You are not just becoming a mindfulness trainer, you are joining a peer community and getting everything you need to grow your own mindfulness training business.

You get credibility.

Be trained and certified in Australasia’s number one mindfulness and meditation course. Over 40,000 people have completed this course.

You have an exclusive area to offer the Introduction to Mindfulness and Meditation courses.

Run as many courses as you like in your area.

You can offer the Introduction to Mindfulness and Meditation Course in the workplace.

You will be certified to offer the Introduction to Mindfulness and Meditation four-week course in organisations and workplaces.

You get visibility.

Get an exclusive page on the Mindfulness Works website profiling yourself and the courses you are running in your area. Also be listed as a certified mindfulness teacher and coach. Any coaching leads are passed directly on to you at no charge.

You receive ongoing marketing and business development support.

Participate in regular Mastermind Marketing sessions with other certified mindfulness teachers to share and learn the most effective ways to market your courses, workshops, retreats, coaching and other services.

You receive ongoing professional development.

Join in quarterly professional development sessions with other certified Mindfulness Works teachers and leverage peer to continuously evolve how you offer mindfulness and learn best practices. Take part in the annual online certified teacher retreat and receive invitations to the bi-annual teacher conference (extra charge for conference).

One and a half-hour induction: You complete a one and a half-hour induction with Mindfulness Works founder, Karl Baker.

Four ninety minute course training sessions: You are trained on how to deliver the Mindfulness Works Introduction to Mindfulness and Meditation four-week course with one of our mindfulness teacher trainers.

Six one-hour ongoing supervision sessions over six months: You receive six 60-minute supervision sessions with one of our mindfulness teacher trainers. These supervision sessions can cover any aspect of mindfulness and meditation teaching and training, including your own practice.

Support to deliver your first live four-week course : We assist you to run your first Introduction to Mindfulness and Meditation Four Week Course live and online. We set up the course as a special “Intern Training Course” and assist with promotion. You can invite your contacts or people you would like to attend.  You get to deliver a real course, live and learn from the experience.

Glenda holds professional qualifications in Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and a Graduate Diploma in Health Science (Psych). She is a member of NZAPP (NZ Association of Positive Psychology), receiving regular guidance to enhance her practice and professional work. As a Master Trainer Coach with ANZCAL, Glenda leads trainings in mindfulness applications for affiliated coaches.

Lin holds an M.Sc. (Psych) and has additional training in counselling, social work and coaching. She is a Teaching Partner with the Oxford Mindfulness Foundation UK and a member of their train-the-trainers team training and supervising internationally.

In addition to offering Mindfulness Works courses, Lin facilitates specific research-based mindfulness programs such as Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy and the related courses including Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World.

Unlimited one-hour live mindfulness training workshops: Attend as many one-hour Mindfulness Plus mindfulness workshops as you like every year at no cost. Mindfulness Works runs at least three Mindfulness Plus workshops every week.

Quarterly professional development sessions: Two-hour workshops are held every quarter to explore aspects of modern mindfulness and meditation training and course delivery.

Annual online conference: You will receive an invitation to an exclusive annual online mindfulness trainer conference (extra cost to attend this conference).

Annual online full day retreat: Enjoy and learn from a one-day online retreat with other Certified Mindfulness Works mindfulness teachers.

Bi-annual online conference: Every two years, Mindfulness Works runs a two-day mindfulness trainer conference in either New Zealand or Australia. Join your peers in a face to face learning environment for professional development, support, inspiration and fun (extra cost to attend this conference).

Promotion of your course in the Mindfulness Works newsletter. Your course will be promoted in the weekly Mindfulness Works newsletter which gets sent to over 8,000 subscribers.

Develop a local, personalised and sustainable brand: People want to support local businesses and learn from people they feel they have a relationship with. Mindfulness Works supports you to develop your presence in the local community so you have participants who are interested in continuing to learn from you on an ongoing basis.

You are your own authority: No one owns mindfulness. As trainers, we emphasise the importance of participants trusting their own experience and authority.

Self-love as a cornerstone of practice: Our mindfulness training always starts from a place of people being OK and not needing fixing. We seek to have participants realise this in their own lives on the basis of their own experience. We see mindfulness and meditation as a practice that facilitates self-love, self-forgiveness and self-acceptance.

No religion or dogma: Mindfulness is a living practice, is not owned by anyone and is available to everyone. Ultimately everyone is their own teacher, learning from their own practice and experience. Mindfulness Works is not affiliated with any religion or dogma and does not explicitly or implicitly offer these.

Mindfulness and Meditation are experiential: Our training emphasises the experiential nature of mindfulness and meditation. Formal practice is a key part of this, as is attending retreats when possible.

Mindfulness and meditation are creative processes: Just as life evolves, so too does mindfulness and meditation. There is nothing fixed about the meditative or mindfulness experience. In recognition of this, we seek to explore and offer mindfulness and meditation in a way that is informed by our own lives and our present moment experience.

Trauma informed practice: Creating a safe environment for all participants is critical. We ensure our trainers and offerings are trauma informed.

• 1.5 hour one on one induction with Karl Baker, founder of Mindfulness Works
• 6  hours course one on one training with Glenda Irwin or Lin Ong
• All course materials
• Facilitator guidebook
• 6 hours one on one supervision with Glenda Irwin or Lin Ong
• Your delivery of the Introduction to Mindfulness and Meditation four week course, online, arranged by Mindfulness Works
• Half-day online retreat with Karl Baker

• The rights to offer the Mindfulness Works Introduction to Mindfulness and Meditation course to the public (payment of $150 + GST per course required).
• The rights to offer the Mindfulness Works Introduction to Mindfulness and Meditation course in workplaces (payment of $150 + GST per course required).
• The rights to offer the Mindfulness Works “Awakening to Self-Love” half-day meditation retreat (payment of $100 + GST per retreat required).
• An exclusive area for you to offer the in-person Introduction to Mindfulness and Meditation four-week course.
• Your own page on the Mindfulness Works Australia website, listing your public courses.
• Your own pages on the Mindfulness Works Australia website, listing you as a Mindfulness Works Certified Teacher and Coach, with your contact details.
• Survey at the end of every Mindfulness Works course, so you can get direct feedback from participants.
• 10 group “marketing mastermind” sessions per year with other certified Mindfulness Works teachers.
• Four two-hour professional development sessions per year with other certified Mindfulness Works teachers.
• Unlimited attendance at Mindfulness Works live and online Mindfulness Plus sessions (2–4 offered every week).
• Full-day online silent meditation retreat exclusive to certified Mindfulness Works teachers.
• Invitation to the annual one-day certified Mindfulness Works teacher conference (extra charge).
• Invitation to the bi-annual Mindfulness Works in-person teacher conference (extra charge).

• You pay $150 + GST for every Introduction to Mindfulness and Meditation Course you run in your area.
• You pay $150 + GST for every Introduction to Mindfulness and Meditation Course you run as workplace training.
• You pay $95 + GST for every Awakening to Self Love Retreat you run in your area.

Mindfulness teacher certification application process

Step 1: A 30-minute Zoom meeting with Karl Baker, founder of Mindfulness Works.

Step 2: If you meet the initial criteria, you receive further details about the initial training and ongoing support.

Step 3: We finalise training dates and you pay for your training.

Step 4: You begin your one on one training as well as taking part in the professional development and marketing support.