The Yogic Meditation Institute Teacher Training pathway is a life defining experience for anyone seeking to dive deeper into the wisdom of meditation and breathwork in the yoga tradition.

Ideal for anyone seeking a deeper insight into to scope and potential of yoga nidra, breathwork & meditation, wishing to enhance existing skills, to become a teacher or just enrich their own learning. This could include existing yoga teachers, school teachers, therapists or any aspirant seeking to explore the deeper possibilities of meditation practice. This course will empower you with a potent system of breath practices & meditation techniques and a clear understanding of the context of pranayama & meditation within the yoga tradition, how pranayama & meditation works and how these magnificent tools can be used to support your own own mental wellbeing and to help others.

We will explore the system of yogic meditation from a practical & theoretically perspective. Studying the Yoga Sutras and a clearly defined system of breath practices & meditation techniques, you will learn vital skills and wisdom that will enhance your teaching skills and enrich your own life.

Course Contents

Philosophy & Theory
~ Examine the History, Science, Philosophy, Mechanism & Framework of Meditation

• The History of Meditation in the Yoga Tradition.

• The Patanjali Yoga Sutras as a Guidebook for Meditation.

• Yogic Psychology & the vital Philosophy of Samkhya as a system for understanding and improving our human potential.

• Koshas & Tattwas - Refining Awareness from the Gross towards the Subtle Experience.

• The Philosophy & Framework of Yogic Meditation - How & Why meditation works.

• The Modern Science supporting Breathwork & Meditation - explore neuroscience, behavioural psychology and the magic of poly-vagal nerve theory as we come to understand the vibrant field of research and understanding that supports meditation as a means to support wholistic wellbeing.

• Contemporary Landscape of Breathwork & Meditation- how Yogic Meditation fits into the landscape of meditations tools and systems popular within the modern world. We will examine popular techniques such as Transcendental Meditation (TM) , Vedic Meditation, Kundalini Yoga, iRest Yoga Nidra, Vipassana and Buddhist Meditation, and learn how Yogic Meditation defines and relates to these popular techniques.

• Meditation in a Therapeutic & Clinical setting. Working alongside medical professionals, integrating meditation in a Functional Medicine setting, exploring Scope of Practice & Duty of Care.

Techniques and Practices
- Learn a Powerful set of techniques of Self Care and Personal Enquiry.

• Yoga Nidra - Sleep of the Gods
  - The art of deep surrender, learn to repattern the subconscious mind.

• Body Stillness / Kaya Sthairyam
  - Bring stillness to the body and steady the mind.

• Prayayama & The Art of Breath
  - the gateway to meditation.

• Mantra / Japa
  - a steady mind opens to bliss.

• Mindfulness / Antar Mouna
  - bring quietude to busy minds.
  Explore the motives & patterns that drive us.

You will explore each of these powerful yogic meditation techniques and learn how & when to use them effectively. We will experience the effects of these practices when performed individually and when joined together as a system. Along with the philosophical and theoretical knowledge you will become the custodian of a potent framework and toolkit for developing self knowledge and mastery of your own mind.

Teaching Skills
- Learn Skills & Techniques to enhance your capacity and presence as a teacher.

• Staging Practices - How to stage the guidance of meditation practices to make them suitable and relevant for all students and stages of development.

• Eloquence & Elocution - Skills and techniques to refine your ability to create and deliver clear & effective meditation practices.

• Scope of Practice & Duty of Care - Guidance for helping your students manage their inner journey of self knowledge & meditation.

• Practice Teaching & Mentorship - Be supported & guided by experienced meditation teachers.

Cost:

$1550: shared accomodation (twin share)

$1850: Own Deluxe Room

All packages include;

• Breakfast, lunch & dinner on each day of the course.

• 6 nights accomodation.

• Daily yoga practice (usually 2 classes per day, with master teachers).

• Daily yoga nidra, breathwork & meditation practice (multiple classes each day with master teachers).

• Extensive Tuition in the theory of meditation, breathwork & yoga nidra from highly qualified master teachers.

• 150 page full course manual with in depth meditation theory as well as practice guides and scripts.

• Graduation Certificate.

• Visit to secret waterfalls, temple & hot springs.

Sample Daily Timetable

6.30am Breathwork & Meditation

7am Yoga Asana / Meditative Hatha Vinyasa Flow, suitable for all levels

8am Breakfast

10am Morning Lecture - Mediation Theory & Practice

12.30pm Yoga Nidra

1pm Lunch

2pm Afternoon Theory & Practical Session

4pm Practice Breathwork & Meditation or Restorative / Yin Yoga

6pm Dinner

7pm Evening Program or Meditation

About the Venue, SAVA Eco-Resort, Sanda Village, Bali

SAVA eco-resort is nestled within the hills of West Bali, in a quiet forest sanctuary about 90 minutes away from the bustle of Canggu. This eco-resort offers privacy and quietude, it is the perfect place for our meditation training & exploration with the subtle practices of breathwork & meditation.

With views over rice paddies and up towards the sacred mountain of Batukaru, SAVA offer a luscious destination for an escape for the urban bustle and deeper connection to natural spirit of Bali.

Further Study

Level 1 is designed as a 7 day 50 hr immersion course - held in Bali or Byron Bay.
Level 2 is a 70 hr course run part time over 8 weeks, with a mix of personal practice, tutorials, some small assignments & practice teaching. - can be joined online and / or in Byron Bay.

Professional Recognition

The Yogic Meditation 120hr TTC is Meditation Australia Registered Training Course & after completion of the full program & personal practice requirements students will be eligible for registration as full members with Meditation Australia.

About the Teachers

Mark Purser is the founder of the Bamboo Yoga School and is a clinical meditation teacher at The Health Lodge in Byron Bay. He has studied yoga & meditation widely for over 20 years, & has over 2000 hour of formal training including a Diploma of Yogic Studies through the Satyananda Yoga Academy / Bihar School of Yoga & is a registered teacher with Meditation Australia.

As a teacher he seeks to guide yoga students and teachers with the traditional practices of yoga nidra and meditation. Empowering modern yogis with the potential of these practices - making them relevant and popular as a system of wellbeing & self discovery.

Dr Stina Wanqvist is an osteopath and yoga teacher with a passion for breath. Having trained & taught extensively as a yoga teacher she completed her Masters in Osteopathic Medicine in order to better understand the human body in order to better support her students along the journey to better health. Stina will be guiding a number of yoga practices and offers lectures in the anatomy of respiration.

If you have any queries, please email mark@bambooyogabyron.com