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For Teachers and Aspiring Teachers

Are you offering the practices and attitudes of mindfulness to those you work with or serve – or are you interested in doing so? The Midwest Alliance for Mindfulness (MAM) sponsors training and continuing education events for current and aspiring professionals. These offerings are enjoyed at a significant discount to our professional members and MAM is an approved continuing education provider through the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board.

  • 200-Hour Mindfulness Teacher Training Certificate Program
  • Continuing Education Programs
  • Mindfulness Based Programs Mentoring toward Certification

Training for mindfulness teachers generally includes participation in the course one wishes to teach, a strong and consistent personal practice including attending teacher led silent mediation retreats, basic and/or intensive teacher training in the course one wishes to teach, mentoring by an approved provider, and a minimum level of teaching experience.

200-Hour Mindfulness Teacher Training Certification

Many of us who have benefited so powerfully from the cultivation of mindfulness in our lives feel a deep calling to share these healing practices with others. MAM values training and education. Evidence is mounting that trained mindfulness teachers produce better outcomes for the people we serve.

The Midwest Alliance for Mindfulness 200-Hour Mindfulness Teacher Training (MTT) Certification Program is designed to prepare aspiring mindfulness teachers to deliver basic group mindfulness training with diverse populations in a safe and inclusive manner. The curriculum offers support and guidance to individuals who wish to bring mindfulness into their workspaces, communities, or institutions. We consider this to be the minimum level of training that teachers should complete in order to teach general group mindfulness safely and inclusively

This program is designed to meet current standards for basic group mindfulness teaching, including a combination of didactics, self-study/reflection, and practice. MTT students meet one full weekend per month over a period of ten months. A certificate is provided to those who successfully complete all MTT requirements.

Our program follows International Mindfulness Teachers Association (IMTA) “professional level” standards and includes aspects of the MBI:TAC. This training program is not sufficient for teaching Mindfulness Based Interventions/Programs such as Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, Mindful Self-Compassion, etc.

This program is offered simultaneously online via Zoom (US Central time) and on location (seats limited) for local students who’d like to meet in person. Read about our online etiquette here https://mindfulness-alliance.org/offerings/online-offerings/.

TUITION PAYMENT OPTIONS

$100 of the tuition is non-refundable upon acceptance into program (to cover time spent reviewing applications and interviewing candidates), a full refund will be provided in the case of non-acceptance. No refunds 30 days or less before the start of the program. Click the appropriate link below to register and pay. You will be emailed the application upon registration. 

Early-Bird Fees: Application deadline last day of September before midnight before training year begins.

  • MAM Members = $2200
  • Non-Members = $2500

Standard Fees: Application deadline last day of November before midnight before training year begins.

  • MAM Members = $3000
  • Non-Members = $3300
  • Two Installment Option
    1. Jan-May $1600 MAM members, $1800 Non-members (Application deadline last day of November before midnight before the training year begins)
    2. June-Oct same as above (Payment deadline May training weekend)

Scholarship

MAM hopes to train and reach members of underrepresented or vulnerable populations in an effort to increase program accessibility and promote equal opportunity. In accordance with our mission, vision and values, a 75% fee reduction ($550 for members, $625 for non-members) is available for up to 3 applicants who hold cultural identities/intersections that are underrepresented in mindfulness training such as:

  • Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
  • People of Color and/or Visual Minorities
  • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual people
  • People who reside in an identified high poverty area

Once you have made your payment, the standard application will be emailed to you. In addition to the standard application, a personal essay is required documenting how you meet the above criteria. Priority will be given to applicants who plan to take mindfulness into underrepresented or vulnerable communities – if this is your intention, please include your plans in the essay.

The deadline for submitting your application and scholarship essay is the last day of September (before the training year begins) and applicants will be notified of their status by the last day of November. A full refund will be provided to applicants who are not selected.

Mindfulness Teacher Training

Testimonials

I must say that the MTT program has surpassed all of my expectations. I assumed, going in, that some of the topics and training would be challenging, but the team of teachers have presented everything coherently and with a passion. All of the instructors have taken many advanced Mindfulness studies, and I can truly sense they have a strong desire to pass their vast knowledge on to us…in hopes that we would also become teachers, and pass on the gift of Mindfulness to others. The instructors are very welcoming with any questions, and I always feel seen and heard. In addition, the program is presented with a wonderful sense of familiarity, and I know I have made many lifelong friends with the instructors and other students during this life-changing and very rewarding experience.

Shane LedfordClass of 2020

Angela Caruso-YahneTeacher Trainer

Participation in the Mindfulness Teacher Training program at Midwest Alliance for Mindfulness has been a transformative experience for me. Despite my previous experience, I’ve learned and grown more skillful with each module, for the material is thoughtfully and thoroughly presented by teachers with expertise in appropriate fields. The reading material, classes, co-teaching, and retreat experiences are meaningful and useful in my pursuit to share these skills with others as well as deepen my own practice. I have taken courses from nationally-known teachers, and I have found the teachers in this program to be no less inspiring, knowledgeable, and supportive. I am grateful for the opportunity to connect in a community with shared reality, to gain more understanding and clarity about teaching mindfulness, and to belong to a movement cultivating more compassion and harmony in the lives of all beings.

