Event Type: Training Programs

Dates: September 30, 2023 – May 4, 2024; specific dates below.
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Sliding Scale: $2100 – $3500. Code LD3T23.

Application deadline (updated): October 11, 2023

PROGRAM DATES: September 2023 – May 2024

All large group sessions:
Saturdays
9:30am – 4:00pm US Pacific Time

Program Opening: September 30 (Required) – 9:30am-11:30am PT
Session 1: October 14
Session 2: November 4
Session 3: December 2
Session 4: January 6
Session 5: February 3
Session 6: March 2
Session 7: April 6
Session 8: May 4

PROGRAM PREREQUISITES:

Preferred pre-requisites (strongly encouraged, not required):

• A minimum of 10 days of any combination of: silent residential meditation retreats, daylongs, or mindfulness workshops
• At least 2 years of meditation practice
• For white-identified applicants, priority will be given to those who have done or are signed up to take a white awareness, antiracist, and/or racial equity training
• Priority is offered to those practicing Vipassana (Insight Meditation)

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:

This program is to be held entirely online and designed for meditators and Buddhist practitioners wishing to engage wholeheartedly in a deep exploration and practice of Dharma through the study and teaching of the Buddha’s “Noble Eightfold Path.” Using the classic Buddhist teachings of sīla, samādhi, and pañña (ethics, meditation, and wisdom), we will look at how we cultivate mindfulness, kindness, and balance given the inner stresses of modern life, and the outer challenges of social inequity and the pressure of climate change.

This will be a practical, experiential, and meditative program exploring the Buddha’s teachings on the eight limbs of the Dharma path: Wise Understanding, Wise Motivation, Wise Action, Wise Livelihood, Wise Communication, Wise Effort, Wise Mindfulness, and Wise Concentration. Through the support of these teachings we will inquire how to live and respond to life with awareness, wisdom, and compassion.

In this journey, we will create a vibrant learning community to study, meditate, and inquire into these key areas of Buddhist teaching and how to make these teachings practical and relevant in our current social milieu. Our meditation practice and what is happening around us politically, socially, and globally are not separate. As we explore the Eightfold Path teachings, we will apply what was taught 2600 years ago to what we live and experience in our contemporary lives.

PROGRAM INCLUDES:

• Monthly large group sessions (recorded)
• Monthly small group sessions
• Daily and monthly home practices and readings
• Monthly written reflections
• Monthly Q&A (recorded)

PARTICIPATION COMMITMENT:

• Must attend Program Opening on September 30, 2023 – required!
• Must attend at least 6 of 8 large group sessions live (and access recordings of any missed sessions)
• Meditation: 20-30 min/day recommended
• Reading, journaling, and written reflections: 4-8 hr/month
• One small group meeting with teachers (held during a large group session)
• Q&A Sessions: 1 hr/month (highly recommended but not required, and will be recorded)
• Wed, Nov 15 – 10:00am PT
• Wed, Jan 10 – 6:00pm PT
• Thurs, Feb 15 – 10:00am PT
• Wed, March 20 – 6:00pm PT

APPLICATION TIMELINE AND PROCESS:

April 27 – September 27, 2023: Applications open and accepted on a rolling basis until program is full.
September 28: Final notifications sent out
Deposits due: Within 3 days of acceptance notification

All applications will go through a screening process by the teachers and will be formally accepted on a rolling basis throughout the application period until the program fills, or until September 27, 2023, whichever comes first. Applications received after the program is full or after September 27 (again, whichever comes first) will automatically be considered for the waitlist. You are encouraged to apply early.

All applicants will be notified of their status no later than September 27, 2023, via email.

TUITION

Sliding Scale: $2100 – $3500. Please consider paying at the highest rate that you can afford: your generosity supports the teachers of this program as well as Spirit Rock, staff, and your fellow practitioners. Any amount offered above the Base rate of $2100 is a tax deductible donation to Spirit Rock, and your generosity will enable and support the participation of others.

