Advanced Practitioner of Meditation Therapies Training Course

Duration: Minimum 520 Hours, 32 Modules

Recognised Certification: Meditation, Holistic counselling skills for meditation teachers, Meditation therapist

Initials Graduates Can Use: Mbe.MedTherp. (Mind Body Education Advanced Meditation Therapist)

Curriculum Overview:

Unit One: Certificate in Advanced Meditation Teaching & Holistic Human Development

• 24 modules

• 360 hours

Module One

• Foundation studies in meditation

• History and theory of meditation

• Meditation in the Western world

• Brainwaves in meditation

• Meditation techniques and styles

• Developing meditation routines

• Deepening and refining your practice

10 hours

Module Two

• Understanding the cause & effects of stress

• Understanding stress

• Psychological causes of stress

• The Fight-or-flight response

• Physiology of the stress response

• Human behavioural manifestations of fight-or-flight

• Negative effects of the stress response in humans

• Positive stress

• Stress management

• Meditation development and practice

• Chakra meditation

• Concentrative meditation

• Mindfulness meditation

10 hours

Module Three

• Foundations of human happiness

• The psychology of happiness

• Subconscious programming and reprogramming

• States of mind

• Fundamentals of self-image

• The pursuit of happiness

• Subconscious programming and reprogramming

• Guided meditation (creative visualisation)

10 hours

Module Four

• Tools for healing

• Tools for healing

• Positive thinking skills

• Foundations of mind-body medicine

• Meditation as a healing tool & hypnotic states

• Journaling and gratitude

• Understanding affirmations

• Tools for developing a positive self-image

• Meditation as a healing tool

• Movement meditation

10 hours

Module Five

• Meditation styles and techniques

• Poses and positions

• Breathwork

• Chakras and energy meditation

• Guided meditation & creative visualisation

• Mantras and affirmations in meditation

• Gentle seated movement meditation (formally chair yoga)

10 hours

Module Six

• Teaching skills

• Before you teach

• Talking to groups & group leadership skills

• Answering questions about meditation

• Leading guided meditations

• Overcoming obstacles to meditation practice

• Creating safe and effective teaching environments

• Group leadership skills

10 hours

Module Seven

• Working with specific groups

• Teaching various meditation styles

• Working with teenagers

• Working with people with physical disabilities

• Working with people with emotional disorders

• Working with health care professionals

• Business clients and corporate groups

• Dealing with difficult clients

10 hours

Module Eight

• Counselling & coaching skills for meditation teachers

• A client-centred approach

• Your role as a holistic counsellor

• Building the foundations of happiness

• Equipment

• Outcomes of holistic counselling

• The holistic counselling sessions

• Assessment and introspection

• Goal setting

• Support Part

• Listening skills

• Holistic counselling tools for meditation teachers

• Life charting

• Reflection time

• Needs assessment chart

• Gratitude journal

• Worry time

• Positive thinking skills

• Affirmations

• Meditation as a healing tool

10 hours

Module Nine

• Designing and facilitating classes and workshops

• Designing courses and workshops

• Integrity and intentions

• Setting the scene

• Creating strong foundations for your groups

• Understanding learning styles

• Choosing your teaching style

• Terrific teaching techniques and tips

• Student management

• Working with seniors

• Choosing venues

10 hours

Module Ten

• Virtual, corporate and community settings

• Corporate stress management workshops – Includes corporate teachers course manual

• Approaching community groups and organisations

• Volunteer and community work

• Teaching online – Using Zoom

• Corporate stress management -

10 hours

Module Eleven

• Holistic small business management

• Ethics and Professionalism

• Your public profile

• Fundamentals of customer service

• Maintaining student/client records

• Charging for your services

• Running a small home office

• Joining organisations

• Insurance and legalities

10 hours

Module Twelve

• Marketing: The key to success

• Understanding the power of branding

• Targeted marketing and advertising

• Building your community

• How to find and use free advertising

• Public image

• Final review

• Your graduation

10 hours

Certificate in Autonomic Nervous System Realignment Therapy

• 4 modules

• Introduction

• How you will be able to use autonomic nervous system reprogramming

• The study of the ANS (autonomic nervous system)

• Dr. Bruce Lipton

• Language

• The three brains

• The autonomic nervous system

• Neurochemicals

• The endocrine system

• Module summary

• The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)

• The Amygdala

• The Central Nervous System (CNS)

• The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)

• What a nerve consists of

• The evolution of human consciousness

• Homeostasis

• The heart brain

• The Gut Brain

• Reprogramming the autonomic nervous system by changing our perceptions and beliefs

• Finding beliefs to change

• Belief changing technique

• Required Reading:

• Beyond the Relaxation Response: How to Harness the Healing Power of Your Personal Beliefs by Herbert Benson MD

• The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter and Miracles by Bruce H. Lipton PHD

80 hours

Certificate in Brain-Body Medicine

• 4 modules

• Introduction to Brain Body Medicine (Psychophysiology)

• The Role of the Brain Body Therapist (Psychophysiology Therapist)

• Introduction to Brain Body Medicine

• The Physiology of Belief

• Traumatic Beliefs

• The Power to Heal

• The Faith Factor and How to Provide it

• Providing Evidence for Your Clients

• Placebo – The Science Behind Brain Body Medicine

• Diagnosis and Seeking the Cause of Illness

• Guiding Clients to Self-diagnose and Healing

• Psychophysiology Diagnostic Tools

• How to Work with Damaging Belief Systems and Conditioning

• Medical Meditation

• Writing the Prescription

• Tools for the Psychophysiology Therapist

• Marketing Your Brain Body Therapy Practice

• Building Clientele

• Referring and Networking

• Required Reading:

• Mind Over Medicine: Heal Your Thoughts Cure Your Body by Lissa Rankin MD

• Meditation as Medicine: Activate the Power of Your Natural Healing Force by Dharma Singh Khalsa MD

80 hours

Certificate in Advanced Holistic Counselling for Meditation Teachers

• 4 modules

• Introduction to Advanced Holistic Counselling

• Seeing Clients – Individual and Group Therapy

• Humanistic Psychology

• Emotions and Counselling

• Relationship Counselling and Counselling Couples

• Counselling Young Adults

• Trauma Counselling

• Counselling Clients with Depression

• Mediating

• Running Group Counselling and Therapy Sessions

• Fight or Flight and the Relaxation Response Review

• Powerful Tools for Holistic Counselling

• Creative Expression Therapy

• Required Reading:

• The Games People Play by Eric Berne PHD

80 hours

Unit Two:

• Professional Development Courses (Choose 1 from the list below)

80 hours

Unit Three:

• Professional Development Courses (Choose 1 from the list below)

80 hours

Professional Development Courses:

1. Certificate in Holistic Marriage and Relationship Counselling

2. Certificate in Holistic Trauma and Abuse Counselling

3. Certificate in Holistic Grief and Loss Counselling

4. Certificate in Meditation Therapy for the Management of Depression and Anxiety

5. Certificate in Meditation Therapy for the Management of Pain and Healing

6. Certificate in Meditation for Children

7. Certificate in Prenatal Meditation

8. Certificate in Meditation Therapy for Men’s Holistic Health and Wellbeing

9. Certificate in Meditation Therapy for Women’s Midlife Health and Wellbeing

10. Certificate in Meditation Therapy for Weight Management

11. Certificate in Corporate Stress Management

12. Certificate in Elemental Movement Meditation

13. Certificate in Sound Therapy and Vibrational Healing

14. Certificate in Holistic Therapies for PTSD

15. Certificate in the ART of Meditation

16. Certificate in Inner Child Work

17. Certificate in Holistic Telephone Counselling