Fall 2026
Meditation Teacher Training and Certification
Become a certified meditation teacher through our live online training in just 3 months.
Registration is open for one more week.
1,000+ teachers certified since 2015 · 200+ five-star Google reviews
Questions before joining? Email us: sit@thepath.com
Need financial support? Apply for a partial scholarship. We review applications personally. 🙏
The Path's 100-hour meditation instructor training is a 12-week live online certification in Buddhist mindfulness and compassion meditation, led by founder Dina Kaplan. The course is interactive, discussion-based, and includes trauma-informed training. Classes meet Sundays in small, interactive groups.
More than a certification. Learn Buddhist wisdom about shifting toward joy and how to bring this into our daily lives.
The Path & Lead Teacher Dina Kaplan have been featured in:
The New York Times, Forbes.com, Time, Elle, BBC Radio, Nasdaq, the Wall Street Journal, U.S. News & World Report, today.com, the Sunday Times, Business Insider, InStyle, the New York Post, Daily News, the New Yorker, Yahoo! Health, Fashion Times, Well & Good & Style.com
200+ five-star Google Reviews • 10+ years training meditation teachers
This online meditation teacher training includes Buddhist foundations & the science behind mindfulness.
We offer a limited number of partial scholarships. Click here to apply.
Deepen your practice, learn to guide meditation with confidence, and experience meaningful personal transformation in an uplifting community supported by kind, deeply experienced teachers.
Learn how to become a meditation teacher, how to teach in workplaces & how to structure a mindfulness workshop.
Questions? Email us at sit@thepath.com.
Read our 200+ five-star Google reviews →
In The Path’s mindfulness teacher training, you’ll learn:
How to guide meditations and to teach mindfulness skillfully and responsibly
Trauma-informed mindfulness
Guiding for neurodivergent students
How to structure a meditation workshop and how to work with individuals, groups, and in the workplace
Buddhist foundations you can really understand, share with others, and live
The science behind meditation practices
Meet Your Meditation Teachers
Lead Teacher Dina Kaplan Teacher Leon Ford Teacher Manching Tom
Dina Kaplan (live) is founder of The Path, an Emmy Award-winning former NBC journalist, and a Buddhist meditation teacher & retreat leader who has trained & certified 1,000+ mindfulness teachers. She guides meditations and retreats for Microsoft, Amazon, McKinsey and dozens of additional companies, for world-renowned musicians and non-profit leaders.
Leon Ford is the author of multiple books, an international speaker, investor, co-founder of The Hear Foundation and graduate of The Path’s Meditation Teacher Training course.
Manching Tom (live) is an experienced meditation and yoga teacher and graduate of The Path’s training who teaches yoga and meditation workshops across the country.
”This course doesn’t just teach meditation - it changed how I lived”
— Ryan Cunningham, Producer / Director, December 2025 graduate
Live Mindfulness Teacher Training. Interactive, Community-focused, and Inspiring.
What do graduates say? Read the 8 themes we found across 200+ five star Google Reviews →.
Need flexibility? We offer an additional class every other week.
“Completing a teaching certification from the Path is more than just learning how to teach meditation; it is a series of master classes on how to live a better life.”
— Heidi Campbell, Teacher, December 2025 graduate
In The Path’s training, you’ll learn:
Trauma-informed meditation and how to guide practices safely and responsibly
How to support neurodivergent meditators and adapt practices for different needs
The neuroscience behind meditation and what research tells us about how practice affects the brain
Buddhist wisdom you can actually apply to your own life and share with others
Practical facilitation skills for guiding individuals, groups, and workplace settings
This is a high-touch, personal training that combines deep inner transformation with the practical skills to guide others with confidence.
In just 3 months, you’ll be ready to teach.
“The Path has truly changed me for the better. Many are here seeking to learn about meditation and mindfulness, which you certainly will. However, on the last day of class I was presented with something profound. This course had shown me something I least expected. I learned about myself.”
— Dominic Wimbley, Aquatics Specialist & Swim Coach, December 2025 graduate
🌟 Our Unique Superpowers:
🧘 1. Live & Interactive
Classes are led by live teachers (never pre-recorded) - with wisdom, kindness & presence. Ask questions and enjoy engaging, interactive discussions.
👥 2. Inspiring Community
The Path is renowned for creating a warm, uplifting environment. Students say it's like joining a group of best friends.
🌟 3. Beloved & Excellent Reputation
The Path’s Meditation Teacher Training has 200+ five-star Google reviews & 1,000s of glowing testimonials we’re happy to share. We can also connect you with a recent graduate to hear about their experience with the program!
🙏 4. Rooted in Wisdom, Made Relatable
The course is grounded in Theravada Buddhism, the practice of the Buddha himself, and taught in a modern, accessible way, so you apply the learnings to your daily life right away.
