September 3
Your Global Classroom:
Expanding Your Education Reach
Are you ready to welcome students from around the world into your certificated classes? Join us for this practical and inspiring workshop designed to help educators expand the global reach of their spiritual education programs.
Led by Global Programs Director Rebecca Hiraoka, RScP, this session will explore key considerations for making your courses more accessible and inclusive across borders. We’ll cover strategies such as parity pricing, inclusive languaging, time zone–friendly scheduling, and the Spanish-language option already available within CSL’s Community Based Education Portal—our hub for global, online certificated classes.
Whether you’re already teaching students beyond your local community or just beginning to think globally, this workshop will offer valuable insights and easy-to-implement ideas to help you grow your reach and serve more students with ease.
Your Presenter for September
About Rebecca Hiraoka (she/her) RScP
Rebecca is curious about what it means to be human—in its messy, beautiful, and surprising ways. She studied Medical Anthropology, exploring how spirituality, culture, gender, and the arts shape how we relate to ourselves and each other.
Her background is in mental health, health education, community research, and nonprofit leadership—supporting teen parents, folks navigating housing instability, and communities working to break cycles of poverty. These days, she serves as Director of Global Programs for Centers for Spiritual Living, after a time co-managing Practitioner Services.
Originally from Los Angeles and now based in Colorado, Rebecca loves water, good food, trees, stories, humans, and humor. She is a believer that almost all things are better with rest and snacks.
October 1, 2025
Ethical Considerations in Spiritual Education
How do we uphold integrity, inclusion, and spiritual alignment in our teaching spaces? Join us for Ethical Considerations in Spiritual Education, an Education Uplift session exploring the responsibilities and complexities of ethical spiritual leadership. Through reflection, discussion, and practical tools, we’ll examine key topics like power dynamics, boundaries, cultural awareness, and trust. This one-hour session is designed for spiritual educators, practitioners, and leaders committed to fostering safe, respectful, and transformative learning environments.
Your Presenter for October
About Rev. Ryan Alexander
Rev. Ryan Alexander (they/them) is the Co-Founder and Co-Director of Soul Evolution Collaborative, a Centers for Spiritual Living Teaching Center and they serve as the Centers for Spiritual Living Senior Director of Education. Their work has its foundation in social activism, striving to create inclusive spaces of empathy, compassion, authenticity, and belonging. With a passion for engaged spirituality, Ryan is dedicated to exploring the impact of applying universal principles to our daily lived experiences.
Their commitment to foster our interconnectedness is evident in their ongoing work to bridge the gap between individual spiritual growth and collective social change through educational programming and community engagement. They seek to inspire others to embrace the path of holistic transformation, one that harmonizes personal evolution with the collective pursuit of equity, compassion, and connection.
Education Uplift workshops run on the first Wednesdays of the month, from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. MT. It is a free set of classes offered by the Spiritual Development Education Department to assist teachers of Science of Mind certificated education. Each program is developed to highlight new education features, to improve the enrollment and re-enrollment of students in your community, or to address useful topics for providers of certificated education. To access recordings, log into Our Community, click on the Education Uplift tile, then recordings.