Become a Certified Mindfulness Teacher with Mark Coleman and Martin Aylward
Personal and Professional Transformation
The Mindfulness Training Institute offers professional, yearlong teacher training courses. Co-founded and co-directed by two friends and world-renowned teachers, who have been studying and teaching the art of mindfulness for decades.
Bringing Mindfulness into the World
Mark Coleman and Martin Aylward provide trainees with the experiential learning, in-depth instruction and practical skills needed to teach with confidence and clarity.
This training was one of the first to receive accreditation from the International Mindfulness Teachers Association (IMTA).
Trainees are educated in both contemporary neuroscience research on mindfulness and its historical Buddhist context.
US CERTIFIED
Mindfulness Teacher Training 2025-2026
Starts September 2025, Berkeley California
The Mindfulness Training Institute offers professional, yearlong teacher training courses, providing experiential learning, in-depth instruction and practical skills to teach with confidence and clarity. Trainees are educated in the scientific research on mindfulness, contemporary teaching forms and the historical Buddhist context
Find out more about the US Teacher Training Course 2025-2026
Acceptance to the course is by application only.
Training Dates in Berkeley, California
Module 1: 4-7 September, 2025
Module 2: 11-14 December, 2025
Module 3: 5-8 March, 2026
Module 4: 18-21 June, 2026
Learn from a Lifetime’s Experience
Co-founded and co-directed by two world-renowned teachers and friends – Mark Coleman and Martin Aylward – MTI trainees will get the opportunity to learn from two teachers who have been studying and teaching the art of mindfulness around the world for decades.
Join our 350+ graduates now teaching Mindfulness to students around the world, in a variety of settings such as healthcare, education, government and the general public.
Bring the practice you love into the life you live, while helping transform the lives of those you teach.
Course Program
Module 1
Understanding Mindfulness – Secular and Buddhist Origins
Developing and Deepening Mindfulness of Body
Defining Mindfulness
Taking the teaching seat
Module 2
Skillfully working with thoughts and emotions
Neuroscience and Emotional Regulation
Skills and sensitivities with heart opening practices
Concrete tools for teaching classes
Module 3
Inclusivity and culturally sensitive teaching
Finding your voice and teaching style
Understanding teacher/student dynamics
Live teaching practice among peers
Curriculum training and Teaching preparation
Module 4
Grounding in ethics
Money, Marketing and Mindfulness
Teaching as a form of service
Teaching practice among peers
This Training is for You If…
- You want to deepen your understanding and skill in meditation
- You’d like to support others in learning these transformative practices
- You want to study and train in a committed group of like-minded peers
- You wish to develop skills to lead and facilitate groups in mindfulness practice
- You are a healthcare professional wanting to integrate mindfulnessinto your work with patients, clients or colleagues
- You want new ways to share your wisdom in your work as yoga teacher, coach, therapist or leader
What Sets Our Training Apart?
- IMTA accreditation (International Mindfulness Teachers Association)
- In-person trainings in both France and the US
- 16 days of in person teaching and practice with Mark & Martin
- Personalized support from Mark and Martin and your course mentor, as well as intimate training groups
- International network of 250+ mindfulness teachers
- Integration of Buddhist Psychology into a secular training
Community
You will be part of a close, committed group of like-minded peers with whom you will receive skilled, guided direction and personalized instruction that will allow you to flourish as a mindfulness facilitator. A unique opportunity to develop deep collegial relationships and lasting friendships within a rich supportive community of like-minded practitioners
Supported Study
There will also be group meetings online every month with the two teachers or guest faculty, to help support your progress and deepen your practice. In addition, you will have individual online meetings with a course mentor between modules.
About Mark and Martin
Mark Coleman M.A. has studied meditation since 1984 and has taught meditation for over 25 years. Mark is a senior teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center and has delivered mindfulness programs to corporations, governments and health care worldwide. He is author of four books on mindfulness and is featured extensively on meditation apps.
Martin Aylward has been practicing meditation for 35 years and has been teaching retreats and guiding students worldwide since 1999. Author of books on Mindfulness in French and English, he is the founding teacher of Moulin de Chaves, a residential meditation centre in South West France where he lives, and the online meditation platform Sangha live
Mark Coleman
Martin Aylward
Find out more about the US Teacher Training Course 2025-2026
Acceptance to the course is by application only.
Training Dates in Berkeley, California
Module 1: 4-7 September, 2025
Module 2: 11-14 December, 2025
Module 3: 5-8 March, 2026
Module 4: 18-21 June, 2026
