Topics covered in this course:
Section 1: Technique Training and Practices (TTP)
TTP 101 – Preparations for Meditation
- Clean your bowels
 - Comfortable Cloth
 - Meditation room, a sacred space
 - Do not think about the past
 - Meditate faces forward
 - Do not attempt to do any meditation exercises when you are tired
 - Get a quiet place where you can meditate.
 - Prepare your mind
 - Cleansing your mind and body
 - Regularity
 
TTP 102 – Postures of Meditation
- Sukhasana (easy pose)
 - Swastikasana (auspicious pose)
 - Siddhasana (accomplished pose for men)
 - Padmasana (lotus pose)
 - Arddha Padmasana (half-lotus pose)
 - Vajrasana (thunderbolt pose)
 - Bhadrasana (gracious pose)
 - Dhyana Veerasana (hero’s meditation pose)
 
TTP 103 – Pranayama / Breathing Exercises before Meditation
- Pranayama
 - Naadi (Energy Channel)
 - Chakra (Energy Center)
 - The Koshas
 - Subtle Bodies
 - Five Vayus (Airs)
 - Three Aspects of Pranayama
 - Essential Guidelines of Pranayama
 - Types of Pranayama
 
TTP 104 – Concentration developing exercises
- Trataka (Gazing)
 - Nasikagra Mudra (Nose Tip Gazing Mudra)
 - Shambhavi Mudra (The Eyebrow Center Gazing Gesture)
 - Visualization
 - Mindful Walking
 - Sitting Still in a Chair
 - Fix Gaze on Fingers
 - Fix Eyes on Outstretched Glass
 - Concentrate on Opening and Closing Fists
 - Concentration Increases the Sense of Smell
 - Concentration on the Within
 - Concentrating on Sleep
 - Practice Talking Before a Glass
 - Controlling Desires
 - When You Read
 - Watch Concentration
 
TTP 105 – Mantra Meditation
- How Mantra works for mind and body?
 - What is a Meditation Mantra?
 - Why do we recite mantras 108 times?
 - How to Begin Your Mantra Meditation
 - Guru Mantra
 - Spiritual Mantra
 - Deity Mantra
 - Personal Mantras
 - Mangala Mantra
 
TTP 106 – Vigyan Bhairav Tantra 112 Meditation techniques
TTP 107 – Body Scan
TTP 108 – Yoga Nidra
- Introduction
 - How Yoga Nidra works
 - How Yoga Nidra restores health?
 - Experiences in Yoga Nidra
 - Doctrine of Karma
 - Karmic experiences
 - Extrasensory experiences
 - General Suggestions
 - Need for a qualified teacher
 - Preliminary Asanas
 - Position
 - How the practice is given
 - Guidelines for ensuring a successful practice
 - Techniques and Practice
 - Short Class Transcription
 - Long Class Transcription
 
TTP 109 – Chakra Meditation
TTP 110 – Patanjali’s Meditation Sutra
TTP 111 – Hatha Yoga Meditation Sutra
TTP 112 – Dynamic Meditation
TTP 113 – Sankhya Meditation
TTP 114 – Vedantic Meditation
TTP 115 – Adwait Meditation
TTP 116 – Transcendental Meditation
TTP 117 – Buddha’s Meditations
- Vipassana
 - Anapan Sati (Mindfulness of Breathing)
 - Zen Meditation
 - Mindfulness
 
Section 2: Philosophy Psychology Lifestyle Ethics (PPLE)
PPLE 201 – The Philosophy, Psychology & History of Meditation
- Hinduism
 - Jainism
 - Buddhism
- Lankavatar Sutra
 - Diamond Sutra
 - Zen
 
 - Sikhism
 - Patanjali’s Yoga Sūtra
 - Ethics
 - Practice
 
PPLE 202 – Secular Applications
- Psychotherapy
 - Clinical applications
 - Meditation in the workplace
 - Sound-based meditation
 
Section 3: Human Anatomy & Meditation (HAM)
HAM 301 – Respiratory System
HAM 302 – Endocrine System
HAM 303 – Nervous System
- Neuroscience
 - Neuroplasticity
 
Section 4: Professional Essentials (PE)
PE 401 – Teaching Methodology
- How to conduct Guided Meditation
 - The difference between Guiding Meditations & Teaching Meditation
 - Important Aspects of Guided Meditation
 - 7 Steps to Guide Someone through a Meditation
 
PE 402 – Tools & Props of Meditation
- Types of Meditation Props
 
PE 403 – Professional Development