Master of Arts in
Psychology of Consciousness
with emphasis in
Non-duality
Santa Monica In-Person and Online Worldwide

This 2 year Masters of Arts in Psychology of Consciousness is the most ambitious, thorough and spiritually rich Masters program offered at the University of Healing Arts. All courses are taught in the time-proven, mentoring, one on one tradition. The program is offered through Skype anywhere in the world, or in person for those living in Los Angeles.

Objective

To prepare a counselor and health practitioner competent to address physical, mental and spiritual issues, and capable of doing so from a physical, psychological and consciousness perspective.

Length of the Courses

The Program is offered in one-month module courses, for a total of 24 months.

Hours of Training

Classes are held once a week for two hours.

Homework

The student will be given about 4 hours per week in homework.  This may include reading, personal inner work, internet research, watching videos, etc.

Maximum Number of Students per Class

Mentoring one on one

Class Calendar

Flexible

Books

Each course will have at least one book to read during the month -- partially or completely, as requested by the teacher.

Papers

The student is expected to submit a 3 page term paper at the end of each course.  This could be about personal healing or a subject related to the course that the student found most interesting.

Curriculum Summary

Content, teachers assigned to each course, and the order the courses are provided are subject to change anytime, before and during the course, to meet the needs of our students and teachers.

Note: Each course mentioned in the Curriculum Summary below can be taken as a separate course. Even standing alone they are of value, especially for those already working in the health field. Please call us at 818-508-1720

1st Month (4 weeks)
PsyC-101: Introduction to Psychology of Consciousness
 
In this course the student will be taught Non-dual meditation practices - learning how to shift the attention from mind to consciousness. He/she will also learn how to heal mind and body through consciousness work. The student will be presented with Carl Rogers' unsurpassed insights and research on the foundation of effective counseling -- empathy and unconditional acceptance. Finally, he/she will learn the four fundamental inquiries of non-duality and how to apply non-duality to healing and counseling.

Teacher
      Gian Paolo Girardi, MS, MA,
Founder of the Brain Optimization Institute and the University of Healing Arts

In his early twenties Gian Paolo pursued studies in engineering in the most prestigious university of Chile — the Catholic University of Santiago. This was a six to seven-year full-time commitment. At age twenty three, he became interested in yoga and the pursuit of happiness and enlightenment - a pursuit that continued for more than 30 years. At 32 he enrolled in post-graduate studies in psychology. After completing 3,000 hours of supervised psychotherapy, and passing required tests for licensing, he obtained his license as a Marriage Family Therapist (MFT). 

Gian Paolo practiced psychotherapy full-time for over fifteen years. Eventually, he stopped renewing his license and is presently dedicated full-time to the field of education.  In January, 2005, he and his wife Viviana founded the Brain Optimization Institute and subsequently The University of Healing Arts. As a teacher, Gian Paolo and his associates are intent on communicating what they have learned through a lifetime dedicated to clinical and healing work, personal development and spirituality.

2nd Month
PsyC-102: The Map of Consciousness

Here, the student learns about the most outstanding implication of the Science of Kinesiology -- discerning truth from falsehood. He or she will learn how to apply the Map of Consciousness to healing and liberation. Through it, the student can understand, assess and attain valuable insight into how to heal the fundamental human emotions responsible for suffering -- shame, guilt, hopelessness, fear, sadness, anger and excessive pride.

Teacher
Kathy May, BFA, MA, LCC

Kathy is gifted in several disciplines. Her formal art education began at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, continued over a decade of study at various studios, colleges and universities; culminating with an honors B.F.A. from the University of Western Ontario and a career as an exhibiting fine art printmaker. She proceeded to create and direct a multi-million dollar business in digital image consulting and sales. Most recently, Kathy earned a Masters in Life Coaching and a certification in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Healing Arts. She is currently teaching Marketing, and Life Coaching at UHA and is a frequent contributor to UHA/BOI in the areas of design, digital imaging, website management, editing and marketing.

3rd Month
PsyC-103: Brain and Consciousness.

