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Mindfulness Teacher Training with Master Niels

Becoming a Mindfulness Instructor and create a mindful world

Start with our 12-week Mindfulness Instructor Training and master the essential principles of mindfulness and more than 25 new techniques. After completing the training you can start guiding others straight away. Lead mindfulness sessions to groups or individuals or offer our 12-week Mind Retreat Program (Beginner Level) and make a lasting, positive impact.

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Your Mindfulness Instructor Program

Our Mindfulness Instructor Level is the perfect solution for those who would like to start giving mindfulness sessions on short notice. The Instructor Module is specifically aimed at the practical side of mindfulness, so instead of comprehending difficult philosophy, you will primarily focus on practicing and learning to guide others, which is both educational and fun.

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What will you learn?
In this 12-week Mindfulness Program, we will teach you your first Mind Retreat Program (MRP). MRP is a transformative mindfulness practice that will help you to master mindfulness and to find inner peace. In this program you practice and study new mindfulness techniques every two weeks. Starting with the basics, you gradually advance to more profound techniques. Eventually you will teach all these essential mindfulness techniques that you have taught to others.

While following our program, you will not only be professionally guided by your teacher but you also will be supported by our online program. In between the group sessions you will watch video’s, guided meditations and make use of practice schedules to ensure you are making significant progress.

In the last two weeks of your program, you will refine and perfect your techniques to become a true Mindfulness Trainer. After passing your first teacher training module, you officially receive your MRP Instructor certificate and are ready to help others.

The elements you will learn:

What is mindfulness?

Many people don’t really understand what mindfulness is. There are various definitions, and not all are accurate. During your training, you will learn exactly what mindfulness is, mainly through experiencing it. This experience will give you a solid understanding of mindfulness.

Where does mindfulness originate from?

When teaching others about mindfulness, it’s essential to know its origins. Learning about the background of mindfulness will increase your interest and hopefully boost your motivation to spread it.

Basic Mindfulness Techniques

Basic Mindfulness Techniques include simple breathing exercises that help you stay focused on the present moment. These techniques are designed to improve your focus and help your body relax and release tension. They also aid in maintaining mindfulness during stressful and challenging moments.

With these breathing techniques, you can better concentrate on the here and now, experiencing more peace and clarity. Regular practice helps you handle tension more effectively and remain calm, even in difficult situations.

Fundamental Mindfulness Techniques

Fundamental mindfulness techniques are exercises that increase our mindfulness energy. This energy makes us more aware of ourselves and gives us the strength to let go of our problem areas gradually.

These techniques help us live more in the present, improving our ability to cope with stress and negative emotions. Regular practice enhances our self-awareness and improves our mental and emotional health, enabling us to navigate life calmly and focused, even during tough times.

Advanced Mindfulness Techniques

Advanced mindfulness techniques are exercises that help address deeper issues in our body and mind. By focusing on specific mindfulness points in the body, we build a significant amount of mindfulness energy that accelerates our transformation process.

These techniques transcend the basics, allowing us to identify and release deeper tensions and blockages. This intensive practice strengthens our inner peace and clarity, making us better equipped to handle challenges and promote personal growth.

Different postures

We must first learn mindfulness in various physical postures to be able to integrate mindfulness into our daily lives. Gradually, we learn to apply mindful breathing while standing, walking, sitting, lying down, and during transitions. By doing this, we notice that staying mindful becomes second nature.

What are Problem Points?

During the training, you will learn about different types of problem points. Your understanding of what causes discomfort will increase, motivating you to practice mindfulness more consistently.

How do I let go of my Problem Points?

Letting go of problem points is a crucial part of the program. Everyone starts mindfulness with a specific reason, which always relates to a problem point. When you can let go of this problem point, you’ll find that contentment begins to appear.

Investing time in your mindfulness practice results in an increase in inner happiness and satisfaction.

The Three Principles of Mindfulness

In the training, you will learn three crucial mindfulness principles to help you use breathing techniques to release your problem points. By learning and applying these principles, you’ll find that you become better at mindful release, a skill that benefits you throughout your life.

How do I guide others?

During the training, you will quickly start guiding others. By practicing with friends and family and guiding them, your skills as a mindfulness instructor will rapidly improve. At the end of the Instructor Module, you will be assessed on your teaching skills.

