MA. PhD. Bandler-lineage NLP Master Trainer. Bray-family Huna lineage holder.
Chronological — every credential dated where the ingest provides it.
Credentials timeline.
Founded 1982 — formerly Advanced Neuro Dynamics, now the training arm of Kona University.
Our mission is to empower our students to transform their lives and for them to encourage transformation in others using holistic, complementary, alternative and integrative approaches to psychology and human understanding. To help actualize such a global vision, Empowerment, Inc. has highly skilled facilitators who travel extensively throughout the world, touching the lives of thousands every year. 65+ Huna workshops delivered since 1982.
“Pappa Bray (the son of Daddy Bray) gave Tad James permission to learn, practice and teach the Huna of the Bray family. This lineage is now entrusted to Tad's son Matthew James. Uncle George Na'ope and Etua Lopes made Matt responsible for the Hawaiian lineage taught, and Etua continues to support him in sharing the teachings.”
Media and authorship.
Workshops in Hawaiian traditions require explicit conduct norms — we publish ours.
Code of Conduct + Non-Discrimination Policy — both linked from the footer. The Huna Higher Consciousness Workshop runs Mar 21-29 2026, Sep 19-27 2026, San Diego Dec 2-6 2026.