200-hr Meditation Teacher Training

Hector Marcel has been studying and practicing Tibetan Buddhism for 25 years. He is a passionate organizational change management consultant helping executives drive transformational change in their organizations through an emphasis on culture, people and service. He is a master teacher of meditation and eastern philosophy, linking ancient Asian ideas to modern western systems for individuals and teams. Hector serves on the board of the Asian Classics Institute, he is the director of the 108 Lives Project and is the president of Three Jewels (the Enlightenment Studio), a New York based studio dedicated to help people reach their highest potential through meditation, yoga, public talks and community outreach. He believes that meditation opens the door to every personal achievement. Hector is treasured by his students for his immense kindness, humor, and generous wisdom.

HOW TO BREATHE WELL FOR MEDITATION

Rose Erin Vaughan, MSAc, is a Yoga practitioner and teacher, Anatomy specialist, Acupuncturist and Trigger Point Therapist. She holds a Master of Science in Acupuncture, a BS in Biology, published 2 books on the subject of Yoga and Meridians and has led numerous trainings and intensives in Yoga and Acupressure worldwide. She studied Yoga extensively with master Yogi Sri Dharma Mittra. Her other great teachers include Sri Bhagavan Das (Mantra and Bhakti), Geshe Michael Roach and Hector Marcel. Her training in a variety of modalities, techniques, sciences and philosophies has helped her to establish a contemporary and unique approach to Yoga, Physical, Emotional and Spiritual development.

THE BUSINESS OF MEDITATION

Jesse Israel is a social entrepreneur, meditation leader and former record label executive known for founding the mass meditation movement The Big Quiet. Jesse has signed multi-platinum bands like MGMT, has led some of the largest meditations in the world, teaches meditation to next-generation leaders and speaks at Fortune 500s and colleges. At the start of 2020, Jesse was invited to go on tour with Oprah Winfrey and WW to speak at and lead mass meditations at sold-out arenas throughout the US. Jesse’s work has been featured in the New York Times, Vice, Vogue, Fast Company, GQ and the Wall Street Journal.

THE BUSINESS OF MEDITATION

Manoj Dias was born and raised in the Theravada Buddhist tradition, is an animated speaker, humble teacher and always a friend. In 2015 Manoj founded A—SPACE, Australia’s first multidisciplinary drop-in meditation studio. In 2020, A—SPACE was acquired by Open, a modern meditation organization based in California, where Manoj is a co-founder. Manoj has learnt from some of the most respected teachers of our time, including Channa Dassanayaka, Dr Miles Neale and Joe Loizzo as well as studying at the Nalanda Institute of Contemplative Science in New York City. He’s married the best of ancient wisdom and contemporary science to bring the power of awareness, compassion and wisdom to organizations such as Netflix, Google and Slack alongside his role as an associate at the Melbourne Business School’s executive leadership program. In 2019 Manoj became Australia’s first and only lululemon global ambassador, a role he uses to champion more accessible and inclusive wellness experiences for the under-represented and marginalized. In March 2021, Manoj’s first book, “Still Together’ was released through Hardie Grant Publishing worldwide and distributed by Chronicle Books in the U.S.

BUILDING A MEDITATION BRAND

Jackie Cantwell is a sound musician, artist, teacher & meditation leader who has played sound bowls & led breath-work for some of the largest meditations in the world. Jackie facilitates sound globally through The Big Quiet, is Director of Medi Club & is Founder of Camp Remember, a kids summer camp using yoga, meditation, & the arts as tools for self-discovery. Most recently, Jackie was on tour with Oprah Winfrey, playing sound bowls for mass meditations in sold out arenas across the US.

BECOMING A CAREER TEACHER

Jackie Stewart can be found in NYC teaching meditation and mentoring teacher trainees at MNDFL, online with Alo Moves, and on your smart device through the Journey LIVE app. With an MA from NYU’s School of Culture, Education, and Human Development she brings mindfulness into action by leading corporate meditations, philanthropic work, and engaged family life. Her work has been featured in Shape, Cosmo, and TimeOut NY publications. She has guest lectured at Universities across the country, from University of Washington to Columbia University, and taught for companies like Microsoft, Reebok, Live Nation, Ralph Lauren, and H&M. She invites her community in as family by co-facilitating Sound Meditations alongside her husband throughout New York City (jimmyandjackie.com).

HOW TO SPEAK ABOUT MEDITATION

Santy Wang teaches meditation in an approachable and applicable way to both beginning and advanced meditators. They teach from the heart and their personal experiences on how meditation applies to support their mental and emotional well-being so others can be inspired to apply meditation in a similar manner. Santy is a formally trained fine artist and professional creative problem-solver who is currently the Experiential Producer at Nike's Brand Experience Design team. While maintaining a rigorous professional career during the week, Santy also maintains a consistent spiritual practice through the study of Tibetan Buddhism and meditation. Santy completed Three Jewels' 200-hour meditation teacher training in 2018 and has regularly been teaching meditation classes as well as supporting Three Jewels' Meditation Teacher Trainings.

BECOMING A CAREER TEACHER

Moun D’Simone is a spiritual teacher, mentor, and artist. She's known for her big sister's warmth and real-talk style, deeply rooted in Tibetan Buddhism, contemplative psychotherapy, and hatha yoga, she’s everyone's Spiritual Godmother. Moun combines her lived experiences from immigrant to modeling, and photo editor, with extended time studying and in retreats in India, Nepal, Indonesia, with masters like the Dalai Lama, Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, Venerable Robina Courtin, and the oracle Khadro-la to create her tangible and empowering methods, that remind us our stories matter and we are innately compassionate badass people. She mentors clients privately, teaches retreats and group programs.

BECOMING A CAREER TEACHER

Carlos Alberto is passionate about evolving human consciousness, to support a sustainable world. He started attending 10-day silent meditation courses in 2001. After completing advance meditation training and certification, he began leading meditation sessions at wellness studios, corporations and in public schools in all five boroughs of New York City. He recently produced an 8-part meditation DVD series to support the incarcerated population in 13 prisons of the Massachusetts Department Of Corrections. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic he has shifted his operations completely online and is where he now leads all his live meditation sessions. For Carlos, consciousness is a worthy choice to integrate as a lifestyle, with the hopes to touch, move and inspire others to do the same.

3 YEAR SILENT RETREAT & LIFETIME INTEGRATION OF MEDITATION

Earle Birney helped create Diamond University and Retreat Centre, where he studied with Geshe Michael Roach for 12 years and completed a 3 year silent meditation retreat. Earle shares the teachings from many teachers in both Buddhist and Yoga lineages, and insights he has acquired along the way with a vast array of students. Earle leads youth programs, teaches weekly meditation classes, and leads workshops and retreats, to students around the world. Earle’s childhood marked by a pretty awesome combination of structure, support, play and freedom in his tight-knit community in North Vancouver, Canada. He was immersed in sports, lived surrounded by close friends, and had a supportive network of coaches, adults and teachers. But this feeling of integration didn’t translate into a zest for conventional. As he neared graduation from university, he began to realize that a life of following perceived societal norms — starting a career, buying a house with a white picket fence, getting married — didn't make sense to him. 4 months before graduating from his Leisure Studies degree he took out a student loan and bought a ticket around the world. With this, his quest to find happiness began elsewhere. In order to find a lifestyle that felt authentic, Earle followed many paths — some more productive than others. But his nonconformist curiosity finally paid off when he found yoga and meditation more than 25 years ago during an extended stay in New Zealand. He dove deep into these practices, and from then on, committed to continue exploring this inward journey. And, of course, his personal philosophical quest continues as ever.