Meditation Teacher

This distance learning course will discuss the following subjects:

• What is Meditation?
  • Introduction
  • Doing and Being
  • Posture and Breathing
  • Thoughts

• Getting Started
  • Learning to Relax
  • Passive and Focused Relaxation
  • Grounding
  • Closing Down
  • Negative and Positive Energy

• Meditation Techniques/Emotions
  • Body Awareness Meditation
  • Inner Sanctuary Meditation
  • By the Sea
  • In the Clouds
  • Mantras
  • Music
  • Body response
  • Negative Feelings
  • Positive Feelings

• Meditation Techniques (Continued)
  • Learning to Open the Eyes
  • Object Meditation - a Rose
  • Crystals
  • Cleansing and Charging New Crystals
  • Candles
  • Mini Meditations
  • The Sharing of Experiences

• Maintaining our Practice
  • Resistance
  • Being Aware of Resistance in Others
  • Physical Discomfort and Pain
  • Other Reasons People Use to Avoid Meditation
  • Naming

• Meditation in the Classroom
  • Benefits to Children
  • Body Awareness
  • Concentration and Learning to Focus
  • Persuading Children to Meditate
  • Meditation with Young Children (5-8 yrs)
  • Focusing on the Breath
  • Meditation with Middle School Children (9-12 yrs)
  • Discipline
  • Teaching adolescents
  • Grounding and Closing Down
  • Teaching Children Compassion
  • Loving kindness

• Meditation in the Workplace/Starting your Practice
  • Planning a Session
  • Meditation Action Plan
  • Staying in Control
  • Developing Spiritually
  • Sending Healing.