The 5 Best Meditation Teacher Training Programs Online in 2022
The 5 Best Meditation Teacher Training Programs Online in 2022
Whether you’re looking to build a career as a meditation teacher, or simply dive deeper into your own personal practice, a Meditation Teacher Training (MTT) course may be right for you.
While most countries do not require meditation teachers to be licensed or certified, a good MTT course can:
- Help you learn new techniques
- Hone your teaching skills
- Learn what to do (and what not to do) for teaching individuals and groups
- Deepen your personal practice
- Build your confidence as a teacher
The certification can help you feel more confident in offering your services as a meditation teacher, improve your ability to gain new clients and even get (and accept) insurance.
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Meditation Teacher Training Is More Than a Certificate
For millennia, meditation teacher training was mostly provided in monasteries and ashrams. But in our internet age, online meditation teacher training has become the new normal.
Some online MTTs provide only one or two hours of instruction, and viola – you’re a certified meditation teacher!
While this can sound nice if all you want is a piece of paper that says you’re “certified,” it does not do much to build your knowledge, wisdom, practice, presence, confidence, impact, professional network or career.
Not all meditation teacher trainings are created equally.
The good news is that there are really powerful and transformative online meditation teacher training programs that can truly help you become a powerful, successful and impactful meditation teacher.
Below are the top five best online meditation teacher training programs in 2022.
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5 Best Online Meditation Teacher Training Courses:
1. Meditation Magazine’s 200-hour Meditation Teacher Training course (MTT-200)
Meditation Magazine’s MTT-200 brings together eleven of Meditation Magazine’s top teachers & authors to create one of the world’s most comprehensive meditation teacher training courses. The great power in the MTT-200 comes from “learning from specialists.” Think: trauma specialists, child meditation specialists and breathwork specialists, offering their expertise.
Every teacher in the MTT-200 provides intimate insights into how they built their successful careers as meditation teachers, so you can do the same. This course also helps you develop your own practice and provides tools to become a successful full-time meditation teacher.
Fully Online: Yes, this course is fully online. There are pre-recorded videos and live Zoom sessions, but you don’t have to be in any specific location
Format: 12-Week Course (which includes the live sessions & mentorship), or the “DIY” track (access to videos & course materials, but no live/interactive/mentorship sessions)
Teacher(s): Kevin Ellerton, Dr. Jenelle Kim, Prince Daniels Jr, Nhi Nhi Le, Thara Natalie, Brett Cotter, Isabelle Baker, Mark Van Buren, Forrest Neal, Dr. Mansi Vira and Ronn Pawo McLane
Meditation Technique(s): Breathwork (5 different types), Metta, Tibetan bowls, “Awakening”, Shikantaza, Mindfulness, Chakras, Body-scan, Zen koans, Standing and walking meditation, Karma yoga, meditation for kids, meditation for traumatized individuals and more
Accreditations: The Meditation Organization and International Mindfulness & Meditation Alliance
Length: 12 weeks
Additional Bonuses:
- Comprehensive Meditation Teacher’s Manual with dozens of styles of meditations
- MTT-200 graduates’ names are published in Meditation Magazine and can get coaching leads through listing
- Direct access to publishing articles in Meditation Magazine
- Graduates can use Meditation Magazine logo on their websites
- Graduates can livestream meditations to Meditation Magazine’s 20k+ social followers
- Graduates can “moderate” (and possibly attract clients) in Meditation Magazine’s Facebook group
- Graduates get a one-on-one mentorship and career building session
Price: $3000 for the Full 12-Week program, or $1500 for the “DIY” Track. Scholarships and discounts are available; schedule an appointment to discuss.
2. Sounds True’s Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program
This is the most expensive course on our list, coming in at $8,700… and for good reason. Sounds True’s Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certificate Program is a two-year course, with live training from big-name meditation teachers like Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield.
This course combines online videos with live Zoom trainings, teaching practices and Q&As. It also features video lessons from Eckhart Tolle, Dan Siegel, George Mumford, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel and Kristin Neff. It includes a “Cultural Sensitivity Training” so you can teach a wide variety of people from all demographics.
Format: Pre-Recorded Videos & Live Sessions
Fully Online: Yes, this course is fully online. There are pre-recorded videos and zoom sessions, but you don’t have to be in any specific location
Teacher(s): Tara Brach, Jack Kornfield (with “guest appearances” by Eckhart Tolle, Dan Siegel, George Mumford, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, Kristin Neff, Van Jones and several other guest teachers
Meditation Technique(s): Mindfulness
Accreditations: International Mindfulness Teachers Association
Length: 2 years
Price: $8,700
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