Mindfulness Meditation
Teacher Training Level 1
3-day training: 16–18 June (in-person & livestream)
Unlock your potential as a mindfulness meditation teacher!
Take your professional skills to the next level and bring the transformative power of mindfulness and meditation to those you serve.
This is suitable for a wide range of professionals including medical personnel, mental health practitioners, educators, and leaders, as well as parents and those in wellness fields such as yoga.
With mindfulness and meditation techniques at your fingertips, you’ll be equipped to support your clients, colleagues, and loved ones and make a positive impact in their lives.
Plus, upon completing this course, you’ll be well on your way to qualifying for Provisional Membership with Meditation Australia!
Find out what surprising benefits Rebecca Davies got from the course and how it has helped her professionally (see the video below).
As a professional adult educator, I am rarely satisfied with professional development. This course is the exception. Superb, simple as that.
– Danny Slater, Senior Lecturer TAFE SA
Aims of our training
Transform into a confident and effective mindfulness and meditation teacher with our comprehensive teacher training program. Our hands-on approach and expert guidance will equip you with the skills, knowledge and experience to share powerful Lifeflow meditations and mindfulness techniques with others.
Enhance your delivery with quality vocal training and learn how to lead individual clients and groups confidently and competently with guided meditations that make a difference.
Discover the art of choosing the right meditation for your clients and help them achieve maximum benefits from their practice.
Enrol now and start your journey to becoming a skilled mindfulness meditation teacher.
As a professional adult educator, I am rarely satisfied with professional development. This course is the exception. Superb, simple as that.
– Danny Slater, Senior Lecturer TAFE SA
Course content overview
Over three days you will learn to:
- Present meditation and mindfulness concepts in easily understandable terms.
- Develop the skills to guide high-quality meditations.
- Enhance your delivery with extensive vocal training.
- Establish an appropriate setting for a meditation class.
- Answer frequently asked questions about meditation and mindfulness.
- Recognize the signs of a light meditative state so that you can guide others in this area.
- Structure an individual and/or group session.
Plus, you will also:
- Enhance your understanding of the essential theory meditation and mindfulness.
- Understand your ethical responsibilities as a mindfulness meditation guide.
- Learn how meditation can complement your discipline and unlock your full potential as a practitioner.
Included in the training is:
a comprehensive training manual;
- a set of prompt cards for all meditation exercises – past students have found these invaluable.
The techniques that you will learn can be used to help the ones you serve to find calm and balance, helping with stress, anxiety, pain and illness. They can be easily applied in every situation of daily life; in the car, at work, at home, in a social setting or classroom.
Past participants have also found that the skills and knowledge learnt greatly enhanced their own meditation practice.
High quality material and presentation with lots of practical exercises that gently increased my confidence in teaching others. Very supportive atmosphere which encouraged me to take risks. An ideal learning environment.
– Maureen Ritchie, Social Worker/Counsellor
High quality material and presentation with lots of practical exercises that gently increased my confidence in teaching others. Very supportive atmosphere which encouraged me to take risks. An ideal learning environment.
– Maureen Ritchie, Social Worker/Counsellor
Course structure, assessment and certification
The course will revise core meditation theory and include the relevance and use of mindfulness meditation. Each week a range of techniques that can be easily applied in your field of practice are introduced. There will be ample opportunity to exchange ideas and practice with peers and teachers, in order to be confident in guiding others.
Day 1 - Friday
- Introduction to course
- What is meditation and how can it help? – revision of core theory
- Principles for guiding Lifeflow meditations
- Self-care
- Training in meditation exercises
Day 2 - Saturday
- Ethics and responsibilities
- Structuring sessions for clients/groups
- How meditation can complement your discipline
- Training in meditation exercises
Day 3 - Sunday
- Frequently asked questions
- Training in meditation exercises
- Evaluation of core theory and principles
- Course attendees leading meditations for group
- Completion discussion and feedback
To ensure that all participants have a thorough understanding of the basic theory and are confident in their delivery of the meditation exercises taught, an important component of this course is evaluation. The evaluation will cover both theoretical and practical components of the course.
