Jon Aaron and I will be offering the MBSR Intensive Practice and Teaching (IPT) in the Fall of 2024.
MBSR Intensive Practice and Teaching (IPT) is the second formal training on the Global Mindfulness Collaborative’s MBSR Teacher Training pathway, providing a deeper dive into the MBSR curriculum’s form and essence and greater clarity to its intention, content and flow. True to its name, this training is an intensive immersion in MBSR that strengthens teaching skills and personal practice. As a trainee, you will expand your experiential and cognitive understanding of MBSR through practice teaching, receiving feedback from peers and trainers, study and self-reflection, mindfulness practice, and the support of the learning community. The IPT aims explicitly to develop teaching skills as well as the embodied presence and qualities of heart that support freedom from suffering for ourselves and those we serve. Click here for a full description of the MBSR Teacher Training Pathway.
Pre-requisites
- Previous participation in MBSR Essentials or its equivalent
- A minimum of two 5-7-day residential meditation retreat*
- A minimum of two years of personal meditation practice
- Offering of 3 introductory mindfulness workshops of a minimum of 90 minutes each, with a minimum of 6 participants each.
*Each application will be evaluated on its individual merits.
Dates: 3 weekends. All sessions will be via Zoom.
ORIENTATION: Saturday, October, 9:00AM (ET) to 12:00PM
Weekend 1: October 25-27, 2024 9 am - 7 pm ET
Weekend 2: November 8-10, 2024 9 am - 7 pm ET
Weekend 3: November 22-24, 2024 9 am - 7 pm ET
The days generally begin with an early morning practice period and run through until dinner time (depending upon your time zone)
Commitment Required
This is an intensive course! In addition to the time in the training, there will be intersession assignments that will require meeting with others in your training cohort.
Tuition: $2,800.00 (early bird discount of 10% if paid by August 15)
Payment plans and financial aid are available but limited.
Find more information and to apply through the Mindfulness and Health Institute