2 day Introduction to
Guiding Mindfulness
Mindfulness Teacher Training Certificate Course based on the latest research and techniques on teaching mindfulness.
MBSR Based Interactive Course Covering Polyvagal Theory, Activities & Practices – Get Accreditation & The Confidence To Teach – Help Others To Find Purpose, Calm & Joy
COURSE DURATION: 2 DAYS
ACCREDITED: Yes
CERTIFICATE: Yes
WHEN: Online (Zoom), Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington etc.
WHERE: Online Virtual Interactive Classroom
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As the benefits from daily mindfulness training are becoming more widely recognised, there is a growing demand for courses that can teach these techniques in an easy to understand and practical way to help anyone to quickly experience results even if they never done any meditation or mindfulness exercises before.
In this 2 day certificate course you will not only be introduced to and learn the the powerful Mindfulness techniques that are helping individuals from all walks of life to have more balance and focus in their lives. You will also receive the tools and training to teach these techniques to anyone around you, including students and children.
Proven & Successful Methods
Mindfulness is a natural state of being human, yet in our increasingly distracted and fragmented world we now have to ‘teach’ mindfulness to re-empower people with their own natural ability to restore the fragmented mind to a state of wholeness and presence.This course gives you the background, science, practices and techniques to teach/guide others and to establish a regular practice yourself.
The course is based on the successful programme Mindfulness in New Zealand has been running the past nine years as well as latest research and techniques on teaching mindfulness designed by the original MBSR members
who trained with Jon Kabat-Zinn.
This is an interactive course covering theory, activities and practices. You will have opportunity to deepen your own Mindfulness practice and be empowered by the discovery that you can self-manage your thoughts and emotions. Participants also get the chance to guide classes for first-hand experience.
Tools & Documentation
In these 2 days we will cover a lot of ground and learn so many things that it would be almost impossible to remember it all. But the thing is that you don’t need to. You will get printed (or digital if you prefer) documentation on all aspects of what we learnt in the course.
For example:
- Templates on how to build dynamic and engaging lessons for children and adults.
- A Mindfulness Facilitator Manual with key points for guiding and leading mindfulness sessions with inspiring and pedagogical tips on how to use language, your own authenticity and natural authority, to create a space where Mindfulness can ‘happen’ rather than ‘telling’ people what to do.
- Example scripts that you can use as a starting point when you build your own lessons.
- An 8 week workbook that cover all main mindfulness exercises; breathing. listening, eating etc.
- A powerpoint presentation with over 40 slides that you can use freely as a resource.
- plus ongoing support, audio links etc.
NEW! – 8 Week Online Course
When you register you also get access to a complete self-paced online course to establish your own mindfulness practice.
INCLUDING:
- A 60 page Mindfulness Training Manual covering eight week lessons in downloadable PDF format
- Guided Mindfulness audios for each weeks exercises that you can listen to on any device.
- Videos Recommended videos and talks to watch as a complement to the course
- Webinars invitation to members only webinars to expand and go deeper, share insights and ask questions.
Rita Riccola is one of New Zealand’s leading mindfulness trainers and the author of the book “The Practice of Mindfulness and Balance”.
She is a former teacher and a trained mindfulness teacher who has completed courses with Mindful Schools USA.
Rita has been a Vipassana and yoga practitioner for 30 years. In 2000-2002 she attended a number of Barry Long’s ‘Course in Being’ seminars, (Barry Long was one of Eckhart Tolle’s teachers).
Her 2 day Mindfulness Facilitation Course has been taken by more than thousand individuals, including school teachers, life coaches, psychologists and counsellors in both New Zealand and Australia.
She have provided staff training for numerous schools across New Zealand to help integrate mindfulness practice to the curriculum. These courses are designed to meet the growing need in all sectors to offer Mindfulness training.
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“This Course Exceeded My Expectations”.Angela B, psychologist, AucklandSee More Testimonials
IN SHORT-What will you learn?
This training will give you a resource to improve everyone’s, including adults, teenagers and children’s ability to deal with stress and anxiety as well as improve attention and focus and cultivate kindness and empathy. Activities and practices will be taught to help engage students in the mindfulness process and assist in internalising the mindfulness process.It doesn’t matter if you never meditated or done one Mindfulness exercise in your life, this course is for anyone who are moved to establish their own Mindfulness practice and get the tools and resources to help others to improve focus, mental resilience and impulse control.
