Learn to Meditate
50+ techniques from many traditions, including mindfulness, breathwork, Zen, compassion, sound healing, yoga nidra, mantras, and more.
Meditation University
Learn to Meditate. Join a Global Community. Transform Your Life.
Online courses, live events, 5,000+ members, a free mobile app - and the world's top-ranked meditation teacher training for those called to teach.
International Mindfulness and Meditation Alliance
The Meditation Organization
YouAligned
The Yogatique
Meditation Magazine
50+ courses
Live sessions
Global sangha
MTT-200
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What we offer
A complete path for practice, belonging, and service.
Start as a beginner, deepen as a practitioner, and step into teaching when the call becomes clear. Meditation University is built for every stage of the path.
Join a Global Sangha
5,000+ meditators supporting each other's journey through live events, course discussions, and friendships that keep practice alive.
Change Your Life
Build a daily practice, reduce stress, find clarity, and discover a deeper sense of purpose, compassion, and peace.
Teach Meditation to Others
Become a certified meditation teacher through the world-ranked MTT-200 program, built for skill, ethics, confidence, and career growth.
Free mobile app
Your practice, in your pocket.
Open the app and step straight into courses, live sessions, community, and progress tracking. Join the free community through the website, then use the app to keep the whole path close.
- 50+ courses
- Live sessions
- Community
- Progress tracking
How it works
A living path, not a static course library.
Move between self-paced study, embodied practice, live community, and real-world growth. The scroll here mirrors the experience: each step unlocks the next.
Choose Your Path
Browse free courses, join the sangha, attend a live meditation, or explore the teacher training.
Learn at Your Pace
Pre-recorded lessons, live Zoom sessions, and a rich library of practices make depth feel doable.
Practice with Community
Join weekly live meditations and connect with 5,000+ fellow practitioners around the world.
Transform and Grow
Deepen your practice, earn certification, publish your work, serve clients, or simply find more peace.
Faculty
Learn from 13 world-class teacher trainers.
Each instructor comes from the tradition they teach, bringing lived experience, cultural context, and practical teaching depth.
Ashton August
Lead instructor, RYT-500, YACEP, founder of YouAligned.
Dr. Jenelle Kim
Author, 5th generation herbologist, Doctor of Chinese Medicine.
Punnu Singh Wasu
Kundalini meditation teacher at Yoga Barn in Bali.
Dr. Mansi Vira
Naturopathic doctor. Breathwork and pranayama specialist.
Prince Daniels Jr.
NFL survivor and author of Mindfulness for the Ultimate Athlete.
Kevin Ellerton
Founder of Meditation Magazine and Meditation University.
Nhi Nhi Le
Insight Timer teacher known for yoga nidra and mantras.
Brett Cotter
Trauma meditation specialist and founder of Stress Is Gone.
Isabelle Baker
Mindfulness teacher working with children and inner-city youth.
Forrest Neal
Meditation teacher, author, entrepreneur, and career coach.
Ronn Pawo McLane
Spiritual director of Kansas City Buddhist Center.
Thara Natalie
Founder of FireShaper Tenafly and Spirit Warrior Nation.
Mark Van Buren
Author of Your Life Is Meditation and Be Your Shitty Self.
For those called to teach
The world's top-ranked Meditation Teacher Training.
MTT-200 blends deep practice, dozens of techniques, world-tradition context, supervised teaching confidence, and career training for solopreneurs, educators, mental health professionals, and heart-led guides.
Ranked #1 online MTTRecognized by YouAligned.com and NurtureYourSpirit.
Accredited internationallyAccredited by IMMA and The Meditation Organization.
CE credit pathwaysOptions for RYTs, educators, social workers, counselors, therapists, and health professionals.
First-client supportGraduate with testimonials, publishing pathways, and practical career momentum.
Business path
Build Your Meditation Business
Launch ethical offers, coach clients, create visibility, and turn meditation teaching into sustainable service.
Schools path
Teach Mindfulness in Schools
Support children, adolescents, educators, and school communities with age-aware mindfulness tools.
