This course is ideal for enthusiasts or teachers who are keen to incorporate meditation in tehir practices or classes.
After completing your 50 hours program, You will be able to :
This introduction course to Meditation Teacher Training (MTT) has been consciously developed to provide the principles and methodologies of various meditation styles with a heavy focus on mindfulness and yogic meditation. Study will include history, theory, and practice as well as proper techniques for sitting, self-care and teaching methodologies.
Upon completion, you will have the practical and theoretical knowledge to incorporate meditation into your personal life, professional teaching, or clinical practice.You will :
Through this program you will have the opportunity to deepen your connection to self and others. You will experience greater calm and equanimity of your thoughts and emotions, and connect with a sense of greater ease and joy of the spirit.
For those wishing to go on to teach, or those wishing to deepen their practice, you will gain an understanding of proper meditation techniques. You will learn about the chakras and and the meditgation techniques for each chakras.
This teacher training program will give you a strong foundation of vaeious aspects of meditation and all the important skills needed to become a knowledgeable Meditation Teacher.
What are the pre-requisites?
Meditation has no prerequisites. Only a willingness and intention to explore the reaches of our own awareness is required.
Can you tell me more about the program?
This course is applicable to many professions, whether you’re a Yoga or School Teacher, Therapist, Social worker or anyone wanting to offer meditation instruction.
Rahmi Fitness meditation teacher training is 80% practices.
With Rahmi Fitness teacher training you will immerse yourself in the practice, while expanding your knowledge of meditation within different meditation styles and techniques. We will be walk the path with you and help you confidently develop your abilities as a facilitator/ teacher.
This training is customized and specifically designed to prepare you and your trainees o use ancient and moderns techniques to perfect the practices of meditation as a foundation for living a better life.
We offer an inclusionary approach to teaching that allows for a wide variety of techniques, teachings and understanding. Our focus is on the expansion of individual awareness and providing the teacher the tools needed to help facilitate this learning.
How long will the course take?
This is entirely dependent on your personal progress through the program. A typical length of time for completion is 1-6 months if working on it part-time and following along with the pace provided.
What is the training structure?
Our training is broken is 2 parts:
Part 1 is centers on Mindfulness meditation or Shamata (which means calm, abiding, or resting in peace). This part is where we cultivate the foundation for cultivating self-knowledge and confidence in your own goodness, insight, and compassion.
Part 2 focuses on how as trainers we guide others in meditation. We will guide you on how to deliver instructions, structure a dharma talk as well as field questions.
What are the ways I can practice with you?
We teach both online and in person. You can see us in person teaching schedule and online practice opportunities.
Are you taking students for private instructions?
Because we have a full teaching schedule, we use any downtime to turn inwards and continue deepening our own practice and study. When our schedule is more spacious, we see students through meditation practice mentoring.
Do you work with students on one-on-one as mentors
We do, and there are two ways in which we do. The first is through meditation practice mentoring. You can find out about it by sending us an email.
What are the pre-requisites?
Meditation has no prerequisites. Only a willingness and intention to explore the reaches of our own awareness is required.
As an experienced meditation practitioners and teachers, and through deep listening, practical guidance, accountability, and inspiration, we intend to help you create the conditions for a fruitful practice, and increase awareness and compassionate action in daily life
Who is it for?
Practice mentoring is for those who wish to:
What is the format?
Sessions are at least 30 minutes long and we meet at the frequency that suits your practice or budget best.
Our sessions are done by video conferencing platform Zoom, or by phone if preferred.
What is meditation?
The dictionary defines meditation as continued or extended thought, reflection, and/or contemplation. It is simply pausing our busy life, taking a few deep breaths, sitting quietly, and turning your attention inward.
Meditation is about training in awareness and getting a healthy sense of perspective.
Where did meditation come from?
At its roots, mediation can be traced back to ancient times. Researchers speculate that even primitive societies may have discovered altered states of consciousness and meditative states while staring into the flames of their campfires. Meditation techniques can be found in Indian scriptures dated at 5000 years ago
Can meditation really improve my health?
Yes, meditation can make you healthier, both physically and psychologically! Researchers have published hundreds of studies investigating the health benefits of meditation, and the results consistently indicate that people who meditate regularly have better health.
Can anyone meditate?
Pretty much. People who have experienced schizophrenia should be cautious about taking up meditation, and although meditation can help with depression I wouldn’t advise anyone to start meditating while they are feeling profoundly depressed (they should wait until they’re feeling more balanced).
Why Meditate?
