CSTS originated due to increased interest and demand from students, who have experienced the power of this work in Meera’s transpersonal classes at ‘Richmond Adult Community College’. Unfortunately, the current education system is not very supportive of such a subject of study, which is beyond the confines of academic understanding. It was not possible to run the course within rigid structure of present education authorities. At the same time, it seemed like a call for universal unity and the fire of transformation was also quite apparent in students. It is law of nature that attraction between two opposites always results in procreation, so this same law applied in the creation of CSTS, also. It is an effort to build a bridge between east and west, head and heart and peace and war.

CSTS is not interested in making money; it is not an organisation as such to put its personal gains before humanity. Rather, it is a place of pilgrimage for those souls, who know that their purpose of life is to invest themselves towards evolution of humanity.

Contempory psychology itself is divided into so many different branches that it may take a long while before it can enjoy joy of unity. Suffering or pain requires nurturing attention to heal, which is meditative, and not probing into wound, but psychology being limited by mind is not yet enough developed to capture that ‘Fear’ which is the cause of suffering. It investigates into ‘effect’ of human behaviour and human personality, but without any consideration to soul or essence, which makes us whole. Thus it fails to heal ‘whole human being’. It feeds a hungry person but does not show him how to get the food, and makes one dependent forever. Whereas, transpersonal guides you to those self healing powers within you, which can free you from suffering. ‘Moksha’ is a name of such experience of freedom from suffering. CSTS is a pioneering work, not only in the field of psychology, but in the field human evolution, a much needed cure for present epidemic of aggression, crime and materialism. Transpersonal studies explicitly recognise the spiritual dimension to people's lives. Currently CSTS is running four courses. We welcome anyone who values peace and happiness more than everyday comforts of life, as transpersonal work requires total dedication to 'Self'.

The courses offer a collection of insights, ideas and experiential knowledge of many diverse world spiritual and esoteric traditions integrated to advance current use of psychological understanding of human potentials.

Unlike other counselling and psychotherapy courses where people are taught skills to counsel others without much use or experience of 'self', here one must learn to become a counsellor to oneself and thus facilitate growth in others by 'being' a counsellor in the true sense. Instead of being burdened by intellectual information, which eventually leads to materialism, people are guided through journeys of transformation to their own centres of 'being'. Read the testimonials of students here.

Although transpersonal psychology is popular as a method of approaching spirituality, the psyche is only a part of the self. Spirituality transcends the self-imposed limitations of traditional and transpersonal psychology because it takes one outside the realms of ego, taking the role of witness rather than that of the participant. It is about making a connection between oneself and the universe, overcoming the boundaries and limitations of the particular and knowing that we are individuals only in the universal sense and not in the particular.

The courses combine both psychology and a study of consciousness (light within). There is a study of west and east, mind and heart, spirit and matter and, moreover, a journey into self-discovery of our True (divine) nature. Attendance at CSTS is about learning to establish a harmonious relationship between head and heart in order to live in harmony with the rest of humankind by enriching our lives with love and peace, and being able to live a life of joy through being 'alive' in the moment. The courses are not about just achieving professional success; instead they call for 'awakening' to our full potential.