Discovering the Total Self Diploma Program

DISCOVERING THE TOTAL SELF

Discovering the Total Self Program is Transformational Arts’ original and core program. By combining ancient spiritual wisdom, esoteric principles, and contemporary psychology with emotional healing, you will have the opportunity to learn both the theoretical and experiential components of each module.

  • Develop a faster and greater ability to heal physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually
  • Reconnect to your passion for life
  • Experience the power of living in the now
  • Discover uncertainty can be comfortable when we connect to our ‘wise’ self
  • Learn to make clear choices that reflect who you are
  • Tap into your own unlimited creativity
  • Access your intuition

DISCOVERING THE TOTAL SELF is a full Program of 10 modules, each 20 hours long and it is a pre- or co-requisite for all of our other programs. If you register for the entire Total Self Program, you benefit by not having to pay HST and you will receive a T2022 Tuition Tax credit which may be applied to your personal tax return. Individual modules do not qualify for these benefits. If you withdraw then the HST will become payable on the modules you did attend.
Financial plans are available. All 10 modules are a pre-requisite/co-requisite for the Spiritual Director Program. Modules #1, #4, #5 and #6 are required for the Holistic Health Practitioner Program, Holistic Certificate Programs and Coaching.

 Taking this program will develop skills and competencies that are usually described as soft skills but very necessary and sought after in today’s employment markets.1 Dartmouth University President, Philip Hanlon, call them ‘Power Skills’.2 You will develop your creativity, adaptability to change, prioritize your self-awareness, and value your self-esteem. By improving your listening skills, you will be able to explain and set healthy boundaries, build upon your conflict resolution skills, and develop team building skills. You will be able to discuss the importance of emotional regulation and explain emotional intelligence. You can choose how to develop using your own voice, your intuition or gut feelings, and be able to explain how Body, Mind and Spirit interconnect to establish real health and wellness. You will develop the theoretical base upon which all TAC programs build.

You are supported throughout your learning by a faculty of trained instructors who have graduated from the Total Self Program and Transformational Arts’ Professional Training Programs.

At least 75% attendance is required for program completion. This program is open to everyone and can be completed at your own pace, taken one module at a time, be accelerated, or you can take only the modules that interest you. Mostly evening classes; however, some daytime classes are offered.

DISCOVERING THE TOTAL SELF SCHEDULE

Each module is 8 weeks long. Classes run1evening per week, 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm unless otherwise noted.

Daytime options may be available. Fee: Each module is $325 plus HST. $100 non-refundable deposit required to reserve your space: the balance is collected one week prior to course start.

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Course Modules:

Module Length

Each module is 8 weeks long. Classes run 1 evening per week, 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm, unless otherwise noted.*

*Daytime options may be available.

Tuition Fee

Fee: Each module is $325 plus HST. $100 non-refundable deposit required to reserve your space: the balance is collected one week prior to course start.

*Courses are eligible for tuition tax credits. Courses taken as part of a professional program are HST exempt.

Requirements

Students must have attained 18 years of age and completed high school. Mature students with differing educational backgrounds are invited to apply.

Diploma Program

We offer a Diploma for the Discovering the Total Self Program. A diploma is given to participants who complete all 10 course modules of the program.

(75% course attendance is required)

For applicants in the Spiritual Psychotherapy or Spiritual Director Training Program, all 10 modules are required.

All course Facilitators are graduates of the Total Self Program. They have been professionally trained as Facilitators at the College and have done extensive inner work.

The teaching approach for this Program is theoretical and experiential. Each class includes a lecture, meditation and/or exercises with group discussion.

Registration

Please contact Linda Kuschnir at 416-484-0454 ext. 23, Maria Gallé 416-484-0454 ext. 25  or email: tac@transformationalarts.com You can also register securely online through PayPal.

Course Modules

 

TS-01 Meditation and the Chakras

Module 1 introduces the start of your spiritual journey: The Path of the Contemporary Mystic and The Path of Emotional Healing. 

Explore fundamental meditation theory and its various building blocks. Learn the Chakra system and how to use it as a basis for meditation. Develop the ability to meditate effectively. Discover why Mindfulness is becoming increasingly important.

Benefits and learning outcomes include:

  • Exercises exploring the human energy field
  • Discover toning, sounding, chanting and instruments for the chakras
  • Creating your own reality versus Divine Order

Course Length: 1 evening per week for 8 weeks, 7:00-9:30 pm unless otherwise noted.

