The Mindfulness in Recovery® Course is an 8-WEEK online course open to anyone.
We are excited and grateful to be able to offer this online course with daily activities and teachings, and live sessions facilitated by our co-founder, John Bruna, and live sessions facilitated by Taro Thomas. With our online format, you can attend from wherever you are in the world.
This is an eight-week course open to everyone for personal development and for those working with others in the treatment field. It is experiential and focused on helping participants cultivate a daily mindfulness practice that integrates the MIR skills into daily life.
About the MIR Course
This course supports:
- People in recovery (all pathways, including 12-step)
- Family and friends affected by addiction
- Clinicians, therapists, and addiction treatment professionals (receive 36 CEUs and serves as a prerequisite for the certification course).
In addition to the course, participants receive:
- 28-day self-paced online meditation training with John Bruna
- 3-month free membership in the MIR community
This course begins with an opening session on Monday, October 3rd, followed by weekly live sessions on the following Monday evenings. In between sessions, there are videos with instruction from John and exercises from the Essential Guidebook to Mindfulness in Recovery.
Everyone in the United States receives a copy of either the Essential Guidebook to Mindfulness in Recovery or the Family and Friends version of the guidebook, and access to the private course online community platform accessible by computer, tablet, or mobile phone. You are able to interact with others in the course on that platform and in the course sessions.
*If you live outside of the USA, we will work with you to get you access to the guidebook.
Course Facilitator: Taro Thomas
Course Schedule
October 3 – November 27
Live Session Times – Mondays at:
- 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Pacific Time, USA
- 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Mountain Time, USA
- 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Central Time, USA
- 8:30 pm – 9:30 pm Eastern Time, USA
Price: $349 US. There is a $50 discount for Mindful Life and Mindfulness in Recovery Community members. Contact us at [email protected] for your discount code.
Payment Plans and Scholarships: We always offer scholarships and payment plans. We never want anyone to not access our services due to financial difficulties. To apply for a payment plan or scholarship, click here.
Registration: Once you have registered, please fill out this information form. You will receive a confirmation email with details for the course. Look for your Essential Guidebook in the mail unless you live outside of the United States. If outside the US, we will contact you about options.
Questions: Email [email protected] or call (970) 633-0163.
New Year’s Meditation Retreat
January 1-4, 2023
Begin the new year with reflection, clarity, and intention.
Join us at the Mercy Center in Auburn, CA
Our co-founders, John Bruna and Laura Bartels, will return to Mercy Center Auburn to guide this special meditation retreat. This silent retreat is a rare opportunity to be guided by both of these wonderful teachers!
The retreat is beginner friendly and will also allow for seasoned meditators to deepen their practice. We will focus on developing the foundational methods and practices to sustain a meditation practice that is right for you. The days will include multiple short meditation sessions, quiet reflection time, guidance, and discussion in the group teachings.
The primary meditation will be the foundational practice of shamatha (calm abiding) meditation. Shamatha is a universal practice, applicable to everyone, and is the antidote to an obsessive, compulsive, busy mind. It enhances any other meditation practice and provides the foundation for mental and emotional balance.
There will be ample time for journaling, walks, and spaciousness to gain clarity regarding your life and the way you choose to engage in the year that awaits you.
John Bruna
John Bruna, a former Buddhist monk and author of The Wisdom of a Meaningful Life: The Essence of Mindfulness, is a counselor, educator, mindfulness, and Dharma teacher. He is the co-founder of the Mindful Life Program and director of the Way of Compassion Foundation.
Laura Bartels
Laura Bartels teaches mindfulness courses, facilitates mindfulness groups, and gives public talks on living mindfully as one of the certified mindfulness teachers with the Mindful Life Program. She is also one of the instructors for the year-long MLP Mindfulness Teacher Training and Certification program. She serves as the Executive Director of the Mindful Life Program.
Dates: Begins Sunday, Jan 1st Registration: 3:00 to 5:00 Dinner: 5:15pm. Ends Wednesday, Jan 4th after Breakfast.
Location: Mercy Retreat Center, Auburn, California, USA
For More Details: Click Here
Mindful Living Skills Webinar – September 2022
The Mindful Life Community™ is excited to announce our next Mindful Living Skills webinar: Mindfulness in Self-Care
September 24, 4 pm MST US
Register today to save your spot!
The panel for this month’s webinar:
Laura Bartels, Executive Director of the Mindful Life Program™ and instructor in the Mindful Learning Year.
John Bruna, Co-founder of the Mindful Life Program™ and Mindfulness in Recovery® Institute.
Vanessa Kettering, Co-Founder of Way of Well-Being, offers a range of programs including Mental and Emotional Self-Management (MESM), dedicated mindfulness practitioner, and is the researcher leading the Sustainable Recovery Study which involves the Mindfulness in Recovery curriculum.
Rhonda Rogers, Co-Founder of Way of Well-Being, offers a range of programs including Mental and Emotional Self-Management (MESM), dedicated mindfulness practitioner.
