Inquiry Essentials Online
Inquiry is the practice of asking a question to investigate our experience. It is at the heart of MBCT and MBSR. This course is required for the Centre’s Facilitators-In-Training looking to be recognized as Trained MBCT / MBSR Facilitators. The course is open to all mindfulness facilitators who meet the prerequisites. For more details, visit our Inquiry Essentials page.
Timing
Thursday, Friday
Session 1: December 7, 2023 | 10am – 5pm ET
Session 2: December 8, 2023 | 10am – 5pm ET
Required Reading
Please note that some reading and preparation is required. It is recommended that you register at least 1-2 weeks in advance at which time you will receive access to the course materials.
Online Format
Please note this will be a highly interactive web-based course. Your full attention and participation will be required. For technical requirements, click here.
Fee: $650
As a registered charity, we do not charge HST. When you support us, you support our charitable initiatives. If you’d like to learn more, please see our Community Program.
Payment, cancellation and refund policies
Please submit this form to receive the registration link.
The information you provide will assist the Centre and the course teachers to better understand who is in the group and how best to adapt the training to suit your needs.
Advanced TTI Online – Embodied Presence & Inquiry in Practice
Deepen your facilitation and mindful inquiry skills with the Advanced Teacher Training Intensive. This is the final training module of the Centre’s MBCT and MBSR Training Pathways. The course is open to all mindfulness facilitators who meet the prerequisites. Please see the ATTI webpage for more information.
Timing
Orientation: Friday, January 5, 2024 | 12pm-1pm ET
January 8-15
Session 1: Monday, January 8, 2024 | 10am-5pm ET
Session 2: Tuesday, January 9, 2024 | 10am-5pm ET
Session 3: Thursday, January 11, 2024 | 10am-5pm ET
Session 4: Friday, January 12, 2024 | 10am-5pm ET
Session 5: Monday, January 15, 2024 | 10am-5pm ET
Registration closes January 4, 2024 at 9am ET
Required Reading
MBCT: Embodied Presence & Inquiry in Practice by Susan Woods, Patricia Rockman, Evan Collins
MBSR: Protocol, Practice, and Teaching Skills by Susan Woods & Patricia Rockman
Please note that additional reading and preparation is required. It is highly recommended that you register 1-2 weeks in advance at which time you will receive access to the course materials.
Online Format
Please note this will be a highly interactive web-based course. Your full attention and participation will be required. For technical requirements, click here.
Fee: $2,095
As a registered charity, we do not charge HST. When you support us, you support our charitable initiatives. If you’d like to learn more, please see our Community Program.
Payment, cancellation and refund policies
Please submit this form to receive the registration link.
MBCT Online
Learn to manage anxiety & prevent the relapse of depression
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is an evidence-based group therapy providing tools and strategies for preventing depressive relapse, as well as reducing acute depression, anxiety and stress.
For more details, visit our MBCT page.
Timing
Thursdays
Intake Interviews (via telephone): Thursday, January 11, 2024 | 6pm – 8pm ET and Monday, January 15, 2024 | 6pm – 8pm ET and Wednesday, January 17, 2024 | 6pm – 8pm ET
Orientation & Session 1: January 18, 2024 | 6pm – 9pm ET
Sessions 2-8: January 25, 2024 – March 14, 2024 | 6pm – 8:30pm ET
NOTE: February 29 is the 4-hour silent retreat | 5:30pm – 9:30pm ET
Helpful Insurance & Registration Info
Insurance receipts can be given from the following healthcare providers to registrants from the provinces listed below:
- Registered Psychotherapist (RP): Ontario, Quebec
Please consult your extended health benefits provider to see if you have coverage for these clinical designations. For more information see About Insurance.
If you live outside the provinces listed above, you may only take this program for professional development reasons, as the facilitators are only licensed to practice in those specific regions. You will be required to complete a specific Professional Development Questionnaire and Informed Consent. If requested, you can receive a certificate of participation signed by the Centre for Mindfulness Studies upon completion of the program.