Standard Sliding Scale:
Benefactor – $3500
Sustainer – $2650
Base – $2100

Scholarship Sliding Scale:
Scholarship rates are available on a first-come, first-served basis and are open to those needing financial support.
Scholarship Rate 1 – $1950
Scholarship Rate 2 – $1650
Scholarship Rate 3 – $790
Scholarship Rate 4 – $525 (Reserved for BIPOC)*
*Scholarship Rates 4 is limited and reserved for BIPOC folks only who may experiencing acute financial hardship. If closer to the program start there are unallocated scholarships for this rate, these may become available for non-BIPOC folks.

Participation in LDP requires a financial commitment. ALL participants have the option of paying in full, or a 30% deposit at the time of acceptance. Payment plans are available for all levels of the sliding scale.

If you choose to pay a deposit, you can set up three monthly installments for the remaining balance which will be due in October, November, and December 2023. Installments can only be set up on credit cards. Please contact us if you have any questions.

CANCELLATION POLICY

Participating in LDP will require your commitment of both time and financial resources. If you need to withdraw from the program, the following fee structure will apply. Cancellation fee is deducted from the program fees paid; fee is a percentage of the total amount agreed to pay. These fees apply to all participants.

$50 non-refundable, flat fee for all applicants August 1 – September 15
10% fee: September 16 – September 29
25% fee: September 30 – October 14
50% fee: October 15 – November 4
No refunds = On or after November 5

Go Here to Learn More: Living Dharma Program Details

Dates: January – May, 2024; specific dates listed below.
Meeting Times: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
Sliding Scale: $2,525 – $5,000. Scholarship rates available. Code BP4T24.
Continuing Education Credits: This program offers 18 CE credits for $180 for applicable psychologists and California licensed MFTs, LCSWs, LEPs, LPCCs, nurses, and chiropractors. View CEC details below.*

Visit BPT Program page here.

Registration will open approximately 9:00 a.m. US Pacific Time on Friday, September 15, 2023.

GENERAL PREREQUISITE: Completion of at least one silent multi-day residential or multi-day online Insight Meditation retreat recommended by the start of the program (e.g. Spirit Rock, IMS, IRC, etc.)

PROFESSIONAL PREREQUISITE: This course is designed for those working in caregiving and mental health professions. This includes psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, counselors, and mindfulness teachers.

DESCRIPTION
Deepen your understanding of meditation and nourish your work with clients in this five-month training designed for clinicians, counselors, mindfulness teachers, and others providing mental health support. In this training, you’ll join a community of peers for an in-depth exploration of mindfulness, Dharma, and science that will support both your personal practice and your work with others.

Through periods of meditation, Dharma talks, discussion, small group explorations and clinical case studies, you will develop greater confidence in applying mindfulness-based interventions with clients, deepen your understanding of the intersections of Buddhism and psychology, and further cultivate your own meditation practice and tools for self-care.

This training includes an experiential investigation of our own life and practice as well as our roles as clinicians. It is ideal for people who want to explore their own minds and hearts as a springboard into best serving their clients, rather than those who are primarily seeking coaching on the implementation of mindfulness-based treatment manuals.

As counselors we know that only when one has truly made oneself a patient can one become a healer. Through our practice, we become the patient and come to understand, affirm, and ultimately, transform ourselves. It is this transformation that ripples outwards to our clients and community. This training brings both sides of ourselves—the patient and the healer—together as we practice and learn together.

The training will provide an immersion in Buddhist psychology and the meditation practices that illuminate our minds, foster goodness, and transform habits that compound suffering. We’ll dive into the scientific research on mindfulness and its increasing prominence in psychotherapeutic interventions, and explore data regarding the efficacy of mindfulness and the mechanisms through which mindfulness confers its benefits. The training will examine the convergences and tensions between clinical research and Buddhist psychology and describe ways to integrate mindfulness into treatment. We’ll consider possible contraindications of mindfulness and how to tailor the intervention to individuals. Please join us.

