BECOME A MEMBER

Meditation Australia membership is for meditation teachers who want to be recognised, registered, and supported. Meditation Australia offers a community of peers, who are dedicated to the growth of meditation in Australia.

Apply to Join

MA welcomes applications from prospective members with evidence of substantial experience in meditation teaching or who have completed a registered teacher training course or equivalent. For more information please view our membership guidelines.

BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP

All Meditation Australia members enjoy the full privileges of the Association – they may vote, be elected to the Council, and be included on the MA website’s Find a Teacher page.

Importantly, MA members support the work of the Association in furthering the cause of meditation as a professional discipline, promoting meditation to the public and upholding meditation teaching standards in Australia.

Specific member benefits include:

  • Advocacy, representation and support from a national professional association
  • Being part of an inspiring vision to make meditation an integral part of life
  • Recognition for having completed training that meets the industry standard and upholding strong professional and ethical values
  • Discounted registration to all Meditation Australian events
  • Professional Development and networking opportunities via yearly events
  • Listing on the Find a Teacher page on the MA website
  • A regular monthly email newsletter with the latest news, events and training opportunities.
  • Use of the MA registered teacher logo applicable to your level of membership.
  • Public events to inspire your students
  • Opportunity to register a meditation teacher training course.

COST OF MEMBERSHIP

Annual membership fee of $100

PLUS one-off joining fee of $90.

All funds received are used to build and grow initiatives to support our members.

INSURANCE PARTNER

Members are able to access insurance through our recommended insurance partner, G.S.A. Insurance Brokers, please follow this link https://www.gsaib.com.au/maa If you need to contact them directly you can phone on 02 8274 8100. Learn more

LEVELS OF MEMBERSHIP

There are three levels of membership and specific Registered teacher logos, for each level of membership, are available to members to use in their promotion. This is an important way for members of the public to identify meditation teachers who are registered with MA and have therefore met the standard required for membership.

Provisional Membership

Provisional membership is available to those who have a personal practice of meditation for a minimum of two years and have completed a minimum of 80 hours of meditation teacher training in the areas of competency described in the curriculum guidelines.

 It is expected that Provisional members will seek to become full members within two years of registering for provisional membership. See the complete criteria for full membership below.

Full Membership

Full membership is available to Provisional Members once they have completed a minimum of 30 hours of teaching. In addition, they must receive at least eight hours of mentoring from an MA-accredited teacher. See curriculum guidelines

Individuals can also apply directly for full membership if they have:

  • had a personal practice of meditation for a minimum of two years,
  • completed 80 hours of meditation teacher training in the areas of competency described in the table in the curriculum guidelines.
  • completed a minimum of 30 hours of teaching and have received at least eight hours of mentoring from an MA-accredited teacher. 

If you are unsure whether you are eligible for provisional or full membership, refer to your Teacher Training College, or email the Meditation Australia office. 

Senior Membership

Senior membership is available to those who have been teaching in a consistent capacity for a minimum of 10 years.

Please contact us if you feel you qualify for this category.

MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES

Meditation teaching takes place in a variety of contexts, such as a spiritual or religious tradition, for personal development and/or in the therapeutic (health care) setting. For this reason, and to ensure that meditation teachers teach within the scope and intention of their training and experience, there are three broad categories of membership, being Personal Development, Therapeutic, and Spiritual . These categories also assist members of the public to identify the teacher best suited to  their needs.

Personal Development

These meditation teachers are proficient at fostering a range of skills, qualities and outcomes that may include self-understanding, interpersonal abilities, coping capacities, general life skills, improved performance, a developed sense of self, behavioural change, emotional balance, clear thinking, self-care capacities, awareness of and sensitivity towards others and general wellbeing.

Therapeutic

Therapeutic meditation teachers augment a degree level qualification in a health related field with meditation teaching training from either the Personal Development or the Spiritual categories. The primary intention of Therapeutic meditation is to treat illness, to manage symptoms and/or to promote physical, emotional and psychological health and wellbeing.

Spiritual

Organisations that offer meditation teacher training in this category are primarily oriented to the development of spiritual/religious insights and capacities in those they train. This teaching may take place in the context of a particular religious or spiritual tradition and may or may not rely upon a formal curriculum. Study may involve dedication to a spiritual or religous way of life.

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