Participants taking MBCT for professional development purposes must meet one of the following criteria:
- Be registered and accepted in the CMS certification stream for MBCT OR
- Are regulated health care professionals in your local jurisdiction OR
- Are in related fields with relevant professional qualifications (e.g. teacher/educator, mental health professionals).In all cases the program facilitators will interview you to ensure the MBCT program is the right fit for your professional learning needs and if not may direct you to other mindfulness trainings.
Online Format
Please note this will be a highly interactive web-based program. Your full attention and participation will be required.
For technical requirements, click here.
Fee: $560
Payment, Cancellation, Refund & Exchange Policies
If you’re interested in taking this course but don’t see a time that works for you, let us know! Fill out our interest list here.
Teacher Training Info Session
Interested in teaching mindfulness?
If you’re considering enrolling in one of the Centre’s facilitation certificate programs, or if you’re just looking for a course or two that will help you understand the foundations and science of mindfulness, find out more by attending this free online information session.
Timing
Thursday, January 18, 2024 | 12pm – 1pm ET
* 30 minute presentation + Q&A
Fee: Free
The Dharma with a Twist Online: 5-day online silent retreat
This retreat will explore the intersection between the Dharma (the ancient wisdom teachings of the Buddha) and mindfulness-based programs and interventions such as Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, Mindfulness Self-Compassion.
For more details, visit the Dharma with a Twist webpage.
Timing
Monday – Friday
January 22-26, 2024 | 10am – 6:30pm ET (Optional practice time 7am-745am EST each morning)
Online Format
Please note this will be a highly interactive web-based program. Your full attention and participation will be required. For technical requirements, click here.
Fee: This year the fee includes dana for the teachers. We have two fee levels $550 sustainers level which supports someone to attend the retreat at a reduced cost and $450 base level.
As a registered charity, the Centre does not charge HST. When you support us, you support our charitable initiatives. If you’d like to learn more, please see our Community Program.
Payment, cancellation and refund policies
MSC Online
Learn to manage difficulty with more ease and kindness
Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) combines the skills of mindfulness and self-compassion to enhance our emotional well-being.
For more details, visit our MSC page.
Timing
Tuesdays
Orientation: Tuesday, January 23, 2024 | 6pm – 7pm ET
Intake Interviews (via telephone): Tuesday, January 23, 2024 | 7pm – 9pm ET and Thursday, January 25, 2024 | 6pm – 9pm ET
Sessions 1-8: January 30, 2024 – March 26, 2024 | 6pm – 9pm ET
NOTE: March 5 is the 3-hour silent retreat during the regular session time
Helpful Insurance & Registration Info
Insurance receipts can be given from the following healthcare providers to registrants from the provinces listed below:
- Registered Social Worker with a Masters of Social Work (MSW RSW): Ontario
Please consult your extended health benefits provider to see if you have coverage for these clinical designations. For more information see About Insurance.
If you live outside the provinces listed above, you may only take this program for professional development reasons, as the facilitators are only licensed to practice in those specific regions. You will be required to complete a specific Professional Development Questionnaire and Informed Consent. If requested, you can receive a certificate of participation signed by the Centre for Mindfulness Studies upon completion of the program.
Online Format
Please note this will be a highly interactive web-based course. Your full attention and participation will be required.
For technical requirements, click here.
Fee: $625
Payment, cancellation and refund policies
Strongly recommended reading:
The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook: A Proven Way to Accept Yourself, Build Inner Strength and Thrive by Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer (available on Amazon.ca and Guilford.com)
Recommended readings:
The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion by Christopher Germer, Ph.D.
Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Kristin Neff, Ph.D.
MBSR Practicum Online (25% off with TTI combo)
Canada’s first MBSR practicum.
This is the third module of our MBSR Facilitation Certificate Program.
For more details, visit our MBSR Practicum page.
Required Readings
Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn
MBSR: Protocol, Practice, and Teaching Skills by Susan Woods and Patricia Rockman
Timing
Orientation: January 10, 2024 | 11am – 12pm ET
Wednesdays
Sessions 0-6: January 24 – March 6, 2024 | 9:30am – 1pm ET
Sessions 7-9: March 20- April 3, 2024 | 9:30am – 1pm ET
*skips March 13
Please try to reserve April 17, 2024 | 9:30am – 1pm ET in your schedule as a make-up session in the rare case of a session cancellation.
Online Format
Please note this will be a highly interactive web-based course. Your full attention and participation will be required.