PROGRAM DATES
Program training period is January – May, 2024. Specific training dates below.
All meeting times are: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

• Jan 6-7 (2 days)
• Feb 10
• March 9
• April 13
• May 4-5 (2 days)

PARTICIPATION AND ATTENDANCE GUIDELINES
Your participation in this training is important. The cohesion of the group is an important aspect of this training, so participation serves both your own development as well as the group. We ask that you commit to the dates and to participate wholeheartedly.

In addition to course meetings, participants will have opportunities to participate in smaller consult groups with the teacher throughout the program term.

For participants wishing to receive CE credits: In order to receive Continuing Education Credits, participants must attend all sessions live, on time, and in full. Your attendance is tracked carefully to grant your CE credits. Board regulations prohibit partial credit for partial attendance, therefore, incomplete attendance nullifies CE credit eligibility. No exceptions. More information on Continuing Education (CE) credits below.

For participants not wishing to receive CE credits: Attendance at both two-day retreats (January and May) is mandatory. We expect that all participants will also attend each monthly daylong, however, we understand that sometimes there are unavoidable emergencies.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Scholarships are limited and are reserved for those truly experiencing financial hardship. Scholarship sliding scale: $750-$2025. Financial assistance for training programs is limited to once per year, per person.

CANCELLATION FEES:
$75 non-refundable, flat fee for all applicants on or before Dec 1, 2023 (deducted from deposit)
15% fee* = Dec 2, 2023 – Jan 5, 2024
30% fee* = Jan 6 – 20, 2024
No refunds = On or after Jan 21, 2024
*Fee deducted from refund; fee is a percentage of the total amount agreed to pay.

QUESTIONS? Please email us.

Dates: January – December, 2024.
Monthly large group sessions – Saturdays: January 27 (required!), February 24, March 23, April 20, May 18, June 22, July 20, August 24, September 14, October 19, November 16, December 14, + “Graduation” on January 25, 2025
Orientation Dates: Thurs Jan 11, 5:30-6:30pm PT or Fri Jan 12, 11am-12pm PT
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
Sliding Scale: $1008-$1500. Scholarship rates available. Code YL5T24.

Registration will open approximately 1:00 p.m. US Pacific Time on Friday, September 15, 2023.

Teaching Team: Vinny Ferraro (Lead), Pam Dunn, and Frank Ostaseski

CANCELLATION POLICY
• $100 cancellation fee* – On or before Jan 24, by 5:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
• No refunds: Choice of Open credit or tax deductible donation – Jan 25 through Feb 26 (after the second class)
• No refunds and no open credits –  Feb 27 and beyond
*Fees reduced by half for scholarship participants until Jan 24. No refunds for all participants after this date.

QUESTIONS? Please email us.

Dates: January – May, 2024; specific dates listed below.
Meeting Times: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
Sliding Scale: $2,525 – $5,000. Scholarship rates available. Code BP4T24.
Continuing Education Credits: This program offers 18 CE credits for $180 for applicable psychologists and California licensed MFTs, LCSWs, LEPs, LPCCs, nurses, and chiropractors. View CEC details below.*

Visit BPT Program page here.

Registration will open approximately 9:00 a.m. US Pacific Time on Friday, September 15, 2023.

GENERAL PREREQUISITE: Completion of at least one silent multi-day residential or multi-day online Insight Meditation retreat recommended by the start of the program (e.g. Spirit Rock, IMS, IRC, etc.)

PROFESSIONAL PREREQUISITE: This course is designed for those working in caregiving and mental health professions. This includes psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, counselors, and mindfulness teachers.

DESCRIPTION
Deepen your understanding of meditation and nourish your work with clients in this five-month training designed for clinicians, counselors, mindfulness teachers, and others providing mental health support. In this training, you’ll join a community of peers for an in-depth exploration of mindfulness, Dharma, and science that will support both your personal practice and your work with others.

