Meditation Instructor Course
Become a certified Life Awareness™ Meditation Instructor
Welcome to our Meditation Instructor Course, designed for therapists, coaches, yoga- and breathwork teachers that are seeking to deepen their own practice and learn how to guide others skillfully and effectively into meditative experiences and insights.
This course will empower you with the confidence and understanding necessary to lead meditations, organize workshops and be a professional and effective instructor.
Next available live course:
Our next course with live sessions begins on:
November 8
Welcome to our Meditation Instructor Course, designed for therapists, coaches, yoga- and breathwork teachers that are seeking to deepen their own practice and learn how to guide others skillfully and effectively into meditative experiences and insights.
This course will empower you with the confidence and understanding necessary to lead meditations, organize workshops and be a professional and effective instructor.
Next available live course:
Our next course with live sessions begins on:
September 27
November 8
What Previous Students Say About the Course
“This course has given me so much in profound understanding of myself, the benefits of meditation and breathwork. It is organized and delivered in an amazing way full of deep knowledge, empathy and richness on so many different levels. I’m honoured to have taken this course and the one on breathwork that complete and harmonize beautifully together. Deep gratitude for your effort and generosity. Highly recommended to anyone on their path of awakening and search for deeper meaning and personal fulfillment.”
– Enea Slavic, Psychologist
Become an authentic Teacher with True Skill and Presence
- You may have deep insights and years of practice — but still find it hard to communicate your wisdom clearly and impactfully.
- You’ve taken course after course, yet still wonder: “Who am I to teach when I don’t have it all figured out?”
- Maybe just the thought of leading a group makes you nervous.
- Or you feel called to go deeper into the science and ancient teachings on meditation — but with so much to learn, don’t know where to begin.
- That’s why we created the Meditation Instructor Course — a complete training to help you teach with skill, depth, and confidence.
Over 3.500 people have joined our other instructor courses.
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Who Is This Meditation Teacher Training Course For?
This course is for:
✓ Meditation Enthusiasts: Individuals with a genuine interest in meditation looking to deepen their knowledge and practice.
✓ Breathwork & Pranayama Instructors: Those who want to expand their expertise and focus on the meditation aspect of their teaching.
✓ Mentors, Teachers and Educators: Educators seeking to specialize in the meditation component of their teaching.
✓ Therapists, Healers and Coaches: Professionals aiming to guide profound meditations for their clients.
✓ Corporate Visionaries: Leaders who want to introduce transformative meditation workshops in the workplace.
✓ Passionate Practitioners: Dedicated individuals who want to explore meditation on a deeper level for personal growth.
Benefits of This Meditation Instructor Course
✓ Professional Certification: Gain the skills and confidence to become a certified meditation instructor.
✓ Inner Transformation: Embark on a profound journey to connect with and live from your true essence.
✓ Guide Others to Empowerment: Support others on their path to healing, self-discovery, and empowerment.
✓ Enhance Your Practice: Elevate your spiritual teaching, coaching, or guidance with advanced meditation tools.
✓ Embody Purpose: Integrate purpose and fulfillment into every aspect of your life and teaching.
✓ Inspire Change: Become a beacon of inspiration and transformation for those around you.
✓ Ethical Growth: Boost your income ethically and sustainably while making a positive impact.
Course Overview
Your Journey to Become a Life-Changing
Meditation Teacher & Guide
The course is a transformational journey that consists of 2 parts (both parts are included in your purchase).
The first part is all about personal practice. For the first four weeks you will be focussed on your personal meditation practice and get familiar with the Life Awareness approach to meditation. You will be doing Michaël’s ‘ pre-recorded ‘Awakening Course’, and have the chance to attend weekly live meditations with Thomas, to establish a first foundational personal practice.
The second part is all about becoming an instructor. For the next four weeks, you will take your practice much deeper, with more advanced techniques, foundations, teaching skills, science behind meditation, and more.
Discover What You'll Learn in Each Module. Click Below to Explore:
We cannot give what we do not have ourselves. In the Art of Meditation course that is included in your purchase you will deepen your self practice and understanding of techniques with Michaël Bijker.
Learn about different techniques of meditation
Develop a daily routine of meditation
Master the art of training your breath and mind through meditation.
Get a profound understanding of the workings of the mind and emotions.
Learn simple & effective stretching and strengthening routines.
This part will take around 4 weeks. How much time you need for this depends on your experience. It is not needed to have finished it before starting the instructor training. Meditation is a life-long journey.
Part 2:
The second part is an inner transformation journey of five weeks, guided by Thomas Mathias.
Five Live Sessions with live Q&A, inspiring philosophy and theory sessions, every Saturday at 4 p.m. London/Lisbon time
Deepening your self-practice and cultivating your presence in your own life and as an instructor.
Teaching methods for confidence, and to become and inspiring and effective teacher
Setting your goals & learning skills on conscious business side of facilitation & teaching.
Each week, we’ll focus on one essential pillar to support you in becoming the best Meditation Instructor you can be — someone who creates real, positive change in the lives of others.
