Mindful Learning Year Programs - Mindful Life Program

Much more than taking a class or attending a retreat, the Mindful Learning Year Programs offer the personalized guidance and mentoring of experienced instructors and the opportunity to learn along with dedicated peers throughout the program. Our MLY learning community is intentionally limited in size. In this way, we provide an opportunity for the group and instructors to develop a close bond and create a supportive and safe environment for learning and growth.

The MLP Learning Year curriculum focuses on key areas of learning and practice, progressing from those directly supporting personal practice and expanding to study the historical and current perspectives of mindfulness and examine discerningly of the latest research and documented benefits. Through monthly assignments, participants are introduced to readings and teachings by a wide range of experts along with experiential learning assignments. The methodology and practice used in the training are based on a robust and coherent body of knowledge drawn from contemplative traditions, modern psychology, and neuroscience. Like any practice, developing competence requires a sound conceptual and practical understanding, as well as personal experience of the underlying theoretical body of knowledge.

The Mindful Learning Year Experience

The Immersion Semester Experience

Drawing from years of training, personal practice, and application in daily life, we provide participants with learning and skills that are practical, accessible, and universal. This approach brings mindfulness training, whether in an introductory course or a year-long training, to be meaningful, beneficial, and available to a wide audience.

Practical – An approach to engaging in a mindful life that is effective and can be put into practice right away. We take your mindfulness practice off the cushion and into your everyday life and daily mental thought processes.

Accessible – Although our roots lie in both ancient traditions and contemporary neuropsychology, we use the language of the everyday practitioner and examples from your daily life to illustrate the principles and practices of mindful living.

Universal – An inclusive program that can benefit anyone regardless of their culture, religion, spiritual path, or philosophy. It is our firm conviction that everyone, regardless of race, religion, gender, or orientation, deserves to live a meaningful and happy life. Referencing the rich context of the Three Higher Trainings (ethics, concentration, and wisdom) of Buddhism in which mindfulness was originally taught, the Mindful Life Program serves to maintain the substance of the entire teaching as a program that is accessible to all using a universal secular approach.

One Learning Community of Peers

In the Mindful Learning Year programs, we have one learning community with all participants beginning the journey together with the Immersion Semester. For those who continue for the year in either Teacher Certification or Personal Development, we find that the richness of connection and sharing imbues each pathway with important learning. The learning community is closely connected through the learning experience and sharing as peers. The year begins with all participants engaging in the same curriculum and activities throughout the first semester. In the second semester of those in the year-long training, the curriculums diverge while the participants continue peer meetings and group meetings of support. The second semester begins and concludes with retreats which serve to deepen the connections of the peer cohort.

Diversity

Skills in living mindfully, in our perspective, should be available to all. The Mindful Learning Year Programs are designed to attract a diverse range of participants through its online nature and universal approach. We encourage a diverse range of applicants from all walks of life who are ready to deepen their mindfulness practice, dedicate themselves to living mindfully, and are committed to the engaged learning that is required in the program.

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What participants have said…

“This program has changed me from the inside out. I have learned so much about a plethora of subjects and feel I’ve received one of the most intensive and intense learning experiences of my life. Much of the material has been of benefit on a professional level. I feel I’m a much more present supervisor and counselor.”

“I’ve gained confidence in myself and in my aspirations, and am learning to direct my introspection in a healthy and productive way, rather than simply ruminating or daydreaming, or self-flagellating, or any other egoic focus on self, and instead focusing on values, aspirations, motivations, and mind training to bring deeper contentment and meaning to my life.”

“I cannot sing loud enough praises for our instructors/mentors. I can’t imagine having a more kind and loving set of people to help guide us on this journey! Laura and Mark are living examples of all we’re being taught here. I have so much gratitude to have these particular folks as mentors in this process.”

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Apply Today – Immersion Semester Begins September 2023

with Instructors Laura Bartels and Mark Molony, Co-founders of the Mindful Life Program™

A Deeply Transformative Process

The Mindful Learning Year Experience

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