MBPCT Pre-Requisites

All applications will be reviewed carefully; exceptions to the following will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Training faculty will consider a combination of training and experience that might be somewhat different from these requirements if articulated skillfully in the application.

Formal Training

• Participation in a Mindful Badge Initiative Resilience Immersion Training, or

• Participation in a formal Mindfulness Based Training intervention (MBI) such as a formal 5+ day mindfulness retreat or other similar training, or

• Participation in other, approved formal mind-body training programs that meet rigorous training requirements to ground a mindfulness practice.

Personal Practice

• Ongoing, daily, sitting mindfulness meditation practice for at least one year.

Professional Experience

• Experience as a trainer in a specialty skill area.

• Experience as a teacher or coach.

• Currently employed in, or retired from, a high-reliability occupation (healthcare, social work, public safety, military or other approved vocation).