What would our world continue to be like if we did not seek to change perceptions, shift physical reality through sustainable living, and embrace connective spiritual growth? How do you want to make a change in the world?

Emergent Studies Institute believes in supporting both technological innovation and our spiritual connection to each other and the Earth. Technology gives us the ability to connect around the world in seconds, and with it the knowledge needed to bring about sustainable change on a global level. Connecting with Mother Earth… Getting in touch with ourselves with nature… Those are things that build inner growth and a sustained spiritual life. All necessary to step into a new paradigm.

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General Class Information:

• We encourage our community of students and faculty to work collaboratively, forging bonds and building bridges of global stewardship by directly applying their knowledge and course material to real-world situations.
• Classroom ratios are typically one instructor per fifteen students, which gives our students a more in-depth and personal experience with their instructor and classmates.
• All courses are taught completely online through our learning platform.  On-the-ground courses are taught during On-the-Ground Intensives .
• All instructors use Google Hangout for video group discussions at least once a week.  Students may schedule one-on-one chats using Skype, Google Hangout or Zoom with classmates, instructors, or administrators.
• Students are expected to connect with instructors and each other at least once a week on the online learning platform, where they will submit any assignments and receive their grades.
• Please refer to the Student Handbook for a detailed look at the Student Experience at ESI.

Spirit Emerging, Wisdom Unfolding

Key

• ENR – Enrichment
• GEN — General Requirement (certificate programs)

For more information about Faculty Members please visit our, Meet the Faculty page.

For information about Tuition please visit, Tuition Schedule.

General Coursework

GEN 100

Title: Intro to Emergent Studies: A Taste of Emergence with ESI Faculty & Founding Mother

Instructors: Suzy Adra, Ph.D., Amber R. Balk, Ph.D., Martha Brumbaugh, Ph.D., & Lisa Evert-Raeyne, MATP

We are proud and excited to offer a three-week introduction to Emergent Studies!  This experiential online course, although a short session, will provide an in-depth opportunity to learn about and engage in Emergent Creativity, Emergent Spirituality, and Emergent Activism (or as some call it, social justice/social change). Different faculty members will meet each week using Google Classroom and Google Hangout for video chats to connect as a community and learn, explore, and grow in these focus areas.

The concept of Emergence is important to us and is dependent upon each group member’s willingness to share passion, inquiry, and information.  We actively engage in circle leadership and hold space for each person to share their voice and be witnessed.

Week one focuses on emergent creativity with powerful exercises to activate your creative fire. The second week dives deeply into emergent spirituality and explores potent ways to infuse spirituality into daily living. The third week draws on the foundation of creativity and spirituality, calling on deep inner connection from which to then reach outward to the world at large in order to make waves and create sustainable changes.

This creatively co-taught course features ESI’s diverse faculty and highlights the core elements of ESI’s heart and soul. Join us for three weeks of emergent bliss!

ENR 115