BECOME A FIVE WISDOMS TEACHER
The Five Wisdoms are integral aspects of being fully human: about our self, relationships, and world. They foster inherent wisdom, cultivate personal integration, align our deepest values with our life and work, and illuminate all that we think, feel, say, and do. The Five Wisdoms system is for those who seek more direction and meaningful connection in life and work: leaders, health caregivers, educators, artists...anyone.
PRESENTING THE FIVE WISDOMS
BENEFITS of TEACHER TRAINING
- A deepening understanding of applying the Five Wisdoms
- Presenting to peers and practicing giving feedback
- Learning how to arouse intelligence and opens hearts
- Dealing with obstacles to what you are trying to do
- Forming collaborations with your peers
PREREQUISITES
- Five Wisdoms Training graduate
- A deep personal understanding of Irini's Five Wisdoms books and workbooks
- Five or more years of Buddhist study and practice
- Ongoing practices of mindfulness/awareness meditation, tonglen, a mind/body discipline, Invoking the Five Wisdoms, and Five Wisdoms posture practice
- Show sanity, stability, depth of understanding
- Previous experience facilitating groups
BECOME AN AUTHORIZED ASSOCIATE TEACHER
- Teacher Training for one year meeting every two weeks (2 absences allowed)
- A thorough understanding of the Five Wisdoms Teachers Manual
- Embody the Five Wisdoms body of teachings and put them in your own words
- Have an audience: make connections to a group to whom you can begin teaching
- Clarify whether you will be teaching online or in person, or both
- Connect with the participants and pay close attention to their experience
- Process emotional energy that arises in a group
- Self-evaluation and teacher evaluation at the end of the year
- Attend Teacher Training periodically to go deeper
APPLICATION
Please request to become a Five Wisdoms teacher and an application form will be sent to you.
Teacher Training is facilitated by Irini in a group consisting of around six people.
The group meets every other week for one hour on Zoom. Dates and Times are scheduled for each group as it forms.
A fee of $225 is paid ever quarter: January 1, April 1, July 1, October 1.
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The Five Wisdoms Institute offers trainings internationally.
Inspired by Naropa University, Contemplative Psychotherapy, and Authentic Leadership,
our trainings are proven to enhance self-awareness, communication, and effectiveness.
