Our ‘Mindfulness: Teaching in the Workplace’ specialist programme offers experienced mindfulness teachers the opportunity to develop skills, competencies and confidence to teach mindfulness in a variety of different workplace settings, build your business in this area, and receive a ‘Readiness to Teach in the Workplace’ certificate from Oxford Mindfulness.
Gain an understanding of:
- How mindfulness training in the workplace has evolved in recent years and the implications for bringing mindfulness training to large and small organisations
- How you can find your niche and leverage your existing network and social media platforms to reach more workplace clients
- What you need to consider when developing an offering that resonates with organisations
- How you can skilfully navigate workplace demands whilst keeping the integrity of the underlying mindfulness teachings
- How the latest research and science can help you successfully position and embed mindfulness in the workplace
Short presentations on relevant theories and ideas are blended with opportunities for hands-on practice, experiential learning and real-world applications through case study examples and practical assignments.
The sessions take place on Friday mornings over 12 sessions, comprising two teaching blocks.
“Highly recommend! A wonderfully thorough and practical course with brilliant and supportive teachers. The course materials are an invaluable resource that I’ll be referring back to for many years to come.“
Claire Griffin
Course participant
What to expect on this course
This course is divided into two teaching blocks, designed to develop the basic and advanced skills needed to bring mindfulness to workplaces. The teaching blocks are based on a client case study which makes it possible to practise common workplace scenarios, take part in simulations, role-plays and deliver teach-backs in small groups.
Both teaching blocks consist of 6 half-day sessions, each taught on a morning and lasting 4.5 hours, including scheduled breaks. You should also allow 2 to 3 hours for homework and preparation in-between sessions.
Core themes include:
Teaching block 1
- Understanding the evolving workplace context
- Working effectively with limiting beliefs
- Holding client conversations
- Teaching methods for introductory sessions
- Unique positioning: finding your niche
- Building your brand and presence
Teaching block 2:
- Research and Evaluation
- Applied Teaching Methods – Adapting curricula to client needs
- Applied teaching methods: mindfulness for leaders and teams
- Developing your workplace-centric offering
- Inquiry in the workplace
- Embedding mindfulness
- Expanding Visibility and Exposure
The course is made up of a mix of interactive presentations, individual reflection, group work, class interaction and experiential exercises designed to get you thinking and involved in the learning process.
There are two assignments to be completed, designed to support you to develop your skills in your particular area:
- Assignment 1: Marketing – you’ll build your profile and client base by implementing the personal marketing strategy and plan you developed during Teaching Block 1
- Assignment 2: Teaching – you’ll identify a real-world client and offer an introductory session tailored to this client, which includes scoping, planning and teaching.
You’ll have ongoing support and guidance via virtual check-in sessions, a library of materials, teamworking and networking, virtual groups (you’re encouraged and supported to set up virtual networks of fellow trainees with similar interests or focus areas) and optional mentoring sessions.
Full course dates
This course runs on Friday mornings from 8:30am – 1:00pm with optional networking /practice from 8:15am to 8:30am UK Time.
Please be aware that here in the UK we move from GMT to BST on 30th March and then from BST to GMT on 26th October 2025, which will mean an hour’s shift. It will continue to be delivered 0830 – 1300, UK Time.
The 12 sessions comprise two teaching blocks of 6 sessions from 21st February to 24th October 2025:
Teaching Block 1
- Session 1: 21 February 2025
- Session 2: 28 February 2025
- Session 3: 07 March 2025
- Session 4: 14 March 2025
- Session 5: 21 March 2025
- Session 6: 28 March 2025
Teaching Block 2:
- Session 7: 12 September 2025
- Session 8: 19 September 2025
- Session 9: 26 September 2025
- Session 10: 10 October 2025
- Session 11: 17 October 2025
- Session 12: 24 October 2025
What others have said about this course
Excellent course! Having attended the first cohort of this course, I thoroughly recommend to all mindfulness teachers wanting to apply their experience in a workplace setting. Brilliant teachers and the opportunity to meet and share the journey with other mindfulness teachers across the world is gold. I met so many wonderful people and learned so much.
Great offer with exceptional teachers! This course is highly recommended to learn how to make workplaces more human!
Attend this programme – you’ll make friends for life, from around the globe: what a perk!
So highly recommended! One of the best programmes I’ve had the pleasure to attend in terms of facilitators, participants and materials. Thank you once again!
What you can do after this course
This training offers you the opportunity to develop skills and confidence to:
- Apply mindfulness-based interventions in various workplace contexts, e.g. in one-to-one work, with leaders or with teams
- Guide practices, facilitate inquiry and offer cognitive exercises tailored to the context of teaching in the workplace;
- Develop a framework for evaluating the results of your workplace mindfulness intervention(s); and work with others to implement the evaluation
- All course materials, resources and and handouts are available to download to support your ongoing development.
A certificate of ‘Readiness to Teach in the Workplace’ will be provided for everyone who attends and actively participates in both training blocks, and completes all course assignments.
Entry critera – who can apply for this course?
You can apply for this course if you:
- Have completed a teacher training pathway of at least 12 months, which meets the Good Practice Guidance for training pathways, led by a trainer in-person or live online, and not self-guided.
- Have been assessed as safe to teach under supervision by your training provider and / or be registered as a mindfulness teacher e.g. on BAMBA or another equivalent directory.
- Have taught a minimum of two 8-week mindfulness-based courses under supervision – for example, MBCT, MBSR or equivalent
- Have a regular personal mindfulness practice, ideally daily, for at least a year.
- Work within the Good Practice Guidelines for Mindfulness Teachers – including the requirement for regular supervision and attendance on annual retreats. (For teaching in the workplace, we recommend you have a mindfulness supervisor with experience in workplace settings)
- Have read and understood the book “Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World” by Mark Williams and Danny Penman.
- Have the availability, motivation and commitment to fully participate in every session.
- Are able to speak, write, and understand English to a level where you can fully take part in all parts of the training without the need for extra translation support.
- Have strong internet, the right equipment and the technical skills to join an online training programme via Zoom, with the video always on.
- Have a private indoor space where you can take part in the training without being interrupted or overheard by other people.
Please ensure that you provide us with as much information as possible about your training pathway and experience so we can accurately assess your eligibility for this course.
Payment options
If you apply for this course before 31st December 2024, we’re offering you the option to pay a £165 deposit with the remaining balance of £700 due by 21st January 2025.
If you make your application after the 31st December 2024, the course fee of £865 will be due in full.
If your application isn’t accepted, your deposit and/or payment will be fully refunded to you. Please check that you meet the entry criteria for this course before you apply.
