Course Objectives

• To offer a practical bridge from deepening one’s own practice to beginning the process of finding one’s own voice as a meditation teacher.

• To demonstrate key foundational teaching skills: organization, pacing, sequencing, themes, embodiment and resonance.

• To describe and practice the interconnections between contemplative movement and stillness.

• To apply the tenets of mindfulness, including compassion training, to modern life.

• To articulate current research, including symptom reduction, biological markers, and neuroplasticity.

• To explore the issues of social justice, racism, and diversity as it pertains to the practice and teaching of mindfulness.

• To examine the emerging role of psychedelics and mindfulness.

• To observe the effects of a meditation practice on different people at different levels of practice.

• To provide the support and accountability inherent in community learning.

• To develop leadership skills within sangha.

Course Requirements

The following are required for certification:

• Attendance 2 full weekends March 3rd-5th and April 21st-23rd. (34 hours)

  • Friday 5:30pm-8:30pm, Saturday & Sunday 10:00am-6:00pm

• Community teaching- optional (1 hour)

• Attend 20 drop-in meditation classes (10 hours)
  (included in the cost of tuition)

• Completion of 20-day program of daily reflections based on the Lojong Slogans (10 hours)