Mindfulness for Educators Certificate Program
In the Mindfulness for Educators certificate program, TK–12 and higher education professionals engage in shared mindfulness practice and learn practical techniques they can apply in their own lives and educational settings. The course is designed for both those new to meditation and those with prior experience who want to deepen their practice and explore how it can support students and learning.
Voices from Past Participants:
“I thought this course was so rich and valuable in every sense. We learned how to cultivate mindfulness in our own lives as well as many strategies to incorporate mindfulness into our classes.”
“This course was immediately applicable to me in the professional work I do and in my personal life.”
Course Description
This hands-on, experiential course explores how mindfulness and well-being practices can support both personal and professional life in educational settings. Through guided practices, reflection, and discussion, participants learn simple, practical tools to build focus, emotional awareness, and resilience—for themselves and for the students they work with.
In a community of practitioners, participants develop their own mindfulness practice while considering how these approaches translate into their work with students. The course is organized into six interactive modules that combine practice, discussion, and application. Participants will also design a lesson or unit that integrates mindfulness into their own teaching context.
What You’ll Learn
Participants explore how mindfulness can support:
- attention and present-moment awareness
- emotional regulation and stress resilience
- awareness of thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations
- more intentional responses in challenging situations
- connection, communication, and relationships
They also develop strategies to:
- respond thoughtfully rather than react
- support students in working with stress, emotions, and attention
- integrate short, accessible practices into existing lessons and routines
- apply mindfulness to daily life and relationships
Approach & Application
The course is practice-based and centered on direct experience. Each session includes guided mindfulness practices, reflection, and opportunities to apply these skills to both personal life and educational settings.
This course is made up of six modules taught live online. Each module begins with the introduction of a mindfulness concept, specific techniques and reflections to support the concept, classroom and daily life applications of those techniques, and further readings and reflections.
Module 1: Principles of Mindfulness
Module 2: Body
Module 3: Heart (Emotions)
Module 4: Mind (Thoughts)
Module 5: Mindfulness in daily life and the classroom
Module 6: Curriculum Applications
The program is $300.
Linda Yaron Weston, Ed.D., is the author of Mindfulness for Young Adults. She teaches at the University of Southern California, where she developed their undergraduate mindfulness course. A National Board Certified Teacher with over twenty years of experience teaching academic and well-being courses at the high school and college level, she holds a doctorate in education from USC in organizational leadership and change, as well as two master’s degrees in education from UCLA. She is certified to teach mindfulness and yoga, and credentialed to teach English, physical education, and health. A long-time meditation practitioner, she is inspired by ways to share these practices and nurture well-being in schools and organizations.
Program Details
Degree Awarded
Certificate
Estimated Length
6 Weeks
Units
1 CEU
Program Cost
$300
Modality
- Online
Start Date
Dates / June 9th–July 14, 2026
Class Times
Tuesdays 3:00-4:30pm PST