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Studies Institute of
Established 1977 --Celebrating 32 years of Success
Over 10,000 people have trained in our courses.
2010-- Course Schedule
Upcoming Level I classes:
Psychic Development Course-- Level I
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held in 2010
Our next Weekend Class is held Sat & Sun, September 11 & 12-- 10 AM - 3 PM (Part I)
Scroll down for a complete schedule of all our Level Courses for 2010
Classes held in Mid-town Manhattan
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LEVEL I PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT -- AN INTRODUCTION Earn 20 CEU's and have fun learning to be PSYCHIC |
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Level I Psychic Development is 20 classroom hours of theory and
practice instruction in Psychic
Awareness. All Psychic Development Courses are offered in two convenient weekend Parts (Part I & II).
Students take Part I. Then they have approximately a one month break
before coming back to complete their studies in Part II. This break
helps students to process and integrate what they have learned in Part I. Part II offers students to continue the momentum
of their development. Students from outside of the
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Weekend- Level I -Course Offerings 2010 |
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You must complete a Part I weekend before taking Part II weekend. |
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Psychic Development Part I |
Psychic Development Part II |
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Sat & Sun, Sept 11 & 12 |
Sat & Sun, Dec 4 & 5 |
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See below for complete weekend course schedule for 2010 |
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Welcome to
Holistic Studies Institute extends a warm welcome all who wish
to unfold their psychic potential by participating in its Psychic Development
Program at its Midtown Manhattan location. Having been founded 32
years ago, the Holistic Studies Institute has a rich history of offering
education in the intuitive arts. It has become
a respected leader and an authority in the area of Psychic Development. To date
over 10,000 people in the
Since its inception, HSI has offered more than just psychic classes. We
offer a structured four-level accredited program
in psychic and mediumship development designed to prepare students to become so
well trained that they are eligible to become a Certified Intuitive Consultant
by the American Board of Holistic Practitioners. This program
has enrolled people from all walks of life who
have learned and developed fascinating psychic and mediumistic abilities.
About the Program
Without burdensome work involved, the Psychic Development Program at HSI is designed to be fun, informative, concise and comprehensive. It emphasizes common sense, balanced with spirituality, which gives quality, depth and meaning to the psychic development process.
In our courses, students frequently participate in a psychic development circle (which is like a psychic laboratory), led by qualified teachers, for the purpose of developing mediumship and other psychic abilities. This circle begins with a meditation. Next, the teacher will help students to sort out the psychic impressions, which they receive and gently lead them into a discovery of their unique mode of psychic expression. All efforts are made, each week, to create a conducive atmosphere which will provide you with numerous opportunities to have meaningful psychic experiences.
A great feature of our program is our low tuition. Our Weekend Course is priced at a very low $260 per weekend (If you enroll BEFORE or at the very latest, on the Friday before the class begins by paying tuition in full according to the above stated policy) otherwise walk-ins at the door must pay $295. Tuition for our Circle of Light evening course is payable in installments--see below for tuition details.
Moreover, our classes are small (generally 10-25 students). A close teacher-student relationship is important to us and to the quality of your psychic education. Integrated into our program are written texts, authored by experts, which utilize knowledge derived from many years of research.
Our classroom environment is warm and friendly. A close, harmonious feeling is generated between students, and very quickly we find our classmates becoming a cohesive, family-like unit.
Certified Intuitive Consultant
A profession for the 21st Century
Intuitive
consulting is a holistic practice, which has become increasingly popular in
recent years and is fast becoming recognized as a respected profession within
the mainstream culture in the
Upon completion of all four levels of HSI’s Psychic Development Program, graduates are eligible to become a Certified Intuitive Consultant. Our Advanced Trance Course is optional and not a requirement for Certification. However, most students opt to take Advanced Trance Course because this is where a great deal of the refined psychic and mediumistic phenomena occur. Certification is provided by the American Board of Holistic Practitioners. Also upon completion of each level students receive 20 CEU’s (continuing education units) in practical intuition.
