To be admitted to Advanced Consciousness Studies (ACS) or Professional Practitioner Studies (PPS) (known together as Professional Practitioner Training) you need to have completed the prerequisite selection of certificated courses. If you have completed the necessary prerequisite courses, please read the information (expand the + sign) under the course for which you wish to apply.
2025-26 Online Courses
Advanced Consciousness Studies
Mondays, 5-8pm MT
Louise Tallen, PhD., RScP
Class Dates
About Your Teacher
Louise Tallen earned a PhD in Psychocultural Studies and Medical Anthropology from the University of California, Los Angeles, with a specialization in religious identity. Dr. Tallen has taught at UCLA, UC Irvine, Washington State University, and the University of Southern California.
Louise has been a Licensed Spiritual Practitioner since 2006, and has a thriving coaching practice working with individuals, couples and non-profit groups. She has also taught CSL courses from Foundational courses through Professional Practitioner Training, and she has taught for Holmes Institute and the CSL School of Spiritual Leadership. Additionally, Dr. Tallen has over fifteen years of experience in health services research focusing on vulnerable populations.
Louise is a compassionate, deep listener. She believes all of life is connected and that within each person is a divine, radiant being waiting to express. Louise’s mission is to help each person with whom she works tap into their own essence to realize their own brilliance and magnificent creativity. Louise starts from the premise of wholeness. Rather than seeing people as broken and in need of being fixed, Louise sees each person as a whole human being and works with people from that perspective.
Outside of academia, Dr. Tallen is a spiritual mind/body coach and in her spare time is part of an improvisational comedy team.
What to know about ACS
- Complete the application below
Along with the application you will be required to submit a nonrefundable registration fee of $100. - You will need two letters of recommendation.
You will submit the names and email addresses for your two references during the application process. Your references will automatically be sent instructions for submitting their letters of recommendation. It is best that you contact them prior to submitting your application. Note, one must be from a CSL minister. It is recommended that other come from a teacher or practitioner that have been part of your journey. - Once this application is complete, we will send you a progress report. Confirm these records for accuracy.
If there are any discrepancies, let us know. You will be instructed to reach out to the community where classes were taken. The community will verify the coursework and complete the registration process. - Attend a “Back to School” session.
Each class has a mandatory “back to school” session that is part of a verification process for each student. You will have the opportunity to meet your teacher, teaching assistant, and the other students of the class in this fun, engaging, and informative event. - Consider Your Community Affiliation.
If you intend to continue on into Professional Practitioner Studies, please note that all licensed practitioners are required to be affiliated with a CSL member community. You will need to declare your community as part of the PPS application process next year. If you are not currently affiliated with a CSL member community, please take some time this year to consider where you would like your license to be held. You can find a community here. - Course Registration and Payment
Once you have completed the application process (including registration fee, letters of recommendation, approved progress report, attended the Back-to-School session, and are verified) you will be sent a link to register and pay for the course. You must complete the registration form before being officially added to the student roster for class. In addition, you have up to a week prior to the beginning of class to pay full tuition or commit to a payment play, including an initial payment at that time.Tuition for the full program is $900. In addition, there is a $100 registration fee (as mentioned above).
The registration fee must be paid at the time of application. Payment plans are available for tuition. Typically, these are divided up into three equal payments made at the beginning of each term.
Professional Practitioner Studies
Wednesdays, 5-8pm MT
Rev. Kris Alexander
Class Dates
About Your Teacher
Rev. Kris Alexander is an ordained Minister of Centers for Spiritual, where she serves as a Global Themes Co-Coordinator and curriculum developer. She is also the Chief Learning Officer for Circles USA, a national nonprofit dedicated to eradicating poverty through community building. She specializes in designing impactful learning experiences that foster growth and evolution for individuals and communities. Rooted in her belief in the fundamental rights of all life—freedom, love, respect, equity, safety, justice, and the opportunity to find meaning and purpose—her work reflects a deep commitment to education and community-building.
Authenticity and curiosity serve as the foundation of Rev. Kris’s ministry and guiding values in life. She nurtures genuine connections and cultivates brave spaces where truth and wholeness can flourish. Her dedication to meaningful community empowers her to engage in challenging, generative conversations that inspire creativity and transformative change.
To dive deeper into her insights and explore her body of work, visit her website at RevKris.org.
What to know about PPS
- Complete the application below
You will be guided to answer only the appropriate questions for entering Professional Practitioner Studies. Along with the application you will be required to submit a nonrefundable registration fee of $100. - You will need to be affiliated with a CSL member community.
As part of the application for Professional Practitioner Studies, you will need to declare your affiliation with a member community. This will be the community that intends to hold your license after successful completion of the course, testing, and paneling. If you do not have an affiliation with a member community you may consider the Virtual Practitioner Program through CSL Home Office. - Attend a “Back to School” session.
Each class has a mandatory “back to school” session that is part of a verification process for each student. You will have the opportunity to meet your teacher, teaching assistant, and the other students of the class in this fun, engaging, and informative event. - Course Registration and Payment
Once you have completed the application process (including registration fee, letters of recommendation (if new to online program), approved progress report, attended the Back-to-School session, and are verified) you will be sent a link to register and pay for the course. You must complete the registration form before being officially added to the student roster for class. In addition, you have up to a week prior to the beginning of class to pay full tuition or commit to a payment play, including an initial payment at that time.Tuition for the full program is $1100. In addition, there is a $100 registration fee (as mentioned above).
The registration fee must be paid at the time of application. Payment plans are available for tuition. Typically, these are divided up into three equal payments made at the beginning of each term.
Advanced Consciousness Studies & Professional Practitioner Studies Application
The 2025-26 application period is closed.
The 2026-27 application will be posted when available.
To be considered for the online practitioner training program (either ACS or PPS), please complete the following application in full.