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Free MBSR Teacher Training Info Session – November 13, 2023

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About the Program

Join the upcoming FREE Teacher Training info session and learn about:

  • The enriching and rigorous process for those interested in teaching mindfulness as taught in the eight-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program.
  • Learn about the programs on Teacher Training Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3.
  • Learn about program requirements and prerequisites for application
  • Meet the instructor with opportunities to ask questions

The MBSR Teacher Training journey requires a development process of trainees over time by completing not only the formal training programs and both individual and group mentoring, but also an ongoing commitment to inner work and the self-discovery. This journey is anchored in the trainees commitment to their personal mindfulness meditation practices, process, and ethics.

Please note: If you have not taken the eight-week MBSR program as a participant, then perhaps you can also consider attending an info session about the MBSR program.

See also: 

Upcoming Level 1-B Training: IPT

Prerequisites

The prerequisites to start your MBSR Teacher Training Path involve:

  • Successful completion of a live (online or in-person) 8-week MBSR program (including eight, 2.5 hour classes, an all-day class, and daily home practice)
  • Consistent daily meditation practice (two years preferred)
  • Consistent body awareness movement, preferably yoga (two years preferred)
  • Participation in a 5-7 day silent (live online or in-person), teacher-led mindfulness retreat within the last three years. If you would like a list of possible retreat locations that could meet this requirement, you can email us at info@drkasimalmashat.com.

About the Facilitator

Dr.Kasim Al-Mashat

This info session will be facilitated by Dr. Kasim Al-Mashat. He is a Registered Psychologist and University of Massachusetts (UMass) Center For Mindfulness (CFM) Certified MBSR Teacher and Trainer. He is the founder of Center For Mindfulness Canada. Kasim has also completed a six-month meditation retreat in silence in Southeast Asia and presented a TEDx about mindfulness. For a full bio – click here.

Training Recognition

To maintain the highest standards of excellence and fidelity, the trainings offered through our Center For Mindfulness Canada (CFMC) follows the same curricula and training process developed at UMass Medical School, which was further developed by Brown University and used by the Global Mindfulness Collaborative (GMC). Both our Centre and the Mindfulness Center at Brown University (MC@B) are members of the GMC. Learn more about this Training Path.

Registration Information

To register for the FREE Online MBSR info session please complete the form below.

Upcoming Programs

Teach Mindfulness: The MBSR Teacher Training Path consists of three levels. Each of the three levels has a number of steps.

Teach Mindfulness
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All-Day Session For MBSR/MBCT Graduates – November 18, 2023

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About this Program

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Program is a highly respected program within the medical community for dealing with stress, pain, illness, and the demands of daily life. It was developed in 1979 by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical School - Division of Preventative and Behavioral Medicine. MBSR is not an alternative to traditional or psychological treatments but is a complement to those approaches.

The eight-week MBSR program will provide participants with the opportunity to engage in formal MBSR mindfulness meditation practices, as well as investigation of themes of perception, automatic, habitual stress reactivity, mindfulness-mediated stress response and interpersonal communication.

At the conclusion of the MBSR program, participants will be able to:

  • Explore and recognize personal patterns around automatic pilot thinking, and automatic habitual stress reactivity that can increase burnout and reduce effectiveness;
  • Identify and understand current life stressors;
  • Reflect on and examine individual resources for meeting stress, comparing adaptive and maladaptive coping mechanisms;
  • Understand how stress expresses itself in human biology and physiology, and then how mindfulness can reduce the stress cycle;
  • Utilize formal and informal mindfulness practices to reduce distraction, bring greater clarity and intentionality to decision-making, and increase emotional regulation;
  • Learn and practice mindful listening as an effective skill in human relating;
  • Develop a plan for using mindfulness practices to support one’s health and well-being.

Prerequisites

As a stand alone day, this MBSR All-Day session is only open to those who have completed the eight-week MBSR or MBCT program.  You will also be practicing with other participants from the current eight-week MBSR program.

​The All-Day session will provide you with 7.50 hours to deepen your mindfulness practices and connect with other MBSR and MBCT participants.  The practices will include body scan, mindful yoga, sitting meditation, walking meditation, loving-kindness meditation, and mindful eating.

The retreat will be in silence most of the day, and the day will end with a debrief of your experience and learning’s.

