Explore the therapeutic benefits of MBCT while looking at its clinical applications
This is the first module of our MBCT Facilitation Certificate Program.
For more details, visit our MBCT Basics page.

Timing
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Week 1: January 20, 22, 24, 2020 | 9:30am – 11:30am ET
Week 2: January 27, 29, 31, 2020 | 9:30am – 11:30am 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.

Fee: $560
Payment, cancellation and refund policies

Learn about the research and application of mindfulness
This is the first module of our MBSR Facilitation Certificate Program.
For more details, see our Mindfulness Core Concepts page.

Timing
Thursday, January 23, 2020 | 9:30am – 4:30pm

Fee: $350
Payment, cancellation and refund policies

Ontario’s only MBCT practicum accredited by The College of Family Physicians of Canada.
This is the fourth module of our MBCT Facilitation Certificate Program.
For more details, visit our MBCT Practicum page.

Timing
Wednesday Evenings
Sessions 1-10*: March 4 – May 20, 2020 | 5:30pm – 9pm
* course skips March 18th & May 6th

Location
180 Sudbury Street
Toronto, ON M6J 0A8

Fees
Early-Bird: $2,395 (until January 31st)
Regular: $2,595
Payment, cancellation and refund policies

Online participation may be possible for this course.
If interested, email jennifer@MindfulnessStudies.com

Develop mindfulness skills that are accessible and transferable in a variety of clinical settings
Learn to facilitate the 4-week Mindfulness Training for Emotional Resilience (MTER) program for those who are in immediate need of mental health services and stabilization. People seeking mental health services through community settings where there are long waitlists, or those who are dealing with crisis and need more stabilization, can benefit from this brief MTER program. MTER can also prepare them for longer, 8-week mindfulness programs offered through more specialized mental health services.

MTER is a short-term, psycho-educational program that is trauma-informed and can be accessible to people dealing with more critical stages of emotional instability as well as people who are interested in a brief, practical approach to learning mindfulness skills in a health care setting. This program focuses on mindfulness skills for mental health and combines:

• Psycho-education on emotional regulation and the neuroscience of mindfulness
• Simple mindfulness practices that can be followed in daily life

MTER is intended to provide user-friendly mental health tools that can be used in a self-directed way or with the support of a mental health provider or guide.

Participants Will Learn
This 2-day professional training course will examine the four modules of the MTER program:

• Module 1: introduction to mindfulness for mental health; emotional regulation with mindfulness; grounding for safety; three-minute breathing space meditation; bringing mindfulness into daily life
• Module 2: neuroplasticity and neuroscience of mindfulness; the triune model of the brain; how to meditate; meditation of breath
• Module 3: mindfulness of emotions; the emotions wheel; sitting with pleasant / unpleasant / neutral emotions; meditation on working with emotions in the body
• Module 4: setting an action for mindfulness in daily life; balancing stress with nourishing activities, self-compassion meditation

Who Should Attend
Front-line clinicians and mental health peer support workers who want to offer mindfulness services in their settings but do not have the resources or expertise to offer therapy-based approaches like MBCT. Participants come from a wide variety of backgrounds including social workers, physicians, teachers, peer support workers, psychologists, and child and youth workers.

Timing
Session 1: Friday, March 6, 2020 | 9:30am – 4:30pm
Session 2: Saturday, March 7, 2020 | 9:30am – 4:30pm

Location
180 Sudbury Street
Toronto, ON M6J 0A8

Fee: $560
Payment, cancellation and refund policies

Inquiry is the practice of asking a question to investigate our experience. It is at the heart of MBCT and MBSR.
This is the final course module of our MBCT & MBSR Facilitation Certificate Programs.
For more details, visit our Inquiry Essentials page.

Timing
Session 1:  Friday, March 27, 2020 | 9:30am – 4:30pm
Session 2:  Saturday, March 28, 2020 | 9:30am – 4:30pm

Location
180 Sudbury Street
Toronto, ON M6J 0A8

Fee: $560
Payment, cancellation and refund policies

Online participation may be possible for this course.
If interested, email jennifer@MindfulnessStudies.com

A practical introduction to the current landscape of cognitive therapies.
This the second module of our MBCT Facilitation Certificate Program. 
For more details, visit our CBT Mindfulness Primer page.

Timing
Wednesday & Friday
Session 1: April 1, 2020 | 9:30am – 12:30pm ET
Session 2: April 3, 2020 | 9:30am – 12:30pm ET

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: $350
Payment, cancellation & refund policies

Explore the therapeutic benefits of MBCT while looking at its clinical applications
This is the first module of our MBCT Facilitation Certificate.
For more details, see our MBCT Basics page.

Timing
Friday & Saturday
Session 1: April 24, 2020 | 9:30am – 4:30pm
Session 2: April 25, 2020 | 9:30am – 4:30pm

Location
180 Sudbury Street
Toronto, ON M6J 0A8

Fee: $560 
Payment, cancellation and refund policies

Train to facilitate MBSR programs. This is the second module of our MBSR Facilitation Certificate Program.

This 6-day training intensive will provide participants with the opportunity to study and experience the foundational underpinnings, mindfulness practices and specific exercises that are the framework of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program. The themes, rationales, intention and practice skills of each MBSR session will be reviewed and practised. For full details, please see the MBSR TTI webpage.

Required Reading: Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Timing: May 2-8, 2020
Begins Saturday, May 2, 2020
– Check-in at 4pm
– Dinner at 6pm
– Session starts at 7pm
Ends Friday, May 8, 2020
– Session ends at 11am
– Optional lunch at 12pm

Location
Bethlehem Centre
2371 Arbot Road
Nanaimo, BC V9R 6S9

Early-Bird Fees (available until January 28, 2020)
$2,925 double occupancy
$3,275 single occupancy
Regular Fees (as of January 29, 2020)
$3,125 double occupancy
$3,475 single occupancy

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.
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Please remember to apply before registering.