Advanced Trainings

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At The Open Center, we provide a gateway to self-discovery and personal growth. Our advanced trainings range from comprehensive state-certified professional certificate programs to in-depth holistic and integrative studies. These trainings are designed to support your existing practice, help you launch a new business or change careers, or take your passions to the next level.

Craniosacral Unwinding

Green Medicine

Reiki

Thanatology

CHINESE HEALING ARTS

Sound Healing

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LAKSHMI VOELKER CHAIR YOGA®: TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM

Course is on an individual one-on-one basis
Registration now open.

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AN APPRENTICESHIP IN HERBAL MEDICINE & EARTH RITUALS

A 24-Hour Training
(12 Sessions) Wednesdays, February 16 – May 18, 2022 | (No class on March 30th & April 27th)

7:00 – 9:00 pm EST

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FREE INTRO ON Wednesday, January 26, 7:00 – 8:00 pm EST

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CERTIFICATE IN THE ART OF DYING: INTEGRATIVE THANATOLOGY | A DEATH EDUCATION COUNSELOR PROGRAM | SPRING 2022

February 18, 2022 – June 19, 2022

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FREE INTRO | Wednesday, January 12, 2022, 7:00 – 9:00 pm ET

FREE INTRO | Thursday, February 3, 2022, 7:00 – 9:00 pm ET

FOUNDATIONAL VORTEXHEALINGV®: A TRAINING FOR SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT & DEEP PHYSICAL HEALING

A Five-Day Training
Fri – Tues, March 25 – March 29, 2022, 9:30 am – 5:30 pm ET
Lunch break every day 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm ET

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FREE INTRO Class on Tuesday, February 1, 6:00 – 7:00 pm ET
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FREE INTRO Class on Wednesday, March 2, 6:00 – 7:00 pm ET
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GREEN MEDICINE: A 4-MONTH TRAINING IN HERBALISM

A 4-Month Training

Monday, April 4, 2022 – August 1, 2022

16 Lectures on Mondays; 7:00 – 9:00 PM EST TIME

Saturday & Sunday programs vary by date and time

FREE INTRO ON Monday, March 14, 2022, 7:00 – 8:00 pm EST

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ALL ADVANCED TRAININGS

Awakening the Healer Within: Medical Qigong Practice Leader Certificate Training

Roger Jahnke

A 12-Hour Training (4 Sessions) Sat. & Sun., Jan. 29 & 30, Feb. 5 - 6, 2022, 2:00 - 5:00 pm ET Become a Mind-Body Practice Leader using a powerful,…

Certificate of Excellence in Cranialsacral Unwinding

Gary Strauss

Renew a sense of self and empower your own healing with Integrative Craniosacral Unwinding (ICSU). ICSU methodology recognizes that the brain, spine, cranium, vertebrae and pelvis form an axis of…

Elements: The Language of the Chakras: A Certificate Training Module

Gary Strauss

	Thursday, February 11, 2021
	10:00 AM ET

A Four-Day Training Thursday - Sunday, February 11 - 14, 2021, 10:00 - 5:30 pm EST This class is part of the Certificate of Excellence in Cranial Unwinding. This intensive…

The Integrative Sound & Music Institute (SMI) Certificate Program

John Beaulieu
Silvia Nakkach
Thomas Amelio

	Saturday, October 16, 2021
	1:00 PM ET

A 9-Month, 130-Hour Online Certificate Training Saturday, October 16, 2021 - Sunday, June 13, 2022 The Integrative Sound and Music Institute (SMI) certificate program is a comprehensive multicultural, multi-disciplinary and…

The Body of Wisdom Practices for Breath Facilitators (Part 3)

Ashley Ludman

	Tuesday, October 26, 2021
	6:00 PM ET

A Professional Training Tuesdays & Thursdays, October 26 - November 18, 2021, 6:00 - 8:00 pm ET This is Part 3 of the Body of Breath: Breathwork Facilitator Training which…

The Basic System of Energy Healing: Reiki 1 & Reiki 2

Joanna Crespo

	Wednesday, November 3, 2021
	7:00 PM ET

As a whole, the Reiki System of Natural Healing uses gentle, non-invasive touch to accelerate the body’s natural healing processes, support mental and emotional healing, and create an overall sense…

