Fundamentals of meditation for yoga teachers

Our yoga meditation course is delivered entirely online in an on-demand format. This means that you can work through the online lectures and practical activities entirely at your own pace.

The course is split into 3 distinct units and each unit includes a combination of learning and assessment activities. The first unit explores the fundamentals of meditation as it relates to yoga, and seeks to define what meditation is and where it sits in a historical context based on ancient yogic references and texts. The second unit presents a range of yoga meditation styles, types and techniques, including the different ways meditation is practiced in different styles of yoga. The final unit explores how to teach meditation safely and effectively to others, ensuring that you are also aware of the many different considerations and contraindications.

The programme is delivered through a combination of short online learning lessons, theory lectures and practical workshops, all designed to consolidate your knowledge and understanding of meditation as it relates to yoga practice. While the course is specifically designed to support newly qualified yoga teachers, enrolment is open to anyone that wants to learn more about meditation and yoga.

Taught by one of our senior yoga teachers with decades of applied teaching experience across a variety of lineages, the course will walk you through the fundamentals of yoga meditation, highlighting the different ways different schools and lineages of yoga use it.
As you might expect with any course on yoga meditation, this programme explores how meditation, or ‘dhyana’ as it is known in the yoga community, links to ancient yogic texts, scriptures and practices.

Whether you’re a serious yoga enthusiast, or a newly qualified teacher looking to get a greater understanding of the different ways you can use meditation in your classes, this course is for you.

• Entry requirements

  There are no formal entry-requirements for this course because it is not a regulated qualification.
  The course is primarily designed for exercise professionals, namely yoga teachers, and this is the context in which the course is presented. That said, enrolment is open to anyone who wants to learn.
  
  It is worth underlining that you will need an active interest in the history, philosophy, and traditions of yoga because much of the information and many of the references draw upon references from ancient yogic texts, scriptures and practices.

• Accreditations

  Our Fundamentals of Meditation for Yoga Teachers course is endorsed as a CPD course by YMCA Awards. On completion of this programme, you will be issued with a digital HFE certificate that contains dual branding.
  The YMCA endorsement demonstrates that this meditation course is delivered to our usual high standards and aligns with industry best practice for CPD courses like this.

• Ongoing career support

  On completion of this course, you will get 6-weeks’ exclusive access to CV Connect, our flagship recruitment platform for exercise and fitness professionals.
  If you have previously completed an industry-recognised yoga instructor course, you will be able to upload your CV to CV Connect and get connected with thousands of fitness industry employers across the UK. We often find that most students have access to hundreds of employers within a 20–30-mile radius of their home.