Svaroopa^® Vidya Meditation Teacher Training

November 5 - 17

Lokananda Retreat Center, Downingtown PA

Meditation is yoga’s most important practice. Svaroopa^® Vidya Meditation is deep and easy, providing rapid transformation and upliftment. It gives you the experiential knowing of your own eternal essence, which is the true goal of meditation. In our Meditation Teacher Training, you deepen your own inner experience while you prepare to teach others.

“There are six types of teachers. One who simply urges another to meditate is a teacher, motivating self-improvement. The second type points the way down a specific path, while the third explains how the process works, thus giving even a greater gift.

An authorized teacher in a living lineage offers more: showing clearly what is inside, with the fifth type being empowered to be in relationship with their students at a deeper level.

The greatest of them is the sixth, who gives Shaktipat, illumining their student by the grace of the lineage they represent. Which kind of teacher do you want to be?”

- Gurudevi Nirmalananda

What type of teacher will you be? After our 13-day Meditation Teacher Training, you will be an authorized teacher in a living lineage. You’ll be empowered to be in relationship with your students at a deep level. You will have this access because of your relationship with Gurudevi, a Shaktipat master in a living lineage.

You learn to teach a comprehensive meditation course with three class meetings. You give your students access to deep meditation from the very beginning. You are trained to answer their questions, based on your profound understanding of meditation. This comes from the inner experiences you’ve had in the meditations in this training.

You will also practice teaching key sutras about meditation. Thus you can share the teachings of the ancient sages in a way that makes sense in our modern world.

“It was a wonderful opportunity to be immersed in the meditative practices while also learning how to share them with others.” - Kristine F

Learn how to work with the mind in order to go beyond the mind. Meditation reveals your inherent Divinity when it is fueled by the blessing of the masters who already know. It’s the highest teaching you can give to others, the greatest way to serve humankind.

After successful completion of this training, you’ll have many other certifications to explore. From a phone course to in-person immersions and sutra studies, these certifications take you and your students deeper. They give you the skills to help people with their minds as well as to get beyond their minds, to the deeper realms within.

TAUGHT BY

  

Gurudevi Nirmalananda & Swami Samvidaananda

DETAILS

Prerequisites

Shishya Member & must have been completed (or retaken) these programs within 18 months prior to the start of the course:

1)  ONE of these:  Poses for Meditation Teachers, Foundations of Svaroopa^® Yoga OR Foundations Review

2)  PLUS Shaktipat Retreat with Gurudevi Nirmalananda

Successful completion of this course will maintain your Current Standing status as a Meditation Teacher.  For guidance on obtaining your certificate once you have completed training, click here.

Dates & Times

Tuesday November 5 2024 begins with Dinner at 5:30 pm with training going from 7:00 - 9:00 pm

Wednesday November 6  from 5:15 am - 9:00 pm with Breakfast, Lunch, Snack and Dinner included

Thursday November 7  from 5:15 am - 9:00 pm with Breakfast, Lunch, Snack and Dinner included

Friday November 8  from 5:15 am - 9:00 pm with Breakfast, Lunch, Snack and Dinner included

Saturday November 9  from 5:15 am - 9:00 pm with Breakfast, Lunch, Snack and Dinner included

Sunday November 10  from 5:15 am - 9:00 pm with Breakfast, Lunch, Snack and Dinner included

Monday November 11  from 5:15 am - 9:00 pm with Breakfast, Lunch, Snack and Dinner included

Tuesday November 12  from 5:15 am - 9:00 pm with Breakfast, Lunch, Snack and Dinner included

Wednesday November 13  from 5:15 am - 9:00 pm with Breakfast, Lunch, Snack and Dinner included

Thursday November 14  from 5:15 am - 9:00 pm with Breakfast, Lunch, Snack and Dinner included

Friday November 15  from 5:15 am - 9:00 pm with Breakfast, Lunch, Snack and Dinner included

Saturday November 16  from 5:15 am - 9:00 pm with Breakfast, Lunch, Snack and Dinner included

Sunday November 17  from 5:15 am - 12:30 pm with Breakfast, also including Lunch (served at 11:45 am)

Location

Lokananda Retreat Center

116 E. Lancaster Ave, Downingtown PA

Course Confirmation Date

October 22 2024

We confirm the course on or before this date, when we have enough enrollments to confirm. Early rates are available until this date.  We will email you with the latest updates.

Tuition

Enrollment Fees include course tuition, DTS, materials fees and your housing and meals, with details on each below.

Early Tuition (on or before October 22 2024): Members*: $3,931.00; Non-Members: $4,321.00

Standard Tuition: $4,751.00

Materials Fees: $51.00; DTS: $211.00; Housing and Meals: $1,932.00

Total Enrollment Fees:

Early Totals (on or before October 22 2024): Members*: $6,125.00; Non-Members: $6,515.00

Standard Totals: $6,945.00

Postponed H&M: Postpone your Housing & Meals until just before your arrival. Pay for your tuition (early or standard), DTS & materials now, then pay for your Housing & Meals 1 week before your program begins. Contact our Enrollment Team at 610-806-2119 or email.

Course fee on enrollment: Members* early: $4,193.00; Non-Members early: $4,583.00; Standard: $5,013.00

Housing and Meals payment: 1 week before you arrive: $1,932.00

Monthly Payment Plan: First payment on enrollment $2,391.00 plus 30 monthly payments of $175.00, on your preauthorized credit card or bank account. Payment plan total: $7,641.00.

*Memberships that qualify for the discounted early rate: SATYA Membership & Donor Members

More Info

Our Enrollment Advisors will be happy to connect with you and answer any questions - programs@svaroopayoga.org or 610.806.2119