Who is the course for?
What Participants Say
“What I liked best about the 2 day training was the relaxed, knowledgeable approach to Mindfulness”.
-Laura, Melbourne
“I liked the pace, experiential learning and the facilitators sharing her experience”
Alison, Sydney
“I’ve learnt valuable human, approachable ways to bring Mindfulness to my school and my own life”
Peter, Sydney
“ I’ve learnt that you can choose to change. The interaction between participants was especially valuable”
– Jen, Sydney
“Rita is a fabulous facilitator – she made us feel extremely comfortable, was open minded and encouraged us all to share from our diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise. I came away with many very practical, easy to use exercises that I have since been using with with my classes of various ages. Thank you Rita for gifting me such a wonderful and enjoyable afternoon of learning”.
-Louise Dore, Auckland
“I found Rita’s expert and gentle facilitating a wonderful way to explore mindfulness personally, whilst also guiding me to share mindfulness with others”.
-Suzanne Henwood, Auckland
“The Mindfulness Teacher Training 2 day workshop delivered some excellent material and provided participants with some definitive tools to enable them to develop their own teaching programs around. Rita’s knowledge and inclusive manner of facilitating made for an enjoyable experience”.
-Errol Alison, Wellington
What do you get from this Course?
Course Content – Day 1 & 2
- What is Mindfulness?
- How does it work?
Evidence-based research results
and the neuroscience. - Why Teach Mindfulness to Students and Children.
- Breathing Exercise 1 and 2
- Guided Body Scan
- The STOP Method
- How to build a MIndfulness Lesson
- Tools & Resources
- How to identifying patterns of thinking and reacting that keep us trapped.
- Practical ways to work with Difficult Thoughts and Emotions.
- Turning boredom and restlessness into curiosity
- Mindful Listening-expanded awareness.
- The ‘Mountain meditation’
- Training Session – Teaching Mindfulness
- Questions and Answers, feedback/personal Enquiry into your own experience
experiential. To be able to teach mindfulness you need to understand how
it works from the inside out. Teaching mindfulness is more about guiding
people to their own mindfulness practice. It’s about co-creating an
environment where mindfulness can ‘happen’
Course Description
ZOOM OR FACE TO FACE
The courses are held either as a zoom meeting where all participants can communicate with each other or as a face to face meeting where we sit together in a room. The size of the group in both cases is between 6-12 people.
COURSE CONTENT
The course covers both the practices and theory of mindfulness including basic neuroscience and polyvagal theory. We do a lot of practices and look at why the need for mindfulness and inner mental regulation has become so urgent in recent years. On day 2 we do more practices and you also get guidance on how to create your own program for your specific audience and much more.
ONLINE COMPONENT
Included in the course is an 8 weeks online component that you can do in your own time. With guided audios and step by step instructions this course helps you to establish a personal mindfulness practice.
TOOLS & RESOURCES
After completing the 2 day training you will receive more than 30 resources and tools to expand on this course.
CERTIFICATE
Also, after completing the 2 day and 8 week online component you receive a certificate and you will be eligible to become a member of IMMA (international Mindfulness and Meditation Alliance).
COST
The cost for the zoom training is $445 and for face to face $550 (held in Auckland, Sydney, Melbourne, Coolangatta and Brisbane)
There are payment plans available, (pay a $100 deposit and then $50 weekly).
PAYMENT OPTIONS & PLANS
You can pay securely on the website with Paypal or credit card or you can request an invoice. If you want to use a payment plan, choose ‘Bank Deposit’ as the payment method and say ‘payment plan’ in the order comments field.
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COURSES IN 2024
May
2 Day Virtual Interactive Zoom Training 29-30 May 2024
Wednesday: 11.30am-4.30pm
Thursday: 11.30am-4.30pm
(There will be breaks for lunch and afternoon tea).
Cost: $445
Including: Teaching Manual, Lesson Plans, 8 Week Online Course, Tools & Resources and ongoing support.
Payment plans available.
June
2 Day Virtual Interactive Zoom Training 5-6 June 2024
Wednesday: 11.30am-4.30pm
Thursday: 11.30am-4.30pm
(There will be breaks for lunch and afternoon tea).
Cost: $445
Including: Teaching Manual, Lesson Plans, 8 Week Online Course, Tools & Resources and ongoing support.
Payment plans available.
