SUNSHINE COAST & BRISBANE
Meditation and Self-Awareness
MENTORSHIP & TEACHER TRAINING
MENTORSHIP & TEACHER TRAINING
Formal Meditation Mentorship
For everyone: Beginners, Yoga Teachers, Coaches, Therapists...
Perhaps you've been misled in thinking that meditation is hard. Or that it's only achievable after sitting cross-legged for 30 years under a bodhi tree. Perhaps you've done courses and learned techniques, but meditation still offers nothing useful in your life. Still, you're looking for that unknown element that will finally change your experience and understanding of meditation. And so, here you are.
There's a part of you (let's call it your ego) that may likely tell you that you can't do this training; that you don't have enough experience or ability; that you're not 'enlightened' enough; that you don't have the time; that you're too old, too young, too shy, too loud, too anxious, too fidgety, too new to this world of meditation, or even that you're beyond it. Yet, here you are.
And somewhere there's a small voice that's curious. That's the voice your ego doesn't want you to listen to... because when you do listen to that curious voice, you begin to embark on change, to grow and to thrive, and your ego starts to lose its grip on you and begins to fade and dissolve. The best bit is, all the way I've got your back and have the know-how to prove your ego wrong!
Perhaps you've been misled in thinking that meditation is hard. Or that it's only achievable after sitting cross-legged for 30 years under a bodhi tree. Perhaps you've done courses and learned techniques, but meditation still offers nothing useful in your life. Still, you're looking for that unknown element that will finally change your experience and understanding of meditation. And so, here you are.
There's a part of you (let's call it your ego) that may likely tell you that you can't do this training; that you don't have enough experience or ability; that you're not 'enlightened' enough; that you don't have the time; that you're too old, too young, too shy, too loud, too anxious, too fidgety, too new to this world of meditation, or even that you're beyond it. Yet, here you are.
And somewhere there's a small voice that's curious. That's the voice your ego doesn't want you to listen to... because when you do listen to that curious voice, you begin to embark on change, to grow and to thrive, and your ego starts to lose its grip on you and begins to fade and dissolve. The best bit is, all the way I've got your back and have the know-how to prove your ego wrong!
Meditation Mentorship - A Training Like No Other
This mentorship program provides a framework that takes all participants through a developmental system progressing from the ground up. More than a course to simply guide you on your way, this mentorship walks you through the practitioner knowledge base for deep understanding. Not only will you develop your own skill and meditation practice to a level of depth and useful application that many do not otherwise experience, but you will also learn how to share this fundamental system to others.
The Mentorship training is for everyone, regardless of previous meditation experience.
The Mentorship training is for everyone, regardless of previous meditation experience.
Practical Meditation
Is there such a thing? Yes. If you can implement practices that positively change your life experience, then those practices are useful and therefore add meaning to your life. All learning in this training is evidence based. Your experience will be founded on what is quite literally occurring within you.
Using progressive building blocks, this very practical training is structured in a very sequential order creating stepping stones on a path to Zen. Your job is to walk the path and keep on it, and when you do, you can't help but arrive at the path's destination. For many, keeping on the path is the hard part. That's where a mentorship becomes very helpful!
With all this said, interestingly, of all the practical benefits we seek from meditation, as our experience develops and deepens, something far more meaningful evolves... quite co-incidentally and often unexplainably. It cannot be taught in a book, nor understood through study. Beyond mental comprehension, this can only become known through experience. We come to know the deeper, multi-faceted, invaluable experience of meditation.
Using progressive building blocks, this very practical training is structured in a very sequential order creating stepping stones on a path to Zen. Your job is to walk the path and keep on it, and when you do, you can't help but arrive at the path's destination. For many, keeping on the path is the hard part. That's where a mentorship becomes very helpful!
With all this said, interestingly, of all the practical benefits we seek from meditation, as our experience develops and deepens, something far more meaningful evolves... quite co-incidentally and often unexplainably. It cannot be taught in a book, nor understood through study. Beyond mental comprehension, this can only become known through experience. We come to know the deeper, multi-faceted, invaluable experience of meditation.
