Awaken to the Divinity that you are
The Institute of Loving is a School of Soul Awareness that offers Heart-Centered Programs and Healing Modalities in Spiritual Psychology, Nature Medicine, Kundalini Yoga, Meditation, and also provides Hands-on Healing Sessions using Essential Oil Therapy.
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PROGRAMS AND CLASSES
In today's world of online technology platforms, the loss of person-to-person, heart-to-heart experiential learning is becoming common place. At the Institute of Loving (IOL), we value gathering together in conscious community where an intimate classroom promotes human interaction and honest Soul-centered education. All of our offerings are intended to inspire heightened states of body balance, mental clarity, heart wisdom and equanimity. All instructors have decades of experience in their fields and stand in integrity and a heartfelt desire to promote radiant wellness for all. We also offer healing arts services grounded in a sincere desire to help humans reclaim their freedom of joy, confidence, agility and deep respect for life.
Artwork created by Paul HeussenstammFOUNDATIONS OF SPIRITUAL PSYCOLOGY I
The time has come to rise up and address the areas of our minds and bodies that are not in alignment with our Soul's Purpose for being alive! This time in global history is the dawning of the Age of Awareness. And that starts within our own Self. Foundations of Spiritual Psychology I is a progressive, 6-month intensive that gives students a life-enhancing opportunity to explore their inner terrain using Spiritual Psychology principles and skills. Participants gain valuable, real- life tools that help to transform ego-based living into Soul referenced reality. Students learn how to: come into loving resonance with who they are, recognize the Light within themselves and others, communicate more consciously and effectively, release old patterns of judgement, shift out of the negative mind, and navigate life with more grace, joy, abundance and authenticity. And most importantly, graduates of this intensive will begin the process of residing in their natural and pure state of Loving as a regular response to life! Class meets one weekend per month beginning January and completing in June. Facilitators for this program are: Siddiqa Salter and Maria Ashirah
Artwork created by Bev DoolittleNATURE MEDICINE AND HUMAN REWILDING
The definition of rewilding is to return land back to its natural and pure state or to reintroduce animals back to their natural habitat. As humans, we have evolved from living slow, nature-based, rhythmic lives to becoming fast paced, industrialized, technology-driven people. The rewilding of humans is not about returning to our former hunter-gatherer ways but about re-establishing connectivity to the natural world. Humans are not thinking machines but intuitive, organic companions to nature and Her cosmic ways. Participants of the Nature Medicine and Human Rewilding Program will learn: intuitive practices for awakening inner knowing, animism and how it impacts the truth of life, ancestral skills and Shamanic healing practices, spiritual aromatherapy, how to form intimate bonds with the plants and trees, how to reclaim the expansive nature of the mind and release fear, worry and doubt, and how to re-establish authentic movement in the body temple. This is a 10-month course of study, that begins in March and completes in December. There are 4 weekend intensives that meet with the seasons and one Saturday exploratory session a month during the other 6 months of the program. Much of the classroom study is experienced outside, in protected natural settings, where nature entrainment takes place and the experience of rewilding can occur. Facilitators of this program are: Siddiqa Salter, Marianne Mitchell and Cynthia Olivera.
KUNDALINI YOGA AND MEDITATION:
Tuesdays, 7pm-8:30pm:Kundalini Yoga & Meditation for Strength and Grounding
Thursdays, 10am-11:30am:Kundalini Yoga & Meditation for Compassion and Grace
ONLINE Meditation Circle: Sundays, 9pm-10pm EST: Meditation for Spiritual Awareness and Accessing Your Loving
From the comfort of your own home, join Siddiqa for a weekly online/phone meditation circle. This gathering is the perfect way to end the weekend and bring conscious intention to the new week ahead. Each week, we will practice specific breath work, mantra and meditations that directly correspond to the current astrological and Earth Mother influences we are under . The meditation is strategically being held at 9pm on Sunday evenings so you can float into an elevated state of tranquility, clarity and deep peace before bed. The intention of this class is to bring about profound spiritual expansion and a heightened awareness of your Light body. Remember - how you begin your week matters! Bringing consciousness and creative intention to each week will set you up for a life of more joy, more flow and more love! You can register anytime for this class.
