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Semester One: Required Forms

1. Checklist (PDF) Click here to download our class checklist (Download and read this form first!)

2. Student Contract (PDF) Click here to download our Student Contract

3. Confidentiality Form (PDF) Click here to download our Confidentiality Form

4. Syllabus (PDF) Click here to download our Syllabus  

5. Reference List (PDF) Click here to download our Reference List  Get Adobe Reader Download the latest free version of Adobe Reader

Title: Welcome to Quintessence Institute, 100

Facilitator: Raymond Holmes

Class date: Tuesday, Mar. 27, 2011

Time: 7:00pm - 9:30pm

Location: Washington, DC

Semester One: Classes and Registration Options (Click to view)

Title: Welcome to Quintessence Institute, 100

Description: This class introduces the student to the facilitator followed by a short presentation on the Art of Sehaj (Say-Hodge), which means eternal peace, balance, and equipoise of the mind. Next, the student learns the Sehaj meditation practice and experiences two short practices sessions. All students leave with knowing how to meditate and a copy of the meditation instructions.

Title: Sehaj Meditation Practice, 102

Description: This class focuses on strengthening the Sehaj meditation practice. There are three practice session built into the evening and afterwards, the accuracy of the meditation technique is reviewed.

Title: Introduction to the Wheel of Life (Part I & II), 103

Description: The Wheel of Life is divided into Part I and Part II.

Part I has four quadrants: (1) Daily Life, (2) Body, (3) Mind, and (4) Spirit. The student rotates through each of the four quadrants to deepen and build on the esoteric and yogic knowledge gained in the first semester.

What's different about Part II is its concentration on core practices. Each quadrant explores a series of tools, skills, knowledge, and abilities needed to ground and sustain the student’s re-alignment with their inherent spiritual nature. Part II has three major quadrants: (1) Re-focus, Re-claim, & Re-hearse; (2) Re-Map, Re-Parent, & Re-Create; (3) Re-Envision, Re-Tell, & Re-Energize.

Title: The 12 Sehaj Messages, 104

Description: This visual presentation is an overview of the core Art of Sehaj philosophy. These remarkable visuals help to tell the story of 12 universal teachings that establish the oneness and connectedness of all life. The student begins to see the interconnectedness, interdependence, and intertwining of all life forms.

Title: Introduction to Naam or Word, 105

Description: This begins the student’s exploration of the great esoteric teachings of the enlightened spiritual Masters and Mystics. These visuals present the supreme power behind creation; which is referred to as the holy Naam or Word. The student begins to see that all the major religions of the world are talking about the same creative power that is commonly referred to as the Naam or Word.

Title: Introduction to the Soul, 106

Description: During this remarkable class the student learns about the soul, its rarified substances, and its inherent six qualities. The student learns how to contact their soul, experience it, and begin to align with its higher purpose and wishes for this life.

Title: Introduction to the Cosmology of Creation, 107

Description: This class furthers our high-level overview of the cosmology of creation and the administration that controls each of the spiritual realms. The student gains an overview of several different interpretations of creation and how each version is reflective of all the other versions. A visual montage of creation was put together to further enrich the discussion about the nature of creation.

Title: Introduction to the Five (5) Levels of Spiritual Mastery, 108

Description: In the arena of mysticism there are varying degrees and levels of enlightenment to become a Master-soul. From this perspective, no spiritual teacher can take the student higher then themselves. Therefore, to gaining unlimited access to the highest spiritual regions, this aspect of spirituality cannot be ignored. This class explains the major degrees of spiritual Mastery and what a student should know when seeking an authentic Master-soul before committing to a lifetime of practicing techniques that may not bring the student the highest result.

Registration Options, Semester One

Overview: Semesters are eight (8) weeks in length and requires the attendance of one class per week. Students must select from among one week-day, i.e. Tuesday through Friday, and only attend that day of the week for the entire semester.

*Please select your desired day of the week:

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Semester One Facilitator: Raymond Holmes | Location: Washington, DC | All classes are from 7:00pm - 9:30pm | View calendar

*Waiting List: If a “Student” prefers a night of the week that is full, they must select another night, register for the QInstitute’s waiting list, or sign-up for an accelerated course.

Please select only one night. Based on your selection, we will add you to the list for that night's class.

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