Clinical path
MTT for Mental Health
Integrate mindfulness and meditation into trauma-aware, clinically informed support settings.
Graduate voices
The work lands in real lives.
Graduate stories consistently point to confidence, community, technique, and transformation.
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Good experience.
"Good experience."
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Great instruction & education
"Great people who love to share the light."
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Brett Cotter's Stress Stopper Meditation
"I'm glad I did. I feel more calm and less tired."
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Meditation University was an excellent...
"The course was self-paced which was perfect for my busy lifestyle..."
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Great introduction to mediation...
"Very informative. Thank you. May it have a wide circulation."
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Great beginner course...Meditation Fundamentals
"Explained in a clear and calm manner."
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Truly worth it!
"It is taught in a very simple and humble way. I highly recommend it!"
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I enjoyed learning new techniques from...
"Kevin has such a soothing and trustful presence."
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An enjoyable experience
"This course has the basics of meditation to start up a good practice."
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Grateful for this powerful journey
"The course was inspiring, practical, and truly transformative."
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Enjoyed It!
"This was a really nice class, with an enthusiastic and knowledgeable instructor."
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I really loved I could take my time...
"I look forward to partaking in more courses."
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Very easy to follow and informative...
"Very easy to follow and informative course. I really enjoyed it."
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Kevin Ellerton is such a real person
"I learned so much about meditation history, methods and techniques..."
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This is an insightful and informative...
"I'm very happy to have found this program."
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Excellent course
"Skilled teacher, down to earth. Abundance of information given! Enjoyed it thoroughly."
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The best decision I ever made was...
"I feel so much better and I'm actually learning."
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Very clear instructions on meditation
"Overall a good beginner course for meditation."
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everyone needs this info
"i like a self paced course. and that this course is broken down into small segments"
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I enjoyed it
"I decided to take the full Meditation Teacher Training halfway through this masterclass."
Vanessa Matthews, MTT-200
This course is incredible. It helped me grow my confidence to move into the community.
Stacey Feehan, MTT-200
So many ways to meditate and practice mindfulness... it really opened my eyes.
Jarvis Kolen, MTT-200
The culture Kevin has created at Meditation University is unmatched.
Tim Purkis, MTT-200
If you're thinking about becoming a meditation teacher, this is the program to go to.
John Fuller, MTT-200
You graduate with a really great tool belt of meditation skills.
Sarah Wennogle, MTT-200
The course gave me information, history, techniques, and community.
James Martin, MTT-200
The insights helped deepen my practice and gave me confidence to teach.
Missy Lawson, MTT-200
The many styles, including trauma-informed meditation and breathwork, were so helpful.
Marco Faasse, MTT-200
It changed my life. I studied many hours with so much pleasure.
Accreditation and trust
Recognized, accredited, and built for real-world teaching.
Ranked among the world's top meditation teacher trainings by leading publications and AI platforms, with international accreditation and professional CE pathways.
International Mindfulness & Meditation Alliance
International accreditation for the MTT-200 certification.
The Meditation Organization
Program oversight and international recognition.
Yoga Alliance YACEP
Curriculum overseen by Ashton August, RYT-500 and YACEP.
CE Credit Pathways
Options for RYTs, teachers, social workers, counselors, therapists, nurses, and other professionals.
Questions
Start where you are.
Courses include mindfulness, breathwork, Zen, compassion, sound healing, yoga nidra, mantra, contemplative practice, and teacher training foundations.
Yes. The sangha is open to people who want courses, practice support, live meditations, and connection with other meditators around the world.
No. Beginners can start with the free community and courses. Experienced practitioners can go deeper or apply to become certified teachers.
MTT-200 is a 200-hour online meditation teacher training with world-class faculty, dozens of practices, teaching labs, career paths, accreditation, and practical support for first clients.
Yes. MTT-200 offers financial aid for qualified students through a pay-it-forward fund supported by graduate donations.
Yes. The program is accredited by the International Mindfulness & Meditation Alliance and The Meditation Organization, with CE credit pathways for several professions.
Your journey starts here.
Explore the free community, build your practice, and step into teaching when your life asks you to share what you have learned.