Train to Teach mindfulness

Online mindfulness teacher training

Would you like to train to teach mindfulness and make a positive impact in your community? Our teacher training is of the highest quality and provides you with a professional, internationally recognised training suited to your particular context and background.

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Internationally recognised

Our training is shaped by the MBCT Training Pathway. Our courses are of the highest quality, trustworthy and provide you with an internationally recognised training.

Teach a range of curricula

Whether you’d like to teach a short introduction to mindfulness or deliver a range of courses, our training programmes are suited to your background and context.

Informed by research

Our training courses are designed and based on the best available evidence. By training with us, you ensure your work is informed by current research.

Continue your development

We’re here to support you beyond your initial training. Gain further certifications and enrol for specialist teacher training for specific populations or contexts.

“Looking back, I’d say the teacher training and the connections I’ve built – both with the trainers and with my fellow co-trainees – are probably the most profound and deep relationships I’ve ever had.”

Wei Zhao

Teacher and Trainer, Oxford Mindfulness

Which training routes can I take?

If you’re new to teaching mindfulness, you have the choice of two routes – either training to teach our 3-session ‘Introducing Mindfulness’ course or opting for our full 12-month teacher training programme where, on completion, you’ll be able to teach several 8-week courses as well as the shorter ‘Introducing Mindfulness’ course.

Train to Teach ‘Introducing Mindfulness’

12-Month Teacher Training Programme

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Train to Teach ‘Introducing Mindfulness’

Our Train to Teach ‘Introducing Mindfulness’ (IM) is a 10-day mindfulness teacher training course providing you with the skills you need to teach an introductory mindfulness course and to present mindfulness “drop in” sessions in a variety of settings.

It includes:

Full training to teach the Introducing Mindfulness (IM) 3-session course
Follow-up supervision sessions
A post-training certification process to support your application for a ‘Trained to Introduce Mindfulness’ certificate

It’s for you if you’d like to skilfully introduce mindfulness, but not teach a full 8-week course.

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12-Month Teacher Training Programme

Our 12-Month Teacher Training Programme offers you the opportunity to develop your skills, competencies and confidence to teach mindfulness in a variety of different settings and receive a Trained Teacher Certificate from Oxford Mindfulness.

The training is suitable for you if you’re a professional working in clinical contexts with patients or if you’d like to teach adults in other settings; for example, in education, the workplace or in your community.

By the end of the 12-month programme, you’ll have trained in at least three different mindfulness courses, each with their foundations in Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT):

If you’re a professional working in a clinical setting you will be trained to teach Mindfulness for Life (MBCT-L), Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy for Depression (MBCT) or Finding Peace in a Frantic World, and the Introducing Mindfulness (IM) 3-session course.
If you plan to offer mindfulness in other settings, you’ll train to teach Mindfulness for Life (MBCT-L), Finding Peace in a Frantic World and the Introducing Mindfulness (IM) 3-session course.

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Are you already trained to teach mindfulness?

We’re committed to supporting you beyond your initial teacher training by providing opportunities for you to develop your skills and competencies via a range of events and courses including Mindfulness: Teaching in the Workplace (MTW), branch trainings, guest talks and workshops.

All our branch trainings have been designed considering your existing skills and competencies and focus exclusively on new and distinct elements of the branch curriculum – helping you to broaden your scope and increase your impact.

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