Course Description

Willoughby Britton and Jared Lindahl discuss the eleven criteria meditation practitioners and meditation teachers in the VCE study used to differentiate normal meditation challenges that are "part of the path" from potentially concerning states warranting intervention.

  • Understand how meditation-related challenges are appraised across a range of Buddhist contexts.

  • Consider the criteria used by meditation teachers and clinicians for determining when additional intervention is warranted.

  • Situate the appraisal of meditation-related challenges in multiple cultural contexts and a person-centered approach to care.

Course Instructors

Willoughby Britton, Ph.D.

Dr. Willoughby Britton is founder of Cheetah House and director of the Clinical and Affective Neuroscience Lab at Brown University.

Jared Lindahl, Ph.D.

Dr. Jared Lindahl has been leading the data collection, analysis, and writing of papers for the Varieties of Contemplative Experience study since 2014.

Continuing Education Credit

This course is approved for 1 CE credit ✅

Cheetah House is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Cheetah House maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Course Curriculum

    1. Progress or Pathology?

    1. Lindahl et al. (2020), Progress or Pathology?

    2. Lindahl et al. (2019) Oxford Handbook of Meditation Chapter

    1. Progress or Pathology Quiz

    2. Verification

    1. Instruction

    2. The instructor(s)

    3. Professional & Ethical Issues

    4. Remote Environment

    5. Learning

    6. Participant Information

    7. Narrative

About this course

  • $50.00
  • 1 hour of video content

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Essential knowledge from the groundbreaking Varieties of Contemplative Experience study

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