2 Day Virtual Interactive Zoom Training 26-27 June 2024
Wednesday: 11.30am-4.30pm
Thursday: 11.30am-4.30pm
(There will be breaks for lunch and afternoon tea).
Cost: $445
Including: Teaching Manual, Lesson Plans, 8 Week Online Course, Tools & Resources and ongoing support.
Payment plans available.
July
Weekend Virtual Interactive Zoom Training 6-7 July 2024
Saturday: 11.30am-4.30pm
Sunday: 11.30am-4.30pm
(There will be breaks for lunch and afternoon tea).
Cost: $445
Including: Teaching Manual, Lesson Plans, 8 Week Online Course, Tools & Resources and ongoing support.
Payment plans available.
2 Day Virtual Interactive Zoom Training 17-18 July 2024
Wednesday: 11.30am-4.30pm
Thursday: 11.30am-4.30pm
(There will be breaks for lunch and afternoon tea).
Cost: $445
Including: Teaching Manual, Lesson Plans, 8 Week Online Course, Tools & Resources and ongoing support.
Payment plans available.
2 Day Virtual Interactive Zoom Training 31 July-1 August 2024
Wednesday: 11.30am-4.30pm
Thursday: 11.30am-4.30pm
(There will be breaks for lunch and afternoon tea).
Cost: $445
Including: Teaching Manual, Lesson Plans, 8 Week Online Course, Tools & Resources and ongoing support.
Payment plans available.
August
2 Day Virtual Interactive Zoom Training 14-15 August 2024
Wednesday: 11.30am-4.30pm
Thursday: 11.30am-4.30pm
(There will be breaks for lunch and afternoon tea).
Cost: $445
Including: Teaching Manual, Lesson Plans, 8 Week Online Course, Tools & Resources and ongoing support.
Payment plans available.
2 Day Virtual Interactive Zoom Training 28-29 August 2024
Wednesday: 11.30am-4.30pm
Thursday: 11.30am-4.30pm
(There will be breaks for lunch and afternoon tea).
Cost: $445
Including: Teaching Manual, Lesson Plans, 8 Week Online Course, Tools & Resources and ongoing support.
Payment plans available.
September
2 Day Virtual Interactive Zoom Training 11-12 September 2024
Wednesday: 11.30am-4.30pm
Thursday: 11.30am-4.30pm
(There will be breaks for lunch and afternoon tea).
Cost: $445
Including: Teaching Manual, Lesson Plans, 8 Week Online Course, Tools & Resources and ongoing support.
Payment plans available.
2 Day Virtual Interactive Zoom Training 25-26 September 2024
Wednesday: 11.30am-4.30pm
Thursday: 11.30am-4.30pm
(There will be breaks for lunch and afternoon tea).
Cost: $445
Including: Teaching Manual, Lesson Plans, 8 Week Online Course, Tools & Resources and ongoing support.
Payment plans available.
October
2 Day Virtual Interactive Zoom Training 9-10 October 2024
Wednesday: 11.30am-4.30pm
Thursday: 11.30am-4.30pm
(There will be breaks for lunch and afternoon tea).
Cost: $445
Including: Teaching Manual, Lesson Plans, 8 Week Online Course, Tools & Resources and ongoing support.
Payment plans available.
November
2 Day Virtual Interactive Zoom Training 12-13 November 2024
Tuesday: 11.30am-4.30pm
Wednesday: 11.30am-4.30pm
(There will be breaks for lunch and afternoon tea).
Cost: $445
Including: Teaching Manual, Lesson Plans, 8 Week Online Course, Tools & Resources and ongoing support.
Payment plans available.
2 Day Virtual Interactive Zoom Training 27-28 November 2024
Wednesday: 11.30am-4.30pm
Thursday: 11.30am-4.30pm
(There will be breaks for lunch and afternoon tea).
Cost: $445
Including: Teaching Manual, Lesson Plans, 8 Week Online Course, Tools & Resources and ongoing support.
Payment plans available.
December
2 Day Virtual Interactive Zoom Training 11-12 December 2024
Wednesday: 11.30am-4.30pm
Thursday: 11.30am-4.30pm
(There will be breaks for lunch and afternoon tea).
Cost: $445
Including: Teaching Manual, Lesson Plans, 8 Week Online Course, Tools & Resources and ongoing support.
Payment plans available.
