Meditation Teacher Training Course 250hrs with Marco Peralta

MeditationTeacher Training Course 250hrs

with Marco Peralta

Thiscourse is designed to train teachers of meditation, the intention ofthe course is to teach meditation in all its aspects and aspects,physical, emotional, psychological, metaphysical etc. without anykind of belief, or tradition in particular, giving before aBackground of meditation with practical application for our day today life and to work with groups or individually, but always keepingin mind the original purpose of meditation practice.

ContactHours: 225 hours

1.Training and Practice (85hrs)

2.Teaching Methodology (35hrs)

3.History, philosophy and psychology of yoga and yoga therapy (30hrs)

4.Practical teaching experience (30hrs)

5.Anatomy and Physiology of Yoga (30hrs)

6.Other topics (15hrs)

Noncontact hours: 25 hours

SYTHours: 160 hours

Totalhours: 250 hours

MODULES:

Training&Practice

-Meditation with and without attributes (object and objectlessmeditation)

-Practical teaching of various types of meditation (mindfulness,guided, using symbols and images, sounds, yantra dhyana , mantradhyana, yantra mantra dhyana, vipassana, zazen, etc.)

-Classical meditation postures and adapted postures: with chairs,cushions, bench, etc. 

-Yoganidra - Deep relaxation techniques as a preparation formeditation 

-Asanasequences to prepare the body before meditation (hips, neck,shoulders, etc.)

-Meditation and Movement

-Pranayama – conscious breathing as a preparation for meditation

-Bandhas 

-Drishtis - the eyes in meditation practice : Eyes open vs. eyesclosed 

-Mudras - Hand gestures for meditation (how to put your hands tomeditate) 

TeachingMethodology

-Philosophical dialogue, Satsanga, inquiring dialogue, groupfacilitation: with themes, open and free; ways of inquiring, ,mahavakyas, koans, scripture study, study groups, etc.);

-Teaching complex philosophical concepts in interactive dialogues in anon-invasive way

-Always teach based on your personal experience

-Teach in a way beyond your personal beliefs

-Teaching Meditation techniques that have beginning, middle and end(create scheme to create the practice ex: yoganidra type scheme)

-The language of teaching the different techniques of meditation: howto start and end meditation practices, create content formeditations, key words, how to guide a meditation, etc.

-Work with beginners: recommendations, special attention, etc.

-Meditation for physically handicapped practitioners: using chairs,benches, bolsters and cushions

-Integrated teaching: combining various techniques for a meditationclass (ex: sequences of positions to prepare the body, deeprelaxation, meditation, questions and answers)

-Teaching of traditional meditation positions (and knowing how to givemodifications, alternatives etc according to the practitioner)

-Observation: in the sense of perceiving if there is dispersion in thepractice of meditation ex: facial expression, shoulders, spineposition, etc.

-Teaching Styles: various ways to teach meditation - depending on theaudience, circumstance, location, intent (purpose), etc.

-Teacher Qualities, roles / functions, ethics and responsibilities ofa Meditation teacher: yama and nyama , Gita values, etc

-Meditation Teaching Ethics

-Mental Health and Meditation

-How to distribute meditation students in the room: patterns :checkers, line, circle, facing the wall, etc)

-Music in the practice of Meditation

-Create thematic content in a Meditation class: acceptance, lovingkidness, etc.

-Manifest your vision, dream and ideal as a professional teacher ofMeditation

-Establish yourself professionally as a Meditation Teacher

-Work market for a meditation teacher : yoga schools, hospitals,prisons, airports, private lessons, etc.

-Pedagogical, ethical and legal aspects of the profession ofMeditation Teacher

-How to set up / prepare a meditation lesson: create meditation lessonplans, monthly schemes, 8 week programs, retreat schemes, etc.

Anatomy,Physiology and Psychology

-Greater emphasis on application in practice and not just on theory

-Basic anatomy of the brain and central nervous system

-Basic anatomy of the respiratory system: physiology of respiration(see effects on states of consciousness) (bandhas and respiration)

-Anatomy of Meditation postures

-Energetic and subtle anatomy (chakras, nadis, Kundalini, Koshas,etc.) 

-Benefits and Contraindications of Meditation

-Meditation and stress management

History,Psychology and Philosophy of Meditation

-Philosophy and History of Meditation: Eastern and Western approachs:India, Tibet, Japan, South America, Ancient Greecee, etc.

-Philosophy applied to meditation: Consciousness, self, free will,non-duality, altered states of Consciousness, memes, creating smallintroductory texts to themes and combining them with the practices,etc.

-Several meditative approaches: extactic , with movement, usingsounds, images, etc.

