Chopra Meditation Certification
Chopra Meditation Certification
Confidently learn to share Primordial Sound Meditation, the meditation practice taught and developed by Deepak Chopra for over 20 years. Get access to the latest in meditaiton research and an expansive toolkit of exclusive teaching and business resources.
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- Next start dates: May 23, 2023 and July 25, 2023
What you’ll learn
- Primordial Sound MeditationLearn to teach the unique curriculum, rooted in ancient wisdom and backed by modern research.
- Roadmap To Your PurposeStudy the Seven Spiritual Laws and Eight Limbs of Yoga to better understand your true self.
- Personalized Teaching StrategiesLearn strategies to customize your class content to your students’ needs for a unique offering.
- Integration PracticesReceive interactive, supportive feedback from Chopra faculty to help you find your teaching “voice.”
- Exclusive Business Development ResourcesAccess resources to help you define your goals and market your business.
- Primordial Sound MeditationLearn to teach the unique curriculum, rooted in ancient wisdom and backed by modern research.
- Roadmap To Your PurposeStudy the Seven Spiritual Laws and Eight Limbs of Yoga to better understand your true self.
- Personalized Teaching StrategiesLearn strategies to customize your class content to your students’ needs for a unique offering.
- Integration PracticesReceive interactive, supportive feedback from Chopra faculty to help you find your teaching “voice.”
- Exclusive Business Development ResourcesAccess resources to help you define your goals and market your business.


Need Guidance?
Schedule an informational session with our Admissions team who can help answer any questions you may have.
Call us at US: (877) 730-5444 • International: +1 (212) 730-5433
This course is for you if....
- You're called to share the transformative practice of meditation with others.
- You want to integrate mediation into your existing role or career.
- You want to connect with a group of likeminded meditators.
- You want expert vision and guidance.
It has become my passion to share this knowledge, and to assist others to create positive and sustainable change.
Chopra Certified Meditation, Health, and Yoga Instructor
The heart of my work is showing people they can feel better, heal themselves, and transform their daily life through mindfulness and meditation.
Chopra Certified Meditation Instructor, Amanda Gilbert Meditation Founder
When you meditate you travel from the frivolous to the profound, anxiety to calmness, confusion to clarity, and discontent to optimism and compassion.
Chopra Certified Meditation, Health, and Yoga Instructor, MYA Founder
Meet some of your teachers
Board-certified physician, IIN Chief Wellness Officer
Curriculum topics
Medical research and science
Meditation Expert
Curriculum topics
Meditation
Board-certified physician
Curriculum topics
Holistic healing practices, Ayurveda
Director of Chopra Yoga, Co-Founder of ISHTA Yoga
Curriculum topics
Yoga practice, yoga philosophy
Director of Chopra Certifications, Chopra Educator
Curriculum topics
Meditation, Ayurveda, Yoga
Health teacher, Ayurveda expert
Curriculum topics
Ayurveda, daily practices
What do I need to get started
Chopra Meditation Foundations and Chopra Meditation Enrichment are prerequisites
Find out if this course is right for you
Course overview
Learn how to teach the first class of the Chopra Meditation program.
Cover how you will get your students ready to receive their personal mantra instruction with an overview of the benefits of meditation, an introduction to the Gap, and information on the Layers of Life concepts.
You will learn how to instruct the Primordial Sound Meditation ceremony before teaching your student's personal mantra and then guiding them how to use it.
Practice reciting the Shanti mantra chant.
Learn how to reflect on your students' experiences during their first Primordial Sound Meditation.
Learn how to teach students tips on how to incorporate the practice into their daily routine, preparing for their meditation, and the experiences in a meditation practice.
Review leading group meditations.
Learn how to teach the seven states of consciousness.
Learn how to help your students understand how meditation helps bring their awareness to the higher states.
You will learn ways to take the Chopra meditation class content and customize it to better support specific groups, such as children, veterans, and more.
Receive research papers and studies you can use to uncover the science behind the practice.
Review each session’s recap, including downloads and knowledge checks, to drive home the key points from each class.
Practice teaching the class lessons and spend extra time during additional live sessions to ask questions and get teaching insights and answers from Chopra educators.
Explore Vedanta and the Yoga Sutras.
Gain a deeper understanding of the philosophy behind some of the core concepts in the Upanishads, the Yoga Sutras, and Bhagavad Gita.
Receive a list of the 108 Primordial Sound mantras, then practice reciting each one to prepare to perform the personal instruction ceremony with your students when you become a Chopra certified Meditation Teacher.
Learn practical steps and insights to successfully begin teaching as a Chopra Meditation Teacher through business goals, marketing best practices, and much more.
Review methods to facilitate classes of all sizes and levels, in one-to-one sessions, group, and virtual formats.
How will I learn?
- 6-8 hours of weekly self-directed content
- Live webinars with industry leaders
- Online forums and cohort groups
- Open office hours for live Q&A
- A community of likeminded individuals
- 6-8 hours of weekly self-directed content
- Live webinars with industry leaders
- Online forums and cohort groups
- Open office hours for live Q&A
- A community of likeminded individuals


Experience the Chopra Learning Center
Find out first hand what it’s like to be a Chopra student.
Certificate
Receive your Certification as a Chopra Certified Meditation Teacher
Receive your Certification as a Chopra Certified Meditation Teacher


Frequently asked questions
Many Chopra Certified Meditation Instructors start businesses teaching others to meditate in a variety of settings, both in person and online. There are Chopra instructors around the world sharing the benefits of meditation in schools, universities, wellness centers, hospitals, and private centers. Some certified teachers offer private, one-on-one instruction, while others teach large groups or lead retreats. Many others integrate meditation into their existing professional offerings. For example, doctors, chiropractors, yoga instructors, life coaches, and therapists use its tools and teachings to deepen and expand their work with patients and clients. As people around the world continue to experience the burdens of stress and overactivity, there has never been a better time or more opportunity to teach meditation.
The Chopra Meditation programs are highly interactive with many different opportunities to connect with faculty and staff, ask questions and receive support. A few examples of these are weekly webinars and Q&A with Chopra Faculty, weekly office hours with Student Support Advisors, regular participant groups where you can spend time getting to know your fellow students in a relaxed setting, and community and discussion forums.
Chopra has been training meditation instructors for 25 years, and we’ve gotten quite good at it! Primordial Sound Meditation, the style of mantra-meditation practiced at Chopra, is an effective and comfortable technique that hundreds of thousands of practitioners have learned and stuck with over the years. Chopra Meditation Programs are online, making them globally accessible, but also highly interactive. In addition to the instructor-led components, Chopra employs top instructional designers and a leading-edge learning management system to ensure your course experience is premium from start to finish. Unlike other programs, graduation is just the beginning for a Chopra Meditation Instructor. You’ll join the ranks of more than 4,000 instructors around the world, participating in a global community of changemakers while receiving business and continued education support from Chopra staff to ensure your success.
Meditation Enrichment program and Meditation Certification program bundle tuition is $3,495, pricing extended until June 30. Standard tuition is $3,995. The Meditation Enrichment program is a pre-requisite for the Certification program, both programs must be completed to become a Chopra certified Meditation Teacher. You can choose to either pay in full or monthly payment options.
With lifetime access of the program, you can return to the rich content, resources, and interactivity whenever you're feeling inspired.