Meditation Teacher Training I
Program Application

Please complete this form. All applications are kept confidential. For further questions or for reservations, call Savitri Simpson at 800-346-5350 or 530-478-7518 or email savitri@ananda.org. Once your application is received and reviewed, you will be contacted as soon as possible, as to your acceptance into the program.

Date of Program you would like to attend:

   Mar 12 - 21, 2010
   June 18 - 27, 2010
   Oct 15 - 24, 2010

Name and Address

First Name
Last Name
Name you prefer to be called, if different
E-Mail
Street Address 1
Street Address 2
City   State   Zip
Phone: Home     Work

Background Information

Please answer the following questions as briefly or as in depth as you prefer:

1. Have you ever visited the Expanding Light Retreat at Ananda Village? If so how often, when, and for how long? Have you ever visited another of Ananda's branch communities, centers, or meditation groups?
 
2. Are you familiar with the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda or Swami Kriyananda (J. Donald Walters)? Which, if any, of their books or lessons have you read?
 
3. Please list your reasons for wanting to take this course. Do you plan to teach meditation and if so do you know where?
 
4. Have you ever taught meditation, either formally or informally? Please describe.
 

5. Please write a brief overview of your "meditation history" in this order:

 A) How and when did you first learn to meditate?
 
 
 B) What types of meditation practices have you tried in the past?
 
 
 C) What types of meditation practices to you currently practice?
 
 
 D) Describe approximately how often and for how long you meditate each day.
 
 
 E) Please describe the quality of your meditation practices?
 
 
6. Please share a little about yourself (occupation, family, interests, hobbies, or leisure time activities). Add any information or concerns you feel to share, especially as related to this program.
 

Additional Information

How did you find out about this program?
 
Accommodations preference
Standard Shared Standard Private Your own tent (April - October)
Deluxe Shared Deluxe Private Your RV
 If shared   Your own roommate Pair with someone
If paired with someone, do you snore?   Yes No
 
Deposit

A $300 nonrefundable deposit is required. Please make your check payable to The Expanding Light and mail it to:

The Expanding Light
14618 Tyler Foote Road
Nevada City, CA 95959

or call us to put the deposit on your VISA / MasterCard. You can also fax this form to us with the credit card information. Please do not email us your credit card information, as email is not fully secure. The balance is due on arrival. Your deposit will not be processed until your application is approved.

 
Cancellation policy: If you cancel at least 21 days prior to the start of your program, then $100 of your deposit will be forfeited as processing fee and the remaining $200 will be available as a credit for you for one year. Cancellations within 21 will result in loss of the entire deposit.
 
 
 

Thank you for taking the time to complete this questionnaire!