Celtic Buddhist Meditation Teacher Certificate
This Celtic Buddhist Meditation Teacher training combines the intimate connection to nature found in Celtic spirituality with the discipline and insights of Buddhism.
In this training, you will learn how to situate certain core Buddhist meditation practices and understanding within the inner landscapes of the psyche. This provides a balanced skill-set for working with individuals or groups. We learn to combine the living energy of our ancestors with the stillness of meditation.
Location: Online
Duration: Regular duration approx. 6 months.
Structure: Monthly seminars online, stop anytime.
Total cost: £450 - Monthly instalments possible.
• Aims of the training are to understand the basic principles of the Buddhist tradition of meditation, while deepening knowledge about the pitfalls and traps along the way. How to deal with the mergence of the pain-body. Set within the context of a natural and relaxed rooting into the earth and the various bridge-practices found in Celtic Buddhism to aid this.
• Effects of this training include the development of creativity, compassion, wisdom, healing, life energy and a down-to-earth approach to transcendent experiences.
It is not necessary to formally become a 'Celtic Buddhist' for this certificate.
Schedule
Module 1: Personal practice. Self-study and reflection. Regular journaling for deeper understanding. Personal marking of the Celtic annual cycle.
Module 2: Shikantaza and kinhin basics. Intro to the Zen koan. The fruits and signs of good practice. Emergence of the pain-body.
Module 3: Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism - Chogyam Trungpa. Introduction to Guru yoga.
Module 4: Introduction to the Celtic Otherworld. Shamanic allies. Bliss practice of the Faery. Hawthorne mindfulness. Hedge Druidry.
Module 5: Introduction to Druidry- Connecting with nature, Spiritual Sight, treeing exercise. Awareness of pre-Vedic Indo-European roots. Tuning into and reading Nature. Silence, 'unknowing' and humility.
Module 6: Passing on the gift of meditation. Role of a teacher, ethics and clarity in instruction. Structuring sessions, dealing with groups and individual needs.
"In meditation practice, we say your mind should be concentrated on your breathing, but the way to keep your mind on your breathing is to forget all about yourself and just to sit and feel your breathing.” - Shunryu Suzuki
Completion Certificate as Celtic Buddhist Meditation Teacher
This confirms competence in teaching Celtic Buddhist meditation and the ability to guide groups and individuals in their practice.
• Please note spaces for this training are strictly limited.
• If you would like to enroll, contact me by email: peers.esq@gmail.com
For more info contact: peers.esq@gmail.com