Meditation Teacher Training Payment Plan
Meditation Teacher Training Payment Plan
Join Shantarasa Teacher Keval Pezet
The Shantarasa Meditation Teacher Training instructs traditional meditation as initiated by the Siddhas of southern India. The various stages and pillars of practice will be introduced and practiced. The teachers have each been practicing these methods for almost 45 years. They have sat with Siddhas and teachers of remarkable skill and insight. The gifts of their teachers are skilfully imparted to others.
If you wish to gain your own deep understanding and direct experience of the benefits of skilful meditation this course will guide you to that experience. If you wish to guide others with inspirational practice this course will set the groundwork for you to do that in a highly beneficial way.
Curriculum
Overview of what constitutes meditation
its various stages and facets and applications, origins and various styles- Vedantic, yoga sutras (Samkhya), Buddhist-mindfulness, mantra meditation, mahayoga meditation, Kashmir Shaivism
Relationship between meditation and mind
Understanding the nature of mind and how to work with it skilfully and compassionately
Stages of meditation: preliminaries- pranayama, pratyahara, dharana
Pranayama- specialised means to capture the energy of the mind and return it to its source of power and awakening
Pratyahara- enables releasing of distracting and dissipated mind states and cultivates healing ‘sense withdrawal’ practices
Dharana- introduces practices for harnessing the energy of the mind to be directed toward one stable object of focus, enhancing concentration and accessing higher states of awareness
Developing a meditation practice
Stages of practice to suit different individual natures
Shakti and meditation
Gathering the energy of meditation itself to lead and guide a powerful, intelligent transformation
The meditation journey and map
Establishing a practice and how to guide others
Group Training Intensive
The course will be offered over 9 x 1 day study sessions
Course Dates
Study Session 1 Sunday 10th July 1-6pm
Study Session 2 Sunday 31st July 1-6pm
Study Session 3 Sunday 21st August 1-6pm
Study Session 4 Sunday 11th September 3-6pm ZOOM
Study Session 5 Sunday 2nd October 1-6pm
Study Session 6 Sunday 23rd October 1-6pm
Study Session 7 Sunday 13th November 3-6pm ZOOM
Study Session 8 Sunday 4th December 1-6pm
Study Session 9 Saturday 10th December 1-6pm
Study Session 10 Sunday 11th December 1-6pm
Training will be held at the beautiful and tranquil Shantarasa Strathalbyn
The course includes
8 x in person training sessions
2 x online study sessions
3+ supported meditation sessions
Online study material and practices
Personal mentorship
Prerequisite
200h Yoga Teacher Training
or established Yoga Practice
(please contact us if you feel you have requisite skills other than teacher training certification)