Course Curriculum

The aim of the training course is to enable participants to deliver mindfulness courses and/or to integrate mindfulness into other professional contexts. 

Mindfulness is now brought into many different spheres of life: business, schools, health, government, even the army. Many therapists and coaches adapt it to use  as part of their work. For the mindfulness approach to be affective it is of great importance that the teacher embodies it her/himself.  Jon Kabat Zinn says: It is most beneficial if you take it on  as a strong commitment to yourself, one that requires a degree of stick-to-it-ness and discipline while at the same time, being playful and bringing to each moment, as best you can, a certain ease and lightness of touch.

The course covers the main practices (mindful movement, bodyscan, various sitting meditations), investigating the aims and methodologies particular to each of them.  We gain understanding of the effective delivery of course content, including the method of enquiry as a main tool of teaching.  The key attitudes of mindfulness (beginner’s mind, letting be, acceptance, etc) will be brought into conscious focus throughout the course.

The course is characterised by a creative and balanced blend of theory and teaching practice, optimising effective learning.  Students will have the experience of being led by the facilitators as well as leading each other, mainly in small groups. Emphasis is given to learning through sensitive and encouraging feed-back.

The curriculum includes some days of silent retreat, where the understanding and effect of the practices can deepen. 

Regular and in-depth personal practice is an indispensable part of the training. There will be homework assignments between teaching weekends and the opportunity to practice teaching with peer and facilitators’ support.  Participants will receive a comprehensive manual of course contents.