Application for Integrated Meditation Program

This unique program is designed for meditators seeking more joy, aliveness, and deeper connection—both with themselves and those around them. It’s for those who wish to deepen their meditation practice and let its benefits naturally expand into all areas of life. The program also supports transforming challenging patterns and cultivating healthy ones that arise from a foundation of safety, attunement, protection, delight, and encouragement.

At its core, the program is built on three essential components:

Community practice to develop the art of co-regulation
Metacognition training to enhance self-awareness
Restructuring core beliefs to replace outdated, limiting patterns with new, supportive ones

The Integrated Meditation Program hypothesizes that these three elements, when combined, can create deeper and more lasting shifts in our inner world than meditation alone.

Renowned psychologist Dr. David Elliott, Ph.D., co-founder of the evidence-based Three-Pillars Protocol, has endorsed this program for meditators.

Is This Program Right for You?

This is not therapy, but a structured meditation program. To ensure a good fit, we offer three free self-assessment quizzes as part of the application process.

For meaningful transformation, we seek motivated meditators who can fully commit to attending all group and practice sessions.

Program Structure & Commitment

Each month, participants will engage in:

One Big Group Session: 3 hours
One Mentor Group Session: 1.5 hours
One Peer Group Session: 1.5 hours
One Peer Meeting with a Buddy: 1 hour

In the final three months, participants will also receive three additional 45-minute one-on-one meetings with Amma.

Schedule

Big Group Meetings: Third Saturday of each month, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Pacific Time), beginning February 21. 2026
Mentor Group Meetings: During the week following the Big Group, times and dates TBD near program start
Peer Group Meetings: One week after the Mentor Group, on the same weekday at the same time
Buddy Group Meetings: Scheduled among participants, at their convenience
Program Dates: February 2026 – August 2026
Location: Virtual (Zoom)

Mentor group and peer group meeting times will be determined once enrolment is complete.

Financial Contribution

We strive to make this program accessible to individuals of varying financial means. Please select the most generous tier you can afford:

Benefactor: $334/month for 6 months
Standard: $292/month for 6 months
Subsidized: $250/month for 6 months

Payments will be recurring monthly installments, beginning after acceptance into the program.

The Three Pillars of Support

This program is structured around three foundational pillars:

Collaboration – Learning the art of deep listening, inquiry, and mutual support
Mentalization – Cultivating the ability to relax, reframe, and regulate emotions
Idealized Support – Drawing on imagined supportive figures and earth-based practices to nurture inner security

These pillars will build upon each other, creating a strong foundation for transformation.

Next Steps: Application & Interviews

Once we receive your self-assessment quiz results (links below), we will follow up with available time slots for an interview.

We understand that some application questions may be personal. Your answers will be kept confidential and will only be reviewed by the program’s core faculty. Some questions may bring up difficult emotions—please prioritize your well-being. If you feel overwhelmed at any point, you are welcome to pause or skip any question.

We look forward to welcoming you into this transformative journey.

Name

Email

Phone

Country of Residence

Are you fluent in English?

Yes

No

This program will be entirely online using Zoom. We use Padlet for posting course notes and WhatsApp to communicate with the group. Will these communication platforms provide any obstacle for your participation?

Yes

No

Maybe

Do you have:

A paid zoom account

Experience hosting and creating Zoom breakout rooms?

Do you have any access needs for this online program? If yes, please explain

Please tell us about youself (e.g., your background, your work, and/or your spiritual and healing journey).

What interests you about this program?

How did you hear about this program?

How long have you been meditating?

What do you focus on during meditation?

How long are your meditation sessions, typically?

How frequently do you meditate?

How regularly are you able to maintain focus for 20-30 minutes without being distracted?

What happens when something arises during meditation that you have difficulty managing?

If you have a teacher or teachers, please list them here.

This program requires a base level of experience in knowing how to work with your trauma and difficult emotions. Describe your experience working with difficult emotions and triggers and applying skillful means such as loving-kindness meditation to support healing.