About the Facilitator

Dr. Kasim Al-Mashat

This MBSR All-Day will be facilitated by Dr. Kasim Al-Mashat. He is a Registered Psychologist and University of Massachusetts Certified MBSR Teacher and recognized Teacher Trainer by the Mindfulness Center at Brown University. He is the founder of Center For Mindfulness Canada. Kasim has also completed a six-month meditation retreat in silence in Southeast Asia and presented a TEDx about mindfulness.

For a full bio – click here.

Fee & Reminders

$85 CAD for one All-Day session

Reminders:​

  • Prepare your own lunch ahead of time.
  • Wear comfortable clothes and layers as your room temperate may fluctuate.
  • You can use a yoga mat and anything else that may support you, such as meditation cushion or blanket.

How to Apply

To apply for the upcoming ONLINE All-Day MBSR session (only open for MBSR/MBCT graduates), please fill the form below​. Please don't send a payment until you receive a confirmation e-mail from me. Instructions on how to join us online will be sent to you.

Please note: The information is only viewed by me (Dr. Kasim Al-Mashat) and is confidential. As a Registered Psychologist, I adhere to the highest standards of practice.

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Free MBSR Teacher Training Info Session – September 7, 2023

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About the Program

Join the upcoming FREE Teacher Training info session and learn about:

  • The enriching and rigorous process for those interested in teaching mindfulness as taught in the eight-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program.
  • Learn about the programs on Teacher Training Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3.
  • Learn about program requirements and prerequisites for application
  • Meet the instructor with opportunities to ask questions

The MBSR Teacher Training journey requires a development process of trainees over time by completing not only the formal training programs and both individual and group mentoring, but also an ongoing commitment to inner work and the self-discovery. This journey is anchored in the trainees commitment to their personal mindfulness meditation practices, process, and ethics.

Please note: If you have not taken the eight-week MBSR program as a participant, then perhaps you can also consider attending an info session about the MBSR program.

See also: 

Upcoming Level 1-B Training: IPT

Prerequisites

The prerequisites to start your MBSR Teacher Training Path involve:

  • Successful completion of a live (online or in-person) 8-week MBSR program (including eight, 2.5 hour classes, an all-day class, and daily home practice)
  • Consistent daily meditation practice (two years preferred)
  • Consistent body awareness movement, preferably yoga (two years preferred)
  • Participation in a 5-7 day silent (live online or in-person), teacher-led mindfulness retreat within the last three years. If you would like a list of possible retreat locations that could meet this requirement, you can email us at info@drkasimalmashat.com.

About the Facilitator

Dr.Kasim Al-Mashat

This info session will be facilitated by Dr. Kasim Al-Mashat. He is a Registered Psychologist and University of Massachusetts (UMass) Center For Mindfulness (CFM) Certified MBSR Teacher and Trainer. He is the founder of Center For Mindfulness Canada. Kasim has also completed a six-month meditation retreat in silence in Southeast Asia and presented a TEDx about mindfulness. For a full bio – click here.

Training Recognition

To maintain the highest standards of excellence and fidelity, the trainings offered through our Center For Mindfulness Canada (CFMC) follows the same curricula and training process developed at UMass Medical School, which was further developed by Brown University and used by the Global Mindfulness Collaborative (GMC). Both our Centre and the Mindfulness Center at Brown University (MC@B) are members of the GMC. Learn more about this Training Path.

Registration Information

To register for the FREE Online MBSR info session please complete the form below.

Upcoming Programs

Teach Mindfulness: The MBSR Teacher Training Path consists of three levels. Each of the three levels has a number of steps.

Teach Mindfulness
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Free MBSR Teacher Training Info Session – July 17, 2023

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About the Program

Join the upcoming FREE Teacher Training info session and learn about:

  • The enriching and rigorous process for those interested in teaching mindfulness as taught in the eight-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program.
  • Learn about the programs on Teacher Training Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3.
  • Learn about program requirements and prerequisites for application
  • Meet the instructor with opportunities to ask questions

The MBSR Teacher Training journey requires a development process of trainees over time by completing not only the formal training programs and both individual and group mentoring, but also an ongoing commitment to inner work and the self-discovery. This journey is anchored in the trainees commitment to their personal mindfulness meditation practices, process, and ethics.

Please note: If you have not taken the eight-week MBSR program as a participant, then perhaps you can also consider attending an info session about the MBSR program.