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What does it mean to be an Intuitive Consultant? The word intuitive, in the title, Intuitive counselor, refers to the ability to go into a heightened state of intuition during which valuable psychic impressions are received. The word consultant, in the title, relates to the ability to understand these psychic impressions and their relevance to others, as well as the ability to ethically communicate psychic information in a way that is helpful, sensitive and deeply respectful. Unless they are licensed mental health professionals, Intuitive Consultants do not do the work of Psychologists, Psychiatrists or Social Workers. Intuitive consulting does not treat mental illness, nor does it duplicate any form of therapy provided by mental health professionals. Intuitive Consultants believe in the traditional therapies and frequently refer clients to appropriate medical and mental health professionals whenever necessary. |
What is Intuitive Consulting?
Intuitive consulting is based upon a philosophy, which says that
intuition is a reliable and valid source of information. Intuitive Consultants
are psychic; making predictions about the future of a client is one of the
major focuses of their work. Rather than relying on the intellect as the
main source of knowledge, the Intuitive Consultant is trained to go beyond it
to access intuition. Intuitive consulting does not make decisions for a client;
it encourages responsibility, creates an atmosphere of hope and empowers the
client to make better and more informed decisions. Intuitive Consultants don't
tell a client what to do based on psychic impressions, but what will happen if
a particular choice is made. By revealing otherwise unforeseen opportunities
which may have a positive or negative impact on the client's life, the client
becomes more empowered and begins to exert more control over his or her future
in order to reach desired goals. Therefore, one of the great benefits of
intuitive consulting is to provide clients with strategies to reach their goals.
Besides making predictions about a client's life,
intuitive consultants also provide insight into relationships with family,
friends and coworkers. They may assist in finding lost objects and missing
persons. Information about past-lives, karma and soul mates may be revealed in
a session. Many intuitive consultants focus on career, business, financial
issues, and even provide advice on Stock market investments. Some intuitive
consultants function as mediums; their sessions would provide comforting
messages from people on the other side such as loved-ones, friends and even
spirit guides. Others may be medical intuitives and are able to make intuitive
assessments, provide insight into health and make predictions.
Program Details
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*Level I Introduction to Psychic Development
This level is designed
specifically for the beginner, consisting of introductory instruction
covering such subjects as: ¨ The Phases of Psychic Phenomena ¨ Construction and Dynamics of the Séance ¨ Psychic-Chemical Blending of the Sitters ¨ Spirit Helpers, Guides, Teachers ¨ Psychometry and Telepathy Exercises ¨ Meditation Techniques & the Chakra System ¨ The Unfoldment of Mediumship and its Laws ¨ Psychic Science and Parapsychology ¨ The Phases of Physical and Mental Mediumship ¨ Clairvoyance and Clairaudience ¨ The Aura and Kirlian Photography ¨ Auric and Astral Colors & Tools of Divination
*No prerequisites 20 CEU's are offered for this course. |
*Level II Intermediate Psychic Development
Level two consists of intermediate psychic training designed to develop psychic abilities further and to use those abilities on a practical level. Subjects included in this course are:
¨ Near Death Experience, Reincarnation ¨ Poltergeists and Haunted Houses ¨ Kundalini & Symbolism ¨ Strengthening Clairsentience & Clairvoyance ¨ Thought Forms & Elementals ¨ Traveling Clairvoyance & Out of Body Experience ¨ Mediumship Communication Skills ¨ Recognizing Spirits & Message Work ¨ Introduction to Trance Channeling ¨ Inspirational & Automatic Writing ¨ Death, Dying & The Spirit World ¨ How to Protect Yourself
*Prerequisite: Completion of Level I 20 CEU's are offered for this course.
