So that were clear from the outset: where we are coming from,where I am coming from, and also so that we can build the foundation of the course.

下面这些问题非常明确：,我们从哪里来，我从哪里来，了解这些后我们就能建立本课程的基础。

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In other words, it is to bring the rigor, the substance, the empirical foundation, the science from academia and merge it with accessibility of the self-help or New Age movement.

换句话说，就是要把严谨，实质，经验基础，学术科学,与自助或新纪元运动的通俗易懂相结合。

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