Membership Requirements for Instructors * **

Those seeking Individual Instructor Membership (at one of the three available levels) with the IAMI must meet the following criteria:

Level-1 Instructor Member - Basic - US$45 Annually

Level-1 is the entry-level IAMI Instructor membership. Level-1 applicants must meet the following criteria:

1. Applicant must be CERTIFIED as a Meditation Instructor from an active educational program. The certifying institution may be located anywhere worldwide, provided that said program is actively certifying program graduates in the field. If the program is not known to our review team, you may be asked to provide curriculum details prior to membership approval.

Note: Level-1 Instructor Members are NOT required to meet the minimum 60-hour documented and reviewed practice requirement. This level is appropriate for those that took part in programs that did not have a documented practice component as part of their curriculum (or an insufficient amount of practice), or for those that that may not have appropriate documentation that meets the Level-2 (or higher) requirements.

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Level-2 Instructor Member - Standard - US$60 Annually

1. Applicant must be a CERTIFIED Meditation Instructor.

2. Instructor Certification must be from an approved University, College, Training Center, Spiritual Center and / or under the guidance of a Recognized Master Instructor, Ordained Buddhist Practitioner (monk, teacher, etc.), qualified Taoist practitioner, or other suitably recognized and qualified individual.

3. Certification must include 60-hours (or more) of documented practice time - preferably in journal format that has been instructor-reviewed and graded in multiple segments. Other review and grading formats will be considered for approval on a case-by-case basis, but all must include sufficient documented practice time as detailed above.

4. Must be a FORMAL certification program of a minimum duration of at least 3-months in length.

5. Those who are certified via Distance Study and/or Online Programs will be accepted provided that regular ongoing instructor involvement and feedback is a major part of the course.

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** The IAMI is not responsible for the conduct of any Instructor Member. The IAMI does not directly review the teaching ability of any Instructor Member, nor do we promote or recommend any individual instructor or style of practice. Those using this web site to promote their teaching services, or to locate an instructor, do so at their own risk - and must use their own due diligence whenever hiring the services of any teacher, instructor or training program.