For technical requirements, click here.
Fees: $2,550
As a registered charity, we do not charge HST. When you support us, you support our charitable initiatives. If you’d like to learn more, please see our Community Program.
Payment, cancellation and refund policies
The Centre is offering a 25% discount on the MBSR Practicum if you register for both the November 2023 MBSR TTI and the January 2024 MBSR Practicum; please email education@mindfulnessstudies.com once you have registered for the MBSR TTI in order to obtain the discount code.
Please Apply / Email to register.
If you are already enrolled in the MBSR Training Pathway, please email info@MindfulnessStudies.com for the registration link.
If you wish to register for the MBSR Practicum outside of the certificate training pathway, please submit this form and share your reasons for wanting to take the course as a stand-alone training module.
MBSR Online
Learn practical ways to manage stress
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is for individuals experiencing stress resulting from chronic physical and psychological conditions.
For more details, visit our MBSR page
Timing
Wednesdays
Intake Interviews (via telephone): Wednesday, January 24, 2024 | 6pm -8pm ET and Monday, January 29, 2024 | 6pm – 8pm ET and Tuesday, January 30, 2024 | 6pm – 8pm ET
Orientation & Session 1: January 31, 2024 | 6pm – 9pm ET
Sessions 2-8: February 7, 2024 – March 27, 2024 | 6pm – 8:30pm ET
NOTE: March 13th is the 4-hour silent retreat | 5:30pm – 9:30pm ET
Helpful Insurance & Registration Info
Insurance receipts can be given from the following healthcare providers to registrants from the provinces listed below:
- Registered Psychotherapist (RP): Ontario, Quebec
- Registered Social Worker with a Masters of Social Work (MSW RSW): Ontario, Quebec
Please consult your extended health benefits provider to see if you have coverage for these clinical designations. For more information see About Insurance.
If you live outside the provinces listed above, you may only take this program for professional development reasons, as the facilitators are only licensed to practice in those specific regions. You will be required to complete a specific Professional Development Questionnaire and Informed Consent. If requested, you can receive a certificate of participation signed by the Centre for Mindfulness Studies upon completion of the program.
Online Format
Please note this will be a highly interactive web-based program. Your full attention and participation will be required.
For technical requirements, click here.
Fee: $530
Payment, Cancellation, Refund & Exchange Policies
If you’re interested in taking this course but don’t see a time that works for you, let us know! Fill out our interest list here.
MBSR Online
Learn practical ways to manage stress
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is for individuals experiencing stress resulting from chronic physical and psychological conditions.
For more details, visit our MBSR page
Timing
Saturdays
Intake Interviews (via telephone): Saturday, February 3, 2024 | 10am – 1pm ET and Sunday, February 4, 2024 | 5pm – 7pm ET and Thursday, February 8, 2024 | 5pm – 7pm ET
Orientation & Session 1: February 10, 2024 | 10am – 1pm ET
Session 2 – 8: February 17, 2024 – April 6, 2024 | 10am – 12:30pm ET
NOTE: March 23rd is the 4-hour silent retreat |10am – 2pm ET
Helpful Insurance & Registration Info
Insurance receipts can be given from the following healthcare providers to registrants from the provinces listed below:
- Occupational Therapist (OT Reg. Ont.): Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, NWT, Yukon & Nunavut
- Registered Social Worker with a Masters of Social Work (MSW RSW): Ontario, Quebec.
Please consult your extended health benefits provider to see if you have coverage for these clinical designations. For more information see About Insurance.
If you live outside the provinces listed above, you may only take this program for professional development reasons, as the facilitators are only licensed to practice in those specific regions. You will be required to complete a specific Professional Development Questionnaire and Informed Consent. If requested, you can receive a certificate of participation signed by the Centre for Mindfulness Studies upon completion of the program.
Online Format
Please note this will be a highly interactive web-based program. Your full attention and participation will be required.
For technical requirements, click here.
Fee: $530
Payment, Cancellation, Refund & Exchange Policies
If you’re interested in taking this course but don’t see a time that works for you, let us know! Fill out our interest list here.
MBCT Online
Learn to manage anxiety & prevent the relapse of depression
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is an evidence-based group therapy providing tools and strategies for preventing depressive relapse, as well as reducing acute depression, anxiety and stress.
