REST Technique™ Meditation Teacher Training
Love your Conscious Health or REST Technique™ meditation practice and ready to take it to the next level?
Now is the time: our society needs more meditation and less stress, and it needs more people like you to get us there.
In this 12-week (virtual) meditation teacher training program, you'll become certified to teach this incredible technique to friends, family, colleagues and more! And you’ll be able to teach it in a trauma-informed, culturally competent way.
Dates:
“I think Jill does such a great job of bringing Eastern teachings to Western thinking minds— subtle body and physical body information. I feel comfortable talking about stress and meditation in my circle of friends and not sounding to “woo woo.” Love the trauma informed way of approaching teaching also.”
12 weeks, Tuesdays 3-5p ET (sessions will be recorded on zoom, so if you have to miss 1-2 sessions, you can catch up after the fact).
All sessions will be virtual, via zoom.
Oct 4, 18, 25 (skip 11th)
Nov 1, 8, 15, 29 (skip 22nd for TG)
Dec 6, 13, 20
Jan 10, 17
Prerequisites:
At least 6 months of consistent Conscious Health or REST Technique™ meditation practice
“There was a clear AHA of the difference of having a meditation practice vs being able to communicate to someone else and encourage them to create their own practice and want the benefits of doing so.”
Includes:
12 weeks, 2 hours per week of live instruction from Jill (24 hours of contact time)
Deepened understanding and experience of your meditation practice
Instruction on how to teach the REST Technique™ in the live/virtual setting
Certificate of completion upon completion of course requirements and testing
Facebook group for support and follow-up during and after the training
Instruction on how to support your students
Supporting materials including: REST Technique™ teacher’s guide, REST Technique™ infographics, recommended reading list for students, REST Technique™ workbook for students
Lectures on Vedic knowledge, the history of this meditation tradition, and how to use this practice to foster social change
How to teach the REST Technique™ to children
Instruction on cultural appropriation and spiritual bypassing from an expert guest lecturer
“Loved the “dharma talk” — loved the talk on flow states— and the information on stress in the body and the inflammatory response, and the awareness that people from backgrounds of systemic oppression experience even more inflammation (seen a lot in chronic conditions) was really sobering. Thinking about how the body stores trauma and stress energy and meditation is a form of self healing, self purifying ...”
Topics:
-History and origins of the REST Technique™
-Comparison of different types of meditation
-Habit formation, boundary setting, self-limiting beliefs
-Setting yourself up for success with a new meditation practice
-Benefits of meditation
-How to deal with thoughts in meditation (and why)
-Stress physiology and adaptation energy
-Stress release/ detoxification from stress (and how to coach your students through it in a trauma-informed way)
-How to teach the ‘bubble diagram’
-The physiology and deeper understanding of transcendence aka the ‘REST State’
-Best practices on teaching the nuts and bolts of meditation- timing of meditation, analogies, noise, sleep, interruptions, how to deal with kids and pets, exceptions to the rules
-How to troubleshoot your students’ meditations (and how you can tell if they are doing it right)
-Long term benefits of meditation- the neuroplastic re-wiring of the brain and its response to stress
-The ethics of teaching meditation, spiritual bypassing, and cultural appropriation
-How to teach the REST Technique™ to kids
“Jill’s da bomb! And her method of teaching is approaching and real. Love how she’s able to break down the “holier than though” vibe of meditation into a practical usable practice.”
-How to teach the mantra and the REST Technique™
-How to support your students
-The course structure and what to cover in your course
-Marketing
-More on the ‘juicy bits’ and experiences you or your students might have (and why)
-6 Vedic knowledge meeting topics
Cost:
$2799 (one-time payment) OR
3 monthly payments of $1035
How to register:
Submit the registration form and payment option of your choice below. The registration deadline is September 15.
“I recommend this training for anyone who wants to understand the why and how meditation “works.” Meditators who have a bit of medical background or who know more about mind/body connection I think would really love this offering. The online format was super easy to fit into busy life so works well for people who have unusual schedules and need to learn on their own time.”
Other information:
This teacher training is designed to teach you how to successfully teach the REST Technique™, a meditation technique adapted from the Conscious Health (Vedic) Meditation technique. This is NOT a Vedic meditation teacher training.
You will be certified to teach the REST Technique™ in the live/virtual setting, with no further financial obligation to Jill after completing the course requirements and receiving your certificate.
If you would like to create an online course (i.e. evergreen/ pre-recorded modules) from the knowledge you have gained in this training, you may adapt the knowledge and create a course in whatever format you choose, but with the agreement to use a different name from the REST Technique™ (you may mention your certification in the REST Technique in your qualifications)
Questions?
Contact Jill: Jill@jillwener.com
FAQ:
Will the sessions be in-person?
Each session will be virtual/live, via zoom.What if I want to create a pre-recorded online course in the future?
Great! You can create whatever content you like, you just will not be able to use the name REST Technique™ in the course title or content. You can adapt the knowledge you learn in the teacher training and present it however you prefer, with a different name :)
What if I miss a session?
Each session will be recorded and made available to you immediately after the session. It will be your responsibility to watch the session before the following week’s meeting. There is no minimum number of sessions you must attend, but the understanding is that you will plan to attend all sessions live, with as few exceptions as possible.
I learned Conscious Health Meditation, so I haven’t taken the REST Technique™ course. What is the difference between the REST Technique™ and Conscious Health (Vedic) Meditation?
The actual technique is the same, exactly what you are used to with your Conscious Health/Vedic practice. The REST Technique™ is practiced 15 minutes twice a day, versus the 20 minutes twice daily for CHM/VM. Also, the REST Technique™ uses 1 mantra for all students, rather than the large selection of mantras used for CHM/VM. There is no puja or ‘opening ceremony’ for the REST Technique™.
How much homework will there be in between sessions?
You will have some assignments to start crafting your course structure and practicing how you’ll actually teach, plus you will have some testing towards the end of the course to make sure you have mastered the material. That said, there is no required reading, and you won’t spend more than an average of 1-2 hours per week in between sessions (less at the beginning, and possibly more towards the end of the course).
I can’t make it work with my schedule this time. Will you be offering this teacher training again in the future?
Hopefully, yes! But there are no dates set at this time.
“This teacher training gave me a more tangible appreciation for how much I need my own meditation practice right now when the whole world is on fire.”