certification for meditation teachers.
accreditation for meditation schools & courses.
Our panel of seasoned meditation teachers & therapists are focused on certifying and accrediting the next generation of meditation programs, schools, courses, and teachers.
Certified meditation teacher (CMT)
Diplomas & Certificates for Professional Meditation Teachers
After a powerful, transcendent meditative experience, it’s only natural to want to share that bliss & happiness with the people around you. Many people find a calling in the field of meditation — even a life mission, a purpose in life — to help other people experience the profound and life-altering beauty of meditation as well.
On the other hand, there are snake-oil-gurus who just want to make money off of a trend, tricking gullible aspirants into ineffective “meditation techniques” with wild claims, and sometimes even outright lies.
We separate the wheat from the chaff, and give certifications to the meditation teachers who deserve them. We have specific qualifications that we look for before certifying Certified Meditation Teachers (CMTs).
We are a secular and non-denominational organization, and therefore we do not discriminate based on type, style, technique, or tradition of meditation. What we look for in teachers is:
Personal Meditation Practice (Daily)
To receive certification as a professional meditation teacher, applicants must certify that they have maintained a daily meditation practice for a period of at least three months leading up to the certification date, or at least one year in a previous time period.
Passion for Meditation
Passionate teachers inspire others, and provide motivation for new meditators to persevere on their own meditative journeys. Teachers who are just in it for the money generally do more harm than good to the students that they presume to help.
Understanding of Meditation
Whereas hard sciences like math and physics are rather concrete, meditation lives at the intersection between art and science. As something that deals with such subjective experiences, meditation can be a nebulous thing. Some people have a deep understanding of what meditation is, how to do it, what it’s about, and what it can do. Others simply do not. We make sure that our teachers have a deep understanding of meditation before bestowing certification.
Clarity of Communication
Even passionate meditators with a deep understanding must be able to communicate it in order to teach. We only certify teachers who are able to communicate clearly what meditation is, how to do it, and why it helps.
Ability to Convey Meditative States
Good meditation teachers must be able to communicate more than just the understanding of meditation; they must also be able to inspire meditative states in others. Conveying meditative states is more about holding the state inside of one’s self, and allowing students to perceive it, emulate it, and even absorb it, through body language, facial expressions, voice tone, and more.
Having Completed An Accredited Course or Passed A Certification Exam
All of the above qualifications are covered in our accredited Meditation Teacher Courses (MTCs) and our Meditation Certification Exams (MCEs). Teachers who have gone through an accredited course and/or passed a certification exam receive a Certified Meditation Teacher certificate or diploma from The Meditation Organization.
Accreditation for meditation courses & schools
Accreditation for Meditation Courses, Schools, and Programs
In order for meditation courses, schools, and programs to be able to certify new meditation teachers, there must be some level of accountability for the courses.
We are a secular and non-denominational organization, and therefore we do not discriminate based on type, style, technique, or tradition of meditation. What we look for in schools, courses, and programs is:
- The courses are taught by certified meditation teacher(s)
- The school, course, or program does not claim to teach the “one true form of meditation,” and provides students with the understanding that there are many beautiful meditation techniques & traditions that go beyond the ones taught in the course
- The course is taught (or filmed) in a pleasant environment (peaceful, quiet, easy to concentrate, conducive to meditation, professional, beautiful)
- The course is able to convey at least one form of meditative state
- The course includes an exam and/or certification process that verifies students’ qualifications (see CMT section above) before bestowing CMT diplomas.