Become a Certified Meditation Teacher
Oahu, Hawaii
A 30-hour, trauma-informed meditation teacher certification to master the art of guided meditation, teach with confidence, and create deep, transformative healing for individuals and communities.
Step into a role where your presence supports emotional resilience, mental well-being, and meaningful change.
Begins Jan. 10th |Â Enrollment Opens Dec. 7th
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NEW YEAR, NEW PATH
Use Your Voice to Make the World a Better Place
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Beyond personal growth and professional development, this training helps you step into the role of a grounded, confident meditation guide who knows how to support real healing transformation in your community.
This is a new opportunity to guide meditation in a way most people never learn... grounded in lineage, cultural respect, trauma awareness, and true embodiment. You’ll gain the confidence, structure, and practical tools to serve others at a higher level, whether you’re supporting families, wellness clients, classrooms, or community groups.
You’ll learn to guide meditation as a sacred, accessible practice that strengthens resilience, supports mental and emotional health, and sets you apart as someone people trust.
And as your impact grows, your opportunities, collaborations, and earning potential grow with it.
30-Hour Practical Meditation Teacher Certification
Hawaii Meditation Initiative ©
Oahu, HI
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Why Become a Certified Meditation Teacher?
- Step into a Leadership Role Guide groups and individuals into peaceful, relaxing healing states with confidence.
- Expand Your Professional Path Add meditation to your offerings in a way that elevates your work. Whether you are already a wellness professional or just beginning your journey as a healer, this certification opens a new opportunity to serve at a higher level.
- Deepen Your Own Practice Deepen your personal practice while learning practical, easy-to-follow techniques that support emotional balance, nervous system health, and everyday mindfulness for both you and your community.
- Earn a Recognized Certification Gain a credible and respected certification that sets you apart as a qualified meditation teacher. This helps you stand out in schools, nonprofits, health programs, and wellness spaces where skilled facilitators are needed.
INTRODUCING
The Hawaii Meditation Initiative ©
BRINGING MEDITATION BACK TO OUR COMMUNITIES
Your Call to Teach
Step into a meditation teacher training that’s accessible, practical, and deeply impactful. Unlike programs that take months or years, the Hawaii Meditation Initiative© gives you the tools to confidently guide others in just 30 hours.
Why this training works for you:
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The only in-person meditation certification on Oahu that doesn’t require a yoga background — anyone with the calling to teach can join
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Hands-on, immersive training in beautiful Oahu locations that foster connection, focus, and transformation
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Practical teaching skills you can immediately apply with individuals, groups, and communities
By completing this certification, you’ll gain the confidence and structure to lead groups, support families, facilitate circles, and bring meditation to schools, community centers, and organizations. This is your opportunity to uplift your community, make a meaningful impact, and share a practice that transforms lives.
What You'll Learn
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PILLARÂ 1
Master the Foundations of Meditation
Learn to confidently guide others and build practical skills to teach meditation with clarity and impact. You’ll gain step-by-step methods for leading individuals and groups, develop confidence in pacing and instruction, and understand how these practices support emotional, mental, and physical well-being.
Core Techniques You'll Master:
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Mindfulness Meditation
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Loving-Kindness Meditation
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Visualization Practices
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Somatic Awareness
PILLARÂ 2
Trauma-Informed and Culturally Sensitive Facilitation
Learn to hold safe, inclusive, and respectful space while honoring the ancient roots of meditation. Apply trauma-informed approaches and culturally sensitive practices to support every participant’s experience.
- Facilitate sessions with empathy, safety, and awareness of trauma triggers
- Honor the historical and philosophical traditions of meditation
- Create inclusive experiences for diverse communities
- Develop listening and communication skills to respond to participants’ needs
PILLARÂ 3
Real World Practice Frameworks
Transform your training into tangible impact. Learn how to share the science, benefits, and structure of meditation, building offerings that fit your skills, community, and professional goals.
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Communicate meditation’s scientific and practical benefits clearly
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Build programs fit for schools, organizations, wellness spaces, and community groups
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Learn session structuring, program planning, and student engagement strategies
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Position your certification for credibility and professional growth
What is Required to Become Certified?
- 15-hours of In-Person Sessions (3 Saturdays on Oahu)
- 10 Hours of Online Training before graduation
- 5 Hours of Independent Practice during your training period (~20-minutes/day)
- Final Project: a short meditation voice recording
YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Casey Helen Potetz, MSOM LAc.
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Casey is a Master of Science in Oriental Medicine and a licensed acupuncturist who loves supporting other wellness practitioners in a collective mission to make the world a better place.
Casey was fortunate to study under the Taoist Master and 64th lineage disciple, Dr. Lillian Chang Y Ysiang, who instilled in Casey a mission, "When you have the connection to this medicine, you have the responsibility to share it".
And Casey loves doing exactly that! In addition to her private acupuncture practice, she has been hosting over 80 workshops and healing retreats each year, in-person and online, using guided meditation as the backbone of her thriving practice.
Casey has a passion and a talent for helping her clients self-heal through a combination of nervous system regulation and inner work, and she is excited to support you as a practitioner in your personal mission to guide others into deep states of calm, peace, and powerful healing.Â
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"I was blown away with Casey's meditation teacher certification course! It was exactly what I was looking for to learn about meditation, the different styles, the benefits, how to conduct a meditation and so much more!! I am so grateful that I had the opportunity to learn from such an extremely knowledgeable and amazing teacher, and I highly recommend this certification if you are new to meditation or if you want to continue to build your practice! Casey's energy is just so loving, so positive, so energetic, and so inviting!! Thank you again Casey for your expertise in this area and for making the world a better place!"
-Â Roseanne Cantasani
"My biggest takeaway is how to explain meditation simply and clearly so that my students are not overwhelmed, but excited to practice. I also loved that the partner work and group circle pushed me to practice and gain confidence in what I was learning."
-Â Lisa Oren, LCSW
"During this course I experienced teaching meditation for the first time ever to someone else, and I really, really, truly enjoyed this experience! I'm actually really surprised at how much I enjoyed it! And, at how peaceful and relaxing it is even when you are teaching. The course was amazing, very informative, fun, engaging, and positive. You can tell Casey brought so much life and light to that experience! I am truly, truly, thankful to have learned from you, Casey! Thank you!"
-Â Konstantina Markaki
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Practical Meditation Teacher Certification
This 30-hour certification includes comprehensive coursework, expert instruction, full course materials, meditation script booklet, and official certification upon completion.
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MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE
If you don’t love the first 5 hours of training, simply let us know and you’ll receive a full refund, no questions asked.Â
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The Hawaii Meditation Initiative ©
The Hawaii Meditation Initiative, a community-based organization that honors meditation as one of humanity’s oldest medicines, a practice rooted in Eastern philosophy and carried through more than 5,000 years of history. We uphold the professional standards this lineage deserves while returning it to the people, where it was always meant to live. Our mission is to make meditation accessible as a daily source of balance, healing, and peace, answering the urgent need in our communities for practices that can help mitigate the rising mental health crisis and restore harmony in modern life.