Here, the student learns how to heal the body and mind by rebalancing the brain's neurotransmitters through nutrition -- diet and supplements. He or she will learn to optimize the Dopamine, Acetyl-choline, Serotonin and Gaba pathways to overcome ADD, memory problems, anxiety, depression, and more.  Brain and mental health are at the foundation of the spiritual life. These skills will help the future Consciousness Psychology Counselor to truly be at the cutting edge of their profession. This course provides them with the option of addressing the client's issues not only from a psychological and spiritual perspective but also with powerful physical interventions. Additionally, the student will realize why focusing on brain nutrition primarily - instead of a thousand other possible issues - provides the best and most consistent results.

Teacher
Gian Paolo Girardi, MS, MA,

Founder of the Brain Optimization Institute and the University of Healing Arts

4th Month
PsyC-104: The Science of Typology

One of Carl Jung's most powerful insights lead to what is known today as the eight Jungian types -- the extroverted and the introverted types, the intuitive and the sensing, the feeling and the thinking and the judging and probing types. The Myers-Briggs System, based on the Jungian types, is a path to balance and heal the personality and manifest an authentic life. During this course the student will learn how to apply the M-B system to vocational counseling. He/she will learn to administer psychometric tests conducive to the identification of the Myer's Briggs temperament, and use the results to help their client identify their vocation and live an authentic life.  A life aligned with our soul vocation is usually a beautiful, prosperous life.  Living an inauthentic life is a sure recipe for disaster. The training also includes application of typology to healing, counseling and relationships. The student is expected to finish this course with the ability to identify the personality type of their clients after a few minutes into the first session. This is such a valuable tool for the counselor that practicing counseling without knowledge of the M-B system could be considered professional irresponsibility.

Teacher
Gian Paolo Girardi, MS, MA,



Founder of the Brain Optimization Institute and the University of Healing Arts

5th Month
PsyC-105: Jungian Psychology Made Easy

Carl Jung could be considered the founder father of Spiritual Psychology. His work, teachings and insight still inspire, help and heal millions around the world. In this course, in simple, practical terms, the student is introduced to the fascinating world of Jungian psychology with emphasis on the fundamentals and pragmatic applications.

Teacher: Rafael Estay, MD

Rafael has a doctoral degree in medicine and 25 years of clinical experience as a psychiatrist and in psychodynamic psychotherapy. His specialty and passion is Jungian Psychology, especially the individuation process. He has written papers on this subject that have been published in professional journals, and a valuable book on Jungian Psychology for the general public titled "Jung Made Easy" (the book was published in Spanish under the title "Jung en Fácil."). Rafael is also assistant professor of Psychiatry at the University of Valparaíso, Chile.

6th Month
PsyC-106: Nutrition and Happiness - The Hidden Connection

Possibly 90% of human disease -- including mental illness - comes from nutritional mistakes. In this course the student will be exposed to an in-depth study of the fundamental scientific principles of the science of nutrition.  Knowing and applying these is the foundation for healing, prevention and health optimization. These include most especially the intelligent use of carbohydrates, proteins and fats. Based on solid research, this course alone empower our student to help their clients with sound nutritional advice.  In fact, the principles presented here are the foundation of the nutritional therapy profession.  It is our opinion at UHA that nowadays, considering the epidemics of disease created by nutritional error, this information is essential to become an effective healer or counselor.

Teacher
Susan Scheinman, ND, N-BNC, Brain Optimization Institute Teacher.

Susan has a doctoral degree in nutrition from Clayton college and a certification in Brain Nutrition Counseling from the Brain Optimization Institute. In this course she introduces our students to fascinating principles that can help millions if not billions in this present historical moment. Susan has a friendly personality and a sharp mind. She practices nutritional therapy in Los Angeles, California.

7th Month
PsyC-107: The Soul Level and The Birth of Individuality

In this unique course the student will learn about superconsciousness -- the level of the Soul. Born from pure primordial Energy and Consciousness the soul becomes separated from the One and the struggle for union begins. This struggle leads to a gradual, long evolution known in this plane as spiritual development. Although the separation is only apparent -- an illusion or a play in Consciousness -- it feels very real to the soul. In its long journey towards re-union (notably the Sanskrit word yoga means union and the latin word religion means re-unite) the soul travels through distinct levels of development. A good counselor, to be effective, must understand this issue and be able to assess, at least to some degree, how evolved are their clients. 

