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Jon Aaron and I will be offering Foundations in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction - the first step in the Mindfulness Center at Brown University's MBSR Teacher Training Pathway. It will be offered online via Zoom.
In this ten week program teacher trainees engage fully in the 8-week MBSR program as participants and as observers. In addition, they engage with other trainees and the instructor in a 3.5 hour seminar exploring the underpinnings, approach, and teacher qualities in which the program is steeped. Full attendance at all sessions is required, excluding emergencies or cancellations for other reasons.
Prerequisites
- Previous participation in an 8-week MBSR course
- A minimum of one 5-7-day residential meditation retreat*
- A minimum of two years of personal meditation practice
*Each application will be evaluated on its individual merits.
Dates
There will be three opportunities to take this training in the Winter of 2021.
Option 1 with Elaine Retholtz
(choice of two different MBSR courses sharing a joint Foundations seminar)
Opening Session: Sunday, January 24th, 9:30AM-1:30PM
Closing Session: Sunday April 11th, 9:30 am - 1 pm
a. Wednesday evening MBSR / Friday afternoon seminar or
b. Friday morning MBSR course / Friday afternoon seminar
MBSR Orientations:
For Wednesday evening MBSR: January 20th, 6:30 - 9:00 pm
For Friday morning MBSR: January 22, 9:30-12:00PM
MBSR Class Meetings:
Wednesdays, January 27th - March 17th from 6:30- 9:00 pm
or
Fridays, January 29th - March 19th, 9:30AM - 12:00PM
(Foundations seminars take place from 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM on the same day as the Friday morning class)
Daylong Class:
For the Wednesday evening course: Sunday, March 7th from 9:30AM - 5:00PM
For the Friday morning course: Saturday March 6th from 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Option 2 with Jon Aaron
Opening Session: Saturday, January 23th, 9:30AM-1:30PM
Closing Session: Saturday April 10th, 9:30 am - 1 pm
Thursday evenings/Saturday Mornings
MBSR Orientation: Thursday, January 21st, 6:30PM-9:00PM
MBSR Class Meetings: Thursdays, February 4th - March 25th, 6:30PM-9PM
(Foundations seminars are on the Saturday following 9:30AM to 1:00PM
Daylong Class: Sunday, March 14th 9:30AM-5:00PM
Commitment Required: This is an intensive course! Attendance at all MBSR classes and seminars is required, in addition to the MBSR Class ongoing practice assignments between classes, there are readings, journaling and other assignments.
Tuition: $1850.00
Payment plans and financial aid are available but limited.
If you have questions, or to express your interest, please contact me or Jon.
Please note: As part of our commitment to diversity and equity, we have an intention to increase the participation of people of color in the MBSR Teacher Community. To help bring this to fruition, we are holding a portion of MBSR Teacher Training spaces for people of color (PoC). Partial scholarships will be available for PoC participants based on need.
