--- title: Mindfulness Facilitation url: https://thestudyguild.com/programmes/mindfulness-facilitation type: programme published: 2026-08-13 last_reviewed: 2026-08-13 reviewed_by: marcus-vale publisher: The Study Guild --- # Mindfulness Facilitation An 8-week live mindfulness facilitation programme with observed teaching, taught by an MBSR-trained tutor who still runs workplace groups. ## Programme facts - Price: £399 (payment plans available, never discounted) - Format: Live online + self-paced - Live contact hours: 16 - Expected self-study hours: 32 - Duration: 8 weeks - Level: All levels - Tutor: marcus-vale ## Learning outcomes - Guide a short mindfulness practice without reading it as a script you have not embodied - Hold a group including people for whom sitting still is not safe or not possible - Keep a personal-practice log that would survive a supervisor's questions - State, in one sentence, that this is not BAMBA-registered teacher training - Refer when mindfulness is the wrong intervention - Design an eight-week workplace-safe sequence that does not medicalise stress ## Curriculum 1. **Practice before pedagogy** — Why a teacher who does not sit is selling a product, not a practice. Topics: What the log is for; Guidance versus performance; The eight-week form, briefly; What this programme is not 2. **Voice, pacing and silence** — The mechanics of guiding, practised in the room until they stop being a performance. Topics: Instructions that can be followed; Silence as part of the work; Common over-talking; Peer observation 3. **Who should not be in the room** — Trauma, dissociation and the people for whom a body scan is the wrong ask. Topics: Choice and opt-out; When to stop a practice; Referral language; Workplace consent 4. **Short practices that are still honest** — Ten minutes that does a job, without claiming an eight-week clinical protocol. Topics: Breath, body, sounds; Walking practice; What not to invent; Recorded teaching 5. **Groups at work** — Running a session an employer can defend, without becoming occupational health. Topics: HSE stress is not a meditation problem; Evaluation without woo; Hybrid rooms; Pricing a series 6. **BAMBA, CPD and what buyers check** — The voluntary professional body, and why a CPD logo is not that. Topics: BAMBA good practice, plainly; What commissioners ask; CPD versus registration; How to talk about this certificate 7. **Eight-week sequence design** — Building a series that progresses, rather than eight identical sits. Topics: Progression; Inquiry without therapy; Home practice that people will do; Assessed sequence 8. **Assessment clinic** — Live review of teaching recordings and logs. Topics: What a pass sounds like; Common fails; Resubmission; Your first paid group ## Assessment A recorded teaching segment of a short practice, a personal-practice log covering the eight weeks, and a written safety note on contraindications, marked by Marcus Vale. Written feedback with one free resubmission. All three elements must pass — watching the sessions does not. ## Upcoming cohorts - 2026-10-21 to 2026-12-09 — Wednesdays 19:00–21:00 UK, 8 weeks (open, cap 20) - 2027-02-10 to 2027-03-31 — Wednesdays 19:00–21:00 UK, 8 weeks (open, cap 20) ## What is mindfulness facilitation? Mindfulness facilitation is guiding a group or an individual through a practice you have trained in, with consent, opt-outs and a clear limit on what you claim it treats. It is not a medical intervention and it is not BAMBA-registered teacher status. The skill is in the room: pacing, safety and not turning a sit into a sermon. ## Is mindfulness teaching regulated in the UK? No. Anyone may teach mindfulness or use the title. The British Association of Mindfulness-based Approaches is the voluntary professional body for secular, evidence-based teaching. Its register is not a statute. Employers and NHS commissioners still use it as the practical check, which is why a weekend PDF is usually selling a different product. Sources: - [British Association of Mindfulness-based Approaches](https://bamba.org.uk/) — BAMBA ## Does this programme lead to BAMBA registration? No. BAMBA-aligned teacher training has its own pathway, including personal completion of an eight-week MBSR or MBCT course, teacher training, supervision and further taught groups. This programme trains observed facilitation for coaches and workplace leads. If you need BAMBA status, start from BAMBA, not from a marketplace diploma. ## How is this different from a self-paced mindfulness diploma? Someone watches you teach. You keep a practice log that can fail. The certificate states that it is not BAMBA registration. A self-paced diploma can teach you definitions. It cannot tell you whether your guidance was safe, followable, or a performance of calm you do not have. ## Common questions **Do I already need to have done an eight-week MBSR course?** You need an established personal practice of at least six months. An eight-week MBSR or MBCT course as a participant is the usual BAMBA prerequisite for teacher training; it is recommended here and not a substitute for observed teaching on this programme. **Can I call myself a mindfulness teacher after this?** The title is unprotected, so legally yes. Commercially, say what you passed: observed facilitation on a Guild programme, not BAMBA-registered teacher training. Over-claiming is how this market loses commissioners. **Is this Mental Health First Aid or clinical mindfulness?** Neither. It is facilitation skills. Clinical MBCT for depression is a different, accredited pathway. MHFA is licensed by a different body. **Can I pay in instalments?** Yes. Three-month and six-month interest-free plans total exactly £399. --- Source: https://thestudyguild.com/programmes/mindfulness-facilitation · The Study Guild