The Meditation Teacher Training program and Certification is designed for Yoga & Meditation teachers, as well as, professional coaches, councelors, health practitionors, or anyone interested in advanced meditation training.
The course includes over 100 hours of direct course training, part teleconferenced and part physically exchanged at seminars and retreats, plus independent study and practice for a total minimum of 500 hours. The course takes a minimum of 1 year, and up to 2 years, to complete.
Meditation Teacher Course Curriculum
What You Will Learn:
- Yoga Philosophy. A solid foundation in the art and science of yoga, its practices and philosophy, and an overview of all the major forms of meditation. Students will also gain a general overview of all world religions and spiritual paths and teachers.
- Kundalini Yoga & Meditation beginner to advanced techniques, in the lineage of Yogiraj Vethathiri Maharishi (pictured above) and the Kundalini Yoga of the Tamil Siddhas in South India. Learn how to open the 3rd Eye and Crown Chakras.
- Kriya Yoga and Pranayama Meditation, from the lineage of Chuni Lal Lahiri and the Kriya Yogis of Varanasi, North India. Chuni's great grandfather Lahiri Mahasai, founded Kriya yoga and studied with Babaji. This is an advanced form of Kriya.
- Mantra, mudras, bandas, and sacred sounds.
- Tantra and Bhakti Yoga; developing devotion and sacred love. Master the classic form of yoga and enlightenment.
- Shaktipat, advanced Dhyana meditation and Yoga Tapas as taught to Steven by the arch yogi Sri Sri Sri Shivabalayogi Maharaj, from Bangalore, India. The higher teachings are in silence.
- Advaita, Vedanta, Non-duality and Jhana Yoga. The philosophies of the vedas and the path to Self-Awareness, Realization and enlightenment through direct awareness and introspection.
- Energy Healing. Teachers will learn how to use sacred energy to facilitate healing. This skill provides another tool for those who are called to teach.
- Spiritual Counseling. A certified teacher will also gain the tools and training to provide spiriual counciling. This provides new tools, and revenue sourses, for those already called to teach.
- Instructor instruction. How to give initiations and how to teach various forms of meditation mentioned above.
Course Components
1. The Self Realization Course Take the Self Realization training for a minimum of one year, that's over 100 hours of instruction, classes are teleconference each Thursday evening and Sunday morning. Receive the shaktipat and recalibrate to higher levels of consciousness
2. Syllabus. Read Swami Steven's books and listen to his CD sets so you are thouroghly familiar with the Self Awareness Institutes training.
3. Practice. Practice the meditation each day.
3. Mentoring. Invite your friends to join the Self Realization Course and talk to them so you get familiar with discussing the materials and practice asking and answering questions on the subject.
8. Final Exam. In addition to completing the courses, the hours of meditation, and instructor training, each student needs to pass a final examination. This examination will help qualify the students understanding of the information, and their own state of consciousness will determine their realization.
The Benefits
- Self-Realization. Your state of awareness will be higher, guaranteed. You will be able to enter Samadhi like a true sitting yogi from India - a Siddha Yogi.
- Knowledge. You will have a greater understanding of the various forms of yoga and meditation than ninety percent of the teachers teaching, and from that, you gain both the confidence and humility to be a true Siddha Yogi.
- Recognition. Anyone can teach meditation, but few have the depth of knowledge and experience to really help enlighten others. This training is designed to provide you that authority through an established and recognize lineage of Yoga Masters.
- Credential. Graduates are presented a certificate/diploma and registered with the Self Awareness Institute, which has thousands of students and dozens of teachers around the world, providing you a credential and greater credability.
- Abilities. When you have completed your training you will be able to teach: Kundalini meditation, Shaktipat meditation and Kriya meditation, give Diksha, lead healing circles and provide Spiritual Counseling.
- Marketing. Active graduates of the Teacher Training will be posted on our website and marketed on the website and through the Internet. Each teacher can have their photo, bio and a link to their site from our site. We can steer students to teachers, studios or clinics. Our branding and advertising can help develop your client base and reputation.
- Branding. Teachers and students are able to include our logo and use our name in their advertising and promotions.
- Moral Code. All teachers are required to maintain both a moral code of conduct and competency. Your association with the Self Awareness Institute, and our acknowledgement of your standing, serves as an endorsement and lends credibility to your role as a teacher and confidence to your clients.
- Fellowship. The Self Awareness Institute has thousands of students in over 120 county’s, most of our teachers are yoga teachers, meditation teachers or advanced yogis. We attract the most advanced students and share a loving fellowship unique in the world.
- Mastery. Teachers can continue their practice with us to full Mastery. We conduct advanced retreats for teachers and graduate students. Here is where teachers get a chance to further develop themselves and expand their consciousness infinitely.
- Global Enlightenment. The gurus of our institute (Vethathiri, Shivabalayogi and Lahiri) all envisioned a mass awakening of consciousness occurring and the Self Awareness Institute was created as a meeting place for those who have been called to help awaken the planet so we may all live in happiness and peace. Our collective goal is to enlighten the planet and bring peace on earth. Our teachers are at the forefront of this movement.
- Joy. The whole training process brings incredible clarity, happiness and peace.
The Self Awareness Institute
The Self Awareness Institute was founded by Steven S. Sadleir, Swamiji, and his students in 1985 at the suggestion of Vethathiri Maharishi, and the institute has since grown to thousands of students in over a 120 countries. Steven is recognized as a master in the lineages mentioned above and was asked by his masters to bring these teachings to the west and abroad. He is a best-selling author in the subjects of world religion and spiritual philosophy. He has taught yoga, and taught yoga teachers how to teach yoga, for over 30 years. To learn more about Steven click here.
Steven is also the host of Enlightenment Radio which broadcasts Self-Awareness Productions and Steven’s shows via Live365.com on the Internet, and is one of the most listened to spiritual talk radio shows on the Internet. He also appears in the critically acclaimed movies Spiritual Revolution and 3 Magic Words. We are on YouTube, iTunes podcasts, SpiritClips and throughout the Internet.
How to Apply
To begin your teacher training you must first Join the ongoing Self Realization Course training and membership. You can start any time, we meet via teleconference each Thursday evening at 7:00 pm PST and Sunday mornings at 8:00 am PST.
To sign up click here
Meditation Teacher Training
& Certification
Become a Siddha Yogi
May the Whole World Live in Peace
