Become a 1000hr certified meditation & mindfulness teacher, coach group classes and mentor private students in meditation & life skills, develop your personal practice and inspire your teaching.

Our 2 year program offers a unique perspective on meditation as the foundation for cultivating self-knowledge and confidence in your own goodness and others , as well as deeper levels of insight, and compassion. (The next training begins Jan 2023)

Who is this training for ?

 - People who have never meditated before but are inspired to grow and develop all aspects of their being

- Experienced meditators who would like to deepen their own learning & practice and extend it to the world into local & global communities

- Yoga teachers, school teachers, therapists, social workers, and anyone who wants to offer meditation instruction in a group or one-on-one setting.

By joining our program you will :

- Learn and train in all the domains of mindfulness meditation including variety of techniques, definitions of basic terms and concepts from Buddhist philosophy,  meditations to cultivate forgiveness, compassion, lovingkindness & equanimity

- Identify and assess the five components of Emotional Intelligence: self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy and social skills.

- Learn the science & importance of Self compassion and how to unlock your student’s natural compassion

- Apply your learning to negative self talk, self criticism and self sabotage
Identify habits and patterns that hold you back, learn strategies to replace bad habits with positive ones both for yourself and your students

- Learn about the varieties of meditative experience in different traditions around the world

- Learn how to write, structure  and confidently give Dharma talks, teach the practices you have learnt, develop skills for leading individual students, groups and classes, how to  field questions from your students and how to lead group discussions

- Gain skills that apply everything you have learnt to relationships, conflict, trauma, and addiction

- Grow and deepen your spiritual path as well as become a guiding light for others


Program features :
- 2 years of in-depth study on various topics and practices in meditation

- Essential texts  and readings related to each topic

- Three 3hr meditation intensives each year on the equinoxes and Solstices with your peers

= Three immersions each year to dive deeper into each topic  and practice your teaching with your peers

- Monthly one-on-one mentoring session with Aparna

- Live online attending options for all the different sessions


How is the program organized?
- Each year is divided into 3 modules of 4 months each. In each module you will learn one topic in depth, read an essential text or readings on that topic, do exercises and assignments to apply the teaching to yourself and then learn teaching skills for transferring your learning to students & clients.

- During the year you will attend three intensives (3hr each) on a topic that will further deepen your own growth and understanding of the path

- In every module  you will attend a 9 hr Immersion (3hrs each day for 3 days in a week. Please check  dates for each module for more info) in which you will practice giving Dharma talks and guiding meditations to your peers, as well as broaden your learning beyond the text that you have read by attending seminars with Aparna as well as connect with your peers

- Individual mentorship sessions to help address your personal questions and growth areas


About your teacher:

APARNA is a Yogacharya and Dharma teacher. She has been teaching Insight Meditation (Vipassana) since 2001. She leads mindfulness meditation intensives on the Solstices and Equinoxes each year, teaches meditation retreats around the year and is the creator of a series of meditation CD’s under the title ‘INNER ALCHEMY’. You can find her cd’s on www.amazon.com or on her own website www.livingyouryoga.org.

Learn more about Aparna HERE.

Applying to the program :

The basic criteria for enrolling in  our Inner Alchemy Meditation Teacher Certification Program is a genuine interest in meditation and a commitment to learn and grow. 

A deeper love for meditation, a regular meditation practice, previous experience in mindfulness or meditation, and a commitment to serving others are added bonus. 

TO APPLY : Please fill out the application and send it to us with your application fee.

What is the tuition?
$3000 + tax per year payable either in full at the beginning of each year or in 2 installments of $1500 + tax paid on Jan 1st and July 1st of each year.

Tuition plans include: program components, access to the online portals;; admission to all intensives and immersions either livestream or in-person; single monthly mentor sessions each month

What’s not included in tuition: application fee, required books for each module or optional reading list ; additional private sessions with Aparna (can be purchased separately)

PLEASE NOTE : No refunds once the program starts. Application fee is refunded only if your application is not accepted.

Important dates & deadlines :

Applications Due:  Dec 20th 2022


Program Begins : Jan 15th 2023

First payment due on  : Jan 1st 2023 or before


Certificate of completion

All participants who finish the Inner Alchemy Meditation Teacher  Program will receive a certificate of completion for a 1000hrs of learning .

What Is Required to Receive Certification?


Students who successfully graduate from the program will have:

- fulfilled all financial commitments as well as written and practical assignments

- completed all online or live-in-studio course modules immersions

- participated fully in each aspect of the course offerings

- regularly attended mentorship meetings

- completed the exam requirements at the end of each module

- received final approval from Aparna


Click here for :

Application form

Specific content of each module and  more important dates

(Dates for 2023-2024 to be posted soon)

FAQ about the training