COURSES IN 2024
AUGUST
2 day Mindfulness Facilitation Training In Auckland 21-22 August 2024
Wednesday: 9.30am-3.30pm
Thursday: 9.30am-3.30pm
(There will be breaks for morning tea and lunch).
Cost: $495
Including: Morning Tea, Teaching Manual, Eight Week Lesson Plans, 8 week online course, Tools & Resources and ongoing support.
Payment plans available.
Venue: Eden Garden in Epsom, Auckland
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AUGUST
2 Day Training in Wellington 14-15 August 2024
Wednesday: 9.30am-3.00pm
Thursday: 9.30am-3.00pm
Cost: $550
Including: Morning Tea, Teaching Manual, Lesson Plans, 8 Week Online Course, Tools & Resources and ongoing support.
Payment plans available.
COURSES IN 2024
MAY
2 day Face-to-Face Mindfulness Facilitation Course in Christchurch 15-16 May 2024
Wednesday: 9.30am-3.30pm
Thursday: 9.30am-3.30pm
(There will be breaks for morning tea and lunch).
Cost: $550
Including: Morning Tea, Teaching Manual, Eight Week Lesson Plans, 8 week online course, Tools & Resources and ongoing support.
Payment plans available.
COURSES 2024
JUNE
2 Day Mindfulness Facilitation Course in Melbourne 26-27 June 2024
Wednesday: 9.30am-3.30pm
Thursday: 9.30am-3.30pm
Cost: $550
Including: Morning tea, Teaching Manual, Eight Week Lesson Plans, Online Course and Ongoing support.
Payment plans available.
NOVEMBER
2 Day Mindfulness Facilitation Course in Melbourne 6-7 November 2024
Wednesday: 9.30am-3.30pm
Thursday: 9.30am-3.30pm
Cost: $550
Including: Morning tea, Teaching Manual, Eight Week Lesson Plans, Online Course and Ongoing support.
Payment plans available.
COURSES 2024
JUNE
2 Day Mindfulness Facilitation Course in Sydney 19-20 June 2024
Wednesday: 9.30am-3.30pm
Thursday: 9.30am-3.30pm
Cost: $550
Including: Morning Tea, 8 Week Online Course, Teaching Manual, Lesson Plans and ongoing support.
Payment plans available.
OCTOBER
2 Day Mindfulness Facilitation Course in Sydney 30-31 October 2024
Wednesday: 9.30am-3.30pm
Thursday: 9.30am-3.30pm
Cost: $550
Including: Morning Tea, 8 Week Online Course, Teaching Manual, Lesson Plans and ongoing support.
Payment plans available.
COURSES 2024
JUNE
2 Day Mindfulness Facilitation Course in Brisbane 12-13 June 2024
Wednesday: 9.30am-3.30pm
Thursday: 9.30am-3.30pm
Cost: $550
Including: Morning tea, Teaching Manual, Eight Week Lesson Plans, Online Course and Ongoing support.
Payment plans available.
OCTOBER
2 Day Mindfulness Facilitation Course in Brisbane 23-24 October 2024
Wednesday: 9.30am-3.30pm
Thursday: 9.30am-3.30pm
Cost: $550
Including: Morning tea, Teaching Manual, Eight Week Lesson Plans, Online Course and Ongoing support.
Payment plans available.
COURSES 2024
JUNE
2 Day Mindfulness Facilitation Course in Coolangatta 12-13 June 2024
Wednesday: 9.30am-3.30pm
Thursday: 9.30am-3.30pm
Cost: $550
Including: Morning Tea, 8 Week Online Course, Teaching Manual, Lesson Plans and ongoing support.
Payment plans available.
“With Mindfulness training you are not adding to your knowledge in the
traditional sense – you are in fact removing some of the mental clutter
that is holding you back from being naturally mindful and in a state of
equilibrium”.Rita Riccola
THE PURPOSE OF MINDFULNESS
Mindfulness is a natural state of being human yet in our increasingly distracting
and fragmented world we now ‘teach’ mindfulness to re-empower
people with their own natural ability to restore the fragmented mind
to a state of wholeness and presence and to come in contact with the
calmness and stillness beneath the often, over-burdened mind.
