Advanced Training For Mindful Educators: March 9, 2020
In the Advanced Training and Mentorship, expect to:
Deepen your practice within a community of like-minded teachers and with the support of your group and Instructor, create your own personal 'big picture' plan and goals for mindfulness in your work and life.
DETAILS ABOUT THIS COURSE
Our Advanced Training For Mindful Educators is an 8 week mentorship course to support either:
- Graduates of our Foundations For Mindful Educators course in creating and implementing a plan for mindfulness in their community, school or whichever setting they choose.
- Or to support existing mindful teachers in creating and implementing a plan for mindfulness in their community, school or whichever setting they choose.
Together, participants will work with their cohort and instructor to deepen their own practice while creating a greater plan for working with their population, within the settings of their choosing (it could be a classroom, school district, community or at home, for example).
PRE-REQUISITES
Either:
Foundations Training For Mindful Educators. For those with limited, little or no mindfulness experience or knowledge, we require that you take our Foundations Training For Mindful Educator Course before embarking on this mentorship program.
Or Other Mindfulness In Schools Trainings. This course is also open to folks who’ve already taken trainings and are looking to go deeper into their mindfulness practice and teaching, while creating a plan for implementing mindfulness in the setting of their choosing. Before you sign up, we recommend reaching out to us to double check that the course will be a good match for your needs! Email us at info(at)mindfulnessfirst.org.
WEEKLY COURSE ELEMENTS:
Mindfulness Practice videos and Mindfulness Values videos are taught by Emmanuelle Giumelli and Dave Trachtenberg, alternately. Scroll down for teacher bios!
- Exploration of Mindfulness Practice.
- A weekly video where, together, we practice mindfulness. Each video will be accompanied with written ideas and text to help you with learning and growth. Our aim is to support the deepening of your personal practice, and additionally, help further your teaching resources.
- Exploration of Mindfulness Values.
- A thought-provoking weekly video discussing a mindfulness value (e.g. curiosity). This eye-opening discussion is designed to stimulate new ideas around your understanding of mindfulness and assist you with your own practice and teaching.
- Weekly Mindful Movement.
- A weekly video with Jessica Smith, leading you through a mindful movement practice. These sessions will support your self-care and stress management, while teaching you movements you can share with your students.
- Reflection and Inquiry.
- Utilizing our private online forum, we invite you to talk together as a community that is practicing, learning and growing together. As a group, we will reflect and inquire about all that we've learned in mindfulness this week, and discuss any other ideas that may emerge.
- Support and Mentorship.
- Participants will receive valuable personal support and mentorship from both the course cohort and their instructor. Support will come in many forms, from online Zoom meetings, to phone calls, emails and our online forum; providing a rich opportunity for us to move forward in mindfulness, impacting both ourselves and our communities.
- Goal and Plan Creation.
- In this course we will be deepening our practice while uncovering, documenting and implementing our goals and plans for mindfulness within the setting of our own choosing (classroom, home, community, etc.). As we learn and grow together, we will also support each other in creating our own mindfulness 'big picture'.
Your Instructor
Emmanuelle Giumelli is a Program Director at Mindfulness First. Emmanuelle has been working in Flagstaff, AZ since 2005 as a mindfulness based mental health therapist in schools and her community. Her certifications as a mindfulness educator are extensive. Emmanuelle is also a mindfulness consultant and educator since 2012 and has worked with numerous schools both independently and in partnership with Mindfulness First. She is the author of the children's book See, Hear, Feel: Mindfulness for Children One Moment at a Time (Wisdom Publications, 2018). Emmanuelle's work is sustained by a dedicated mindfulness practice and mindful living in Northern Arizona with her family.
Contributing Instructor: Dave Trachtenberg
Each week you will watch a video from our Contributing Instructor, Dave Trachtenberg. Dave is a mindfulness and peace-circle facilitator who has dedicated his life to creating communities of empathy, and inspiring others to discover their innate strength, wisdom and kindness. In addition to his 20 years of experience in mind-body practices, Dave is an outspoken champion for racial justice, gender equality, and LGBTQ & immigrant rights. He believes that a mindfulness-circle’s ability to provide deep listening, inquiry, and an accepting space for people to share their stories, is a vehicle for racial healing on an individual and societal level. Dave currently facilitates and coaches with his private practice Walk the Middle Way, is a Board Member for the Institute of African American Mindfulness, founded Mind-Body Basketball, and formerly served for five years as Program Director for Minds Incorporated, which facilitated mindfulness to 18,000 youth, educators and parents in Washington DC schools. He has trained with The Engaged Mindfulness Institute, MBSR, Mindful Schools, The Academy of Guided Imagery, and two Tai-Chi teachers in the Cheng Man-Ching lineage.
Contributing Instructor: Jessica Smith
Each week we provide a mindful movement session, taught by Jess. As a certified yoga instructor and elementary school teacher, Jessica discovered the benefits mindfulness through her own difficult times. The dramatic benefits have helped her navigate life’s struggles and allowed her to be more present in her life. Her mission to share the healing benefits of yoga and mindfulness lead her to found the Rooted Community Yoga Project in 2015. RCYP strives to make yoga more accessible to all people including individuals with disabilities, the homeless, veterans, inmates, and more. Jessica is a Program Director, Curriculum Creator and Instructor at Mindfulness First. Jessica lives in Gilbert with her loving husband Chris and their 4 kids.
Testimonials
“The Mindfulness Educators Advanced Training was so beneficial to me individually and as a classroom teacher. The course gave me the opportunity to methodically put my practice into my classroom and to further develop my personal practice as a student of Mindfulness. The instructors at Mindfulness First guide you through a personalized, self created capstone on adaption and implementation in a supportive and caring format. You will be glad to have this experience to further you personal growth toward you chosen goals.” Maureen, Public School Pre-K Teacher in AZ.
"I truly enjoyed my Advanced Training for Mindful Educators Course. The instructors were wonderful; easily accessible, kind and respectful, supportive and encouraging. My favorite part of the class was the community circle/zoom calls, where we were able to meet and connect with other mindful educators and discuss topics relevant to our learning. I also really enjoyed creating my vision board. This course helped me to connect and grow my own mindfulness practice. I am grateful for the support in guiding me towards my next steps in my mindfulness journey. Thank you!” - Audra, Charter Elementary School teacher in AZ
“I participated in the Foundations Training for Mindful Educators in the Winter of 2019. The program was the best experience I have ever had. It is deeply needed in our school system. When we teach children social emotional skills; such as self-regulation, self- awareness we help children help themselves. I continued on to take the Advanced Training for Mindful Educators. I highly recommend taking the Advanced training. The course provided a ton of one-on-one support, mentorship and goal implementation. It helped me turn my dream of working with youth in trauma into a clear and attainable vision and helped me implement it into a realistic and attainable experience." - Kit, a private yoga and mindfulness teacher who provides services in AZ schools.
Frequently Asked Questions
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