Heart Based, whole person education, for all ages, in right relation to -family, community, and the world since 1993.
In a world filled with uncertainty, division, and overwhelm, the one thing we all truly seek is to love ourselves-deeply, authentically, and without condition. The second thing is to know our purpose. At the Center for Advancement in Social Emotional Learning ( And our next evolution: Heart Based Education, we provide tools, training, and community to help you reclaim that love, transform your life, and create meaningful and lasting change. Heart Based Self and Social Learning gives you a literal connection to your heart, tools to navigate your inner guidance system, and techniques to explore, nourish and support your mission, purpose and goals. All in relation to self, family, community and the world. Coming from 8 stacking modules, 4 specials and one pedagogy.
We offer: Workshops, Classes, Group, and Private instruction.
8 Week Train the Trainer Certification, Self Paced Modules 1-8, Workshops, 1-2 Day Intensive Workshops, Impact Speaking, Youth Personal Development Classes, Curated Group and Private Experiences, Licensing, Memberships, Certificates of Completion and a network of support and teamwork. Next class begins July 6th, 2025
Heart-Based Self and Social Learning
Empowering individuals through heart-centered connections, tools, techniques and embodiment practices. Over 33 tools and techniques to explore self, in relation to family, community and the world. Personal and Professional, for all ages.
Transformational Learning Paths
8-Week Training, Self Paced Modules, Monthly Memberships, Intensive Certifications, Self Paced Module a Month Options, licensing, and more for your personal and professional next level.
Personal and Professional Development
Stacking Certifications, Certificates of Completion, Bring In and On Impact Speaking, Explore Licensing Options, and curated experiences for orgs and businesses.
Community Engagement
Retreats, Workshops, Continuous Learning Network, International Alliances and Platforms, and more…
Empowerment Impact Concerts and Heart Based Education For Your Events
Enjoy music from Director and curriculum designer, Heidi Little. Blend powerful music, Q and A, and Impact speaking on how to connect with the heart, inner guidance system, and self in relation to family community and the world. When we love self, we make choices that uplift and empower ourselves and each other.
Welcome to The Center for Advancement in Heart-Based Education and the Center for Advancement in Social Emotional Learning. Empowering the Heart of Humanity Through Education
At the Center for Advancement in Heart-Based Education, we are pioneering a new paradigm—where learning begins with the heart. Rooted in decades of international experience, our center serves as the bridge between Heart-Based Social Emotional Learning (SEL), personal and professional development, and the inner guidance systems essential to thriving in today’s world.
What We Do • Deliver heart-centered curriculum for youth, adults, and educators • Offer Train-the-Trainer certifications and self-paced modules • Host workshops, events, and retreats that foster emotional intelligence, purpose, and unity • Collaborate with schools, organizations, and communities worldwide • Support global initiatives for children’s rights, environmental consciousness, and social evolution
Our Three-Fold Foundation
- The Center for Advancement in Social Emotional Learning – Empowering hearts in schools and communities through certified SEL training.
- Heart-Based Education – Our unique framework that integrates imagination, emotional wellness, and purpose discovery.
- The Center for Advancement in Heart-Based Education – The next evolution, a home for curriculum, tools, and programs that lead with love, awareness, and connection.
Summer Youth Personal Development Begins June 16th New Summer Train the Trainer begins July 6th, 2025 Self Paced available anytime you choose.
Our new site is READY! Www.heartbasedEd.org Registration is ongoing. Please reach out centerforadvancementsel@gmail.com
Module One: Self Love
A safe, soft, lasting, inspiring, exploratory and easy way to love self. Begin your journey through 30 year vetted and experienced curriculum, with our foundational module on self-love and acceptance, complete with comprehensive guidebook and introductory video.
OPTION ONE: Self Paced Modules By The Module
Transform Your Life at Your Own Pace
Our modules can be enjoyed as a self-paced experience designed to guide you to your heart, mission, goals and purpose, supporting and empowering your most authentic, and unconditionally loving self. Whether you are looking to deepen your self-awareness, heal old wounds, or step into your role as a change-maker, these modules provide a step-by-step journey to personal transformation.
Module 1: Self-Love-Reconnect with the most important relationship in your life-yourself. Learn how to cultivate deep, unconditional self-love and confidence.
Module 2: Be the Medicine: Unlock the wisdom within and become your own greatest source of healing, clarity and power.
These modules include expert guidance, interactive exercises, and real-world applications to ensure lasting change, tools and techniques.
Your Growth, Guaranteed
We believe so deeply in the power of these teachings that we offer a 7-day-money-back-guarantee-if you don't feel a meaningful shift, we will refund your investment, no questions asked.
Simply Click On The SELF LOVE Box Below To Begin Your Journey into a life of love, purpose and personal mastery.
Payhip
Module Two Be The Medicine The Medicine Wheel Exploration Technique
Module Two: Be The Medicine, The Medicine Wheel Exploration Technique:This module introduces and solidifies a tools known as four directions mapping (restoring the sacred hoop of self). Connection to our inner guidance system is something that we ded...
Youth Personal Development Program:
Summer is coming and its a perfect opportunity to give your youth understanding of self in relation to family community and the world.
What are your child's gifts, mission and purpose? Many youth have no idea who they are. When we make positive decision regarding boundaries, self expression, and know what we are good at, life is a journey that is filled with potential. Join our transformative 8-module program designed specifically for young leaders.
Discover personal gifts, mission, and purpose through embodiment practices.
In-person sessions in Smithville, Texas this June
Online options available for remote participants
Practical tools for personal and professional growth
Foster inspiration, leadership, and heart-centered connection in a supportive group setting.
