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.

The certification training prepares participants to:

  • Lead meditation
  • Facilitate MIR process groups
  • Integrate MIR with other treatment modalities such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, motivational interview, and 12 step approach. 
  • Integrate MIR in individual, group, outpatient, and residential settings 

*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 

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.

Mindfulness Foundations Course

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:

  • 20 hours of engaging online class over 8 weeks
  • “Transforming to a Mindful Life” Companion Journal
  • “Wisdom of a Meaningful Life” by co-founder John Bruna
  • Three-month membership to the Mindful Life Community™
  • Access to meditation library and additional resources
  • Additional mindfulness resources

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

Mindful Living Skills

Mindful Living Skills Webinar – August 2022

 

The Mindful Life Community™ is excited to announce our next Mindful Living Skills webinar: Bringing Nature Into Mindfulness and Mindfulness Into Nature

August 20, 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.

Mark Molony, Co-Founder of the Mindful Life Program™ and instructor in the Mindful Learning Year.

Wayne Kinrade, a Mindful Life Community™ Member


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 Foundations Course

MLP Online Mindfulness Foundations Course

In this time of national and global challenges such as an ongoing pandemic, a deeply divided electorate, and grief-inducing climate chaos, basic mindfulness skills can help us to reduce anxiety, eco-despair, and fear, to live our precious lives with genuine happiness, loving-kindness, and compassion. This course is a transformative first step on a lifelong journey into our more authentic and joyful selves.

Join the Mindful Life Program Foundations Course, October 7 – November 25, 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:

  • 20 hours of engaging online class over 8 weeks
  • “Transforming to a Mindful Life” Companion Journal
  • “Wisdom of a Meaningful Life” by co-founder John Bruna
  • Three-month membership to the Mindful Life Community™
  • Access to meditation library and additional resources
  • Additional mindfulness resources

Read the full description for the course under the Programs tab, and read more feedback from recent participants here.

Dates: Fridays, 2:00 – 4:30 pm MST from October 7 – November 25, 2022 

Cost: $299 ($350 value), contact facilitator for information on scholarships

To register: click here

Contact: Rita Clagett, [email protected], 970.216.8020

Facilitator: Rita Clagett

Facilitator Website