Embodied Awareness
Mindfulness plays a very integral role in the meditation process, but what is the use of mindfulness if it's not changing your life for the better? If you've practiced Mindfulness before, you're probably familiar with becoming aware of your breath, of sensations in your body, of sounds around you, of your environment, and your thoughts and feelings. Maybe you've even become aware of your responses and reactions to the objects you are witnessing. These are very valid practices of mindfulness, and very helpful in the process of making peace with yourself and life. However, the reality for many is that they have practised 'mindfulness' techniques wholeheartedly with very little transfer of positive change into their life. Is there something more to meditation than training your mind to be attentive?
Have you consciously looked at how you interact with the world, and become intimately aware of the 'driver' who is navigating your life in the vehicle of your body? And have you consciously looked at the physical messages your own body is sending you in every single living moment? Palpable, unquestionable messages that point back to your own insecurities, fears and resistances? Have you taken a good, deep look at all that encompasses being you? This. Yes, this. Is Mindful Self Awareness. Mindfulness at its most practical. It's one thing to have tools and practices that improve mindfulness in your life. It's something else to use that mindful awareness and shine it in places that would otherwise remain in the dark! By leaning far enough into this unfamiliar terrain, you can eventually land in it, and broaden your own world.
Gradually over the 3-month period, the 'mental' knowledge of the processes that you develop will be surpassed by an 'experiential' understanding, and following the steps, in time, 'mindfulness' will be superseded by 'awareness' - an experience where the mind has no place at all!
Have you consciously looked at how you interact with the world, and become intimately aware of the 'driver' who is navigating your life in the vehicle of your body? And have you consciously looked at the physical messages your own body is sending you in every single living moment? Palpable, unquestionable messages that point back to your own insecurities, fears and resistances? Have you taken a good, deep look at all that encompasses being you? This. Yes, this. Is Mindful Self Awareness. Mindfulness at its most practical. It's one thing to have tools and practices that improve mindfulness in your life. It's something else to use that mindful awareness and shine it in places that would otherwise remain in the dark! By leaning far enough into this unfamiliar terrain, you can eventually land in it, and broaden your own world.
Gradually over the 3-month period, the 'mental' knowledge of the processes that you develop will be surpassed by an 'experiential' understanding, and following the steps, in time, 'mindfulness' will be superseded by 'awareness' - an experience where the mind has no place at all!
From Novice to Certified Practitioner in 3 months!
Imagine learning something so competently, with so much understanding and depth, that you can go on to teach others what you've learned.
The success of this mentorship is based on
The success of this mentorship is based on
- EDUCATION: Comprehensive learning of the many facets involved with the meditation process.
You will be delivered the what, how and why behind all that I have ever taught over the years, gaining a greater depth of understanding beyond a guided mindfulness course, and beyond meditation itself. - PRACTICE: A Mentorship of consistent, deep, daily practice
You will be guided through the journey of meditation with daily practice over a period of 3 months. - TEACHING: The process of teaching others the methods that you yourself have learned will integrate your own learning and understanding.
As you take your experience a step further, learning to guide others, you will solidify and deepen your own experience in ways that it could not otherwise, and gain an instructor’s insight to meditation
5x Certifications In One!
If you choose, complete the full mentorship you will receive 5x professional applications in one certification.
- Breath Coach
- Relaxation & Restorative Rest Facilitator
- Formal Meditation Teacher
- Embodied Anxiety Therapist
- Self-Awareness Facilitator
Commitment - 3 Month Mentorship
Minimum 100 hour training
- IN PERSON: 6x Fortnightly 1x day in-house trainings 10am-4pm (Saturdays @ Sunshine Coast OR Sundays @ Cleveland).
- IN PERSON: 1x 3-Day Weekend in-house training. (Silent Day Retreat Friday 10-3pm. Saturday & Sunday in-house training 10-4pm).
- ZOOM: 5x Fortnightly group zoom meetings Sundays 8-9.30am Revision, practice & Q&A . This occurs every alternate weekend to the in-house training.
- ONLINE: Recorded guided daily practice Monday to Friday.
- ONLINE: Fortnightly module revision (via Teachable website).
