Class begins in October
Imagine yourself fully aligned with your authentic expression and mission in the world, awakening each day with renewed joy and purpose. Heal old patterns, access your inner wisdom, and share your unique gifts with the world.
Now you can choose to take the program online from home and have options for classes in person in Los Angeles!

The University of Santa Monica (USM) is dedicated to communicating the Principles and Practices of Spiritual Psychology™ Worldwide through the process of Soul-Centered Education.
At USM, we empower individuals to embrace a life of purpose and fulfillment, enabling them to make meaningful contributions to their communities and the world.
Discover who you truly are, why you’re here, and how to live with clarity, purpose, and meaningful contribution in every area of life.
Create thriving, intimate relationships using time-tested communication tools that foster deep connection, honesty, and fulfillment.
Awaken your inner guidance, self-love, and trust. Experience the freedom and power that come from aligning with your authentic self.
Turn unresolved patterns into powerful growth. Heal at the root and experience real, lasting change from the inside out.
If you have questions and need personalized support:
For 50 years, we have provided students with opportunities for learning and applying the life-changing Principles and Practices of Spiritual Psychology at the University of Santa Monica.
Spiritual Psychology is the art and practice of Conscious Awakening to who we truly are.
Awakening into the Awareness of who you truly are and living your life from within that Awakened state is the essence of Spiritual Psychology.

Today, the evolutionary tide on the planet is rising, and larger numbers of people are Awakening to the Awareness that they are Divine Beings having and using a human experience. The Principles and Practices of Spiritual Psychology provide context and tools for living into that Awareness. It is, in fact, our destiny to Awaken; for as we do so, we are actually Remembering that which is and always has been true.
This process of Awakening is not primarily a meditative process, though we encourage meditation as part of your spiritual practice. Awakening can be facilitated by engaging in an active process of releasing or dissolving the self-created barriers within your consciousness that are all that prevent you from knowing the Majesty of your Soul—from experientially knowing that you are the Presence of Love.
Deep down, you’ve always known there’s a greater potential within you—waiting to be fully realized. However, distractions, self-doubt, and life’s hurdles have held you back from embracing your true power and calling.


You’re not just looking for change; you’re yearning to create a life filled with clarity, purpose, and deep fulfillment. And from this place of empowerment, you can share your gifts with the world and perhaps even facilitate powerful breakthroughs with others.
If any of this sounds like you, know that you are not alone. So many of us carry these patterns, and they leave us feeling stuck, unseen, and disconnected.
And that’s exactly why the Soul-Centered Living™ certificate program exists. If you want to learn how to live a more authentic, fulfilling life—and perhaps even become a facilitator of this life-changing work—we invite you to be a part of this awakening experience.
This work is a Gift from God. Every class I have participated in has gifted me with invaluable tools to transcend my ego and transform my life in the most divine manner I ever could have imagined.
Kenneth Fisher
The greatest gift I ever gave myself was attending USM. There is no greater gift than awakening to the revelation of our essential nature, which is love.
Laina Florio
The work at USM is simply transformational. It has changed my life. I live my life now as the Presence of Love, a Divine emanation on this journey of my soul.
Jane Lucien-Scholle
To feel rooted in your own being, living a life that feels wholly aligned with your values and aspirations. You no longer abandon yourself. You prioritize your needs. You honor your intuition and heartfelt calling. You trust your Self and your attunement with Spirit. As you radiate this inner wholeness, the people and things you call in are reflections of this conscious partnership with yourself—deep, loving, and aligned.
Others begin to notice, and you attract people who want to work with you, drawn to the Peaceful, Loving Presence that you are. You wake up each morning with a deep sense of peace, confidence, and self-trust—knowing that you are enough exactly as you are.