Guidance by Master Niels
Start your professional mindfulness career under the expert guidance of Master Niels, the founder of the Inner Mind Institute and creator of our Teacher Training Program.

Trained extensively by Thai Buddhist monks and having spent a year practicing as a monk in his master’s temple, Master Niels brings profound wisdom and authenticity to his teachings. With over 15 years of dedicated experience in the field, Master Niels is your ideal mentor for the next twelve weeks.

Today, Master Niels seamlessly blends his roles as an osteopath and mindfulness master. With his passion for mindfulness, he mentors students and practitioners across the globe, all while managing a thriving complementary medical center in the Netherlands. His aim is to spread the essence of mindfulness in the West.

Group sessions
During the Instructor Training, you will participate in seven guided online group sessions where Master Niels shares his wisdom, discusses your progress, answers questions, and meditates with the group. If you live in the Netherlands near Oegstgeest (Leiden area), you can also attend the sessions in person.

Mindfulness Teacher Training - Student Community Live Sessions

Online support
In addition to Master Niels’ guidance, you will independently work with our online program for mindfulness instructors. Inspiring videos, practice schedules, and instructions will help you navigate the program step by step. Thanks to the on-demand availability of the course content, you can easily schedule your study moments to suit your schedule best.

Starting date
The next starting date for this program is:

  • 5 September 2024

Open Day on 5 September
If you are interested in our Instructor Training but are unsure if the program is right for you, we invite you to participate in the Open Day on 5 September. On this day, the first kickoff session will occur, and you can join this session free of cost. This way, you will get a good picture of the ins and outs of the training, and you can ask Master Niels your questions.

Sign up for the Open Day through the form at the bottom of this page.

Dates for your guided sessions

  • Session 1 – Thursday, 5 September
  • Session 2 – Thursday, 12 September
  • Session 3 – Thursday, 26 September
  • Session 4 – Thursday, 17 October
  • Session 5 – Thursday, 7 November
  • Session 6 – Thursday, 21 November
  • Session 7 – Thursday, 12 December

* All sessions start at 8 PM Dutch time (CEST / CET)

Learning how to teach others
During the Instructor Module, you will start guiding others and teaching them the techniques you have learned. In the beginning, this may feel unfamiliar, but the sooner you start, the more skilled you will be by the end of the program.

Certificate
Upon completing the Instructor Module, you will receive an official Mindfulness Instructor Certificate from the Inner Mind Institute.

When you’re certified
When you’re certified, you are now ready to teach others in the first level of the Mind Retreat Program (MRP Beginner Level). During the 12-week beginner program, your participants will learn to master the most essential mindfulness techniques and principles to overcome the challenges and obstacles that stand in their way. These can range from issues such as stress, burnout, anxiety, worry, restlessness, anger, depression, bad habits, and more.

MRP in practice
During your 12-week Mind Retreat Program, you will provide guidance every other week for 1.5 to 2 hours. In total, you will provide seven guided sessions. In between, your participants will follow the mindfulness program that you provide them. They will learn to follow this program online or using our study book. During your guided sessions, you will discuss the mindfulness techniques, meditate together and answer their questions.

You can provide the program on location or online and the average price charged for the MRP Beginner Level is 650 euros per participant.

How to continue your mindfulness study
After you complete your Mindfulness Instructor Level, you can continue with your second module (Trainers Level). The special thing about this program is that you can teach more courses and retreats after each module you complete.

The IMI’s Teacher Training is accredited by the International Mind Retreat Program Association (IMRPA).

Mindfulness Instructor Training
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€850

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An innovative study program for those looking for fast results and career opportunities

Within three months, you will learn to master various mindfulness principles and almost 30 different, powerful techniques that you can immediately transfer to others during your own guided sessions.

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Study under the guidance of a mindfulness master

Start the Mindfulness Instructor Training under the guidance of Master Niels (including guided live sessions). You will notice that his teachings will help you to make a significance change within yourself.

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Offering a practical online study platform and a convenient app

With our Online Platform for Mindfulness and our convenient app, we offer you the opportunity to continue your studies at any moment that suits your schedule best.