Founders Note: The Institute of Loving is not an island, nor is it the single manifestation of its Founding Director, Siddiqa Salter. Without the following teachers heartfelt guidance and tutelage, the Institute of Loving would not exist today - enormous thanksgiving goes out to: Drs. Ron and Mary Hulnick of the University of Santa Monica; Barry Kapp, Audre Guitierrez and Cyntihia Olivera of Wisdom of the Earth Essential Oils; Reverend Michael Beckwith of Agape International Spiritual Center; Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan and Telema Hess of the Sufi Order; Bobbi Tighe of the former Main Line Yoga; Maureen Malone and Toni Lo Mastro of the Philadelphia Rebirthing Center; Greg Lynn of the Peace Weavers; Gurmukh, Sada Sat Singh and Sada Sat Kaur of Kundalini Yoga; and this precious planet we call home - Mother Earth.
Which program is for me?
Foundations of Spiritual Psychology I is a personal growth program that teaches valuable skills and practices to improve our personal lives, careers, communication effectiveness and how joyfully we respond to life. Spiritual Psychology principles benefit psychotherapists, counselors, life coaches, massage therapists, energy workers, yoga and fitness instructors, teachers, managers, executives, health care practitioners, and those interested in improving their relationship with themselves and others. This course of study will bring you more into your Light body and will guide you into living more from your Soul line while having more compassion for yourself and others when coming from the ego line. It is truly a gift of grace and knowledge that will quite literally change your life. It is a foundational must for anyone committed to bringing more Light and Loving into the world and for all interested in healing consciousness.
Nature Medicine and Human Rewilding is for people desiring a more intimate and profound relationship with the natural world. This program helps to re-establish your connectivity with your body, your intuition, the plant and tree kingdom, ancestral knowledge, Shamanic practices, and your life force. Nature Medicine and Human Rewilding will benefit anyone feeling disconnected, like they don't belong, different from those who live in the 'box', in need of sourcing from something bigger and more expansive than one's self and all Mother Earth lovers. This is an exquisitely beautiful course of study that attunes you to the cosmic rhythms of life and ignites your juicy, alive, joy-filled, peaceful true self.
Additional Healing Arts Practitioners
If you would like to book a session with one of the Healing Arts Practitioners who see clients out of the Institute of Loving, please contact them directly.
Radical Aliveness and
Core Energetics Practitioner
Psychotherapy for Individuals,
Couples and Family
Private and Group Yoga Classes
Holistic Pelvic Care including Arvigo Therapy
Plant Medicine Flower Essence Therapy
Pelvic Floor Yoga
Sacred Steam Founder and Pelvic Steam Facilitator
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All of the instructors were 10's! The knowledge, fun, sensitivity and caring each one of them brought to the program was so supportive and helpful. This program helped me to remember who I actually am! I feel love in my heart. I feel so much more fun and laughter inside of myself. And, I am now open to bringing more adventure and love into my life!
Sandra Muir
If you are thinking about doing this program, just do it! I found what I was looking for in this class - my Self!
Mike Padgett
Because of this program, I have softened and learned to surrender - to allow others to find their own way without needing to tell them how to do it. I have learned to trust that everyone, including myself, has all the necessary answers inside of themselves.This program and all of its instructors are a 10 out of 10!
Heidi Gonzalez
I love everyone in this class! I have made incredible friends who will be in my life forever! I feel so loved and supported. The deep heart-based connections I made at the Institute of Loving are unparalleled.
Emily Gable
The experiences, readings and assignments helped me to remember my Essence. This program has helped me to continue on my path of spiritual awakening and to claim my own wisdom and mastery. I highly recommend this program and any of Siddiqa's trainings, workshops and classes. Her Love , insight and wisdom leads the way.
Nicole Levin
This program and school has been a game-changer - an absolute reset of my life! I had been sleep walking without even realizing where I was heading. I still don't have all the answers but now, I have all the tools I need to find them! This program wasn't easy, but the rewards and friendships I received were world shattering. If you are considering enrolling, don't pass this opportunity by - you deserve this!
Barbara Smith