Karin Lubin, EdD

Karin Lubin, EdD, Karin’s work helps people discover and live their passions while building strength, vitality, and a deeper connection to nature. Karin is especially drawn to heart-centered servant leadership—serving others and helping individuals and organizations align their values, relationships, and actions. Karin is also passionate about facilitating transformative processes and meaningful rituals that support people in exploring deeper layers of personal growth and self-discovery. At the center of my work is the integration of science, psychology, and spirituality as interconnected pathways to human well-being and growth.

An entrepreneur, life coach, speaker, author, and master trainer with over 35 years of experience across educational leadership, transformational coaching, and health and longevity training. A former teacher, administrator, and principal who transitioned into entrepreneurship and global leadership development.

Karin is a Master Trainer of The Passion Test® and former Director of the Passion Test Certification Program, working closely with co-founders Janet Bray Attwood and Chris Attwood. Karin is the author and co-author of several Wisdom Journal series that guide individuals in reflection, clarity, and personal growth.

Karin’s body of work integrates psychology, somatic awareness, emotional intelligence, and evidence-based research on gratitude. Grounded in the natural cycles of nature and the cosmos, her work uses these rhythms as foundational frameworks for healing, resilience, and regeneration. Creator of The Lubin Lifeline for Longevity; Strength & Health Coach specializing in active adults over 55; FASTer Way Certified Macro Coach since 2023

"Southwestern College has been an amazing part of my journey. This education endeavor as an art therapist has been a series of miracles for me. I've seen such a shift in myself. It's been a beautiful experience."

Crystal Hoffman, Graduate

"I'm honored to be applying myself in a clinical environment and my experience at Southwestern enabled me to not only work as an art therapist but to facilitate mindfulness groups. A dream within a dream job I had not even fathomed."

Anna Mills, Graduate

"My experience at Southwestern has been truly transformational. From the lessons learned in Consciousness class to my light figure project and vision quest. The impact on me and on my soul has been absolutely profound."

Stephanie Albury. Graduate 2012

"I'm thankful for everyone at Southwestern College...The deeper sense of myself has been seen, heard, honored and found. I'm so grateful to be able to share it with other people."

Cynthia Alexis, Graduate

"I chose to go back to school for my 50th birthday. Little did I know I would be re-birthed... This is sacred work for me. May the work that we do be of service and benefit to all."

Eliza Buck, Graduate

"This is the place that empowered me to do things the way that I do them, the way I'm good at doing them. I've come to surmise that to be an art therapist; to me means being an artist at therapy so the therapy is the art. The creative engagement with another, with each other, that is the art. "

Renee Borsberry, from Art Therapy Capstone Presentation

"The New Earth Institute of Southwestern College offers an array of educational and transformational opportunities to the community. It has been a rich and rewarding experience, enabling the college to grow and expand our mission of transforming consciousness through education. True education engages and awakens all parts of one’s being, allowing for the integration of mind, body and spirit. It cultivates reverence for life and nurtures us in the journey of the soul.”

Katherine Ninos, Vice President

"It has been an extremely amazing journey; the past two years. There has been a lot of pain, a lot of joy and a lot of learning. I think the thing I've learned the most about this experience is trusting the process."

Denise Moore, Graduate

"I feel so much gratitude for being part of this caring, supporting, reflective, soulful community."

Linnea Knoespel, Graduate

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