Prerequisites

The prerequisites to start your MBSR Teacher Training Path involve:

  • Successful completion of a live (online or in-person) 8-week MBSR program (including eight, 2.5 hour classes, an all-day class, and daily home practice)
  • Consistent daily meditation practice (two years preferred)
  • Consistent body awareness movement, preferably yoga (two years preferred)
  • Participation in a 5-7 day silent (live online or in-person), teacher-led mindfulness retreat within the last three years. If you would like a list of possible retreat locations that could meet this requirement, you can email us at info@drkasimalmashat.com.

About the Facilitators

Dr.Kasim Al-Mashat

This info session will be facilitated by Dr. Kasim Al-Mashat. He is a Registered Psychologist and University of Massachusetts (UMass) Center For Mindfulness (CFM) Certified MBSR Teacher and Trainer. He is the founder of Center For Mindfulness Canada. Kasim has also completed a six-month meditation retreat in silence in Southeast Asia and presented a TEDx about mindfulness. For a full bio – click here.

Jon Aaron

Jon Aaron teaches meditation, Buddhist dharma, and is a Somatic Experience Practitioner® in New York City. He is well known as a teacher of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) as well as a trainer of new teachers of this seminal 8-week curriculum. Among his primary interests are the use of meditation and somatic work in healing trauma and working with individuals with chronic pain and grief. Recently he has been teaching for the New York Police Department in an 8-hour intervention called Cultivating Mindfulness:expanding the capacity of mind and body to work with stress, anxiety and trauma. He is a co-founder of the MBSR Teacher Collaborative of Greater New York and a founding member of the Global Mindfulness Collaborative and is a long-time teacher at New York Insight Meditation Center. When the pandemic hit, along with his partner he co-founded Space2Meditate, an online community of meditators which is still going strong six days a week. JonAaron.net, Space2Meditate.com

Training Recognition

To maintain the highest standards of excellence and fidelity, the trainings offered through our Center For Mindfulness Canada (CFMC) follows the same curricula and training process developed at UMass Medical School, which was further developed by Brown University and used by the Global Mindfulness Collaborative (GMC). Both our Centre and the Mindfulness Center at Brown University (MC@B) are members of the GMC. Learn more about this Training Path.

Registration Information

To register for the FREE Online MBSR info session please complete the form below.

Upcoming Programs

Teach Mindfulness: The MBSR Teacher Training Path consists of three levels. Each of the three levels has a number of steps.

Teach Mindfulness
ccthplhmrzi

Free MBSR Teacher Training Info Session – June 19, 2023

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About the Program

Join the upcoming FREE Teacher Training info session and learn about:

  • The enriching and rigorous process for those interested in teaching mindfulness as taught in the eight-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program.
  • Learn about the programs on Teacher Training Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3.
  • Learn about program requirements and prerequisites for application
  • Meet the instructor with opportunities to ask questions

The MBSR Teacher Training journey requires a development process of trainees over time by completing not only the formal training programs and both individual and group mentoring, but also an ongoing commitment to inner work and the self-discovery. This journey is anchored in the trainees commitment to their personal mindfulness meditation practices, process, and ethics.

Please note: If you have not taken the eight-week MBSR program as a participant, then perhaps you can also consider attending an info session about the MBSR program.

Prerequisites

The prerequisites to start your MBSR Teacher Training Path involve:

  • Successful completion of a live (online or in-person) 8-week MBSR program (including eight, 2.5 hour classes, an all-day class, and daily home practice)
  • Consistent daily meditation practice (two years preferred)
  • Consistent body awareness movement, preferably yoga (two years preferred)
  • Participation in a 5-7 day silent (live online or in-person), teacher-led mindfulness retreat within the last three years. If you would like a list of possible retreat locations that could meet this requirement, you can email us at info@drkasimalmashat.com.

About the Facilitators

Dr.Kasim Al-Mashat

This info session will be facilitated by Dr. Kasim Al-Mashat. He is a Registered Psychologist and University of Massachusetts (UMass) Center For Mindfulness (CFM) Certified MBSR Teacher and Trainer. He is the founder of Center For Mindfulness Canada. Kasim has also completed a six-month meditation retreat in silence in Southeast Asia and presented a TEDx about mindfulness. For a full bio – click here.

