Through the Order of the Magdalene, Lauri Ann Lumby provides a center for experiential education, supporting the transformation of human consciousness through the integration of Western psychology and Western Spirituality, equipping students to be agents of positive, non-violent change in the world. 

Specific Tools used in our courses:

• Western, Eastern and Indigenous Mindfulness, Contemplation and Journey practices
• The Spiritual Exercises and Rules of Discernment of St. Ignatius
• Creativity Practices
• The Myers-Briggs Personality Profile
• The Enneagram Temperament Tool
• The Spiritual Gifts Inventory
• The Authentic Freedom™ protocol

From Western Psychology:

• Carl Jung’s creative imagination, archetype and shadow work.
• Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and theories of self-actualization.
• The humanistic theories and creativity practices of Carl and Natalie Rogers
• The stages of spiritual development of James Fowler and John Westerhoff
• Bill Plotkin’s development of the human Soul.

From Western Spirituality:

• the original teachings of Jesus* which were then formalized into the meditation, contemplation and service practices of Western Monasticism, specifically those favored in Benedictine, Franciscan, and Ignatian spirituality.