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Breathworks Teacher Accreditation

Requirements for Accreditation

Before accreditation you must have:

  • Successfully completed introductory and advanced levels of our Teacher Training programme
  • Supported a Breathworks course
  • Completed a Mindful Movement weekend
  • Completed all diaries and reviewed them with your personal mentor
  • Run your own practice course or co-led a Breathworks course
  • Discussed accreditation with your Breathworks personal mentor, based on the outcomes of your training and application of skills 

You’ll be ac­cred­ited to teach mindfulness and compassion skills with the adaptable and versatile Breathworks Approach, and will also be accredited to run our two sig­na­ture 8-week courses, Mind­ful­ness for Health and Mind­ful­ness for Stress.

Maintaining Breathworks Teacher Accreditation

Once accredited, Breathworks Mindfulness Teachers are expected to pay an annual fee to maintain accreditation. In addition, they must do the following:

  • Adhere to the BAMBA Good Practice Guidelines and a Breathworks Code of Conduct
  • Ongoing mindfulness supervision is an important part of the good practice requirements for teachers of mindfulness-based courses.
  • Complete an annual survey to provide information and feedback to Breathworks
  • Submit evaluation forms annually from at least one course they have run in the past year
  • Attend at least one CPD event/year. This event can be a Breathworks event or an event offered by any member of BAMBA
  • Attend at least one 5-7 days long meditation retreat per year (this can be a Breathworks event, although it doesn't need to be).

Benefits of Accreditation

All accredited Breathworks Mindfulness Teachers enjoy the following benefits:

  • Access to and use of curriculum and all related materials for the Mindfulness for Health and/or Mindfulness for Stress courses, with free curriculum updates when available.
  • A free listing of contact information on the online Breathworks teachers directory
  • Use of the Breathworks Accredited Teachers logo for your marketing purposes
  • 10% discount on all Breathworks Continuing Professional Development events
  • 25% discount on all Breathworks study materials

Apply for Accreditation

To apply for accreditation please fill in and submit the following form:

Apply for Accreditation Here

Pay Your Annual Accreditation Fee

PAY ANNUAL ACCREDITATION FEE HERE - £80

Alternatively set up a standing order by contacting the Breathworks office on 0161 834 1110

Community of Practice Group for Students and Teachers

There is a private group for Breathworks Teachers and Trainees within our online Community of Practice, where you can share ideas and questions about teaching Breathworks courses. You can ask to join the group once you have become a member of the Community of Practice – membership is free. You’ll find the Teachers & Trainees Group under 'Groups' in the Community of Practice main menu.

Published: 8th March, 2022

Updated: 29th June, 2022

Author: Breathworks CIC

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