The student will also learn that "vocation" is a unique, natural inclination specific to each soul.  Lifetime after lifetime, patiently the soul develops this unique talent. When the soul becomes disconnected from its vocation, significant suffering is almost inevitable, until reconnection. A skillful counselor knows how to help their client re-connect.  These and other issues pertaining to the soul level, are presented skillfully by our teacher Helle Brisson, so that our students and future counselors will not fall prey to the illusion that their clients are merely human beings. They will be able to see the client's soul struggling courageously to free itself from suffering and separation. Having the ability to see the client as a soul instead of always as a human being allows for a paradigm shift of tremendous significance in counseling.

Teacher
Helle Brisson, MA, LCC, NC

Helle holds a Master's Degree in Spiritual Psychology Counseling with emphasis in non-duality. She also has certifications in Life Coaching and in Nutrition with emphasis in Brain Nutrition. Additionally, she has degrees in Nursing and Choreography.

Helle has a truly unique gift for reaching people and helping clients and students open up towards manifesting positive thoughts and feelings, becoming aware of their potential, and taking responsibility for the changes to be made in order to fulfill their dreams and improve their level of happiness.

Helle is also an inspirational speaker and presents workshops in America and Europe and is currently working on two books for publication.

8th Month
PsyC-108: Nutritional Supplements -- on the Way to
Physical Immortality

In this course the student will be introduced to the latest scientific research on nutritional supplements for prevention, healing, energy optimization, brain optimization and youth and life extension. The practical application of this knowledge will empower the student to transform their own life and perform effective nutritional counseling with unparalleled efficiency of time and financial resources. This course as well as the previous courses on nutrition (PsyC-103 and PsyC-106) lay the foundation for a 21st century medicine that is affordable and truly healing instead of money-driven. The student will also learn how nutritional supplements are paving the path towards unprecedented youth and life extension

Teacher
Larry Richardson, MA, LAc, Brain Optimization Institute Teacher

Larry is a modern alchemist; a genius in the field of nutrition as it applies to healing, youth and life extension, and brain optimization. Larry has degrees in Physical Sciences, Psychology, Oriental Medicine and is licensed in Acupuncture in the State of California. He teaches the Masters in Nutrition with emphasis on Youth and Life Extension at UHA. Larry is uniquely qualified to dispel the present confusion that pervades the whole field of nutritional medicine -- due to misinformation presented by economic interests.

9th Month
PsyC-109: Cognitive Psychology -- Freedom from Distorted / Negative Thinking

During this course the student learns to use a most powerful tool available from empirical psychology -- cognitive therapy. This powerful approach to mental health helps the client to identify and correct irrational, self-defeating thoughts and beliefs which leads to effectively overcoming depression and anxiety. Additionally, in this course the student will learn to assess and improve self-concept and self-esteem -- the foundations of good mental health.  He or she will learn how to include the spiritual dimension into cognitive psychology, thus generating a most powerful paradigm that transcends rational thinking, leading to faster and deeper transformation. This course is extremely valuable for counselors or anyone working in the field of healing arts.

Teacher
Gian Paolo Girardi, MS, MA,

Founder of the Brain Optimization Institute and the University of Healing Arts

10th Month
PsyC-201- The Power of Self-Caring -- a Scientific Path to Happiness

Research done at the Brain Optimization Institute has demonstrated a scientific correlation between the quality of Self-Caring and the level of happiness. In this course the student learns to assess the quality of self-caring and level of happiness for self and others. He or she also learns to coach the client into higher levels of self-caring, which inevitably leads to greater happiness. Self-caring when properly defined involves complex aspects of the relationship with oneself like living an authentic life, establishing meaningful relationships, addressing our spiritual needs and so on. Thus, Self-caring is the foundation to manifesting our life purpose as well as optimal health.  Furthermore, self-caring is the foundation of the spiritual life.