Reiki 2: Deeper Within

Joanna Crespo

	Wednesday, December 1, 2021
	7:00 PM ET

An Ongoing Class (5 Sessions) Mondays and Wednesdays, December 1 - 15, 2021, 7:00 - 9:00 pm ET This second course will deepen and expand your Reiki journey as you…

Polarity Immersion: Certificate Training Module Towards Becoming a Craniosacral Practitioner

Gary Strauss

	Thursday, December 2, 2021
	9:30 AM ET

This is the recommended foundational workshop for the Craniosacral Unwinding Practitioner Certificate Training. The module can be taken on its own, as an individual program and is open to everyone.…

A Composer’s Approach to Sound Healing with Singing Bowls and Drones

Matt Levine

	Tuesday, December 7, 2021
	7:00 PM ET

An Evening Event Tuesday, December 7, 2021, 7:00 - 9:00 pm ET This webinar is designed to help musicians, composers and sound health practitioners deepen their personal practice by integrating…

How Cross-Cultural and Indigenous Music Therapies Can Be Used in Western Healthcare

Pat Moffitt Cook

	Saturday, December 11, 2021
	10:00 AM ET

A Two-Day Workshop Saturday - Sunday, December 11-12, 2021 10:00 am - 12:30 pm & 2:00 - 5:30 pm ET Led by Pat Moffitt Cook, a distinguished pioneer in the…

African American Grief and Loss

Tashel C. Bordere

	Saturday, December 11, 2021
	10:00 AM ET

A One-Day Workshop Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm & 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm ET In this workshop, Dr. Bordere offers an inside look at historic…

Presence with Patients in Non-Verbal and Diverse States of Awareness

Jeanne Denney

	Sunday, December 12, 2021
	10:00 AM ET

A One-Day Workshop Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm; 2:00 - 5:30 pm ET Most people experience a nonverbal, coma-like state before death, yet all too often…

End of Life Existential Distress and Psychedelic Mystical Experience As An Effective Treatment

Anthony Bossis

	Wednesday, December 15, 2021
	7:00 PM ET

An Evening Workshop Wednesday, December 15, 2021, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ET During this event, we will present the findings from the 2016 landmark NYU School of Medicine clinical…

New Ways of Making Music with Singing Bowls; Creativity and Technology as Spiritual Practice

Matt Levine

	Saturday, January 8, 2022
	10:00 AM ET

A One-Day Workshop Saturday, January 8, 2022, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm; 2:00 - 5:30 pm EST This workshop is designed to help composers, musicians and sound health practitioners integrate…

The Dying Child: End of Life Issues in Pediatrics

Cora Welsh
Emily Johnson
Kat Kowalski

	Saturday, January 8, 2022
	10:00 AM ET

A One-Day Workshop Saturday, January 8, 2022, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm & 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm ET More than 40,000 children in the U.S. die every year from…

Sound Meditation for Healing & Inspiration

Thomas Amelio

	Sunday, January 9, 2022
	10:00 AM ET

A One-Day Workshop Sunday, January 9, 2022, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm; 2:00 - 5:30 pm ET In this workshop, we will learn about Sound Meditation for both healing and…

Transition by Design: Planning an Inspired & Intentional Funeral

Amy Cunningham

	Sunday, January 9, 2022
	10:00 AM ET

A One-Day Workshop Sunday, January 9, 2022, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm & 2:00 - 5:30 pm ET Planning for your own death, and getting acquainted with what is both…

Medical Aid in Dying

Corinne A. Carey

	Thursday, January 13, 2022
	7:00 PM ET

An Evening Workshop Thursday, January 13, 2022, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ET Faced with a terminal diagnosis, adults deserve the full range of options for care at the end…

Tibetan Sound Healing: The Five Seed Syllables of the Warrior Mind

Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

	Wednesday, January 19, 2022
	7:00 PM ET

An Evening Workshop Wednesday, January 19, 2022, 7:00 - 9:00 pm ET One of the world's oldest unbroken spiritual traditions is the Bön Buddhist tradition of Tibet. This wisdom path…

Music as Medicine at the End of Life

Catharine DeLong

	Thursday, January 20, 2022
	7:00 PM ET

An Evening Workshop Thursday, January 20, 2022, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ET Music at the bedside brings beauty, intimacy and comfort to end-of-life patients. It invites listeners to be…

