Sydney Institute of Meditation

I was a student in a 12 week Meditation Teaching Training course led by Susie Sprinks. The content clearly explained the science of meditation as it relates to many aspects of health and wellbeing. The science was explained in easy to understand terms. Students were exposed to a variety of meditation types. Practical and theoretical weekly assignments reinforced the lesson content.

Susie supported each student's guided meditations with encouragement and constructive feedback. Her teaching style was inclusive and interactive with ample time provided for students to practise guiding meditation.

I thoroughly recommend this course for people looking to teach meditation.

Susie is such a wonderful teacher and creates an amazing and safe learning environment for her students. I learned so much from this course and couldn’t recommend it enough. Thanks so much, Susie for all that you do

My name is Allyssar and I was recently one of the students part of Susie Sprinks meditation teaching training course. Susie is amazing at her job! She outlined all the ins and outs of meditation, she was thorough, very positive and super supportive of our learning. Susie taught us different types of meditations and the benefits of each one. Our lessons were both interactive and very inclusive. I couldn’t recommend this course enough! Thank you Susie for all your support!

I attended Susie Spinks’ mindfulness meditation yoga and snorkelling retreat in November 2022 and 2023. The combination was perfect, and full of marvellous moments. I think my health and well-being has benefitted a lot.
The retreat course was informative and science based. It was enjoyable and informative.

Susan is a talented and encouraging teacher. I thoroughly enjoyed learning and practicing meditation with her.

I highly recommend Susie's teacher training. Learnt so much about the science behind meditation, which really deepened my own practice and established a great foundation for my teaching approach.

I've just competed the 12-week meditation teacher's course. Susie Spinks has developed a comprehensive approach to understanding meditation, especially the scientific basis for its numerous health and life-enhancing benefits. Even before the course was completed, with Susie's expert guidance, I began presenting body scan and other guided meditations. This course has reinvigorated my long-time practice of meditation and greatly broadened my knowledge of the numerous meditative techniques, and traditions. Robert Grant

Great course! Susie is a lovely person and great teacher. The course provide a really good combination of theory and practice.its great for begginers and also for advanced meditators. I really recommed it!

I completed the Meditation Teacher Training and it was amazing! The content was delivered in an easy to understand and enjoyable way. I've learnt a lot about the science of meditation and how to explain it. There was also a lot of opportunities to practice delivering meditations. I recommend this course to anyone!

Susie's sessions are always well received by our team - everyone comments on how relaxed they feel afterwards! Susie is super helpful and responsive when it comes to organising a session, and effortlessly translates the guided meditation to a virtual environment.

Susie was delightful and full of knowledge, we had her come to our office and throw a workshop to the employees, response was wonderful. Highly recommend.

Thank you Susie for a wonderful course. I really looked forward to my class each week and practicing the homework in between. I know my new found knowledge will be very helpful when I begin to teach in the near future. Your enthusiasm for mindfulness practice and it's benefits is very motivating.

Susie is a wonderful instructor who is patient and supportive. Her ability to combine meditation practice with scientific findings was refreshing. I thoroughly enjoyed her sessions, and it was a great support to overcome the difficulties experienced during the lockdown.

I completed the Meditation Teacher Training program with Susie. The course was a great overview of the variety of meditation styles and their origins. There were a lot of opportunities to practice explaining meditation, the science and guiding meditations that I found really useful to increase my confidence. Susie is available for questions in and outside of the course and has a very down to earth, approachable teaching style. I would recommend.

Normally, I might choose a specific style and school of meditation to study. However, through the advice of a friend, I signed up with the Sydney Institute of Meditation. This turned out to be quite a blessing as the course provides a very sound understanding of the underlying science of meditation, then focuses on the different styles practised. This helped me work out which styles suit me best and made me well aware that there are different styles for different people. Our classes were in the evening via Zoom. While sometimes I began tired, by the end of the class I would feel refreshed. Of the twelve lessons, I did not miss one. Susie is an excellent teacher. She is patient, listens well and her classes have good pace and balance. I happily recommend this meditation teacher training program. Thank you Susie.

Susie was amazing and very thorough. The course was well structured and easy to understand and I have gained so much confidence in leading meditations. I highly recommend.

I found this course to be exactly what I was requiring and looked forward to my lesson each week. Susie was a great teacher who presented the courseware thoroughly and made our classes enjoyable.

When a dear friend recommended Sydney Institute of Meditation to me, little did she or I know it would be the highlight of a rather murky year - 2021. I was looking for ways to better manage my mental, physical and spiritual wellness regardless of the external circumstances. I initially thought of the Meditation and Mindfulness course but opted for the Teacher Training course instead - instinctively feeling it would be something to share with others. Susie is a wonderful teacher, who I believe epitomises the accomplished meditator - by this I mean she is calm, patient, kind, respectful, professional, fair and non-judgemental. The course content is insightful and engaging. I learnt much about the history of meditation and the science supporting this phenomenal human skill. It was satisfying to be able to create and lead our own meditations in class as part of an enthusiastic, friendly group of students. The Zoom sessions worked exceptionally well - any potential limitations were quickly overcome and forgotten as we gathered every Tuesday evening for our class. Now as the new year commences, the course learning is indispensable to me. The simple training and understanding of how to distil busy thoughts and emotions and get to a point of stillness is transformative. Something I feel everyone should experience.

My 12 week course with Susie went by so quickly. I wish it was still going. I looked forward to learning something new every Tuesday. It has been the greatest gift I gave myself in 2021. Susie is such a beautiful soul! Having her as my teacher is something I’ll always be grateful for. The course was so full of information and knowledge. Every lesson was so fun! I wish I can reapply and relearn all again ️ Thank you so much Susie for such a wonderful course and journey. I have learnt so much more about myself AND others along the way. And truly feel like everyone needs to try this once in their lifetime!

Very informative and supportive course that has broadened my knowledge and helped me implement a regular practice. Susies instruction was clear and thorough and I'm confident I can now lead a meditation.