Meditation Teacher Training

Yoga Alliance Hours: 105

Integral Yoga® 300-hour Program

Our Meditation Teacher Training program will enable you to go deeper in your own practice and guide your students to go deeper in theirs. You will receive instruction in the theory and techniques of meditation, including mantra, visualization, breath awareness, witnessing, and prayer. You also will learn the Yogic breathing techniques and how to refine and develop them. You will be taught different ways to incorporate meditation into Hatha Yoga classes. After completing the training, you will have the knowledge, skill, and confidence to teach a six-week meditation course.

Curriculum

This course trains you to teach a workshop or meditation course, which will provide your students with the information, experience, and motivation that a new meditator needs in order to begin and develop a regular meditation practice. Your curriculum includes instruction and training in the following:

• Theory of meditation
• The principal techniques of meditation, including mantra, breath, and witnessing
• Overcoming obstacles to meditation practice
• Leading guided meditations and visualizations
• Answering questions about Yoga and meditation
• Maintaining a spiritual diary
• Developing a personal practice routine and a long-term practice plan
• Deepening and refining your own practice
• Integrating your meditation practice into daily life
• An outline for a workshop of any length
• A syllabus for a 6-week meditation course

This training program includes free access to all Yoga classes offered at Integral Yoga San Francisco and free access to IYTV, a large and ever-expanding library of recorded Integral Yoga Teachings, throughout the duration of this training!