“At the center of your being, you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.” –Lao Tzu
Embark on a journey of remembrance and reconnect with your innermost longing, realigning with your deepest intentions with clarity and confidence.
Create a life that feels more YOU than anything you’ve experienced so far—a life that you’ve always sensed was waiting just beyond your grasp.
Awaken into the realization that you are a Divine Being having and using a human experience.
Live into the Spiritual Context and activate an upgraded operating system within your consciousness based on a shift in perception about who you are and what you are doing here.
Deepen your experience of the Acceptance, Cooperation, Understanding, Enthusiasm, Empathy, Neutrality, Inner Knowing, Creativity, Wisdom, Joy, Unconditional Loving, Authenticity, and Aliveness of your Authentic Self.
Discover the distinction between the Goal Line (Physical World Reality, including career, relationship, health, family, life purpose, and meaningful contribution) and the Soul Line (Awakening into your Essential Spiritual Nature) and how you can use both to move forward in your life.
Positively transform your consciousness and your life by learning and integrating the 33 Principles and 40 Soul-Centered Basic Skills—foundational Practices of Spiritual Psychology—as a Way of Being and a Way of Life.
Learn and apply the Principles and Practices of Co-Creation in service to more consciously architecting your life in harmony with your Soul’s purpose, Heartfelt dreams, and aspirations.
Learn how challenging experiences, mental anguish, and emotional suffering can be healed and used as gateways to Spiritual Awakening.
Embrace a Learning Orientation to Life, including Accepting and Cooperating with your Spiritual curriculum—healing the patterns you took embodiment to learn and grow through and expressing the gifts you came to share.
Free yourself from the emotional reactivity of “I’m upset because … ” through cultivating the Practices of Neutral Observation and Compassionate Self-Forgiveness.
Use all of life’s experiences in service to your Awakening and access practical tools to do so.
Accelerate your Awakening through intention and effectively using tools of issue resolution.
Clarify your life’s purpose and translate it into meaningful and achievable goals.
Live a life of greater purpose, meaning, and fulfillment as well as Joy and True Happiness.
Embrace that your Essential Nature is Loving and live accordingly.
Relate with yourself in Compassionate and Healing ways that free you from mental anguish and emotional suffering.
Experience the Freedom and Empowerment available through accepting 100% responsibility for your life.
Use the practical and game-changing Principles and Practices of Spiritual Psychology as a Way of Being and a Way of Life.

Unravel the misunderstandings standing in the way of your Authentic Expression alongside a nurturing and powerful community. Experience the value of shared growth and the richness of living in alignment with your true purpose.
If you have questions or need personalized support:
“This is life changing and life giving.”
“This course felt like magic class!
“This program gives you the tools to live a more fulfilling life. It helps you to get in touch with your true self and your true purpose. USM offers all of the support you need to have more loving and anything else you desire in your life.“
“Besides the birth of my children, my USM experience was the most profound in my life. It was the first place I experienced unconditional loving and I am eternally grateful.”
“It’s helped me immeasurably both with dealing with Life’s challenges and also how to celebrate and enter into my best, authentic self.”
“If you are ready to heal, clear, and release a lifetime of judgments, guilt and shame then do this work. You will never see the world or yourself in the same way. You will see only LOVE.”
“If you want change in your life, to find peace, love, a better place to “be”, take this course.
“I have 3 Master’s degrees from elite schools, one in theology, one in education, one in business—this education is hands-down more valuable, applicable, and meaningful than any other kind of education available in the world today.”
“Outside of marrying my college sweetheart of 19 years and birthing our two babies, it is the greatest thing I have ever done for myself. It has fundamentally evolved the way I experience the world, reprogramming my trauma brain, and transcending me to divine love.
“If I could only do one program in my lifetime, I would choose USM. It’s that transformational. My twin brother did it too and says USM work gives dividends for life.”
“USM showed me how to plug into the High Power and live my life in the spiritual context. It has brought love back in my relationships and beauty in everything I see. I know now that I’ve always been guided by a Higher Power.”
“If you have a heart felt dream and want it to come true, sign up for USM. You will get the support to make your dreams come true!”
“This is not an education where you go and learn a bunch of information, tips, or strategies. It is one where you EXPERIENCE transformation from the inside out—in real time.”
“The tools, principles, and practices I have learned at USM have given me the life I always dreamt of having.”
“The best gift you can give yourself in fulfilling your life’s purpose.”
“This school is for me what Hogwarts is for Harry Potter. If you have a sense of the magic within, and want to feel it all the time, this school and these programs are for you.”