Information about the contents and practical matters of our Mindfulness Instructor Training

Mindfulness Instructor Training

The Instructor Training is the first module in our Mindfulness Teacher Training program. This program is perfect if you want to start teaching mindfulness in the short term. Within 12 weeks, you will learn to master the basics of mindfulness, over 25 powerful mindfulness techniques, and three key principles to benefit from mindfulness durably.

After completing the 12-week module, you can decide to continue your journey at the Inner Mind Institute with the Trainer Module (12 months) and eventually become a mindfulness master.

Your learning path during the Mindfulness Teacher Training

What will you learn during the Instructor Training?

In this 12-week Instructor Level mindfulness program, we teach you new mindfulness techniques every two weeks. Starting with the basics, you gradually advance to more profound techniques. Eventually you will teach all these essential mindfulness techniques that you have taught to others.

Guided group sessions

During your Mindfulness Instructor Training, you will receive guidance from Master Niels, founder of the Inner Mind Institute.⁠ He will assess you on the mastery of the different mindfulness techniques, your knowledge about their functions and effects, and how you teach them to others. ⁠

During the Instructor Training, you will participate in seven guided online group sessions where Master Niels shares his wisdom, discusses your progress, answers questions, and meditates with the group.

For personal questions and urgent matters between these sessions, you can contact your teacher by email. Students are encouraged to use our online Mindfulness Classroom for general questions. Using the Classroom can help other students who may have the same question(s) as you.

We expect you to work independently with the materials offered in the Instructor Training study modules on our online platform for mindfulness.

Guidance during the Instructor Module is also available in Dutch. Click here for more information.

Dates for your guided sessions

Your guided sessions with Master Niels will occur on:

  • Session 1 – Thursday, 5 September
  • Session 2 – Thursday, 12 September
  • Session 3 – Thursday, 26 September
  • Session 4 – Thursday, 17 October
  • Session 5 – Thursday, 7 November
  • Session 6 – Thursday, 21 November
  • Session 7 – Thursday, 12 December

* All sessions start at 8 PM Dutch time (CEST / CET)

Flexibility of self-study

Self-study is a vital part of the complete Mindfulness Teacher Training program. We offer an online learning platform where you can learn independently and go through your course materials and guided sessions.

Our self-study program offers students the flexibility to schedule their study time. However, we encourage all students to progress through the program at a similar pace to ensure completion within twelve weeks.

This approach also allows for peer-to-peer learning, enabling you to connect and learn from other students’ experiences in the Mindfulness Classroom. We stimulate you to engage in the classroom to discuss study materials, ask questions, share experience, and practice together.

Mindfulness Classroom (student community)

At the beginning of their Mindfulness Instructor Training, students are divided into classes. In addition to a general Student Community, students also form their own, smaller working group in which they learn together, share experiences, ask questions, and practice together.

The opportunity to practice together and have personal contact with fellow students has proven to be a valuable addition that contributes positively to the development and motivation of the student.

Because the teachers and support team of the Inner Mind Institute also play an active role, the community is the ideal communication channel for all substantive and practical matters about the Instructor Training.

Mindfulness Teacher Training - Student Community Live Sessions

Mindfulness Teacher Training - Student Community

Duration of the training

The Mindfulness Instructor Training is a short and practical program that prepares you to work as a certified Mindfulness Instructor already after 12 weeks.

With its short duration, the Mindfulness Instructor Training is an excellent alternative to other popular programs, such as MBSR and MBCT. The program focuses on personal growth and covers all aspects of mindfulness instead of only a small part, making it an interesting option.

Our entire Mindfulness Teacher Training program consists of five individual modules. After completing the Instructor Module, you decide whether to immediately start working as a Mindfulness Instructor or continue your studies.

If you choose to continue, you will advance to the second module (Teacher Training module) and can even move on to the remaining modules after that. With each module, you’ll learn to master and guide more courses, retreats, one-on-one sessions, and even your own students.

Student profile

Our Mindfulness Teacher Training is perfect for anyone who is motivated to learn and transfer the true essence of mindfulness to others. For you to be successful, it’s essential that you are willing to spend sufficient time on your mindfulness practice and are eager to delve into the deeper teachings of mindfulness.

