This course is for anyone who wishes to teach the 8-week Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) programme.

All applicants must meet both prerequisites listed below:

1. Completion of the 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course or similar either live, with a teacher and as part of a group.
2. A sustained and regular personal mindful meditation practice over a minimum of 6 months.

We are happy to discuss whether there is a need for this 6-month post-MBSR course period if you already have a long-term mindfulness meditation practice.

If you are unsure if you meet these or would like an informal chat please contact us at info@mindfulnessuk.com or call the office on 01823 697527.

This is a minimum of a one year teacher training pathway consisting of a blended learning approach of virtual classroom teaching sessions ( 35 hours) within a group setting and self-directed study.  It is important that you attend all sessions (you can book a private catch up session if needed at a cost).

MindfulnessUK provides a student handbook, 4-core meditations,  comprehensive course notes in hard copy that we post to your home (if you reside within the UK and provide in a PDF to download if outside the UK.

The self-directed study comprises of the following elements that must be completed if the learner wishes to become a listed teacher with BAMBA (the * refers to additional cost – please see related FAQ):

*Teach two supervised 8-week MBSR courses – Deliver two courses to a group – remotely supervised by one of the MindfulnessUK team.

*Attend a Process of Inquiry Masterclass.

*Attend Silent Meditation Retreats totalling 5 days throughout the year.

Log your personal practice and self-inquiry of the core MBSR meditations.

Create a portfolio – Evidence of completion of all required elements of the pathway.

Overall it is estimated that self-directed study time is approx. 120 hours.

There is pre-reading and preparation to complete in between teaching session.

Each cohort is encouraged to have a WhatsApp group so learners often check in with one another and if in doubt contact the admin team or tutor to discuss, we are a friendly bunch at MindfulnessUK ?

The course cost on application is for all teaching sessions, course notes, meditations and handbook.

The Cost as a one-off payment is £1595 and payment is full is due on application.

Please be aware that paying by instalments incurs an additional charge of £100 overall due to additional administration and bank charge fees. Please note that instalments are £695 on application, followed by a second and third instalment of £500 debited automatically at a later date. When you book (by clicking the instalment option when applying) you will be taken to a page that shows exact instalment amounts with dates)

All Cancellation, Terms and Conditions on the website apply.

If you then choose to complete the other elements of the pathway with MindfulnessUK here are the additional costs:

• Teach two supervised 8-week MBSR courses – Deliver two courses to a group – remotely supervised by one of the MindfulnessUK team. Costs are £280 for one supervised MBSR course as part of your MBSRTT pathway.  If you would like a MindfulnessUK supervisor to supervise both your MBSR courses as part of the teacher training, the cost will be reduced to £495, paid in advance.
• Attend a Process of Inquiry Masterclass (£90)
• Attend Silent Meditation Retreats totalling 5 days throughout the year. This is dependant on which options you choose from the website)

Log your personal practice and self-inquiry of the core MBSR meditations.

Create a portfolio –  Evidence of completion of all required elements of the pathway.

All Cancellation, Terms and Conditions on the website apply.

Additional costs for all MBSRTT courses:

There are 2 reading books we recommend, these are listed in your welcome letter and joining instructions, aren’t purchased via Mindfulness and cost approximately £25.

Please also see FAQ relating to  additional costs for deferrals.

This is a minimum of a one year pathway commencing on the date of your first teaching session with MindfulnessUK.

There is no set timescale for completing all the elements of the pathway, it is flexible and designed to fit with other commitments.

Once learners complete all elements, they provide evidence as specified on the course to MindfulnessUK and at this point receive a certificate, receive a trained teacher logo and become listed on our trained teacher list on the MindfulnessUK website. At this point, if a learner wishes to become a listed teacher with BAMBA (further costs incurred) they can apply via the BAMBA website and request the supporting documents from MindfulnessUK.

Missing a teaching session:

• Learners must attend 100% of the teaching sessions and if any are missed they are required to attend a Tutorial session with their tutor at the additional cost of £70 per hour.  Most tutorial sessions last 2 hours.
• There is guidance for Absenteeism in the Student Handbook for learners to refer.

Deferrals:

• If, due to unforeseen circumstances, learners need to pause their study (once the course has commenced) they have an option to request a deferral.  This needs to be requested within one week of missing a teaching session by emailing the admin team with a clear reason for your request.  After which learners must meet with a tutor within 4 weeks to identify and agree an individual plan for continuing with a clear timeline.
• There are additional costs of £70 per hour if a learner requires catch up sessions with the tutor before re-joining their studies.
• Deferrals to other courses are dependent on availability, a deferral fee and any additional registration fee applies as per the terms and conditions on the website.

Leaving the course:

• If, due to unforeseen circumstances, learners decide to leave their studies, they must inform the admin team by email who will amend all records accordingly. 

All Cancellation Terms and Conditions on the website will apply.

You graduate once you have completed all elements of this pathway and can then teach the 8-week MBSR to participants of your choice, whilst adhering to the BAMBA Good Practice Guidelines if you are a listed teacher.

We encourage all our mindfulness students and graduates to join our Community Membership and continue to connect with like-minded people and gain in-sight and knowledge from the MindfulnessUK team.  The community is owned by us all and is an opportunity to attend mindfulness-based business development training, take part in sitting groups, get access to updated course information, insightful research and collaborate with other trained teachers, as well as 10% off masterclasses and retreats.  To book please visit our Community Membership page on the website.

These are covered in the teaching sessions with detail and links given in our comprehensive course notes. The BAMBA Good Practice Guidelines for Mindfulness teachers, GPGs include things like, these include having appropriate insurance to teach, supervision, regular retreats, commitment to professional development. These GPGs can be found at www.bamba.org

You can become a Compassionate Mindful Resilience (CMR) 4 session course Trainer by attending the CMR Train the Trainer Programme.

Other Continuous Professional Development opportunities are all listed on the website and include, Masterclasses, E-learning, 8 week MBSR and Retreats.

The GPGs include attending 5 days of Retreat per annum, these can be completed as single days, 2 & 3 days or 5 days.  MindfunessUK offer a range, both online or in person. Full details on the website.

Yes, you can apply to become a regulated teacher with BAMBA once all the teacher training elements have been completed.

Yes, you may charge participants for a mindfulness session as you will have completed the training via teaching sessions with MindfulnessUK.  It is your decision on how much you want to charge.  We would recommend that you research mindfulness sessions in your area and decide on a good price to charge.

If you already have a supervisor then you can continue to work with them. However, for the 2 supervised courses that you teach as part of the training pathway you would need to be supervised by a MindfulnessUK supervisor, to ensure your teaching is consistent with our training. Supervisors refer to the MBI-TAC (Mindfulness-based intervention – Teaching Assessment Criteria).

As part of the training pathway the 5 retreats that you attend must be with MindfulnessUK to ensure you comply with BAMBA guidelines. We always encourage teachers to experience retreats outside of our organisation but it is important to note that these would not be counted as part of the pathway requirements.