Online Learning Webinars

Experience outstanding holistic programs, body, mind and spirit, from anywhere in the world with Open Center Online Learning webinars. Check out below our season of compelling live webinars with outstanding presenters. A computer and a broadband connection are all you need anywhere on the planet to enjoy this relaxing, intimate and engaging approach to holistic learning from your home, office, or vacation site.

By registering, for each webinar event you will receive the following:

• 90 minutes of live, interactive webinar content.
• 30 minutes of question-and-answer time with the teacher.
• 30-day access to download a recording of the complete webinar, after the event. (Free software provided to view.)

Computer System Requirements

If you can watch YouTube videos, you can attend this webinar online. You must have a computer with a web browser and a broadband connection of 320 mb/sec upload speed or higher. To engage in the question-and-answer period, your computer must have sound capabilities (microphone and speakers or headset). Recommended System Requirements: Windows XP (PC) or Mac OSX 10.5 or higher, and browsers version Internet Explorer 6, Firefox 3, Safari 4, and Chrome 11 or higher. LOGON INFORMATION WILL BE EMAILED TO REGISTERED STUDENT 1 DAY PRIOR TO THE EVENT.

Spiritual Renewal: Inspiring New Life in Religious Traditions

Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and Eve Ilsen

The old maps of reality, into which spiritual traditions have been integrated, often do not inspire people to be loyal to their tradition. Between the advances of both quantum physics and transpersonal psychology, we can no longer be at home in the old time religion.

This webinar addresses the profound question: What happens when people need to update old reality maps to the current understanding of a living and ailing planet? Read more

A WEBINAR
(1 session) Sunday, May 26, 1–3pm EDT
13SSJ51W
$35 (No Member Discount)

Angels in Today’s World: Beings of Great Intellect and Heart

Matthew Fox, PhD

The modern era’s vision of a “mechanical” universe effectively banished all intelligent discussion of angels and their roles in our lives. Where they were depicted, they were trivialized as tiny bambinos with wings. The tradition teaches that angels are great beings with great intellects and great hearts (Aquinas: “Angels cannot help but love.”). With the end of the modern era, angels are free to be present and active again amongst us working with humans for the common good of earth, society and the cosmos. We will discuss ideas from The Physics of Angels by Matthew Fox and Rupert Sheldrake, plus participants’ experiences and questions.

A WEBINAR
(1 session) Saturday, May 25, 1–3pm EDT
13SSC56W
$35 (No Member Discount)

The Wisdom of the Mystics: Hildegard of Bingen, Meister Eckhart and Julian of Norwich

Matthew Fox, PhD

Carl Jung says that it is to the mystics that we owe what is best in humanity. Mysticism is the experience of “oneing” (a phrase from Julian of Norwich), of deep union, and of communion with the sacredness of nature and of all beings. This webinar, based on Matthew’s new book, Hildegard of Bingen: A Saint for Our Times, presents a prophet from the 12th century who seems to be sounding a call to action as relevant today as it was in her time. Hildegard sought the restoration of deeply buried feminine wisdom. She was an outspoken figure seeking justice for the poor who demonstrated a passion for the earth.

A WEBINAR
(1 session) Saturday, June 8, 1–3pm EDT
13SSC57W
$35 (No Member Discount)

The Inspiration of Breath-How Better Breathing Can Transform Your Voice, Health and Life

Jean McClelland, MMus, M.AmSAT

Breath is fundamental to every aspect of our life. We are born with an ability to breathe deeply and fully, but as we go through life, stress and tension can cause our breathing to become shallow and constricted and our voices strained and weak. Inefficient breathing can lead to fatigue, anxiety, muscular tension and even digestive problems. Getting back to the way nature designed us to breathe is a tonic that revitalizes body and mind.

In this webinar series, we will explore ways to reestablish our natural, coordinated way of breathing. We will study the anatomy and physiology of respiration, observe the ways in which we interfere with our breathing, and learn tools and exercises to free and strengthen our breathing and voice.

A WEBINAR SERIES
(2 sessions) Sundays, June 23 & 30, 1–3pm ET
13SHH17W
$59 (No Member Discount)

Scientific and Spiritual Implications of Remote Viewing: The Real X-Files

Russell Targ

According to philosophy of religion professor Jeffrey Kripal, psychical experiences are “the sacred in transit from a traditional religious register into a modern scientific one.” In this webinar, one of the leading scientists to explore the psychical phenomenon of remote viewing—accessing distant events blocked from ordinary perception—will show how the key to all such non-local awareness is the same non-grasping “true seeing” as practiced by Hindu mystic Patanjali and the Dzogchen dharma masters.

Drawing on his two decades of government funded research at the Stanford Research Institute (SRI), Targ will present a summary of the very best evidence for extrasensory perception, precognition, intuitive diagnosis and spiritual healing. Finally, and most importantly, we will have a lesson and practice in remote viewing, just as was done in the successful Stanford Research Institute program.

A WEBINAR
(1 session) Saturday, June 29, 1–3pm
13SPS55W
$35 (No Member Discount)
$29 Early Bird rate by June 15

Free Intros to the Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology
with Emiliya Zhivotovskaya
Saturday, July 13 or August 24th, 1-2:30pm EDT

Practicing Shamanism in the 21st Century

Sandra Ingerman, MA

Shamanism is a way of life. This ancient spiritual practice provides us with tools that can help us thrive during the many shifts and changes that life brings to us. There are simple shamanic practices that we can use to improve our lives and to learn how to ride gracefully through life’s changes. In this webinar, Sandra Ingerman will lead you into the experience of the shamanic journey. She will teach key practices such as exercises to work in partnership with the spirits of nature, live a life filled with meaning and passion, and transform problematic thoughts and attitudes. You will learn how to bring a practice of gratitude into your life, how to align your thoughts with your desired outcome, and dream the world you wish to live in into being.

A WEBINAR SERIES
(2 sessions) Sundays, Sept. 8 & 22, 1–3pm EDT
13SSH55W
$59 (No Member Discount)

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