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Spring Quarter 2010
March 29 ~ June 6, 2010

* Elective
** Please add a $120 lab fee for your tuition payment when you register.

Course description:

Spiritual Education -- Muladhara Chakra Awakening (syllabus)
This is the first of the series of the courses designed to provide the students with practical meditation practice guided by meditation adepts. The first course is for the activation of the base (Muladhara) chakra located at the base of the spine. It is said that this chakra need to be activated first in order to successfully activate other chakras. Outline theory of the chakras and its relevance to human spiritual development will also be explained.

Consciousness Applied to Matter --- Psychokinesis (syllabus)
This course considers the interrelationships among the following topics: the psychology of consciousness and states of consciousness, aspects of quantum physics, parapsychology, and psychokinesis.  In addition to various theories and concepts regarding what consciousness is the students will have direct experience of connecting with spoons/forks and causing them to bend -- see the workshop flyer

Consciousness Studies  (syllabus)
This course draws upon investigations and models concerning the nature, types and levels of consciousness, drawn from religion, yoga, mysticism, spirituality, shamanism, Jungian psychology, and parapsychology. It also explores the nature of transcendent consciousness, or super consciousness from spiritual traditions, as well as the practices used in the various traditions to attain these states.

Pranic Healing
This course provides both theory and practice, preparing students to confidently interact with The subtle energy of the auric field to promote mental and physical health and well-being. Upon completing the course, along with a practicum, the student may take the credentialing exam for certification in this healing modality. A certification fee of $100 is required.

Islam (syllabus)
The course is an introduction to Islam through the study of major religious ideas, movements, and figures prominent in the development of the tradition. It addresses the various expressions within Islam, namely fundamentalist, moderate and mystical traditions. The course will move through three major phases: basic teachings of Islam, the classical tradition, and contemporary developments.  Discussion of major issues such as unity and diversity within Islam, Islamic government, the role of women, Muslims in America, and Islamic movements in the contemporary world will also be featured.

Transpersonal Psychology
Transpersonal psychology a relatively new field of psychology is influenced by Maslow's view that mental health and the values of peak experiences could not account for the altered states of consciousness. The course includes: ultimate values, highest potentials, and states of consciousness. Contributions of Eastern philosophy and practices to the development of the field will be examined as well as altered states of consciousness as opposed to developmental structures of consciousness.

AMI Basics (Introductions to AMI Research) (syllabus)
This course will present the basic introduction to utilizing the AMI as a tool for rigorous scientific research. Administration and interpretation of results will set the foundation for further experimentation with the AMI. A laboratory fee of $120 is required. (4 units)

AMI Applications
To use AMI technology effectively, this course is intended: 1) to train the students to perform AMI measurement reliably; 2) to teach the basics of AMI data interpretation with respect to conditions of the autonomic nervous and meridian systems; 3) to review the current and relevant articles on experiment by means of AMI, including Dr. Motoyama’s research; 4) to conduct an experimental research project with the AMI in accordance with student’s specific focus of interest.  Prerequisite: AMI basics   

Bio-psychology (syllabus)
This Course covers the structure and function of cells and interconnections hat comprise the nervous system and the behaviors that arise from them The course will explain how information enters the nervous systems through our senses, gets processed in the central nervous systems and is output through the motor system and autonomic system. The course includes emotional and cognitive behavior and the biological bases of mental health/illness. The biological basis of energy psychology will be also be addressed.

Self Healing (awareness) and dealing with Stress from an Oriental Perspective (syllabus)
This course is aimed at improving one’s self by seeking awareness into one’s own inner self. By studying the basic concepts of Hinduism the students will understand the psychodynamics of their own personality and consciousness. To help the students recognize the importance of free will, and methods to overcome stress, the in-depth studies of outstanding individuals of Indian origin or those who spent their lives in the Indian soil are reviewed. They are from different walks of life with political, social, philosophical, philanthropic, religious backgrounds. While studying their lives, their thoughts and achievements, we reconnect our present life situations to a better understanding of ourselves and reawakening of one’s inner psyche.
This course is a goal motivated one. Hence needs active classroom participation. It also expects the student to study the biographies and collect related information on those individuals that are taken up for study and discussion.  

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