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Restructuring core beliefs to replace outdated, limiting patterns with new, supportive ones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: 2.5 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 two additional 45-minute one-on-one meetings with Amma.

Schedule

Big Group Meeting: Second Saturday of the month, 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM (Pacific Time)
Program Dates: May 2025 – October 2025
Location: Virtual (Zoom)

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.

If needed, here are some supportive videos to help you regulate and ground yourself.

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. Will this provide any obstacle for you to attend?

Yes

No

Maybe

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 does your regular meditation practice consist of?

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 second Saturday of each month from 10-12:30PM Pacific Time?

Yes

No

Will you be able to commit to attending one mentor group/month on either a Tuesday, Wednesday night, or Saturday morning Pacific Time? (There may be more times offered.)

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:

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 Questionnaire (link at bottom of page). Please enter the date you completed the test.

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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