Through periods of meditation, Dharma talks, discussion, small group explorations and clinical case studies, you will develop greater confidence in applying mindfulness-based interventions with clients, deepen your understanding of the intersections of Buddhism and psychology, and further cultivate your own meditation practice and tools for self-care.

This training includes an experiential investigation of our own life and practice as well as our roles as clinicians. It is ideal for people who want to explore their own minds and hearts as a springboard into best serving their clients, rather than those who are primarily seeking coaching on the implementation of mindfulness-based treatment manuals.

As counselors we know that only when one has truly made oneself a patient can one become a healer. Through our practice, we become the patient and come to understand, affirm, and ultimately, transform ourselves. It is this transformation that ripples outwards to our clients and community. This training brings both sides of ourselves—the patient and the healer—together as we practice and learn together.

The training will provide an immersion in Buddhist psychology and the meditation practices that illuminate our minds, foster goodness, and transform habits that compound suffering. We’ll dive into the scientific research on mindfulness and its increasing prominence in psychotherapeutic interventions, and explore data regarding the efficacy of mindfulness and the mechanisms through which mindfulness confers its benefits. The training will examine the convergences and tensions between clinical research and Buddhist psychology and describe ways to integrate mindfulness into treatment. We’ll consider possible contraindications of mindfulness and how to tailor the intervention to individuals. Please join us.

PROGRAM DATES
Program training period is January – May, 2024. Specific training dates below.
All meeting times are: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

• Jan 6-7 (2 days)
• Feb 10
• March 9
• April 13
• May 4-5 (2 days)

PARTICIPATION AND ATTENDANCE GUIDELINES
Your participation in this training is important. The cohesion of the group is an important aspect of this training, so participation serves both your own development as well as the group. We ask that you commit to the dates and to participate wholeheartedly.

In addition to course meetings, participants will have opportunities to participate in smaller consult groups with the teacher throughout the program term.

For participants wishing to receive CE credits: In order to receive Continuing Education Credits, participants must attend all sessions live, on time, and in full. Your attendance is tracked carefully to grant your CE credits. Board regulations prohibit partial credit for partial attendance, therefore, incomplete attendance nullifies CE credit eligibility. No exceptions. More information on Continuing Education (CE) credits below.

For participants not wishing to receive CE credits: Attendance at both two-day retreats (January and May) is mandatory. We expect that all participants will also attend each monthly daylong, however, we understand that sometimes there are unavoidable emergencies.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Scholarships are limited and are reserved for those truly experiencing financial hardship. Scholarship sliding scale: $750-$2025. Financial assistance for training programs is limited to once per year, per person.

CANCELLATION FEES:
$75 non-refundable, flat fee for all applicants on or before Dec 1, 2023 (deducted from deposit)
15% fee* = Dec 2, 2023 – Jan 5, 2024
30% fee* = Jan 6 – 20, 2024
No refunds = On or after Jan 21, 2024
*Fee deducted from refund; fee is a percentage of the total amount agreed to pay.

QUESTIONS? Please email us.

Dates: January – December, 2024.
Monthly large group sessions – Saturdays: January 27 (required!), February 24, March 23, April 20, May 18, June 22, July 20, August 24, September 14, October 19, November 16, December 14, + “Graduation” on January 25, 2025
Orientation Dates: Thurs Jan 11, 5:30-6:30pm PT or Fri Jan 12, 11am-12pm PT
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
Sliding Scale: $1008-$1500. Scholarship rates available. Code YL5T24.

Registration will open approximately 1:00 p.m. US Pacific Time on Friday, September 15, 2023.

Teaching Team: Vinny Ferraro (Lead), Pam Dunn, and Frank Ostaseski

CANCELLATION POLICY
• $100 cancellation fee* – On or before Jan 24, by 5:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
• No refunds: Choice of Open credit or tax deductible donation – Jan 25 through Feb 26 (after the second class)
• No refunds and no open credits –  Feb 27 and beyond
*Fees reduced by half for scholarship participants until Jan 24. No refunds for all participants after this date.

