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MBSR: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction 5-day Teacher Training Faculty: Susan Woods, LICSW and Char Wilkins, LCSW June 2-7, 2013 • Joshua Tree Retreat Center, Joshua Tree, CA March 23-28, 2014 • Sevenoaks Retreat Center, Madison, VA Early-Bird Registration Fee: $1095 + Room & Board
Training This intense 5-day retreat training is highly interactive. In the first part of the training, trainees will experience the MBSR program. In the second half of the training, trainees will be given the opportunity to practice teaching various components of the MBSR program under the supervision and guidance of the teachers. Inherent in this teacher training is the necessity of a personal mindfulness practice as a platform from which to teach. The delivery of MBSR requires the teacher to teach from a personal integration of what it means to embody a non-judgmental present moment focus with an understanding of how this supports and strengthens such mind states as kindness, compassion and equanimity. This training will provide the opportunity to strengthen these teacher competences. This retreat training will integrate didactic and experiential teaching modules. The curriculum includes both large and small group learning, with opportunity for role-play and simulated patient-practitioner encounters. There is daily meditation practice yoga/mindful movement, and periods of silence The ethical underpinnings of teaching MBSR will be discussed. This professional training will be led by experienced clinicians, mindfulness teachers and retreat leaders, Susan Woods, LICSW and Char Wilkins, LCSW. Registration will be limited for this training in order to provide an environment that promotes in depth learning in an atmosphere of intimacy and shared experience. Objectives At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
Target Audience This 5-day intensive workshop is intended for health professionals wishing to teach MBSR. Those attending should be either professionals in a health or mental health field, clinicians-in-training, or interested professionals who do not intend to deliver the intervention directly but have other professional interests in the topic (i.e. researchers, administrators, etc.). All participants should have at least a modest regular meditation practice and an established practice is preferred. Participant Guidelines It is our experience that successful delivery of MBSR requires facilitators to have a commitment to an ongoing, daily mindfulness meditation practice. To this end we have created recommendations for acceptance to this MBSR training.
Will I be qualified to teach MBSR after taking this training? Feeling ready to teach MBSR raises a number of important questions. We see this training as the first stage in your development as an MBSR teacher. As a result of participating in this training you will leave with the basic skills necessary to facilitate an MBSR group. For some this will mean feeling prepared enough to lead an MBSR program; others might feel more at ease co- teaching with a skilled teacher to gain additional experience. If it is not possible to co-teach, then supervision from an experienced MBSR teacher is a helpful alternative. Some may find that being a participant-observer in an MBSR group before teaching is helpful as a way to gain additional insight into the felt sense of the eight week program. Regardless of your decision about your readiness to teach, facilitating an MBSR program cannot be reduced to teaching a set of mindfulness-based techniques. You will be embodying your understanding of mindfulness meditation and its place in the alleviation of suffering. So your teaching will always be founded on revealing your trust in such sensibilities as an open awareness of kindness, generosity, calmness and compassion. We are committed to training competent teachers and with that in mind, we have developed the 5-day Advanced Training for MBCT and MBSR Teachers. In this training the focus is less on the curriculum of the two programs and more about exploring teaching from the foundation of an embodied mindful presence. This training program also explores the process of mindful reflective inquiry, which is such a key component in the effective delivery of MBSR and MBCT. Embodying mindful presence and mindful reflective inquiry develop over time from intentional practice and with the experience of teaching. This invitation is to embark on a journey of awareness that demonstrates an inner and outer listening along with a compassionate stance that incorporates a willingness to expand our understanding of what it means to be engaged in offering mindfulness-based programs. Application Essay Upon submission of your registration, you will be asked to complete and e-mail a short essay describing your reason for wanting to attend this MBSR Training, a brief CV as well as a description of your meditation practice. In regard to meditation practice, you will be asked to describe the tradition in which you practice and any retreats or other meditation experiences in which you have participated. Should your essay or qualifications not be accepted for admittance, a full refund will be granted.
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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an empirically-supported 8-week psycho-educational group intervention that teaches mindfulness meditation as a health intervention. Created by Jon Kabat-Zinn in 1979, MBSR offers participants the possibility to develop a different relationship to stress resulting from chronic physical and psychological illnesses. Research outcomes have demonstrated positive improvements in physical and psychological symptoms, as well as changes in health attitudes and behaviors. This 5-day teacher training retreat will provide health care professionals and educators the opportunity to study and experience the foundational underpinnings, mindfulness meditations and specific exercises that are the framework of the MBSR program. The themes, rationales, intention and practice skills of each MBSR class session will be reviewed, discussed and practiced. Participant screening guidelines will be covered, and samples of client handouts will be provided. There will also be time set aside for personal mindfulness practice. 
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