-Meditation on values

-Meditation and the concept of Consciousness don´t belong to a singleschool, tradition, culture, etc. they are and always were universalconcepts

-Teacher should teach based on experience; It is important not to makestatements that cannot be substantiated, etc.

-Meaning of the terms: meditation, mindfulness, vipassana, zen,Dhyana,etc.

-Introduction to the roots and History of Meditation

-Chronology of the evolution of Meditation in the West, teachers andcircumstances that guided this evolution (beat generation, hippies,etc.)

-Philosophy of Meditation

-Ethical Principles of Meditation

-Introduction and study of the main scriptures concerning Meditationand its central themes and contemporary authors (No duality andduality, yoga sutra, hi hsing ming, tao (tao te ching) ashtavakragita, heart sutra, vijnana bhairava tantra, ribhu gita, Cloud of NotKnowing cloud, eckhart tolle, krishnamurti, etc.

-The history of Meditation establishes the fact that Meditationprevails and gives rise to all religions and philosophical systemshence its Universal nature

-Sexuality as meditation: tantra, maithuna, etc.

-Abstract and paradoxical philosophical concepts, described in anintegrated way in the day-to-day reality, that is in a comprehensiveand demystified form

-Brain, Mind, Consciousness, Memory and Meditation

-5 senses

-Psychology applied to meditation: thoughts, mind, conscience, wakingstate, sleep, deep sleep, neuroscience, neurobiology, neuroplasticityetc., conscious and unconscious states, emotions, etc.

-Mental health: depression, anxiety, mood swings

-Benefits of Meditation: - List of traditional (spiritual) benefits;List of scientifically proven physical and mental health benefits

-Creating the habit of sitting down to meditate regularly throughprior understanding of the scientifically proven benefits thatregular meditation practice have (satisfying the mind)

-Basic understanding of psychology concerning contraindications ofmeditation with people with profound depression or extreme anxiety 

Theoryof the process of Meditation and Pránáyáma (breathing techniques)

-The theory and practice of Pranayama 

-Pranayama and Meditation: Influence of breath in the states ofconsciousness 

-Theory of the process of Meditation: differentiate the reality of theprocess of meditation from imagination, thus having a point ofreference for when you teach and for your own practice

-Creating a "Guide" of reference of "signposts",pointers or qualia that "everybody experiences" in theprocess of meditation

-Create and study a F.A.Q about the meditation that will inevitably beplaced as soon as you begin to teach, to give knowledge, confidenceand integrity so that the student / prof. answer these questions.

TeachingExperience

-Great emphasis will be placed on preparing the future teacher ofMeditation for the actual practical experience of teaching.

-Practical training with fellow students: train to give all kinds ofmeditation, yoganidra, asana sequences to open shoulders and hipsetc.

-Supervised teaching

-Assistance in teaching practical classes / Assisted teaching

-Creating and presenting lectures on the theme of Meditation

-Philosophical study groups (satsanga) how to facilitate, etc.-

-Work with beginners, intermediate and advanced students

-Different ways to give Meditation Lessons

-Working with private students

-Silence and Meditation retreats : how to work in this environment,what to teach, how to guide the retreat, etc

OtherTopics to be addressed

-Keepinga Meditation Journal 

-Non-dual awareness

-Building and developing a personal daily meditation practice

-Meditation and Pregnancy: Benefits, etc.

-Meditation for children: techniques to use etc

-Meditation with a partner

-Applying what you study and practice regularly during the course sothat if frictions, doubts, questions, difficulties, etc. arise, thiscan be dissolved, solved, clarified and can also serve as a studytool of Meditation by teacher and students

OtherTopics to be addressed

-Keepinga Journal of Meditation: provide example, talk about apps, etc.

-Non-dual awareness

-Building and developing a personal daily meditation practice

-Meditation and Pregnancy: Benefits, etc.

-Meditation for children: techniques to use etc

-Double Meditation / Pairs

Applywhat you study and practice regularly during the course so that iffrictions, doubts, questions, difficulties, etc. arise, this can bedissolved, solved, clarified and can also serve as a study tool byteacher and student

Criteriafor joining the course:

-2 years of regular meditation / yoga practice (minimum 5x per week)

• atleast 25 years old

• Asa future student of this training course you will be asked to fill aform with this information:

  GeneralData Protection Regulation (GDPR) -As a student of your trainingcourse, I consent to my contact details (name, email and phonenumber) being passed onto our partners, Yoga Alliance Professionals,so they can contact me directly and invite me to register as aTrainee and Teacher. I understand that I have the option of optingout of this registration process. 

Retreats

Thecourse includes two weekend retreats (silence from Friday night toSunday morning)

+info: marcoperaltayoga@gmail.com