Dynamic Mindfulness has been field-tested with thousands of educators, mental health professionals and others and has been shown to positively impact hundreds of thousands of students. It is one of four mindfulness programs from around the world that meets the stringent research criteria for evidence-based practice set by the national Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL).
In this two-day* immersive training you will have the opportunity to experience Niroga's Transformative Life Skills Curriculum - our scientifically validated, 440-page curriculum comprised of 48 scripted 15-minute Dynamic Mindfulness lessons that can be facilitated in diverse settings, with individuals or groups. Learn how to introduce dynamic mindfulness as a tool that will increase self-awareness, improve emotional regulation, promote healthy relationships and boost stress resilience.
*You can sign up for either day separately. Dynamic Mindfulness Foundations (day 1) is a pre-requisite for Dynamic Mindfulness Teacher Training (day 2).
Through practice teaching, group discussion, and expert support you will gain confidence to successfully lead Dynamic Mindfulness with students, clients, families, colleagues, and more.
Day 1: Dynamic Mindfulness Foundations
Research shows that modeling mindfulness is one of the most effective ways you can improve your students behaviors and emotions.
Dynamic Mindfulness Foundations focuses on self-care as the first step in sharing these valuable tools with students. You will learn why it is essential to heal before you teach through an investigation of the science of how Dynamic Mindfulness works. You will also develop skills to be able to incorporate Dynamic Mindfulness into your life, providing you with greater personal and professional sustainability.
Day 2: Dynamic Mindfulness Teacher Training
Learn to teach Dynamic Mindfulness as a tool for stress resilience, focused attention and emotion regulation.
During the second day of this immersive training you will gain experience teaching Dynamic Mindfulness. You will also be able to confidently implement our Transformative Life Skills Curriculum â scientifically validated, 48 scripted Dynamic Mindfulness lessons that can be facilitated in diverse settings, with individuals or groups. Through practice teaching, group discussion, and expert support you will be able to successfully lead Dynamic Mindfulness with students, clients, families, colleagues, and more. You will also deepen your own Dynamic Mindfulness practice of mindful movement, breathing techniques, and centering.
Learning Objectives
Day 1: Dynamic Mindfulness Foundation Training
- Identify personal stressors and coping mechanisms
- Utilize tools for stress-resilience that are personally optimal
- Understand and explain the impact of chronic stress on the brain and behavior
- Interpret the neuro-scientific basis of how Dynamic Mindfulness works
- Describe how Dynamic Mindfulness can help mitigate the effects of trauma, including secondary trauma
- Apply trauma-informed instruction to their Dynamic Mindfulness protocol
- Facilitate a 15-minute Dynamic Mindfulness protocol that can be done anytime, anywhere
Day 2: Dynamic Mindfulness Teacher Training
- Identify and analyze the benefits of Dynamic Mindfulness as a tool for stress management, self-care, and healing from secondary trauma.
- Describe how Dynamic Mindfulness can enhance stress-resilience, increase attention, self-control, and emotion regulation in children, adolescents, and adults.
- Design a lesson or client session that strategically incorporates the Dynamic Mindfulness ABCs for the specific needs of that class, student, or client.
- Apply appropriate interventions for student or client stress response of fight, flight or freeze.
- Apply trauma-informed instruction to their Dynamic Mindfulness protocol.
- Facilitate a 15-minute Dynamic Mindfulness protocol that can be utilized in a professional setting.
- Create an implementation plan to integrate Dynamic Mindfulness into their professional practice.
This training is based on our comprehensive, CASEL approved curriculum. Participants will receive a copy of this book as part of the training.
- Bidyut Bose, Founder & Executive Director, Niroga Institute
This training is for everyone
The skills learned in this training can be used personally and applied professionally, anytime and anywhere and are of particular use to:
- teachers
- after-school coordinators
- school administrators
- school based mental health clinicians
For the past 10 years, we have provided these trainings to educators, public or behavioral health professionals, law enforcement and criminal justice officials, human resources professionals, parents and adult allies, and other NGO's focused on health, education, violence prevention, and youth development. We have served over 50,000 students and trained over 10,000 educators.
"The Mental Health Services Act is very focused on wellness and recovery and this fits in perfectly with that model - providing people that we work with not only medication and therapy but tools that they can use to get well and stay well."
- Mental Health Professional
Faculty
The 2 Day training will be conducted by the following Niroga staff.
Continuing Education Units
- Continuing Education Units will be available for educators through California State University, East Bay (CSUEB).
- Please know that CSUEB charges $89 per unit for CEU credit
- 2 Day Course meets the qualifications for 12 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Provider Number: 128478.
- 1 Day Course meets the qualifications for 6 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Provider Number: 128478.
- Please know that Niroga charges a $20 administrative fee to issue CEUs.
- For more information on Continuing Education Credits.
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