Abstract
Students who graduated from the Energetics Institute at the University of St. Thomas indicated that they experienced transformational learning as a result of taking energetics courses, but they were unable to specify or articulate the essence and a deeper meaning of this experience. The purpose of this study was to understand and describe the essence of their transformational learning, using a phenomenological research methodology. Seven energetic students were interviewed in depth about their transformational experience.
The findings of the study showed that participants were transformed as they learned to: (a) liberate themselves from a victimhood mentality and take responsibility for their own happiness; (b) re-discover their purpose in life as they listened to and learned from an interconnected universe; and (c) trust their inner voice.
The transformational learning experienced by participants was enabled by several factors, including: trust in the instructor, innate curiosity about energetics and willingness to stretch their mind, an experiential learning method and feelings of joy during the learning process.