Teacher
Linde Farmer, MA, RN

Linde Farmer worked in theater and German television before coming to the U.S. Here she became a Registered Nurse and had ten years of psychiatric nursing experience. She also worked concurrently in video and received a B.A. in Film Production from the University of Southern California. Linde completed her Masters in Spiritual Psychology Counseling at UHA and obtained certifications in Life Coaching and Nutrition with emphasis in Brain Nutrition Counseling at the Brain Optimization Institute. As a Registered Nurse, working with patients for ten years, Linde could realize the superlative value of self-caring. She could see that failure in self-caring leads to mental illness, and eventually loss of one's life, while in-depth understanding of self-caring and systematic application of its principles, leads to physical, mental and spiritual stability, as well as positive inner transformation.

11th Month
PsyC-202: From Victim to Victor

In this course the student will be exposed to a paradigm of extraordinary value; the Victim, Victor, Vehicle Model; a soul evolutionary blueprint for counseling clients and for personal transformation.  The student will learn how to asses the level of evolution of their clients' soul, and help them to move from victim to “victorhood” and from "victorhood" to the final mystical or vehicle state.

Teacher
Arthur Galestian, BA, LCC

Arthur was an outstanding student that has graduated as a Life Coach from UHA. He has a friendly, empathic personality and is gifted with the ability to explain complexities in simple terms. Arthur is also quite successful in his career as a DJ and musician.

12th Month
PsyC-203:  Metaphysics -- a Path to “Victorhood”

In this unique course on metaphysics Helle Brisson introduces the most practical and effective metaphysical techniques available today. The application of these methods is guaranteed to quickly and effectively improve the student's life and later help their clients do the same. The student will learn mysterious aspects of the law of attraction such as the experience-belief cycle and how to use it to produce lasting healing and transformation. He or she will understand why metaphysics, although definitely valuable, it is often met with suspiciousness by teachers of the non-dual and mystical path. In other words, in this course the student will be presented with a balance of pros and cons of metaphysics. Some of the the metaphysical techniques presented include - positive denial, scripting, short affirmations, reminders, and more.  Metaphysics teaches how to generate positive expectations and stay away from negative ones; in this course however, the student is introduced also to a completely different possibility: no-expectations.

Teacher
Helle Brisson, MA, LCC, NC

Helle holds a Masters Degree in Spiritual Psychology Counseling with emphasis on Non-duality and certifications in Life Coaching and Nutrition with emphasis in Brain Nutrition.

13th Month
PsyC-204: The Four Kingly Yogas

This course begins with a very useful introduction to the main four types of yoga – Bhakti Yoga, The Psycho-physiological Yogas, Karma Yoga and Jnana Yoga. Understanding this classification allows the yoga practitioner, or spiritual aspirant, to choose the right type of spiritual path (or yoga) for him or her -- one that really suits their personality. Although all the four types of yoga are covered extensively throughout the Masters program, in this particular course Suzanne focuses on the power of Bhakti Yoga, and how it figures in the Psychology of Consciousness. The student will learn most especially about the highest form of Bhakti Yoga which is "Surrender to the Divine." Surrender to the Divine, in any form the Bhakti may conceive It, is a fast path to liberation and manifestation of soul potential" 

Billions across the planet practice some form of Bhakti Yoga -- Christians, Muslims, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus and so on.  Because most counselors have clients participating in one of these major religions, we consider that a qualified counselor must understand the Bhakti Yoga path -- with its pros and cons.

Teacher 
Suzanne Bryant-Cunha, MA

Suzanne has had a lifelong passion for yoga and the mind-body connection. She has been practicing yoga for over 15 years and teaching for nine. Her 500 hour yoga teacher certification was received in New York under Alan Finger and she has studied with the most renowned western yoga teachers as well as famous Indian teachers such as Ashtanga founder Pattabhis Jois. Recently she completed a feature documentary on Yoga where she personally interviewed many reputable Western teachers in an attempt to answer the most fundamental life questions about the human and soul condition. The video is titled, "YOGA :The Journey Within."