Jon Aaron

Jon Aaron teaches meditation, Buddhist dharma, and is a Somatic Experience Practitioner® in New York City. He is well known as a teacher of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) as well as a trainer of new teachers of this seminal 8-week curriculum. Among his primary interests are the use of meditation and somatic work in healing trauma and working with individuals with chronic pain and grief. Recently he has been teaching for the New York Police Department in an 8-hour intervention called Cultivating Mindfulness:expanding the capacity of mind and body to work with stress, anxiety and trauma. He is a co-founder of the MBSR Teacher Collaborative of Greater New York and a founding member of the Global Mindfulness Collaborative and is a long-time teacher at New York Insight Meditation Center. When the pandemic hit, along with his partner he co-founded Space2Meditate, an online community of meditators which is still going strong six days a week. JonAaron.net, Space2Meditate.com

Training Recognition

To maintain the highest standards of excellence and fidelity, the trainings offered through our Center For Mindfulness Canada (CFMC) follows the same curricula and training process developed at UMass Medical School, which was further developed by Brown University and used by the Global Mindfulness Collaborative (GMC). Both our Centre and the Mindfulness Center at Brown University (MC@B) are members of the GMC. Learn more about this Training Path.

Registration Information

To register for the FREE Online MBSR info session please complete the form below.

Upcoming Programs

Teach Mindfulness: The MBSR Teacher Training Path consists of three levels. Each of the three levels has a number of steps.

Teach Mindfulness
8x1-pcdf8l0

All-Day Session For MBSR/MBCT Graduates – June 17, 2023

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About this Program

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Program is a highly respected program within the medical community for dealing with stress, pain, illness, and the demands of daily life. It was developed in 1979 by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical School - Division of Preventative and Behavioral Medicine. MBSR is not an alternative to traditional or psychological treatments but is a complement to those approaches.

The eight-week MBSR program will provide participants with the opportunity to engage in formal MBSR mindfulness meditation practices, as well as investigation of themes of perception, automatic, habitual stress reactivity, mindfulness-mediated stress response and interpersonal communication.

At the conclusion of the MBSR program, participants will be able to:

  • Explore and recognize personal patterns around automatic pilot thinking, and automatic habitual stress reactivity that can increase burnout and reduce effectiveness;
  • Identify and understand current life stressors;
  • Reflect on and examine individual resources for meeting stress, comparing adaptive and maladaptive coping mechanisms;
  • Understand how stress expresses itself in human biology and physiology, and then how mindfulness can reduce the stress cycle;
  • Utilize formal and informal mindfulness practices to reduce distraction, bring greater clarity and intentionality to decision-making, and increase emotional regulation;
  • Learn and practice mindful listening as an effective skill in human relating;
  • Develop a plan for using mindfulness practices to support one’s health and well-being.

Prerequisites

As a stand alone day, this MBSR All-Day session is only open to those who have completed the eight-week MBSR or MBCT program.  You will also be practicing with other participants from the current eight-week MBSR program.

​The All-Day session will provide you with 7.50 hours to deepen your mindfulness practices and connect with other MBSR and MBCT participants.  The practices will include body scan, mindful yoga, sitting meditation, walking meditation, loving-kindness meditation, and mindful eating.

The retreat will be in silence most of the day, and the day will end with a debrief of your experience and learning’s.

About the Facilitator

Dr. Kasim Al-Mashat

This MBSR All-Day will be facilitated by Dr. Kasim Al-Mashat. He is a Registered Psychologist and University of Massachusetts Certified MBSR Teacher and recognized Teacher Trainer by the Mindfulness Center at Brown University. He is the founder of Center For Mindfulness Canada. Kasim has also completed a six-month meditation retreat in silence in Southeast Asia and presented a TEDx about mindfulness.

For a full bio – click here.

Fee & Reminders

$85 CAD for one All-Day session

Reminders:​

  • Prepare your own lunch ahead of time.
  • Wear comfortable clothes and layers as your room temperate may fluctuate.
  • You can use a yoga mat and anything else that may support you, such as meditation cushion or blanket.

How to Apply

To apply for the upcoming ONLINE All-Day MBSR session (only open for MBSR/MBCT graduates), please fill the form below​. Please don't send a payment until you receive a confirmation e-mail from me. Instructions on how to join us online will be sent to you.

Please note: The information is only viewed by me (Dr. Kasim Al-Mashat) and is confidential. As a Registered Psychologist, I adhere to the highest standards of practice.

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