Mindfulness Teacher Training Online and In Person
"Train to Teach Mindfulness Intuitively."
Are you interested in mindfulness training for teachers and meditation teacher training? All of our online and in person option meditation teacher training courses are led by Suryacitta and supported by Gaynor Quilter. Suryacitta is known as the Teacher’s Teacher. He is one of the most experienced and innovative teachers in the UK . Browse the courses below to find a mindfulness teacher training programme that suits you.
Taking bookings now for January 2024
Become a Certified Intuitive Mindfulness and Compassion teacher by joining our 6-month Teacher Training Programme.
Price £1345
Mindfulness Training
What you will learn on our Intuitive Mindfulness Training
Skills to teach mindfulness courses, classes, workshops and one-day events in a range of settings
How to teach Mindfulness intuitively and to learn to trust your own experience and practice
How and when to use metaphors, images and stories to enrich your teaching
The roots and subtleties of this ancient practice
How to use the brilliant arts of silence and pauses as teaching aides
How to guide different mindfulness and compassion practices
How to be confident during inquiry and how to respond to the questioner not just the question
How to cultivate awareness in your student’s personal and professional lives
Join Our Mindfulness Teacher Training Today
Joining the 6-monthlong Intuitive Mindfulness and Compassion Teacher Training Pathway will show you how to teach in a new and refreshing way, keeping your teaching simple, effective and without jargon. You will be shown how to teach mindfulness and compassion in the setting of your choice.
On completion of the 6 month long programme Mindfulness and Compassion Teacher Training Pathway each trainee will be accredited and qualified to teach our Mindfulness and Compassion course. Book your mindfulness training for teachers course now and register with your deposit below.
Price £1345
In-Person and Online Mindfulness Teacher Training pathway
Our mindfulness teacher training pathway is structured so that there is an initial 2-day in-person or online retreat. Then throughout the year there are themed monthly teaching and learning webinars - structured to include tutor teaching input, student teaching and space for inquiry and discussion. Based on student feedback we have also included additional day retreats. These will give you a real live sense of how Suryacitta and Gaynor run a retreat. The first retreat (optional) retreat in December will be around meditation, silence and inquiry. The second in February will be focussed around themes from the programme.
Trainee teachers will have access to a pre-recorded ntuitive Mindfulness and Compassion course. On this pre-recorded eight session course you will see how Suryacitta teaches the material. There is recommended reading to support and reinforce the learning during your mindfulness training for teachers. There will be different monthly learning partner to provide peer support and connection.
You will receive two individual one-to-one sessions with the tutors, one focused on your practice and one on your teaching.
Over the months you will learn to develop the protocols for teaching mindfulness, but more importantly you will learn to embody the teachings so that you can teach from your own experience and practice. You will join a committed peer-group of like-minded mindfulness trainee teachers.
“This has been a wonderful experience and a chance for developing greater self awareness and instilling the confidence to teach mindfulness. Not just about the mechanics of the 8 week course. The challenging moments were handled so gently that the opportunities for growth were maximised. Truly nourishing in all senses.”
Sarah
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Find out more about each webinar
This weekend retreat is structured to include introduction and the themes below.
The four noble truths
The three poisons of the human mind
The three pillars of excellent mindfulness teaching
The art of inquiry
Meditation
This webinar is structured to include tutor teaching, discussion and student meditation guidance
Common mistakes
Using metaphors, stories and images
Intuitive Teaching
Student guided meditation and inquiry
This webinar is structured to include tutor teaching, discussion, and student guided meditation
Somatic work. Helping us understand the intelligence of somatic awareness and mindfulness.
Focusing and Voice Dialogue templates and techniques that can be used in your workshops or in one to one work.
Student Guided Meditation
Q&A
This webinar is structured to include tutor teaching, discussion and student meditation guidance
The Two Dagger parable
Dancing with Dragons
The ABC of Mindfulness
Students meditation guidance and inquiry
Q&A
This webinar is structured to include tutor teaching, the art of guiding, discussion and student meditation guidance
Guiding Meditations, what to say, what not to say and how much to say
Silence and Pauses
Overview of the science
Student Guided Meditation
Q&A
This webinar is structured to include tutor teaching, discussion and student meditation guidance
Marketing from the heart
Business nuts and bolts
Students meditation guidance and inquiry
This webinar is structured to include tutor teaching, discussion and student meditation guidance
How to structure and format course design for classes, workshops, courses and retreats
Working with people individually
Students meditation guidance and inquiry
Q&A
This webinar - in person meeting is structured to include tutor teaching, discussion and graduation ceremony
Review and discussion
Bringing it all together
Graduation
Dates Mindfulness Teacher Training
Live online Webinars - last Wednesday of the month 19:00 - 21:00 GMT
All trainee teachers will be asked to lead a meditation practice in one of the webinars or retreats.
