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Marcus Vale

Lead tutor, Mindfulness Facilitation

12 years in practice

  • MBSR teacher training (Bangor)
  • PCC (ICF)

Marcus completed MBSR teacher training at Bangor and has taught eight-week groups in workplaces and community settings for twelve years. He came to the Guild because the marketplace sells 'mindfulness teacher' after a weekend, and commissioners still ask about personal practice, supervision and whether anyone watched you teach. He marks observed teaching, not quizzes.

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What does Marcus Vale teach at The Study Guild?

Marcus leads Mindfulness Facilitation. He teaches the live sessions, observes learners guiding short practices, and marks a recorded teaching segment plus a personal-practice log. Attendance does not pass. He is explicit that the credential is not BAMBA registration and does not claim to be.

What is Marcus Vale's teaching background?

Marcus trained in MBSR teacher training at Bangor and has run workplace and community eight-week groups for twelve years. He still sits a daily personal practice and receives supervision, which is the part marketplace diplomas skip and the part he will not skip when assessing you.

Does Marcus Vale's programme put you on the BAMBA register?

No. BAMBA registration is a separate, voluntary professional pathway with its own teacher-training and supervision requirements. This programme trains observed facilitation for coaches and workplace leads. If you need BAMBA-aligned teacher status for NHS or commissioned work, start from BAMBA's own lists rather than from a marketplace diploma.

Programmes Vale teaches

Starts 21 Oct 2026All levels

Mindfulness Facilitation

Learn to guide mindfulness practice live, with observed teaching and a personal-practice log, without pretending a short course is BAMBA teacher registration.

Not for: Anyone who needed BAMBA-aligned teacher training for NHS or commissioned work — see Mindfulness Teacher Training, which is still not BAMBA registration

Live hours
16h live
Duration and weekly load
8 weeks · ~6h/week
Cohort size
max 20

£399or from £66.50/mo, interest-free