Suzanne has a BA in Journalism from NYU and certifications in Life Coaching and Nutrition as well as a MA in Spiritual Psychology from UHA.  Her passion for wellness has also led Suzanne to study and research extensively the nutritional approach to cancer and heart disease prevention, as well as brain optimization and anti-aging.

14 Month
PsyC-205: The Psycho-physiological Yogas

In this course the student will learn about Hatha Yoga, Pranayams, the chakra system, energy control and the myth of concentration. In addition, the student will understand the myth of stilling the mind, healing through yogic exercises, how to create a personal sadhana for optimum self-caring, how to perform a guided physical relaxation, becoming a meditation teacher, meditation vs. hypnosis, the value of spiritual retreats, how to create a spiritual retreat for clients, and more.

Teacher
Suzanne Bryant-Cunha, MA

Suzanne has had a lifelong passion for yoga and the mind-body connection. She has been practicing yoga for over 15 years and teaching for nine. Her 500 hour yoga teacher certification was received in New York under Alan Finger and she has studied with the most renowned western yoga teachers as well as famous Indian teachers such as Ashtanga founder Pattabhis Jois. Suzanne has a BA in Journalism from NYU and certifications in Life Coaching and Nutrition as well as a MA in Spiritual Psychology from UHA.  Her  passion for wellness has also lead Suzanne to study and research extensively the nutritional approach to cancer and heart disease prevention, as well as brain optimization and anti-aging.

15th Month
PsyC-206: Karma Yoga - The Yoga of Service

In this course the student will learn about the path of service.  No matter what type of spiritual path we travel, in order to make a living we need to serve others.  The activities associated with making a living usually involve a very significant part of our day. Spiritualizing them is a natural and effective way to progress spiritually. This course helps the student to move from working to serving.

The most challenging aspect of karma yoga -- and the most liberating -- is learning to release expectations in regard to the fruits of our actions.  Every action has consequences, and if we become involved in a positive action it is natural for the ego to expect a reward. However, the reward may or may not come and this uncertainty creates untold suffering for humanity.  Releasing, to some extent at least, the expectation for rewards is Karma Yoga. Being unconcerned for the fruits of actions is liberating.

The student will also learn about the law of karma or cause and effect -- its complexities and limitations. For instance, what does it mean that the law of Karma is not punitive? Also covered will be free will vs. predetermination and how these two perspectives interrelate. Other issues presented involve healing the relationship with money, the importance of living a life free of expectations, how to act from Consciousness so that we do not create karmic ties, how to integrate the ethics and freedom of Karma Yoga in the counseling process, and how this automatically leads to the highest ethical standards.

Teacher
Gian Paolo Girardi, MS, MA,

Founder of the Brain Optimization Institute and the University of Healing Arts

16th Month
PsyC-207: Advances in Neurology and Consciousness

During the last decades there have been valuable advances in neurology concerning consciousness. In this course the student will learn about the fascinating research and scientific discoveries in the field of Neurology and Consciousness.

Teacher
Larry Richardson, MA, LAc




Larry has degrees in Physical Sciences, Psychology, Oriental Medicine and is licensed in Acupuncture in the State of California.

17 Month
PsyC-208: Advanced Nutritional Counseling -- Health Prevention, Youth and Life Extension, and Brain Optimization.

The search for enlightenment, the search for the realization that we are already Consciousness, requires a physical instrument -- and this is why souls incarnate. Therefore, learning to protect our body so that we can continue developing spiritually is of utmost importance.  The human body is presently under attack by many powerful factors that we ourselves have created.  This course addresses fundamental practical self-defense strategies to avoid becoming a victim of our own civilization. These include how to decrease inflammation, chelate heavy metals from the body and brain, reduce exposure to toxins and detoxifying the body using natural substances, combat viruses, bacteria and fungus using natural antibiotics, protecting the body and brain from the dangerous artificial substances that mimic hormones, and more.

Teacher
Larry Richardson, MA, LAc



Larry has degrees in Physical Sciences, Psychology, Oriental Medicine and is licensed in Acupuncture in the State of California.

