When: 8 Aug 2022 - 12 Aug 2022 This five-day training will provide an opportunity to immerse yourself in teaching MBSR. It is an experiential exploration of the eight-week course for MBSR teachers, to help them support and develop skills and confidence in teaching. Offered in an online format, the training will provide opportunities for combining learning and deepening practice. The course will include: The training will include teaching practice sessions focused on the MBSR session themes (eg. Perception, exploration of pleasant and unpleasant experience, stress reactivity, stressful communication, what we take in). With the exception of mindful movement, the teaching practices will not be focusing on the guided meditation practices. This training is an element of the formal Teacher Training Pathway (TTP) in association with Bangor University and the certificate of attendance can be included in your TTP Portfolio. If you register on the TTP after having completed this training, the certificate can be included retrospectively. The course will be held online using Zoom software and you will also be given access to our Community area, a place for online learning and shared resources. Pre-requisites for attending: The course is open both to experienced mindfulness-based teachers as an opportunity to refresh their personal and teaching practice, and newer teachers who are in the earlier stages of developing MBSR teaching skills. All participants must have: You will engage in practising teaching of the MBSR session themes such as stressful communication. To be able to do this, you will need to be familiar with the MBSR 2017 curriculum. Please ensure you are able to attend the entire event. If this is not possible, please contact us to discuss before submitting an application. The trainers: Our trainers are all members of the Bangor University Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice (CMRP) training team. All have been extensively trained in this approach and engage in a rigorous ongoing process of training and supervision. We use strict criteria when selecting teachers/trainers to work with us. The name of the specific trainer(s) for this event is at the top of this page. Just click on the trainer name to find out more about them. Online Information: In order to participate in the training, you will need: -A room where you can close the door and engage in the training away from family distraction. As we will be showing clips of teaching, it is particularly important that confidentiality is maintained by ensuring that those who are not on the training cannot see your screen or hear the audio. It may be helpful to use headphones. -Log in via a computer which is resting on a hard surface and which has audio and webcam. Please don’t use handheld devices to log in. -When you are not speaking turn on mute to reduce background noise. The Zoom meeting link for the whole training will be sent to you prior to the start date. As far as possible, give yourself over to the learning during this time with a minimum of distraction. What to wear: Please wear comfortable clothing with layers. Mats, cushions, stools would be helpful to have available to support your practice space at home. Timings: 8th - 12th August: 9.30am - 5.30pm All times are UK, BST (British Summer Time). Our rates: Our rates have no hidden extras. Our rates have no hidden extras and include teaching and deposit (£100 non-refundable). Standard rate – £656 TTP & Master’s rate – £591 Bursary-assisted places are available on this event until 3 months before the event starts. Bursary applications need to be submitted and decided prior to booking onto the event. To find out more about our bursary schemes and to apply, please first visit our website here: https://home.mindfulness-network.org/bursaries/ Standard Rate – The rate for accessing this training as a ‘stand-alone’ training event and not part of a Bangor University Centre for Mindfulness Research & Practice teacher training pathway. TTP & Bangor University Master’s rate – 10% reduction of the training cost, excluding accommodation, for those currently on the Teacher Training Pathway (TTP) or the Bangor University Centre for Mindfulness Master’s programme. If you would like to pay a £100 deposit in the first instance please choose the applicable rate in the drop-down list in the application form. Employer's rate - Recognising the large administrative overhead of dealing with employers, there is a £50 surcharge if the employer is paying directly; where possible we would advise applicants to pay themselves and reclaim on expenses to avoid the charge.
Where: Online Event
Tutors: Bethan Roberts, Sophie Sansom
The application and payment process:
Our application and payment process involve the following steps:
- We receive your application form and assess it to ensure that this event is suitable for you. We endeavour to make assessments within a week.
- Upon offering you a place, we will then invoice you either a £200.00 deposit or for the full amount, depending which option you choose when you complete your application.
- Your place is fully confirmed once we receive your deposit or full payment.
- If you selected to pay the deposit only, we will invoice you for the balance four months before the event starts.
- We will email you the joining instructions in advance of the course.
Payment and cancellation policy:
Please note that we are planning for this course to be held in-person, but if this is not possible with regard to Covid-19, we will advise you as early as we can if the course needs to be moved online. More on this can be found in our T&Cs, below.
Please read our Terms and Conditions for information regarding payments and cancellations.
Other information:
This course is residential, which means all participants will need to stay at the venue during the day and overnight for the duration of the course.
Please see the British Association of Mindfulness-Based Approaches (BAMBA) for good practice guidelines and other information for mindfulness-based teachers.
Please note that we give a Bangor University certificate of attendance which details the nature of the course and the hours involved, however, this does not constitute an authorisation to teach mindfulness-based approaches. The development and interest in the potential of mindfulness within a range of settings is rapidly growing and training processes are therefore becoming more structured. However, within the UK there are currently no formal qualifications/certification processes which regulate competency in teaching mindfulness-based approaches. This requires those of us working in this developing field to inquire deeply into our own practice, our integrity, our intentions and the boundaries of our skills, competencies and understandings.
Contact us:
Please feel free to email us at training@mindfulness-network.org to discuss any questions you may have about the course or whether it is appropriate for you at this time. We will ensure that your query reaches the correct person.
Click here to sign up to our waiting list - unfortunately this event is now full.
