After you complete the application form, you will pay a $50 deposit to submit your application. Your deposit is nonrefundable.
Final Date to Submit an Application: October 24, 2024
Program Begins: February 2025
Prerequisites Completion Due: June 30, 2025
You are eligible to apply if you have:
The Power of Awareness training:
One approved vipassana or Insight meditation retreat (select one of two options):
OR
The Power of Awareness online course by Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach. The Power of Awareness is a self-paced online course created by Jack and Tara and offered several times per year (registration is only offered once every seven or eight weeks). We highly recommend registering for the next session of the course, which will help you move toward meeting the prerequisites. Register here.
This updated learning experience provides you with all of the tools and training you need—21 hours of teachings in total—to develop and, even more importantly, sustain a daily awareness practice using mindfulness meditation. It is the foundational course for becoming a mindfulness teacher.
Choose one of the following two options:
Jack and Tara want to ensure that all MMTCP students begin the program with the shared experience of participating in a silent retreat that is grounded in the vipassana (Insight meditation) practices that you will be teaching. This silent form of retreat builds a depth of concentration and mindfulness that can be particularly powerful and transformative.
In-Person Retreat Option
In-person retreats must meet the following criteria to be approved:
Online Retreat Option
If you are unable to participate in an in-person retreat or you prefer to complete your retreat online, you must choose a retreat from the list of MMTCP-approved online retreats.
Organizations and meditation centers that often offer approved in-person retreats around the world can be found via an Internet search, or you can review the list of MMTCP-approved online retreats. An example of some retreat centers that often host these types of retreats are Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Insight Meditation Community of Washington, Insight Meditation Society, Insight Retreat Center, or Cloud Mountain Retreat Center, to name a few.
Retreats are subject to approval, and you are responsible for making sure your chosen retreat meets the prerequisite requirements. If there are any questions as to whether the retreat you are considering meets the requirements, please send a description of the retreat, dates, number of days, teachers, and a website link to mmtcp@soundstrue.com. We are happy to review the details to ensure they meet the criteria.