The MMTCP Alumni Association is open to all graduates of the Mindfulness Meditation Teaching Certificate Program. We are a fast growing professional network dedicated to connection, continuous learning, and taking the teacher’s seat as mindfulness teachers.
The MMTCP Alumni Association is here to serve you; by alumni, for alumni. The work of the Alumni Association is to support you as a teacher and as a practitioner. Membership is accessible to all MMTCP graduates – our sliding scale base rate is $100 USD /per year and no one is turned away for lack of funds. Look at all that is offered with your membership – we think this is a terrific bargain:
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- member only speaker events with senior dharma teachers, mentors, and topical experts to deepen your understanding of the dharma as well as practical teaching support so you can take the teacher’s seat with greater confidence
- Business of Being a Mindfulness Teacher Series – supports the nuts and bolts practical needs of the business side of teaching
- Deepening Dharma Series – go deeper into dharma learning and practice in a trusted community of spiritual friends; also builds skill in how to incorporate the roots of our training into your offerings
- Sanghas and affinity groups so you can be in community with like-minded peers for connection, support, and practice — we have about 25 sanghas and growing!
- Be part of one of the largest professional networks of certified mindfulness teachers around the world.
- A rich array of mindfulness and meditation resources for your own use and to share with your students
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Come find your people!
But perhaps, you think you don’t have time for one more commitment – please know that your membership in the Alumni Association helps us grow our community for the benefit of all. Come join us!
Don’t forget to click on the MMTCP Connect 2025 tab above to learn more about our upcoming all-alumni gathering! We will be joined by Jack, Tara, James Baraz, Kaira Jewel Lingo, a keynote by Bhikkhu Bodhi — all live for different time zones. Also featuring a fabulous alumni panel titled “Breaking In to Break Out” with practical tips and advice on how to bring your mindfulness offerings to different sectors.
As we close out 2025 in a few weeks look at what we have offered this year:
- Workshops/Learning Session on: Marketing; Right Livelihood and Business Models; Practical Business Fundamentals; Plant Wisdom and Buddhism; Trauma-Informed Foundations of Mindfulness; Building skills in Guided Self-Inquiry; Fostering Belonging and Inclusion
- Speakers series features Joseph Goldstein, Jack, Tara, Gil Fronsdal, Lama Rod Owens, James Baraz, Spring Washam
- Launched the Deepening Dharma series so you can dive deeper into Buddhism with a community of alumni
- over 20 sessions with our beloved MMTCP Mentors to support your teaching and practice
2026 will be even more robust!!
Testimonials
Here is what our members have to say…
The Perfect Next Step
Find Your People (Sanghas)
How the Alumni Association Supports My Growth
Join Us!
Go to Member Login button on upper right hand corner to create your account now. To register, please use the name you used in the MMTCP program/have registered with Sounds True so we can verify your alumni status.
Our Values
Connection
We are co-creating a meaningful and thriving community. We listen actively and share authentically to ensure that everybody feels seen and heard. We foster mutually beneficial collaborations with colleagues and organizations aligned with our vision.
Belonging
We welcome diverse perspectives and ideas to cultivate a rich and inclusive community. We honor and respect the unique beauty, inherent dignity and basic human rights of all. We strive to create a safe space for everyone to be free to access, participate and contribute.
Integrity
We speak and act ethically and responsibly. We are honest with ourselves and with others, establish a culture of fairness and transparency, and hold ourselves accountable for the impact of our words and actions.
Generosity
We wholeheartedly practice and teach mindfulness for the liberation and well-being of all beings everywhere. We support and encourage each other to live the teachings and bring them into the world.
Joy
We delight in the aliveness of the present moment and celebrate being together in community. We offer and discover opportunities to nurture creativity, curiosity, play, learning and growth.
“I am really excited about the MMTCP Alumni Association! Uniting thousands of graduates teaching around the world, together we can continue to offer further teachings, lift and support our work, stay connected and help one another spread the benefits of mindfulness and compassion for years ahead.”
Jack Kornfield
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Our mission is to connect, develop, and serve a vibrant global community of MMTCP alumni.
Our vision is an engaged global community of MMTCP alumni who are committed to practicing and teaching mindfulness and compassion for the benefit of all.
MMTCP ALUMNI
Our stats in numbers:
Graduates Across 4 Cohorts (2019, 2021, 2023, 2025)
Our Membership
one of the largest and fastest growing network of mindfulness and meditation teachers
Jack and Tara hold the vision that MMCTP alumni are the seeds of mindfulness and compassion which will spread, and flourish, far and wide to be of benefit to each other, to the global community and to our planet.
We are a global network from over 70 countries representing many nationalities and diverse identities. Alumni are engaged in and using their training in a wide range of fields including education, mental health, incarceration, business and corporate world, social justice… just to name a few.
“The spiritual path is not a solo endeavor. We are in it together and the company of spiritual friends helps us realize our interconnectedness.”
Tara Brach