Meditation Training for Therapists
“Through meditation, we can learn to skilfully open the doors to our own psyche and begin the healing process. Psychology without meditation can lack depth; meditation without psychology can lack integration.”
Meditation Training for Therapists
This training is 25 Hours CPD (facilitator-led) with 100 personal practice hours - your daily practice over this time.
2025 Dates:
Module 1: August 2, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Module 2: August 16 & 17, 10:00 - 4:00pm both days
Module 3: September 13 & 14 - 10:00 - 4:00pm both days
1:1 follow up calls scheduled for October and November (two private follow-up sessions after the course is complete)
Registration Closes: July 1, 2025 or when course is at capacity
Space is limited to 10 clinicians
“As someone who has benefited immensely from therapy over the years, I can say with complete clarity that learning how to properly meditate was the game changer. Therapy gave me language and insight—but meditation gave me the space to feel, to witness, and to work with what was arising in real time. The two together have been the foundation of my personal healing and professional evolution. This is why I feel so strongly about supporting therapists in confidently sharing meditation with their clients. When taught well, meditation becomes more than a tool—it becomes a way of being with the whole of human experience. After talking in-depth with many therapists it seems that this program could provide a missing piece.” - Claire Robbie
Whether you want to offer meditation as a stand-alone modality or weave it into your therapeutic work, this training will deepen your practice, sharpen your teaching voice, and equip you to meet the rising need for grounded, embodied guides in this space. The program is informed by neuroscience, psychology, and somatic theory, is evidence-based in its effects on emotional regulation, interoception, and nervous system resilience and complementary to CBT, ACT, IFS, and trauma-informed frameworks
This isn’t spiritual fluff—it’s a grounded, research-informed approach to cultivating long-term self-awareness and nervous system integration.
There is a growing demand for skilled, trauma-informed therapists who can confidently teach meditation—not just as a mindfulness technique, but as a powerful, integrative process for healing and self-awareness and seamlessly incorporate this into their work with their clients.
A Different Approach for Therapists
As clinicians you already bring a rich understanding of the human mind, behaviour, and nervous system and know how to hold safe, attuned space. Many of you are already using mindfulness-based techniques or somatic awareness tools in your work.
This training offers an embodied, structured experience of meditation—not just as a technique, but as a living practice. It gives you the ability to confidently offer meditation as a tool with depth and nuance, from a place of lived insight rather than theoretical knowledge alone.
This immersive, science-backed training is designed specifically for psychologists, psychotherapists, and counselors who want to confidently integrate meditation into their therapeutic work. Tailored for those with an existing understanding of the psyche, this three-module program bridges the gap between theory and embodiment—offering a clear, practical, and trauma-aware approach to teaching meditation. With an emphasis on nervous system regulation, self-awareness, and emotional integration, the course blends ancient meditative wisdom with modern neuroscience and psychology.
Programme Curriculum
Module 1:
Foundations of Practice & Early Forms of Psychology
This module explores the early roots of meditation as a system of self-awareness, regulation, and ethical living—long before it was studied by modern science, it was practiced as a complete framework for understanding the mind.
We trace the origins of meditation through the Eastern traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism, examining ethical frameworks like the Yamas & Niyamas and the Eightfold Path as early psychological systems for cultivating behavioural change, self-inquiry, and emotional resilience.
Topics Covered:
The History of Meditation as an Early Psychological System
Ethics as Scaffolding for Mental and Emotional Health
Modern Buddhism as a Practical Psychology of the Mind
Supporting Your Own Practice
Module 2:
Types of Meditation & The Role of Breath
Not all meditation practices are created equal—and not all brains benefit from the same approach.
In this module, we explore a range of meditative techniques through the lens of neurodiversity, nervous system regulation, and clinical application. You’ll learn how different meditation styles activate different brain networks (e.g., the Default Mode Network vs. Task Positive Network), and how to choose and adapt practices to meet the needs of different individuals—including clients with trauma histories, ADHD, anxiety, or high baseline arousal.
We also explore the powerful synergy between breathwork and meditation, and why breath-based interventions can act as an accessible entry point for those who struggle with seated or silent practice.
What We Cover:
The layers and neuroscience of awareness
An overview of meditation categories: Focused Attention, Open Monitoring, Self-Transcending, and Somatic-Based
How each style influences brain function, interoception, and emotional processing
Breathwork as a nervous system primer and different techniques
Matching the meditation to the mind: how to assess and recommend practice types
Teaching with confidence: guiding practices safely and effectively
Whether you're working with clients with high reactivity, chronic stress, or just trying to expand your own personal repertoire, this module will equip you with a framework for meeting different nervous systems with the right tool—grounded in both tradition and neuroscience.
Module 3:
Meditation as a Self-Therapeutic Tool — Where Psychology Meets Practice
As a clinician, you already understand the architecture of the human mind: trauma, conditioning, ego development, and attachment theory. What this module offers is the missing link—how these psychological frameworks manifest in the actual experience of meditation.
This is where theory meets embodiment. You’ll explore meditation as a self-therapeutic tool—one that can support emotional processing, nervous system integration, and the surfacing of unconscious material, all within a safe and structured container.
This module maps your existing psychological knowledge directly onto meditative practice, equipping you to guide others from a place of insight, integrity, and lived experience.
What You’ll Explore:
The nervous system in meditation—beyond theory, into felt experience
Ego structures, parts work, and identity through the meditative lens
Attachment vs. authenticity and how this shows up in practice
Accessing and integrating subconscious content
Meditation as inquiry and self-guided emotional processing
The physical, emotional, and psychological benefits of long-term practice
Understanding consciousness beyond concept—as direct awareness
The adverse effects of meditation and how to create psychological safety for students
You already know what the mind does. This module shows you what happens when the thinking mind softens—and how to meet what arises with skill, compassion, and structure.”
This is a core module for any therapist or practitioner wanting to guide meditation not just as a technique—but as a profound process of inner work and integration.
How to enroll?
Ongoing Support:
To help you integrate and apply what you’ve learned, all 1:1 you will receive two private follow-up sessions after the course is complete. These check-ins are designed to support your teaching journey—whether you're launching your own offerings, refining your delivery, or navigating real-world challenges as you begin guiding others.
Course fee for Modules 1 - 3 and follow-up sessions:
1 payment of $3,620
2x payments of $1,950
(prices includes GST)
Option to do the course privately 1:1 - get in touch if you would prefer this option.
Additional Certification Pathway: Awareness Insight Meditation Teacher
Additional Fee: $1,820
If you would like to become a certified Awareness Insight Meditation Teacher 500HR, you’ll complete one additional module focused on the mechanics of teaching the AIM course. This includes:
◦ Teaching the 3-Part AIM Course: Structure, Sequence & Delivery
◦ Guidance for Responding to Common Student Challenges
◦ The AIM Facilitator Code of Conduct & Teaching Ethics