How to Apply to Oasis Professional Education and Training Programs

Please submit your application via email to: CFM.OASIS@umassmed.edu.  
Your application should include a current CV or resume AND a cover letter (as described below).  These should be submitted as attached documents.

Application Fee

The application fee must be paid upon submission of your application materials.  It is non-refundable, regardless of your final acceptance status.  Payments can be made by Visa, MasterCard, or Discover or by check payable to UMMS-CFM and mail to:

Center for Mindfulness
UMass Medical School
55 Lake Avenue North
Worcester, MA 01655
Attn: Oasis

Please let us know if you are sending in a check or if you will call with a credit card number, in your application email.

Please attach:

Your current CV or resume, which includes information about your professional training and graduate degree, if any, in the fields of health care, psychology, education or a related field.

A cover letter which includes the following,

• Your name, postal address, phone number, and email address.
• The name and dates of the program for which you are applying.
• How you meet all of the program’s prerequisites:
  • A personal meditation practice is required.
  • Required attendance at 5-10 day silent, teacher-led retreat(s). Please refer to individual program descriptions for specific retreat requirements.
• How you learned about this program, what draws you to participate in it, and your vision or intentions for integrating it into your work.
• A description and brief history of your personal psychological and spiritual development.
• A description and brief history of your meditation training, the tradition(s) in which you practice, your regularity of practice, all teacher-led retreats you have attended, and the meaning of practice in your life and work.
• A description and brief history of your yoga or other bodywork training and practice.

For the Teacher Development Intensive, Supervision, Consultation, the Apprenticeship program, and for MBSR Teacher Retreats, also include a description and brief history of your teaching of MBSR. 

For Teacher Certification in MBSR, also include your portfolio, as described in the detailed program description. 

Cancellation policy

Your registration represents a commitment. Because spaces in our training programs are limited, your tuition is non-refundable.