Find A Meditation Teacher
There is nothing more powerful than learning to meditate from an experienced, embodied teacher and then having the support of that teacher along your path. This is a directory of registered AIM teachers. They have all completed the 12-month, 800-hour Awareness Insight Meditation Teacher Training. They are committed, consistent practitioners with deep personal experience, and they teach from that lived understanding.
Teaching Awareness Insight Meditation is more than a technique; it’s a commitment to each student. AIM is a living, evolving practice rooted in integrity, self-inquiry, and presence. When someone becomes a registered AIM teacher, they’re representing not just a method, but a shared ethos: one of depth, clarity, compassion, and embodied awareness.
Each teacher brings thousands of hours of personal practice to their work and is certified through Meditation Alliance International, with many also registered with the Meditation Association of Australia. More than just instructors, they are mentors and guides—rooted in their own journey, and deeply equipped to support others on theirs.
REGISTERED AIM TEACHERS
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Claire Robbie
Founder | Meditation | Yoga | Teacher Trainer
Teaches Online & From Auckland
Claire is a highly experienced and multidisciplinary teacher in the fields of meditation, yoga, and integrative wellbeing. She is formally trained in Vipassana meditation, initiated into the Vedic tradition, and is Compassionate Inquiry-informed, integrating trauma-aware practices into her work. The founder of The School of Modern Meditation (SOMM) and the creator of Awareness Insight Meditation (AIM), she leads AIM teacher trainings and continues to mentor teachers and facilitators.
She has been a devoted practitioner and teacher of meditation for nearly two decades and has led retreats, workshops and courses in Peru, Mexico, Los Angeles, New Zealand, Fiji, The Philippines, Costa Rica. She has taught hundreds of people how to meditate, and works actively with sobriety mentoring and with people in recovery from alcohol and drug addiction.
Her teachings are the culmination of her study of Vedic, Hindu and Buddhist traditions, integrated with her direct experiences from her daily, non-negotiable practices. She is also Compassionate Inquiry and IFS informed. -
Jo Pearson
Meditation Teacher I Breathwork Facilitator
Teaches Online & From Auckland
Jo is a dedicated teacher and guide in the fields of breathwork and meditation, passionate about helping people cultivate a more conscious and compassionate relationship with their minds, emotions, and bodies.
Jo is an AIM 800 Hour Certified Meditation Teacher and has also done extensive training with Alchemy of Breath & in Himalayan Breathwork & Meditation.
Her work draws on the transformational tools of breathwork, embodied mindfulness, and presence-based practices to help people reconnect with their own innate wisdom and capacity for healing. Whether through group sessions, one-on-one work, or immersive journeys, Jo offers a grounded and heart-centered space for real change to unfold.
Jo also teaches regular classes with The School of Modern Meditation & The Contemporary Yoga School.
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Kim Wilson
Meditation Teacher
Online, Raglan, Hamilton
An accountant turned meditation teacher., Kim was drawn to meditation to help reduce stress and find a calmer way of being. Her frist meditative practice was yoga and then she began exploring learning to meditate properly, with a teacher.
“The practice I found, Awareness Insight Meditation taught me how to sit in stillness and observe myself. As I developed my own practice and turned my focus inwards, I gained the gift of a greater understanding of myself.”
Kim has been a devoted practitioner ever since, attending silent retreats and courses as she is deeply committed to her own evolution in the world and as a teacher.
Based in Raglan, New Zealand, Kim teaches courses and wellness workshops online and in-person.
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Amanda Sutherland
Meditation | Yin Yoga | Pilates
In-person, Eastern Suburbs, Auckland
Amanda is an AIM 800 hour certified meditation teacher offering in person group classes and 1:1 coaching in Auckland, New Zealand. She is also the founder of Inner Insight, facilitating retreats both locally and abroad. Her teaching draws on years of her own dedicated and evolving personal practice. Known for her supportive and non -judgmental approach, Amanda creates a welcoming space for others to cultivate awareness, presence and compassion.
In addition to her work in meditation, Amanda is a certified Romana's Pilates instructor and Yin yoga teacher, with well over a decade teaching embodied practices which enrich her teaching, offering a holistic and somatic approach integrating mind, body and breath.
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Emma Johnston
Meditation Teacher
Wellington & Online
Emma is a “real world” meditator. She runs multiple businesses, is a wife, mum, daughter – while also being deeply committed to a daily meditation practice. She teaches people with full lives and full calendars, helping them integrate stillness and awareness into their everyday routines. Her students are often people like her – busy, bright humans who want to experience more ease and joy in their own skin.
Her practice began with a healthy dose of curiosity (and a touch of scepticism), but over time, it transformed how she related to stress, emotions, relationships, and herself. She is AIM 800 Hour Certified and has also done training with The Broad Place. Emma believes meditation isn’t about escaping life – it’s about embracing it, fully. If you feel the quiet nudge to begin, she’d love to sit with you. She is also a teacher with SOMM.
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