Training Modules
MODULE 1 - THE BREATH
Mechanics of breathing
Relationships between the breath, mind and body
Energetic tendencies of the breath
Breath phases
Bio-sensory techniques to recognise and assist correct dysfunctional breathing
Physical postures to improve breath pattern weaknesses
Progressive breath development
Direct the breath with mastery
Breathing practices for improved breathing mechanics
Breathing practices for particular outcomes
Psychosomatics of the breath
The breath in yoga
Relationships between the breath, mind and body
Energetic tendencies of the breath
Breath phases
Bio-sensory techniques to recognise and assist correct dysfunctional breathing
Physical postures to improve breath pattern weaknesses
Progressive breath development
Direct the breath with mastery
Breathing practices for improved breathing mechanics
Breathing practices for particular outcomes
Psychosomatics of the breath
The breath in yoga
MODULE 2 - RELAXATION & RESTORATIVE REST
Relaxation and the nervous system
Effects of relaxation on brainwaves
Energetic tendencies of the body
Effects of physical tension
Bio-sensory techniques to recognise control, fear and resistance to letting go
The role of the psoas muscle in relaxation
The vagus nerve and relaxation
Teaching relaxation progressively
Relaxation techniques
Restorative rest - yoga positions for relaxation and restoration
Psychosomatics of tension holding patterns
Relaxation in yoga
Effects of relaxation on brainwaves
Energetic tendencies of the body
Effects of physical tension
Bio-sensory techniques to recognise control, fear and resistance to letting go
The role of the psoas muscle in relaxation
The vagus nerve and relaxation
Teaching relaxation progressively
Relaxation techniques
Restorative rest - yoga positions for relaxation and restoration
Psychosomatics of tension holding patterns
Relaxation in yoga
MODULE 3 - FORMAL MEDITATION METHOD
Understanding & the importance of foundations of practice
The mind, brainwaves and meditation
Meditation in Yoga
Meditation myths & hinderances
Routine - what to keep and what to lose
Meditation posture and seat
Preparation sequence
The Self-Awareness Meditation System
Self-regulation
Beyond the structure
The mind, brainwaves and meditation
Meditation in Yoga
Meditation myths & hinderances
Routine - what to keep and what to lose
Meditation posture and seat
Preparation sequence
The Self-Awareness Meditation System
Self-regulation
Beyond the structure
module 4 - working with anxiety
Energetic tendencies of anxiety
Psychosomatics of anxiety
Phsycial effects of anxiety
Restructuring the anxious breath and body
The importance of both movement and stillness in working with anxiety
Exploration of anxiety triggers
Adapted meditation for people with anxiety
Critical daily practices for people with anxiety
Re-routing anxious mind tendencies
Psychosomatics of anxiety
Phsycial effects of anxiety
Restructuring the anxious breath and body
The importance of both movement and stillness in working with anxiety
Exploration of anxiety triggers
Adapted meditation for people with anxiety
Critical daily practices for people with anxiety
Re-routing anxious mind tendencies
module 4 - SPECIALTY MEDITATION MODULES
Yoga Nidra
Sound Meditation
Self Enquiry Meditation
Japa Mala Meditation
Guided Imagery
Individual mindfulness practices
Sound Meditation
Self Enquiry Meditation
Japa Mala Meditation
Guided Imagery
Individual mindfulness practices
MODULE 6 - SELF-AWARENESS
Tool kit for observing how you do you. Observations of:
Posture, Voice, Dialogue, Body Shape, Movement, Gaze, Connection, Sensitivity, Balance, Trust; Letting go, Unexpected Beliefs, Personal Strengths and Weaknesses.
The use of psychosomatics for developing self-awareness.
Grounding concepts into physical, experiential awareness.
Posture, Voice, Dialogue, Body Shape, Movement, Gaze, Connection, Sensitivity, Balance, Trust; Letting go, Unexpected Beliefs, Personal Strengths and Weaknesses.
The use of psychosomatics for developing self-awareness.
Grounding concepts into physical, experiential awareness.
MODULE 7 - practical: working with others
Working with individuals
Teaching in a group setting
Revision of each modality's progressive method
Structure of classes, courses, workshops, retreats
Moving forward, making Meditation and Self-Awareness your business
Teaching in a group setting
Revision of each modality's progressive method
Structure of classes, courses, workshops, retreats
Moving forward, making Meditation and Self-Awareness your business
2023 Dates
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Only 10 students per location. (Where higher demand exists at one of locations, a maximum of 12 participants will be allocated, leaving 8 spaces remaining at the second location).
Investment Options
OPTION 1 - EARLY BIRD: $2,000
Full single upfront payment available until OCTOBER 15, 2022.
OPTION 2 - UPFRONT: $2,500
Full single upfront payment.
OPTION 3 - PAYMENT PLAN: $2,750*
$500 deposit. Full payment required one week prior to mentorship commencement date. Contact Lisa.