You’re also warmly invited at any point to attend additional Live Meditations with Thomas, open to the public. To stay updated, join the WhatsApp community[here].
Week 1:
Foundations of Meditation
In our first week, we lay the groundwork for your journey as a meditation instructor. You’ll develop a deep understanding of meditation, explore its roots in Yoga, Vedanta, Tantra, Taoism, and Buddhism, and build a strong personal practice.
✔ Introduction to Meditation & Its Benefits
✔ Understanding Why We Meditate
✔ History & Lineages of Meditation
✔ Traditional Chants to Open & Close Sessions
✔ Postures & Breathing Techniques for Meditation
✔ Guided Meditation Practices
✔ Building a Strong Foundation for the Weeks Ahead
Week 2:
Deepening the Practice & Teaching Tools
This week expands your meditation toolkit by introducing a variety of techniques, practical teaching methods, and ancient philosophies. You’ll also learn how to create a powerful, immersive meditation experience for yourself and your students.
✓ Learn 8+ Meditation Techniques
✓ Introduction to the Life Awareness Method: our signature sequence of breathwork and movements to achieve quicker and deeper meditation
✓ Learning the three stages of meditation
✓ Deepening your understanding of ancient philosophies
✓ Learning to use tools and sensory experiences in your practice like mala beads, fragrances, sounds
✓ Techniques for creating an inviting atmosphere and establishing the right ambiance.
✓ Learning Yoga Nidra
✓ Learn Scripts and Sequences for Teaching.
Week 3:
Advanced Meditation and Methodology
Now, we move into higher-level meditation techniques and refine the art of teaching. You’ll gain insight into trauma-informed teaching, energy cultivation, and guiding students into deeper states of awareness.
✓Teaching Meditation Effectively & Adapting to Different Audiences
✓ Trauma-Informed Teaching: Holding Space for Others
✓ Energy Management for Instructors
✓Advanced Meditation Practices & Self-Cultivation
✓Introduction to Classical Tantra & Its Methods
✓Advaita Vedanta & Accessing Non-Dual Awareness
✓ Integrating Personal & Teaching Practice
Week 4:
Becoming a Meditation Instructor & Growing Your Presence
In our final week, we focus on applying your knowledge in real-world settings—whether that means leading private sessions, creating online courses, or integrating meditation into your existing work. You’ll learn the fundamentals of conscious business, community building, and financial sustainability as an instructor.
✓ Integrating Meditation into Coaching, Therapy, & Other Professions
✓ Building an Online & Offline Presence as an Instructor
✓ Using Social Media & Content Creation Effectively
✓ Conscious Business & Money Mindset for Spiritual Entrepreneurs
✓ Learn to Organize Your First Workshop, Retreat, or Private Session
✓ Creating Free & Paid Offerings to Grow Your Student Base
Meet Your Teacher:
Michaël Bijker
A Mission to spread Knowledge, Well- Being and Wisdom
yogalap founder Michaël Bijker has been improving the mental and physical well-being of tens of thousands of people around the world from all genders, backgrounds, and walks of life.
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True change in the world begins within — when each of us starts to shine the light of our own source into the world.
THOMAS MATHIAS
Thomas is an international yoga teacher, coach and meditation guide. Since 2019, he has been sharing his work globally with renowned organizations and platforms, offering yoga and meditation courses, co-living experiences, silent retreats, and private mentorships. Known for his grounding presence and insightful talks, Thomas draws from a variety of ancient traditions and modern science to inspire effective spiritual practice and deep transformation.
What is included Course?
VIDEO LECTURES:
Get access to over 35 hours of high-definition video tutorials, workbooks, and lectures. These resources are designed to provide comprehensive instruction and deepen your understanding of these life-changing techniques.
LIVE Q&A SESSIONS:
Join 5 live group sessions with Thomas. These interactive sessions allow you to ask questions, gain deeper insights into the techniques, and learn how to become an inspiring breathwork teacher.
SELF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM:
Benefit from daily journaling and weekly 'Inner Guidance' sessions. With expert guidance and support, you'll cultivate a robust self-practice and daily routine that can profoundly transform your life..
TEMPLATES:
Everything you need to find clients, craft promotional emails, and plan your breathwork sessions. These tools are designed to help you build and expand your practice effectively.
MOVEMENT & WARM-UP PRACTICES:
Learn techniques from QiGong and Yoga to complement your sessions. These practices are designed to prepare your body and mind, ensuring a holistic and enriched breathwork experience.
ONE YEAR FULL ACCESS:
Enjoy unlimited access to all course materials for a full year. This allows you to revisit and refine your skills at your own pace, ensuring you get the most out of your learning experience.
What our students love about our instructor courses
Who is this course for?
This meditation teacher course is designed for: Passionate meditators who want to share their practice: Who like to share their practice and want to develop the skills to do so effectively. Yoga and Breathwork Teachers: Already, or yet to be, certified instructors seeking to specialize more deeply in teaching meditation. Professionals: Therapists, consultants, coaches, event organizers, or corporate professionals looking to integrate meditation into their work or workplace in the form of workshops, or guided meditations by the beginning of meetings.
