Psychology, Nature & Consciousness

Psychology, Nature & Consciousness

Certificate 2022

March 12 to December 21, 2022

Depending on interest, the course is most likely to be offered in Spanish. Connect with us for further details.


Composed of 4 courses and a final project, our Psychology, Nature, Consciousness Certificate is rooted in a deep and transdisciplinary educational model and a transformative and revealing experiential dimension that brings us closer to what’s essential–a life full of meaning and consciousness development.

Being a pioneer in the Spanish-speaking world, the Certificate brings together different teachings informed by an expanded psychology (systemic, transpersonal, integral, ecological), some schools of deep ecological thought, and various spiritual traditions.

This integration results in a fresh and relevant proposal that proposes self-knowledge and service as cornerstones of the path of consciousness development, and of a more harmonious and fulfilling life.

The “psychology-nature-consciousness” triad reveals various potentialities of the human condition. When valued and nurtured throughout the Certificate, such potentialities sprout like seedlings in fertile soil following the call of the new day, awakening to the real essence of the world.


What will you learn?

Reflect alongside a community of practice about your latent potentialities in service of psycho-emotional health, eco-social service, and self-realization.

Actively contribute to your personal development in alignment with the broader movements of the communities you belong to, including the Earth itself.

Innovative concepts, models, and understandings of human processes based on an broad, inclusive, and transdisciplinary perspective.

A comprehensive look at the quality of our relation to nature, processes of healing and disease, non-ordinary states of consciousness, and a transgenerational approach.

Tools and allies to deepen your journey of self-exploration, which you can incorporate into your counseling or therapeutic service, or other type of healing modalities you may be interested in.


Structure

The certificate is composed of 4 courses and a final project. Two of the courses have an approximate duration of 6 weeks, whereas the other two courses are offered in an intensive format over the weekends. The final project can take a variety of forms, including an essay, an audiovisual project, an artistic performance, or others.

Systemic Constellations & Shamanisms

Through systemic and shamanic explorations we will rediscover the compassionate flow at the heart of our relations. This flow releases the wise energy that leads us on the path of our destiny in harmony with the movements of the Great Soul.

Grofian Transpersonal Psychology

Given the growing interest on the healing potential of psychedelics, it is timely to study the work of Dr. Stanislav Grof, his role in the beginnings of Transpersonal Psychology, the holotropic perspective, the genesis of psychopathology and its implications for psychotherapy.

Compassion-Based Resilience Training (CBRT)

Nalanda Institute’s Compassion-Based Resilience Training (CBRT) is a complete, evidence-based method of training the resilience of mind, heart, and body we need to sustain lives of well-being, engagement and purpose in our interdependent world.

Integral Ecopsychology

How to foster a sense of intimate belonging to the Earth while honoring the multiple dimensions of self and the world? Inspired by the ancient idea of ​​the similarity between the personal and the cosmic, the micro and the macro, we will explore pathways of healing, wellbeing, and flourishing that spring forth from the sacred dimension of nature.

Final Project

The final project can take a variety of forms, including an essay, an audiovisual project, an artistic representation or others, in which the lessons and awakenings experienced throughout the certificate are placed in service of the evolution of personal and collective consciousness.


Details

The first course of the certificate begins March 16, 2021, while the last course of the cycle ends on November 9 of the same year. The majority of online classes take place on Tuesdays, sometimes having experiential sessions on Saturdays. Counseling sessions take place between Thursday and Saturday. The final project has a deadline of January 31, 2022.

After the first two courses, there is a break of approximately a month and a half, which can be used to lay the foundations of the final project, and help with the integration process.

All sessions take place via Zoom (online platform). We use Teachable as our virtual classroom, where we host educational contents and serves as a platform for student interaction. We recommend that you take some time to familiarize yourself with these simple platforms before the beginning of the course.

The different courses that comprise the certificate are open for people that do not wish to participate of the entire cycle.


Calendar

DateCourse
March 15 – April 12Systemic Constellations & Shamanisms
May 14, 15, 28, 29Grofian Transpersonal Psychology
June 21 – August 9Compassion-Based Resilience Training
September 3, 4, 10, 11Integral Ecopsychology
December 21Final Project Due

Who’s the certificate for?

Although open to everyone on a path of personal development, self-knowledge, and psycho-emotional wellbeing, the certificate will be of particular interest to people whose vocation revolves around depth counseling and soul health, such as: psychotherapists, psychologists, social workers, ritualists, coaches, health and teaching professionals.


Instructors

Adrián Villaseñor Galarza

Adrián is an international facilitator, author, academic contributor, transpersonal and systemic (eco) therapist, ritualist, and contemplative practitioner. He holds a master’s degree in Holistic Science (UK) and a doctorate in Ecology, Psychology and Consciousness (USA). He has trained in various therapeutic modalities, including contemplative psychotherapy (USA) and systemic and transpersonal therapy (Spain, Mexico). Adrián’s work is considered a Latin American reference when it comes to Deep Ecology, Ecopsychology and Earth-based Spirituality.

His work is inspired by his experiences with native traditions of the Americas, his contemplative practice and animistic sensitivity (click here to learn more).

adrian@living-flames.com

Felipe Landaeta Farizo

Psychologist and professor at Adolfo Ibáñez University (Chile) since 2009. Felipe has a PhD in Transpersonal and Integral Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies (USA).

He has trained in different experiential therapeutic techniques such as Focusing, Holotropic Breathwork, Systemic Constellations, and EMDR, and has a meditative experience and with native traditions for the last 15 years. Since 2010, he has been facilitating Holotropic Breathwork sessions and has had a clinical practice since 2009. In 2019 he conducted the study, “The impact of Joanna Macy’s Work that Reconnects” (click here to learn more).

felipe.landaeta@uai.cl


Investment

The special cost for the Certificate is $ 175.00 US dollars (USD) per course and $ 75.00 (USD) for the final project, making a total of $ 775.00 (USD) for Latin American residents. This is equivalent to: $16,200 Mexican pesos (MXN), $562,000 Chilean pesos (CLP), $2’830,000.00 Colombian pesos (COP), $ 4,340.00 Brazilian reais (BRL).

If you do not live in Latin America, the investment is $ 1,110.00 US dollars (USD).


Scholarships & Discounts

There’s a discount of $100 (USD) for those that pay for the whole Certificate in one installment, making a total of $1,000 USD or $675.00 USD for Latin American residents . This single payment must be made prior to the beginning of the first course (March 15).

If you sign up with a friend (2 people), each will receive a $25 USD discount. If you are interested in joining and don’t have the financial resources to do so, please contact us.


Cancellations

In the event that a participant decides to withdraw after having started the certificate (in the first course), the percentage to be deducted will depend on the time elapsed. After half the course has passed, 25% of the payment will be withheld. If you decide to withdraw after completing the first course, 50% of the payment will be retained.

There’s a minimum of 12 people registered for the courses to run.


Registration

Complete these two simple steps to register: