Meet the founders and learn why we're excited!
Our mission is to help people transform their lives, and achieve their dreams by alleviating suffering, enhancing their innate abilities and growing their potentials using a holistic and natural healing approach.
Why CHOOSE INNEROPTIMAL?
At InnerOptimal, we strive to create a healing space, where we offer empowering tools to bring your brain and body into balance. Our high quality services offer natural and high-tech modalities to our clients. Our entire team is here to welcome you and respond to your questions and needs.
Everything is set up so you can experience your brain training in a healing environment. Our services can be received in the comfort of your own home or at our center located in Encinitas CA (we follow strict Covid-19 safety procedures).
Danielle and Marie-Laure founded InnerOptimal in 2006 in Encinitas, and began their Neurofeedback services in 2007, incorporating in May 2017. Danielle, Marie-Laure and their team help people achieve peak performance, improve focus and overcome anxiety, stress and depression. With a young and vibrant brain everything is possible!
Using cutting edge technology to optimize the brain, they also achieve amazing results with sleep issues, feelings of overwhelm, anger and many other challenges.
Together they also created and managed a non-profit dedicated to helping veterans recover from PTSD trauma, called “Operation Giving Back” in the USA from 2007-2013.
Meet the Founders & Global Pioneers of Neuro-Wellness
Global Standards. Multi-Generational Expertise. Personalized Care. Welcome to InnerOptimal, a premier French-American, women-owned Neuro-Wellness center nestled in Encinitas (North County San Diego) and serving clients worldwide. Co-founded in the fall of 2006 by the mother-and-daughter duo of Dr. Danielle and Marie- Laure, InnerOptimal bridges cutting-edge neuroscience with deeply compassionate, personalized brain training.
By uniting sophisticated European wellness methodologies with advanced American and international neurofeedback technology, we build custom programs designed to optimize your brain power, relieve a wide variety of symptoms, and help you live a happier, more satisfying life. Visit our full-time facility in San Diego County or train via our expert-guided remote programs from anywhere in the world.
Meet Dr. Danielle Chavalarias | CEO & President
International Speaker, Neurofeedback Innovator, and Holistic Pioneer. Dr. Danielle brings an extraordinary 55+ years of deep foundational experience in wellness, mindset, and psychosomatic healing to InnerOptimal. An internationally recognized speaker, she has lectured extensively across the US, France, Spain, Portugal, the UK, and multiple nations in Africa. She actively participates in neurofeedback technology development and collaborates with international trainers and researchers.
Education & Core Credentials
Docteur Naturopath (Specialty in Psycho-Somatic/Psycho-Trauma): Educated at the prestigious D’Hygiène Naturelle Institute founded by Biologist P.V. Marchesseau. in Paris, France (1982).
Advanced Neurofeedback Certification: Zengar/Neuroptimal, Canada (2007)—Focusing on cutting-edge concepts and advanced clinical strategies. Continuous Advanced Neurofeedback Training: Received annually from Neuroptimum, France (2007–Present).
Certified Emotional Intelligence Practitioner:
Institut Français de Recherche en Intelligence Emotionnelle (IFRIE), Paris.
Advanced Certified Dr. Bach Flower Practitioner:
Certified in France.
A Lifetime of Impact & Innovation
The Quantum Physics & Publishing Pioneer (1970s): Founded two wellness publishing houses in Paris and Southern France. She published contemporary researchers, recovered dormant ancient wisdom texts, and launched the very first magazine in Paris dedicated to quantum physics studies.
Holistic Retreat Leadership (1988–2000):
Established and managed the first Holistic Healing Retreat Center in the South-West of France.
Operation Giving Back (2007–2013):
Created a dedicated, non-profit clinical program within InnerOptimal providing pro-bono neurofeedback to US Veterans experiencing severe military P.T.S.D. or combat stress disorders.
Integrative Expertise:
Dr. Danielle seamlessly incorporates nutrition, adult/senior dietetics, Science of Mind principles, Western philosophy, medical astrology, and Hatha Yoga/meditation (practiced since 1968) into her present-day coaching.
Meet Marie-Laure Wagner-Hunsaker, MA | Director of Neuro-Wellness & VP Sociologist, Peak Performance Coach, and Brain Power Expert
Marie-Laure has spent over 25 years passionately studying human behavior and maximizing brain potential. Her elite training style has helped notable corporate clients and world-record-holding athletes achieve massive peak performance breakthroughs. Like her mother, she is directly involved in global neurofeedback technology development and research networks.
Education & Core Credentials
Master’s & PhD Candidate in Sociology (France):
Successfully executed two years of intensive doctoral studies, specialized in human behavior and organizational dynamics.
Neurofeedback & Neuromodulation Certifications:
Certified by NeurOptimum (France), Neuroptimal (Canada – All Levels of Dynamical Neurofeedback), and Applied Psychosociology Education Facility and Neurofeedback (USA).
Advanced Neuromodulation Training:
Currently in certification process with Cygnet / Bee Mediz OMC (France-USA). We believe in continuous education.
Brain Entrainment & Peak Performance:
Certified by the Braintek Institute (USA) and in Bio-feedback Peak Performance Coaching by Gemmo Communication (France).
Advanced Certified Dr. Bach Flower Practitioner:
Certified in France.
A Lifetime of Impact & Innovation
Space Mission Research (CNES):
While completing her advanced degrees, Marie-Laure tracked astronaut space missions with the CNES (the French equivalent of NASA). This research ignited her lifelong fascination with neuroplasticity and the brain’s ability to expand its potential under the right stimuli.
Youth Development Volunteering (2001–2006): Prior to co-creating InnerOptimal, she spent five years volunteering in US educational programs, helping children unlock their innate human potential and deepen their connection to the environment.