Are you available for the big group meeting on the third Saturday of each month from 10:00AM-1:00PM Pacific Time starting on February 21?

Yes

No

Please confirm that you can commit to:

A 3-hour big group session the 3rd Saturday of each month from 10AM - 1PM Pacific Time

A 1.5-hour mentor group session the 4th week of each month

A 1.5-hour peer group session one week after the mentor group

A 1-hour session with a buddy at least once per month

Three 45-minute one-on-one sessions with a teacher during the final 3 months

The time commitments for the Integrated Meditation Program are as follows, For the first 3 months, 7 - 8.5 hours per month: - 3 hrs — Big Group (teaching + community) - 1.5 hrs — Small Group with Amma - 1.5 hrs — Peer Group - 1 hr — 1-on-1 peer meeting (many opt for 1-2 per month, as this has been effective to learn and anchor integrated meditation practices and leverage insights) In the final 3 months, you’ll also have: three additional 45-minute sessions with Amma, tailoring the Ideal Parent Figure imagery to your practice. So, the last 3 months plan for 8.5 - 10 hours per month. Are you able to commit to this amount of time?

Do you understand that for the first 3 months this program requires one meeting a week for 4 weeks in a row? Do you understand that during the last 3 months of this program, in addition to the above meetings there will be 3 additional meetings with a teacher? So an additional meeting approximately every 6 weeks.

Given the community-based nature of this program—and the ways participants rely on each other for learning and growth—please describe your likelihood of staying for the entire program, and any circumstances you foresee that might cause you to leave.

We want to make this program available to people of different financial means, which requires participants to select the most financially generous option in order for this program to be both viable and give access to people of different economic situations. Chose what you are able to pay once accepted into the program:

Benefactor: $2,000 = $334/month for 6 months

Standard: $1,750 = $292/month for 6 months

Subsidized: $1,500 = $ 250/month for 6 months

Currently living as a monastic

Do you have a therapist?

Yes

No

How long have you been working with them?

If you don't already have a therapist, are you willing to reach out to a therapist when you aren't able to manage activations that arise? (We have a referral list of drop in therapists that work on a sliding scale).

Yes

No

Are you currently in mental health treatment of any kind? If yes, briefly describe.

Have you ever been hospitalized for mental health reasons? If yes, can you briefly explain?

How do you manage mental health symptoms in daily life?

Disclaimer. This program is not designed for anyone who in the last year has had a major loss or trauma, has been unable to function due to mental instability, or just started working on their own trauma resolution or complex PTSD. Please check yes if you qualify to participate.

Yes

No

Maybe

We require you to complete three questionnaires which will help us understand your suitability for the course, and should you be accepted, your progress as you move through the program. We want to emphasize that your privacy and confidentiality are paramount to us. All the data collected from this survey will be anonymized, ensuring that any responses you provide remain completely dissociated from your identity. No personally identifiable information will be linked to your survey responses. We have implemented a robust data security plan to safeguard your information from unauthorized access, ensuring the utmost protection. Firstly, please take the free self-assessment test called the Experiences in Close Relationships (ECR) Questionnaire (link at bottom of page). Please enter the date you completed the test. (Disclaimer: The language in the ECR questionnaire is geared towards couples. If you have been single or celibate for a while, consider a current or past relationship where attachment dynamics show up—this could be with a close friend, sibling, spiritual friend, or even a spiritual teacher/mentor. The key is to reflect on how you tend to relate when vulnerability, closeness, or dependence is at stake.)

Please take the next free self-assessment test called the Schema Questionnaire (link at bottom of page). Please enter the date you completed the test.

Please take the final free self-assessment test called the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (link at bottom of page). Please enter the date you completed the test.

Please fill out the following questionnaires in order for your application to be considered complete:

ECR Questionnaire

Schema Questionnaire

Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire

We also encourage you to watch our Redwood meditation to calm and soothe. Thank you again for your interest in this unique and impactful program.

Application for Integrated Meditation Program

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