Compared to other teacher training courses, you can learn everything about the essence of mindfulness up to the path to enlightenment at the Inner Mind Institute. That means you can learn a lot more about mindfulness than just the basics. Not only do you learn special techniques, but you also learn to master them in such a way that you can let go of your problem areas. As a result, you can live your life with inner peace and true happiness.

Exam

During this module, you will already start guiding others through mindfulness sessions and teach them the techniques you are learning in this Instructor Module. This will help you become a more skilled mindfulness instructor.

You will record a video of yourself guiding someone through a mindfulness session for your exam. In this session, you will:

  • Explain the mindfulness techniques and principles you have mastered in this module.
  • Explain the functions and effects of these techniques.
  • Guide others in using these techniques so that they can use them independently.

MRP Certification

Our Mindfulness Instructor Training is a training program that spans five individual modules. Upon completing the first module of 12 weeks, you will be a certified Mindfulness MRP Instructor. It is entirely up to you to decide how far you want to progress through the program. With each module, you will deepen your personal practice and teachings.

Module 2 – Trainer Training
Upon completing the second module of our Mindfulness Teacher Training, you will become a certified MRP Trainer.

Module 3 – Teacher Training
Upon completing your third module, you will become a certified MRP Teacher.

Module 4 – Expert Training
Upon completing your fourth module, you will become a certified MRP Expert.

Module 5 – Master Training
After seven years of study, you will be recognized as an accomplished master and awarded the title of MRP Master.

Teacher Training certification after each module

Accredited training

Taking a mindfulness teacher training program at an IMRPA accredited school, such as the Inner Mind Institute, means that the school’s program has met the high standards set by the association for teaching MRP to others. The quality mark ensures students that the training they receive will provide them with the necessary knowledge, skills, and techniques to teach MRP effectively and according to high-quality standards.

Upon completing the program at the Inner Mind Institute, students will be eligible for accreditation from the IMRPA (“International Mind Retreat Program Association”) themselves. This accreditation is a symbol of quality and excellence in mindfulness education and may also increase the student’s opportunities for employment and career advancement

Read more about the IMRPA here.

After your studies

Our Mindfulness Teacher Training program offers you the opportunity to start your professional career as a Mindfulness Instructor already after 12 weeks. For those looking to develop themselves further personally and professionally, we offer four additional modules (Trainer Module, Teacher Module, Expert Module, and Master Module) to bring depth into their mindfulness practice. Upon completing another module, you possess the knowledge and skills to guide others through different mindfulness courses, retreats, one-on-one sessions, or even teach and inspire your own students.

After completing the Instructor Module
Upon completion of the first 12-week module of the Teacher Training, you can immediately start your professional career and guide weekly mindfulness sessions to groups and individuals. Additionally, you can provide the 12-week MRP Beginner Level program as an IMI affiliate.

After completing the Trainer Module
Upon completion of the second module of the Teacher Training, you can guide two 7-week mindfulness courses: The Four Foundations of Mindfulness (7 weeks) and Mindfulness in Everyday Life (7 weeks). Both courses can be taught either online or in-person, based on your preference.

After completing the Teacher Module
Upon completing the third module of the Teacher Training, you can teach the 7-week course The Mindfulness Code, as well as lead two Mind Retreats: MRP Beginner Retreat (3 days) and MRP Intermediate Retreat (7 days).

After completing the Expert Module
Upon completing the fourth module of the Teacher Training, you can guide one-on-one sessions and supervise the first two study years of the Inner Mind Institute’s Mindfulness Teacher Training.

After completing the Master Module
If you choose to continue your mindfulness studies after the fourth module, you can guide students during their Trainer and Teacher modules, deepening your own practice and contributing to the growth of mindfulness education. After a total of seven years of study, you will be recognized as an accomplished master and awarded the title of MRP Master.

We are committed to supporting you on your mindfulness journey and helping you achieve your goals at each step of the way. With each year of study, you will gain valuable skills and knowledge that will enable you to teach mindfulness practices with integrity and effectiveness.

Start dates

The next opportunity to start the Instructor Training is on:

  • 5 September 2024

Costs

Mindfulness Instructor Training €850
Mindfulness Instructor Training in two installments 2x €475

* Determine whether you want to continue your studies after each module.

For all of your questions about the Mindfulness Teacher Training, please send us an email: mindful@innermindinstitute.org
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