Most personal growth courses are about individual development through providing insights and breakthroughs on a personal level. The Wisdom course takes a slightly different approach and teaches that growth and development occur inside a community of family, friends, and acquantainces.
Sound different? It is. While The Wisdom Course falls under the Landmark Education umbrella, it has [...]

Location: Novato, CAWhat it is: NLP Marin is an organization that trains people in their own version of Neuro Linguistic Programming. They offer certification programs, as well as Family Constellation evenings, and other courses.
If NLP usually turns you off, or you find it gimmicky, manipulative, or overblown, then I would recommend this course as a [...]

What it is: Insert DVD, step onto your mat, take a deep breath, and let the transformation begin. This DVD provides yoga instruction that touches all levels of practicioners. And the best part: no reason to miss a class, all you have to do is push play. It’s Yoga-to-go, for when you’re [...]

Location: 953 Mission Street, san FranciscoWhat it is: Learn to dance with fire while engaging in a developmentally focused community. The classes are just as much about a non-judgemental learning philosophy, getting in touch with your body, self-expression, and relaxation (being in flow) as they are about dance.
Description: Extraordinary curriculum includes classes and workshops for [...]

Location: Various locations in the U.S. and EuropeWhat it is: At the School for The Work, participants spend nine days and nights “learning to unlearn” the stressful thoughts that cause fear, anger, stress, and suffering. Exercises are based on Katie’s personal experience of “waking up to reality” to ground participants in practical applications of The [...]

Location: North Fork, CA (and others)What it is: A ten-day silent retreat to learn Vipassana meditation. The course is designed for all levels, even people who can’t sit still for longer than it takes to check email. The instruction leads you bit by bit to the first real sit a few days in. Don’t expect [...]

Location: 2323 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA
What it is: Gosh…InterPlay is one of those experiences that defies description. But I’ll try anyway, if you promise to do your best to imagine what I’m talking about! By definition, InterPlay is a community-based, improvisational arts practice. Gather a bunch of regular-ish people in a dance [...]

Location: Various locations in the U.S. and around the worldWhat it is: Pamela’s gatherings, called satsang (Sanskrit for “meetings in truth”), are meetings where people come to “take refuge in the heart.” In a supportive atmosphere of like-minded seekers, she employs techniques to question and quiet the mind, so that the loving, true nature of [...]

Location: San Francisco, CAWhat it is: This is a 3 day course designed to help people have more pleasure, and fulfillment in all aspects of their life, with an emphasis on their intimate relationships.
Growth Potential: During the pleasure course, you will have a chance to look inward and identify what it is that makes [...]

Location: Arizona, New Mexico, TexasWhat it is: NOLS (the National Outdoor Leadership School) is a wilderness-based education program. During the course of a program (which range from 7 days to a full-semester), students learn leadership skills, learning styles, personal assessment techniques, and outdoor skills, of course. Not everyone’s journey is as extreme as this [...]