110MTT Meditation as Lifestyle Medicine
Approved training course of The Meditation Association of Australia
Introductory Programme: Transformational Meditation for Lifestyle Medicine
Our introductory 110-hour Meditation Teacher Training programme opens avenues into the world of lifestyle medicine. By delivering you the highest quality educational resources through state-of-the-art evidence-based science, we endeavor to assist you in creating opportunities for adeptly understanding the imperative nature of the mind-body connection as it relates to well-being in and beyond the 21st century.
Lifestyle Medicine is a rapidly growing discipline that incorporates mind-body medicine, by way of yoga and meditation, under its large umbrella, opening opportunities for registered yoga and meditation teachers to assist many toward wellbeing. As such, BIYOME has developed an approach to our 110-hour Meditation Teacher Training that facilitates an appreciation for the biological, psychological, and sociological (biopsychosocial) aspects of meditation as lifestyle medicine.
Students who wish to go beyond provisional membership with the respective associations may want to explore:
Advanced Diploma in Meditation as Lifestyle Medicine
Master’s in BioMedical Meditation Therapy & Allied Health
Course Code:
Qualification:
Current Intake:
Available to be taken face-to-face or online only.
Dates for face-to-face attendance will depend on the chosen elective.
Please contact us if you need more information.
What You Will Walk Away With
Upon completing each course, your teaching skills will be second to none. You will gain the skills to connect compassionately and listen deeply to an individual. Attaining professional knowledge within a biomedical framework of specialty yoga and meditation techniques, you will be able to provide clients with resilience skills and positive, lasting change.
BIYOME’s Meditation Teacher Training courses create a unique avenue to becoming a meditation teacher registered with the Meditation Association of Australia.
Upon graduation, certification with BIYOME avails the opportunity to register with this association providing you with a globally recognized membership. The Meditation Association of Australia offers a standard of training recognition for teachers to practice with insurance worldwide.
BIYOME’s 110-hour Meditation Teacher Training specifically allows you to become a provisional member with Meditation Australia in 3-6 months. You will then have two years to complete the additional requirements to gain full membership. Upgrading to 330 hours or 660 hours with Biyome will provide you with the required qualification.
What You Will Learn
- Introduction to Meditation as Lifestyle Medicine
- Understanding Disconnection: Suffering, Stress, & the Maladapted Mind
- Meditation as Lifestyle Medicine: Our innate ability to change
- The Path to Wellness: The Philosophy Behind Practice
- The Ethical Philosophy of Practice
- Understanding the Body-Mind Connection: Anatomy, Physiology & Neurobiology
- Theory of Teaching-Technique
- The Altruistic Teaching Methodology: The Science of Compassion and Connection
- Mindfulness: The Science of Attention and Attunement
- Specialty Intensive Training (CPD) of your choice
What You Will Experience
One face-to-face specialty intensive training elective
Throughout the course, there is an essential face-to-face component that incorporates training tailored to your course. This includes one CPD. (details below – The BIYOME Difference).