QUESTIONS? Please email us.

Dates: January – May, 2024; specific dates listed below.
Meeting Times: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
Sliding Scale: $2,525 – $5,000. Scholarship rates available. Code BP4T24.
Continuing Education Credits: This program offers 18 CE credits for $180 for applicable psychologists and California licensed MFTs, LCSWs, LEPs, LPCCs, nurses, and chiropractors. View CEC details below.*

Visit BPT Program page here.

Registration will open approximately 9:00 a.m. US Pacific Time on Friday, September 15, 2023.

GENERAL PREREQUISITE: Completion of at least one silent multi-day residential or multi-day online Insight Meditation retreat recommended by the start of the program (e.g. Spirit Rock, IMS, IRC, etc.)

PROFESSIONAL PREREQUISITE: This course is designed for those working in caregiving and mental health professions. This includes psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, counselors, and mindfulness teachers.

DESCRIPTION
Deepen your understanding of meditation and nourish your work with clients in this five-month training designed for clinicians, counselors, mindfulness teachers, and others providing mental health support. In this training, you’ll join a community of peers for an in-depth exploration of mindfulness, Dharma, and science that will support both your personal practice and your work with others.

Through periods of meditation, Dharma talks, discussion, small group explorations and clinical case studies, you will develop greater confidence in applying mindfulness-based interventions with clients, deepen your understanding of the intersections of Buddhism and psychology, and further cultivate your own meditation practice and tools for self-care.

This training includes an experiential investigation of our own life and practice as well as our roles as clinicians. It is ideal for people who want to explore their own minds and hearts as a springboard into best serving their clients, rather than those who are primarily seeking coaching on the implementation of mindfulness-based treatment manuals.

As counselors we know that only when one has truly made oneself a patient can one become a healer. Through our practice, we become the patient and come to understand, affirm, and ultimately, transform ourselves. It is this transformation that ripples outwards to our clients and community. This training brings both sides of ourselves—the patient and the healer—together as we practice and learn together.

The training will provide an immersion in Buddhist psychology and the meditation practices that illuminate our minds, foster goodness, and transform habits that compound suffering. We’ll dive into the scientific research on mindfulness and its increasing prominence in psychotherapeutic interventions, and explore data regarding the efficacy of mindfulness and the mechanisms through which mindfulness confers its benefits. The training will examine the convergences and tensions between clinical research and Buddhist psychology and describe ways to integrate mindfulness into treatment. We’ll consider possible contraindications of mindfulness and how to tailor the intervention to individuals. Please join us.

PROGRAM DATES
Program training period is January – May, 2024. Specific training dates below.
All meeting times are: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

• Jan 6-7 (2 days)
• Feb 10
• March 9
• April 13
• May 4-5 (2 days)

PARTICIPATION AND ATTENDANCE GUIDELINES
Your participation in this training is important. The cohesion of the group is an important aspect of this training, so participation serves both your own development as well as the group. We ask that you commit to the dates and to participate wholeheartedly.

In addition to course meetings, participants will have opportunities to participate in smaller consult groups with the teacher throughout the program term.

For participants wishing to receive CE credits: In order to receive Continuing Education Credits, participants must attend all sessions live, on time, and in full. Your attendance is tracked carefully to grant your CE credits. Board regulations prohibit partial credit for partial attendance, therefore, incomplete attendance nullifies CE credit eligibility. No exceptions. More information on Continuing Education (CE) credits below.

For participants not wishing to receive CE credits: Attendance at both two-day retreats (January and May) is mandatory. We expect that all participants will also attend each monthly daylong, however, we understand that sometimes there are unavoidable emergencies.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Scholarships are limited and are reserved for those truly experiencing financial hardship. Scholarship sliding scale: $750-$2025. Financial assistance for training programs is limited to once per year, per person.

