Meditation Teacher Training

Begins April 7

On-Site & Online

Learn to teach deep meditation. Your students will experience an inner depth that is both profound and easy. You are giving people the gift of their own Divine Essence. 

Svaroopa^® Vidya Meditation is known for being deep and easy, providing rapid transformation and upliftment. Your students dive deep because you become an authorized representative of an ancient yogic tradition. 

The first step is to deepen your meditations. This is why your training begins with an On-Site immersion. Each day features longer meditation periods, along with meditation instruction and teachings that support your inner expansion. 

Then you learn how to put it into words. Based in the texts and teachings, you learn how to guide others in their own inner process. Your ability to share these ancient truths is augmented by the Shaktipat Day included in your training retreat.

Returning home, you are supported by daily Online meditations with Gurudevi plus a weekly satsang. Online classes meet weekly for six months, giving you more sutras and texts to teach from. They continue deepening your inner experiences as well as your understanding of them. Plus you hone your communication skills as you learn to teach about bliss and awareness.

It is a Grace-filled process, for we are riding on the shoulders of the spiritual giants of our lineage.  Their teachings and blessings make meditation easy as well as deep. 

Upon graduation, you are ready to teach an "Intro to Meditation" course with three class meetings.  In each class, you give your students progressively more powerful tools for their meditations.  Plus you are trained to answer their questions and help them with practicalities.

Training Format 

You cannot teach what you do not know. This is why your training as a Meditation Teacher focuses first on your own meditations. Easy and deep - yes.

Your training begins with a 6-day On-Site Training Retreat, which includes a Shaktipat day. Longer meditation periods unfold day-by-day, supported by meditation instruction and teachings that fuel your inner expansion.

The training was so good, I linger still. I move differently, I live differently. My mind is much more subdued, my awareness much more awake. – Phil M. 

Then your Online classes meet weekly for six months. Also included is daily participation in Gurudevi's Meditation Club plus a weekly satsang with her. Your week is filled with conscious support for your continuing experience of Consciousness, 

Your teacher training culminates in a two-day Online Retreat, which you do from home. It gives you everything you need to begin teaching. Plus you get mentoring afterward, supporting your first class series.

In total, your live session training sessions encompass 350 hours, including:

Deepening Your Meditations - 225 hours

Texts & Teachings - 75 hours

Teaching Protocols & Mentoring - 50 hours

You will be completing reading, studying and writing assignments. Your total time investment will vary depending on the time it takes you personally for your assignments.

Your deepening inward serves others as well as you. You learn how to help them with their aches and pains as well as their crazy-busy mind. And how to live from a deeper and more fulfilling inner center. 

What You Will Teach 

You are trained to teach an "Intro to Meditation" course with three class meetings. Each class features progressively more powerful tools for your students’ meditations. You are also trained to answer their questions and help them with practicalities. 

It was an amazing mind opening experience at once grounding me in my Self and in the teachings. - Karen S. 

In addition to being thoroughly trained to teach meditation, Gurudevi Nirmalananda injected her rocket fuel to propel us past our minds and well into our Self. - Ruth B. 

Through your own experience along with your training, you serve as a catalyst to your students' inner experiences. Plus your sharing of these ancient mystical truths propels you ever deeper. The teacher learns more every time they teach.

TAUGHT BY

Gurudevi Nirmalananda & Swami Samvidaananda 

DETAILS

Prerequisites

Shaktipat Retreat with Gurudevi (On-Site or Online) 

NOTE: an Online Shaktipat Retreat is available March 20-22 2026, exclusively for Meditation Teacher Training students who need to meet this prerequisite.     

Shishya Member 

Schedule 

On-Site Training Retreat — April 7-12 2026, at Lokananda Retreat Center in Downingtown PA. 

Online Training Meetings (Eastern Time), from April 16-November 30 2026, meeting most Thursdays from 6:30-9:00 pm, with mentoring call timings TBD. 

