Meditation Mastery – Satori Springs

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Explore the full spectrum of meditation practices from across the Hindu and Buddhist worlds in this immersive 1-year course. Each week introduces a new meditation technique—from breath awareness and loving-kindness to mantra, deity visualization, and nondual awareness. You’ll gain direct experience with dozens of traditional methods and learn how to deepen your practice with confidence, clarity, and spiritual insight.

Meditation Mastery is a 52-week journey through the rich terrain of inner practice. Drawing from the heart of Hindu and Buddhist traditions, this course offers a complete exploration of classic and esoteric techniques used for centuries to awaken the mind, open the heart, and recognize the true Self.

Each module is organized thematically, covering everything from foundational breathwork and concentration (samatha) to advanced awareness-based practices like Dzogchen, Mahamudra, and Self-Inquiry. You’ll learn loving-kindness and compassion meditations, mantra and devotional approaches, energy-body practices like chakra work and Tummo, and visualization meditations used in both Hindu Tantra and Vajrayana Buddhism.

Course Content

Module 1: Foundations of Meditation
Building the Ground — Understanding what meditation truly is, how to begin, and how to sustain a living practice.

Week 1 – What Is Meditation? History and Purpose
Week 2 – Posture, Breath, and Basic Grounding
Week 3 – The Four Qualities of a Good Meditator
Week 4 – Setting Intention: Sādhanā as Sacred Commitment

Module 2: Concentration (Samatha) Practices
Training the mind in steadiness, focus, and luminous calm.

Module 3: Insight (Vipassanā) Practices
Seeing clearly into the nature of reality—moment by moment.

Module 4: Devotional and Bhakti Practices
Surrendering the heart and mind to the sacred.

Module 5: Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Opening the heart to self and others, transforming reactivity into care.

Module 6: Subtle Body & Energy Practices
Awakening and harmonizing inner energy through breath, awareness, and subtle perception.

Module 7: Self-Inquiry & Awareness Practices
Turning the light of attention inward to discover your true nature.

Module 8: Nondual and Formless Practices
Resting in what you are, beyond effort or form.

Module 9: Guided Visualization & Imagination
Harnessing the creative power of imagery to embody wisdom and presence.

Module 10: Nature-Based & Everyday Meditations
Bringing presence into the ordinary, discovering the extraordinary in nature and daily life.

Module 11: Shadow Work & Difficult Emotions
Meeting the hidden parts of ourselves with wisdom, love, and presence.

Module 12: Ritual & Sacred Space as Meditation
Infusing the sacred into your surroundings, gestures, and daily rhythm.

Module 13: Integration, Mastery & the Path Ahead
Bringing it all together and stepping forward with clarity and confidence.

Course Completion

About Course

SELF-PACED ONLINE COURSE & ACTIVITY GUIDE

What Will You Learn?

Course Content

Module 1: Foundations of Meditation Building the Ground — Understanding what meditation truly is, how to begin, and how to sustain a living practice.

Week 1 – What Is Meditation? History and Purpose

Week 2 – Posture, Breath, and Basic Grounding

Week 3 – The Four Qualities of a Good Meditator

Week 4 – Setting Intention: Sādhanā as Sacred Commitment

Module 2: Concentration (Samatha) Practices Training the mind in steadiness, focus, and luminous calm.

Introduction

Week 5 – Breath Awareness (Ānāpānasati)

Week 6 – Counting the Breath (Theravāda Technique)

Week 7 – Trāṭaka (Yogic Candle Gazing)

Week 8 – Single-Pointed Focus on a Symbol or Object (Ekāgratā)

Module 3: Insight (Vipassanā) Practices Seeing clearly into the nature of reality—moment by moment.

Week 9 – Mindfulness of Sensations (Vedanā)

Week 10 – Watching Thoughts Arise and Pass

Week 11 – Impermanence (Anicca) Meditation

Week 12 – Observing the Five Aggregates (Skandhas)

Module 4: Devotional and Bhakti Practices Surrendering the heart and mind to the sacred.

Week 13 – Japa (Mantra Repetition)

Week 14 – Heart-Centered Bhakti Meditation

Week 15 – Visualizing Deities (Hindu & Vajrayāna Approaches)

Week 16 – Chanting and Singing as Meditation

Module 5: Loving-Kindness & Compassion Opening the heart to self and others, transforming reactivity into care.

Week 17 – Mettā Bhāvanā (Loving-Kindness Meditation)

Week 18 – Karuṇā (Meditating on Compassion)

Week 19 – Tonglen (Tibetan Practice of Taking and Sending)

Week 20 – Forgiveness and Heart-Opening Reflection

Module 6: Subtle Body & Energy Practices Awakening and harmonizing inner energy through breath, awareness, and subtle perception.

Week 21 – Chakra Meditation: Energy Centers of the Subtle Body

Week 22 – Prāṇāyāma as a Meditative Gateway

Week 23 – Tummo: Inner Fire Meditation (Vajrayāna Practice)

Week 24 – Kundalinī Observation Practice

Module 7: Self-Inquiry & Awareness Practices Turning the light of attention inward to discover your true nature.

Week 25 – Koan Meditation (Zen Rinzai Style)

Week 26 – “Who Am I?” (Ramana Maharshi’s Self-Inquiry)

Week 27 – Neti Neti (Not This, Not This – Jñāna Yoga)

Week 28 – Rigpa Recognition (Dzogchen Glimpse Practice)

Module 8: Nondual and Formless Practices Resting in what you are, beyond effort or form.

Week 29 – Resting in Awareness (Mahāmudrā Style)

Week 30 – Choiceless Awareness (J. Krishnamurti / Zen Approach)

Week 31 – Just Sitting (Shikantaza – Soto Zen)

Week 32 – Turīya Awareness (Advaita Vedanta)

Module 9: Guided Visualization & Imagination Harnessing the creative power of imagery to embody wisdom and presence.

Week 33 – Sacred Inner Temple Meditation

Week 34 – Tibetan Deity Generation Practice (Creation Phase)

Week 35 – Peaceful and Wrathful Deities (Bardo Thödol Inspired)

Week 36 – Future Self / Higher Self Visualization

Module 10: Nature-Based & Everyday Meditations Bringing presence into the ordinary, discovering the extraordinary in nature and daily life.

Week 37 – Walking Meditation (Theravāda & Zen Styles)

Week 38 – Eating Meditation (Mindful Nourishment)

Week 39 – Sky Gazing (Dzogchen Practice)

Week 40 – Meditative Observation of Nature

Module 11: Shadow Work & Difficult Emotions Meeting the hidden parts of ourselves with wisdom, love, and presence.

Week 41 – Meditating with Anger and Fear

Week 42 – Welcoming the Unwanted (Rumi’s Guest House / Lojong Practice)

Week 43 – Grief and Sadness as Teachers

Week 44 – Inquiry into Desire and Aversion

Module 12: Ritual & Sacred Space as Meditation Infusing the sacred into your surroundings, gestures, and daily rhythm.

Week 45 – Creating a Meditative Altar

Week 46 – Daily Puja or Practice Ritual

Week 47 – Meditating with Sacred Texts (Lectio Divina / Svādhyāya)

Week 48 – Silence and Fasting as Meditative Tools

Module 13: Integration, Mastery & the Path Ahead Bringing it all together and stepping forward with clarity and confidence.

Week 49 – Creating Your Personal Meditation Path

Week 50 – How to Deepen a Single Practice

Week 51 – Teaching Others Mindfully

Week 52 – Reflection: The Journey So Far