The 2009 "Roots" Class After completing the Foundations Class, Roots class, Self-Mastery class, and Treatment and Meditation class, practitioner students undertake a 2-year training program to become Licensed Practitioners (RScP). Our July 2009 graduates were, from L to R: Susan Little, Mark Reed, and Sarah Busby. The educational program of the United Centers for Spiritual Living, our parent organization, offers people of all ages the opportunity to realize the Presence of God as all life, to discover their inherent creative power, and to experience the Presence and Power in their daily lives. The United Centers for Spiritual Living has a wonderful history of teaching the Science of Mind. Our founder, Dr. Ernest Holmes, was teaching classes as early as 1918. This rich tradition of teaching is the core of Science of Mind. Holmes drew thousands to his lectures in California, as did many other wonderful teachers over the years. Millions of lives have been uplifted and transformed by this teaching. The Spiritual Enrichment Center does not mandate that any of its members take these classes, but they are encouraged, especially the Foundational Class. The curriculum for each class is developed and continually updated by professional educators at the United Centers for Spiritual Living in Burbank, California. Students earn educational units for each class, a specific number of which are required if a student plans to become a Licensed Practitioner. There is a nominal fee for each class. The following is a description of each course that the Spiritual Enrichment Center may teach each year. Please listen for announcements on Sunday or sign up for the SEC's semi-monthly E-Minder Service to receive SEC news and announcements via email Feel free to express your interest in any of our Science of Mind courses by completing the Educational Interest Form. The Foundation Class Discover and express the power, creativity, freedom, abundance and joy that lie within you. Build a firm foundation of Spirit as you transform and expand your life, career and relationships. This is an entry-level class; you will be introduced to the Core Concepts of Science of Mind. Revised in 2007, the new curriculum presents a new spiritual principle each week and a spiritual practice to support that principle. The Creative Process is introduced at the beginning of the class and then flows through each week, so that the student has the opportunity to see and use the Creative Process at work in each spiritual principle. Each week also features the writing of one of our Elders as well as a contemporary author on the subject, including the writings of Dr. William Hornaday, Dr Frank Richilieu, Terry Cole Whittaker, Dr. Jesse Jennings, Dr. Kathy Hearn, Dr. Linda McNama, and many others. Class Length: one 3-hour class per week for 9 weeks. Class Fee: $45. Textbooks 1.  The Science of Mind, Ernest Holmes 2.  It Is About You, Kathy Juline Spiritual Practices for Daily Living: Treatment and Meditation This class, which is sometimes referred to simply as "Treatment and Meditation," focuses on the student developing lifetime habits of meditation and Spiritual Mind Treatment. Spiritual Mind Treatment for oneself is reviewed and strengthened, and then students advance to treating for other people. Class Length: one 3-hour class for 10 weeks. Textbooks 1.  Journey of Awakening, Ram Dass 2.  Can We Talk to God?, Ernest Holmes Exploring Roots This class provides the student with an understanding of the historical roots in America of Ernest Holmes' philosophy. Specific emphasis will be given to the works of Thomas Troward, Emma Curtis Hopkins, and Ralph Waldo Emerson. Class Length: one 3-hour class for 10 weeks. Textbooks 1.  The Science of Mind, Ernest Holmes 2.  Emerson's Essays, Ralph Waldo Emerson 3.  Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science, Thomas Troward 4.  Scientific Christian Mental Practice, Emma Curtis Hopkins Self Mastery: The Emergence of the True Self The Self Mastery 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. Class Length: one 3-hour class for 8 weeks. Textbook Living the Science of Mind, Ernest Holmes