TEACHER TRAININGS
Learn To Teach Mindfulness with MBSR Teacher Training Program
10-Week Online MBSR Essentials (October 3 to December 12, 2024)
(Recognized by the Mindfulness Center at Brown University & Global Mindfulness Collaborative)
The 10-Week Online MBSR Essentials is the first step in Level 1 of the MBSR Teacher Training Pathway. It meets equivalency for 10-Week Foundations training offered through Brown University’s School Of Professional Studies, and recognized by all members of the Global Mindfulness Collaborative, including the Mindfulness Centre at Brown University (MC@B).
MBSR Essentials offers a highly experiential exploration of the MBSR curriculum, cultivating evidence-based teaching competencies and understanding from the inside out. Whether you intend to teach MBSR or integrate mindfulness into your professional field in other ways, Essentials is a special opportunity to deepen practice. As we discover greater degrees of freedom in our own lives, we are able to bring the essential transformative elements of mindfulness to others in the service of minimizing harm and maximizing human flourishing.
Upon successful completion of MBSR Essentials you can:
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Teach mindfulness workshops.
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Teach introductory mindfulness meditation classes.
Please note, after completion MBSR Essentials you are not qualified to teach the eight-week MBSR curriculum. This happens only after completing all aspects of Level 1, which includes MBSR Intensive Practice and Teaching (IPT) – see Three Training Levels for more details.
This program also offers 63.50 Continuing Education (CE) credit hours approved by the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA).
The Training is facilitated by Dr. Kasim Al-Mashat. Kasim is a Registered Psychologist in BC, and Certified MBSR Teacher through University of Massachusetts Medical Center and the Mindfulness Center at Brown University. He is the founder of Center For Mindfulness Canada, North Vancouver. Kasim has completed a six-month meditation retreat in silence in Southeast Asia and presented a TEDx talk about entitled “How mindfulness meditation redefines pain, happiness & satisfaction”.
For more details about the training including the Free Teacher Training Information Sessions, and listing of the prerequisites for the program, please visit https://centreformindfulness.ca or https://www.drkasimalmashat.com.
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Teacher Training Intensive
Train to facilitate MBSR programs in this second module of the Centre for Mindfulness Studies’ MBSR Facilitation Certificate Program. The course is open to MBSR facilitators-in-training who meet the prerequisites. For more details, visit our MBSR TTI page.
Timing
Session 1: Monday, November 18, 2024 | 10am – 5pm ET
Session 2: Tuesday, November 19 2024 | 10am – 5pm ET
Session 3: Thursday, November 21, 2024 | 10am – 5pm ET
Session 4: Friday, November 22, 2024 | 10am – 5pm ET
Session 5: Monday, November 25, 2024 | 10am – 5pm ET
Session 6: Tuesday, November 26, 2024 | 10am – 5pm ET
Required Readings
Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn
MBSR: Protocol, Practice, and Teaching Skills by Susan Woods and Patricia Rockman
Please note that some additional reading and preparation is required. It is recommended that you register 1-2 weeks in advance at which time you will receive access to the course materials.
About the Facilitators
Patricia Rockman MD: Patricia is the co-founder and advisor of Education and Clinical Services at the Centre for Mindfulness Studies and the developer of the MBCT Facilitation Certificate Program. She has co-authored a number of publications in the areas of mindfulness and mental health and she has been educating healthcare providers in stress reduction, CBT, and mindfulness-based practices for over 20 years. Full bio here.
Tom Heah OT: Tom is a mentor teacher trainer for MBCT and MBSR teachers-in-training at the Centre for Mindfulness Studies (CMS), and an MBCT teacher trainer with the China-Canada Mindfulness Association. Tom has taught MBCT, MBSR and other mindfulness courses in community mental health, at college and for the general public for over 18 years. Full bio here.