Prerequisite
This training assumes, and builds on, the theoretical knowledge and meditation practices taught in our Learn to Meditate course.
Even people with years of experience in other kinds of meditation find this essential to gain the most from the Teacher Training as the Learn to Meditate course introduces a broad range of techniques and the theory supporting meditation.
Consequently, completion of this course is a prerequisite for participation in the Mindfulness Meditation – Teacher Training Level 1 course.
Two options to complete Learn to Meditate:
Either completion of an in person Learn to Meditate course
OR
completion of Learn to Meditate on-demand online and a 1 x 1 hour mentor session.
Assessment
- Throughout the course feedback will be given as you learn to guide meditations both in small groups and with the whole group.
- At the last session you will be required to lead the group in a meditation.
The theory assessment consists of a short written evaluation comprising a series of questions, each one requiring a paragraph answer. The theory assessment will be handed out in week three.
Once you have fulfilled the requirements of the course you will be awarded Certificate in Mindfulness Meditation – Teacher Training Level 1.
Successful completion of this course forms a core element of qualifying for Provisional Membership of the Meditation Association of Australia. See below for further details.
Qualifying for Provisional Membership of Meditation Australia
This course forms a core element in qualifying for Provisional Membership of Meditation Australia.
To complete all of the requirements, you will need to:
- Complete the Lifeflow Teacher Training Level 2 course.
- Within 30 days from the final day of the Level 2 course, submit a 1000-word essay in the area of “History / alternative types of meditation” and achieve satisfactory assessment your essay.
- Complete all three of the Level 2 modules as a student
Once all of the above have been satisfactorily completed, we will issue a certificate which will allow you to become a Provisional Member of Meditation Australia.
Key information - 2023 intake
Dates & times:
This training course runs once per year.
Three days:
Friday 16 June–Sunday 18 June
9:30 am–4:30 pm each day
18 contact hours
Cost:
$1095
Early Bird discount:
Enrol by Thursday 18 May and pay only $985.50
Special rate for Lifeflow Members:
Pay only $945.
Prerequisite:
Completion of in person Learn to Meditate course OR
completion of Learn to Meditate on-demand online and a 1 x 1 hour mentor session.
Location:
Lifeflow Studio
8 / 259 Glen Osmond Rd
Frewville
Enrolments close:
Monday 5 June 2023
Contact Lifeflow for further information
p: (08) 8379 9001
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Our teachers
We have highly qualified and experienced meditation teachers at all courses and retreats, each with a minimum of ten years training with Lifeflow.
Can highly recommend this course as a valuable process for personal development and therapeutic meditation. Very much suited to our culture and lifestyle
- Elizabeth Beasy, Remedial Massage Therapist
This course was presented absolutely professionally and with integrity and with a warmth that was much appreciated.
- Fran Aitken
Highly organised and informative packaged course delivered in a nurturing and safe environment.
- Martine Quigley, Martine Quigley Dance Education
As a professional adult educator, I am rarely satisfied with professional development. This course is the exception. Superb, simple as that.
- Danny Slater, Senior Lecturer TAFESA
High quality material and presentation with lots of practical exercises that gently increased my confidence in teaching others.
- Maureen Ritchie, Social Worker/Counsellor
Can highly recommend this course as a valuable process for personal development and therapeutic meditation. Very much suited to our culture and lifestyle
- Elizabeth Beasy, Remedial Massage Therapist
This course was presented absolutely professionally and with integrity and with a warmth that was much appreciated.
- Fran Aitken
Highly organised and informative packaged course delivered in a nurturing and safe environment.
- Martine Quigley, Martine Quigley Dance Education
As a professional adult educator, I am rarely satisfied with professional development. This course is the exception. Superb, simple as that.
- Danny Slater, Senior Lecturer TAFESA
High quality material and presentation with lots of practical exercises that gently increased my confidence in teaching others.
- Maureen Ritchie, Social Worker/Counsellor