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Intro to Meditation For Teachers

Learn the basics of mindfulness meditation

An introductory Mindfulness Meditation course for school teachers and staff based on the most current scientific research in the field of mindfulness. Learn everything you need to begin and maintain a meditation practice that works for you, your students, and your school.

Learn to Meditate Online

Explore the foundations of mindfulness

Dr. Deborah Norris, Founder of The Mindfulness Center and author of In the Flow: Bridging the Science and Practice of Mindfulness has spent decades teaching and conducting research in the field of human psychology, neuroscience, and mindfulness, and now brings to you the most effective, profound and simplified mindfulness meditation introductory training online. Once you have completed this program, you are eligible to take our Meditation Teacher Training for Teachers program.

Cost: $79 per Teacher

What Students are saying...

“The Mindfulness Center’s Intro To Meditation Teacher Training was an incredible experience for me. The program helped prepare me to the world of Mindfulness Meditation while also helping me become more confident in my own practice and setting fourth my deeper energetic connections. Both Dr. Norris and Jessie have a wealth of knowledge to share with their students and do so in an engaging and joy-filled manner. Thank you! ”

L.S.

“I am grateful that I choose The Mindfulness Center's Intro To Meditation Teacher Training program. I instantly fell in love with the program and the instructors. The program has rolling admission which is very convenient and each session is conveniently scheduled. The program gears the students towards gaining a thorough knowledge of the theory and how to apply the learned principles into practice.”

Instructors

DR NORRIS


DR. DEBORAH NORRIS

Deborah Norris, Ph.D. – Founder of The Mindfulness Center™, author of In the Flow: Bridging the Science and Practice of Mindfulness, and Editor-in-Chief of MindBodyJournal.com. Dr Norris is Psychologist-in-Residence and Director of the Psychobiology of Healing Program at American University, and past professor at Georgetown University Medical School. Renowned for her online meditation teacher training program, SOMA, The Science of Mindful Awareness, Dr. Norris is an internationally recognized speaker and educator on mindfulness, yoga, and integrative mind-body medicine. A health scientist with over 40 years of experience ranging from traditional medical and psychotherapeutic practices to integrative therapies and lifestyle practices, she teaches and conducts research in mindfulness, behavioral medicine and other holistic approaches to happiness and well-being.

JESSIE TAYLOR

Jessie Taylor is Co-Founder and Director of Education at The Mindfulness Center (TMC) as well as a yoga and meditation instructor. She is 200-Hour ERYT with Yoga Alliance and for over a decade has studied a number of yoga  traditions, as well as meditation with the Washington Center for Consciousness Studies and the Gestalt Psychotherapy Center of Washington, DC and Trauma-Informed Mind-Body practices with the YogaHOPE organization. Jessie recognizes the ability of yoga and meditation to balance and enhance all aspects of our lives and to cultivate optimal wellness of mind, body and spirit. Her background includes training in the arts, sustainable design and feng shui, which brings a unique awareness of the flow of energy in and around us to her work. Through her work and teachings with TMC Jessie hopes to create an environment of healing and wellness which you take with you throughout life

Learn everything you need to begin and maintain a meditation practice that works for you, your students, and your school.

Learn the basics of mindfulness meditation

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