A Shared Legacy of Humanitarian Giving & Volunteering
Dr. Danielle and Marie-Laure’s professional synergy is deeply rooted in a shared lifetime of philanthropy. For over three decades, this mother-daughter team has combined their business success with community service across three continents:
San Diego & Tijuana (2007–Present): Active members and volunteers with the Encinitas Rotary Club, regularly supporting local North County community initiatives and aiding impoverished families in Tijuana, Mexico.
La Source NGO, Senegal (1988–2000): Dr. Danielle founded and managed La Source, a highly successful non-profit Non-Governmental Organization dedicated to the integrated development of remote villages in North and South Senegal (Casamance). Marie-Laure managed the marketing and promotional departments for 12 years, traveling to Senegal five times to implement campaigns.
Active Sponsorships: Dr. Danielle’s humanitarian work continues actively today in Togo, Africa, and Peru (South America) where she personally sponsors children’s school educations.
I needed help to manage my business and raise my kids. After just a few sessions, I started feeling the effect of Neuroscience. Besides the fact that InnerOptimal has multiple tools to help, I was amazed by their coaching, guidance, and follow-up. My therapist was so happy to see my progress and to help me reduce my medication and then stop it altogether. Today I cannot believe it! I am fully functional. I feel confident, and my heart and brain are at peace. I feel strong, worthy, happy, and I am beyond imagination successful in my business! Thank you, InnerOptimal, Dr. Danielle & Marie-Laure! Evelyn Smith, San Diego.
Disclaimer: Marie-Laure Wagner-Hunsaker or Danielle Chavalarias are not licensed physicians. They do not diagnose, they do not treat or they do not advise psychological or medical disorders. Please consult your physician about medical disorders. This Brain Training is alternative or complementary to healing arts services licensed by the state. Brain Training is not licensed by the state.
Dr. Danielle Chavalarias, CEO
Internationally recognized speaker, Dr. Danielle Chavalarias, is a renowned expert in the field of brain power.
Danielle is the CEO of InnerOptimal, Inc., her Encinitas healing center for helping people improve their Brain Power and build happier, more satisfying lives. InnerOptimal is built on Danielle’s 35+ years of experience.
Danielle was educated at the D’Hygiene Naturelle Institute founded by Biologist P.V. Marchesseau in Paris, France. In 1982, she received a degree in Docteur Naturopathe and Psycho-Somatic (Psycho-Trauma). Upon further study, in 2010, she earned the Advanced Certification in Zengar Neuroptimal (Cutting Edge Concepts and Advanced Strategies for NeuroFeedback).
In her native France, from 1988 – 2000, Danielle established and managed a successful healing retreat center. Concurrently, she built and managed a non-profit/NGO (Non-Governmental-Organization) in Africa to support the development of remote villages in Senegal (North and South Senegal, Casamance). This non-profit still functions today in Togo where Dr. Danielle sponsors children to go to school.
Before her work in Senegal, she created publishing houses, both in Paris and the southwest of France, to recover and publish dormant ancient wisdom books and contemporary research. Her awareness of the potential for the application of this research led to her organization publishing the first magazine in Paris about quantum physics studies (in the 70s).
In 2006, she co-created InnerOptimal to bring advances in neurofeedback to North San Diego County residents. From 2007-2013, as part of InnerOptimal’s services, she co-created and co-directed a non-profit program, “Operation Giving Back”, for Veterans returning from war experiencing heavy PTSD. Since 2015, she has been helping poor families in Tijuana as well as regularly volunteering with the Encinitas Rotary Club.
She has spoken extensively in the US, France, Spain, Portugal, the UK, and Africa (Ghana, Ivory Coast, Togo, Benin, Rep of Congo and Dem. Rep of Congo and Gabon).
She incorporates other fields of study into her present educational talks for Healers and her coaching with clients. These include:
- Emotional Intelligence (Certified by IFRIE: Institute Francais de Recherche en Intelligence Emotionnelle, Paris)
- Philosophy, Spiritual, and Medical Astrology
- Qigong and Hatha Yoga
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Science of Mind principles
- Dr. Edward Bach’s Flower Remedies (Initiation and Advanced Practitioner Certifications)
Marie-Laure Wagner-Hunsaker, Co-Founder & VICE President
Marie-Laure has always been passionate about the study of human behavior.
She started by becoming a sociologist. By working with the CNES, known as the equivalent of the NASA in Europe and following the astronauts space mission she discovered the ability of the brain to increase its potential if stimulated the right way.
She became a peak performance coach in 2007, also certified in various technologies, such as Quantic Potential Measurement, Advanced Neurofeedback and BRE (provided by Braintek Institute). She has over 20 years of experience in the field of brain power, working with notable clients and world record holding athletes to achieve peak performance breakthroughs.
In 1988 she began volunteering in the marketing department for “La Source” (non-profit) until 2000. In 1996 she became in charge of this department. La Source is a non-profit NGO, an integrated development program for the profit of remote villages in Senegal (North and South Senegal, Casamance). She visited Senegal five times during this period, creating promotional campaigns and materials for marketing.
From 2001 to 2006 she volunteered in educational programs for children to reach their innate human potential and develop their relationship with environment. From 2007-2013, she co-created and co-directed a non-profit program in the US for the benefit of Veterans coming back from war, called “Operation Giving Back”. Since 2015 she has been helping poor families in Tijuana as well as regularly volunteering with the Encinitas Rotary Club.
Disclaimer: Marie-Laure Wagner-Hunsaker or Danielle Chavalarias are not licensed physicians. They do not diagnose, they do not treat or they do not advise psychological or medical disorders. Please consult your physician for medical disorders. This Brain Training is alternative or complementary to healing arts services licensed by the state. Brain Training is not licensed by the state.
