Becoming a Mindfulness Mentor
Online Training
The Mindful & Happy Mentor Certificate Program is an in-depth, 100-hour, distance learning course designed to provide you with a comprehensive 8-module curriculum to bring mindfulness alive for your clients, patients, or students.
If you’re a yoga teacher, meditation instructor, therapist, counselor, coach, or healthcare professional, trained to teach meditation, apply now to be a Mindful & Happy Mentor.
The prerequisite to becoming a Mindful & Happy Mentor is to have completed the online Mindful & Happy course. Registrations are open now!
Training Curriculum
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Getting Started
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Lesson 1: Introduction to Mindfulness
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- Discussion: Setting Intentions
- In-Class Activity: Setting an Intention for this Course
- Discussion: What Is Mindfulness?
- What is Mindfulness?: Additional Reading
- Discussion: What Are The Benefits Of Living Mindfully?
- Discussion: The 8 Essential Foundations Of Mindfulness
- In-Class Activity: Living Mindfully vs. Mindlessly
- Optional Discussion: Many Names For Mindfulness
- Optional In-Class Activity: Conscious Observation
- Meditation: Walking Meditation
- At Home Practices: Essential Foundations Of Mindfulness
- At Home Practices: Mindful-Living Practice Log
- Mentor Assignments
- Mentor Quiz: Lesson 1
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Lesson 2: Mindfulness & The Body
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- Discussion: Review At Home Practices From Previous Week
- Discussion: Body Awareness
- Discussion: 5 Reasons to Bring Mindfulness to the Body
- Discussion: The Five Senses
- Optional In-Class Activity: Mindfulness And The Five Senses
- In-Class Activity: Mindful Eating
- Optional In-Class Activity: Counting Sounds
- Discussion: Tools To Remember Body & Sensory Awareness
- In-Class Activity: S.T.O.P.
- Meditation: Body Scan
- At Home Practices: Essential Foundations Of Mindfulness
- At Home Practices: Five Senses Mindfulness Log
- At Home Practices: Mindful Eating Log
- At Home Practices: S.T.O.P. Calendar
- Mentor Assignments
- Mentor Quiz: Lesson 2
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Lesson 3: Mindfulness & The Breath
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- Discussion: Review At Home Practices From Previous Week
- Discussion: Why Practice Breath Awareness?
- In-Class Activity: Mindful Breathing/Counting Breaths
- Optional In-Class Activity: Half-Smile With Breath Awareness
- Discussion: An Introduction To Formal, Seated Meditation
- Discussion: What Does Meditation Require?
- Discussion: The 5 Essentials Of Meditation
- Discussion: Where & When To Meditate
- Optional In-Class Activity: Committing To A Formal Meditation Practice
- Meditation: Long, Slow Deep Breath
- Meditation: Breath Awareness
- At Home Practices: Essential Foundations Of Mindfulness
- At Home Practices: Half-Smile With Breath Awareness
- At Home Practices: Meditation Journal
- Mentor Assignments
- Mentor Quiz: Lesson 3
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Lesson 4: Mindfulness & Vitality
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- Discussion: Review At Home Practices From Previous Week
- Discussion: What Causes Stress?
- In-Class Activity: Holmes And Rahe Stress Scale
- Optional Discussion: Are You Addicted to Doing?
- Discussion: The Effects Of Stress
- Discussion: Releasing Stress
- In-Class Activity: Peacefinder Practices
- In-Class Activity: Finding Rufuge
- Meditation/Relaxation Exercise: Progressive Muscle Relaxation
- Meditation/Relaxation Exercise: Long, Slow, Deep Breathing
- At Home Practices: Essential Foundations Of Mindfulness
- At Home Practices: Reflection On Stress
- At Home Practices: How to Make Stress Your Friend
- Mentor Assignments
- Mentor Quiz: Lesson 4
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Lesson 5: Mindfulness & The Mind
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- Discussion: Review At Home Practices From Previous Week
- Discussion: Observing The Mind - The Problem Solver
- In-Class Activity: Notice the Problem Solver
- Discussion: The Mind Is An Evaluator & Storyteller
- Optional In-Class Activity: The Mind is an Evaluator
- Discussion: The Power Of Negativity
- Discussion: The Power Of Observing Your Thoughts
- Optional Discussion: Nama And Rupa
- In-Class Activity: The Power Of Attention
- At Home Practices: Monkey Business Video
- Discussion: The Wondering Mind
- Optional In-Class Activity: The Wondering Mind
- Meditation: Awareness Of Thoughts
- At Home Practices: Essential Foundations of Mindfulness
- At Home Practices: Pleasant Events Calendar
- Mentor Assignments
- Mentor Quiz Lesson 5
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Lesson 6: Mindfulness & Emotions/Pain
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- Discussion: Review At Home Practices from Previous Week
- Discussion: The Science Of Emotions
- Discussion: Emotional Sensitivity
- Discussion: Emotional Regulation
- Discussion: The First And Second Darts Of Suffering
- Discussion: Suffering = Pain x Resistance
- Optional In-Class Activity: Suffering=Pain x Resistance
- In-Class Activity: Applying Mindfulness To Discomfort/Pain
- Discussion: RAIN
- Optional In-Class Activity: Mindfulness Of Anger
- Discussion: Teaching to Trauma-Sensitive People
- Meditation: Awareness Of Emotions
- At Home Practices: Essential Foundations Of Mindfulness
- At Home Practices: Unpleasant Events Calendar
- Mentor Assignments
- Mentor Quiz Lesson 6
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Lesson 7: Mindfulness & Compassion
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- Discussion: Review At Home Practices from Previous Week
- Discussion: What Does Compassion Have To Do With Mindfulness
- Discussion: What Does It Mean To Be Compassionate
- Optional Discussion: The 5 Myths of Self-Compassion
- Discussion: The Benefits Of Practicing Compassion
- In-Class Activity: Reflection On Compassion
- Optional In-Class Activity: Self-Appreciation
- Meditation: Loving Kindness
- At Home Practices: Essential Foundations Of Mindfulness
- At Home Practices: Exploring Self-Compassion Through Letter Writing
- At Home Practices: How To Practice Compassion
- Mentor Assignments
- Mentor Quiz Lesson 7
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Lesson 8: Mindfulness & Communication
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- Review At Home Practices From Previous Week
- Discussion: The Power of Attention
- Discussion: Simple Tips To Effective Communication
- Discussion: Non-Violent Communication
- Optional In-Class Activity: Communication Circle
- Meditation: Heart-Centered Breath
- Closing Discussion: Reflection On 8 Week Series
- At Home Practices: Communication Calendar
- Mentor Assignments
- Mentor Quiz: Lesson 8
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Going Public!
Show Content- Marketing 101
- Finding Your Clients/Students
- Registration Basics
- Mindful Teaching