The Teacher Training Pathway

4 Part In Depth Level 1 Mindfulness Training – Being Present

This 4 part, in depth training is spread out over a nine month period and aims to enable participants to establish an effective and regular daily mindfulness practice so as to help our minds to settle and stabilise. One of the distinctive qualities of this training is the kindness and compassion practices that are woven throughout. It is ideal for beginners; however, it is also for those who have previous experience of mindfulness and who want to develop their practice and for those who might go on to train to teach mindfulness.

NEW Dates:
Part 1 – 3rd September, 17th September, 1st October,  15th October (2024)
Part 2 – 29th October, 12th November, 26th November, 10th December (2024)
Part 3 –  7th January, 21st January, 4th February, 18th February (2025)
Part 4 –  4th March, 18th March, 1st April, 15th April (2025)

2 Weekend Introductory Teaching Skills

Our Introductory Teaching Skills course, takes place over two weekends and aims to support participants to begin developing a safe and effective mindfulness teaching practice.

This course:

• provides participants with opportunities to lead guided practices and enquiry with fellow participants in a safe environment. Feedback is from self, fellow participants and tutors.
• takes place over two weekends spread out over a three-month period and aims to support participants to begin developing a safe and effective mindfulness teaching practice.
• emphasises the requirement for participants to be able to embody mindfulness and compassion while teaching mindfulness training courses. The key skill is learning to stay fully present as you lead guided practices and enquiry. This skill depends entirely upon a sustained and regular personal mindfulness practice.

Dates: 

Weekend 1 : TBC (after Being Present)

Weekend 2 : TBC (after Being Present)

5 day MBLC Retreat : TBC (after Being Present)

The MBLC Teaching Skills Retreat is an in-depth training retreat over six days exploring each of the stages of the MBLC 8-week course. There is a strong focus on participants getting ‘hands on’ experience of delivering course. Participants meeting the advanced beginner level of the Mindfulness Based Interventions Teaching Assessment Criteria (MBI-TAC) will be awarded a certificate of readiness to teach the MBLC at the end of the retreat.

To teach Mindfulness MBLC you can join our Teaching Skills Retreat, on completion of  the Introductory Teaching Skills. It is an in-depth training retreat over five – seven days exploring each of the stages of the MBLC 8-week course. There is a strong focus on participants getting ‘hands on’ experience of delivering course.

• This course explores the rationales behind the practices and the way they fit together as a whole.
• Feedback from participants and tutors on this course is given with reference to the domains of the Mindfulness Based Interventions Teaching Assessment Criteria (MBI-TAC), which are explored during this retreat.
• Live sessions delivered by the participants will be self-assessed by the participants and discussed with tutors who will also make an assessment. Participants meeting the advanced beginner level of the MBI-TAC will be awarded a certificate of readiness to teach the MBLC at the end of this retreat.

Successful completion of this retreat provides participants with all they need to begin to deliver the MBLC 8 week course.

Dates: 

TBC  – BOOK HERE

***If you have already completed Level 1 Mindfulness with the Mindfulness Association in the UK or the 1st year of the MSc: Studies in Mindfulness with the University of Aberdeen, you are eligible to join the teacher training at the 2 weekends of Introductory Teaching Skills.

***If you are a mindfulness teacher, for example in MBSR or MBCT and would like to train to teach our 8 week Mindfulness Based Living Course (MBLC) you will need to complete an MBLC 8 week course or attend at least weekends 2 and 3 of the Level 1 Mindfulness training in order to familiarise yourself with aspects of the MBLC curriculum which are not present in MBSR or MBCT before completing the MBLC Retreat.

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