Jon Aaron will be offering MBSR Essentials in the Summer of 2024. This is the first step in the MBSR Teacher Training pathway as delineated by the Global Mindfulness Collaborative (GMC). This training is offered by Mindfulness and Health Institute

In MBSR Essentials, teacher trainees engage fully in the 8-week MBSR program as participant observers while engaging with other trainees and the instructor in a concurrent, ten-week 3.5 hour seminar exploring the underpinnings, approach, and teacher qualities in which the program is steeped. Intersession work and attendance at all sessions are required, excluding emergencies.

While completion of this training does not authorize you to teach the 8-Week MBSR curriculum, it provides a solid foundation to teach introductory mindfulness classes in diverse settings. MBSR Essentials will be accepted as satisfying the first step on the MBSR teaching teacher training pathway by any member of the Mindfulness Teacher Training Alliance or the Global Mindfulness Collaborative, including the Center for Mindfulness at Brown University. Click here for a full description of the MBSR Teacher Training Pathway.

Prerequisites
- Previous participation in an 8-week MBSR course
- A minimum of one 5-7-day residential meditation retreat*
- A minimum of two years of personal meditation practice

*Each application will be evaluated on its individual merits.

Dates (Please check carefully, participants must attend all classes and seminars)
All times in Eastern Time Zone
Essentials Seminar Dates:
Opening Seminar : Monday, June 10, 2:30pm-6:00pm ET
8 Seminars following the MBSR Class: Mondays, June 17-August 12, 2:30pm-6:00pm
Essentials Closing Saturday, Augsut 19, 2:30pm -6:00pm
Essentials Participants must attend this:
MBSR 8-Week Class Orientation: Monday, June 10, 10:00am-11:30am or MBSR 8-Week Classes:
Online: Mondays, June 10 - August 12, 10:00am-12:30pm
MBSR All-day Retreat: Saturday, July 27, 9:30am-5:00pm
*please note, no classes July 8


Commitment Required
In the direct teacher training lineage of Jon Kabat-Zinn shared by all teacher trainers of MTTA and the GMC, this initial training is an immersive course in developing MBSR teaching competencies through rigorous study and reflection steeped in internationally accredited standards, ethics, and the heart of personal and interpersonal mindfulness. Attendance at all MBSR classes and seminars is required. In addition to the Essentials seminar, MBSR class, and practices of MBSR, there are seminar readings, journaling, and other intersession assignments. Taking into account, the class, seminar, daily practice, and additional readings, this is a 14-16 hour weekly commitment. It is a co-created learning opportunity in which you will be well supported! Through the MBSR Essentials curriculum, we together cultivate teaching as a practice this lifelong path to skillfully offer mindfulness in the world.

NOTE: Cohorts are limited to 12 teacher trainees.
Tuition: $2,250.00 Payment plans and financial aid are available but limited.