Group Mentorship in Teaching MBSR
with Rebecca Eldridge
Wednesdays, January 17 - March 13, 2024, 7:00-9:15PM (US Eastern Time)
Apply by December 26, 2023

This 9-session, 20.25-hour program is open to MBSR teachers of all experience levels: whether you’ve taught 1 or 100 MBSR courses, you are invited to apply for a seat in this program. No matter when you initially trained to teach MBSR, or through which organization you trained (or maybe you’re still in the process of training), hopefully you never want to stop learning—about teaching MBSR and about yourself as an MBSR teacher. Mentorship, and being in collegial relationship with other MBSR teachers, is a crucial part of that ongoing learning.

During our 9 sessions, we will explore assumptions about what MBSR is and what it is not; about what “good teaching” of MBSR is and isn’t; about what it means to practice mindfulness and MBSR; about your personal and professional experience of teaching MBSR; about your personal meditation practice, and more. You will be invited to occasionally practice-teach parts of the MBSR curriculum, and to receive feedback from your teaching colleagues and Rebecca. We will also hold space for exploring what is alive for you around teaching MBSR.

As a participant, you will be expected to—

  • Show up. Your presence and participation matters. Sessions will not be recorded. Our live interaction and in-the-moment bonding will provide the buoyancy for good learning, good community, and good care-taking of ourselves and each other.
  • Practice-teach. While you won’t teach during every session, there will be opportunities for you, with “beginner’s mind,” to teach various aspects of the MBSR curriculum. This will require you to consider what may have become habitual (perhaps even stale) in your MBSR teaching, and explore fresh ways to take the teacher’s seat.
  • Receive and offer feedback. The feedback process is grounded in deep caring and respect for something that all MBSR teachers want—to provide excellent teaching that benefits those we teach.
  • Explore MBSR curricula. Whether the curriculum you trained with is many years old or was developed only recently, we’ll explore MBSR curricula overtly (page by page) and essentially (what can’t be pointed to on the page).
  • Inquire and speak your truth. We will learn from each other if we all show up ready to truly wonder; to speak to what we know and don’t know, and what we think and feel; and to listen deeply as our colleagues do the same.
  • Maintain a daily practice. We will consider how your own formal and informal practices of mindfulness are informing your teaching of MBSR and your enjoyment of teaching MBSR. Are you having fun?
  • Complete weekly explorations. Plan to spend between 2 and 4 hours on your own each week, exploring, wondering, reading and studying, planning your occasional practice teaching, and more.

NOTE: Strongly encouraged but not required: Live participation in the East Coast Mindfulness online retreat class on Saturday, March 2, 9AM-4:30PM US Eastern.

Prerequisites
  • You have trained to teach MBSR
  • You have taught MBSR
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Rebecca Eldridge

Rebecca Eldridge studies, practices meditation, and teaches under the guidance, deep caring, and encouragement of her teacher, Pema Chödrön. She completed her MBSR teacher training through the Center for Mindfulness (CFM) at UMass Medical School, where she also served as an MBSR teacher and teacher trainer, designing and teaching the CFM’s first online Fundamentals training for MBSR teachers-in-training. She served as a one-to-one mentor for MBSR teacher trainees at the CFM and performed certification reviews at the conclusion of an MBSR teacher’s formal training.

Rebecca is one of a limited number of MBSR teacher trainers certified as a calibrated rater for assessing MBSR teaching, and is a member of the International Mindfulness Integrity Network, a worldwide group of teacher trainers exploring ethics and standards of mindfulness training programs.

Required Technology and Preparation:

  • High-speed internet connection

  • Please, no phones

  • Join on a computer that has a full-sized screen on which you can see at least 25 Zoom participants, without having to scroll

  • Ensure that your computer is situated on a stable surface (instead of resting on your lap, etc.)

  • Video and microphone capability (so that you can be seen and heard)

  • A place for practice that allows for being undisturbed

  • Current version of Zoom installed

This program is limited to 12 participants

Schedule Program Cost Apply

Please note that all times shown are in US Eastern Time:

Dates Times Notes
Wednesday,
January 17 		7:00-9:15PM
Wednesday,
January 24 		7:00-9:15PM
Wednesday,
January 31 		7:00-9:15PM
Wednesday,
February 7 		7:00-9:15PM
Wednesday,
February 14 		7:00-9:15PM
Wednesday,
February 21 		7:00-9:15PM
Wednesday,
February 28 		7:00-9:15PM
Saturday, March 2 9:00AM-4:30PM ONLINE RETREAT CLASS
NOTE: Participation in this event
is strongly encouraged but not required.
Wednesday,
March 6 		7:00-9:15PM NOTE: For the next week’s class
(on Wed., Mar. 13), note that clocks move forward
one hour on Sunday, March 10 in the US.
Wednesday,
March 13 		7:00-9:15PM

The fee for this 9-session program is US$795.

This program is full. Contact Rebecca at rebecca@eastcoastmindfulness.com if you’d like to be notified of a cancelation, and you’d like to join us.

  • Schedule

    Please note that all times shown are in US Eastern Time:

    Dates Times Notes
    Wednesday,
    January 17     		7:00-9:15PM
    Wednesday,
    January 24     		7:00-9:15PM
    Wednesday,
    January 31     		7:00-9:15PM
    Wednesday,
    February 7     		7:00-9:15PM
    Wednesday,
    February 14     		7:00-9:15PM
    Wednesday,
    February 21     		7:00-9:15PM
    Wednesday,
    February 28     		7:00-9:15PM
    Saturday, March 2 9:00AM-4:30PM ONLINE RETREAT CLASS
    NOTE: Participation in this event
    is strongly encouraged but not required.
    Wednesday,
    March 6     		7:00-9:15PM NOTE: For the next week’s class
    (on Wed., Mar. 13), note that clocks move forward
    one hour on Sunday, March 10 in the US.
    Wednesday,
    March 13     		7:00-9:15PM
  • Program Cost

    The fee for this 9-session program is US$795.

  • Apply

    This program is full. Contact Rebecca at rebecca@eastcoastmindfulness.com if you’d like to be notified of a cancelation, and you’d like to join us.

REFUND POLICY:
You may receive a full refund if you notify us via email (info@eastcoastmindfulness.com) at least 7 days prior to the first session (this may give us just enough time to notify someone on the waitlist). No refunds will be granted thereafter.

Questions? Please email us at info@eastcoastmindfulness.com

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