Mindful Meditation Australia · Facilitator Training
Train the Teacher to Teach
Meditation & Mindfulness
An 8-module online training that gives educators the knowledge, tools, and confidence to bring meditation into their classrooms and beyond.
Enrol Now View CurriculumDesigned for teachers who want to lead meditations with confidence, start Meditation Clubs, and deepen their understanding of the MMA curriculum.
Empower yourself to guide others inward
This facilitator training was created for educators who feel called to bring meditation and mindfulness into their schools and want to do it properly, safely, and sustainably.
Across 8 carefully designed classes, you’ll develop a personal practice, learn the science and art of guiding meditation, and gain practical tools for working with students of all starting points, including those with trauma, behavioural challenges, or limited experience.
All content is available online and self-paced, with optional live sessions to deepen your learning and ask questions in real time.
Three pillars of confident teaching
A Grounded Personal Practice
You’ll establish your own consistent meditation routine, because the best teachers teach from lived experience, not just information.
Classroom-Ready Skills
Learn how to guide students through a full range of meditation techniques, adjust for different capacities, and hold space for big emotions safely.
Lasting Transformation
Understand the long-term benchmarks of practice, from better sleep and focus to emotional regulation, and learn how to support students toward them.
8 Classes, Start to Finish
Each class builds on the last, moving from your personal foundation through to advanced facilitation skills.
Preparing to Teach
- Assessing where you are mentally, physically, and emotionally
- Creating a personal meditation practice that fits your life
- Setting up the physical and emotional teaching space
- Planning for students with different starting capacities
Categories of Meditation
- The 4 core categories: Present Moment, Calm Focus, Energised, Relaxation
- Key differences in breathing, focus, and control
- Abilities strengthened by each category
- Questionnaire tools to match students with the right approach
Correct vs Incorrect Instruction
- Why instructions from different categories must not be mixed
- Core instructions that accompany every meditation
- Guiding students in and out of practice, slowly and safely
- Releasing goals so each student’s experience can unfold naturally
Pacing Instructions
- The essential role of silence in guiding meditation
- How much time instructions should take (30% rule)
- Strategic repetition and growing gaps of silence
- Simplified instructions at deliberate intervals
Range of Normal Experiences
- Common experiences: restlessness, tingling, sounds, emotions
- Rare but normal experiences: euphoria, extreme temperature, sense of vastness
- How to explain these to students without alarm
- Answering commonly asked questions with confidence
Overwhelming Experiences
- Identifying students more likely to have intense responses
- Proactively adjusting or substituting techniques
- How to respond safely to uncontrollable crying, panic, or rage
- When to involve nurses, chaplains, or parents
Benchmark Experiences
- What students can expect with consistent practice
- Better sleep, improved focus, and emotional resilience
- Improved relationships with self and others
- Deliberate thought and compassionate action
Stabilising Transformation
- Building and maintaining a consistent practice long-term
- What to do when there’s no time, or it’s too noisy
- What to do when meditation feels boring or agitating
- How to advance your own practice and support others to do the same
Flexible, supportive, online
Self-Paced Online
All 8 classes are available online. Move through the material at a pace that works around your schedule and teaching commitments.
Optional Live Sessions
Join optional live sessions to ask questions, practise guiding, and connect with a community of fellow educators on the same journey.
Practical Tools Included
Questionnaires, pacing guides, student assessment frameworks, and scripts for navigating challenging moments in the classroom.
Made for educators at every stage
Classroom teachers who want to bring short, effective meditation practices into daily lessons
Wellbeing coordinators looking for a structured, safe framework to guide whole-school mindfulness
Educators starting a Meditation Club and wanting the knowledge to run it with confidence
MMA curriculum users who want a deeper understanding of the material they’re already delivering
Teachers new to meditation with no prior experience required, only an open heart and willingness to practise
Experienced meditators who want to formalise their teaching skills with a structured, student-centred approach
By the end of this training, you will be able to:
Lead meditations in your classroom with calm confidence
Choose the right technique for different students and situations
Pace and structure a meditation using silence, instruction, and repetition
Hold space for emotional releases without becoming overwhelmed
Respond safely when a student has an overwhelming experience
Start and sustain a Meditation Club at your school
Maintain your own daily practice so your cup stays full
Deepen your understanding of the full MMA curriculum
While consistent practice of the techniques will cultivate shifts in awareness and behaviour, the way those changes unfold is different with each student and different in every session. Release the expectation that the practices will be quiet or calm. The experiences may take various forms and expressions.
Ready to start teaching?
Join educators across Australia who are bringing the gift of meditation into their schools, one class at a time.