Questions:
- When
- Download
- Right Teacher
- MBSR Self-Retreat
- Becoming a M.B.S.R. teacher
- How is this certified, as the work is done …
- How can I confirm this MBSR training to be legit …
- Link to the full M.B.S.R. program
I can’t find dates for it?
The MBSR Online Training is self paced, so you can start the training at any time.
- A – No, you can take as long as you like.
- A – Yes, you can go back and forth to anywhere in the course.
- A – We plan to make the course available for a long time. You can also download all the audio teaching/practice files to use at a later date.
To get the full benefit of the Mindfulness Training, we suggest:
- Practicing 30-45 minutes per day
- Not doing more then one lesson per week
How do I access the material (audio, video, course material etc.)?
- Each lesson has user instructions
- You can download all audio talks, and meditations.
Example of file structure:
Download – Downloadable file. Tap the three dots on the right.
# – Lesson, topic number-1.02, 2.05, etc.
Type – gm-Guided Meditation, bs-Body Scan, gr-Guided Reflection, talk, read-Read by a digital reader.
Source – ross, mbsrwb-MBSR workbook etc.
Keywords – stopping, dropping, awareness etc.
Max – Audio has been optimized.
Length – 3m, 3-minutes etc.
How do I select the right teacher?
At present Mindfulness teachers are not regulated, and there is no governing or regulatory bodies as such.
M.B.S.R. and M.B.C.T. trainers all deliver a set curriculum, with standard core content and delivery methods which have been widely researched and proven to be effective.
In order to teach Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) or Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), teachers need to follow the curriculums set out by U of Mass (MBSR) or Zindel Segal, Williams and Teasdale (MBCT). MBSR/ MBCT teachers normally go through a three stage training process:
- Attendance & participation in a MBSR / MBCT course
- Attend teacher training
- Co-teach several times
For your online course do I have to do it on a certain day? Thanks!
No, You can do the M.B.S.R. training at your own pace.
How do I do the self-retreat?
- The retreat is done in the setting that you prefer.
- We will created a comfortable six hour schedule for you to follow.
- To get the most benefit from the mindfulness retreat, please consider limiting all “electronic” distractions.
- If you choose to do the retreat at home. We suggest telling family member and friends that you will not be available for 6 hours.
Can I teach MBSR after taking this course? (MBSR Certification)
No, Taking an M.B.S.R. 8 week program does not allow the teaching of the M.B.S.R. program.
To become an M.B.S.R. teacher first requires being accepted and then trained through the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
BUT, completing this 8-week www.MBSRtraining.com program, fulfills the first requirement for being accepted into the M.B.S.R. teacher training program.
Note: You can receive a Certificate of Completion of this 80-hour MBSRtraining.com Online program.
With this Certification of Completion you can offer aspects of the M.B.S.R. to others and groups. But not represent, as a fully certified M.B.S.R. teacher.
The Process Of Becoming A Certificated MBSR Teacher:
MBSR Teacher Training Path
Phase 1: Beginnings
• Completion Of 8 Week Or Intensive MBSR Course As A Participant
• Participation In At Least One Silent, Teacher-Led, 5-10 Day Mindfulness Meditation Retreat.
• Daily Meditation Practice For A Least One Year
Phase 2: Ongoing Training
• Practicum In MBSR
• Preliminary Teaching Experience (Short Classes And Workshops)
• Ongoing Relevant Personal And Professional Education And Training; Regular Mindfulness Meditation And Retreat Practice; And Yoga And Other Body-Awareness Practice
Phase 3: Developing Teaching Skills
• Co-Teaching With A Designated Mentoring Teacher For 2-3 MBSR Course Offerings (Alternatively The Teacher Development Intensive Course Could Be Completed In Lieu Of Mentoring)
• Review Of Video Of Your Teaching Of Week 5
• Completion Of Online Teaching Modules (Still To Be Developed)
• Completion Of A 2nd Silent, Teacher-Led, 5-10 Day Mindfulness Meditation Retreat.
By successfully completing the above you will have the minimum qualifications for beginning to teach the complete MBSR course on your own.
I would like to understand how this is certified as the work is done in solitude.
[I would like to understand how this is certified as the work is done in solitude. I have no problems with online learning, or with mindfulness as I have been using it as part of my professional and personal life for more than 12 years. However, I do wish to be able to say my training is up to date, my personal practice is slipping, and I am interested. I just want to know how you vouch for the participation and/or learning by the participant(s).]
Answer- Topic Timers:
The MBSR Training online program has ability to set timers for each of the 8 weeks of the program. The mind has often wants to jump ahead and not stay with the task at hand.
Example, Sunday May-1, Lesson-1 is done plus 6 days of practice before Sunday May-8 when Lesson-2 is available. (Lesson -2 does not have to be started yet)
Certificate of Participation:
This is where the Certificate of Participation comes in. The training program can tell that the student has not rushed ahead. Each of the 12 lesson topic can also have timers installed.
Example, if a meditation lesson topic-3.6 is 15 minutes long. The student cannot advance to the next lesson topic-3.7 till the 15 minutes has elapsed.
Monitoring:
The progress of each person can be monitored.
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Stress Reduction Clinic Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Curriculum Guide® 2009
Melissa Blacker, MA, Florence Meleo-Meyer, MS, MA, Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, Saki Santorelli, Ed.D, MA
Overview This 8-week, 9-session M.B.S.R. curriculum is based on systematic and intensive training in mindfulness meditation and mindful hatha yoga. The curriculum, developed in the Stress Reduction Clinic over the course of three decades, is designed to teach program participants how to integrate and apply mindfulness in their everyday lives and to the range of challenges arising from medical and psychological conditions and life stresses.
Embedded within the context of Mind/Body and Integrative Medicine, the M.B.S.R. curriculum focuses on the experiential cultivation of both “formal” and “informal” mindfulness practices as a foundation for the cultivation of positive health behaviors and psychological and emotional resilience that can be effectively utilized across the adult life span. The approach supports the learning, strengthening and integration of a range of mindfulness-based self regulatory skills through the development and refinement of inherent internal resources. A primary aim is to cultivate ways of learning and being that can be utilized far beyond the completion of the program.