For more details, visit our MBCT page.
Timing
Tuesdays
Intake Interviews (via telephone): Tuesday, February 13, 2024 | 6pm – 8pm ET and Thursday, February 15, 2024 | 6pm – 8pm ET and Monday, February 19, 2024 | 6pm – 8pm ET
Orientation & Session 1: February 20, 2024 | 6pm – 9pm ET
Sessions 2-8: February 27, 2024 – April 16, 2024| 6pm – 8:30pm ET
NOTE: April 2 is the 4-hour silent retreat | 5:30pm – 9:30pm ET
Helpful Insurance & Registration Info
Insurance receipts can be given from the following healthcare providers to registrants from the provinces listed below:
- Registered Psychotherapist (RP): Ontario, Quebec
Please consult your extended health benefits provider to see if you have coverage for these clinical designations. For more information see About Insurance.
If you live outside the provinces listed above, you may only take this program for professional development reasons, as the facilitators are only licensed to practice in those specific regions. You will be required to complete a specific Professional Development Questionnaire and Informed Consent. If requested, you can receive a certificate of participation signed by the Centre for Mindfulness Studies upon completion of the program.
Participants taking MBCT for professional development purposes must meet one of the following criteria:
- Be registered and accepted in the CMS certification stream for MBCT OR
- Are regulated health care professionals in your local jurisdiction OR
- Are in related fields with relevant professional qualifications (e.g. teacher/educator, mental health professionals).In all cases the program facilitators will interview you to ensure the MBCT program is the right fit for your professional learning needs and if not may direct you to other mindfulness trainings.
Online Format
Please note this will be a highly interactive web-based program. Your full attention and participation will be required.
For technical requirements, click here.
Fee: $560
Payment, Cancellation, Refund & Exchange Policies
If you’re interested in taking this course but don’t see a time that works for you, let us know! Fill out our interest list here.
Mindfulness-Based Skills Development for Graduates
Essential Skills for Mindfulness Meditation & Living a Mindful Life
Deepen and develop your practice of mindfulness in this 8-week program especially designed for graduates of MBCT, MBSR, MSC, or Mindfully Managing Anxiety & Uncertainty. A signature focus of this program is on extending the discrete skills of mindfulness meditation as transferable skills, directly applicable into everyday life.
For more details, visit our MBSD page.
Timing
Thursdays
Intake Interviews (via telephone): as required
Orientation & Session 1: February 15, 2024 | 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Sessions 2-8: February 22 – April 11, 2024 | 6:30pm – 9pm
* skips March 14
Silent Retreat: Saturday, March 23, 2024 | 10am – 4pm
Location
180 Sudbury Street
Toronto, ON M6J 0A8
Fee: $550
Payment, Cancellation, Refund & Exchange Policies
To find out if your third-party insurance covers all or part of a therapeutic program, visit our About Insurance page.
MBSR Online
Learn practical ways to manage stress
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is for individuals experiencing stress resulting from chronic physical and psychological conditions.
For more details, visit our MBSR page
Timing
Mondays
Intake Interviews (via telephone): Monday, March 4, 2024 | 6pm – 8pm ET and Tuesday, March 5, 2024 | 6pm – 8pm ET and Thursday, March 7, 2024 | 6pm – 8pm ET
Orientation & Session 1: March 11, 2024 | 6pm – 9pm ET
Sessions 2-8: March 18, 2024 – May 6, 2024 | 6pm – 8:30pm ET
NOTE: April 22nd is the 4-hour silent retreat | 5:30pm – 9:30pm ET
Helpful Insurance & Registration Info
Insurance receipts can be given from the following healthcare providers to registrants from the provinces listed below:
- Registered Social Worker with a Masters of Social Work (MSW RSW): Ontario & Quebec
Please consult your extended health benefits provider to see if you have coverage for these clinical designations. For more information see About Insurance.
If you live outside the provinces listed above, you may only take this program for professional development reasons, as the facilitators are only licensed to practice in those specific regions. You will be required to complete a specific Professional Development Questionnaire and Informed Consent. If requested, you can receive a certificate of participation signed by the Centre for Mindfulness Studies upon completion of the program.