What does this course offer?
Deep Insight: Cultivate a thorough and personal understanding of meditation. Skills and Confidence: Learn how to guide diverse individuals skillfully through transformative experiences, gain a thorough and broad understanding of the practice, and overcome any imposter syndrome. Broad Knowledge: Explore meditation traditions, their rich history, and modern scientific insights to communicate effectively with students. Professional Development: Build your presence as a teacher in-person and online. Whether you’re starting your teaching journey or enhancing an existing practice, this course equips you with everything you need to inspire and guide others in meditation.
Start your teacher journey today!
Become a Certified Meditation Instructor and learn how to inspire, heal & support others by using scientifically proven techniques.
Join the Breath is Life Course:
- One of the most complete Meditation Instructor courses out there.
- Create wonderful change in your environment and be an inspiration to others.
- Develop yourself by teaching others using your mind & heart.
- Interactive course with live sessions with Thomas.
- Access to a community with Instructors from all around the world breathing together.
Bonuses:
- Bonus:Journaling assignments to get the most out of yourself as a teacher.
- Bonus:‘Awakening‘ course:
- Bonus:The business side of being an instructor – learn how to monetize your skills
Investment: 899€
349€
(360USD)
Frequently Asked Questions
It can happen that you cannot join some of the Live Q&A sessions for whatever reason. It is of course best to join them, however, if you can’t join the live session it is still possible to watch it afterward as well. All students will get exclusive access to all recorded material.n text goes here
No, this course does not provide YACEP (Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider) accreditation. However, upon successful completion, you will receive a Yogalap certificate, which recognizes your participation and the knowledge gained during the course. This certification is a testament to the advanced meditation techniques and teachings you’ve learned and can support your journey as a meditation instructor.
To join the Meditation Instructor course one must have:
First complete the ‘Awakening’ course. This course is included. (See Course here)
A since desire to share this knowledge and not only use it for business purposes
A strong commitment for the coming 4 weeks to spend 2 x 40 minutes a day to learn more about the techniques and to become a great teacher.
We’re pleased to offer a one-time free rescheduling service. If you still need more time to start the course after that, we ask for a small administration fee of 20EUR. Please send the new starting date in an email to info@yogalap.com.
There will be 5 live sessions, all on Saturday at 3 PM London time. They will take around 60 minutes.
You will receive a link before the session. Just follow the link on any of your devices and you can join the live group session straight away.
The live sessions are an important part of the course where we dive into the philosophy, science and practice of meditation, live together. This is the chance to ask any questions and fully prepare yourself to be a great instructor in the future.
The main focus will be on understanding our three main categories of meditation:
Breath, Body, and Being
Which has everything to do with the stages in Yoga of Concentration, (Dharana), steady Awareness (Dhyana), and ultimately moving into Beingness (Samadhi).
So the main techniques you will learn are:
✓ Breath Awareness
✓ Body Awareness
✓ Beingness
Other techniques you will learn to do and understand their benefit are:
✓ Candle Flame
✓ Mantra japa practice
✓ Loving Kindness (Metta)
✓ Ho’oponopono
✓ Chakra meditation
✓ Tantric meditation
✓ Vedantic meditation
✓ Meditation with eyes open and closed
✓ Yoga Nidra
In this 5-week course it is not only the goal to be knowledgable in the facts scientific facts and know-how of breathwork, but also to BE a good teacher by developing your own practice and get clear what your true goal is in life and what could be blocking you from reaching this.
So, besides watching and studying the pre-recorded lectures, you will also have to do daily meditation sessions (either guided sessions or by yourself) and make daily journaling assignments. This will take around 2 × 40 minutes of your day, depending on the session you want to do.
The preliminary Awakening course takes four weeks, and the Instructor takes an additional 4-weeks, and consists of the following elements you will have to do every day, in your own time at your own pace:
Watch/ study the pre-recorded video lectures and written lectures. (5 – 20 minutes per lecture)
Daily journaling assignment for the morning and evening (this will take about 5-10 minutes per session)
Doing a breathwork session by yourself or do one of the guided sessions that are included in the course. (30 – 50 minutes per session)
Also, there will be live Q&A sessions. If you somehow cannot join them, you can watch a recording of the session. There will be:
1 live welcoming video session with an explanation and a short meditation to set your intention for your path to becoming a great teacher.
4 live video sessions with Q&A of around 60 minutes every Saturday during the 4-week course at 16:00 (London time)
During the 5-week course, there will be 5 live sessions every Saturday at 15:00 – London Time.
In case you cannot make it to the live sessions, which of course can happen, you can watch a recording of the session.
You’ll have one year of access to the course material.
It is our mission to share this knowledge with as many people as possible, not to make it a business. There are of course a lot of costs made and people have to be paid (a programmer, web designer, marketing personnel, advertisements, instructors, etc). This is what we feel is a fair price to pay for this knowledge, to have the commitment and to support our project.
In order to receive a certificate of completion, one must have done all the lectures and must pass the test at the end of the course. You will then receive your certificate in the app!
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