You can complete the program at your own pace, take more than one course at a time or take only those Total Self modules that interest you.

TS-01 – Starting Dates

Tuesday January 16, 7:00 to 9:30 pm with Angela MacDonald

Unless professional training program requires a different arrangement.

TS-02 Spirituality and Higher-Self

Explore the levels of consciousness, including the ego, subconscious, higher self, higher power, observer self, shadow, essence and soul. Learn how to stay centered in your body and connect with Source or your higher self. In a few exercises, experience what grounded feel likes.

Benefits and learning outcomes include:

  • Discover Consciousness in nature—crystal energy and nature spirits
  • Connecting to archetypes—mother, lover, warrior, magician and more
  • Evaluate the power of prayer
  • Explore Spiritual laws including the Law of attraction
  • Compare the art of surrendering, letting go and detachment

Course Length: 1 evening per week for 8 weeks, 7:00-9:30 pm unless otherwise noted.

TS-02 – Starting Date:

To Be Announced 

TS-03 Exploring the Non-Physical

Module 3 explores the theories of life after death, auras, reincarnation and other spiritual realms of the non-physical. At the end of this module you will develop a sense of higher purpose and soul evolution. You will perceive your life has value and importance in being on the planet.

Benefits and learning outcomes include:

  • Compare seeing and sensing the aura
  • Explore reincarnation and karma
  • Past-life exploration
  • Assess working with spiritual guidance

Course Length: 1 evening per week for 8 weeks, 7:00-9:30 pm unless otherwise noted.

TS-03 – Starting Date: 
Monday, January 15, 2024, 7:00 to 9:30 pm with Linda Kuschnir

Wish to register? Please contact Linda Kuschnir at 4164840454 ext. 23, Maria Gallé 4164840454 ext. 25  or email: tac@transformationalarts.com. You can also register securely online through PayPal.

TS-04 The Path of Emotional Healing

Mental health means striving to balance all aspects of our life: social, physical, spiritual, economic and mental. Module 4 introduces the psychospiritual approach- learn what your emotions can tell you as you learn to respond and not react. Embracing both light and dark, on the road to emotional healing and wellness.

Benefits and learning outcomes include:

  • Correlate focusing tools and integrate feelings
  • Incorporate forgiveness
  • Reprogramming and affirmations
  • Relate emotional blocks & relationships
  • Re-frame perfectionism
  • Assessing how to create change safely in our life
  • Breakdown psychospiritual key issues and addictions
  • Examine Family Systems theory and unhealthy family behaviour

Course Length: 1 evening per week for 8 weeks, 7:00-9:30 pm unless otherwise noted.

TS-04 -Starting Date:

Monday January 15, 7:00 to 9:30 pm with Maria Gallé

 

“Meditation and the Chakras has given me the tools to manifest my aspirations and to create more peace and harmony in my life.”

– Anna Durante, Student

 

 

TS-05 Spiritual Healing & Energy Transfer

There is a natural healing force within you. In this module you will discover the principles of spiritual healing and energy transfer. Learn how to open and balance your and another’s chakras. Learn how the energy you emit affects others and learn to regulate your energy flow. Use body mapping and a healing technique created by Transformational Arts.

Benefits and learning outcomes include:

  • Perform a chakra balancing on another person
  • Assess the healer’s intention & attitude
  • Awakening the heart chakra
  • Integrate Secondary chakra system and energy transfer
  • Adapt Polarity balancing & group healing

Course Length: 1 evening per week for 8 weeks, 7:00-9:30 pm unless otherwise noted.

Pre-Requisite: Course TS-01

TS-05 – Starting Date: 
To Be Announced

 

TS-06 The Intuitive Arts

This module explores Intuition theories and students participate in exercises to develop their intuition. Learning outcomes include: ability to explain abilities from our higher self, developing clairsentience, clairaudience, clairvoyance and claircognizance. Honouring your gut reaction.

