2 day Introduction to
Guiding Mindfulness

Mindfulness Teacher Training Certificate Course based on the latest research and techniques on teaching mindfulness – Courses in Sydney

As the benefits from Mindfulness practices are becoming more widely recognised and known, there is now a real opportunity for anyone who see the value of attention training and mindfulness practice, to help others improve focus, mental resilience and impulse control.

In this 2 day certificate course you will not only be introduced to and learn the the powerful Mindfulness techniques that are helping individuals from all walks of life to have more balance and focus in their lives. You will also receive the tools and training to teach these techniques to anyone around you.

The ability to control attention is one of the key markers of a successful life. Regular mindfulness practices is a proven method to help increase focus and awareness, make it possible to self-regulate and shift attention when caught up in negative thinking and worrying. Mindfulness exercises are designed to train our awareness and the ability to stay calm under stress and turbulence as well as having better sleep and increasing resilience.

This course will provide you with an in-depth understanding of the mechanisms that underpins mindfulness widespread success and application as well as all the exercises that will help you establish your own regular practice and the additional training, tools and resources to successfully guide groups or one to one sessions.

Mindfulness is a proven method to help increase focus and awareness, make it possible to self-regulate and shift attention when caught up in negative thinking and worrying. Mindfulness exercises are designed to train our awareness and the ability to stay calm under stress and turbulence as well as having better sleep and increasing resilience.

The course gives you the background, science, practices and techniques to teach/guide others and to establish a regular practice yourself.

The course is based on the successful program Mindfulness in Australia has been running the past seven years as well as latest research and techniques on teaching mindfulness designed by the original MBSR members
who trained with Jon Kabat-Zinn.

It’s an interactive course and participants who wish to, gets the opportunity to teach/guide classes for first-hand experience.

Tools & Documentation

In these 2 days we will cover so much ground and learn so many things that it would be almost impossible to remember it all afterwards but the best thing is that you don’t need to. You will get printed (or digital if you prefer) documentation on all aspects of what we learnt in the course.
For example:

Templates on how to build dynamic and engaging lessons for any age group.

A Mindfulness Facilitator Manual with key points for guiding and leading mindfulness sessions with inspiring and pedagogical tips on how to use language, your own authenticity and natural authority, to create a space where Mindfulness can ‘happen’.

8 Weeks Ready To-Use- Lesson Plans that complies with the objectives of the curriculum for personal development, that you can use as they are or as a starting point when you build your own lessons.

8 week workbook that cover all main mindfulness exercises; breathing. listening, eating etc.

A powerpoint presentation with over 60 slides that you can use freely as a resource.

A growing Tools & Resources library to expand your knowledge

A Certificate of completion of the training- accredited with IMMA (international Mindfulness & Meditation Alliance).

Ongoing support.

8 Week Online Course – The Science of Calmness

To facilitate mindfulness sessions with integrity it is crucial to have a practice of your own. This is the secret to successful facilitation. When you register you get access to a complete self-paced online course using easy to follow guided audio exercises. to establish your own mindfulness practice.
INCLUDING:

A 60 page Mindfulness Training Manual covering eight week lessons in downloadable PDF format

Guided Mindfulness audios for each weeks exercises that you can listen to on any device.

Recommended videos and talks to watch as a complement to the course

This online component that you can do in your own time covers for example:

The reason mindfulness has reach the mainstream after centuries in obscurity

What mindfulness is and what it is not

How do you establish a regular practice?

How to halt the chronic activation of the ‘Stress Response’ and stop the constant leaking of stress hormone

How to intentionally connect with the body’s natural calming system

The STOP method and how to use it

How to make mindfulness part of your daily self-management plan

The RAIN method and how we can allow a ‘feeling’ to be there to make it lose its hold over us

Seeing through unhelpful patterns of thoughts and behaviours

Basic Neuroscience made simple

The simple (but not necessary easy) cure for worrying

Dealing with difficult emotions

Recognising patterns of the mind and buried and unresolved emotions

Make a Booking & Receive The Online Component Today!

“My perspective of life has expanded through this practice as I discover more about myself through awareness, non judgement and compassion not only for others but for myself. Thank you Rita”.Melissa M.

Deepen the contact with your natural intelligence & intuition

Mindfulness can’t be learnt by just talking or reading about it. Mindfulness is experiential. To be able to teach mindfulness you need to understand how it works from the inside out. Teaching mindfulness is about guiding people to their own mindfulness practice. It’s about co-creating an environment where mindfulness can ‘happen’. In this ‘safe space’ everyone has the ability to come into a deeper contact with who they really are by continually being offered the possibility of surrendering to the present moment, exactly as it is, without an agenda or expected outcome.

During the two days we will be looking carefully at the basic neuroscience; how purposefully connecting with the body’s self-calming para-sympathetic nervous system leads to- lower stress and anxiety, increased attention and mental clarity, improved social and emotional intelligence and a host of other life-enhancing benefits.

In this course you will learn, as the teacher/guide, how to use language, your voice, authority and authenticity to create an environment, where a deep trust between participants naturally arises as well as a sense of freedom and safety.
To guide mindfulness is like nothing else, it is not teaching in a traditional sense, it is not therapy. It is more like ‘decluttering’ the over-filled, busy mind.

By establishing your own Mindfulness practice and the fundamental understanding of how mindfulness works from a more scientific point of view, you will build the foundation needed to effectively guide others on to their own mindfulness journey.

Benefits such as:

Decreased stress and anxiety
Better sleep
Better self-management
Less reactivity
Improved mental resilience
Increased self-awareness
Better memory
Increased attention and focus
Better conflict resolution skills

are all common and expectable result from regular Mindfulness practice.

Become a Facilitator

This training will give you a resource to improve everyone’s ability to deal with stress and anxiety as well as improve attention and focus and cultivate kindness and empathy. After the training you receive a facilitation pack with manuals, ready to use lesson plans, white papers, posters, articles and tools to use when you run your own mindfulness sessions.

It doesn’t matter if you never have meditated or done one Mindfulness exercise in your life, this course is for anyone who are moved to establish their own Mindfulness practice and get the tools and resources to help others to improve focus, mental resilience and impulse control.

ABOUT THE TEACHER

Rita Riccola is one of New Zealand’s leading mindfulness trainers. She is the author of the book “The Practice of Mindfulness and Balance”. Hundreds of individuals including school teachers, life coaches, psychologists and counselors in both New Zealand and Australia has taken her 2 day mindfulness facilitation course to date. She have provided staff training for numerous schools across New Zealand to help integrate mindfulness practice to the curriculum. She is a former teacher and a trained mindfulness teacher with 30 yrs experience who has completed courses with Mindful Schools USA and attended many Mindfulness retreats. These courses are designed to meet the growing need in all sectors to offer Mindfulness training.

“This Course Exceeded My Expectations”.Angela B Psychologist, Auckland

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Book now and receive the online component that you can do in your own time, today!
After the 2 day training you will receive more than 30 resources to expand on all aspects of Mindfulness; manuals, articles, white papers, videos and posters to assist you in your efforts to guide mindfulness effectively. A certificate will also be issued after completion.

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VIRTUAL INTERACTIVE ZOOM TRAININGS

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2024

AUGUST

2 Day Virtual Interactive Zoom Course 28-29 August 2024

Wednesday: 9.30am-2.30pm (NSW Time)
Thursday: 9.30am-2.30pm
(There will be breaks for lunch and afternoon tea).