Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Teacher Training

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Karen Atkinson

Co-Founder and Senior Partner

What is the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Teacher Training Course?

The Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course is an internationally recognised mindfulness course that has been taught and researched since the 1970’s. Our comprehensive 12-month training pathway will equip you with all the knowledge, material and experience you need to deliver the MBSR to groups or individuals.

Before joining our next Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Teacher Training course, you need to have completed the 8-week MBSR course in a group setting, either in a virtual classroom or in a venue, and have your own regular mindfulness practice for at least 6 months or more. If you are yet to complete the MBSR then please click here to join our next course.

Reasons to Enrol

  • Follow our comprehensive 12-month training pathway and gain the knowledge and material to qualify to deliver the 8-week MBSR course.
  • Become a registered teacher with the British Association for Mindfulness-Based Approaches (BAMBA).
  • Learn from the comfort of your own home in our virtual classroom, wherever you are in the world.
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This comprehensive 12-month mindfulness training includes:

  • A background to secular mindfulness.
  • Learn and experience all relevant mindfulness exercises, practises and techniques.
  • Understand the dynamics of ‘holding’ a group.
  • Learn how to encourage and help your future participants to sustain their own practice.
  • Referee to the regulated Register of Teachers with BAMBA.
  • Create your own your portfolio to be assessed.
  • Understand the assessment process and learn when to teach and when not to.
  • Develop an understanding of how to work with physical, psychological and emotional difficulties.
  • Explore the inquiry process.
  • Advice and support on how to set up your own 8-week MBSR course.
  • A detailed week-by-week teaching schedule and the material needed to deliver the MBSR course.
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One payment of £1,465 or pay instalments

How the course is taught:

  • A blended learning approach of a virtual classroom 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).
  • Downloads of 4-core guided practices.
  • Bonus free e-Course.
  • You will be sent a student folder with all relevant material to complete the course.
  • You will also be sent a student handbook via email.

As part of this teacher training pathway you will also need to complete the following:

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.
- Gain an understanding of the framework to guide inquiry and the Iceberg Model.

Attend Silent Meditation Retreats totalling 5 days throughout the year.
- Give yourself the time and space to explore, go deeper and rest.

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.

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Meet your Tutors

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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.

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Stephanie Unthank

Stephanie is a qualified and registered mindfulness teacher, a director of MindfulnessUK At Work and a director of the British Association of Mindfulness-based Approaches (BAMBA). With an initial career in the corporate banking sector, in a variety of managerial roles, Stephanie has a deep understanding of the benefits of wellness in both body and mind.  Leading all training of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Stephanie also has leadership and change management expertise, and is an advocate of sustainable cultural change. Stephanie is a positive and enthusiastic teacher and has a very approachable and insightful manner, always creating a warm and welcome environment for all her students to learn and supports employee wellness.

Don't just take our word for it...

This course has given me such confidence to deliver the 8 week MBSR, it is well presented and structured with a clear pathway and support available to become a listed teacher with BAMBA. Karen is a warm and passionate trainer who really goes the extra mile to support all her students. Thank you MindfulnessUK.

Angela

I completed the IMC teacher training course about 5 years ago with MUK, and have slowly grown my business since then. This year felt like a good opportunity to increase my teaching toolkit, and I wanted to add MBSR to my offer, I was delighted that MUK had gone online with their training which meant I could access the course which otherwise would have been inaccessible to me. Karen was the course tutor and as always taught in her calm and accessible way, imparting her wealth of knowledge throughout our time together. The course offers a great combination of information sharing, discussion and role play, and gave plenty of space to respond to all questions/ queries from theory through to practicalities. I am now teaching my first course and feel confident and fully equipped to lead it effectively!

Kate Elliott

I found that learning MBSRTT with MindfulnessUK online a really positive experience. Having spent 8 years attending lectures at university I was a little apprehensive how online learning would work but I found that it was thoroughly engaging and gave me the opportunity to learn alongside students from other disciplines from all over the UK and globally.

Deborah Andrzejak

This was a course that definitely had positive impacts and changes in different areas of my life. The MindfulnessUK staff are Great, Amazing, Incredible, Always supported when is needed. Glad that I am doing the MBSRTT with this incredible institution made by INCREDIBLE PEOPLE.

Suellen Amaral

To help you decide whether this is the right course for you take a look at our frequently asked questions for more information.

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Before joining our next Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Teacher Training course, you need to have completed the 8-week MBSR course in a group setting, either in a virtual classroom or in a venue, and have your own regular mindfulness practice for at least 6 months or more. If you are yet to complete the MBSR then please click here to join our next course.  Please do not proceed with enrolment unless you have completed this course.

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