Emotional intelligence
is a teachable human skill set.
The Institute exists to make that skill-building structured, developmentally responsive, and accessible — for every learner, in every community.
Mission Statement
The Institute for Applied Emotional Intelligence is clinically informed but educationally delivered — translating knowledge from clinical psychology, developmental science, mindfulness-informed regulation practice, neurodiversity-affirming approaches, and learning science into practical skill-building programs that make emotional intelligence teachable, developmentally responsive, and accessible to children, teens, neurodivergent learners, families, educational organizations, and communities.
Vision Statement
A world in which emotional intelligence is taught as a foundational human skill — with the same seriousness, structure, and care as literacy and numeracy — and made available to every learner, in every community, regardless of neurological profile or circumstance.
Advancing Human Potential
Through Science.
Learn more about
the people and ideas
behind the Institute.
What kind of institute this is — and what it stands for.
Learn what kind of institution we are, what we believe, and how our educational scope is intentionally defined. Explore the Institute's founding convictions, educational scope, and approach to mindfulness-informed practice.
Read About the Institute 02 About the FounderThe clinical, academic, and mindfulness-informed foundation behind the Institute.
Learn about Dr. Nila W. Phill's integrative clinical background, academic career, mindfulness-informed practice, and the founding conviction that shaped the Institute for Applied Emotional Intelligence.
Read the Founder's Profile 03 The AEIL™ FrameworkThe original integrative model that structures the Institute's programs.
Explore the Applied Emotional Intelligence for Life (AEIL)™ Framework — ten skill domains, six developmental pillars, and the evidence-informed, mindfulness-informed instructional architecture behind every program the Institute offers.
Explore the Framework