Longevity · Biohacking
SYNTONY INSTITUTE
Health Optimisation · Functional Longevity · Coaching · Human Development
MEET THE FOUNDERS
Complementary Expertise. A Shared Vision.
Dr Mark Atkinson
Co-Founder & Chief Training Officer
Physician · Health Optimisation Pioneer · Human Potential Teacher · Master Coach · Author
Dr Mark Atkinson has spent more than 25 years working across medicine, integrative health, health optimisation, coaching and human development.
He has trained more than 1,800 coaches and created professional education programmes used internationally.
His work has consistently explored how people can become healthier, more resilient, more capable and better able to realise their potential.
His books include The Mind-Body Bible, Holistic Health Secrets for Women and True Happiness.
At Syntony Institute, Mark leads the development of Health Coaching 3.0™ and the Institute’s health optimisation, coaching and human-development methodology.
MBBS · BSc (Hons) · FRSPH
Eduard de Wilde
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Health Entrepreneur · Education Innovator · Founder of LiveHelfi, NoordCode & The School of Biohacking
Eduard de Wilde has spent many years building businesses and educational platforms across health optimisation, biohacking and longevity.
His experience in entrepreneurship, digital education, community building and emerging health technologies helped establish The School of Biohacking and continues to shape the growth and international reach of Syntony Institute.
Together, Mark and Eduard bring together health science, professional education, coaching, human development and entrepreneurship.
OUR PROGRAMMES
Three Pathways into the Work of Syntony Institute
FLAGSHIP CERTIFICATION
Health Optimisation & Longevity Certification
Become a Certified Health Optimisation Coach.
Our flagship professional training programme combining contemporary health and longevity science with Health Coaching 3.0™.
PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION
Thrive Unlimited
35-Day Health Optimisation & Personal Transformation Programme
An experiential journey through self-care, self-optimisation, self-mastery, self-actualisation and self-transcendence.
SUPPLEMENT EDUCATION
Supplement Mastery Pro
Master the Art & Science of Supplementation
Learn how to make more intelligent, personalised and evidence-informed decisions about supplementation, with an optional Certified Supplement Specialist professional pathway.
THE FUTURE OF HEALTH COACHING
Help People Live Healthier, More Capable Lives
Our mission is to advance the science and practice of health optimisation and human development — and to train coaches capable of helping people navigate an increasingly complex health landscape with greater clarity, confidence and support.
Understand the Science.
See the Whole Person.
Coach Meaningful Change.