Online Format
Please note this will be a highly interactive web-based program. Your full attention and participation will be required.
For technical requirements, click here.
Fee: $530
Payment, Cancellation, Refund & Exchange Policies
If you’re interested in taking this course but don’t see a time that works for you, let us know! Fill out our interest list here.
MBCT Online
Learn to manage anxiety & prevent the relapse of depression
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is an evidence-based group therapy providing tools and strategies for preventing depressive relapse, as well as reducing acute depression, anxiety and stress.
For more details, visit our MBCT page.
Timing
Wednesdays
Intake Interviews (via telephone): Wednesday, March 13, 2024 | 5pm -9pm ET and Monday, March 18, 2024 | 6pm – 8pm ET and Tuesday, March 19, 2024 | 6pm – 8pm ET
Orientation & Session 1: March 20, 2024 | 6:30pm – 9:30pm ET
Sessions 2-8: March 27, 2024 – May 15, 2024 | 6:30pm – 9pm ET
NOTE: May 1st is the 4-hour silent retreat |6pm – 10pm ET
Helpful Insurance & Registration Info
Insurance receipts can be given from the following healthcare providers to registrants from the provinces listed below:
- Registered Nurse (RN): Ontario, Quebec
- Registered Psychotherapist (RP): Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, PEI
- Registered Social Worker (RSW): Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, Yukon
- Certified Canadian Counsellor (CCC): British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, PEI, Newfoundland/Labrador, NWT, Yukon & Nunavut
Please consult your extended health benefits provider to see if you have coverage for these clinical designations. For more information see About Insurance.
If you live outside the provinces listed above, you may only take this program for professional development reasons, as the facilitators are only licensed to practice in those specific regions. You will be required to complete a specific Professional Development Questionnaire and Informed Consent. If requested, you can receive a certificate of participation signed by the Centre for Mindfulness Studies upon completion of the program.
Participants taking MBCT for professional development purposes must meet one of the following criteria:
- Be registered and accepted in the CMS certification stream for MBCT OR
- Are regulated health care professionals in your local jurisdiction OR
- Are in related fields with relevant professional qualifications (e.g. teacher/educator, mental health professionals).In all cases the program facilitators will interview you to ensure the MBCT program is the right fit for your professional learning needs and if not may direct you to other mindfulness trainings.
Online Format
Please note this will be a highly interactive web-based program. Your full attention and participation will be required.
For technical requirements, click here.
Fee: $560
Payment, Cancellation, Refund & Exchange Policies
If you’re interested in taking this course but don’t see a time that works for you, let us know! Fill out our interest list here.
MSC online for 2SLGBTQIA+,
What is Mindful Self-Compassion?
Mindful Self-Compassion MSC is an empirically supported program based on the groundbreaking research of Christopher Germer (PhD) and Kristin Neff (PhD).
MSC helps you turn towards yourself with kindness and understanding, become your own best friend and ally, and learn to build a warm-hearted response to your daily experience, especially during difficult times. The program will include practical components such as meditations, exercises, movement and group discussions that help you cultivate your inner resource of compassion.
This application of the Mindful Self-Compassion program addresses the needs of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community as it offers an environment of belonging. We as members of the community (no allies, please) learn about and practice self-compassion together and begin to explore the two sides of self-compassion – tender and fierce – and to see how they apply to our lives as 2SLGBTQIA+ folks.
At the completion of this program, participants will begin to:
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Describe the theory and research supporting mindful self-compassion, in particular as they apply to 2SLGBTQIA+
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Develop and use self-compassion practices to alleviate minority stress
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Explore tender and fierce compassion and how they pertain to the lives of 2SLGBTQIA+ folks
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Discern and manage difficult situations and emotions, in particular shame and anger because these are predominant emotions with which we as 2SLGBTQIA+ folks struggle.
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Increase self-awareness and self-love
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Engage in topics of intimacy and consent so we strengthen our authenticity
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Befriend the inner critic and motivate ourselves with kindness to affect change in our lives as 2SLGBTQIA+ folks
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Feel belonging within a community of same-spirited people
Who created the MSC application for 2SLGBTQIA+?