Cathan Kabrelian2020 Cohort

Erik HulseTeacher Trainer

The class provided the opportunity to work intentionally, mindfully, and with effort towards a deeper personal practice, more skillful teaching, and an expanded and rich community of mindful teachers and practitioners. I would sign-up again in a heartbeat!

Graduate2020 Cohort
  • Program Dates & Times

    Third full weekend of each month of the training year January – October: Fridays 6-8 pm, Saturdays & Sundays 9 am-noon & 1-4:30 pm US Central Time + Opening Retreat the Sunday before the first training weekend 10 am – 3 pm.

    1. Jan: Mindfulness Studies: Roots, Science & Fundamentals
    2. Feb: Attitudes of Mindfulness & Embodiment
    3. Mar: Compassion & Ethics in Mindfulness Training
    4. April: Teaching Meditation to Groups
    5. May: Teaching Mindful Movement to Groups
    6. June: Trauma Informed Teaching & Safety
    7. July: Languaging & Group Inquiry
    8. Aug: Working with Diverse Populations & Community Building
    9. Sept: Other Mindfulness Practices & Contemporary Applications
    10. Oct: Professional Development & Bringing It All Together
  • Learning Objectives

    1. Deepen personal development as a mindfulness practitioner and embodiment of the practices & attitudes in daily life
    2. Develop skills, attitudes, and knowledge to facilitate the safe and inclusive teaching of mindfulness skills to diverse groups, including guiding group practice instruction and inquiry and leading silent, non-residential retreats.
    3. Demonstrate the importance of personal integrity and ethical standards in teaching mindfulness to others
    4. Understand the importance of good practice guidelines for mindfulness teachers and how they impact quality of programs and outcomes for participants
  • Prerequisites

    In order to be eligible for MAM’s 200-hour training program, applicants must have a consistent personal mindfulness practice of at least one year and have attended a teacher led silent meditation retreat of any length before starting our program.

    **Though completion of our program doesn’t guarantee you will be accepted by the IMTA (through their alternative pathway), applicants who are interested in pursuing that certification may wish to also complete a couple of additional pre-requisites above and beyond what MAM requires:

    • Attend at least 1 mindfulness meditation retreat of a minimum of 5 days with a qualified instructor. More than 1 retreat is highly recommended. Your MAM teacher trainers will let you know which retreats they will be offering or attending during the year of your training if you wish to join them, but this is at your own personal expense. You can also contact us for recommendations.
    • Participate in a Mindfulness Based Program (MBP) such as Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) or equivalent (MBCT, MBRP, MSC).
  • Required Reading

    • Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn
    • Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness: Practices for Safe and Transformative Healing by David A. Treleaven
    • Awakening Together: The Spiritual Practice of Inclusivity and Community by Larry Yang
    • Deep Diversity: Overcoming Us vs Them by Shakil Choudhury

Continuing Education

 

Community of Color

LGBTQIA Community

Advanced Practice

Comunidad de Mindfulness

Mindfulness Cafe

Diversity Equity Inclusion in Mindfulness

Mini Mindfulness Retreat

Mindfulness Teacher Training

Mindful Adaptive Yoga

Other Teacher Training Programs Throughout the US

  • UCSD Center for Mindfulness: Mindfulness-Based Professional Training Institute
  • Centre for Mindfulness Studies (Toronto, Canada): Professional Development Programs
  • UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center: Training in Mindfulness Facilitation
  • UMASS Medical School Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Healthcare & Society: Oasis Institute for Mindfulness-Based Professional Education
  • Brown University School of Public Health Mindfulness Center
  • Stanford Medicine Center for Compassion & Altruism Research & Education Compassion Cultivation Training Teacher Training Program
  • Engaged Mindfulness Institute IMTA accredited teacher training with an emphasis on bringing trauma-informed mindfulness to underserved and at-risk communities
  • Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute Teacher Training Program
  • Unified Mindfulness Learning Platform CORE Training Program by Shinzen Young
  • Sounds True Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program with Jack Kornfield & Tara Brach

Mindfulness Teacher Training & Best Practices

  • The Meditation Safety Training Toolbox contains documents, protocols and best practice guidelines from the UMASS Center for Mindfulness, Bangor and Oxford Mindfulness Centers, and other mindfulness researchers.
  • Adverse Experiences Guide – Cheetah House is a non-profit organization that provides information and resources about meditation-related difficulties to meditators-in-distress and providers or teachers of meditation-based modalities.

Contact

913-730-5988
info@mindfulness-alliance.org

Location

11100 Ash Street, Suite 103
Leawood, KS 66211

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