The Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco is offering a Meditation Teacher Training (Yoga Alliance Hours: 105 and Integral Yoga® 300-hour Program) starting November 14, 2024 taught by Swami Ramananda and Diana Meltsner and guest teacher Rich Panico M.D. The IYI is also hosting a free informational online open house (Thursday, October 24, 2024 from 5:30–6:30 pm PT) so you can learn more about this training.
Integral Yoga 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
Certification
At the end of the course, graduates receive a diploma certifying them to teach Integral Yoga Meditation. This course qualifies for 300-hour Integral Yoga Certification.
Prerequisites
The course is available to certified Yoga instructors of all traditions who have had a meditation practice for at least six months and to anyone with a well-established meditation practice. Daily 30 min meditation practice and attendance in one group Integral Yoga meditation per week is required during the training.
Online
We are committed to providing a safe and high quality program for all participants. Our graduates will develop skills to teach in person or online. The Yoga Alliance criteria about teacher trainings online is adapting as we move forward. We have dedicated staff to oversee the online coaching to have personal connections throughout the training.
All materials and recordings will be accessible for 3 months after graduation. More info and registration about this Teacher Training program here.