Wiebke Pausch, Markus Bohlmann, and Armel Wraight have been invited by Chris Germer, the co-founder of the MSC program, to write an application for their community. They have been teaching the program to the 2SLGBTQIA+ community for several years and have integrated their teaching experience and feedback from participants into the application. Currently, the program is only taught by them.
Timing
Saturdays
Intake Interviews (via Zoom): Friday, March 8, 2024 | 10am – 1pm ET and Sunday, March 10, 2024 | 10am – 1pm ET
Sessions 1-8*: March 16, 2024 – May 25, 2024 | 10am – 12:30pm ET
NOTE: April 27th is the 3-hour silent retreat, 10am – 1pm ET
*skips March 30 and May 11
Please reserve June 1 in case we need to move a session
Online Format
Please note this will be a highly interactive web-based course. Your full attention and participation will be required.
For technical requirements, click here.
Fee: $625
Payment, cancellation and refund policies
Strongly recommended reading:
The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook: A Proven Way to Accept Yourself, Build Inner Strength and Thrive by Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer (available on Amazon.ca and Guilford.com)
Recommended readings:
The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion by Christopher Germer, Ph.D.
Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Kristin Neff, Ph.D.
MSC online
Learn to manage difficulty with more ease and kindness
Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) combines the skills of mindfulness and self-compassion to enhance our emotional well-being.
For more details, visit our MSC page.
Timing
Sundays
Intake Interviews (via Zoom): Saturday, March 9, 2024 | 10am – 1pm ET and Sunday, March 10, 2024 | 10am – 1pm ET and Friday, March 15, 2024 | 10am – 1pm ET *reserved for late registrants
Sessions 1-8*: March 17, 2024 – May 26, 2024 | 10am – 1pm ET
NOTE: April 28th is the 3-hour silent retreat during the normal session time
*skips March 31 and May 12
Please reserve Sunday, June 02, in case we need to move a session.
Online Format
Please note this will be a highly interactive web-based course. Your full attention and participation will be required.
For technical requirements, click here.
Fee: $625
Payment, cancellation and refund policies
Strongly recommended reading:
The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook: A Proven Way to Accept Yourself, Build Inner Strength and Thrive by Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer (available on Amazon.ca and Guilford.com)
Recommended readings:
The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion by Christopher Germer, Ph.D.
Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Kristin Neff, Ph.D.
MBSR in Downtown Toronto
Learn practical ways to manage stress
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an 8 week program that can help reduce stress and anxiety, improve mood and working memory, develop more awareness, increase resilience, and enhance focus and concentration. This psycho-educational group program helps develop capacity for greater calm and teaches practical skills to manage stress and build resilience.
For more details, visit our MBSR page
Learn more about our in-person program policies here
Timing
Tuesdays
Intake Interviews (via telephone): Tuesday, March 19, 2024 | 6pm – 8pm ET and Thursday, March 21, 2024 | 6pm – 8pm ET and Monday, March 25, 2024 | 6pm – 8pm ET
Orientation & Session 1: March 26, 2024 | 6pm – 9pm ET
Sessions 2-8: April 2, 2024 – May 14, 2024| 6pm – 8:30pm ET
Silent Retreat: Saturday, May 4, 2024 | 10am – 4pm ET
Fee: $530
Payment, Cancellation, Refund & Exchange Policies
If you’re interested in taking this course but don’t see a time that works for you, let us know! Fill out our interest list here.
Mindfulness Core Concepts Online
Learn about the applications of mindfulness and mindfulness-based programs (MBPs) in contemporary society.
This is the first module of both our MBCT Facilitation Certificate Program and our MBSR Facilitation Certificate Program.
For more details, see our Mindfulness Core Concepts page.
Timing
Tuesday-Thursday
Session 1: March 26, 2024 | 1:00 – 4:00pm ET
Session 2: March 27, 2024 | 1:00 – 4:00pm ET
Session 3: March 28, 2024 | 1:00 – 4:00pm ET
Online Format
Please note this will be a highly interactive web-based program. Your full attention and participation will be required.
For technical requirements, click here.
MBCT in Downtown Toronto
Learn to manage anxiety & prevent the relapse of depression
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is an evidence-based group therapy for preventing depressive relapse. It also reduces acute depression, anxiety and stress.