PLUS Foundational Content Provided Online
Additionally, throughout this course, foundational training in Meditation as Lifestyle Medicine is provided online. This includes:
- Understanding the Buddhist Tradition of Disconnection: Suffering, Stress, and the Maladapted Mind
- The Buddhist Tradition of Suffering
- Stress: Tradition in the West
- Our Innate Meditative Ability to Change
- Our Innate Meditative Ability to Change: Tradition in the East
- Our Innate Ability to Change: Tradition in the West
- The Meditative Path to Wellness
- The Meditative Path to Wellness: Tradition in the East
- The Path to Wellness: Tradition in the West
- The Ethical Philosophy of Meditation Practice
- The Virtues of Teaching Meditation
- Understanding the Mind-Body Connection: Tradition in the West
- The Fundamental Nature of Reality
- The Constituents of Human Anatomy: Biology & Physiology, Neurophysiological Psychology, The Embodied Brain, The Vagal (Vagus) Nerve, The Heart-Brain Connection, Heart Rate Variability,Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) Axis, Psychoneuroimmunology, & The Gut-Brain Axis, Sociology, Energetic Communication, Epigenetics, & The Polyvagal Theory
- Theory of Meditation Teaching-Technique: The Altruistic Teaching Methodology
- The Science of Compassion and Connection
- The Science of Attention and Attunement
Taught By
CELIA ROBERTS BSc
Head Senior Yoga & Meditation Teacher
Yoga Therapist & Ayurvedic Practitioner
Director of BIYOME
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The BIYOME Difference
Selection of one (1) speciality intensive training elective for continued professional development from the following intensive retreats (some course dates/teachers/topics yet to be confirmed and may be subject to change):
2026
CPD04 Trauma-Informed Meditation Teacher Training: Meditation Therapy for Brain, Biome & Genome (May 29 – June 1, 2026)
CPD06 Mindfulness for a Meaningful Life (Year-round monthly Fridays 9:30-12:30; 8 consecutive classes are part of the course)
CPD25 Vedic Meditation, Ayurvedic Psychology and Eastern Psychiatry (August 7-10, 2026)
Detailed information on specialty intensive training electives (CPDs) is available here
Your 110MTT Training Requirements
- 80% face-to-face attendance
- Completion of one (1) Specialty Intensive Training Module (CPD) and the submission of the associated multiple-choice questions
- The submission of the multiple-choice questions within the online 110MTT content
- One (1) 20-minute live (Zoom) meditation class
- Daily Meditation Practice sheet – 3 months
Your 110MTT Investment
Investment to become registered with Meditation Australia is $2,298.
We highly recommend at least 12 months regular practice or a qualification within the field of health and wellbeing; however, we take all cases individually – please complete an application form and we will contact you directly to discuss.
- Siegel, D. J. (2010). The mindful therapist: A clinician’s guide to mindsight and neural integration. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Co.
Please note that there are also required texts for each intensive elective undertaken
- Siegel, D. J. (2012). Pocket guide to interpersonal neurobiology: An integrative handbook of the mind. New York: W.W. Norton.
- Ricard, M. (2015). Altruism: The power of compassion to change yourself and the world. Tullamarine, Australia: Bolinda Publishing.
- Doidge, N. (2016). The brain’s way of healing: Stories of remarkable recoveries and discoveries. London, United Kingdom: Penguin Books.
- Davidson, R. J., & Begley, S. (2013). The emotional life of your brain: How its unique patterns affect the way you think, feel, and live – and how you can change them. New York, NY: Penguin Putnam.
- Seligman, M. E. (2018). The hope circuit: A psychologist’s journey from helplessness to optimism. New York, NY: Hachette Book Group.
- Hanson, R., & Hanson, F. (2018). Resilient: How to grow an unshakable core of calm, strength, and happiness. New York, NY: Harmony Books.
- Hanson, R. (2013). Hardwiring Happiness: How to reshape your brain and your life. New York, NY: Harmony Books.
- Feuerstein, G. (2014). The psychology of yoga: Integrating Eastern and Western approaches for understanding the mind. Boston, MA: Shambhala Publications.
- Feuerstein, G. (2008). The yoga tradition: Its history, literature, philosophy, and practice (3rd ed.). Chino Valley, AR: Hohm Press.
- Carrera, J. (2006). Inside the yoga sutras: A comprehensive sourcebook for the study and practice of Patanjali’s Yoga sutras. Buckingham, VA: Integral Yoga Publications.
Props attain a 15% discount when purchased from Yoga King Products
Required
- zafu (meditation cushion)
- blanket
- 1 yoga mat
Optional
- 1Â yoga strap
- 1 bolster
- 2 blocks
- 2 blankets
- 1 Iyengar yoga chair (specific design to be purchased from EMP Industrial)
- zafu (meditation cushion)
- zabuton (meditation cushion base)
Please note that there are also required props/variances in prop requirements for different specialty intensive electives