Empowering the Next Generation of Heart-Based Leaders
Our Youth Development Programs are designed to awaken, support, and elevate the inner light of every young person. Rooted in love, emotional intelligence, and purpose-driven education, these programs help youth discover who they are, why they’re here, and how to bring their unique gifts to the world.
Youth classes are developed and led by Heidi Little, M.Ed., founder of the Center for Advancement in Heart Based Education, and co-creator of International Children’s Month, these transformative offerings combine heart-based education, tools and techniques for day to day self maintenance and growth, exploration of gifts, mission and purpose, and experiential learning to guide youth toward personal and professional empowerment and development.
Whether through guided classes, live workshops, or self-paced explorations, our programs help youth:
Build self-love, confidence, and inner peace
Discover their mission, passions, and personal “medicine”
Learn communication, leadership, and life skills
Develop their emotional, social, and spiritual intelligence
Prepare for life beyond high school with clarity and purpose
From the Medicine Wheel Exploration Technique to Identity Workshops and Youth Leadership Trainings, each offering is a call to empowerment, belonging, and inspired action.
Train the Trainer: Heart Based Education.
8 Week Stacking Certification.
1 per month begins March 2026
- Tackle Societal Challenges: Gain tools to address, violence, mental health, ADD/ADHD, and more through heart-centered practices.
- Boost Resilience & Self-Worth: Develop inner strength, self-love, and confidence to navigate life’s challenges with ease.
- Cultivate Compassion & Connection: Enhance: empathy, appreciation, and community engagement, for a more connected world.
- Unlock Creativity & Problem-Solving: Explore innovative techniques to think clearly, create solutions, and express yourself authentically.
- Create Lasting Change: Be empowered with tools to heal yourself and others, fostering healthier families, schools, and communities.
- A Whole New and Rewarding Profession Awaits!
TRAIN THE TRAINER 8 WEEK STACKING CERTIFICATION 8 Week Transformational Training complete with certificates of completion and potential to become a certified Trainer in Heart Based Education.
Ready to train with your org, or group? Please reach out. www.centerforadvancementsel@gmail.com or text 512-799-9807
March Registration for Module One MARCH 8TH
Ready to grow? Whether it's your first class or your 4th, you are welcomed.
A Module A Month
Module 1: TEACH SELF LOVE
March 8th 3 PM CST 2026
Zoom International 3 Hour Workshop
Module 2: BE THE MEDICINE
April 12th, 2026 5 PM CST
Zoom International 3 Hour Workshop
Module 3: IDENTITY
May 17th, 2026 3 PM CST
Zoom International 3 Hour Workshop
Module 4: SELF IN RELATION TO COMMUNITY
June 7th, 2026 5 PM CST
Zoom International 3 Hour Workshop
Module 5: SELF IN RELATION TO THE WORLD AND UNIVERSE
July 19th, 2026 3PM CST
Zoom International 3 Hour Workshop
Module 6: THE CLASSROOM AND COMMUNITY AS A SOCIAL SETTING A WHOLE SYSTEM
August 16th, 2026 5PM CST
Zoom International 3 Hour Workshop
Module 7: CREATING SAFE AND BRAVE SPACES
Module 8: LAUNCHING YOUR HEART BASED JOURNEY
Sept 13th, 2026 3 PM CST
Zoom International 3 Hour Workshop
Option Three A Module A Month $133 per month.
Self Paced with support as needed:
Follow each Turn Key stacking module, self paced, and have an entire month to embody and enjoy.
Deep Dive into Embodiment practices, tools and techniques for Each Module:
25 days to complete the assesment requirements for certifiates of completion. (each certificate goes towards an overall Heart Based Education Completion Certification and the option to become a trainer with the Center for Advancement in Heart Based education.
Strong Foundations for Growth
Build a solid foundation of knowledge and skills in social emotional learning over time. Have the feedback of our private Heart based SEL group.
Our Partners & Publications
We're proud to work with leading organizations and be featured in respected publications.
Toward The Heart
Curriculum Overview
The training modules center the voices and experiences of peer workers and have been developed for and by peer workers in British Columbia.Peer workers are individuals with past or present substance use experience who use that lived/ living experience to inform their professional work.
The BC Peer Worker Training Curriculum is a collaborative effort between three groups: the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) Peer-2-Peer Project, Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions (MMHA) BC Campus, and Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) Street Degree in Overdose Prevention. Each group focuses on one aspect of the training, together creating a comprehensive list of skills for peer workers:
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Welcome to The Center for Advancement in Heart-Based Education Empowering the Heart of Humanity Through Education
At the Center for Advancement in Heart-Based Education, we are pioneering a new paradigm—where learning begins with the heart. Rooted in decades of international experience, our center serves as the bridge between Heart-Based Social Emotional Learning (SEL), personal and professional development, and the inner guidance systems essential to thriving in today’s world.
What We Do
Deliver heart-centered curriculum for youth, adults, and educators
Offer Train-the-Trainer certifications and self-paced modules
Host workshops, events, and retreats that foster emotional intelligence, purpose, and unity
Collaborate with schools, organizations, and communities worldwide
Support global initiatives for children’s rights, environmental consciousness, and social evolution
Our Three-Fold Foundation
The Center for Advancement in Social Emotional Learning – Empowering hearts in schools and communities through certified SEL training.
Heart-Based Education – Our unique framework that integrates embodiement practices, tools and techniques with guided meditation/activatition, utilizing imagination, in full support of emotional wellness, and purpose discovery.
The Center for Advancement in Heart-Based Education – The next evolution, a home for curriculum, tools, and programs that lead with love, awareness, and connection.
Welcome! To Heart Based Education: Self -Love, Personal and Professional development through a heart-centered journey designed to uplift, empower and gently guide you home to your true self, mission, gifts and purpose-through modules, workshops, classes, events, music, and exploration to support your growth for a lifetime.