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*Level III Advanced Psychic Development
In this level students will develop an awareness of their higher consciousness, develop their individual mediumship and psychic abilities more skillfully and will learn to present these abilities skillfully. Subjects included in this course are:
¨ Cosmic Consciousness ¨ Kundalini Workshop ¨ Primordial Sound, Entrainment ¨ Healing Workshop ¨ Retrocognition, Deja vu ¨ Precognition & Prophecy ¨ Advanced Channeling Workshop ¨ The Development of Trance Mediumship ¨ Automatic Writing ¨ Inspirational Speaking ¨ Healing while in Trance ¨ Affirmations and Programming
*Prerequisite: Completion of Level II. 20 CEU's are offered for this course. |
*Level IV Intuitive Consulting Certification Course
Level IV places emphasis on how to skillfully, ethically and professionally help others using intuition, mediumship and psychic impressions. Those completing this course automatically become eligible for certification as an Intuitive Consultant. Some subjects included in this course are:
¨ Advanced psychic skills ¨ Higher-self communications ¨ Predicting the future and reading past lives ¨ Counseling skills and tools ¨ Interviewing techniques and body language ¨ Assessment and recognizing mental illness ¨ Ethics and spirituality ¨ Legal issues, professional boundaries & limitations ¨ Issues in counseling, death, grief, suicide ¨ The session, difficult clients, setting up a practice ¨ 8-hour in-class supervised internship
*Prerequisite: Completion of Level III 35 CEU's are offered for this course. Note: This course is presented in 3 weekend modules. |
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*Circle of Light--Advanced Seance (10-week evening Course) This advanced seance-course empowers the student to cultivate his or her advanced level of experience into consciousness. This course places emphasis on deepening and empowering student's mediumship experiences of advanced trance with a focus on expanding of consciousness to higher levels, deepening meditation and multiple psychic exercises, all designed to open up the more advanced levels of the paraphysical senses (the 5 "Clairs"). We will create an atmosphere conducive to developing exceptional spiritual and mediumistic experiences as well as enhancing the student's well-being. Subjects may include: ¨ Expanding Consciousness in Advanced Meditation ¨ Table Séance Dynamics ¨ Trance Healing & Advanced Chakra Work ¨ Automatic Writing ¨ Advanced Astral Projection ¨ Cultivating Physical Phenomena in Mediumship ¨ Channeling Spirit Guides & Advanced Trance States ¨ Past-life regression and processing ¨ Opening Consciousness to Prosperity ¨ Power Drumming ¨ And much, much more
*Prerequisite: Completion of Level III--Because this class is truly ADVANCED, it is open only to students who have completed Level III Psychic Development at the Holistic Studies Institute. THIS IS AN ADVANCED COURSE AND APPLICANTS WILL BE CAREFULLY SCREENED FOR THEIR PSYCHIC MATURITY AND PSYCHOLOGICAL READINESS BEFORE ENROLLMENT IS ACCEPTED. 20 CEU's are offered for this course. This course is offered twice per year (see schedule below) in the evening only, in 10-week segments. |
Instructors
Our Staff of Expert Teachers--Scroll down for specifics
Our staff of teachers are all graduates of the Holistic Studies Institute and our rigorous Teacher Training Program. Each staff member is a Certified Intuitive Consultant by the American Board of Holistic Practitioners. Staff Teachers are also Certified Psychic Development Teachers, by the Holistic Studies Institute. Many of our staff members have an impressive professional clientele that vouch for their astounding psychic abilities. Currently HSI has nearly 15 Certified Teachers on our Staff. Please scroll down on this page to see which member of our staff is teaching the class which you’ve selected.
