ECM Teacher Training Pathway: Fundamentals Intensive in Teaching MBSR

Fundamentals Intensive in Teaching MBSR

Program Overview

Fundamentals Intensive in Teaching MBSR is the first step in the pathway toward becoming a certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher through East Coast Mindfulness. This course is designed for people with an established practice and a desire to learn how to share the benefits of mindfulness with others. A commitment to maintaining a personal relationship with practice and to developing the skills necessary to offer the MBSR class in person are necessary. Participants must be willing to show up authentically within the training group, and to bring their unique wisdom as well as their full humanness to bear in learning to teach MBSR.

This online intensive training establishes the foundational principles of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program and curriculum. Participants study and experience the ethos, underpinnings, mindfulness practices, and attitudes that are the basis of MBSR. Language, pedagogical methods, and skills for engaging participants will be observed, investigated, and practiced.

This course will be taught by Rebecca Eldridge and Margaret Fletcher, Senior MBSR Teacher Trainers.

Training Goals:

During this training you will—

Study the MBSR Curriculum, Protocols and Program Standards

Guide other trainees in standard MBSR meditation practices

Practice teaching components of the MBSR course curriculum to your fellow trainees

Give and receive feedback to yourself and other trainees

Investigate the ethos of teaching MBSR: for populations, in contexts, in the marketplace

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this training you will be able to—

Demonstrate basic MBSR teaching competencies

Describe MBSR themes, intentions, and practices

Teach Mindfulness-Based practices

Deliver didactic presentations on stress

Articulate the intersection between your personal practice and teaching MBSR

Prerequisites

Completion of an 8-Week MBSR course for personal growth, in one of these 2 formats:

In person, with a Certified MBSR teacher in your area, if possible

Online live with a Certified MBSR teacher (this does not include participation in recorded versions of an MBSR course)

Regular personal mindfulness meditation practice of at least one year

Participation in a recent silent, teacher-led retreat of 3 days or more in a mindfulness tradition: this retreat can be completed either in person or online. Retreat must be led by a live teacher (no videos of teachers), conducted in a group setting (not a solo retreat).

Commitment to complete at least Phase One of the Teacher Training Pathway

Required Technology and Preparation:

High-speed internet connection

Please, no phones

Join on a computer that has a full-sized screen on which you can see at least 25 Zoom participants, without having to scroll

Ensure that your computer is situated on a stable surface (instead of resting on your lap, etc.)

Video and microphone capability (so that you can be seen and heard)

A place for practice that allows for being undisturbed

Current version of Zoom installed

Each program is limited to 12 trainees, with a minimum of 6 participants

Upcoming dates to be announced, so check back!

Generosity policy applies—to cover costs for our small business, to ensure adequate compensation for the instructors, and so that people with fewer financial resources can be accommodated, please pay at the highest level available to you.

TIER 1 (Supporting Others): $3400

TIER 2 (Our Cost): $2900

TIER 3 (Subsidized Rate): $2400

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If Tier 3 is still financially prohibitive for you, please email us so we can find a way for you to participate.

Applications for this program will be accepted once the program dates are announced.

If you have questions, please email info@eastcoastmindfulness.com.

What can I say after I complete the training?

You can say:

that you have trained directly with Rebecca Eldridge and Margaret Fletcher, senior teacher trainers in MBSR
that you have completed essential skills training in teaching MBSR through East Coast Mindfulness
that you can teach MBSR under mentorship with Rebecca Eldridge or Margaret Fletcher

What if I’m not technologically savvy?

You do not have to be a technology whiz to participate; however, a certain level of technology know-how is assumed (for instance, it is assumed that you have a modern desktop or laptop and stable internet connection, and that you know how to work on the computer you will be using during the training).

What if I have to miss a session?

Because of the participatory nature of this training, it is imperative that you be present for all of it. Of course, life situations arise, but as you enter the training, please ensure that you have cleared your schedule so you can participate in all 7 days of training.

Since this training is conducted online, will I be able to attend to home and family during the program?

This is an intensive course and requires your full attention throughout. There will be appropriate times set aside for meals and rest; please ensure that other matters, such as child or elder care, or significant pet care, are managed by others during the program.

Are continuing credits available for this training?

There are currently no credits available for this training.

Program Schedule

Upcoming dates to be announced, so check back!
Program Cost
Generosity policy applies—to cover costs for our small business, to ensure adequate compensation for the instructors, and so that people with fewer financial resources can be accommodated, please pay at the highest level available to you.

TIER 1 (Supporting Others): $3400

TIER 2 (Our Cost): $2900

TIER 3 (Subsidized Rate): $2400
Deciding What to Pay?
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Your payment for courses and trainings at East Coast Mindfulness lets a small group of individuals—
Do the heart work they’re trained and skilled at, without financial backing from, or healthcare covered by, an institution.

Prepare for, record, and post video recordings of free Worldwide Online Sit sessions each week, and offer other free programs throughout the year.

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Please pay at the highest tier available to you, while honoring your life situation. Any reduced rate we give is not funded by a scholarship fund; it’s an offering that comes directly from our earnings.

That said, if your situation makes it unrealistic for you to pay at our lowest tiered rates (for instance, you have lost your livelihood or live in a country whose exchange rate is very low relative to $US), please email us at info@eastcoastmindfulness.com.

Let us know the event you’re interested in registering for, as well as if splitting the lowest tier registration cost into multiple payments would allow you to participate. If a payment amount below the lowest tier is required to support your participation in an event, please let us know that, as well as the amount you’re able to pay. We want to meet you where you are, and also continue to offer our work in the world and support ourselves.
If Tier 3 is still financially prohibitive for you, please email us so we can find a way for you to participate.
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Applications for this program will be accepted once the program dates are announced.

If you have questions, please email info@eastcoastmindfulness.com.
Common Questions
What can I say after I complete the training?

You can say:
that you have trained directly with Rebecca Eldridge and Margaret Fletcher, senior teacher trainers in MBSR
that you have completed essential skills training in teaching MBSR through East Coast Mindfulness
that you can teach MBSR under mentorship with Rebecca Eldridge or Margaret Fletcher

What if I’m not technologically savvy?

You do not have to be a technology whiz to participate; however, a certain level of technology know-how is assumed (for instance, it is assumed that you have a modern desktop or laptop and stable internet connection, and that you know how to work on the computer you will be using during the training).

What if I have to miss a session?

Because of the participatory nature of this training, it is imperative that you be present for all of it. Of course, life situations arise, but as you enter the training, please ensure that you have cleared your schedule so you can participate in all 7 days of training.

Since this training is conducted online, will I be able to attend to home and family during the program?

This is an intensive course and requires your full attention throughout. There will be appropriate times set aside for meals and rest; please ensure that other matters, such as child or elder care, or significant pet care, are managed by others during the program.

Are continuing credits available for this training?

There are currently no credits available for this training.

REFUND POLICY:
You may receive a full refund less a $100 processing fee if you notify us via email (info@eastcoastmindfulness.com) at least 7 days prior to the first day of training (this will give us time to notify someone on the waitlist). No refunds will be granted thereafter.

Questions? Please email us at info@eastcoastmindfulness.com

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