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This is an expanded 8-week class, focusing on 8 basic types of meditation. It is experiential in nature and open both to beginners and to those with a long time practice.
Discover the approaches that serve you best, and discover and enjoy the many benefits that meditation brings.
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This class is the ideal starting point for the student who wants to learn about The Science of Mind or deepen his understanding and mastery of the Teaching. (SOM 101)
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Focusing on prosperity issues, you will gain a greater understanding of the basic metaphysical principles that govern our financial well-being. You will learn how to use these principles effectively in everyday life. (SOM 205)
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Change Your Consciousness and Transform Your Life. This intensive 8-week course presents basic Science of Mind principles in the light of modern quantum physics, with special emphasis on the Co-creative Process and Law of Belief, the Law of Expectancy and the Law of Attraction. (SOM 226)
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This class explores the connection between the mind and the body, using the Science of Mind principles and other more current materials. Special attention is paid to the recent interest in alternative medicine and holistic healing. (SOM 202)
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This class prepares you to become an Intern Practitioner. It will deepen your practice and understanding of affirmative prayer and our power to co-create our world. Prerequisites for the class are successful completion of the SOM 100 and SOM 200 courses within the last three years, including SOM 207 (The Edinburgh Lectures) and SOM 208 (Emerson’s Essays). Prospective students must and have the approval of the Instructors.
Upon successful completion of this class, students become Intern Practitioners and join the Center’s Healing Ministry.
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Are you ready to take charge of your life and make it unfold according to your plan? This class will show you how to do just that. (SOM 102)
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Provides a logical, brilliant, and extrememly precise definition of the workings of the Spiritual Universe. You will have a thorough understanding of the principles that underlie the teachings of The Science of Mind. (SOM 207)
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This class is an exploration of mysticism – what it is and what it is not. It provides the framework for the student to live a more mystical life in present time. (SOM 226)
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This course presents the key concepts of The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra, M.D. and provides tools to assist in understanding our true nature in relationship to these laws. (SOM 215)
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This class is the ideal starting point for the student who wants to learn about The Science of Mind or deepen his understanding and mastery of the Teaching. (SOM 101)
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This is a 12-week course presenting Emma Curtis Hopkins classic course: Unveiling Your Hidden Power. (SOM 223U)
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Are you ready to go beyond simply dealing with issues and problems as they come up in your life? If you want to get out in front of all that "stuff" and keep it from happening in the first place, this is the class for you. (SOM 103)
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We will examine the history, and the many misconceptions about, the most published book of all time, with special attention to the fallacies of fundamentalist interpretation. This class is an excellent background course for anyone who wants to know more about the Bible. (SOM 209)
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Ralph Waldo Emerson was the most quoted, most inspirational writer in America for over a hundred years. You will experience some of his writings that profoundly influenced Ernest Holmes in founding the teachings of Religious Science. (SOM 208)
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Do you want to lead a more successful life? Of course you do. This class will show how you can use the Principles and tools of The Science of Mind to create a more successful life for yourself. (SOM 104)
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In his book, The Power of Decision, Raymond Charles Barker shows how indecisive people are failure-prone, as he explores the decision-making process in the individual, especially the role of the subconscious mind in either abetting or thwarting every conscious mind decision. In this class, Rev. Laura will lead you through Dr. Barker’s analysis of the decision-making process and show his specific steps to shift the balance of decision-making power in your favor. (SOM 202)
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Do you want to lead a more successful life? Of course you do. This class will show how you can use the Principles and tools of The Science of Mind to create a more successful life for yourself. (SOM 104)
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This class focuses on healing the perceived separation between personality and Spirit. Through an active exploration of the creative nature of thoughts and feelings, beliefs and emotions, the students have an opportunity to gain mastery in the art of living as a conscious, intentional being. (SOM 222U)
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This a new course, based on the book by Dr. Raymond Charles Barker. (SOM 299)
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Education: Science of Mind Classes
Science of Mind 100 Series
Science of Mind 200 Series
Science of Mind 300 Series
Science of Mind (also referred to as “Religious Science”) is the core teaching of Centers for Spiritual Living. Science of Mind is a philosophy that integrates spiritual truths with science and physics.