Benefits and learning outcomes include:

  • Able to explain Gifts from our higher self—developing clairsentience, clairaudience, clairvoyance and claircognizance
  • Psychometry—reading energy from personal objects
  • Developing and differentiating types of clairvoyance

Course Length: 1 evening per week for 8 weeks, 7:00-9:30 pm unless otherwise noted

Pre-Requisite: Course TS-01

TS-06 – Starting Date: 
Wednesday December 6, 1:30 to 4:00 pm with Maria Gallé

Wednesday March 18, 7:00 to 9:00 pm with Sabastian Glass

 

TS-07 Meeting Your Inner Selves

The transformational process propels us consciously through change introducing us to our sub-personalities including our inner critic. One of the many benefits in this module is the integration of our “committee” of selves. Our inner child, from the hurt to the magical child, which taps our creativity.

 Benefits and learning outcomes include:

  • Re-frame the 4 seasons of transformation
  • Assess the dark night of the soul
  • Integrate our shadow with consciousness
  • Explore benefits of healing shame

Course Length: 1 evening per week for 8 weeks, 7:00-9:30 pm unless otherwise noted.

TS-07 – Starting Date: 

To Be Announced

Pre-Requisite: Course TS-04

TS-08 From Child to Adult

The benefits of module 8 are multi-faceted giving rise to further experience our inner child who connects us to many riches and gifts within ourselves. The learning outcomes begin through the child within as we reclaim our creativity, spontaneity, love, joy, happiness, intimacy, playfulness, and spirituality.

Benefits and learning outcomes include:

  • Being able to explain male and female within, sexuality and Tantra
  • Assess the healing of the stages of childhood development
  • Integrate both developing and living from your adult—setting goals, parenting yourself and taking responsibility

Course Length: 1 evening per week for 8 weeks, 7:00-9:30 pm unless otherwise noted.

Pre-Requisite: Course TS-04

TS-08 – Starting Date:

Tuesday, January 16  with Maria Gallé

TS-09 Living Your Higher-Self

Benefits and learning outcomes include:

  • Reinforce empowerment and spiritual maturity
  • Reframe prosperity, manifesting and creating miracles
  • Neuroscience and paranormal phenomena research
  • Assess guidance from higher realms of consciousness
  • Support Unity Consciousness and Quantum Physics
  • Synchronicity—how the universe speaks to us

Course Length: 1 evening per week for 8 weeks, 7:00-9:30 pm unless otherwise noted.

Pre-Requisite: Courses TS-01, TS-02, TS-03 and TS-06

TS-09 – Starting Date:  

Thursday March 14, 7:00 to 9:00 pm with Linda Kuschnir

TS-10 The Healing Power of Sound

The latest scientific research on sound indicates that this vibrational art helps to synchronize the hemispheres of the brain, induce relaxing brainwave states. This module promotes wellness, and creativity, connecting us deeply to our multi-faceted self.

Benefits and learning outcomes include:

  • Produce sound that affects the mind/body/spirit continm integrating the latest research on sound
  • Adapt sound to be a part of your spiritual practice
  • Incorporate the vocal toning of vowel sounds, bija mantras, chanting and Kirtan to balance the chakras
  • Discover the healing sounds of many ancient and easy-to-play instruments
  • Interpreting the 5 elements (earth, water, fire, air and ether) and translating them into sound
  • Inventing healing sounds with user-friendly instruments combined with energy work and the vibrational arts of colour, crystals and aromatherapy

Course Length: 1 evening per week for 8 weeks, 7:00-9:30 pm unless otherwise noted.

Pre-Requisite: No previous musical, vocal or sound experience is necessary. Courses TS-01and TS-05

TS-10 – Starting Date: 

Saturday & Sunday March 9 & 10, 9:30 am to 5:00 pm with Maria Gallé

Total Self Diploma Program

An accelerated path for the 10 modules of the Total Self Program is available, allowing completion of the program in one year.

Accelerated Path

You can complete this program in approximately one year. This is an ideal route for those wanting to complete both the Total Self and Spiritual Psychotherapy Training programs in two or three years doing part-time studies.

Note: If you have schedule conflicts with these dates, inquire about an alternative timetable to meet your needs.

Registration

Please contact Linda Kuschnir at 4164840454 ext. 23, Maria Gallé 4164840454 ext. 25  or email: tac@transformationalarts.com. You can also register securely online through PayPal.

Graduate Success Story

“Total Self #1 has made a big impact on my overall wellness and ability to connect with myself. I was im-pressed with all the theory. The meditations were very relaxing and enlightening. Awesome course!”

Kimberley Moore