Music as Vibrations, Bonding the Native American and West African Earth Traditions

Valerie Naranjo

	Sunday, February 13, 2022
	10:00 AM ET

One-Day Workshop Sunday, February 13, 2022, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm; 2:00 - 5:30 pm ET This workshop will implement breathing, simple percussion and the voice to explore movement and…

An Apprenticeship in Herbal Medicine & Earth Rituals

Robin Rose Bennett

	Wednesday, February 16, 2022
	7:00 PM ET

An Apprenticeship (12 Sessions) Wednesdays, February 16 - May 18, 2022 | (No class on March 30th & April 27th) 7:00 - 9:00 pm EST FREE INTRO ON Wednesday, January…

Certificate In The Art Of Dying: Integrative Thanatology | A Death Education Counselor Program | Spring 2022

Frank Ostaseski
Jan Booth
Tashel C. Bordere

	Friday, February 18, 2022
	7:00 PM ET

February 18, 2022 - June 19, 2022 See complete schedule below FREE INTRO | Wednesday, January 12, 2022, 7:00 - 9:00 pm ET REGISTER HERE FREE INTRO | Thursday, February…

An Introduction to the Art of Dying Program

Jan Booth

	Friday, February 18, 2022
	7:00 PM ET

An Evening Workshop Friday, February 18, 2022 | 7:00 - 9:00 pm EST The focus of this introductory workshop is to begin to create a safe space where meaningful interaction…

The Inner Path of Dying

Jan Booth

	Saturday, February 19, 2022
	10:00 AM ET

A One-Day Workshop Saturday, February 19, 2022 | 10:00 am – 12:30 pm & 2:00 pm – 5:30 pm ET What if we re-imagined the end of life as a…

Mapping the Journey: Re-Envisioning Decisions About the End of Life

Leslie Blackhall

	Sunday, February 20, 2022
	10:00 AM ET

A One-Day Workshop Sunday, February 20, 2022 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm & 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm EST End of life is a developmental stage, which is experienced…

The Brain’s Powerful Response To Music

Petr Janata

	Wednesday, February 23, 2022
	7:00 PM ET

An Evening Workshop Wednesday, February 23, 2022, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ET This webinar provides an introduction to the ways in which the human brain enables musical experiences. Everyday…

A Buddhist View of Death

Andrew Holecek

	Tuesday, March 8, 2022
	7:00 PM ET

Tuesday, March 8, 2022 | 7:00 - 9:00 pm ET Buddhist thanatology, as embodied in Bardo Yoga, is one of the great gifts to humanity. Bardo (“gap, transitional process”) yoga…

Your Rhythm, Your Life: Groove Tools for Mind-Body-Spirit

Glen Velez

	Saturday, March 12, 2022
	10:00 AM ET

A Three-Day Workshop Saturday - Sunday, March 12-13, 2022 10:00 am - 12:30 pm; 2:00 - 5:30 pm ET Thursday, March 17, 2022, 7:00 - 9:00 pm ET Join 4-time…

After-Death Care and Home Funerals

Rev. Olivia Bareham

	Saturday, March 19, 2022
	10:00 AM ET

A One-Day Workshop Saturday, March 19 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm & 2:00 - 5:30 pm EST This workshop demonstrates the role of the death midwife from the final…

Presence with Patients in Non-Verbal and Diverse States of Awareness

Jeanne Denney

	Sunday, March 20, 2022
	10:00 AM ET

A One-Day Workshop Sunday, March 20, 2022 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm & 2:00 - 5:30 pm EST Most people experience a nonverbal, coma-like state before death, yet all…

Music and the Psyche: The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music

Nicki Cohen

	Wednesday, March 23, 2022
	7:00 PM ET

An Evening Workshop Wednesday, March 23, 2022, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ET Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) is a music-centered depth approach to transformational therapy that uses selected sequences…

Inviting the Wisdom of Death Into Life

Frank Ostaseski

	Wednesday, March 23, 2022
	7:00 PM ET

An Evening Workshop Wednesday, March 23, 2022 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST In this interactive webinar Frank Ostaseki will introduce his The Five Invitations, principles that show us…

Foundational VortexHealing®: A Training for Spiritual Development & Deep Physical Healing

