Meditation Teacher Certification Program

Six days is long enough for meditation to stop being an idea and become something you know in your body. This meditation teacher certification program in Mannheim invites you to sit, practise and learn from the inside, then step into guiding others with clarity and care. It begins on a Tuesday and unfolds through full training days, each balancing understanding with direct experience.

Led by Anna Hahn, a certified yoga and meditation instructor who teaches as Meditationsliebe, the training takes place at Yogastudio Mannheim-Neckarau. It is offered in a hybrid format, in person at the studio or live online via Zoom. The program grounds meditation in both contemporary nervous system science and the ancient yogic tradition, so that what you teach rests on solid ground.

If you feel drawn to deepen your own practice, to bring meditation into your work, or to learn how to lead others safely and authentically, this certification offers a structured path to do so.

What to Expect

The training totals 56 teaching units of 45 minutes each, held daily over six full days. Theory and practice move together throughout.

- Science and philosophy: explore how meditation affects body, mind and soul, with a focus on the nervous system, including Polyvagal theory (Stephen Porges) and the window of tolerance (Daniel Siegel). Place meditation within yoga philosophy through the Bhagavad Gita and Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, including pratyahara, dharana and dhyana.
- Many ways in: experience breath meditation, chakra meditation, trataka (candle gazing), mantra meditation, expansion and quality meditations, mindfulness meditation (Sakshi Bhava, known in Buddhism as Vipassana), visualisations, the body scan, and active meditations inspired by Osho.
- Teaching skills: learn to write, structure and safely guide meditations, understand obstacles, limits and contraindications, and design meditation courses.
- Practice in small groups: guiding meditation is rehearsed intensively in small groups, so confidence grows step by step.

Shared yoga and meditation practice lets you experience each method first-hand and deepen your personal practice along the way. A regular yoga or meditation practice is helpful but not required; openness and interest in meditation, self-inquiry and spiritual practice are what matter.

Afterwards you receive a detailed training manual, meditation templates for all the forms covered, and a certificate as meditation leader (56 teaching units). The training suits yoga teachers, trainers, coaches, mentors, therapists, educators and anyone who wishes to bring meditation into their work, or simply to go deeper for themselves.

About Anna Hahn

Anna Hahn teaches yoga and meditation in Mannheim-Neckarau and online under the name Meditationsliebe. She describes her work as a holistic practice that connects body and mind, making room for movement, relaxation, mindfulness and personal development. In her words, yoga is a path of experience, one that leads from the outside in. In her studio she teaches classical Hatha yoga, combining asanas, pranayama, meditation and relaxation, and her Hatha courses are certified as prevention courses subsidised by statutory health insurers. She also offers meditation courses and workshops, and coaching.

Venue & Logistics

The training is held at Yogastudio Mannheim-Neckarau in Mannheim, Germany, with a live online option via Zoom for those who cannot attend in person. Days run from 09:00 to 17:00. The training fee is 880 EUR, and instalment payments are possible by individual arrangement. The organiser asks that bank transfer be chosen as the payment method at checkout.