terça-feira, junho 19, 2018
Curso de Formação em SUP Yoga de 9 de Julho a 13 de Julho na Lagoa de Albufeira/ Sesimbra
quarta-feira, junho 13, 2018
Meditation Teacher Training Course 250hrs - September 2018, Lisbon
Meditation Teacher Training Course 250hrs
with Marco Peralta
This course is designed
to train teachers of meditation, the intention of the course is to
teach meditation in all its aspects and aspects, physical, emotional,
psychological, metaphysical etc. without any kind of belief, or
tradition in particular, giving before a Background of meditation
with practical application for our day to day life and to work with
groups or individually, but always keeping in mind the original
purpose of meditation practice.
MODULES:
Training&Practice
- Meditation with and
without attributes (object and objectless meditation)
- Practical teaching of
various types of meditation (mindfulness, guided, using symbols and
images, sounds, yantra dhyana , mantra dhyana, yantra mantra dhyana,
vipassana, zazen, etc.)
- Classical meditation
postures and adapted postures: with chairs, cushions, bench, etc.
- Yoganidra - Deep
relaxation techniques as a preparation for meditation
-
Asana
sequences to prepare the body before meditation (hips, neck,
shoulders, etc.)
- Meditation and
Movement
- Pranayama –
conscious breathing as a preparation for meditation
- Bandhas
- Drishtis - the eyes
in meditation practice : Eyes open vs. eyes closed
- Mudras - Hand
gestures for meditation (how to put your hands to meditate)
Teaching
Methodology
- Philosophical
dialogue, Satsanga, inquiring dialogue, group facilitation: with
themes, open and free; ways of inquiring, , mahavakyas, koans,
scripture study, study groups, etc.);
- Teaching complex
philosophical concepts in interactive dialogues in a non-invasive way
- Always teach based on
your personal experience
- Teach in a way beyond
your personal beliefs
- Teaching Meditation
techniques that have beginning, middle and end (create scheme to
create the practice ex: yoganidra type scheme)
- The language of
teaching the different techniques of meditation: how to start and end
meditation practices, create content for meditations, key words, how
to guide a meditation, etc.
- Work with beginners:
recommendations, special attention, etc.
- Meditation for
physically handicapped practitioners: using chairs, benches, bolsters
and cushions
- Integrated teaching:
combining various techniques for a meditation class (ex: sequences of
positions to prepare the body, deep relaxation, meditation, questions
and answers)
- Teaching of
traditional meditation positions (and knowing how to give
modifications, alternatives etc according to the practitioner)
- Observation: in the
sense of perceiving if there is dispersion in the practice of
meditation ex: facial expression, shoulders, spine position, etc.
- Teaching Styles:
various ways to teach meditation - depending on the audience,
circumstance, location, intent (purpose), etc.
- Teacher Qualities,
roles / functions, ethics and responsibilities of a Meditation
teacher: yama and nyama , Gita values, etc
- Meditation Teaching
Ethics
- Mental Health and
Meditation
- How to distribute
meditation students in the room: patterns : checkers, line, circle,
facing the wall, etc)
- Music in the practice
of Meditation
- Create thematic
content in a Meditation class: acceptance, loving kidness, etc.
- Manifest your vision,
dream and ideal as a professional teacher of Meditation
- Establish yourself
professionally as a Meditation Teacher
- Work market for a
meditation teacher : yoga schools, hospitals, prisons, airports,
private lessons, etc.
- Pedagogical, ethical
and legal aspects of the profession of Meditation Teacher
- How to set up /
prepare a meditation lesson: create meditation lesson plans, monthly
schemes, 8 week programs, retreat schemes, etc.
Anatomy,
Physiology and Psychology
- Greater emphasis on
application in practice and not just on theory
- Basic anatomy of the
brain and central nervous system
- Basic anatomy of the
respiratory system: physiology of respiration (see effects on states
of consciousness) (bandhas and respiration)
- Anatomy of
Meditation postures
- Energetic and subtle
anatomy (chakras, nadis, Kundalini, Koshas, etc.)
- Benefits and
Contraindications of Meditation
- Meditation and stress
management
History, Psychology and
Philosophy of Meditation
- Philosophy and
History of Meditation: Eastern and Western approachs: India, Tibet,
Japan, South America, Ancient Greecee, etc.
- Philosophy applied to
meditation: Consciousness, self, free will, non-duality, altered
states of Consciousness, memes, creating small introductory texts to
themes and combining them with the practices, etc.
