Guide

The Meditation Traditions Field Guide

A thorough reference covering 12 major meditation traditions — origins, core practices, what each demands, and how they map to teacher training pathways.

  • 12 traditions: MBSR, Vipassana, Zen, Tibetan, TM, Yoga Nidra, Somatic, and more
  • Side-by-side tradition comparison table
  • How each tradition maps to teacher training
  • Glossary of key terms across traditions
Workbook

Before Your First Meditation Teacher Training

An interactive workbook for people seriously considering a training program. Self-assessment, tradition comparison, financial planning, and 20 questions to ask before you enroll.

  • Readiness self-assessment
  • Archetype quiz — which tradition fits you
  • Full-cost budgeting template
  • Alumni interview script
  • 90-day prep plan

Free

Meditation Teacher Training Database

Browse 300+ teacher training programs across traditions and countries. Filter by tradition, format, location, and accreditation. Each program has its own detail page.

  • 300+ programs and growing
  • Filter by tradition, country, format, accreditation
  • Individual pages for each program
  • Updated regularly
  • No signup required

Anxiety Guide

Meditation for Anxious People

Why closed-eye stillness can spike anxiety — and eight practices mapped specifically to anxious nervous systems. For when the usual advice makes it worse.

  • 5 mechanisms that cause anxiety to worsen
  • 4 anxiety profiles and what each means for practice
  • 8 practices that work with anxious nervous systems
  • How to find a trauma-informed teacher
  • 30-day tracking table
Daily Tracker

The 30-Day Calm Tracker

Thirty days of noticing what stirs your anxiety and what settles it — two ninety-second check-ins a day, built for the anxious mind.

  • 30 daily morning + evening check-ins
  • Gentle 1–5 anxiety and rest scales
  • Practice & sleep tracking
  • Four weekly pattern reviews
  • 40 pages · printable + fillable
New

The Anxious Mind Journal

A 21-day guided journal with six grounding practices — for the days the mind won't switch off. Out of the spiral, into the body, onto the page.

  • 6 grounding practices (5-4-3-2-1, box breath, more)
  • A keep-it-with-you 'When Panic Hits' card
  • 21 guided days — morning + evening prompts
  • Three weekly reflections
  • 37 pages · printable + fillable

Bundle

Field Guide + MTT Selection Workbook

The Field Guide tells you what each tradition is. The Selection Workbook helps you decide which one is right for you and evaluate specific programs before you commit. If you're seriously researching teacher training, you'll use both.

The Meditation Traditions Field Guide ($39) The MTT Selection Workbook ($39)
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Bundle

The Anxious Mind Bundle

Meditation for Anxious People tells you why stillness can backfire and what works instead. The Calm Tracker helps you find your patterns. The Anxious Mind Journal grounds you on the hard days. Together — the complete anxiety toolkit.

Meditation for Anxious People ($27) The 30-Day Calm Tracker ($12) The Anxious Mind Journal ($14)
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