Certification as a Mindfulness For Children Practitioner - For original MFC Students transferring.

Internationally accredited – 8 Week Online Mindfulness Training suitable for Nannies, Childcare Teachers and assistants, School Teachers and assistants, Mental Health Professionals, Yoga Teachers and individuals wanting to become private practitioners. No prerequisite.

Course Information

Course Instructor

Elizabeth Mulhane Author

Over 35 yrs exp with mindfulness, meditation and various forms of movement. B.Psych Sci (Hons), Sec Class, Div A. Thesis: improving wellbeing with mindfulness & sound. 200 hr Yoga teacher Training. Cert kids yoga; preschool dance; brain games; teaching with music; fine art. PG Cert mindfulness; CertifiedTai Chi Qigong Instructor; & currently completing clinical hours for PgD adv clin somatic and dance-movement therapy.

One-Time Payment

$397.00

8 payments of $56 totaling $448

$56.00

per week for 8 total payments

Module 1. Mindfulness and Wellbeing

Download Your 60 Page Workbook & join our private support group.

A crucial element of this course

Lecture: Understanding Mindfulness

Reading: Cultivating our mind

Reading: Understanding Hedonic and Eudaimonic Wellbeing.

Lecture: The shocking research into wellbeing

Lecture: The Science behind Breathing

Guided practice: Mindfulness of breath formal practice + assignment

Module 2. Implementing Mindfulness into your Centre, or School

Guided practice: Body scan meditation exercise

Reading: Mindful eating and grounding

Reading: The wondering mind

Lecture: Teaching mindfulness to children aged 3 to 6 years (with practical examples)

Lecture: What has research into mindfulness demonstrated?

Reading: Mindful eating exercises and script + assignment.

Reading: Mindful eating exercise and 8 week mindful eating program for ages 7 to adults

Downloads: 10 week mindfulness based creative play program, craft booklet, script booklet, plus wellbeing program for the home

Implementing mindfulness into your centre or school (part 1)

Implementing mindfulness into your centre or school (part 2)

Module 3. Mindfulness, Wellbeing and Movement

Lecture: Theories of wellbeing, mindfulness and young children

Watch: Mindful walking

Watch: The Mindful Smiles Campaign and our Facebook Group

Practical lecture: The principles of yoga, qigong and tai chi.

Additional resource

Additional resources: over 60 yoga poses to print out and try with the kids

Guided practice: 10 minute open eyed mindfulness of breath session

Module 4. The Mind and the Self

Lecture: Understanding the mind through CBT and MBCT + quiz

Lecture: Loving kindness meditation for developing wholesome core beliefs

Lecture: Brain hack

Lecture: Perception of reality

Guided practice: Gratitude meditation

A lesson to connect children with their thoughts and feelings + assignment

Reading/lecture: Mandala and sacred geometry

Holding sacred geometry as mental phenomena

Module 5. Self Inquiry and Compassion

Lecture: MBCT and CBT continued – self inquiry and the wondering mind + quiz

Guided practice – loving kindness

Reading: Loving kindness or a mindful empty practice

Additional resource: I am affirmations

Module 6. The Mind’s Eye

Technique and lecture: understanding the mind’s eye

Guided practice: Mind’s eye meditation

Practical exercise for developing the minds eye

Sacred geometry in nature

Practical exercise for developing the mind’s eye using Torus

Watch: Cultivating wholesome thoughts

Module 7. Mindfulness, Sound and Sacred Geometry

Lecture: Sound and the human brain

Lecture: Music and wellbeing

Lecture: Tibetan sing bowls and wellbeing plus practical exercise

Practical exercise: Sound and vibration and contemplation of consciousness

Practical exercise: Sound and sacred geometry

Practical exercise: meditating with sound, sight and mantra

Additional resources: brain waves and sounds

Module 8. Consciousness

Lecture and reading: Consciousness and oneness

Guided practice: Transcendence

Lecture: The joy of mathematics

Lecture: Third eye discussion

The Oneness Program for 12 to 18 year olds

Final lecture and assessment tasks

This course includes several bonus programs to be delivered within your place of employment (not for profit). If you are intending to gain certification as a Mindfulness For Children Practitioner (operating your own business) and running these programs for profit, you will also need to become a member of the KOTUS Method Association. Membership also includes access to our members only forums; additional resources for continuing your personal development and business; group coaching; and all future programs; and once certified, advertisement in our public Facebook group; and a members listing on ‘both’ of our sites. First year of membership is free, followed by a fee of $49.50 annual fee. Membership is only compulsory if you intend to run KOTUS Method programs for profit and/or want to be added to our Find A Teacher listings.