Meditation Teacher Training Course
Would you like to become an instrument in enriching the lives of others by teaching meditation? Are you perhaps a yoga teacher wishing to give more of the practical benefits of India's rich spiritual heritage to your students? Then consider this 3-week intensive meditation teacher training course. These three weeks will offer the opportunity of a lifetime, to not only receive training to teach highly effective meditation practices, but to prepare your own consciousness for teaching by deepening your inner experience and knowledge of the Self. The course is open to anyone. Previous meditation and yoga experience is not required.
For the past 35 years, Ajayan has with single-minded passion explored India's most effective forms of meditation, developing and offering classes to make these subtle practices accessible to students worldwide. In this course he will personally train participants in all aspects of teaching meditation. By the point of graduation you will be thoroughly grounded, not only in an understanding of the principles and mechanics of meditation, but in your own personal experience of profound meditation. Most importantly you will feel in your own life the inestimable value of a truly effective program of meditation.
You will learn:
**To teach several highly effective forms of meditation accessible to almost any student (you will also learn these practices yourself).
**A context for understanding meditation that dissolves effort and frustration and reliably bring students an effortless, profound, and self-validating inner experience.
**How to convey the essential principles of correct meditation, so that virtually anyone, even children, can meditate.
**A variety of auxiliary practices from the Raja, Kundalini, and Jnana Yoga traditions to further deepen a student's experience of meditation.
**A context for understanding the principles and mechanics of meditation that will allow you to insightfully answer most questions regarding meditation.
**Philosophical and practical background on meditation and its purpose.
**An effective course structure to give students the support they need to meditation regularly.
**How to inspire students and prospective students with a vision of the benefits of meditation.
**How to handle special needs, for instance people with emotional or psychological problems.
**How to recognize the signs of evolving consciousness on the path to enlightenment. This will give you a basis for guiding students as they begin to personally experience growth through meditation, and eventually higher states of consciousness.
A graduation certificate will be awarded to those successfully completing the course.
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| Group Sizes |
4 to 12 people
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| Course Durations |
21 days
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| Required Skill Level |
Open to All
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| Required Equipment |
Not Applicable
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| Targeted Activities |
Meditation |
| Our Certificatons |
Ajayan Borys has been exploring and teaching a variety of meditation practices since 1970. In the early 70's, he spent several years studying in residence under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, founder of the Transcendental Meditation ProgramŽ. For the next ten years, Ajayan taught the TM ProgramŽ. Since then he has traveled the globe continuing an impassioned exploration of consciousness and developing human potential through a number of forms of meditation. From 1994 to 1998 Ajayan studied with India's most widely revered living woman saint, Mata Amritanandamayi ("Ammachi"), living at her main ashram in Kerala, India. Amma selected Ajayan to be the meditation teacher at her main ashram, and during those four years he taught daily meditation classes to many thousands of visitors. |
Class & Lesson Types |
Private Lessons |
Group Lessons |
Silent Retreat |
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Satsang |
Workshops/Seminars |
Corporate |
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Kids/Youth |
Elderly |
Teacher Training |
Meditation Styles |
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Zen Meditation |
Transcendental Med. |
Mindfulness Med. |
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Vipassana Meditation |
Osho Meditation |
Yoga Meditation |
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Qigong/TaiChi |
Visualisation |
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Additional: A unique blend of Jnana Yoga Meditation, Kundalini Yoga Meditaiton, and Raja Yoga Meditation
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Daily Schedule for the Meditation TTC
Note that this schedule is subject to change. Please note the Saturday and Sunday schedules at the bottom of this page.
Weekday Schedule
Waking - 7:00 AM
Private* Meditation and optional bathing in Ganga
7 - 8:30 AM
Private* Yoga/Pranayama and Meditation practice
8:30 - 9:30 AM
Group Meditation and meditative reading of scriptures
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Instruction/satsang
10:30 - Noon
Brunch/walk/enjoy/rest
Noon - 2:15 PM
Instruction/satsang and snack
2:15 - 3:30 PM
Private study/rest time
3:30 - 5 PM
Private* Yoga/Pranayama and Meditation practice
Now and then we'll adjust the afternoon/evening schedule to attend the evening Ganga puja.
5 - 5:45 PM
Group meditation and meditative reading of scriptures
5:45 - 7:30 PM
Dinner/relaxation
7:30 - 9:00 PM
Instruction/satsang
9 - 10 PM
Time for reading scriptures, sitting on the banks of the Ganga, meditating, or going to bed. Lights out by 10 PM.
* "Private" means in one's room. However, those participants who wish to practice with others, can.
Saturday Schedule
We'll spend the three Saturdays in the course in silence, fasting, and solitary meditation until an early dinner (5 PM), with a midday break for a walk and meditative group reading of scriptures. In the evenings we'll either attend the Ganga puja, do some other special activity, or meet for a satsang/instruction. Though a day of meditation in silence may sound austere to some, you will find that these particular meditation practices can make this day a feast of blissful Being, the beneficial effects of which may be felt for months afterwards.
Sunday Schedule
Sunday will be a relaxing recreational or free day. Instead of morning and afternoon satsang, we'll have an earlier meal and then do a special (optional) activity, like rafting on the Ganga, or taking a trip to Vashishta Guha (the cave of the famous rishi by that name), or just a long walk along the Ganga. We'll have dinner together, but you'll also have the evening free. However, it's important to continue with the daily routine of meditation/yoga, even on Sunday.
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| Meals |
Breakfast & Dinner
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| Local Transport |
Not Included
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| Insurance |
Not Included
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| Additional |
All Instruction, accomodations, two meals plus snack daily (Saturday is fast day, so one meal), bottled water, special activities. |
| Nearby Attractions |
The Himalayas, the holy Ganga, river rafting, the cave of the Rishi Vasishtha, many other attractions, ashrams, temples, and an extensive bazaar with a wide variety of fine hand-made clothing, arts, crafts, jewelry, and other goods. |
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