Stoicism · Mindfulness · Leadership · Intentional Living
Ancient Wisdom.
Modern Transformation.
A 16-week integrative program that builds your personal operating system for living with clarity, purpose, and unshakeable inner strength.
Course Philosophy
Three Beliefs That
Drive Everything
This is not a traditional lecture-only course. Transformation requires full integration of ancient wisdom and modern science — practiced daily, not merely studied.
You cannot lead others effectively until you learn to lead yourself — through emotional regulation, clear thinking, and principled action.
Stoic philosophy, mindfulness traditions, and frameworks like CBT and Emotional Intelligence converge on the same truths about human flourishing.
Studying disciplines in isolation produces knowledge. Integrating them produces transformation. Every unit connects to and reinforces the others.
"Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one."
— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
16-Week Course
The Intelligent Life Guide
Eight interconnected disciplines explored over four units — each building progressively on the last to construct a unified, lifelong framework for purposeful living.
Unit 01 · Weeks 1–4
Foundations of the Mind
64 hours · 4 hrs/week
Unit 02 · Weeks 5–8
Inner Mastery
64 hours · 4 hrs/week
Unit 03 · Weeks 9–12
Emotional & Entrepreneurial Intelligence
64 hours · 4 hrs/week
Unit 04 · Weeks 13–16
Behavioral Transformation
64 hours · 4 hrs/week
Podcast Library
180+ Episodes of
Applied Wisdom
Seven complete series — each a deep dive into one discipline, designed as 20-minute standalone episodes or companion content to the course.
The ILG App
Your Course.
Always With You.
Everything in the Intelligent Life Guide — course schedule, podcasts, breathwork, habit tracker, mindfulness art gallery, and Stoic journal — in one beautifully designed app that works online and offline.
- 16-week course schedule with AI lesson guidance
- 180+ podcast episodes across 7 complete series
- 4·7·8 vagus nerve breathwork timer
- 90-day alcohol-free habit tracker (saves to device)
- Mindfulness art gallery with contemplation guides
- Daily Stoic journal with 16 rotating prompts
- AI coaching powered by Claude
- Works fully offline — no app store needed
Launch the ILG App
Open directly in your browser — no download, no login. Your data stays private on your device.
Journal entries and habit tracker save automatically. AI coaching features require an internet connection.
The Sober Advantage
6-Week Course &
Certification
A dedicated program for professionals seeking an edge through a 90% alcohol-free lifestyle. Grounded in neuroscience — neurogenesis, polyvagal theory, synaptic plasticity — paired with yoga, meditation, and vagus nerve practices.
Upon passing all weekly quizzes, 6 exams, and the comprehensive 50-question final exam (80% minimum), you receive a professional digital certificate recognizing mastery of self-optimization, emotional resilience, and intentional living.
- Shareable on LinkedIn & resume
- Issued digitally within 7 days
- Printable PDF version included
4 hours/week · self-paced or group
Mindfulness Art Gallery
Contemplative
Visual Practice
Original artworks from the ILG collection — each a meditation anchor designed to evoke polyvagal safety states and deepen presence. Click any piece to open its contemplation guide in the ILG App.
© 2025 R.A. Hanna Group, LLC · All artworks signed RTB '25
About
Professor Hanna
R.A. Hanna is the founder of the R.A. Hanna Group, LLC and the creator of The Intelligent Life Guide — an integrative framework that synthesizes ancient philosophical wisdom with the best of modern behavioral science, neuroscience, and evidence-based psychology.
The Intelligent Life Guide emerged from a deeply personal conviction: that the wisdom of the ancient Stoics — Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, and Epictetus — is not merely historical. It is urgently practical. And when integrated with modern frameworks including polyvagal theory, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness-based stress reduction, and emotional intelligence, it becomes something transformative — a complete operating system for a purposeful life.
The work spans eight interconnected disciplines: Stoicism, Servant Leadership, Mindfulness, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Emotional Intelligence, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Intentional Living — including the science-backed 90% alcohol-free lifestyle. Each discipline is explored not as an isolated subject but as a thread in a larger tapestry of human flourishing.
The course, podcasts, and ILG App are designed around a single pedagogical belief: integration is everything. The goal is never merely to understand these ideas — it is to embody them, daily, in how you think, lead, speak, and live.
Get in Touch
Questions about the course, the ILG App, or the Sober Advantage certification — reach out directly.
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