18th Month
PsyC-209: Jnana Yoga - The Yoga of Wisdom

This is one of the most fascinating courses in the program. The focus is on studying the life and teachings of the two greatest non-dual teachers from India -- Ramana Maharshi and Nisargadhata Maharaj. These two teachers are among the founder fathers of the modern non-duality movement in the world.

In India, non-dual teachers are called Jnanis and the non-dual path is called the path of Jnana Yoga (yoga of Wisdom). Jnana Yoga is the highest yoga, and although the lesser yogas are valuable, for an advanced soul it is advisable to focus on Jnana yoga and secondarily to practice a little bit of the other yogas.

Teacher
Gian Paolo Girardi, MS, MA,

Founder of the Brain Optimization Institute and the University of Healing Arts

19th Month
PsyC-301: Non-Duality in the East and West

This course focuses on the two most well-known contemporary teachers of non-duality in the East and West. They have contributed significantly to awaken humanity. Ramesh Balsekar and Eckhart Tolle can also be considered among the founder fathers of the modern non-duality movement in the East and West respectively .

Teacher
Jason Sawicki

To awaken the dreamer from the dream is to be no One
To realize the dream as the dreamer is to be One -- Jason Sawicki

This short bio was written by Jason at UHA's request and, except for minor details, left unedited. Jason has been one of our most advanced students and has a unique gift as a communicator -- not only in writing but also in person. Jason graduated as a Certified Spiritual Psychology Counselor from UHA, but most significant is his level of spiritual realization that transcends knowledge and degrees.

"Since I could remember, I had always found myself marveling at the inherent beauty of the world, feeling a deep peace in the silence and color of a sunset or a strange, compelling sense of expansion in a mountain range. Although I had never been religious [though my family was Catholic], this intuition kept me seeking truth. I studied the logical works of prominent atheists and witnessed the compassion in a love of God within religious followers. Still, I had a sense that Truth was beyond both. My first satori, a buddhist term for the word 'understanding', of my true nature, came to me on a foggy morning while driving down a quiet country road. Like a light switch that couldn't be turned off, I realized I had found what I had been looking for. Afterwards, I would come upon several spiritual teachers, both ancient and modern, whose teachings have helped point the way to further Self-realization. Having been a natural counselor to friends and family for many years, I was grateful to come upon the University of Healing Arts where I have since continued to develop both as a counselor and teacher.

On the personal side, I am married to a loving and compassionate wife and have two darling twin boys. We live in West Columbia, South Carolina and enjoy the ease and heartiness of southern culture. While big into backpacking and really all things outdoors, we also enjoy the ease and quiet of a lazy winter day."

20th Month
PsyC-302: Contemporary Non-Dual Teachers

In this course the student will learn about several additional non-dual contemporary teachers like Robert Adams, Tony Parson, Jeff Foster and others. In some cases their teachings could be categorized as radical non-duality teachings -- a fascinating, simple and powerful branch of the non-duality movement.  The modern Advaitists are transforming our world from inside out.

Teacher
Gian Paolo Girardi, MS, MA,

Founder of the Brain Optimization Institute and the University of Healing Arts

21st Month

PsyC-303: Healing through Awareness of Movement and Posture

Here the student learns how most individuals, by distancing themselves, from what is truly natural for the human body in regard to posture and movement, they do serious harm to their body-mind organism generating illness and suffering. Then, the student will be trained into the best ways to help oneself and clients to become aware of these patterns and take appropriate action. Our culture gives entirely the wrong message about sitting posture, ergonomics, breathing, walking, narrow vs. open focus and how to find relief when the body begins to complain. Through somatic awareness people change from the inside out – permanently and without dangerous side effects.

In this course Steve shares with our student his unique practical interventions, found through a long professional life devoted to healing, that produce quick and lasting results – and how to customize them for each client. Awareness applied to movement and posture lead to invaluable results such as; better posture, graceful movement, pain relief, mood improvement, better sleep, and more. You will learn easy ways to reduce or eliminate back pain, eye strain, neck tension, and leg, arm, wrist, hip, knee, ankle, elbow and shoulder pain.

