Facilitated by master trainers, Paul and Maia Bedson, and offered in a variety of training progressions, our Meditation Teacher Training pathway has been designed to provide you with the knowledge, hands-on teaching experience and tailored support to run your own meditation courses.

This pathway is accredited with the peak governing body for Meditation Teachers in Australia – Meditation Australia. It is both a personal and professional development opportunity. Not only will you become fully equipped to teach others how to meditate, your own personal practice and understanding of the healing applications for meditation will grow exponentially.

All students start with our MINDFULNESS-BASED STILLNESS MEDITATION (MBSM) FOUNDATION-LEVEL, TEACHER TRAINING IMMERSION (PREVIOUSLY CALLED MODULE 1)
Entry criteria: Your own established meditation practice (any style)
In this 5-day training immersion, graduates will gain the skills and hands-on teaching experience to be able to facilitate their own 8-week mindfulness-based stillness meditation (MBSM) courses.
What’s included:

• 4 nights accommodation at our purpose-built retreat centre in the Yarra Valley, Victoria.

• 40 hours of face to training, made up of:
  • 30 hours of training sessions led by expert MBSM trainers; and
  • 10 hours of hands-on teaching practice
• Comprehensive Teaching Reference Manual and Online Resources
• Delicious plant-based wholefood meals, snacks and healthy beverages. Optional extras include transport, body therapies, and purchases from our resource centre.

Price starts at $1,990 pp (incl. GST), depending on your style of accommodation.

Following completion of our MBSM Foundation Level Training, students then have the option to next delve into our advanced teaching methods by completing our Mindfulness-based Stillness Meditation (MBSM) Advanced Training, and/or they can pick and choose their own progression from the elective options listed below.

ADVANCED-LEVEL MINDFULNESS-BASED STILLNESS MEDITATION (MBSM) TEACHER TRAINING IMMERSION (PREVIOUSLY CALLED MODULE 3)
Entry Criteria: Completion of our Foundation-level MBSM Training
This 4-day training immersion has been specifically tailored to help graduates of our Foundation MBSM training deepen and expand their own practice, as well as teaching this style of meditation.
What’s included:

• 3 nights accommodation at our purpose-built retreat centre in the Yarra Valley, Victoria.
• 30 hours of face to training, made up of:
  • 24 hours of training sessions led by expert MBSM trainers
  • 6 hours of hands-on teaching practice
• Delicious plant-based wholefood meals, snacks and healthy beverages. Optional extras include transport, body therapies, and purchases from our resource centre.

Price starts at $1,190 pp (incl. GST), depending on your style of accommodation.

MINDFUL SELF-COMPASSION (MSC) TEACHER TRAINING IMMERSION (NEW ELECTIVE)
Entry Criteria: Completion of our Foundation-level MBSM Training
In this 3-day training immersion, graduates leave with the skills to be able to facilitate their own 4-week Mindful-Self Compassion meditation courses. What’s included:

• 2 nights accommodation at our purpose-built retreat centre in the Yarra Valley, Victoria.
• 20 hours of face to training, made up of:
  • 16 hours of training sessions led by expert trainers
  • 4 hours of hands-on teaching practice
• Comprehensive Teaching Manual
• Delicious plant-based wholefood meals, snacks and healthy beverages. Optional extras include transport, body therapies, and purchases from our resource centre.

Price starts at $795 pp (incl. GST), depending on your style of accommodation.

MINDFULNESS FOR CHILDREN TEACHER TRAINING IMMERSION (NEW ELECTIVE)
Entry Criteria: Completion of our Foundation-level MBSM Training
In this 3-day training immersion, graduates leave with the skills to be able to teach mindfulness to children in a range of education and community settings. What’s included:

• 2 nights accommodation at our purpose-built retreat centre in the Yarra Valley, Victoria.
• 20 hours of face to training, made up of:
  • 14 hours of training sessions led by expert trainers
  • 6 hours of hands-on teaching practice
• Comprehensive Teaching Resources
• Delicious plant-based wholefood meals, snacks and healthy beverages. Optional extras include transport, body therapies, and purchases from our resource centre.

Price starts at $795 pp (incl. GST), depending on your style of accommodation.

GUIDED IMAGERY & CONTEMPLATION TEACHER TRAINING IMMERSION (PREVIOUSLY CALLED MODULE 2)
Entry Criteria: Completion of our Foundation-level MBSM Training
In this 5-day training immersion, graduates leave with the skills to be able to facilitate their own 6-week Imagery and Contemplation meditation courses. What’s included:

• 4 nights accommodation at our purpose-built retreat centre in the Yarra Valley, Victoria.
• 40 hours of face to training, made up of:
  • 30 hours of training sessions led by expert trainers
  • 10 hours of hands-on teaching practice
• Comprehensive Teaching Reference Manual and Online Resource
• Delicious plant-based wholefood meals, snacks and healthy beverages. Optional extras include transport, body therapies, and purchases from our resource centre.

Price starts at $1,990 pp (incl. GST), depending on your style of accommodation.

WHILST THREE OF THE COURSE NAMES CHANGED AT THE BEGINNING OF 2019, THE TRAINING CONTENT AND OUTCOMES REMAIN UNCHANGED, I.E. IF YOUR HAVE PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED MODULE NOW (NOW CALLED MBSM FOUNDATION-LEVEL), YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO ENROL IN THE MBSM ADVANCED-LEVEL COURSE, OR ANY OF THE OTHER ELECTIVES ON OFFER.

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