Certificate Mindfulness–Awareness
Meditation Instructor Training
Become a Mindfulness Teacher
or Deepen Your Own Practice
An eight-month comprehensive training program including a summer retreat. Available by module or the full course.
Why Become a Mindfulness Meditation Teacher — or Deepen Your Own Practice?
You may have experienced the transformative power of mindfulness meditation, personally or in the lives of friends or family.
You’ve seen mindfulness help people work with difficulties, including:
- Repetitive negative thinking
- Distractibility and restlessness
- Impulsivity
- Overwhelm and stress
- Anxiety, low mood, and emotional reactivity
People around you may be suffering unnecessarily. Learning how to work with their own minds could make all the difference.
For some, this leads to a wish to teach and share mindfulness.
Others are called to deepen their own practice within a structured, supportive training environment.
The comprehensive Certificate Mindfulness-Awareness Meditation Instructor Training Course is an eight-month training program–plus summer retreat—that is now available either by the module or the whole Course.
For Those Who Want to Teach Mindfulness
This Course supports those who feel drawn to guide others on their mindfulness path.
You’ll learn how Mindfulness is taught
- In a grounded, accessible, and trauma-aware way
- From lived experience rather than technique alone.
You’ll learn about the relevance of Mindfulness to
- stress, anxiety, depression, addictive patterns, ADHD, education, the workplace, and resilience.
- Stress, anxiety, depression, addictive patterns, ADHD, education, the workplace, and resilience.
For Those Who Want to Deepen Their Own Practice
You do not need to intend to teach to benefit fully from this training.
Participants may also join because they want:
- A deeper understanding of mindfulness and awareness
- Sustained support for their own meditation practice
- Tools for working with stress, emotional difficulty, and life challenges
- A blend of practice, study, reflection, and community.
Andrew Safer
About the Teacher and the Training
The course is taught by Andrew Safer, a longtime meditation teacher with over 55 years as a practitioner and 30+ years as a teacher.
- Extensive training in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition
- 13 years’ experience with Applied Mindfulness programs
- Emphasis on everyday life and real-world contexts
His Certificate Mindfulness-Awareness Meditation Instructor Training Course begins its fourth year on April 2.
What the Course Includes
Content Sessions
- 27 weekly 1½ hr evening content sessions
- 14 one-hour weekend-intensive sessions
- Guided reading & book study (12 hours)
- Total (above): 66 hours
Retreats & Practice
- Significant retreat time including four days in the summer
- Total retreats: 64 hours
- Total content + retreats: 130 hours
- Worksheets, articles/videos between sessions
- Participants create and present workshops
A Graduated Path Toward Becoming a Meditation Teacher
Part One (April – June)
- Module 1 – Gate-Keeper: After the first module, you can give basic mindfulness meditation instruction.
- Module 2 – Mindfulness Pillars: Key principles from the Buddhist tradition presented in secular terms.
- Module 3 — How mindfulness works with thoughts, feelings, emotions, fear and fearlessness.
- Module 4 — Fullness in our lives, and emptiness.
On satisfactory completion of Part One: You will become a Guide.
Part Two (Begins in September)
- Module 5 – Thinking of Others: Mindfulness-awareness meditation, kindness, compassion, and differentiating teacher from therapist.
- Module 6 – Practicalities: Health-care applications, developing a workshop, and the importance of humour.
- Module 7 – Applied Mindfulness: Education, mental health & addictions, workplace, and resilience.
On satisfactory completion of Part Two: You will be authorized as a Teacher. A Certificate of Completion is issued.
Free Online Info Session
March 5, 2026 • 7:30 pm (NL) • 6:00 pm (EST)
Join us to see if this training is right for you.
Is This Training Right for You?
If you feel drawn to teach mindfulness—or want structured support to deepen your practice—this training offers an experienced teacher, a clear curriculum, and a supportive community.
To learn more about this Course, including Course Outline, Accreditation, Testimonials, and Cost, click here.