We survey the destructive somatic implications of our stress inducing modern civilization, with its TV, video games, poorly designed car seats, computers, information overload and 10-hour workdays in front of a workstation.

The student will realize how chronic pain is nearly always the result of how the body has been used for so many years.  He/she will learn how to help the client shift from blame-the-body or themselves, to the experience of joyful, healing, neurological learning. The student will be able to teach the client a new way to walk, that actually creates a feeling of joy and relaxation, how to sit without back or neck pain, how to arrange the body while sleeping to avoid pain in the morning, how to shift gracefully from narrow focus vision to open focus, and much more.  Learning to move into open focus leads directly to the experience of meditation -- shifting the attention from mind to Consciousness. Using this awareness technology the client takes new hope, and progress on all levels is accelerated.

Teacher
Steve Hamlin, BS, Senior Feldenkrais Practitioner

Steve Hamlin, BA, CFP

Steve is a Feldenkrais® Practitioner with also over 400 hours of training in Ortho-Bionomy® Steve has been doing clinical work for nearly 20 years, both privately and in physical therapy offices. He has been practicing yoga and meditation for over 40 years. Intuitive, inventive and effective, Steve has worked successfully with all kinds of people, with all kinds of issues.

He understands people today do not have time or resources for prolonged somatic education. This is why Steve has created and put together many helpful and effective shortcuts. This is very exciting news for those working in the healing arts.

22nd Month
PsyC-304: Mindful Relationships

In this course the student will learn about couples coaching, parenting, non-violent communication, and interpersonal relationships in general; and the application of Psychology of Consciousness to Relationships.

Teacher
Gian Paolo Girardi, MS, MA,




Founder of the Brain Optimization Institute and the University of Healing Arts

23rd Month
PsyC-305: Oneness

Science has proven that in the ultimate sense all matter is energy.  The Mystics have gone two steps further -- all energy is ultimately thought and thought is ultimately Consciousness.  Therefore, in the ultimate, every form in the Universe is frozen Consciousness.  And it is Consciousness or Awareness that is witnessing, and enjoying the Universe, through every sentient being and every atom. Thus frozen consciousness (form) and that which perceives it (awareness) are constantly in a subject-object relationship. However, because they are ultimately the same, then the subject-object division can be dissolved and Oneness realized.

Teacher: Forest Steven Whitaker

Forest is an American actor, producer, and director. His successes are too many to list here. You may check one of his many biographies available in the internet. He won the Academy Award for his performance as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the 2006 film The Last King of Scotland. By clicking in the link below you can watch the youtube where he receives his Academy Award.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-fGCHGTaGE

Forest is a spokesperson for Hope North Ugandan orphanage and Human Rights Watch. In 2001 Forest received the Humanitas Prize. He was honored by The City of Los Angeles with the Hope of Los Angeles Award. He has been a supporter of "Idol Gives Back" and "Malaria No More." He was a Surrogate for Barrack Obama's campaign supporting him across the United States.

Aside from his celebrity life, and his generous support to many humanitarian causes, Forest has devoted most of this lifetime to the spiritual search. His path lead him to the realization of the underlying Oneness that unites us all. Forest is a great example that spiritual advancement is not in conflict with vocational and material success. His interest in Consciousness and Spiritual Psychology lead him to the University of Healing Arts. We are delighted now to have him teaching our students the most advanced course in this unique Masters Program

24th Month
PsyC-306: Conscious Business; Mindful Marketing

Here the student learns how to market his or her skills and create and administer a business related to counseling, healing and/or teaching, while keeping the highest ethical standards.

Teacher
Ignacio Gafo, MBA, AMP (Advanced Management Program)

Ignacio Gafo combines teaching Marketing at one of the leading online business schools in the world (Instituto Empresa in Spain) with a managerial position at a multinational company (Vodafone). His expertise in Marketing has been applied to the design and implementation of Marketing Strategies and Plans at four multinational companies, in five different countries.