Teach Meditation
This is a 3-month online training for yoga teachers
A new course will begin start on 31 Aug
LIVE SESSIONS meet bi-weekly on Sat, 1-4:30 pm (U.K. time)
• Teach meditation courses
• Integrate meditation into existing classes
• Inspire students to meditate
• Deepen your own practice
Classes will be recorded and shared with course participants
This course balances student-teacher contact hours with personal practice
• Introductory 1:1 mentoring session
• 8 live classes + recordings posted online
• Extensive hand-outs (PDF)
• Weekly assignments with assessment
• Daily personal practice
• Guided practice teaching
• Specialisation as a meditation teacher
You will learn:
• to structure meditation courses and workshops
• to lead group meditations
• to perfect lecture techniques
• when and how to lead discussions
• how to help students to make meditation a part of daily life
• breathing exercises, including how to use the breath to overcome distractions
• mantra meditation
• tratak, visualisations, subtle energies
• mudras and yantras
• to understand the nature and function of the mind
• how the mind and body interface in meditation
• asana and pranayama practices specific to meditation
• effects of lifestyle and diet on meditation
• how to encourage students in their meditation practice
• Introduction to Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra
• how to organise courses; online teaching methods
Requirements for participation:
• Completion of yoga teachers’ training
• 2 years of regular meditation practice
• Commitment to 30 minutes minimum daily meditation practice during the course
• Computer access, basic computer literacy and an email address
Cost: £549
Early-bird booking (with deposit before 31 May): £449
To book: bank transfer of non-refundable deposit of £150
Please contact Sally regarding registration details. The balance is due 3 weeks before the start of the course.
The course includes extensive written notes and teaching aids - it is suggested that you purchase Swami Saradananda's book "Sitting Comfortably: preparing the mind and body for peaceful meditation".
Classes are small, as the number of participants is limited. Please book as soon as possible.
Venue: Zoom
Any questions: contact Swami Saradananda about the course - or if you would like to arrange personal mentoring – or would like to arrange a customized programme for your group.
This course meets the stringent requirements of accreditation set by Yoga Alliance Professionals. Our graduates are trained to the highest standard and are eligible to register with the Yoga Alliance Professionals having the specialty of ‘Meditation Teacher’.
Certificate will be given only when all of the work of the course has been completed to the satisfaction of the tutor.
“I am so grateful for this course! This course enhanced my personal meditation practice and gave me the confidence to teach meditation. Be prepared for a good deal of coursework, and be prepared for that coursework to change your life.”
— Jen Nilsson, yoga teacher and digital nomad, U.S.A.
“I found this course at a perfect time. It enhance my own meditation practice and equipped me with a variety of tools to teach meditation to others. The techniques explored were very beneficial for my mental health. My personal favourite technique was tratak as it connected me to my inner light during the dark winter months.”
— Lorena Murua Lopez, yoga teacher, Scotland
“The teach meditation course gave me so much more than I expected. As well as helping me to deepen my own meditation practice, and giving me the skills and confidence to teach meditation, I feel it has also deepened my overall knowledge of yoga and yoga philosophy.”
— Jackie Hayfield, yoga teacher, Hampshire
“I am so grateful that I found this course and was able to learn from Swami Saradananda. This course deepened my personal practice and also built an incredible foundation for teaching others. This course covers several types of meditation and also deepens your understanding on how impactful meditation can be in your life. There is a combination of weekly personal work, practice teaching, and zoom calls with Swami Saradananda. All of these elements of the course are well-planned and purposeful. I highly recommend this course.”
— Kianna Steadman, yoga teacher, Utah
“I have just completed the Teach Meditation course taught by Swami Saradananda, I have learned so much more than how to teach meditation; it has inspired the teaching and planning of my yoga classes and made little changes in my own life. I am now so excited to work on my own meditation practice. I would absolutely recommend doing this course, its really the best course I have done since I learned to teach yoga.”
— Sarah Barron, yoga teacher, Falkirk, Scotland
“The Teach Meditation Course has been extremely helpful and a life-changing experience. It has helped me deepen my own practice, become more aware of my mind’s tricks, and improve the quality of my life. It’s a very complete course; it’s not only about meditation, there are also parts dedicated to mudras, asanas, principles, diet and life style. It’s also a course perfectly structured. Swami is very supportive, she always comes back to emails in such a short time! I have learnt a lot from her, not only in terms of notions but also in terms of teaching. I highly recommend this course to anyone who wants to deepen the meditation practice or teach it.”
— Valentina Lovotti, yoga teacher, Rome, Italy
"I decided to do the Teach Meditation course to enhance my own practice. Swamiji delivers the course with just that in mind – by enhancing our own meditation experiences, we can then share with others from a personal experience rather than out of a text book. It is not an easy course therefore – a lot of work is involved but the learning material is outstanding. I definitely recommend the course!"
- Melanie Brooker, yoga teacher, Rugby
"Swami Saradananda’s Teach Meditation was honestly one of the best courses I have done. It set me up for my own personal practice which is now part of my life on a daily basis. It has had a profound effect on me personally - and gave me the tools and confidence to teach meditation to others which I regard as such a privilege. My meditation teaching is now one of my most rewarding classes - offering and sharing the inner calm and strength that can come from the practice which I know has been very gratefully received during lockdown. I am eternally grateful to Swami for sharing her wisdom and teaching which I often reflect upon with great heartfelt warmth and thanks. Thank you Swami, it was life changing."
- Sarah Greenall, yoga teacher, Twickenham, Middx
"The course had a lot of depth. Swamiji is very knowledgeable and wise which is easy to see in her teachings. I learnt a lot during the months of training as I immersed into the training. It had a huge impact on my personal practice and thought process. I highly recommend this to anyone who wishes to evolve in their yoga practice and is still searching."
- Ratna Dey Cordukes, yoga teacher and ayurvedic practitioner, Epsom
"I felt the course, in general, was all embracing, structured with in-built discipline as the exercises had to be completed and monitored on a daily basis. This is a detailed, professional approach which “airs” all aspects of the meditation process and highlights deficiency/areas needing to be worked on. As someone who had been “meditating” on their own using predominantly books the course was an excellent way of determining where I was with my practice and finding what was needed to move forward. Raja Yoga led me to meditation the Teach Meditation course led me back to the science of Raja Yoga."
- William Marshall, Essex
"Clearly structured step by step guide to teaching meditation! One feels as if someone takes you by the hand and takes you down a very deep path, stony perhaps but always with firm guidance and reassurance. Infectious teacher, supportive environment."
- Beate Fritzsching-Jerschke, yoga teacher, Berlin, Germany
"I really enjoyed doing the Teach Meditation’ homework; it’s so absorbing. The course has helped me to clarify so much with my work as a yoga teacher, realising that I am not just limited to teaching asanas. Opening to new ideas and focusing on my own practice keeps my view clear as to why I practice yoga. I feel that I can bring more depth to my classes and inspire students to practice more with increasing interest in the yogic path. Also, as the mother of a teenager, it has helped me to become a more tolerant parent."
- Bhavani Maria Annibal, yoga teacher, Ruislip
