Just move to Santa Barbara and got approached by Santa Barbara institute of consciousness, are they legit or are they just a cult or something?

Hey, I just moved from Minnesota to Santa Barbara and I’m pretty new here and I don’t know much about the city but I’m wondering has anybody heard about the Santa Barbara initiative consciousness? Are they a legit club or what are there? Are they just cult or something?

Edit: So I had my first thought about it as a cult too but the girl that I am seeing seem to be curious about them and now thinks she should go to nepal to be a monk for a couple of years now. Now I feel confused should I spend time to convince her that this place is a cult or should I just cut the losses and move on?