For more details, visit our MBCT page.
Learn more about our in-person program policies here
Timing
Wednesdays
Intake Interviews (via telephone): Wednesday, March 27, 2024 | 6pm – 8pm ET and Thursday, March 28, 2024 | 6pm – 8pm ET and Tuesday, April 2, 2024 | 6pm – 8pm ET
Orientation & Session 1: April 3, 2024 | 6pm – 9pm ET
Sessions 2-8: April 10, 2024 – May 22, 2024 | 6pm – 8:30pm ET
Silent Retreat: Saturday, May 11, 2024 | 10am – 4pm ET
Location
180 Sudbury Street
Toronto, ON M6J 0A8
Participants taking MBCT for professional development purposes must meet one of the following criteria:
- Be registered and accepted in the CMS certification stream for MBCT OR
- Are regulated health care professionals in your local jurisdiction OR
- Are in related fields with relevant professional qualifications (e.g. teacher/educator, mental health professionals).In all cases the program facilitators will interview you to ensure the MBCT program is the right fit for your professional learning needs and if not may direct you to other mindfulness trainings.
MBCT Teacher Training Intensive Online
Train to facilitate MBCT programs in an immersive online atmosphere with guidance from highly skilled health care providers and mindfulness facilitators. This is the third module of our MBCT Facilitation Certificate Program. The course is open to all MBCT facilitators-in-training who meet the prerequisites. For more details, visit our MBCT TTI webpage.
Timing
Orientation Session: Monday, April 15, 2024 | 3:30pm – 5pm ET
April 18-26, 2024
Session 1: Thursday, April 18, 2024 | 10am – 5pm ET
Session 2: Friday, April 19, 2024 | 10am – 5pm ET
Session 3: Monday, April 22, 2024 | 10am – 5pm ET
Session 4: Tuesday, April 23, 2024 | 10am – 5pm ET
Session 5: Thursday, April 25, 2024 | 10am – 5pm ET
Session 6: Friday, April 26, 2024 | 10am – 5pm ET
Registration closes Friday April 12, 2024 at noon ET
About your Facilitators
Patricia Rockman MD: Patricia is the co-founder and advisor of Education and Clinical Services at the Centre for Mindfulness Studies and the developer of the MBCT Facilitation Certificate Program. She has co-authored a number of publications in the areas of mindfulness and mental health and she has been educating healthcare providers in stress reduction, CBT, and mindfulness-based practices for over 20 years. Full bio here.
Tom Heah OT: Tom is a mentor for MBCT and MBSR teachers-in-training at the Centre for Mindfulness Studies (CMS), and an MBCT teacher trainer with CMS and the China-Canada Mindfulness Association. Tom is also an advisor with the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center. Full bio here.
Required Readings
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression: Second Edition by Zindel Segal, Mark Williams, John Teasdale
MBCT: Embodied Presence & Inquiry in Practice by Susan Woods, Patricia Rockman, Evan Collins
Please note that some additional reading and preparation is required. It is recommended that you register 1-2 weeks in advance at which time you will receive access to the course materials.
Online Format
Please note this will be a highly interactive web-based course. Your full attention and participation will be required. For technical requirements, click here.
Fees: $2,350
As a registered charity, we do not charge HST. When you support us, you support our charitable initiatives. If you’d like to learn more, please see our Community Program.
Payment, cancellation and refund policies
Please apply to receive the registration link.
If you are already enrolled in the MBCT Training Pathway, please email info@MindfulnessStudies.com for the registration link.
If you wish to register for the MBCT Teacher Training Intensive outside of the certificate training pathway, please submit this form and share your reasons for wanting to take the course as a stand-alone training module.
MBCT Practicum Online
Canada’s only MBCT practicum accredited by The College of Family Physicians of Canada. This is the fourth module of our MBCT Facilitation Certificate Program. The course is open to all MBCT facilitators-in-training who meet the prerequisites. For more details, visit our MBCT Practicum page.
Timing
Orientation Session: April 24, 2024 | 1pm – 2pm ET
Wednesdays
Sessions 1 – 10: May 1, 2024 – July 3, 2024 | 12pm – 3:30pm ET
Please try to reserve July 10, 2024 | 12 – 3:30pm ET in your schedule as a make-up session in the rare case of a session cancellation.
