🎓 Course Tutor: Elder High Priestess Wort Moon (Head of Academy)

🎯 Level: Beginners and beyond

🔑 Prerequisites: None

🏆 Mastery Stream & Credits: Healing - One Credit 

📜 Course Description 

The term meditation refers to a group of techniques, such as mantra meditation, relaxation response, mindfulness meditation, and Zen Buddhist meditation. Most meditative techniques started in Eastern religious or spiritual traditions. These techniques have been used by many different cultures throughout the world for thousands of years. 

Today, many people use meditation outside of its traditional religious or cultural settings, for health and wellness purposes. During this course we will look at different forms of meditation and techniques, such as a specific posture, focused attention, and an open attitude toward distractions, that will enable you to incorporate this wonderful skill into your own life. 

✨ By the end of this course, students will:

• Understand the benefits of meditation an apply them to their own life.

• Know about the importance of correct posture and a range of ways to achieve this.

• Be able to perform simple breathing techniques to enhance their sessions.

• Be able to perform a range of different meditation styles & techniques including: mindfulness, visualization, mantras, yantras & affirmations.

• Build a personal meditation practice tailored to their own needs and abilities.

Course Modules:

Lesson 1 - Origins & Benefits

Lesson 2 - Meditation Techniques

Lesson 3 - Getting Ready

Lesson 4 - Focused Attention

Lesson 5 - Open Awareness

Lesson 6 - Visualization

Lesson 7 - Dealing With Intrusive Thoughts

Lesson 8 - Mantras

Lesson 9 - Yantras

Lesson 10 - Affirmations

📥 Course Access Requirements

To access this course, students will need a device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) that meets the Canvas system requirements.
👉 View system and browser requirements

You can also access your course on the go with the Canvas mobile app. From any device, students can:

• View lessons and grades

• Submit assignments

• Track progress with the built-in calendar and to-do list

• Send and receive messages

📚 Additional Resources:

Textbooks and other materials are not a requirement of this course. A quiet, undisturbed place in which they can practise their meditation exercises is desirable. Links to additional resources and recommended book titles have been provided but are not essential for completion. 

📝 Coursework & Submissions

This course includes a variety of thoughtfully crafted assignments to help you integrate and apply what you’ve learned.
Assignments are submitted through the Canvas platform and are evaluated based on:

• Clarity of expression

• Creativity and originality

• Understanding of the material

• Sincere effort and engagement
  
  

✍️ Coursework Load: Moderate

You can expect to spend around 2–4 hours completing assignments, in addition to reading and reflection time.

🎓 Mastery Stream & Credit Information

🏠  House: Domus Curandorum (Healing)

🏆 Credits Earned: 1 

This credit counts toward progression through the Mastery Streams as part of our structured training and advancement system. To learn more about how credits contribute to initiation and elevation within the tradition, please visit our Training Paths page.

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