2024
Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th January. In-Person or online introductory retreat: 10:00 - 16:00 GMT.
Introduction to the programme, practice, and teaching from Suryacitta. Question and Answer sessions. The three pillars of excellent mindfulness teaching. The roots of mindfulness. How to inquire into students meditation and understanding.
Each session. First 40 minutes of each session will be focussing on our own practice and going deeper. Second period we will explore teaching themes and student guided meditation..
Wednesday 28th February - Most common mistakes teachers make and using metaphors, stories and images. How to guide a meditation, what to say, what not to say and how much to say
Wednesday, the 27th of March - Exploring inquiry and how to respond to any question you may get asked. Managing group dynamics.
Wednesday 24th April - Body Mind Connection and techniques to enhance awareness.
Wednesday, the 29th of May - The Two Daggers, Dancing with Dragons, ABC of mindfulness and other key themes.
Wednesday, the 26th of June - How to use the magical art of silence and pauses as teaching aides and brief overview of the science.
Wednesday 24th July - How to run your own workshops, and day retreats.
There is a Saturday Optional day retreat, 29th of June or 10th of August (in person or online)
The Option of two 1to1 sessions with Gaynor/Suryacitta at an arranged time.
In person or Online Graduation morning Saturday 16th November 2024 10.00-12.00
In between teaching and learning webinars:
Trainee teachers will have access to the pre-recorded online Mindfulness and Compassion course to listen to and watch at their convenience. This gives participants an understanding of how Suryacitta and Gaynor deliver the course materials used throughout the year.
Trainee teachers will be given a reading list to support and reinforce the learning from their own experience of practice. This includes more background on theoretical underpinning of mindfulness and compassion teaching; Buddhist philosophy and the latest studies from neuroscience that can support teaching.
There will be a learning partner list. Trainee teachers can choose to connect with their allocated partner each month. This partnering is put in place to provide peer support and connection in the month before the next learning webinar. It’s an opportunity to discuss reflections and learning from the course, to practice the meditation in advance of teaching to the larger group, to discuss the recommended reading and raise any points of clarification before the next webinar.
“I am infinitely grateful for the experience. During the training course mental constructs continued to drop away revealing more of the jewel within us all. It has deepened my own practice and given me the confidence to pass on the miracle of mindfulness to others. ”
Paul B
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Is the Mindfulness Teacher Training For Me?
Graduation from the 12-month Intuitive Mindfulness and Compassion Teacher Training pathway will give you a certificate from Mindfulness Community Interest Company and endorsed by CPD - Continuing Professional Development Standards Office.
The 12-month Intuitive Mindfulness and Compassion Teacher Training pathway is for people already working, or intending to work with mindfulness and or compassion in their professional lives. This could be through teaching formal mindfulness courses or bringing mindfulness into other roles and disciplines, including health and social care, private practice, business, education, coaching, non -profits, criminal justice and many others options. The possibilities are limitless.
Our graduates repeatedly say the experience has been transformative. Meditation teacher training has deepened, giving them the understanding, confidence and capacity to teach from their own experience and practice.
(See testimonials)
Qualification, Graduation and Accreditation
Graduation from the 12-month Intuitive Mindfulness and Compassion Teacher Training pathway will give you a certificate from Mindfulness Community Interest Company and endorsed by CPD- Continuing Professional Development Standards Office.
You will be qualified to lead your own workshops, classes and courses in Intuitive Mindfulness and Compassion in your professional work with clients, groups and organisations. The Intuitive Mindfulness and Compassion course was used as the foundation of the MSc in Mindfulness and Compassion at Coventry University.
This is not a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction qualification. MBSR is a particularly defined Mindfulness modality having its own separate training programs.
Graduation will only take place if students have participated in at least 80% of the pathway.
Mindfulness taught simply and practically
is transformational, not just educational.
Price £1345.00
Learn to use the beautiful art of silence and pauses in your teaching
Price £1345.00
Graduates will be equipped to:
Teach mindfulness classes, workshops, courses and one-day mindfulness events.
