Compassionate Mindful Resilience Teacher Training
What is the CMR Teacher Training?
If you are a trained mindfulness teacher, through any BAMBA organisation, have joined our Alumni Community and are looking to develop your skills further, then this course is ideal for you.
The CMR programme, taught in a virtual classroom via zoom, will teach you how to build resilience through the blend of mindfulness and compassion in a creative way. You will learn how to use shorter, more bespoke practices and coping strategies, all aiming to promote higher levels of self-kindness, resilience and feelings of robustness and empowerment.
You need to be an Alumni Community member to apply for this course.
Reasons to Enrol
What we offer
We will give give you the tools and information to be able to then bring your learning back to your organisation and teach your participants how mindfulness and compassion can support emotional well-being. Each session will help them to understand more about stress and how it affects the body and mind, and develop the resources to embrace mindfulness and compassion within their lives.
Session One
Exploring Mindfulness and Compassion
Session Two
Cultivating Emotional Intelligence
Session Three
Developing Resilience
Session Four
Feeling Resourced and Connected
Meet your tutors
Karen Atkinson
Karen is the Co-founder and Senior Partner of MindfulnessUK, an author, a trustee of the British Association of Mindfulness-based Approaches (BAMBA), a teacher and trainer of mindfulness and compassion skills and practices, and a Bangor trained supervisor of mindfulness teachers. Karen has been teaching mindful movement and meditation for over 30 years, and recently published ‘Compassionate Mindful Inquiry in Therapeutic Practice’. It is fair to say that she takes the greatest pride in having used her unique position to develop the Integrated Mindfulness and Compassion Qualification, a ground-breaking qualification and the first of its kind in the market. As a highly respected, extremely experienced, and well-trained mindfulness teacher with a warm, intuitive, friendly, and professional manner, Karen’s mission is to bring this enhanced enjoyment of life to as many people as possible.
Kate Elliott
Kate has a background in the corporate world, where she has worked in Campaign Marketing and more recently in Change and Talent Management. Through her experience and working with a diverse client background (teaching mindfulness and yoga), she became more aware of the pressures we face in today’s world and the impact it has on people’s mental health and wellbeing and it was this insight that led her complete the MBSR, IMC and CMR teacher training courses with MindfulnessUK. As an adoptive Mum to a little girl, Kate knows firsthand the pressures that come with caring for a child with a background in trauma and has experienced compassion fatigue several times. She is passionate about supporting people who work in the health and social care sectors, to equip them with the tools and resilience they need to keep doing the fantastic job they do for society.
Angie Ward
Angie is Head of Teacher Training and delivers the IMC Qualification as well as supporting all new students as they start their training at Mindfulness UK. Angie leads our partnership projects with the Mental Health Foundation and develops and delivers Mindfulness and Compassion Programmes in Education, Health and Social Care for Teaching & Support Staff, Children and Young People. Angie’s career in Health and Social care spans over 20 years, working with people in social care, and children’s and mental health charities as well as specialising in developing and delivering training and CPD for equality, diversity and Special Educational Needs (SEN.) Benefitting from regular meditation for many years, Angie is an experienced and supportive tutor with a sensitive approach to teaching and leading students through the transformation of learning.
Don't just take our word for it...
It was great to see you on the training sessions Karen and be taught by yourself. Your passion and knowledge are so inspiring.
Hollie Warren
To help you decide whether this is the right course for you take a look at our frequently asked questions for more information.
You can teach this course to anyone and no previous experience is necessary by the participants. This is an introductory course that teaches simple, effective, evidence-based practices, skills, and techniques to help manage stress, develop resilience and enhance well-being using mindfulness & compassion. It is suitable to be taught in any organisation, group of individuals or an individual, that teaches, supports and/or cares for others.
Anyone who has completed a mindfulness teacher training with a teacher training organisation (for example BAMBA member organisations) or have a 200hour training or equivalent, with evidence of the qualification and is a MindfulnessUK Alumni member
Anyone who has completed a mindfulness teacher training with a teacher training organisation (for example BAMBA member organisations) or have a 200hour training or equivalent, with evidence of the qualification and is a MindfulnessUK Alumni member
A 14 hour course (13 hours classroom time and the final hour is optional and will be in the format of a CMR re-connect session where MUK can update on any information, and teachers can come and ask questions and share stories)
A 14 hour course (13 hours classroom time and the final hour is optional and will be in the format of a CMR re-connect session where MUK can update on any information, and teachers can come and ask questions and share stories).
CMR Participants Resources Pack full of information for your participants to follow. Downloadable Mindfulness and Compassion Meditation Practices
1. Compassionate body scan
2. Compassionate mindful movement
3. Affectionate Breathing
4. Access to Vimeo – recorded practices
CMR Trainer Resources
• CMR PowerPoint – For delivery of Training and not to be disseminated to participants
• Separate PowerPoint Page One to add you own branding alongside MindfulnessUK’s.
• CMR Trainers Pack
• Certificate of attendance for participants
Yes, all materials will be sent to you after completing the course and signing the course agreement with MUK
You need to adhere to the BAMBA Good Practice Guidelines which can be found on their website.