“When I see water, there is a feeling of cool, calm, a compassion aspect and a flexibility aspect. So, when we meditate watching the river flow, makes the mind calm.”

The ‘Mindfulness for Earth (MFE)’ 8-Week Programme is delivered LIVE online via ZOOM. With the aim of introducing participants to the eco-contemplative practises with the water element/nature, the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Bohmian Dialogue, Mindful Movement and a journaling process, this 8-week course is open to beginners as well as to experienced mindfulness practitioners. The curriculum of the MFE programme consists of 8 workshops and a day-retreat that are delivered on a weekly basis over an 8-week period. The 8 workshops are 2 hours in length, and the 4-hour day-retreat is run as a silent retreat guided by the course leaders.

Water Element/Nature-Based Practises: The eco-contemplation, together with the water/nature-based practises, will be explored using the themes of the ‘Waterfall’, ‘River’ and the ‘Ocean’. These water themes will be used as a metaphor to understand and explore how our mind works and relates to the suffering and diseases of the mind, body and earth. Through nature-based eco-contemplative practises, the course participants will learn how to recognise and cultivate positive mental qualities such as acceptance, clarity, attention, empathy, resilience, openness and compassion as a method to alleviating suffering and re-establishing the connection with the planet Earth (Andrahennadi, 2019).

The Four Establishments of Mindfulness (Mindfulness of the Body, Mindfulness of Feelings, Mindfulness of the Mind and Mindfulness of Phenomena): Helping course participants gain deeper insight into the nature of human/earth suffering (mental health and climate crises), the Four Establishments of Mindfulness will be explored together with the Four Truths: truth of suffering, causes of suffering, cessation of suffering and the path to alleviating suffering (Andrahennadi, 2019). Furthermore, the origins of mindfulness will be explored through different religious traditions.

The Science of Contemplation and Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness: Neuroscience research affirms mindfulness as a skill and lifestyle that can be developed to cultivate awareness of ones inner and outer environment (Goleman & Davidson, 2017). While the inner environment refers to ones habitual tendencies, the outer environment refers to planet Earth. Therefore, this course will be supported by the Western scientific applications of mindfulness, including trauma sensitive mindfulness practises that are focused on cultivating mental, physical and planetary well-being.

The group enquiry aspect of the Mindfulness for Earth 8-Week Programme is facilitated through the method of ‘Bohmian Dialogue’. The dialogue/Q&A sessions will support the students in reflecting on their personal experiences of the mindfulness practises and clarify any questions. These sessions will also help expand students’ knowledge of integrating the mindfulness practises into their daily professional/personal lives.

All participants who complete the ‘Mindfulness for Earth’ 8-Week Programme requirements will receive a digital attendance certificate issued by CALM.

Places are limited to a maximum of 25 participants per workshop. Please click on the ‘Enrol’ button at the top of this page to reserve your place at the next LIVE online ‘Mindfulness for Earth’ 8-Week Programme (delivered via ZOOM). Attending this course will qualify you to apply for the next Advanced Mindfulness-Based Practices (AMBP) Teacher Training Programme 2023 (for more information, please visit the ‘Teacher Training’ page within this website).

This in-depth (2.5-month) program will build on the mindfulness-based practices/methods of the MTMCR with a special focus on the combined methodology of trauma management and conflict resolution aimed at developing wellbeing and productivity at the workplace. This course will offer insights on the use of eco-contemplative and nature-based practices towards stress/trauma-informed mindfulness, and the use of methods of compassionate listening and Bohmian dialogue towards mindful conflict resolution. Through an examination of mindfulness-based methods as a preventative strategy for mental health, participants will learn how to cultivate innate mind qualities and emotional intelligence, mindful communication skills and re-establish the wellbeing-productivity connection. This professional skill development course will provide an opportunity to experience the Mindfulness for Earth (M4E) practices/methods (developed by Dr. Andrahennadi through her Ph.D. at University of Dundee, U.K.), and learn how to implement mindfulness and compassion-based practices/methods within the leadership, team-building and communication training. Furthermore, the participants will explore what it means to become Mindful Wellbeing Champions in support of building a caring community. This program will include an online retreat. Upon successful completion of the course, the participants will receive a MTMCR Program attendance certificate issued by CALM.

1. Week 1 (2 hours – online via Zoom): Introduction to the Program, Program Leader, Participants & Q&A
2. Week 2 (2 hours – online via Zoom): Introduction to Foundations of Mindfulness
3. Week 3 (2 hours – online via Zoom): Introduction to Stress, Depression & Trauma-Informed Mindfulness
4. Week 4 (2 hours – online via Zoom): Mindfulness for Earth (M4E) Methods (Part 1): Eco-Contemplation
5. Week 5 (2 hours – online via Zoom): Mindfulness for Earth (M4E) Methods (Part 2): Cultivating Innate Mind Qualities &
Emotional Intelligence
6. Week 6 (2 hours – online via Zoom): Mindfulness for Earth (M4E) Methods (Part 3): Compassionate Listening &
Bohmian Dialogue for Mindful Conflict Resolution
7. Week 7 (2 hours – online via Zoom): Mindfulness and Compassion-Based Practices/Methods for Leadership, Team-Building
& Communication Training
8. Week 8 (4 hours – online retreat via Zoom): Mindfulness for Earth Retreat & Compassionate Listening Circle
9. Week 9 (2 hours – online via Zoom): Re-Establishing the Wellbeing-Productivity Connection
10. Week 10 (2 hours – online via Zoom): Mindful Wellbeing Champions at Home/Workplace