Lorraine Goldbloom

	Friday, March 25, 2022
	9:30 AM ET

A Five-Day Training Fri - Tues, March 25 - March 29, 2022, 9:30 am – 5:30 pm ET Lunch break every day 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm ET FREE INTRO…

Craniosacral Unwinding I: Orientation & Understanding | A Certificate Training Module

Gary Strauss

	Saturday, March 26, 2022
	9:30 AM ET

Two Sessions Saturday & Sunday, March 26 - 27, 2022 | 9:30 AM - 6:30 PM ET Free Intro: Tuesday, March 15, 2022 | 7:00 pm ET LEARN MORE |…

End of Life Existential Distress and Psychedelic Mystical Experience As An Effective Treatment

Anthony Bossis

	Thursday, March 31, 2022
	7:00 PM ET

An Evening Workshop Thursday, March 31 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ET During this event, we will present the findings from the 2016 landmark NYU School of Medicine clinical…

Green Medicine: A 4-Month Training in Herbalism

Peeka Trenkle

	Monday, April 4, 2022
	7:00 PM ET

A 4-Month Training Monday, April 4, 2022 - August 1, 2022 16 Lectures on Mondays; 7:00 - 9:00 PM EST TIME Saturday & Sunday programs vary by date and time…

Songs of the Ancestors: Chants, Spirituals, Songs of Joy and Healing and Contemporary Songs for the Times

Arnaé Batson
Maggie Wheeler

	Saturday, April 9, 2022
	10:00 AM ET

A One-Day Workshop Saturday, April 9, 2022 10:00 am – 12:30 pm ET; 2:00 – 5:30 pm ET In this workshop, we will gather together in the ancient practice of…

Using Musical Improvisation As A Treatment Strategy

Alan Turry

	Sunday, April 10, 2022
	10:00 AM ET

A One-Day Workshop Sunday, April 10, 2022 10:00 am - 12:30 pm; 2:00 - 5:30 pm ET Creative improvisation supports one’s ability to harness the emotional, aesthetic, organizing and communicative…

Traditional Chinese Healing Arts Towards a Health Coach Certification, Part 2 – The Art of Healing With Herbs

Drew DiVittorio
Jessica Mullins
Richard Anton Diaz

	Saturday, April 23, 2022
	10:00 AM ET

14 full-day lectures (See the Class Schedule below) 1-hour weekly review (sessions include online courses with PowerPoint presentations which include: The Treatment and Management of Chronic Illness; Making Sense of…

Elements: The Language of the Chakras: A Certificate Training Module

Gary Strauss

	Thursday, April 28, 2022
	10:00 AM ET

A Four-Day Training Thursday - Sunday, April 28 - May 1, 2022 | 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM EST FREE INTRO: Tuesday, April 19, 2022, 7:00 - 8:00 pm EST…

Cultivating the Doula Heart

Francesca Arnoldy

	Saturday, April 30, 2022
	10:00 AM ET

A One-Day Workshop Saturday, April 30, 2022 | 10:00 am - 12:30 pm & 2:00 - 5:30 pm ET Doulas step into the most intense, vulnerable thresholds of life to…

Exploring the Grief Journey: Cultural, Familial and Personal Dimensions

Simcha Raphael

	Sunday, May 1, 2022
	10:00 AM ET

A One-Day Workshop Sunday, May 1, 2022 | 10:00 am – 12:30 pm & 2:00 – 5:30 pm ET Today there is a burgeoning transformation of cultural attitudes to death,…

Music and Psychedelic Therapy

Anthony Bossis
Silvia Nakkach

	Monday, May 2, 2022
	7:00 PM ET

An Evening Workshop Monday, May 2, 2022 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ET Music is widely considered integral for meaningful emotional and imagery experiences and self-exploration during psychedelic therapy.…

Enchanting Shamanic Vocal Techniques and Medicine Melodies

Silvia Nakkach

	Saturday, May 14, 2022
	1:00 PM ET

This class explores the use of shamanic chants and ancient vibrational formulas to clear energetic channels and as a gateway for therapeutic processes, creative expression and community peacemaking. Through vocal…

The Dying Child: End of Life Issues in Pediatrics

Cora Welsh
Emily Johnson
Kat Kowalski

	Saturday, May 21, 2022
	10:00 AM ET

A One-Day Workshop Saturday, May 21, 2022 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm & 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm ET More than 40,000 children in the U.S. die every year…