The Centre strongly recommends that you register by April 8, 2024 at 5pm ET. Late registrants may have difficulty completing the required preparation work.
Required Readings
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression: Second Edition by Zindel Segal, Mark Williams, John Teasdale
MBCT: Embodied Presence & Inquiry in Practice by Susan Woods, Patricia Rockman, Evan Collins
Please note that some additional reading and preparation is required. It is recommended that you register 2-3 weeks in advance at which time you will receive access to the course materials.
Online Format
Please note this will be a highly interactive web-based course. Your full attention and participation will be required. For technical requirements, click here.
Fees: $2,550
The Centre is offering a 25% discount on the MBCT Practicum if you register for both the April 2024 MBCT TTI and the April 2024 MBCT Practicum; please email education@mindfulnessstudies.com once you have registered for the MBCT TTI in order to obtain the discount code.
As a registered charity, we do not charge HST. When you support us, you support our charitable initiatives. If you’d like to learn more, please see our Community Program.
Payment, cancellation and refund policies
Apply / Email to register.
If you are already enrolled in the MBCT Training Pathway, please email info@MindfulnessStudies.com for the registration link.
If you wish to register for the MBCT Practicum outside of the certificate training pathway, please submit this form and share your reasons for wanting to take the course as a stand-alone training module.
Mindfully Managing Anxiety and Uncertainty
Develop and apply new skills for managing anxiety
This live online group, based on CBT and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, will help you develop a new relationship to anxiety through learning new tools and skills for working more skillfully with anxiety to live the life you want to be living. For more details, visit our Mindfully Managing Anxiety and Uncertainty page.
Timing
Thursdays
Intake Interviews (via telephone): Thursday, April 25, 2024 | 5pm – 9pm ET and Monday, April 29, 2024 | 6:30pm – 8:30pm ET and Tuesday, April 30, 2024 | 6:30pm – 8:30pm ET
Orientation & Session 1 – Session 6: May 2, 2024 – June 13, 2024 | 6:30pm – 9pm ET
*skips May 23
Helpful Insurance & Registration Info
Insurance receipts can be given from the following healthcare providers to registrants from the provinces listed below:
- Registered Social Worker (RSW): Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba
- Registered Psychotherapist (RP): Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, PEI
- Registered Social Worker (RSW): Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, Yukon
- Certified Canadian Counsellor (CCC): British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, PEI, Newfoundland/Labrador, NWT, Yukon & Nunavut
Please consult your extended health benefits provider to see if you have coverage for these clinical designations. For more information see About Insurance.
If you live outside the provinces listed above, you may only take this program for professional development reasons, as the facilitators are only licensed to practice in those specific regions. You will be required to complete a specific Professional Development Questionnaire and Informed Consent. If requested, you can receive a certificate of participation signed by the Centre for Mindfulness Studies upon completion of the program.
Online Format
Please note this will be a highly interactive web-based program. Your full attention and participation will be required. For technical requirements, click here.
Fees: $450
Payment, Cancellation, Refund & Exchange Policies
Inquiry Essentials Online
Inquiry is the practice of asking a question to investigate our experience. It is at the heart of MBCT and MBSR. This course is required for the Centre’s Facilitators-In-Training looking to be recognized as Trained MBCT / MBSR Facilitators. The course is open to all mindfulness facilitators who meet the prerequisites. For more details, visit our Inquiry Essentials page.
Timing
Friday, Saturday
Session 1: June 14, 2024 | 10am – 5pm ET
Session 2: June 15, 2024 | 10am – 5pm ET
Required Reading
Please note that some reading and preparation is required. It is recommended that you register at least 1-2 weeks in advance at which time you will receive access to the course materials.
Online Format
Please note this will be a highly interactive web-based course. Your full attention and participation will be required. For technical requirements, click here.
Fee: $650
As a registered charity, we do not charge HST. When you support us, you support our charitable initiatives. If you’d like to learn more, please see our Community Program.
Payment, cancellation and refund policies
Please submit this form to receive the registration link.
The information you provide will assist the Centre and the course teachers to better understand who is in the group and how best to adapt the training to suit your needs.