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Branch Training: MBSR to Mindfulness for Life – 6 day Teacher Training
1 day a week for 6 weeks
Description
Description
This 6-day workshop is for trained teachers of MBSR who would like to learn to teach the Mindfulness for Life (MBCT-L) curriculum and who have a regular personal mindfulness practice. Please see the Good Practice Guidelines for Teaching Mindfulness-Based Courses (Section C) for a description of what this involves
Training dates: Thursdays October 10th, 17th and 24th (one week break, no training on October 31st), then November 7th, 14th and 21st. Please be aware that here in the UK we move from BST to GMT on 26th October 2024, which will mean an hour’s change part-way through training for participants in some time zones. The course will continue to be delivered at 0900 – 1700, UK Time. Click here to check how the timing corresponds in your time zone
Mindfulness for Life is a development of MBCT for the general population. It includes 8 weekly sessions, home practice, and an all-day session and teaches skills both for working with painful and difficult experience and for increasing wellbeing and flourishing.
This teacher training includes theoretical and empirical foundations for Mindfulness for Life, the structure and sequence of the curriculum, and learning to teach key practices and exercises, including cognitive-behavioural exercises, appreciation and befriending practices, and a sitting with difficulty practice. We also include discussion of how breathing spaces are used and how inquiry is conducted in Mindfulness for Life.
We assume that all participants are experienced teachers of the practices that are part of both Mindfulness for Life and MBSR (raisin practice, body scan, sitting practices, mindful movement) and do not provide training in these. Training in the basic 3-step breathing space is included for those without previous training in this practice and is optional for those who already include breathing spaces in their teaching. Full curriculum materials and handouts for teaching Mindfulness for Life will be provided.
Applicants must be willing to commit to continuing professional development and adherence to our Ethical Guidelines for MBCT Teachers.
Where we have, or expect to have, more applications than spaces, applications will be prioritised from those who have access to a population and setting where they are actively involved and will be able to introduce Mindfulness for Life.
Please note that the OMF Mindfulness programmes are intended for adults over 18 years of age and are not suitable for delivering to younger populations.
The OMF provides Confirmation of Attendance letters to all participants who attend and take part in all aspects of 100% of the training event, including break out rooms, with their camera on.
What will I do on this course?
With a group of up to 12 peers you will attend 6-days of 'Branch' training. Training days will be both teaching and practical with opportunities to learn how to lead Mindfulness for Life practices and receive feedbackLearning Outcomes
By the end of the 6 days, trainees are expected to be able to:- Understand the Mindfulness for Life curriculum, including its intentions and the rationales for its elements
- Introduce elements of the curriculum in an embodied way
- Conduct inquiry and understand group processes
- Understand theoretical, empirical, and ethical foundations of Mindfulness for Life
About the Teacher
Leonie Schell
I’m a mindfulness teacher, trainer and supervisor. In my role as consultant to the OMF, I have supported the development of the OMF’s international collaborations and implementation of training pathway changes. Read more here