CANCELLATION FEES:
$75 non-refundable, flat fee for all applicants on or before Dec 1, 2023 (deducted from deposit)
15% fee* = Dec 2, 2023 – Jan 5, 2024
30% fee* = Jan 6 – 20, 2024
No refunds = On or after Jan 21, 2024
*Fee deducted from refund; fee is a percentage of the total amount agreed to pay.

QUESTIONS? Please email us.

Dates: January – December, 2024.
Monthly large group sessions – Saturdays: January 27 (required!), February 24, March 23, April 20, May 18, June 22, July 20, August 24, September 14, October 19, November 16, December 14, + “Graduation” on January 25, 2025
Orientation Dates: Thurs Jan 11, 5:30-6:30pm PT or Fri Jan 12, 11am-12pm PT
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
Sliding Scale: $1008-$1500. Scholarship rates available. Code YL5T24.

Registration will open approximately 1:00 p.m. US Pacific Time on Friday, September 15, 2023.

Teaching Team: Vinny Ferraro (Lead), Pam Dunn, and Frank Ostaseski

CANCELLATION POLICY
• $100 cancellation fee* – On or before Jan 24, by 5:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
• No refunds: Choice of Open credit or tax deductible donation – Jan 25 through Feb 26 (after the second class)
• No refunds and no open credits –  Feb 27 and beyond
*Fees reduced by half for scholarship participants until Jan 24. No refunds for all participants after this date.

QUESTIONS? Please email us.

Dates: January – May, 2024; specific dates listed below.
Meeting Times: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
Sliding Scale: $2,525 – $5,000. Scholarship rates available. Code BP4T24.
Continuing Education Credits: This program offers 18 CE credits for $180 for applicable psychologists and California licensed MFTs, LCSWs, LEPs, LPCCs, nurses, and chiropractors. View CEC details below.*

Visit BPT Program page here.

Registration will open approximately 9:00 a.m. US Pacific Time on Friday, September 15, 2023.

GENERAL PREREQUISITE: Completion of at least one silent multi-day residential or multi-day online Insight Meditation retreat recommended by the start of the program (e.g. Spirit Rock, IMS, IRC, etc.)

PROFESSIONAL PREREQUISITE: This course is designed for those working in caregiving and mental health professions. This includes psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, counselors, and mindfulness teachers.

DESCRIPTION
Deepen your understanding of meditation and nourish your work with clients in this five-month training designed for clinicians, counselors, mindfulness teachers, and others providing mental health support. In this training, you’ll join a community of peers for an in-depth exploration of mindfulness, Dharma, and science that will support both your personal practice and your work with others.

Through periods of meditation, Dharma talks, discussion, small group explorations and clinical case studies, you will develop greater confidence in applying mindfulness-based interventions with clients, deepen your understanding of the intersections of Buddhism and psychology, and further cultivate your own meditation practice and tools for self-care.

This training includes an experiential investigation of our own life and practice as well as our roles as clinicians. It is ideal for people who want to explore their own minds and hearts as a springboard into best serving their clients, rather than those who are primarily seeking coaching on the implementation of mindfulness-based treatment manuals.

As counselors we know that only when one has truly made oneself a patient can one become a healer. Through our practice, we become the patient and come to understand, affirm, and ultimately, transform ourselves. It is this transformation that ripples outwards to our clients and community. This training brings both sides of ourselves—the patient and the healer—together as we practice and learn together.

The training will provide an immersion in Buddhist psychology and the meditation practices that illuminate our minds, foster goodness, and transform habits that compound suffering. We’ll dive into the scientific research on mindfulness and its increasing prominence in psychotherapeutic interventions, and explore data regarding the efficacy of mindfulness and the mechanisms through which mindfulness confers its benefits. The training will examine the convergences and tensions between clinical research and Buddhist psychology and describe ways to integrate mindfulness into treatment. We’ll consider possible contraindications of mindfulness and how to tailor the intervention to individuals. Please join us.