For 50 years, USM attracted students so deeply called to participate that they traveled great distances each month to Santa Monica, California—from Dubai, UAE; Oslo, Norway; Nairobi, Kenya; Sydney, Australia; Quito, Ecuador; and many more!
Now USM’s dynamic, Spirit-filled curriculum is delivered simultaneously in person (in Los Angeles) and online from the comfort of your home while still maintaining its experiential nature.
What’s been truly amazing is that students consistently report the Heart-to-Heart, Soul-to-Soul connection, and the powerful transmission of Love are just as vibrant as ever, whether attending in person or online.
The educational paradigm the University of Santa Monica brings forward is both radical and simple.
The transformed world you seek around you can only emerge by first transforming the world within you. That world is your own consciousness.
USM students and graduates have discovered their own answers to life’s essential questions and are using their transformation in consciousness to actively transform the worlds of business, medicine, media, coaching, counseling, law, education, family, and more.
This is a dynamic educational process designed to transmute the material surfacing within your own consciousness, catalyzing deep Healing and the revelation of the Authentic Self—your Soul Essence.


Author: Guilt Is the Teacher, Love Is the Lesson; Your Soul’s Compass: What Is Spiritual Guidance?; Fire in the Soul: A New Psychology of Spiritual Optimism.
“The University of Santa Monica embodies the true meaning of education: to draw out from within. The programs are rigorous as well as deeply healing. Structured so that working adults can attend over a series of weekends, the programs in Spiritual Psychology are much needed wisdom training for our times. Come and join a family that inspires as well as educates.”
“The University of Santa Monica provides a wonderful environment for real education and spiritual transformation. It draws a high-caliber, spiritually mature student who has clear intentions. When you bring together the sincerity of the student, the cutting-edge programs that the University offers, and the quality of teachers that are facilitating the programs, you have an authentic wisdom school. I have witnessed many of the students matriculate through the program, and I can see they have walked hand in hand with quality.”

The Soul-Centered Living Program includes five sequential and cumulative courses that empower students to integrate the Principles and Practices of Spiritual Psychology as a Way of Being and a Way of Life.
The content, methodology, and processes of this program provide students opportunities to recalibrate their consciousness and their lives at a higher level. Classes emphasize relevant, immediately usable information, skills, and experiences designed to support students in Awakening into the Authenticity of who they truly are.
Awakening & Co-Creating I: Entering the Spiritual Context
The first three months of the Soul-Centered Living Program provide an experiential introduction to the Principles and Practices of Spiritual Psychology, a portal to transforming your consciousness and transforming your life while learning to live within the Spiritual Context.
The content of this course supports students in learning and practicing 16 Soul-Centered Basic Skills—tools of Healing, Awakening, and enhancing interpersonal effectiveness—and practice Principles and tools of Co-Creation.

Awakening & Co-Creating II: The Four Levels of Consciousness—Putting The Map In Motion
This course includes the experiential application of Practices for working within each of the four levels of consciousness—physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual—included in the Spiritual Psychology map of consciousness. Each Practice is seen and applied through the lens of Spiritual Psychology.


In addition, students are presented with the opportunity to learn a primary practice of Spiritual Psychology known as Self-Counseling.
Additional Soul-Centered Basic Skills are presented and practiced including:
Awakening & Co-Creating III: A Learning Orientation to Life—Living the Principles and Practices of Spiritual Psychology

Awakening & Co-Creating IV: Engaging in the Art & Practice of Co-Creation
Through our focus and actions, we create. We are creating all the time through our beliefs, thoughts, words, choices, attitudes, and actions. As you Awaken and become more Aware, you have the opportunity to become a more conscious Co-Creator and conduct your life in greater harmony with your Soul’s Purpose and Heartfelt dreams.


The intention of this course is identifying and clarifying an area of your life that has Heart and meaning for you with the intention of manifesting that area more in harmony with what you envision for yourself and the Highest Good of all concerned.
The process involves placing into practice the Soul-Centered tools of Co-Creation and Manifestation along with the Principles and Practices of Spiritual Psychology.
Wholehearted engagement on both the Goal Line and the Soul Line provides opportunities for experiencing greater Aliveness and for recalibrating your consciousness and life at higher levels.
Awakening & Co-Creating V: A Culminating Five-Day Spiritual Psychology Laboratory

The lab also provides exceptional opportunities for transcending the duality of the ego and experiencing the revelation and expression of the Authenticity of who you are—the Presence of Love.

