How to train as a Mindfulness Teacher
View our Training Standards
Professional Standards for the Mindfulness Teachers Association of Ireland (MTAI) 2021
MTAI Recognised Training
The MTAI recognises teachers who have successfully qualified with the following training institutions:
- MSc Mindfulness Based Interventions. University College Dublin, Ireland https://sisweb.ucd.ie/usis/!W_HU_MENU.P_PUBLISH?p_tag=PROG&MAJR=W323
- Diploma in Teaching Mindfulness Based Interventions. The Mindfulness Centre for Professional Training Ireland, Dublin
https://mindfulness.ie/trainingsupervision/ - MBSR Teacher Education. The Centre for Mindfulness in Medicine Healthcare and Society-
University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA https://www.umassmed.edu/cfm/ - Teaching Mindfulness-Based Courses
The Centre for Mindfulness Practice and Research, Bangor University, Wales https://www.bangor.ac.uk/mindfulness/ - Breathworks*
https://www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk/teacher-training
*Applicants who have completed this training are required to have taught three MBI courses post-training, under supervision - University College Cork (UCC)
MSc Mindfulness Based Wellbeing
Mindfulness Based Wellbeing | University College Cork (ucc.ie)
Other Training Pathways
Applications for membership will also be considered from teachers who have not graduated from one of the recognised training programmes but can demonstrate equivalency to the training standards of the MTAI and, have developed significant experience delivering MBI programmes over a number of years. Please see below the training standards for programmes.
Please see here the training standards for programmes.