PROGRAM DATES
Program training period is January – May, 2024. Specific training dates below.
All meeting times are: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

• Jan 6-7 (2 days)
• Feb 10
• March 9
• April 13
• May 4-5 (2 days)

PARTICIPATION AND ATTENDANCE GUIDELINES
Your participation in this training is important. The cohesion of the group is an important aspect of this training, so participation serves both your own development as well as the group. We ask that you commit to the dates and to participate wholeheartedly.

In addition to course meetings, participants will have opportunities to participate in smaller consult groups with the teacher throughout the program term.

For participants wishing to receive CE credits: In order to receive Continuing Education Credits, participants must attend all sessions live, on time, and in full. Your attendance is tracked carefully to grant your CE credits. Board regulations prohibit partial credit for partial attendance, therefore, incomplete attendance nullifies CE credit eligibility. No exceptions. More information on Continuing Education (CE) credits below.

For participants not wishing to receive CE credits: Attendance at both two-day retreats (January and May) is mandatory. We expect that all participants will also attend each monthly daylong, however, we understand that sometimes there are unavoidable emergencies.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Scholarships are limited and are reserved for those truly experiencing financial hardship. Scholarship sliding scale: $750-$2025. Financial assistance for training programs is limited to once per year, per person.

CANCELLATION FEES:
$75 non-refundable, flat fee for all applicants on or before Dec 1, 2023 (deducted from deposit)
15% fee* = Dec 2, 2023 – Jan 5, 2024
30% fee* = Jan 6 – 20, 2024
No refunds = On or after Jan 21, 2024
*Fee deducted from refund; fee is a percentage of the total amount agreed to pay.

QUESTIONS? Please email us.

Dates: January – December, 2024.
Monthly large group sessions – Saturdays: January 27 (required!), February 24, March 23, April 20, May 18, June 22, July 20, August 24, September 14, October 19, November 16, December 14, + “Graduation” on January 25, 2025
Orientation Dates: Thurs Jan 11, 5:30-6:30pm PT or Fri Jan 12, 11am-12pm PT
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
Sliding Scale: $1008-$1500. Scholarship rates available. Code YL5T24.

Registration will open approximately 1:00 p.m. US Pacific Time on Friday, September 15, 2023.

Teaching Team: Vinny Ferraro (Lead), Pam Dunn, and Frank Ostaseski

CANCELLATION POLICY
• $100 cancellation fee* – On or before Jan 24, by 5:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
• No refunds: Choice of Open credit or tax deductible donation – Jan 25 through Feb 26 (after the second class)
• No refunds and no open credits –  Feb 27 and beyond
*Fees reduced by half for scholarship participants until Jan 24. No refunds for all participants after this date.

QUESTIONS? Please email us.

Dates: January – May, 2024; specific dates listed below.
Meeting Times: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
Sliding Scale: $2,525 – $5,000. Scholarship rates available. Code BP4T24.
Continuing Education Credits: This program offers 18 CE credits for $180 for applicable psychologists and California licensed MFTs, LCSWs, LEPs, LPCCs, nurses, and chiropractors. View CEC details below.*

Visit BPT Program page here.

Registration will open approximately 9:00 a.m. US Pacific Time on Friday, September 15, 2023.

GENERAL PREREQUISITE: Completion of at least one silent multi-day residential or multi-day online Insight Meditation retreat recommended by the start of the program (e.g. Spirit Rock, IMS, IRC, etc.)

PROFESSIONAL PREREQUISITE: This course is designed for those working in caregiving and mental health professions. This includes psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, counselors, and mindfulness teachers.

DESCRIPTION
Deepen your understanding of meditation and nourish your work with clients in this five-month training designed for clinicians, counselors, mindfulness teachers, and others providing mental health support. In this training, you’ll join a community of peers for an in-depth exploration of mindfulness, Dharma, and science that will support both your personal practice and your work with others.

