Meditation Teacher Training

Swami Satchidananda said: “Meditation is the most important practice. Most of our problems in life would be solved if we meditated regularly.” Why? Because our whole experience of life is based on the condition of the mind, and meditation enables us to understand and gain mastery over the mind. As the mind becomes stronger, clearer, and calmer, we experience greater efficiency, harmony, and balance as we move through life. Because of the mind-body connection, our health improves as well. Ultimately, we are able to transcend the mind and realize our true nature, a state of supreme peace and joy—free of all sorrow, fear, and delusion.

The Meditation Teacher Training will show you how to deepen your own meditation practice and guide others in establishing a practice of their own.

The curriculum includes:

Theory of meditation
Principal techniques of meditation, including mantra, witnessing, Self-inquiry, visualization, and prayer
Relationship of asana and pranayama to meditation
Overcoming obstacles to meditation practice
Integrating meditation into daily life
Leading guided meditations

You will develop a personal practice plan and will emerge with the knowledge, skill, and confidence to teach a six-week course, as well as comprehensive meditation workshops. In a world that is so much in need of peace, meditation is a time-honored practice that will empower you—and your students—to discover the peace within.

Prerequisites: The course is available to certified Yoga instructors of all traditions who have had a regular daily meditation practice for at least six months. We recommend that all students not trained through Integral Yoga (IY) familiarize themselves with the IY method of teaching Hatha Yoga by taking classes at an IY Institute or from an IY teacher. 

Information on Integral Yoga teachers in your area can be obtained from the online Teachers Directory at www.integralyoga.org/directory or by contacting the Integral Yoga Teachers Association at 434.969.3121, ext. 177.

Continuing Education Opportunities

Yoga Alliance (YA):  Approximately 105 contact hours
Integral Yoga Teachers Association (IYTA) can provide you a CE certificate of your program’s total contact hours. For more information, email membership@iyta.org.

Testimonials
It was a big privilege to hear Swami Karunananda's wisdom. - Luciano Vizzocini
Swami Karunananda is extremely knowledgeable and her presentation is without equal. Her use of stories to illustrate a point is superb. - Participant

Swami Karunananda has an amazing capacity to explain complex things in an easy way.
- Participant



Tentative Schedule
All activities at the Satchidananda Ashram in Yogaville, Virginia Ashram are structured around the daily schedule of the ashram which includes meditation and Hatha Yoga each morning and evening prior to breakfast and dinner, as well as noon meditation held in Guru Bhavahan and Lotus prior to lunch.




Time
Activity


5:30 AM
Wake up


6:00 – 6:30 AM
Meditation


6:40 – 8:10 AM
Hatha Yoga


8:15 – 9:15 AM
Breakfast


9:30 – 11:20 AM
Morning Session


11:20 – 11:30 AM
Announcements


11:45 AM
Van leaves for LOTUS (behind VV dorms)


12:00 – 12:30 PM
Noon Meditation


12:45 – 1:30 PM
Lunch


1:30 – 3:00 PM
Study/Free Time


3:00 – 5:45 PM
Afternoon Session


6:00 – 6:30 PM
Yoga Nidra or Meditation


6:35 – 7:15 PM
Dinner


7:30 – 9:00 PM
Evening Session


9:30 PM
Academy building closes


10:00 PM
Lights Out