Our Mission & Philosophy

Corey Moon is the founder and visionary behind InGenius Academy, a Neurosomatic Therapist, embodiment practitioner, wellness coach, educator, and author whose work centers around one fundamental question: What conditions allow human beings to truly flourish?

Corey's approach has always been one of integration. Her curiosity has led her through the study of the physical body and nervous system, human behavior and social-emotional development, consciousness, quantum mechanics, metaphysics, intuition, and the more subtle aspects of human experience. She is especially interested in the places where different ways of understanding meet—science and spirituality, Eastern and Western perspectives, the physical and the subtle, intellectual knowledge and intuitive wisdom. Rather than viewing any one perspective as the whole picture, Corey believes there is tremendous value in exploring where they intersect.

Her vision for education was also shaped by her own experience as a learner. Growing up, traditional education rarely left her feeling challenged, curious, or excited to learn. It wasn't until adulthood—particularly through her Neurosomatic studies—that she discovered how deeply she loved learning when it was meaningful, challenging, relevant, and connected to genuine curiosity. That experience became one of the earliest seeds of InGenius Academy.

Corey believes education should nurture the whole human—mind, body, emotions, creativity, relationships, intuition, individuality, and connection to the world around them—while giving children strong academic foundations and the ability to think critically, explore different perspectives, ask meaningful questions, and develop their own understanding.

At InGenius, her vision is to create an educational model where curiosity becomes a doorway into learning; where nature, real-world experiences, creativity, nervous system awareness, collaboration, and meaningful challenge exist alongside academics; and where children have opportunities to discover their interests, develop their gifts, and recognize themselves as valuable contributors to their communities and the world.

Corey is also the author of Just Beneath the Surface: The Subconscious Roadmap to Higher Self Embodiment, and her work with adults continues to inform her understanding of human development, self-awareness, embodiment, and flourishing.

At the heart of Corey's vision is a simple belief: every child carries an innate genius worth discovering, developing, and sharing. When we create the right conditions around them, education becomes more than preparation for the future—it becomes a lifelong relationship with learning, self-discovery, belonging, and meaningful contribution.

Elasa Tiernan is a transformational educator, facilitator, wellness center founder, and lifelong advocate for empowering children to discover and embody their innate gifts, talents, and purpose.

As a Board Member and Facilitator at InGenius Academy, Elasa is passionate about helping create a New Earth educational model that recognizes every child as a unique genius arriving with natural abilities, creativity, solutions, inventions, and contributions ready to be expressed. She believes education should nurture the whole child — mind, body, emotions, spirit, imagination, and purpose — while providing a safe environment for exploration, self-discovery, and authentic growth.

For more than 25 years, Elasa has worked with children, families, schools, community organizations, wellness centers, foster care programs, and educational initiatives. Her background includes craniosacral therapy, emotional wellness support, nervous system regulation, mindfulness practices, yoga, gardening programs, creative arts, community development, and holistic education.

Throughout her career, she has helped develop and facilitate children's programs focused on emotional intelligence, self-awareness, creativity, resilience, communication, and personal empowerment.

Elasa believes that when children are given access to healing arts, nature, gardens, mentorship, creativity, and supportive community, they naturally begin to remember who they are and what they are here to contribute. Her vision is to help create learning environments where children feel safe to explore, empowered to innovate, and inspired to bring their unique gifts into the world.

My career in education began in 1998 at the Anchorage Waldorf School, which inspired a lifelong journey dedicated to supporting children and families. Over the years, I have had the privilege of working with a diverse range of teachers, administrators, and parents across various educational settings. My experience includes serving as a faculty member at well-established schools, founding a successful home program, working as a private nanny, and, co-creating a homeschool enrichment program, and most recently teaching at local homeschool co-ops.

My primary objective is to have a positive influence on the community by generating environments that nourish children, support parents, and inspire families. To inform my work I bring a broad range of interests and experience in parenting, Waldorf and Sudbury education, holistic living, community building, and parent outreach.

I look forward to applying this background to the development of our programs, parent support strategies

"When they ask what you do for a living, say, I love." - Jaiya John

Steven Lopez is a father, husband, mentor, and the founder of From the Ground Up Empowerment. A lifelong student of human development and potential, he's passionate about helping people better understand themselves and develop practical tools for navigating life.

Steven's approach is deeply rooted in his own experience, and fatherhood has given his work even greater purpose. He is passionate about helping young people develop the emotional awareness and self-regulation skills that most people simply don't encounter growing up in modern society.

Steven and his family have been homeschooling for 6 years and have settled in St. Petersburg after traveling the country in an RV, an experience that strengthened his belief that education happens everyday and everywhere through connection and participation in the world around us.

Outside of his work, he's a musician and a gamer who is usually exploring something new.

Through From the Ground Up Empowerment, Steven helps people develop practical tools to regulate themselves, connect meaningfully with others, and to build a life that aligns with their own values.

Mandy Lopez is a devoted mom, wife, artist/designer, homeschool consultant, avid DIYer and longtime hospitality professional who truly believes it's time for humans to take back their POWER, with Love, Knowledge, and Community! She also feels awkward writing about herself in the third person so I'm going to switch to first :)

The idea for LifeSchool with Mandy started after years of homeschooling on the road with my family- meeting and mixing with homeschoolers in big cities and small mountain towns and everything between- and I learned that there is not one "right way" to learn, live, raise your kids- and yet we're all herded through the same path and "corrected" when we deviate from it. So I made it my mission to show anyone I can, that they can create their own path! That the goal is to raise happy, healthy, capable adults, not perfect students!

With over 22 years of hospitality experience (including every restaurant position possible up to general management, opening staff with 5 successful restaurants, event management, cooking and mixology, and much more), a degree in Creative Writing, and a lifetime of gaining handy skills just to prove the belief that I can learn to do anything MYSELF, I have many usable skills to teach your kids! But more of what you can expect in a class with me is-

That I will talk to your kids like they are real people

I will encourage individuality, independence and thinking outside the box

A flexible syllabus to be guided and molded by each learner

They will leave with real life skills they can take to the real world and actually use

A relaxed, inclusive, low stress, high positivity environment that inspires creativity and friendship! No tolerance for no fun!

Well that's it I think- thanks for reading my whole bio! I'm so excited to be part of your community and support your homeschool journey.