This is the foundational course in our 120 hr Breathwork & Meditation Teacher Training Pathway & a life defining experience for anyone seeking to dive deeper into the wisdom of the breath & meditation in the yoga tradition.
Ideal for anyone seeking a deeper insight into to scope and potential of breathwork & meditation. This could include existing yoga teachers, school teachers, therapists or any aspirant wishing to explore the deeper possibilities of meditation practice. This course will empower you with a potent systems 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.Body Stillness / Kaya Sthairyam
- Steady Body, Steady MindPrayayama & The Wisdom of Breath
- the gateway to meditationMantra / 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.
Cost: $1150 full price / $1050 earlybird / $350 Deposit holds your place.
Level 1 is designed as a 50 hr immersion course - Level 2 is a 70 hr drip feed course presented over 2 months with an immersion component and will be offered online in July /August 2022.
The daily timetable is as follows;
Thursday 27/4 : 11am - 4pm
Friday 28/4 : 10am - 4pm
Sat 29/4 : 10am - 4pm
Sun 30/4 : 10 - 4pm
Monday 1/5: 7am - 5pm
Tues 2/5 - 11am - 6.30pm
Wednesday 3/5 - 11am-5pm
Please note, that timetable is for reference only and is subject to change.
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 is 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.
Simon Dubois is a well known and respected psychologist in the North Rivers, as well as a Director of The Health Lodge Integrated Medical Centre. Simon has a deep passion for supporting his patients to find a natural approach to mental well health and often works alongside with meditation & breath work practitioners to support this journey. Simon will be offering lectures in Vagal Nerve & Attachment theory, as well as giving general support and advice for new teachers seeking to offer their services in collaborative care arrangements.