Our monthly webinars bring Mindful Life Program™ founders, teachers, and guests together in a collective conversation on key aspects of practice. Join us to learn, explore, and have a chance to ask questions during these live events.
The webinars are open to anyone, so feel free to invite friends. They are free to members of the Mindful Life Community™ and Mindfulness in Recovery® Community. If you’re not a member of either, register for just $10.
This event has limited seats available. After checkout, look for an email with your personal link to the webinar.
Already a member?
Register at no charge from the Event link within your community. For ease, we’ve copied them below!
Mindful Life Community™
Mindfulness in Recovery® Community
Mindfulness in Recovery® Facilitator Certification Training
Our Next MIR Facilitator Certification Cohort Begins on November 7, 2022.
This is a 4-week course covering the integration of Mindfulness in Recovery® (MIR) into the therapeutic process and is taught by co-founder John Bruna. Participants must complete the MIR course prior to registering for this training.
*30 NAADAC continuing education credits (CEUs) available.
The next cohort will begin with an orientation session on November 7, 2022
All interested applicants need to complete the prerequisite Online Mindfulness in Recovery® Course.
Program Cost: $1,000 US. Payment plans are available. There is no payment due to apply and register. We will bill you later.
Dates: The next certification training is from November 7 to December 5, 2022. Classes are online with live sessions on Monday’s, 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm Mountain Standard Time (5:30 pm PST, 7:30 pm CST, 8:30 EST)
Registration will be available to those who have completed or are current participants in the MIR course.
For more information, email [email protected]
Learn more about the certification program at the Mindfulness in Recovery® Institute.
To register, please fill out the registration form below. No payment is due at this time.
Online Mindfulness in Recovery® Online Course
The Mindfulness in Recovery® Course is an 8-WEEK online course open to anyone.
We are excited and grateful to be able to offer this online course with daily activities and teachings, and live sessions facilitated by our co-founder, John Bruna, and live sessions facilitated by Taro Thomas. With our online format, you can attend from wherever you are in the world.
This is an eight-week course open to everyone for personal development and for those working with others in the treatment field. It is experiential and focused on helping participants cultivate a daily mindfulness practice that integrates the MIR skills into daily life.
About the MIR Course
In addition to the course, participants receive:
This course begins with an opening session on Monday, October 3rd, followed by weekly live sessions on the following Monday evenings. In between sessions, there are videos with instruction from John and exercises from the Essential Guidebook to Mindfulness in Recovery.
Everyone in the United States receives a copy of either the Essential Guidebook to Mindfulness in Recovery or the Family and Friends version of the guidebook, and access to the private course online community platform accessible by computer, tablet, or mobile phone. You are able to interact with others in the course on that platform and in the course sessions.
*If you live outside of the USA, we will work with you to get you access to the guidebook.
Course Facilitator: Taro Thomas
Course Schedule
October 3 – November 27
Live Session Times – Mondays at:
Price: $349 US. There is a $50 discount for Mindful Life and Mindfulness in Recovery Community members. Contact us at [email protected] for your discount code.
Payment Plans and Scholarships: We always offer scholarships and payment plans. We never want anyone to not access our services due to financial difficulties. To apply for a payment plan or scholarship, click here.
Registration: Once you have registered, please fill out this information form. You will receive a confirmation email with details for the course. Look for your Essential Guidebook in the mail unless you live outside of the United States. If outside the US, we will contact you about options.
Questions: Email [email protected] or call (970) 633-0163.
MLP Mindfulness Foundations Course
Now offered back in person! Offer yourself the gift of mindfulness. Join the Mindful Life Program Foundations Course, September 29 – November 17, 2022. Give yourself the gift of this lively and engaging opportunity to learn to live mindfully, with attention and intention, cultivating genuine happiness and a meaningful life. The MLP Foundations Course combines the practice of meditation with the application of mindfulness in daily life and guides you to develop the habits that support you. Our goal is to help you to live your life with attention and intention, cultivating the skills that empower you to make healthy choices that are in alignment with your values and that are meaningful to you. Empower yourself to integrate the four key areas of mindfulness – attention, wisdom, values, and an open heart – into your life in practical, accessible, and universal ways.
Attention – Developing attention skills through meditation training.
Values – Living a meaningful life. Developing healthy habits and responses that are in alignment with one’s personal values.
Wisdom – Understanding one’s biases, labeling, projection, and pre-judgment. Increasing emotional intelligence and learning to respond rather than react.
Open heart – Developing healthy relationships and connections. Cultivating skills of compassion, loving-kindness, empathic joy, and equanimity.
Enrollment includes:
Read the full description for the course under the Programs tab, and read more feedback from recent participants here.
Dates: Thursdays, September 29th – November 17, 2022
Time: 6 – 8:30 PM (PST)
Location: 2130 Sunset Drive Vista CA 92081
Cost: $350, contact facilitator for information on scholarships.
To register contact:
Judi Johnson at 760-805-3560/[email protected]
Facilitator: Judi Johnson