Purpose & Mission
Simply put, Science of Mind teaches the unity of all life. Intentions and ideas flow through a field of consciousness, which actually affects and creates the world around us. This idea is common to most major religions and is supported by the teachings of psychology and quantum physics.
About Us
In Science of Mind, we believe that the secret to living a successful life is to consciously choose positive and productive thoughts. Put another way, “As you think, so you become.” It is the intention of the International Centers for Spiritual Living to use Science of Mind principles as a force for good in our world by transforming personal lives.
The Sunday experience at Center for Spiritual Living Palm Desert is great, and the music and words inspire us. Then we mix and mingle. We meet and greet. We share with like-minded people; congeniality runs high, and we make some new friends, acquaintances or even business contacts, and it is truly a rewarding and enjoyable time.
But, what then? Do you go home to satisfyingly reconnect with those with whom you share domestic bliss? Or do you fortify yourself with the morning's message and return to the person or issue that you forgot for a couple of hours? Or perhaps you return to the loneliness of wondering "but, what now?"
When you are ready to take it to the next level, you decide to see for yourself what Science of Mind classes are really all about. What you find is a spiritual gathering place for people who are committed to greater focus and clarity in determining what they really want their lives to be about. You also find a common purpose and desire to more deeply understand and apply Universal Laws.
Those who "stay the course" form an incredible bond, unified by their dedication to applying spiritual principles to the everyday problems of human living. This is a movement from theory to embodiment. As you study the Science of Mind, you awaken to the dawning of new insights upon your consciousness. Suddenly, the words Life, Principle, Reality, the Law of Mind, Pure Awareness, God, and Spiritual Mind Treatment take on a new significance. There is an excitement in working and supporting you and others in using the Science of Mind and Spirit, to more effectively, promptly, and constructively move through obstacles and ultimately to manifest desired results.
What Students Say about Science of Mind Classes:
"I wanted something to change and through classes I realized I needed to be the change I wanted to see." K.N.
"Science of Mind principles are simple, and yet demand daily practice and application. When I was willing to do the work, that's when new and great manifestations started occurring in my life." C.F.
"Science of Mind saved my life. No kidding!. Through learning how to think I really did learn how to live a full rich life " L.S.
"Classes keep me growing. When I am involved in classes I continually work my practices and learn more about myself, which reawakens within me my Divine greatness." C.L.
"I awoke to the inner dynamics of why I was experiencing such turmoil in my life!" M.T.
"Science of Mind classes were the door that opened me not only to the spiritual principles that govern my life, but to incredible bonding with my like-minded class members!" S.M.
"Seek and ye shall find. Well, classes gave me the permission to see with new eyes and to seek from within myself for the answers and the love I desired." M.S
Contact Person
Rev. Bill Thompson
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A third-generation native Californian, Rev. Bill grew up in Southern California before heading north to attend college. After graduating from Stanford with a degree in Chemical Engineering, he served five years in the Marine Corps as a fighter pilot. Returning to civilian life, he spent 33 years with IBM in various marketing and engineering assignments, and got a Masters Degree in Computer Science along the way.
After retirement from IBM in 1994, this agnostic engineer/scientist found Religious Science when a friend took him to the Redondo Beach Center. "What I heard that day just made sense to me," he says of that visit. He became a regular attendee and soon began taking Science of Mind classes with Dr. Frank Richelieu. In 1998, he moved to the desert and continued his studies with Dr. Bill Taliaferro and Dr. Tom Costa, becoming a Minister of Religious Science in 2003.
When he was installed as a Staff Minister, Rev. Bill said, "Reflecting on my professional career, I realize that I have spent my entire adult life teaching in one form or another. It just seems natural that I would choose Education as my Ministry."