Transition by Design: Planning an Inspired & Intentional Funeral

Amy Cunningham

	Sunday, May 22, 2022
	10:00 AM ET

A One-Day Workshop Sunday, May 22, 2022 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm & 2:00 - 5:30 pm ET Planning for your own death, and getting acquainted with what is…

Music as Medicine at the End of Life

Catharine DeLong

	Thursday, June 2, 2022
	7:00 PM ET

An Evening Workshop Thursday, June 2, 2022 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ET Music at the bedside brings beauty, intimacy and comfort to end-of-life patients. It invites listeners to…

African American Grief and Loss

Tashel C. Bordere

	Saturday, June 11, 2022
	10:00 AM ET

A One-Day Workshop Saturday, June 11, 2022 | 10:00 am - 12:30 pm & 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm ET In this workshop, Dr. Bordere offers an inside look at…

We Can Heal Ourselves: The 4 Self-Healing Methods of Qigong

Roger Jahnke

	Saturday, June 11, 2022
	3:00 PM ET

2 Sessions | Saturdays, June 11 & June 18, 2022 3:00 - 5:00 pm ET Online Your registration fee goes directly towards our summer fundraiser. We need your support now…

Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga®: Teacher Training Program

Lakshmi Voelker

	Wednesday, August 31, 2022
	5:43 PM ET

6 Zoom Sessions Course is on individual one-on-one basis Registration now open. For more than 5000 years, yoga has been one of the most impactful forms of fitness, stress relief…

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Advanced Trainings

MASTER YOUR CRAFT

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ALL ADVANCED TRAININGS

Awakening the Healer Within: Medical Qigong Practice Leader Certificate Training

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Certificate of Excellence in Cranialsacral Unwinding

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Elements: The Language of the Chakras: A Certificate Training Module

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The Integrative Sound & Music Institute (SMI) Certificate Program

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The Body of Wisdom Practices for Breath Facilitators (Part 3)

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The Basic System of Energy Healing: Reiki 1 & Reiki 2

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Reiki 2: Deeper Within

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Polarity Immersion: Certificate Training Module Towards Becoming a Craniosacral Practitioner

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A Composer’s Approach to Sound Healing with Singing Bowls and Drones

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How Cross-Cultural and Indigenous Music Therapies Can Be Used in Western Healthcare

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African American Grief and Loss

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Presence with Patients in Non-Verbal and Diverse States of Awareness

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End of Life Existential Distress and Psychedelic Mystical Experience As An Effective Treatment

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New Ways of Making Music with Singing Bowls; Creativity and Technology as Spiritual Practice

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The Dying Child: End of Life Issues in Pediatrics

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Sound Meditation for Healing & Inspiration

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Transition by Design: Planning an Inspired & Intentional Funeral

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Medical Aid in Dying

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Tibetan Sound Healing: The Five Seed Syllables of the Warrior Mind

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Music as Medicine at the End of Life

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Music as Vibrations, Bonding the Native American and West African Earth Traditions

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An Apprenticeship in Herbal Medicine & Earth Rituals

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Certificate In The Art Of Dying: Integrative Thanatology | A Death Education Counselor Program | Spring 2022

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An Introduction to the Art of Dying Program

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The Inner Path of Dying

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Mapping the Journey: Re-Envisioning Decisions About the End of Life

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The Brain’s Powerful Response To Music

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A Buddhist View of Death

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Your Rhythm, Your Life: Groove Tools for Mind-Body-Spirit

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After-Death Care and Home Funerals

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Presence with Patients in Non-Verbal and Diverse States of Awareness

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Music and the Psyche: The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music

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Inviting the Wisdom of Death Into Life

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Foundational VortexHealing®: A Training for Spiritual Development & Deep Physical Healing

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Craniosacral Unwinding I: Orientation & Understanding | A Certificate Training Module

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End of Life Existential Distress and Psychedelic Mystical Experience As An Effective Treatment

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Green Medicine: A 4-Month Training in Herbalism

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Songs of the Ancestors: Chants, Spirituals, Songs of Joy and Healing and Contemporary Songs for the Times

Course is on an individual one-on-one basis
Registration now open.