Questions? Email us at sit@thepath.com.
📖 Get Certified to Teach in 3 Months.
The Path leads an internationally recognized meditation certification program. When you graduate, you’ll receive a Meditation Certification for Teaching Mindfulness and Compassion Meditation and be certified to teach globally.
This is a 100 hour training, with 26 live class hours, plus on-demand lessons, and guided meditations at home. Classes are 2 hours & 15 minutes.
Our fall class will be held Sundays at noon ET, starting September 27th.
We’ll meet: Sept 27 | Oct 4, 11, 18, 25 | Nov 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 | Dec 6 & 13.
HEAR FROM RECENT GRADUATES:
The Path Has Been Featured in:
The Path is a leading authority on meditation.
• The Path has run certificate programs since 2015.
• We are renowned for cultivating community & teaching Buddhist wisdom in an inspiring and deeply relatable way.
• This program offers TONS of experience guiding mindfulness and compassion meditations, so you feel comfortable and confident when you graduate.
• Lead teacher Dina Kaplan guides retreats around the world, has studied and practiced dozens of meditation techniques, and writes about meditation for leading publications.
•This program will also cover the neuroscience behind meditation, explaining how and why meditation affects the brain.
Is this program right for you?
• Do you want to begin your path towards becoming a meditation teacher?
• Are you a professional who wants to skillfully and knowledgeably integrate meditation teaching into your work?
• Do you want to further your own path, learn Buddhist wisdom, enjoy the benefits of consistent daily practice, and join an inspiring, supportive community of meditators?
If any of the above are true ... then yes!
Join our amazing community.
• This program is designed to foster community, so you graduate not just with classmates, but friends.
• Throughout the course we build a supportive learning community (sangha) with your fellow classmates.
• Students are divided into small groups ("pods") to support each other and practice guiding meditations.
• We create a welcome environment for students of all backgrounds and will make sure you feel safe and supported.
• Students of all ages and stages of life join us, from recent college graduates to founders, social workers, teachers, investors, coaches, executives and retirees.
Find your freedom.
• This course is a journey towards your own happiness and lightness!
• Our sub-theme is freedom: we want to bring more freedom into your mind and grant you the freedom to choose the Buddhist wisdom you want to bring into your daily life.
• We’ll study how each of us can find joy in small actions. Students report feeling more calm and balanced even a few weeks into the course – this is the benefit of the Buddhist path.
• As we learn to teach, we learn to deeply incorporate this wisdom into our lives.
Tuition - $3,000.
£2,233 / €2,583 / $4117 Canadian
We offer some partial scholarships for financial assistance and payment plans via Afterpay for US students. Afterpay is available for scholarship students.
Training takes place over a three-month period. To prepare for weekly classes, students watch on-demand videos to learn Buddhist wisdom, the meditation style of the week, a segment on learning to guide others; and also how to apply the Buddhist wisdom to their lives. Students attend 12 live discussion group classes and meet (during the live class) in small “pods” to do practice teachings.
All classes happen virtually via Zoom. All times listed are in ET (American Eastern Time).
Questions? Reach out to us at sit@thepath.com.
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Curriculum
Whether you are taking this course for your own benefit or to share the life-changing benefits of meditation with others, the curriculum is carefully designed to give you a deeper understanding of meditation. You’ll also learn not just the “what” but the brain science behind “why” and “how” meditation affects our brains and, in turn, our lives.
You’ll achieve a heightened sense of inner calm and peace, a balance that fortifies you against the ups and downs of life. After taking this course you’ll feel more even throughout the day. Centered. And you’ll begin to feel that the world is supporting you rather than out to get you. This is a crucial shift that affects everything in your life from your happiness with yourself to your relationships and your sense of inner calm.
Students will:
• Understand meditation from a neuroscience perspective,
learning about the impact of meditation on the brain and why it helps us live with more equanimity and happiness
• Find greater presence, balance, clarity, and expansiveness within yourself through committed personal meditation practice, with accountability
• Practice leading meditations and receive constructive feedback
• Develop the confidence, vocabulary, and presence to successfully lead others in meditation and help them to build a consistent meditation practice
Topics and meditations covered include:
Topics
5 Precepts (Sila) + Living with Virtue - learn why the Buddhist path begins with ethics and how this can be a source of deep happiness within ourselves.
Four Noble Truths - how to escape the suffering of daily life and enjoy freedom.
Ending the Cycle of Suffering and Samsara (to enter nirvana, the world without suffering) - actions we can take to avoid the cycle of suffering many people live with.
Eight-fold Path + Focus on “Right Action” - we have the power to choose “right actions” each moment and to live morally sound lives and train our minds .. so we can be happier and more free.
5 Hindrances - these can get in the way of our meditations, and if we know them, we can avoid them!
Insight - we’ll learn a meditation known to provide great insights & bring us closer to our intuition.
