Don’t miss these Saturday Psychology Workshops

Spend a summer Saturday exploring the latest psychology and spirituality trends from local experts at the CLL.

These one-day workshops are designed to help you be your best self, or discover ways to be a supportive friend or family member; these are classes you won’t want to miss!

Neuroscience Plus Ancient Wisdom - A Catalyst for Deeper Spiritual Practice
with David Cumes, M.D
Saturday, July 18^th
10 a.m.-12 Noon
RN/LVN/CNA & MFT/LCSW CEUS: 2

Explore how this potent combination empowers you to deal with guilt, shame, bad habits, forgiveness and pain. Discover how neuroscience plus ancient wisdom is a catalyst that will empower you to connect with gratitude, joy, meaning and equanimity. Class Cost: $16


Click here to register now.

Self Esteem - Achieving Compassionate Accountability
with Wendy Allen
Saturday, July 25^th
9 a.m.-12 Noon
MFT/LCSW CEUs: 3

Develop invaluable skills including mindfulness, building compassionate accountability, accepting our imperfections, letting ourselves be deeply seen, and - in the depth of our vulnerabilities - believing that we're enough. Class Cost: $24

Only 5 spaces left! Register here .

From Heartache to Hope – Your Family and Addiction
with Carole Bennet
Saturday, July 25^th
9 a.m.-1 p.m.
MFT/LCSW CEUs: 4

One out of every three people has to deal with the substance abuse issues of a loved one. This course will gently help guide family members who wish to become healthy participants in their loved ones' addiction, relapse or recovery. Class Cost: $32

Register here .

Got a minute?

Meet CLL Psychology and Spirituality teacher, David Cumes with the CLL’s video: “Meet Our Teachers: David Cumes”

Explore over 175 Summer Classes! Click here to browse our printed schedule.

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Meet Our Teachers: CLL Psychology & Spirituality Teacher David Cumes

Two of the 2014 “Top 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People*” are coming to Santa Barbara!

 August 1st – 3rd
Our friends at La Casa de Maria Retreat & Conference Center present: “Our Emergence into Christ Consciousness”, a retreat with acclaimed spiritual theologian and activist Matthew Fox, PhD.

September 8th
The CLL welcomes visionary biologist and author Rupert Sheldrake for the 35th Anniversary Mind & Supermind (part of our CLL Presents Major Issues lecture & event series).



Listen online to Sheldrake and Fox together in a new series of dialogues on Consciousness and Spirituality. “…profound and challenging reflections on the dance between consciousness, religion, and spirituality in our time.” 

*View London’s Watkins Books Watkins’ “Spiritual 100 List for 2014” http://www.watkinsbooks.com/review/watkins-spiritual-100-list-for-2014

AUGUST 1 – 3

 
“Our Emergence into Christ Consciousness” with Matthew Fox, PhD
(A program of La Casa de Maria Retreat and Conference Center)

Join Matthew Fox, PhD., internationally acclaimed spiritual theologian, Episcopal priest, and activist, for “Our Emergence into Christ Consciousness”, a retreat at La Casa de Maria. Matthew Fox is a prophetic author, educator, theologian, and contemporary scholar/activist for a creation-centered spirituality. He has written over 30 books, including the Cosmic Christ and a new work on Meister Eckhart: A Mystic Warrior for Our Tim. Fox will discuss his ideas surrounding the Creation Spirituality Movement, the struggle for justice and the work of sacred activism and intergenerational wisdom as a part of the picture. It calls us to a deep ecumenism and a path of wisdom for the healing of the planet. La Casa de Maria is an interfaith retreat and conference center.

MORE INFO/REGISTER: https://www.lacasademaria.org/programdetails.asp?progid=RDT368HXMBZ40EBOZRNTIVJPGE5MN6X4

 

• August 1st-3rd, 2014 (Friday 7:30 p.m. to Sunday 1 p.m.)
• La Casa de Maria, 800 El Bosque Road Santa Barbara, CA 93108
• Residential fee $400, commuter fee $300 (Partial Scholarship available)
• Contact: www.lacasademaria.org, email: outreach@lcdm.org, or call (805) 969-5031

And coming Soon at the CLL:

Extended Minds: Recent Experimental Evidence

When: Monday, September 8th 

Where: New Vic Theatre
(Plus an exclusive VIP Meet & Greet opportunity)

CLL Fall Term Registration begins Monday, August 18

http://www.sheldrake.org/audios/discussions-between-rupert-sheldrake-and-matthew-fox

Mind & Supermind & More!

Upcoming CLL Classes in Psychology & Spirituality

• Ready to take charge of your thoughts and actions?
• Want to continue your journey of self-discovery?
• Curious about the human mind and behavior?

CLL has great evening and weekend classes for YOU, starting this week!

Single-session psychology classes are still open, but space is going fast. Register now before they fill. 

THIS FRIDAY!

Mind and Supermind: Melting Polar Ice: Remembering our Broken Bonds with Nature

Guest Speaker: Robert Romanyshyn, Ph.D

Friday, February 28

7 p.m. - 9 p.m. 

The melting polar ice cap is a metaphor for the gradually eroding bond between the human psyche and unspoiled nature. Using imagery from his journey to Antartica, Romanyshyn shows the importance of reconnecting  the fracturing  yet intrinsic  bonds  between nature and humanity. Class Cost: $5

This Saturday! 

Psychic Energy Heals and Harms

with James Kwako, MD

Saturday, March 1

10 a.m. - 12 Noon

Secrets of Men’s Depression – The Plight of Wounded and Wounding Men

with Wendy Allen, MFT

Saturday, March 1

9 a.m. - 12 Noon

Coming Soon!
Your Energy Field: How to Use it for Protection, Projection and Manifestation

with Terri Cooper, MFT

Thursday, March 6

6 p.m. - 9 p.m.  

Did you know? Many psychology classes also offer CEUs (Continuing Education Units), free of charge! 

You might also be interested in more psychology & spirituality classes in March: 

• Imagery and Self-Hypnosis for Health and Harmony
• Conquering Compulsive Overeating
• Finding Meaning in Near-Death and After-Life Experiences
• Healing and Enlightenment
  
  

The SBCC Center for Lifelong Learning Winter Term continues through March 22! We offer many evening, weekday and Saturday classes, including one-day workshops starting and ending throughout the term. Register today at www.sbcc.edu/CLL