Courses are designed for clergy, spiritual directors, counselors, life coaches, and anyone interested in exploring the profound connection between spirituality and healing. Courses run on a traditional academic calendar schedule with the Fall Semester running August through December and the Spring Semester running February through June. There are two intercession terms, one in January and one in July, for shorter classes. Please peruse the academic calendar below to explore our offerings.

For more information on the Training of Ministers program, visit here: Training of Ministers

For more information on the Bridge Program, visit here: Bridge Program

• Paradigms, Research, and Transformation (online, 3 units) – Current Psychedelic Research
• Yoga Philosophy & Practice (online, 1 unit) – Spiritual Worldviews

Note: these courses require that students have already completed previous coursework in the core minister training (TOM). Please do not apply if you are not already enrolled in the TOM or have gotten an exception from Dr. Ryder. If you aren’t sure if you should apply, please email training@sacredpractices.org

• Supervision (online, 1 unit)
• Ceremony & Sacrament: Niños (hybrid, 4 units)
• The Embodied Minister (hybrid, 4 units)

• Sacrament of Light (hybrid, 2 units) – Consulting Skills, Spiritual Worldviews
• Relational Ethics (hybrid, 2 units) – Ethics
• MD Protocol Course (online, 2 units) – Consulting Skills