Deliver the Intuitive Mindfulness and Compassion course created by author Suryacitta Malcolm Smith
Teach mindfulness and compassion to groups in a variety of settings including in health care, business, non-profits, education and a host of other settings.
Bring mindfulness techniques into individual work including psychotherapy, coaching, chaplaincy and social work.
Give mindfulness lectures
Network and Wider impact:
The year long pathway provides you with an approach based on simple, practical and proven teachings and resources backed by expertise and experienced teachers. Our graduates have gone on to teach around the UK, Europe, Australia adn Central America in a diversity of settings – from health and social care to classrooms; yoga studios to boardrooms, equipped with the knowledge, confidence and ease in their ability to teach from their own experience. The course is adaptable and provided them with the skills to mould it to their own unique setting.
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We can offer payment plans for those who are eligible for the meditation teacher training course. This is usually payment on a monthly baisis. Please ask for more details.
What to expect from our Intuitive Mindfulness and Compassion 12 month Pathway
Reignite, dive deeper and refine your own personal mindfulness practice
Learn the Skills to teach mindfulness courses, classes, and one-day and weekend meditation events
Learn how to teach Mindfulness intuitively and to trust in your own experience
Learn the three pillars of excellent mindfulness teaching - simple, elegant, practical
Grow your ability to lead and guide students one-on-one and in groups
Learn to teach a number of mindfulness practices; including the Mindfulness with Breathing, Compassion, Being at Home and Serene Reflection
Learn how to work with common obstacles around the different meditations you will be teaching
No ticky boxes for you or your students
Learn how to work with challenging students and groups
Learn how to be confident during the inquiry process and respond to the questioner and not just the question
How to cultivate awareness in your student’s personal and professional lives
How to use metaphors, images and stories to enrich your teaching
How to use the brilliant arts of silence and pauses
How to help students work with troublesome thoughts and emotions
How to leave your students wanting more not less
Join a committed peer-group of fellow trainees and benefit from personal support from the tutors
A daily meditation practice. This is the cornerstone of being able to teach well and to teach from your own experience. All trainees will be expected to maintain and deepen their practice throughout the year long pathway
A minimum of six months regular mindfulness meditation practice
Attended a one or two day silent retreat or will do so prior to the start or during the pathway
Attended a mindfulness and compassion course or similar. ie MBSR, MBCT or has attended Buddhist teachings
Exceptions concerning these entry requirements are at the discretion of the tutors, please contact us
This is a year long Intuitive Mindfulness and Compassion Teacher Training Pathway
It begins with an initial 2 day virtual or in-person retreat ((October 2023 see below)
1 day retreat and one optional silent retreat
6 X 2 hour Live webinars
2 one to one 1 hour sessions with Suryacitta and Gaynor
Final virtual and in-person morning meeting with graduation
Usual number of students 12
The three pillars of excellent mindfulness teaching, guiding meditations and what mindfulness is and is not
Keeping teaching Simple, elegant and practical
Guiding meditations
Inquiry process - Trusting simplicity
Intuitive Teaching
The two pools of mindfulness practice
The price of practice
In the final quarter of the year you will be asked to submit a short recording of your Mindfulness and Compassion teaching for your specific audience or an introduction to Mindfulness. You can choose any theme from the 8 session course. Videos will be around 20 minutes in length. This will form the basis of your one to one session with the tutor. We can help with technical issues if needed.
Pease Note: You do not need to record this to a group but can be filmed alone.
The pathway includes
2 day opening retreat
1 one day retreats and one optional silent retreat
6 x 2 hour webinars
2 one to one sessions with the tutors
Saturday morning tea ceremony celebration
Venue: Our mindfulness teacher training takes place online over Zoom or in the Kuti in Leicestershire UK .
The full cost £1345.00
The cost includes all administration fees; tuition fees for the four day retreat; 6 learning webinars and the graduation retreat. As well as 2 individual one to one sessions focused on your teaching of the key themes and a second for discussion of your practice. The pre-recorded eight week mindfulness and compassion course.
The initial deposit of £200 secures a place. This is non-refundable.
Payment and Payment Plans:
We will invoice you for the full remaining amount, 3 months before the start of the pathway, unless you have chosen to pay monthly.
We can offer monthly payment plans that start the month after the deposit has been made. Please ask for more details.
Cancellation Policy:
The initial deposit of £200 secures a place. This is non-refundable.
20% of paid balance is refundable up to a 2 months before the pathway commences.
There will be no refunds once the 6 month pathway has begun.
If for any reason you have to cancel we will endeavour to transfer you to our next year long programme.
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