The religion of the future…
should be based on a religious sense
arising from the experience of all things,
natural and spiritual, as a meaningful unity
—Albert Einstein—
Courses for the Soul
All courses are conducted online via ZOOM, FaceTime, etc after being requested from the client.
Meditation & the Soul
Awakening to the primacy of the soul as a way to more fully experience the material world can be accomplished through various meditation techniques. This course will show students how to activate and strengthen the unique “senses of the soul” and to also cultivate a healthier connection to the physical body and its five senses. Dr. Lundgren synthesizes advanced teachings into practical exercises everyone can incorporate immediately into their daily lives.
Reference Book for Course
Meditations for the Soul by Neale Lundgren, PhD
The Way of the Soulful Male
Are you a hard, unfeeling male? A soft, emasculated male? Or are you on the path of the soulful male that is in touch with the deep masculine and deep feminine, connected to his soul?
The men’s movement, launched in the 1980’s through the writings and seminars of Robert Bly, John Lee, Gary Zukov, Thomas More, Sam Keen and others, sought to address the problem of masculine identity and centuries of hard male programming.
This course maps out the journey from old male to new male and old female to new female as a way of re-envisioning and re-imagining the role of men in today’s society.
Reference Books for Course
The Way of the Superior Man by David Deida
The Masculine in Relationship: A Blueprint for Inspiring the Trust, Lust, and Devotion of a Strong Woman by GS Youngblood and Dr. Robert Glove
Meditations for the Soul by Neale Lundgren PhD
Spiritual Maps of the World Religions
It has been said that the founders of the great religions are the benefactors of humanity who possessed in fullest measure those intellectual virtues which sustain civilization. Their inspiration has led others to more enlightened codes of living and their words have become the scriptures of all cultures.
Students will study and explore excerpts from the essential writings of twelve world teachers, who gave to the world the major religions we know of today. Students will engage with these teachings, compare and contrast them, and evaluate them for their relevance to everyday life.
Reference Book for Course
Twelve World Teachers: A Summary of Their Lives and Teachings by Manly P. Hall
Exploring the Great Questions of Philosophy
Students will explore the major questions western philosophy has asked throughout the ages; such as those dealing with the identity of the self, the origin of creation, the emergence of consciousness, the possibilities and limits of critical reason, the individual’s place in the hierarchy of the cosmos, and the search for ultimate values, meaning, and wholeness in an ever-changing world.
Reference Books for Course
The Perennial Philosophy by Aldous Huxley
Socrates, Buddha, Confucius, Jesus. From The Great Philosophers, Volume 1 by Karl Jaspers
The Self’s Encounter with Spiritual and Psychological Learning
This course asks the question of the viability of the mentor in spiritual and psychological learning in the individual’s journey to adulthood. It discusses the problems one may encounter on the quest for ownership of values and meaning and searches for useful guidelines to assist the authentic seeker.
Reference Books for Course
Guru, Psychotherapist and Self by Peter Coukoulis
Yoga & Psychotherapy. The Evolution of Consciousness by Swami Rama & Rudolph Ballentine, M.D.
Awakening the Heart. East/West Approaches to Psychotherapy and the Healing Relationship by John Wellwood, Editor
Gurus & Psychotherapists: Spiritual Versus Psychological Learning by Ivy Duce & James Mackie, PhD
Sufism, Islam and Jungian Psychology by Marvin J. Spiegelman, Ph.D
Mysticism in the Modern World
Incorporating the thoughts and guidance of the mystics East and West can help us in developing our soul in the midst of our busy 21st century lives. Students will explore samples from a broad palette of mystical writings from St. Francis of Assisi to Rumi and Hafiz. Students will address these writings with their own personal life questions and present personal and social needs as each student perceives them.
Reference Books for Course
Love Poems from God by Daniel Ladinsky
Integral Spirituality: A Startling New Role for Religion in the Modern and Postmodern World by Ken Wilber