Full single upfront payment available until OCTOBER 15, 2022.
OPTION 2 - UPFRONT: $2,500
Full single upfront payment.
OPTION 3 - PAYMENT PLAN: $2,750*
$500 deposit. Full payment required one week prior to mentorship commencement date. Contact Lisa.
Limited to 10 placements per location*
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there any online self-led learning involved?
This training involves a combination of face-to-face and online participation. All ‘learning’ components are delivered in person which is a refreshing way to learn in our modern world of predominantly on-line solo learning. Face-to-face learning allows you to ask questions as they arise, and provides motivation and stimulation from real life engagement, with time for interacting with other like-minded students, and more importantly, hands-on physical experience and practice in a capacity that you just cannot get online. There is no tedious ‘going-it-alone’ learning component.
If I miss a day, can I attend a make-up class at the second venue?
If you are training at the Sunshine Coast and are unable to attend one of your in-house training days, it may be possible to pre-arrange attendance of the same session at Brisbane (and vice-versa). This is at the discretion of the facilitator.
CAN i JUST DO THIS MENTORSHIP for my OWN BENEFIT?
You can absolutely enroll without becoming certified! This training is all about you. Establishing a foundation of self-awareness is core to the program. As a part of the learning however, you will also be shown how to share the skills you have learned with others. This really solidifies the depth of your learning in ways that wouldn’t otherwise be possible. Completing the assessments to become a certified practitioner is entirely up to you!
I have never done meditation before? How will I be able to teach these skills
With the nature and thorough structure of this training, and all of the support you have in the learning process, you will find teaching the skills you have learned becomes an easily accessible and worthwhile pursuit. With structured understanding, guidance, practice and support you’ll be surprised at what you have achieved by the end of the mentorship!
WHO IS THIS TRAINING FOR?
Everyone who is drawn towards it. Anyone interested in meditation and developing self-awareness. Anyone who wants to share the benefits of these techniques with family or friends. Yoga teachers wanting to add new modalities to their offerings. Coaches, therapists, and fitness professionals looking for new, insightful methods and tools to incorporate in their repertoire.
WILL I NEED INSURANCE TO TEACH?
Once certified, you will need insurance to facilitate sessions. Insurance House provides insurance for these modalities.
how in-depth is each module?
While each module has its own designated lesson day, this is not the only time we touch on the content of the module. In fact, this training continually overlaps content, re-iterating learned information, and preparing for modules before you even get there! For example, you will be starting your meditation practice from the very first module, eventhough Meditation doesn't come in until module 3; you will be practicing breath work well beyond module 1; some techniques already learned in previous modules will be applied to the Anxiety module; you will be practicing sharing your new learned skills with others throughout the entire mentorship eventhough we don't approach the teaching module until our final weekend; and the entire process is one of developing self-awareness throughtout the duration of the mentorship, yet Self-Awareness is module number 6!
While I could jam a lot of unnecessary theory, and a lot more content in to this mentorship, I believe in producing competent facilitators who have really dived deep into their learning. It's not realistic to expect competency after covering each module independently from each other, ticking it off and calling it done, and then moving on to the next. Each module in this mentorship builds on the last, and is intertwined with all others for depth and thorough understanding.
I am inherently a teacher. I share my wisdom to my utmost, and ensuring learning is integrated as much as possible is the source of my drive and satisfaction. I have no interest in ticking off boxes.
While I could jam a lot of unnecessary theory, and a lot more content in to this mentorship, I believe in producing competent facilitators who have really dived deep into their learning. It's not realistic to expect competency after covering each module independently from each other, ticking it off and calling it done, and then moving on to the next. Each module in this mentorship builds on the last, and is intertwined with all others for depth and thorough understanding.
I am inherently a teacher. I share my wisdom to my utmost, and ensuring learning is integrated as much as possible is the source of my drive and satisfaction. I have no interest in ticking off boxes.
What is included?
- 9x In-house training days (1x silent retreat day)
- 5x Zoom sessions
- Recorded daily practices
- Online module access
- Private Facebook group for training, support, skill integration, Q&A, and group interaction
- Training manual/templates
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL EXPENSES?
- You will need to bring your own lunch to in-house trainings, or alternatively purchase it from near-by shops.
- Brisbane participants choosing to stay at the Sunshine Coast over the final 3 day weekend, do so at their own expense and by their own arrangement.