Daily meditations with Gurudevi in our Meditation Club 

Weekly satsang (meditation program) with Gurudevi — Sunday mornings (or the alternate on Wednesday evenings)

Online Training Retreat — October 27-28 2026 

Dates & Times

ON-SITE RETREAT:

Tuesday April 7 2026 begins with Lunch at 12:30 pm, with training going from 2:00 - 9:00 pm

Wednesday April 8 from 5:15 am - 9:00 pm with Breakfast, Lunch, Snack and Dinner 

Thursday April 9 from 5:15 am - 9:00 pm with Breakfast, Lunch, Snack and Dinner 

Friday April 10 from 5:15 am - 9:00 pm with Breakfast, Lunch, Snack and Dinner 

Saturday April 11 from 5:15 am - 9:00 pm with Breakfast, Lunch, Snack and Dinner 

Sunday April 12 from 6:30 am - 12:30 pm with Breakfast, also including Lunch (served at 11:30 am)

ONLINE TRAINING:

Thursday April 16 from TBD

Thursday April 23 from TBD

Thursday May 7 from 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Thursday May 14 from 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Thursday May 21 from 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Thursday May 28 from TBD

Thursday June 4 from 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Thursday June 11 from TBD

Thursday June 18 from 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Thursday June 25 from TBD

Thursday July 2 from 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Thursday July 9 from TBD

Thursday July 16 from 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Thursday July 30 from TBD

Thursday August 6 from 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Thursday August 13 from TBD

Thursday August 20 from 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Thursday August 27 from 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Thursday September 3 from TBD

Thursday September 10 from 6:30 - 9:00 pm

Thursday September 17 from TBD

Thursday September 24 from 6:30 - 9:00 pm

Thursday October 1 from TBD

Thursday October 8 from 6:30 - 9:00 pm

Thursday October 15 from 6:30 - 9:00 pm

Thursday October 22 from TBD

ONLINE RETREAT: 

Tuesday October 27 2026 from 5:15 am - 9:00 pm 

Wednesday October 28 from 5:15 am - 9:00 pm 

Location

ON-SITE RETREAT:

Lokananda Retreat Center

116 E. Lancaster Ave, Downingtown PA

ONLINE MEETINGS: 

Your online connection link will be emailed to you after you enroll. It comes the day before or the day of the program.

Video and audio participation are both required, as the class is interactive. We need to be able to see your questions budding up or the bliss shining across your face.

Course Confirmation Date

April 1 2026

This training is confirmed.

Tuition

Enrollment Fees include course tuition and your housing and meals, with details on each below.

Early Tuition (on or before April 1 2026): Members*: $4,641.00; Non-Members: $5,111.00

Standard Tuition: $5,621.00

Housing & Meals: $875.00

NOTE: if enrollment exceeds our housing capacity, yogis who register early will be housed and fed at Lokananda, our dedicated retreat facility. 

Yogis who register late will still enjoy Ashram meals, but need to provide their own housing and transportation. We recommend the nearby Home2Suites, where you get a significant discount with the Housing Link you receive upon enrollment.

Materials Fee: $71.00

Total Enrollment Fees:

Early Totals (on or before April 1 2026): Members*: $5,587.00; Non-Members: $6,057.00

Standard Totals: $6,567.00

Postponed H&M: Postpone your Housing & Meals until just before your arrival. Pay for your tuition (early or standard) now, then pay for your Housing & Meals 1 week before your program begins. Contact our Enrollment Team at 610-806-2119 or email.

Course fee on enrollment: Members* early: $4,712.00; Non-Members: $5,182.00; Standard: $5,692.00

Housing and Meals payment: 1 week before you arrive: $875.00

Monthly Payment Plan: First payment on enrollment $2,421.00 plus 24 monthly payments of $200.00, on your preauthorized credit card or bank account. Payment plan total: $7,221.00.

*Memberships that qualify for the discounted early rate: SATYA Membership

More Info

Our Enrollment Advisors will be happy to connect with you and answer any questions - programs@svaroopayoga.org or 610.806.2119