- Several meditative
approaches: extactic , with movement, using sounds, images, etc.
- Meditation on values
- Meditation and the
concept of Consciousness don´t belong to a single school, tradition,
culture, etc. they are and always were universal concepts
- Teacher should teach
based on experience; It is important not to make statements that
cannot be substantiated, etc.
- Meaning of the terms:
meditation, mindfulness, vipassana, zen, Dhyana,etc.
- Introduction to the
roots and History of Meditation
- Chronology of the
evolution of Meditation in the West, teachers and circumstances that
guided this evolution (beat generation, hippies, etc.)
- Philosophy of
Meditation
- Ethical Principles of
Meditation
- Introduction and
study of the main scriptures concerning Meditation and its central
themes and contemporary authors (No duality and duality, yoga sutra,
hi hsing ming, tao (tao te ching) ashtavakra gita, heart sutra,
vijnana bhairava tantra, ribhu gita, Cloud of Not Knowing cloud,
eckhart tolle, krishnamurti, etc.
- The history of
Meditation establishes the fact that Meditation prevails and gives
rise to all religions and philosophical systems hence its Universal
nature
- Sexuality as
meditation: tantra, maithuna, etc.
- Abstract and
paradoxical philosophical concepts, described in an integrated way in
the day-to-day reality, that is in a comprehensive and demystified
form
- Brain, Mind,
Consciousness, Memory and Meditation
- 5 senses
- Psychology applied to
meditation: thoughts, mind, conscience, waking state, sleep, deep
sleep, neuroscience, neurobiology, neuroplasticity etc., conscious
and unconscious states, emotions, etc.
- Mental health:
depression, anxiety, mood swings
- Benefits of
Meditation: - List of traditional (spiritual) benefits; List of
scientifically proven physical and mental health benefits
- Creating the habit of
sitting down to meditate regularly through prior understanding of the
scientifically proven benefits that regular meditation practice have
(satisfying the mind)
- Basic understanding
of psychology concerning contraindications of meditation with people
with profound depression or extreme anxiety
Theory of the
process of Meditation and Pránáyáma (breathing techniques)
- The theory and
practice of Pranayama
- Pranayama and
Meditation: Influence of breath in the states of consciousness
- Theory of the process
of Meditation: differentiate the reality of the process of meditation
from imagination, thus having a point of reference for when you teach
and for your own practice
- Creating a "Guide"
of reference of "signposts", pointers or qualia that
"everybody experiences" in the process of meditation
- Create and study a
F.A.Q about the meditation that will inevitably be placed as soon as
you begin to teach, to give knowledge, confidence and integrity so
that the student / prof. answer these questions.
Teaching
Experience
- Great emphasis will
be placed on preparing the future teacher of Meditation for the
actual practical experience of teaching.
- Practical training
with fellow students: train to give all kinds of meditation,
yoganidra, asana sequences to open shoulders and hips etc.
- Supervised teaching
- Assistance in
teaching practical classes / Assisted teaching
- Creating and
presenting lectures on the theme of Meditation
- Philosophical study
groups (satsanga) how to facilitate, etc.-
- Work with beginners,
intermediate and advanced students
- Different ways to
give Meditation Lessons
- Working with private
students
- Silence and
Meditation retreats : how to work in this environment, what to teach,
how to guide the retreat, etc
Other Topics to
be addressed
-Keeping a Meditation
Journal
- Non-dual awareness
- Building and
developing a personal daily meditation practice
- Meditation and
Pregnancy: Benefits, etc.
- Meditation for
children: techniques to use etc
- Meditation with a
partner
- Applying what you
study and practice regularly during the course so that if frictions,
doubts, questions, difficulties, etc. arise, this can be dissolved,
solved, clarified and can also serve as a study tool of Meditation by
teacher and students
Other Topics to be
addressed
-Keeping a Journal of
Meditation: provide example, talk about apps, etc.
- Non-dual awareness
- Building and
developing a personal daily meditation practice
- Meditation and
Pregnancy: Benefits, etc.
- Meditation for
children: techniques to use etc
- Double Meditation /
Pairs
Apply what you study
and practice regularly during the course so that if frictions,
doubts, questions, difficulties, etc. arise, this can be dissolved,
solved, clarified and can also serve as a study tool by teacher and
student
Criteria for joining
the course:
- 1 to 2 years of
regular meditation / yoga practice (minimum 5x per week)
- at least 25 years old
Retreats
The course includes
two weekend retreats (silence from Friday night to Sunday morning)
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