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The Small Communities Solution
In these turbulent times when wars, religious
strife, urban decay, and stifling bureaucracy
threaten our very humanity, a fresh approach
to social interaction is desperately needed.
At the Yoga Institute of Living Wisdom we
offer The Small
Communities Solution
major as an ideal pathway for students
wanting to make a difference in today's
world. Paramhansa Yogananda, author of
the spiritual classic Autobiography of a Yogi,
predicted that "world brotherhood colonies"
would be the social pattern of the future.
Our campus is located adjacent to Ananda
World Brotherhood Community, the first
of these colonies, founded in 1968. The
village, one of the oldest and most successful
intentional communities in the world, offers
an ideal living laboratory for the study
of the many facets of small community
life. Students also have the opportunity
of visiting other Ananda communities in
Seattle, Portland, Sacramento, Palo Alto,
Rhode Island, Assisi, Italy, and Delhi, India.
Classes at the Institute include: Cooperative
Communities: Planning & Development,
The Individual & the Institution, Small
Groups as a Basis for Social Change,
The Utopian Dream, Communities &
Spirituality, and Building with Spirit.
Students learn to design and maintain
communities that are inspiring as well as
practical, with the opportunity to explore
a variety of alternatives for energy, food
(vegetarian), and shelter. With The Small Communities Solution
degree students
are guided toward careers in developing
small communities both domestically
and internationally, consulting, teaching,
training and management, designing,
building and maintenance.
The Small Communities Solution (B.A.)
Course Requirements:
ATa,b Introduction to Alternative Science
and Technology
DB1a,b Material Success and Business Leadership
DB2 Mental Agility and Clarity
IA1a,b Creativity and Self-Awareness
IA2a,b The Art of Written Expression
IA3 The Art of Oral Expression
SC1a,b Cooperative Spiritual Living
SC2a,b Introduction to Education for Life
WC2 Intuitive Reasoning and
Critical Thinking
YP1a,b Foundations of Eastern Philosophy
YP2 Foundations of Western Philosophy
YP3a,b The Art and Science of Raja Yoga
SC101 The Utopian Dream: Communities
throughout History
SC102a,b Cooperative Communities:
Planning and Development
SC103 The Individual and the Institution
SC104 Small Groups as a Basis
for Social Change
SC105 Communities and Spirituality
SC106a,b Building with Spirit
AT108 The Yoga of Sustainable Living
DB102 Supportive Leadership
DP107 Creating Harmonious Human Relationships
IA102 Designing for Space, Light, and Harmony
SC199 Individual Projects (can be repeated)
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"Since
graduating from the Institute I've
helped build the house I'm currently living in
--from framing to roofing to siding
and more. The life skills I learned at the
Institute have expanded to all areas of
my life. The lessons are ever-unfolding,
bringing me ever-new joy!"
-- T.G, Palm Beach, FL
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