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Is the Founder and Executive Director, Stephen C. Robinson. Mr. Robinson holds the National
Spiritualist Teacher’s Degree, is a Certified Psychic-Medium of the National
Spiritualist Association, an Ordained Spiritualist Minister and a Board
Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist. He
is a member of the American Counseling Association and currently serves as
the President of the American Board of Holistic Practitioners. During the past 30 years, Mr. Robinson has
supervised the training of teachers and has taught thousands of students to develop their psychic abilities. |
is the Director of our Albany, NY Center, Rev. Charlene Robbins. Charlene is an ordained Spiritualist Minister. She is a graduate of the Holistic Studies Institute’s four -year Psychic Development Program, its Advanced Teacher Training Program and its Seminary Program. She holds Certifications in Intuitive Counseling, Therapeutic Touch, Hypnotherapy and is a Nationally Certified Reiki Master. As an experienced psychic-medium, she has taught psychic development for nearly 20 years, has given readings to thousands of people and has appeared on TV and radio where she demonstrates her psychic abilities. She currently serves on the Board of Trustees of Holistic Studies Institute and the American Board of Holistic Practitioners |
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Constantina holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University and is a professor of Religion at Hunter College of the City University of New York. She is a translator of Sanskrit poetry and the author of several books and dozens of articles on Hindu mysticism, kundalini yoga, and goddess worship. A gifted and enthusiastic teacher, she lectures frequently and has taught workshops at spiritual retreats in the US and in Greece. She has just completed a book on the goddess Lakshmi, due to be published within the coming year. Constantina is a member of the Spiritualist Church of New York City and a frequent participant in its séances and message circles. |
| Classes meet Sat & Sun Includes a 1/2 hour lunch break and two comfort breaks |
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Level I |
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| Level I—Part I |
Level I – Part 2 |
| September 11 & 12-- Constantina Rhodes | Dec 4 & 5—Stephen Robinson |
| November 6 & 7—Stephen Robinson | |
| Level II |
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| Level II – Part I |
Level II – Part 2 |
| TBA for 2011 | August 21 & 22-- Constantina Rhodes |
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| Level III – Part I |
Level III – Part 2 |
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| September 18 & 19-- Constantina Rhodes | October 16 & 17—Stephen Robinson |
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| Level IV -- Part I | Level IV -- Part 2 |
| November 20 & 21-- Constantina Rhodes | December 11 & 12-- Constantina Rhodes |
| Level IV -- Part 3 | |
| TBA for 2011 | |
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Circle of Light 10-week evening courses
All classes are held 7 - 9 PM |
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Circle of Light Course II -- Tuesdays -- Oct 5 -
Dec 14 Teacher: Constantina Rhodes
Class 1 -- Oct 5
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TUITION
Psychic Development Tuition-- Levels I - IV--Payable in advance
All tuition must be paid in full before enrollment is accepted. In addition, tuition and enrollment must be complete by Friday of the evening immediately preceding the class.
Total tuition payable in advance for each weekend is only $260.
Walk-in (non-enrolled students): We understand that at times there are extenuating circumstances when it is not possible for you to pre-enroll according to our policy. We do allow for walk-ins, but because we must reserve rooms for our classes in advance, we need to know how many enrollments we have. This causes extra administrative work and expenses for our program. Therefore tuition is slightly higher for people who just walk in to take our courses. In all cases the teacher of the course has the right to refuse admittance to any walk-in that the teacher perceives may not be an appropriate candidate for our courses or that particular level. All prerequisites must be met before you are accepted into any level course. Total tuition for walk-ins is payable at the door to the teacher in the amount of $295.
Note: All weekend Psychic Development Levels are taught and presented over 2 weekends. Students will receive a Certificate of Completion when they have finished the 2nd weekend.
By comparing our Program to other courses of similar nature, HSI provides 20 hours of instruction in each level with a very competitive tuition.
Texts: For Level I & Level II there is a text, each of which is $25 and may be purchased at the first class. There is no text for Level III, Level IV, or for the Circle of Light Course. In these Advanced Courses handouts may be given instead of texts. There is no additional charge for these handouts.
Circle of Light Course Tuition--Payable in installments
The Circle of Light Course is an evening class held on Tuesday evenings (see schedule above). Tuition is payable in installments as follows:
$50- Is submitted to HSI office no later than 5 days before the class begins as an first installment called an "application fee." This is applicable for each 10-week Circle of Light Course.
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$115 is the installment due on class 1, 4 & 7 (3 installments)
$395 is the total tuition payable in installments as listed above.
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Midtown
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This is our main meeting center in
Manhattan. All of our courses and Open Séances are held at this Seventh Avenue location. We are located on
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