Level 1 Teacher Training Starts January 2021
12-Week Program – All LIVE and ONLINE
Level 2 Teacher Training Starts April 22nd
8-Week ONLINE Program
(see details below)
Our Winter 2021 Level 1 Meditation Teacher Training is FULL. If you are interested in future trainings, please contact us at info@pausetobepresent.com.
In this unique, in-depth Pause to be Present™ Meditation Teacher Training, you will have the opportunity to explore and deepen your own meditation practice and acquire the knowledge and skillset to teach others how to enjoy the benefits of meditation and mindfulness.
This training is suitable for anyone looking to deepen their own understanding of mindfulness and meditation and share mindfulness it with others. This training is perfect for:
Our fundamental belief is that the best teachers are those with deep and authentic personal practice. For that reason, we spend significant time in this training helping you cultivate your own deep personal practice from which you will have an understanding and depth of practice to guide others.
Upon completion of this program, participants will have the option to complete a teaching practicum and receive a teacher certification.
Gain an understanding of meditation from the historic, neuroscience, psychological, and experiential perspectives
If you are interested in exploring and deepening your meditation practice and learning new skills, join us for our 2021 Meditation Teacher Training. Please click the link below and submit the Meditation Teacher Training Application no later than Monday, December 21, 2020.
To be eligible for teacher certification, participants must
Weekly Teacher Training Sessions – Learning and Discussions
Thursdays – 9:30 am – 10:45 am
April 22nd – June 10th, 2021
This Level 2 Teacher Training is for anyone with at least one year of personal meditation practice and completion of Level 1 Pause Meditation Teacher Training OR the permission of the instructor. In this training we will dive deeper into the concepts of Buddhist Vipassana Meditation, as well as explore ways of guiding others in self-awareness practices such as Inquiry, Interpersonal Mindfulness, Managing Strong Emotions and more. A deep and committed exploration of personal practice is the best way to become an authentic teacher. We will explore ways to deepen our own personal practices in order to share our experience in guiding others.
For more information and to register, please contact cheryl@pausetobepresent.com
Have questions about the Meditation Teacher Training?
Please feel free to contact us at info@pausetobepresent.com
If you are interested in financial assistance with this program, please feel free to contact us!
Cheryl is the Co-Founder of Pause to be Present, Westchester’s Premier Meditation Studio and 2bpresent, a website and blog about mindful living. As one of the leading experts on mindfulness in the New York area, Cheryl has created and led hundreds of programs and taught mindfulness locally and nationally to thousands of adults, teens and children in schools, businesses and privately. Once a corporate litigator and investment banker, Cheryl now uses her decades of personal practice and training to write, speak and teach about the transformative practice of mindfulness meditation. As a busy mother of three, she has expertise in mindful parenting, stress reduction, finding balance and making these ancient practices accessible in our busy, modern lives.
Cheryl has had extensive training in the fields of meditation and mindfulness. She is a featured expert on the Simple Habit, Insight Timer and Journey LIVE meditation apps. She is also the creator of www.2bpresent.com and 2bpTV Meditation Channel on YouTube, where she offers online resources that have helped thousands of people discover the true gifts of learning how to slow down and connect inward to their inner strengths, stillness and unlimited potential.
Cheryl has trained with some of the leading experts in the field of mindfulness and meditation, attended silent retreats and completed many teacher certifications. Included in her own training are Level 1 and 2 Meditation Teacher Training with David Nichtern, Year Long Teacher Training Certification with Mindful Schools, MBSR-T and MBSR training, Learning to Breathe Teacher Certification, and Search Inside Yourself Mindful Leadership Training,
