MED 355: Meditation Theory & Practice II

Course overview

This is the third course in the education program for Meditation Instructors. This course continues the presentation and study of meditation theory/concepts and practices at a more advanced level for students. Students will study meditation practices as an alternative and integrative healing modality and will learn benefits of meditation on various disease states. Use of meditation practice in preventative health care is also presented. More advanced content related to faith and spirituality is presented in this course as a continuance of the topic presented in MED 325. Students continue with the study of meditation concepts such as insights, attention, focusing and other facets of practice. The concepts and theories of energy and energy medicine are introduce and applied to practices of meditation. More in depth presentations are studied related to yoga and meditation practices and students learn basic techniques for use and teaching. The concept of loving-kindness meditations is also explored. A continuation of concepts of Zen are also presented and students continue to learn Zen philosophy and how it relates to meditation. Other topics studied include; movement meditation, tantric yoga, energy exercises enhancing chi, sufi-inspired dances, Christian meditations, meditative labyrinth walking, and much more. This CE Course is Offered by the American Institute of Health Care Professionals Inc. See: https://aihcp.net/meditation-instructor-ce-courses-program/