Stop Negative Self-Talk
Negative thoughts are toxic. What worse is is that those, especially, self-critical thoughts of not being good enough, not measuring up etc. mostly goes on ‘under the radar’ where we don’t recognise them. They are like an invisible automatic response in our head that get triggered in different situations. When this negative self- talk goes on undetected it can bring about low self-esteem, feelings of ‘being a failure’. Over time, those habitual negative thoughts can lead to emotional distress, anxiety and depression.Opposite to everything the world tries to tell us, we don’t need to add anything to ourselves. We are whole and complete as we are. For too long, we have been conditioned to believe we are less than whole and need to add something to be better.
With Mindfulness we train the mind to be more present in the moment. resulting in it to be less anxious, more alert and alive.
When you have had enough unhappiness and begin to recognise it’s our thoughts and often an inability to accept life, as it is, that causes so much unnecessary suffering, our thoughts, especially the negative ones, are the root cause of suffering.
When we put the spotlight of awareness on thoughts and patterns of reactivity and recognise that we have a choice of where we put our attention as well as knowing we can shift attention, especially when trapped in negative self-talk, unhelpful thinking patterns, this is the doorway to inner freedom. Why not make that inner place, where we spend most of our time, a still, silent and calm place to be?
Learn how to purposefully connect with the body’s natural calming system and experience relief from stress & anxiety.
“This is an awsome journey, thank you Rita”
M.Patete, New Zealand
Be Open, Curious and Kind to Yourself
Mindfulness isn’t about not thinking, it’s about observing our thoughts and feelings and over time, becoming more aware of underlying patterns that are often fixed and robotic.
Polyvagal Theory
In this course you will learn, as the teacher/guide, how to use language, your voice, authority and authenticity to create an environment, where a deep trust between participants naturally arises as well as a sense of freedom and safety.
To guide mindfulness is like nothing else, it is not teaching in a traditional sense, it is not therapy. It is more like ‘decluttering’ the over-filled, busy mind.
By establishing your own Mindfulness practice and the fundamental understanding of how mindfulness works from a more scientific point of view, you will build the foundation needed to effectively guide others on to their own mindfulness journey.
A Path to Healing
However you can’t just ‘add water’ and suddenly you are mindful. Recognising that the only way we get skilled at anything is to do it again and again – That is why this course comes with an 8 week online component where you slowly, day by day, establish a personal mindfulness practice. You learn all the classic formal practices within a context where they make sense and you get to incorporate mindfulness to your daily life at your own pace using guided audios. This self-paced online component goes even beyond the formal and introduces a path to forgiveness and acceptance that can heal frayed relationships and come to terms with ‘unfortunate’ life events.
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and start the 8 week online component today!
The course cover both the practices and theory of mindfulness including basic neuroscience and polyvagal theory. We do formal and informal practices and look at lost connections and why the need for mindfulness and inner mental regulation has become topical in recent years. On day 2 you also get in-depth guidance on how to create a program for your specific audience and much more.
After the 2 day training you will receive more than 30 resources to expand on all aspects of Mindfulness; manuals, articles, white papers, videos and posters to assist you in your efforts to guide mindfulness effectively. A certificate will also be issued after completion.
Pay securely via credit card or invoice. Payment plans are available.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Mindfulness is a way of noticing where your attention is in the present moment without judging it good or bad. It’s about not wandering off into an imagined future or going over the past but fully engaging right here right now.
Through guided, simple easy-to-do practisies you are training the mind to be more present in the moment. resulting in it to be less anxious, more alert and alive.
- Who over-thinks
- Thinks anxiously as a regular behavior.
- Stressed people
- People who engage in constant negative self-talk
- People who can’t sleep because of incessant inner chatter
- People who operate on ‘auto-pilot’ and are always ‘on’..
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“Since this course I have been using these skills with my students and I want to thank you so much. Your course is amazingly comprehensive and has given me a full toolbox while also taking me on a personal journey”. Naomi M.
Non-Religous
There is no religion, dogma or beliefs attached to Mindfulness. Mindfulness has it’s roots in many contemplative practices but doesn’t require or impose on anyones belief systems. It’s a mental activity that has proven to be of great benefit for maintaining physical, mental and emotional balance.
Evidence Based
The many benefits of Mindfulness have been well documented especially in the past 30 years since Jon Kabat-Zinn established the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction programme that has led to the wide-spread, evidence based research and the acceptance of these non-religious, practical exercises anyone can do.
For Anyone
Mindfulness practice doesn’t require any preparation or beforehand knowledge about meditation. Anyone can experience the effect from these simple exercises.