Mindfulness Foundations Course

MLP Online Mindfulness Foundations Course

Now being offered online! Offer yourself the gift of mindfulness. Join the Mindful Life Program Foundations Course, January 7 – February 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 January 7 – Febuary 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

Mindfulness in Recovery® Facilitator Certification Training

Our Next MIR Facilitator Certification Cohort Begins on January 27, 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 January 27, 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 register. We will bill you later. 

Dates: The next certification training is from January 27 – February 24, 2022. Classes are online with live sessions on Thursdays, 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm MST.

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

A Mindful Beginning To The New Year – Silent Retreat

Join us for our annual New Year’s Event

Silent Retreat

January 1-4, 2022

with John Bruna and Laura Bartels

John Bruna and Laura Bartels will return to Mercy Center Auburn to guide this meditation retreat. This silent retreat is dedicated to establishing and cultivating the foundational meditation practice of shamatha (calm abiding) meditation.

Shamatha is a universal practice that can be applied to any spiritual or religious practice and it enhances any other meditation practice by establishing mental and emotional balance. This retreat is beginner friendly and also deepens the practice for seasoned meditators. Our focus will be on developing the foundational methods and practices to sustain 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.

Join us for this once a year mindfulness retreat to begin your new year!

About the Facilitators
John Bruna

John Bruna

 

John Bruna, 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.

Begins Saturday, Jan 1st
Registration 3:00 to 5:00
Dinner: 5:15pm
Ends Tuesday, January 4th after breakfast.

Register Here

for more information, see the Mercy Center website here

 

Mindful Living Skills

Mindful Living Skills Webinar -September 2021

 

Sept 2021 Mindful Living Skills

The Mindful Life Community™ is excited to announce our next Mindful Living Skills webinar: Attending to Joy in Today’s Times

Register today to save your spot!

Explore with us the wisdom and benefits of attending to joy in our lives, especially during today’s times. How is empathetic joy an ideal practice in a busy life and one which is immediately available to us? Share in the conversation about how to practice empathetic joy and what we have all personally found useful to develop it in our lives.

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.

Laura Hess, Certified MLP Mindfulness Teacher

Deborah Sussex, Certified MLP Mindfulness Teacher


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® Information Session with John Bruna

 

We are excited to have our co-founder, John Bruna, join us for this special online event to share the outcomes of MIR as implemented at Renewal Lodge, increasing well-being, connection, and meaning. John will also share about our new 8-week online course. The webinar will be interactive so you will be able to ask questions. 
 
The Mindfulness in Recovery® Institute is a NAADAC approved education provider with online experiential courses and training for people in recovery, family and friends, and professionals working in the substance abuse treatment field. Our 8-week online course is strength-based and incorporates the evidence-based treatment modalities listed below into a way of living, empowering participants to fully engage in life and flourish in their recovery. The course is approved for 56 CEUs. 
  • Motivational Interview
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
  • 12-Step
  • Mindfulness 
  • Positive Psychology

In addition to courses and training, we have online support communities and meetings. The webinar is interactive so everyone will be able to ask questions and engage with John. 

The webinar is a free event, but registration is required. Click here to register.