History of Buddhism - the Buddha was an actual man who lived in what is now called Nepal - we’ll learn his story and the three main types of Buddhism now practiced and taught around the world.
Three Universal Truths + Karma - Buddhists say our actions lead to more success or failure (we’ll learn to maximize for happiness and success!), and we’ll also learn the benefits of understanding impermanence.
Teaching + How to Answer Difficult Questions - we’ll learn pacing, timing and trauma-informed guiding + how to respond to tough questions.
Making People Feel Welcome, Encouraging Community - The Path is community focused, so we’ll learn how, as teachers, to encourage community when we are teaching!
Meditations
Mindfulness of the Breath, Mindfulness of Body Sensations, Mindfulness of Sounds, and Mindfulness of Thoughts and Emotions
Compassion Meditation (two different techniques)
Walking Meditation
And more
Our Teachers
We are thrilled to share that this class will be led LIVE by The Path Founder Dina Kaplan and Assistant Teacher Manching Tom, with Leon Ford in on-demand lessons each week.
Frequently Asked Questions
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We host one of the oldest and most respected online Meditation Teacher Training programs, and once you graduate from our program, you will be certified by The Path to teach Mindfulness and Compassion meditations. We have certified 1,000+ students to teach meditation, many of whom are now teaching meditation both formally and informally for companies, individuals, and groups. There is no entity overseeing meditation teacher training programs, but this certificate will be widely respected and accepted both in the U.S. and around the world.
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In The Path’s Meditation Teacher Training program, it takes just 3 months to become a certified mindfulness teacher.
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Students may miss two live meditation training classes and still earn their teaching certification if they watch videos of the classes missed. Beyond that number, students are welcome to participate in the course but will not earn a certificate unless they make up class material by completing and submitting written work.
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The teaching certification you receive is from us - The Path. We are one of the oldest and most respected Meditation Teacher Training programs, and when you graduate from our program you will be certified to teach Mindfulness and Compassion meditations.
We have certified 1,000+ students to teach meditation, many of whom are now teaching meditation both formally and informally. There is no entity overseeing meditation teacher training programs, but we feel confident this certificate will be widely respected both in the US and around the world.
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We do offer a very limited number of need-based scholarships. These scholarships are for those who can truly not afford to attend the class otherwise. If you would qualify for this/would like to apply, please click here for our scholarship application!
We've also partnered with Afterpay - a third party provider - to offer a payment plan. Afterpay appears automatically as a payment option during checkout (you don't need a special link or code). They will approve you, set an initial deposit amount, and break the rest of your tuition into recurring payments.
(At this time, Afterpay is only available to those with a US address.)
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The Path is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. In this course and in everything we do, we welcome people of all backgrounds, ethnicities, gender identity or expression, differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, and other qualities that make everyone unique.
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Yes! Our class is live and discussion-based. You’ll have a chance to share your experiences, ask questions, and to guide meditations live and receive feedback. The classes are all online, via Zoom, and classmates often travel afterwards to meet up with each other - real friendships emerge from every class!
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Many students have meditation experience before taking the class, but we have accepted people with very limited, or almost no experience with meditation. We can also ramp you up before the class starts - just email us at sit@thepath.com
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Full refunds are available 12 days before the start date of your teacher training program. 50% refunds are available 7 days before the start of your teacher training program. After this no cancellations or refunds. Due to charges from our payment processor and administrative costs, there is a $230 additional fee for scholarship refunds and a $130 fee for all other refunds.
If you need to switch to a later class outside of our refund policy, and we have availability, there is a $230 class changing fee if you alert us 48 hours before the start of the class. After a class has begun it is $980 to shift to a later course.
About the Training
The Path Meditation Teacher Training is a live, online, course for people who want to deepen their meditation practice, learn to guide others, and transform how they move through the day. While many participants come with an interest in teaching, and you will absolutely learn to guide meditations with confidence and ease, the class goes far beyond learning to teach. It creates deep shifts in how you meet your days, bringing more clarity, calm, and self-awareness into every aspect of your life. The program weaves mindfulness and compassion practices with Buddhist wisdom, personal reflection, and real-time feedback in a supportive community with kind, caring teachers who are also deeply experienced. Graduates often describe the training as a turning point - not just in how they meditate, but in how they live their lives and interact with others personally and professionally.
About The Path
The Path is a world-renowned mindfulness meditation organization and community led by founder and certified meditation teacher Dina Kaplan, offering a live meditation teacher training & certification course, beginner courses (like 30 Days to Meditator), corporate mindfulness workshops, retreats, and private meditation coaching worldwide. The Path has trained and certified 1,000+ people around the world to become mindfulness and compassion meditation teachers and works with companies and brands including Microsoft, Amazon, McKinsey, Hearst, and dozens more.