Meditation is based on the premise that the natural state of the mind is calm and clear. It provides a way to train our mind to settle into this state. Our first reason for meditating might be that we want some freedom from our agitated mind. We want to discover the basic goodness of our natural mind.
Do I have to give up my religious beliefs to meditate?
Definitely not. You can apply the basic principles and techniques of meditation to any spiritual or religious tradition or orientation. In fact, many people find that meditation methods with Eastern roots actually deepen their connection to their own faith.
I can’t sit longer than five minutes. How do I sit still?
As with anything else in life, meditation just takes practice. There’s no real trick to it other than that. A lot of people have trouble sitting still for one minute, so consider yourself ahead of the curve. But if you remind yourself that learning how to meditate properly is like exercising a new muscle, then you’ll be more patient with yourself when you don’t instantly get the results you want. This practice just takes time, effort, and commitment. Commit to sitting still for five minutes, day after day, until you’re ready to try for six. If you don’t make it the first time, try again the next day. Eventually, if you’re serious enough, you will learn how to sit as still as a Buddha for as long as you want.
If I choose to practice sitting meditation, does it matter if I sit on a traditional cushion or in a chair?
Not really. But you may find that sitting in a traditional cross-legged posture helps (it’s been done that way for thousands of years for a reason). The most important things are to be comfortable, so you can completely relax, and to keep your spine straight, so you can stay alert and awake (and so you don’t hurt your back).
What’s a good length of time to meditate in order to actually reap the benefits of the practice?
This really varies from individual to individual, depending on where you’re at in your development in the practice of meditation. For beginners, trying to meditate for even five minutes straight is good, and twenty minutes is fantastic. For the more experienced, pushing yourself to the one-hour mark is significant, and trying for 90-sessions is admirable. Many meditation centers break their sessions into either 45- or 60-minute periods, punctuated by leg stretches and bathroom breaks. But the general rule is: The more you put in, the more you’re going to get back.
Is it better to meditate on one’s own or with other people?
Both are needed to experience the full dimensions of the practice. If you have the opportunity to meditate with others—or even with one other person—then you should take it, because mutual support only helps, and meditating with others can also reveal new depths of meditation through the subtle “field” of consciousness that is generated between everyone. But don’t become so dependent on the support of others that you begin to lose your own independent strength and autonomy in the practice. Often you’ll find it more tempting to scratch an itch or move around on your cushion when you know that no one is looking and you won’t be disturbing anyone but yourself. But learning to independently maintain your own internal resolve, willpower, and stillness when you’re all alone is a guaranteed way to build deep self-confidence and self-reliance through
the practice of meditation.
Is it better to meditate in the morning or evening?
This is a matter of personal preference. But if you can’t decide which works best for you, why not try both?
I can’t stop my mind. I just keep thinking and thinking no matter what I try.
Congratulations! You are officially a human being. The idea that you should be able to stop your mind completely is a common myth in spiritual circles, and while there are some arguments to be made for it, it’s generally not the case at all.
I don’t know if I’m actually meditating or not. How can I tell if I’m actually meditating?
Is your breathing relaxed and regular, and is the tension in your body slowly disappearing even as you remain perfectly still? Are you deeply relaxed, completely at ease, and at the same time fully awake and attentive? Does your awareness feel wide-open, spacious, and without any clear boundaries? Do thoughts and feelings come and go freely, as you find yourself able to observe them, detached, not getting caught up and lost in them? If you can answer yes to any of these questions, then you’re probably meditating properly and on the right track!
When I start to meditate, what can I expect?
Do you already have outcomes or plans listed in your head or maybe even on paper about what you are going to achieve via your practice? Maybe you are hoping for more happiness/peace, to ease physical pain, to enhance your memory or to increase your social/emotional skills. My big advice: Let it go. In reality, all of the items listed above can be achieved plus gobs and gobs more. I can't even begin to describe the monumental blessings that meditation has fostered in my life. But, especially in the beginning, I would invite you to erase any and all probabilities. If you start with a checklist, you are setting yourself up for challenges, for the inability to relax into what is and to then open yourself to the unexpected. Simply put... expect nothing and gain everything.
What is the appropriate duration: five minutes, 20 minutes, once a day, twice a day?
Meditation isn't a one-size-fits-all kinda thing. I always recommend that you start somewhat loose. Commit without over committing or feeling like to you have to force it.
Is there provision for wheelchair users and what other facilities are available?
The classes are held in purpose designed meeting rooms, most are wheelchair friendly and some have induction loop hearing systems installed.
I have a question not covered here, is there someone I can ask directly?
Yes! See the contact us page for our phone number usually there is someone there or leave a short message with your number and we’ll get back to you.
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