Vishoka Meditation® Teacher Training
Master key techniques to teach Vishoka Meditation and its supporting practices.
- MEDITATION TEACHING CERTIFICATION
- INSPIRE & TEACH OTHERS
- AWAKEN YOUR POTENTIAL
Vishoka Meditation
Uncover new depths in your practice and teaching.
- Learn key principles of a yogic lifestyle and holistic wellness
- Deepen your understanding of diaphragmatic breathing, prana (life force energy), and systematic relaxation
- Master the main body of Vishoka Meditation and its supporting practices
- Expand your capacity to serve your community and the world
Experience the Wisdom of a Living Tradition
Vishoka Meditation is the culmination of decades of work by the Himalayan Institute to bring the Himalayan Tradition’s deeper teachings of meditation to the West.
In-Depth Study & Practice
Experience, and gain insights into, the deeper dimensions of yoga.
Authentic Himalayan Tradition
Connect to an inexhaustible source of inspiration and nourishment.
World Leader in Yoga
Gain skills that will help you excel as a professional yoga teacher.
About This Training:
Overview
Our Vision
Imagine a life free from pain and sorrow, and infused with joy and tranquility. The ancient yogis called this state vishoka, and insisted that we all can reach it. Vishoka Meditation is a comprehensive system of meditation designed to help us reach this experience.
The heart of Vishoka Meditation is a technique that is spiritually-grounded, yet highly systematic and experiential. But Vishoka Meditation is more than technique—it is a living practice supported by a rich body of wisdom, refined over countless generations.
The Vishoka Meditation Teacher Training certification program was created to share the practice of Vishoka Meditation far and wide. We believe meditation is a powerful force for positive change.
If you’re passionate about changing the world, and are a yoga teacher or advanced yoga practitioner interested in sharing meditation with your students and community, this meditation certification program is perfect for you.
About the Tradition of Vishoka Meditation
Vishoka Meditation is grounded in the authentic wisdom of ancient, yet living, tradition embodied by luminaries including Buddha, Patanjali, and a long line of Siddha masters. Drawing upon both yoga and tantra, Vishoka Meditation shares the essence of ancient source texts including the Yoga Sutra, Lotus Sutra and Shiva Sutra.
Passed down for thousands of years, the practice of Vishoka Meditation was distilled for the 21st century practitioner by Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, PhD, a modern-day master, spiritual head of the Himalayan Institute, and successor to Swami Rama of the Himalayas.
Vishoka Meditation is the culmination of decades of work by the Himalayan Institute to bring the Himalayan Tradition’s deeper teachings of meditation to the West. This system of meditation is fully grounded in the eight limbs of yoga, and further enriched by essential teachings of tantra and yoga lifestyle.
Training Curriculum
- Comprehensive coverage of the main body of Vishoka Meditation as well as all of its supporting and preparatory practices, as noted in the Vishoka Meditation book.
- A focus on understanding and gaining experiential proficiency in a precise set of meditative techniques designed to unite mind and breath, and turn them inward.
- Thorough review of how diaphragmatic breath training and sitting posture are the foundation for Vishoka Meditation.
- Understanding the role of prana, pranic-awareness, pranically-oriented asana and systematic relaxation in Vishoka Meditation, including both theory and practice.
- Key principles of yogic lifestyle and holistic wellness that underpin Vishoka Meditation.
- The methodology for sequencing and prioritizing the various practices, particularly the preparatory and supporting practices, which fall within the system of Vishoka Meditation.
- Understanding how the practice of Vishoka Meditation can be expressed to meet your student’s unique needs.
- Key teaching techniques which are required to effectively teach Vishoka Meditation and its supporting practices.
- Exploring the relationship between Vishoka Meditation and other styles and traditions of yoga and meditation.
- Exploring the wisdom tradition which is the source of Vishoka Meditation, including key masters and source texts in this tradition and their relationship to Vishoka Meditation.
- Comprehensive training in the family of Vishoka Meditation educational products that the Vishoka Meditation Teacher Training certification qualifies you to teach, including reviewing class outlines and other curriculum materials which you can use to teach Vishoka Meditation.
- Vishoka Meditation brand guidelines and best practices to be an effective Vishoka Meditation ambassador.
Program Dates
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Program Cost
$1,299 (includes Teacher Manual, handouts, and other course materials)
$108 non-refundable application fee
Program Schedule
Click below to download the schedule to the April 2022 Vishoka Meditation® Teacher Training
Please feel free to contact us with any questions.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (570) 616-0824
Testimonials
All of the preparatory practices which led to Vishoka have been transformative for my personal practice. I have been meditating for over a decade and in the past few weeks, I have slowed down and opened to the beauty that lies in effortlessness. I loved the simplicity and it has given me new confidence to just teach!
— Leah K.
As someone who has been meditating for years with a different inner experience, feeling the fullness and richness of Vishoka Meditation makes daily practice a joy. Vishoka Meditation is by far the very best system of meditation I’ve ever experienced. I could feel the difference as soon as I began practicing.
— Rita S.
I realized about halfway through the course that this is the real deal. I believe Vishoka crosses all spiritual traditions throughout history and throughout the world. The master teachers of this course were terrific guides in the art of teaching meditation, but the true teacher was the practice of the Vishoka technique itself.
— Janese K.
Video Testimonial
Mary Johnston-Coursey, CVMT
Salt Lake City, UT
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Phone: (570) 616-0824
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Prerequisites
- Completion of the Vishoka Meditation Course and the Vishoka Meditation 40-Day At-Home Practice
- Required reading: Vishoka Meditation
- A 200-hour yoga teacher training certification from a Yoga Alliance recognized yoga school OR comparable proficiency in yoga
Recommended Background
- 500-hour yoga teacher training certification from a Yoga Alliance recognized yoga school
- Prior participation in advanced trainings with Pandit Rajmani Tigunait and other HI Faculty
- 3+ years of experience teaching yoga
Application Information
- Attendance in this certification program is by application only.
- Price: $1299
- plus one-time non-refundable $108 application fee
- Pre-Training Assignments: please note there are two pre-training assignments that must be completed one week before the start day of training
- Vishoka Meditation Book Study Assignment
- Self-reflection essay / practice journal after completing the Vishoka Meditation 40-Day At-Home Practice.
- Post-Training Assignments and Certification Process
- Complete the Vishoka Meditation Teacher Training course
- Successfully complete the Vishoka Meditation Teacher Certification knowledge assessment. This is an at-home proficiency assessment on the material covered in the Vishoka Meditation book and Vishoka Meditation Teacher Certification course.
- Self-reflection essay / practice journal after completing a post-training 40-day Vishoka Meditation at-home practice.
- Self-reflection essay / teaching journal after having completed 30 hours of practice teaching of Vishoka Meditation.
- Annual certification dues of $108
Scholarships Available:
Scholarships are available for this program through the Himalayan Institute Mission Scholarship Fund
Have a Question? Contact Us:
Phone: (570) 616-3329 or (800) 822-4547 x91
Email: [email protected]
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