Youth Mindfulness
SOMA Programme
Online Teacher Training
Teach mindfulness to 12-21 year olds
Top 10 Principles for Teaching Mindfulness
+ 5 free activities from the SOMA Programme
You can help them unleash it!
All teenagers and young adults have amazing strengths within.
Qualities like kindness, resilience and wisdom.
Mindfuness is the practice that empowers this potential.
In an uncertain world, now is the time to support young people's flourishing.
You can bring mindfulness alive with the SOMA Programme
You’ll engage in 4+hours learning a week for 12 weeks including...
More than 40 videos giving in-depth instruction on how to share each of the learning activities from the SOMA Programme. Gain insights on how to adapt for different groups, and structure courses to meet the needs of your young people.
You'll have access to more than 30 video meditations to support your personal engagement with the course themes as well as lectures exploring the science and theory of the SOMA Programme. These are on-demand so you can access them when it suits.
Download a full set of digital materials, including a comprehensive teacher’s manual, activity guides, and presentation slides. These expertly designed resources equip you to deliver engaging, interactive, and effective mindfulness sessions with confidence and ease.
and founder of Youth Mindfulness
Michael Bready
Lorna Walker
Youth Mindfulness is internationally recognised as a leader in mindfulness-based education.
We advise several organisations and work jointly in national and international collaborations to support the development of the field.
In a word, no. The only prerequisites to join the training are that you have an established regular personal mindfulness practice and have completed some form of introductory mindfulness of training like an introductory course. If you're not sure whether you meet these prerequisites our intelligent booking form will let you know as you book.
Yes! Anybody can train with us. The only thing that is necessary is that you already practice mindfulness and have a passion to bring this practice to young people.
It depends. How long have you been practising? If just a week, then we recommend that you take some time to develop your own practice first. If you'd like to do an introductory course with us email us here: [email protected]. If you've been practising for at least 3 months and have regular ongoing practice you'll be eligible to join.
To join the training you need to have an established regular personal mindfulness practice and have completed some form of introductory mindfulness training like an introductory course. If you're not sure whether you meet the prerequisites our intelligent booking form will let you know as you book.
You can do it with us. Just ping as an email: [email protected] and let us know you're interested. We regularly run online introductory trainings and we'll let you know when the next one is.