Each weekend meets Saturday & Sunday with a shorter class in between.
The tenth class and culminating experience is a Five-Day Laboratory.
During each class, the facilitator talks are followed by three-person “trio” processes through which participants can directly apply and experience what’s presented, discovering for themselves the value and workability of the Principles and Practices of Spiritual Psychology.
During trios, students learn and practice 36 Soul-Centered Basic Skills—tools of Healing, Awakening, and enhancing interpersonal effectiveness. They also learn and practice powerful tools of Co-Creation.
Large group sharing follows each trio process during which students share their experiences from the trio and ask questions.
Sharing segments are opportunities to witness and experience Healing and to learn directly from Spiritual Psychology facilitators.
The class becomes a supportive community of like-minded and like-hearted individuals.
Spiritual Psychology, as experienced in the classroom, is heartfelt, relevant, practical, transformational—and most importantly, Spirit-inspired.
In plain English, it is life-changing.

Classes meet one weekend per month with a shorter class in between. The 10-month program culminates in a Five-Day Laboratory. All times listed are Pacific Time (Los Angeles).
All classes are available online. October and February weekend classes, as well as the 5-Day Lab in July, will also be offered in person in the Los Angeles area.
Full class days meet 9:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.* Pacific
On Friday, October 9, class meets 1:30 – 6:30 p.m.* Pacific.
*All end times are approximate.
October 9–11, 2026**
November 7–8, 2026
December 5–6, 2026
January 9–10, 2027
February 6–7, 2027**
March 13–14, 2027
April 10–11, 2027
May 15–16, 2027
June 12–13, 2027
July 7–11, 2027**
**Offered both in person (Los Angeles) and online. All other dates are online-only.
On Friday, October 9, class meets 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. Pacific.
Mid-month classes meet Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.* Pacific
*All end times are approximate.
October 24, 2026
November 21, 2026
(no December mid-month class)
January 23, 2027
February 20, 2027
April 3, 2027
April 24, 2027
June 5, 2027
(no mid-month class before Lab)
If you’re called to this Program, we welcome you. If finances are a barrier, we invite you to apply for tuition assistance: please reply to your registration confirmation email to request the Tuition Assistance Application. If you are not approved, your registration deposit is fully refundable. If the registration deposit is a barrier for you, please contact us here.
We welcome graduates of the Program to attend at a special rate:
Monthly: $600/month for 10 months
Pay in Full: $5700 (save 5%)
If you have questions or would like personalized support:
The University of Santa Monica Faculty is composed of highly qualified professionals who bring to their teaching a strong academic background enhanced by practical and varied experience. They share a commitment to empowering students in transforming their consciousness and their lives, and in becoming masterful architects of their own futures.
Each faculty member has spent years immersed in USM’s teachings and practices, embodying the Principles and Practices of Spiritual Psychology in their own lives and work. They are gifted teachers and facilitators, devoted to guiding students through the profound, soul-centered journey that USM is known for.
The current faculty are shown below.
Emilio Diez Barroso perfected the art of appearing successful. He manages two family offices, a venture investment firm, sits on the board of over a dozen companies, etc. … But up until recently, he was always trying to get somewhere other than where he was—seeking recognition, achievement, love, success, and finally, the ultimate carrot: enlightenment. Read more ▸
Cindy Lou Golin, Ph.D., is a transformational coach, facilitator, and instructional designer with decades of experience in human transformation. She’s the author of The Shadow Playbook. She has served on faculty in a number of transformational programs including JFK University, Integral Institute, Ten Directions, and Two Arrows Zen. Read more ▸
Here’s what awaits you when you choose to fully engage in the experience:
The Soul-Centered Living Program is a transformative 10-month experiential immersion designed to help you reconnect with your authentic self and live a life of greater purpose, meaning, fulfillment, and joy. Through immersive weekends, you’ll be equipped with practical tools and principles from spiritual psychology that will pave the way for inner peace and lasting fulfillment in all areas of your life. From this awakened state and expanded consciousness, you will be empowered to facilitate profound breakthroughs for others, including friends, family, and clients.
This program is designed for individuals who are ready to embark on a profound journey of self-discovery and transformation. This program is ideal for you if:
• You’re on a quest for deeper meaning, fulfillment, and desire to cultivate a more authentic and purposeful existence. This program will equip you with the tools and insights needed for your journey.
• You find too often that negative emotion characterizes your experience; you’d like to heal and rise above that to more consistently experience the Peace, Joy, and Playful Creativity that are your Essential Nature.
• You’re experiencing self-doubt and limiting beliefs, facing an existential crossroads, or yearning for renewed passion and aliveness in your life. This program offers the support you need to reconnect with who you truly are.
• You’re navigating significant life transitions such as career shifts, relationship changes, or seeking clarity about your path. This program provides the opportunity and tools to explore your direction and purpose.
• You’ve achieved worldly success but still feel a void or lack of deeper connection. This program will support you in aligning your external accomplishments with your inner truth.
• You long for genuine connections with like-minded individuals who are also committed to exploring their spiritual journeys. You’ll find a supportive and nurturing community here.
• You feel you lack the skills to facilitate profound breakthroughs for your clients and are seeking to enhance your toolkit and boost your confidence in delivering life-changing results. This program will support you in deepening your impact and effectiveness as a facilitator of deep and lasting transformation.
• You already possess skills or a degree in a related field and are eager to elevate your practice to the next level, gaining advanced techniques and insights to achieve mastery in facilitating meaningful transformation.
Yes! This program gives you the opportunity to receive a certificate.
Live attendance of all classes is required, including the 5-day Lab and the mid-month Saturday mornings (PT). The classes are highly experiential and interactive, as well as cumulative and sequential.
If you have concerns about our attendance policy, please…
There are no additional fees to receive a certificate.
We are committed to ensuring that all students who participate in the program are ready for the depth of work that occurs. Therefore, we require students to engage in an Application process to support them in clarifying their intention and ascertaining their readiness.
Admissions Criteria
For acceptance to Soul-Centered Living: A Way of Being and a Way of Life—A 10‑Month Certificate Program in Spiritual Psychology, the University of Santa Monica’s Admissions Committee uses the following criteria to evaluate each applicant’s completed Application:
• Commitment to life-long learning.
• Emotional/psychological maturity, including interpersonal competencies, attributes, and skills necessary to derive value from participating in a large-group educational process that emphasizes experiential learning.
• Intention to actively engage in learning and applying the Principles and Practices of Spiritual Psychology.
• Commitment to full participation and completion of the program.
The Application Process
NOTE: Your application is due 14 days from the date of registration.
Once completed, your application will be considered by the Admissions Committee. This process can take up to 14 days depending on the number of applications being reviewed.
If you’d like to explore how the life-changing Principles and Practices of Spiritual Psychology can support you in transforming your consciousness and transforming your life, we invite you to:
These conversations are for you! We’ll do our best to:
Every USM Admissions Advisor is a USM graduate and understands every part of the process. They can share their own experience of the program as well as assist you in determining whether or not USM’s Soul-Centered experiential education is a fit for you at this time.
The program will feature three in-person/online hybrid weekends, while all remaining class weekends will be online-only. We strongly encourage students to attend all three classes in-person if circumstances allow.
Our in-person dates are officially set for:
Note: If you are unable to travel or prefer to join us virtually, you will have the full option to attend ALL of the dates completely online.
Venue Details: The in-person gatherings will be hosted at a venue on the Westside of Los Angeles (to be announced).
Given that the classes are highly experiential and interactive, as well as cumulative and sequential, your live participation is essential and required, whether online or in person.
There are no class recordings distributed.
If you have any questions about the schedule
We will provide handouts for every Soul-Centered Basic Skill, Co-Creation Practices, and more covered in the program. These handouts are yours to keep.
Continued access to the online resources, including guided meditations and practices will require continued enrollment in a program.
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