Through periods of meditation, Dharma talks, discussion, small group explorations and clinical case studies, you will develop greater confidence in applying mindfulness-based interventions with clients, deepen your understanding of the intersections of Buddhism and psychology, and further cultivate your own meditation practice and tools for self-care.

This training includes an experiential investigation of our own life and practice as well as our roles as clinicians. It is ideal for people who want to explore their own minds and hearts as a springboard into best serving their clients, rather than those who are primarily seeking coaching on the implementation of mindfulness-based treatment manuals.

As counselors we know that only when one has truly made oneself a patient can one become a healer. Through our practice, we become the patient and come to understand, affirm, and ultimately, transform ourselves. It is this transformation that ripples outwards to our clients and community. This training brings both sides of ourselves—the patient and the healer—together as we practice and learn together.

The training will provide an immersion in Buddhist psychology and the meditation practices that illuminate our minds, foster goodness, and transform habits that compound suffering. We’ll dive into the scientific research on mindfulness and its increasing prominence in psychotherapeutic interventions, and explore data regarding the efficacy of mindfulness and the mechanisms through which mindfulness confers its benefits. The training will examine the convergences and tensions between clinical research and Buddhist psychology and describe ways to integrate mindfulness into treatment. We’ll consider possible contraindications of mindfulness and how to tailor the intervention to individuals. Please join us.

PROGRAM DATES
Program training period is January – May, 2024. Specific training dates below.
All meeting times are: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

• Jan 6-7 (2 days)
• Feb 10
• March 9
• April 13
• May 4-5 (2 days)

PARTICIPATION AND ATTENDANCE GUIDELINES
Your participation in this training is important. The cohesion of the group is an important aspect of this training, so participation serves both your own development as well as the group. We ask that you commit to the dates and to participate wholeheartedly.

In addition to course meetings, participants will have opportunities to participate in smaller consult groups with the teacher throughout the program term.

For participants wishing to receive CE credits: In order to receive Continuing Education Credits, participants must attend all sessions live, on time, and in full. Your attendance is tracked carefully to grant your CE credits. Board regulations prohibit partial credit for partial attendance, therefore, incomplete attendance nullifies CE credit eligibility. No exceptions. More information on Continuing Education (CE) credits below.

For participants not wishing to receive CE credits: Attendance at both two-day retreats (January and May) is mandatory. We expect that all participants will also attend each monthly daylong, however, we understand that sometimes there are unavoidable emergencies.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Scholarships are limited and are reserved for those truly experiencing financial hardship. Scholarship sliding scale: $750-$2025. Financial assistance for training programs is limited to once per year, per person.

CANCELLATION FEES:
$75 non-refundable, flat fee for all applicants on or before Dec 1, 2023 (deducted from deposit)
15% fee* = Dec 2, 2023 – Jan 5, 2024
30% fee* = Jan 6 – 20, 2024
No refunds = On or after Jan 21, 2024
*Fee deducted from refund; fee is a percentage of the total amount agreed to pay.

QUESTIONS? Please email us.

Dates: January – December, 2024.
Monthly large group sessions – Saturdays: January 27 (required!), February 24, March 23, April 20, May 18, June 22, July 20, August 24, September 14, October 19, November 16, December 14, + “Graduation” on January 25, 2025
Orientation Dates: Thurs Jan 11, 5:30-6:30pm PT or Fri Jan 12, 11am-12pm PT
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
Sliding Scale: $1008-$1500. Scholarship rates available. Code YL5T24.

Registration will open approximately 1:00 p.m. US Pacific Time on Friday, September 15, 2023.

Teaching Team: Vinny Ferraro (Lead), Pam Dunn, and Frank Ostaseski

CANCELLATION POLICY
• $100 cancellation fee* – On or before Jan 24, by 5:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
• No refunds: Choice of Open credit or tax deductible donation – Jan 25 through Feb 26 (after the second class)
• No refunds and no open credits –  Feb 27 and beyond
*Fees reduced by half for scholarship participants until Jan 24. No refunds for all participants after this date.

QUESTIONS? Please email us.