Class Description

This four-weekend course, taught by Char Sundust, is offered for those who wish to deepen, expand, and strengthen their mentoring and leadership skills. There are those of us who are called to lead, or even are directly asked, but we just don’t believe in our leadership abilities. There are those of us in leadership positions who want to lead well, love well, and learn well. Leadership and mentorship, like any work in the world, has its risks and blessings. As mentors and leaders we have the holy privilege to collaborate to address the spiritual, relational, and professional wisdom of an individual, organization, family, or community.

In The Tao of Leadership, author John Heider says, “We mentor someone when what we have to offer meets the needs of someone else.” We all have gifts and experiences that have given us a way to give clarity and perspective to those who ask.

This program offers instruction in the Do’s and Don’ts of mentoring, passion and compassion in leadership, practice ethics, the guiding questions of the mentor, roles and ground-rules of the mentor/mentee relationship, strengthen and deepening the talents of the mentee, and bringing leadership skills home in a way where everybody wins. It is a great honor to be a mentor and to be a mentee, to share what is good about life, and to be a guide in the currents of challenge and stillness of love. It is a great gift with clear requirements.

This course is open to everyone. This course is a requirement for all Sundust Oracle Institute TA’s.

Location

Seattle University (details will be provided to registered participants)

All SOI classes and workshops are hybrid, giving everyone the option to arrive to class in person or via Zoom.

Dates

The next Mentoring + Leadership circle will begin in October 2025. The course format is four Clinic Weekends (Friday from 7:00-9:00 PM, Saturday + Sunday from 10:00 AM-5:00 PM) on the following dates:

October 24-26th, 2025
January 16-18th, 2026
April 10-12th, 2026
May 29th-31st, 2026

All students are required to attend all dates and all four weekends.

Price

This is a tuition-based course. All class dates are required attendance.

The cost of tuition for Mentoring and Leadership includes the four Clinic Weekends.

Total cost $2,700

SOI offers 3 levels of contribution to make this class accessible to anyone called to participate:

• Foundation cost would be $2,700, which covers the cost of the class for one individual.

  • You may pay this amount in full (Register and pay in full before August 1, 2025 to receive a 10% discount ), or

  • You may pay a $150 non-refundable deposit to hold your place, followed by 10 monthly payments of $255 that will be automatically withdrawn from your account on the 1st of each month starting Oct 1, 2025.

• Visionary cost would be $3,200, which covers the cost of the class for one individual and to assist someone at the supported level for the cost of the class. Additionally, you will receive SOI Swag.

  • You may pay this amount in full (Register and pay in full before August 1, 2025 to receive a 10% discount ) or

  • You may pay a $200 non-refundable deposit to hold your place, followed by 10 monthly payments of $300 that will be automatically withdrawn from your account on the 1st of each month starting Oct 1, 2025.

• Supported cost would be $1,700, which supports those who need assistance. Please contact the SOI office at (206) 440-8886 or by email at sundustoracle@gmail.com to enquire about eligibility for this amount or to learn more about support from scholarships and work trade opportunities that may be available.

Alternative Financing

There are alternate rates available for those re-taking the course, and for full-time Bastyr students and alumni. Scholarship and work study opportunities may be available to those in need as well. Please contact the SOI office at (206) 440-8886 or by email at sundustoracle@gmail.com to enquire.

Cancellation Policy

• Registrations canceled at least 60 days before the class starts will receive 100% refund of the remaining balance after the non-refundable deposit.

• Registrations canceled at least 30 days before the class starts will receive 50% refund of the remaining balance after the non-refundable deposit. Registrations canceled within 30 days before the class starts, the class payment amount is non-refundable and will be forfeited.

Questions?

Reach out with any other questions about this course via our contact form, call (206) 440-8886, or email sundustoracle@gmail.com.