Teacher Development Intensive
An Advanced MBSR Teacher Training/ Retreat  

Participants in a recent Teacher Development Intensive

If you are already teaching MBSR, you may apply for admission to this eight-day residential training/retreat, which will help you refine your teaching skills through sustained inner work. Applicants who are not yet teaching but who have a strong professional and meditation background and who are committed to becoming teachers of MBSR may also be considered for admission into the program.

The Teacher Development Intensive is a highly interactive, collaborative learning experience which gives you the opportunity to explore your relationship with yourself and others in the context of an intensive teaching environment. Participants are encouraged to develop a working familiarity with, and competency in, multiple aspects of the didactic and experiential elements of the MBSR curriculum, including:

• Presentational and didactic elements
• Guidance in meditation and yoga practice
• Inquiry and group dynamics
• Preparation of supporting materials

The Teacher Development Intensive consists of the following:

• Eight-day residential training program/ retreat
• 92 hours of direct instruction
• Comprehensive investigation of the underpinnings of the MBSR curriculum
• Extensive first-hand experience about how to teach MBSR
• Exploration of your identity and integrity as a teacher of MBSR
• Refinement of your personal meditation and yoga practice as it informs your ongoing development as an MBSR teacher
• Integration of key principles of the MBSR model into other mindfulness-based approaches and interventions
• Participation in an ongoing supportive learning community

Learning Objectives

• Learn in detail the MBSR curriculum and its theoretical, philosophical, and pedagogical underpinnings
• Practice, clarify, and enhance MBSR teaching skills
• Refine the precise use of language to enhance clarity of communication in all phases of instruction
• Identify more precisely how the actions emerging out of your own thoughts and emotions accurately inform or distort your capacity to understand yourself and work effectively with others
• Develop a capacity for sustained dynamic stability in the midst of uncertain and highly charged situations 
• Experientially explore mindfulness meditation and its integration into other mindfulness-based interventions

Prerequisites

• Completion of one or both of the Oasis Foundational Trainings:
  • Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Mind-Body Medicine
  • Practicum in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
    (Preference will be given to applicants who have completed both Foundational trainings and who are currently teaching MBSR.)
• Ongoing daily meditation and body-centered awareness practice and commitment to the integration of mindfulness into everyday life
• Professional experience in the fields of health care, education, and/or social change
• Participation in at least two 5-10 day silent, teacher-led mindfulness meditation retreats.

Program Dates and Fees

Application fee: $50, payable to the CFM

Tuition: $2,250, payable to the CFM

Room and board costs are additional. Because of the intensive nature of this program, residency is required.

Location: Chester, Connecticut

Program Dates
April 13-21, 2010

Application Deadline
February 12, 2010

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How to Apply

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