Teacher Development Intensive (TDI)

An Advanced MBSR Teacher Training/Retreat

Participants in a recent Teacher Development Intensive

If you are already teaching MBSR, you may apply for admission to this eight-day residential training/retreat, which will help you refine your teaching skills through sustained inner work.

The Teacher Development Intensive (TDI) is a highly interactive, collaborative learning experience which gives you the opportunity to explore your relationship with yourself and others in the context of an intensive teaching environment. Participants are encouraged to develop a working familiarity with, and competency in, multiple aspects of the didactic and experiential elements of the MBSR curriculum, including:

Presentational and didactic elements
Guidance in meditation and yoga practice
Inquiry and group dynamics
Preparation of supporting materials

The Teacher Development Intensive consists of the following:

Eight-day residential training program/ retreat
92 hours of direct instruction
Comprehensive investigation of the underpinnings of the MBSR curriculum
Extensive first-hand experience about how to teach MBSR
Exploration of your identity and integrity as a teacher of MBSR
Refinement of your personal meditation and yoga practice as it informs your ongoing development as an MBSR teacher
Integration of key principles of the MBSR model into other mindfulness-based approaches and interventions
Participation in an ongoing supportive learning community

Learning Objectives

Discuss, in detail, the MBSR curriculum and its theoretical, philosophical, and pedagogical underpinnings;
Demonstrate, use, and apply MBSR teaching skills;
Analyze and demonstrate the precise use of language to enhance clarity of communication in all phases of instruction;
Assess and discuss how the actions emerging out of one's thoughts and emotions accurately inform or distort one's capacity to understand oneself and work effectively with others; and
Develop and demonstrate a capacity for sustained dynamic stability in the midst of uncertain and highly charged situations.

Prerequisites

Completion of one or both of the Oasis Foundational Trainings:
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Mind-Body Medicine
- Practicum in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
  (Please note that strong preference will be given to applicants who have completed both Foundational trainings and who are currently teaching MBSR.)
Ongoing daily meditation and body-centered awareness practice and commitment to the integration of mindfulness into everyday life
Professional experience in the fields of health care, education, and/or social change
Participation in at least two 5-10 day silent, teacher-led, mindfulness meditation retreats. (Please note that the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Mind-Body Medicine course does not count as a silent mindfulness meditation retreat.)

Program Dates and Fees

All sessions of the Teacher Development Intensive for 2012 have now been completed. Additional sessions will be offered during 2013. Dates and information will be posted on this web page during the summer of 2013.

Fees
Tuition: $2250
Room and Board: $1520
Application fee: $50